Man arrested after body found at Hull home

Gatineau police are investigating what they're calling a suspicious death after they found a body at a home in the city's Hull neighbourhood on Wednesday.

The colour purple: D is for Dinner challenge

by Alan Neal, Mario Carlucci

For our D is for Dinner challenge, we were inspired by those "What's Hot and What's Not" lists for 2017. This year, many food writers are banking on purple. Purple foods such as purple cauliflower, purple asparagus, and elderberries. Marysol Foucault of Chez Edgar and Rahim Moloo of MLTDWN go head-to-head.

Museum of History scores 'Canadian Caper' collection

by Mario Carlucci

The Les Harris Collection, a treasure trove of original documents and interviews about the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, has been acquired by the Canadian Museum of History.

Video Brawl videos show accused in prom night killing, defence agrees

The lawyer for an Ottawa man on trial for the prom night murder of 18-year-old Brandon Volpi isn't contesting the Crown's claim that it's his client seen in grainy cellphone videos fighting with Volpi before the teen died.

Police arrest man after suspicious death in the Pontiac

Police in west Quebec have one man in custody following the discovery of the body of a 50-year-old man in the Pontiac Wednesday morning.

Stepmom in ex-Mountie child abuse case gets 3-year sentence

An Ottawa woman who assaulted and failed to care for the boy she legally adopted — as his father, a former Ottawa Mountie, tortured and starved him and kept him tied up in the basement of their family home — has been given a three-year sentence.

Flashback: OC Transpo bus fire strikingly similar to 2016 incident

by Steve Fischer

A fire that broke out on double-decker bus in Kitchener, Ont., last year is eerily similar to Tuesday's fire on an OC Transpo bus, but OC Transpo officials say they have confidence in their fleet.

Orléans MP Andrew Leslie named parliamentary secretary for foreign affairs

by Kathleen Harris

Retired army commander Andrew Leslie has been appointed parliamentary secretary to the minister of foreign affairs, and will take on "special responsibilities" for the crucial Canada-U.S. relations file.

Man suffers cardiac arrest while driving, crashes truck

A 45-year-old man is in hospital in critical condition after he suffered a cardiac arrest and crashed his truck on Meadowlands Drive just after midnight.

Federal government fails on First Nations child health delivery, says advocate

by Kristy Kirkup

An outspoken child advocate is taking the federal government to task over its approach to a policy designed to ensure all First Nations children access necessary services, noting the issue will be the subject of public hearings this spring.

No ifs, ands or butts: Ottawa landlords urged to go 100% smoke free

Making Ottawa's apartment buildings smoke free can present legal challenges for landlords, but at least one non-profit in the city says enforcing the policy has been easier than expected.

Ottawa school buses running, others cancelled due to freezing drizzle

A freezing drizzle advisory is in effect this morning and some rural eastern Ontario school buses have been cancelled for the day.

Freezing drizzle fo shizzle in Ottawa, Gatineau, eastern Ontario

Ottawa, Gatineau and most of eastern Ontario are under a freezing drizzle advisory today after several centimetres of snow fell overnight.

Live Blog School bus cancellations for the Ottawa-Gatineau region

Is your child's school bus running today? Check your school board to learn if snow, sleet or other bad weather has led to transportation cancellations in your area.

Video 'Backbones are still sliding': Maestro Fresh Wes helps celebrate Carleton's 75th

Maestro Fresh Wes is back in Ottawa to help his alma mater Carleton University kick off celebrations for its 75th anniversary. 'Backbones are still sliding,' he says.

Ottawa hair salon offers private place for hijab-wearers

by CBC Radio's Ottawa Morning

A new Magicuts hair salon on Ogilvie Road has something many other salons don't: a private room for women who wear hijab to get their hair done.

Opinion Ontario's 'ban' on carding isn't really a ban at all: Opinion

by Akwasi Owusu-Bempah

We may see some reduction in arbitrary pedestrian carding, but we still have a long way to go before we'll see meaningful improvements in relations with police.

Map Rideau Canal skating conditions

Fancy a skate? Check here for the latest conditions on the Rideau Canal.

Brandon Volpi killed intervening in prom night fight over cellphone, Crown says

Brandon Volpi, 18, was killed while he was trying to intervene in a fight over a cellphone, an assistant Crown attorney told court in Ottawa during the accused's second-degree murder trial on Tuesday.

'Mini explosion' at Gatineau school injures 2 students

Two students were taken to hospital with injuries after a "mini explosion" in a garbage can inside l'École polyvalente Le Carrefour on Tuesday afternoon.

Recap Hoffman, Stone lead Senators over Blues

Mike Hoffman and Mark Stone each scored twice to lead the Ottawa Senators over the St. Louis Blues 6-4 on Tuesday night.

West Quebec incest trial: closing arguments focus on credibility of witnesses

Lawyers for the Crown and the defence both took aim at the reliability of testimony heard in court during the trial of a 79-year-old Val-des-Monts, Que., man accused of incest and sexual assault, including fathering children with his daughter.

OC Transpo bus that caught fire was 'sluggish' before blaze started

A double-decker OC Transpo bus that caught fire in rural Ottawa Tuesday morning with 70 to 80 passengers on board was performing sluggishly just before the blaze, and was involved in a crash in 2013.

In Gatineau, commuters brace for possible bus strike

by Giacomo Panico

Carpooling, working from home, skiing to the office — those are just some of the options transit users in Gatineau are considering as the union representing bus drivers and other STO workers has served notice of possible job action.

Diagnosed with asthma? You might not have it, study finds

by Idil Mussa

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found 33 per cent of adults recently diagnosed with asthma by their physicians did not have an active form of the respiratory condition.

Ontario orders licence plates from Nova Scotia after run of defective plates

Since 2012, thousands of vehicle owners around the province have had their plates blister, peel or fade.

3rd person arrested, 1 suspect still at large after Spruce Street stabbing

A 19-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with conspiracy following a stabbing on Spruce Street on Jan. 6 but Ottawa police continue to search for a 19-year-old man for a series of charges in the same case, including attempted murder.

1 suspect in violent home invasion turns himself in, another still wanted

Ottawa police are still asking for the public's help to locate a suspect in a violent home invasion in Centretown last week after another suspect turned himself in.

Project helping homeless overcome 'huge barrier' — lost ID

Losing a piece of ID can be a hassle. For Ottawa's most vulnerable, it can mean the difference between finding a place to call home, and another night in a shelter.