_ (press release) _ The province is improving the safety of Ontario roads by bringing in penalties for drug-impaired driving that match those already in place for drunk drivers. Starting October 2, 2016, drivers under the influence of drugs will face the following penalties: ...

Now that’s a lot of ju jubes. We saw this sign at a Farm Boy in Stittsville, stating that the chain sells 88 tonnes of the candy per year. Most of the chain’s stores located in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario. ...

_ (press release) _ OTTAWA, Sept. 26, 2016 ** ** – As part of the Purolator Tackle Hunger® program, Purolator employees, ** ** Ottawa ** ** REDBLACKS and Ottawa Fury FC fans along with local food bank volunteers teamed up in Ottawa to raise the equivalent of 52,954 pounds of food for [ ...

_ (press release) _ (Ottawa) - The Ottawa Police Service responded to numerous calls of gunshots fired in the 2800 block of Cedarwood Drive around 1:20am on Monday, September 26th, 2016. Officers and K9 attended the area and located one handgun with ammunition. ...

_ (press release) _ ** OTTAWA ** , September 26, 2016 – A new colourful six-paneled art mural created by local students has been installed on the southwest -facing exterior wall of the Carlingwood branch of the Ottawa Public Library . ...

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week - ** refreshed for the weekend! ** _ _ You can find even more events on our Ottawa Event Calendar . Check back here, as the list is updated throughout the week. ...

_ This was originally published ahead of their soft open Sept. 12. _ _ (press release) _ Ottawa, ON - September 12th 2016: An independent video game café Caffeine 1UP is opening at 362 Rideau Street and will provide a place for coffee and video game lovers to relax and socialize, as well as breathing youthful new life into the Rideau Street area. ...

_ (press release) _ (Ottawa)-On September 23rd 2016, at 6:30 P.M. Ottawa Police patrol officers responded to a dog attack in the 200 block of Wiggins Private. Once on scene, an officer noticed a large, aggressive Bull Mastiff-Rottweiler mix running through the housing community. ...

Six city councillors are calling for major reforms to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB), the provincial oversight body for municipal planning. They say it undermines the city’s planning decisions and ability to create a healthy, sustainable city. Councillors Jeff Leiper, Tobi Nussbaum, Catherine McKenney, Mathieu Fleury, Riley Brockington and David Chernushenko signed a letter to Ontario Attorney General Yasir Naqvi and Minister of Municipal Affairs Bill Mauro, which outlined their concerns with the current system. ...

There are eight ways this could play out, and all of them include some sort of monument to Lord Frederick Stanley’s namesake hockey trophy on Sparks Street. This week the finalists were revealed for a competition to build the monument. The designs are all some abstraction of the cup, to varying degrees. ...