The cats are back! Yes, they’re coming back to the Nepean Sportsplex for the Ottawa Valley Cat Club’s furry fall bonanza October 29th and 30th, 2016, 9:00am - 4:00pm. Come and see stunning purebred cats like the Maine Coon, Siamese, Cornish Rex, and Bengals as well as the beautiful household pets. ...

Radio host Katfish Morgan is being remembered as an extremely talented professional and a great friend, days after he died following a six-month long battle with cancer. The Live 88.5 deejay, whose real name is Andrè Maisonneuve, had left the air in April with no reason given. ...

After 16 months on leave to fight cancer, CBC Ottawa anchor Lucy van Oldenbarneveld says she’ll be returning to work soon. She posted a video update to CBC’s website with the news Saturday, promising she’d be on the air shortly. _ Video via CBC Ottawa. ...

Here’s a collection of photos from in and around Ottawa this season (and some from past falls!) _ We love getting photos from readers. Email yours to feedback@ottawastart.com , tweet them @OttawaStart or upload them to our Flickr group ! ...

[caption id=“attachment_54591” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] The Canada 150 tulip has a striking resemblance to the Canadian flag (NCC photo)[/caption] _ (press release) _ The ** _ Canada 150 _ ** tulip, the official tulip of Canada’s 150th anniversary, was planted today in Commissioners Park. ...

_ (press release) _ ** OTTAWA-GATINEAU ** - The Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) today announced that former Ottawa Mayor, Jim Durrell, will Chair Ottawa’s 2017 Grey Cup Festival. The Grey Cup Festival 2017 is a series of events and activities that take place during the week prior to the Grey Cup game. ...

[caption id=“attachment_32422” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] Erica Wiebe celebrates after qualifying for the Olympics at the Pan Am Olympic Qualifier in Fresno, Texas in March. Photo via Erica Wiebe.[/caption] _ (Via Councillor Shad Qadri) _ As announced at her homecoming party on August 25 ...

Congratulations to CBC Ottawa traffic reporter and collision connoisseur Doug Hempstead, who released his new album “area resident” on Friday. https://twitter.com/DougHempstead/status/789384810028421120 https://twitter.com/JimWatsonOttawa/status/789495296447447042 Area Resident by Area Resident

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week! _ _ You can find even more events on our Ottawa Event Calendar . Check back here, as the list is updated throughout the week. _ ** Also check out our big list of Halloween events! ...

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa ** – The City of Ottawa Commemorative Naming Committee is conducting [ online public consultations ](http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/your-city-government/policies-and-administrative-structure/current-commemorative-naming) on eight naming proposals. The deadline for submitting comments online is December 18, 2016. ...