Quebec justice minister defends new face-covering law, to release guidelines this week

Amid criticism, Stéphanie Vallée is expected to make public this week the guidelines for how Bill 62 will be applied as law, a document that wasn't supposed to be ready until next summer.

New Personal trainer turns to exercise to overcome epilepsy

A personal trainer in Ottawa is hoping to use exercise to help people suffering seizures.

Live Ottawa, Gatineau traffic updates for Oct. 23

by Doug Hempstead

Follow live traffic updates during Ottawa Morning from 5:30 to 8:30 a.m. and All in a Day from 3 to 6 p.m.

Trudeau pays tribute to slain soldier on 3rd anniversary of Parliament Hill attack

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marks the third anniversary of the attack at the National War Memorial in Ottawa by calling on Canadians to pay tribute to the soldier who was killed.

Ottawa artists publish book collecting stories of seniors

Brenda Dunn collected the stories of seniors in the Ottawa area to mark Canada's 150. The stories were published in a limited edition book called Re[place] Re[collect].

Ottawa company teaming up with Facebook to spot fake news

Facebook is teaming up with an Ottawa-based non-profit organization to teach the federal government how to combat hacking and fake stories ahead of the next election.

Ontario college strike spotlights 'new norm' of precarious labour in academia

by Meagan Fitzpatrick

Precarious work is the "new norm" at Canada's colleges and universities, say teachers who are constantly put on contracts instead of being hired permanently. They say it's not only difficult for them personally, but it's having an impact on students.

Guitars for Vets, Great Big Sea's Sean McCann help soldiers heal through music

by Reg Sherren

Guitars for Vets founder Jim Lowther and Great Big Sea's Sean McCann organize fundraising concert to get hundreds more guitars to former soldiers suffering stress-related injury.

Protesters call on government to help end LGBT persecution in Egypt

by Kimberley Molina

Protesters in Ottawa are calling for the Canadian government to intervene after members of the LGBT community were arrested in Egypt last month.

Here's how you're enjoying the final days of Ottawa's late summer

We asked how you were spending some of the final days of our extended summer. Here are some of our favourite responses.

CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Oct. 15

Test your brain cells with our weekly news quiz.

Ottawa photographer turns trash into artistic treasure

Ottawa artist Joyce Crago creates art from garbage. What her arrangements say about the people who threw it all away is open to interpretation.

Weather Warm temperatures expected for Sunday

High of 21 C this afternoon.

Busting superfoods: CBC's Marketplace consumer cheat sheet

If you've been too busy this week to keep up with health and consumer news, CBC's Marketplace is here to help.

Survivors wait for next steps in effort to preserve 'horror stories' of residential schools

by Tom Parry

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled residential school survivors must decide whether their accounts of abuse should be preserved or destroyed. Plans are now being drawn up to contact survivors and ask them their wishes.

Kingston leading the way with guided forest therapy walks

If you're in the Kingston area, the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority has begun a guided forest therapy program that helps participants fully realize the power of the outdoors.

Recap Sens flip Leafs' high-scoring script to earn 1st home win of season

Derick Brassard and Mark Stone each had two goals and an assist while Erik Karlsson had three assists as the Ottawa Senators beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Saturday.

Plane makes emergency landing near Gatineau airport

A small plane made an emergency landing in a field near the Gatineau airport Saturday afternoon.

Snowmobilers fight to keep budget for winter trails

After local politicians debated scrapping plans to maintain the back-country trails, snowmobilers in Prescott-Russell are arguing their sport is a major boost to the local economy.

Book explores Ottawa's lost history

A new book shows Ottawa's history and how the city has developed and changed over the decades.

Local Somali community working to support victims of bombing

Ottawa's Somali community is raising money for victims of the deadliest attack in the country's history.

Trudeau reluctant to reveal too much on Quebec's face-covering law: Aaron Wherry

by Aaron Wherry

Over the course of three days this week, the prime minister was poked and prodded for a position on Quebec's Bill 62. Here's a look at his options should he choose to oppose the law.

'Club Med sentence' for support worker angers victim's family

by Judy Trinh

The family of a dementia patient at a city-run long-term care home is upset over what they're calling the "Club Med sentence" handed down Friday to the personal support worker seen on video punching the elderly man in the head.

HQ2, eh? Amazon draws bids from Canadian cities to be online seller's other home

Amazon's announcement earlier this year that it is on the hunt for a second headquarters set off a flurry of interest from cities across the continent, eager to be the online giant's next home away from home. With the deadline to apply now passed, what Canadian cities followed through and threw their hats into the ring?

Ottawa woman searching for Good Samaritan after car crash

by Elise von Scheel

Amanda Chartrand is looking for the woman who saved her life when her Jeep crashed in south Ottawa in August.

8-year-old boy flagged as security threat takes the fight to clear his name to Ottawa

by Shanifa Nasser

Two years after he was stopped on his way to a hockey game and flagged as a possible security threat, Adam Ahmed’s fight to clear his name and that of hundreds of others is heading to Parliament Hill.

New additions, cake and rockabilly on the menu for this weekend

by Sandra Abma

Looking for fun things to do this weekend? Check out CBC's picks for some artistic adventures.

Hull bars renew battle to stay open until 3 a.m.

Hull sector bar and club owners say they want to reverse a 20-year-old bylaw that has them closing by 2 a.m. despite bars in the rest of the city and province staying open an extra hour.

Destroyed by fire in 2013, rebuilt OCH building wins architecture award

Hayley Court was gutted by fire four years ago. Now, the new building has been recognized as an excellent example of urban design in Ottawa.

Weather Sun and mild temperatures on deck for the weekend

by Ian Black

The leaves are changing, the sun will be out and abnormally mild conditions will prevail.

Why the murder of a journalist in Malta sent ripples as far as Canada

by Diana Swain

CBC senior investigative producer Harvey Cashore had never met Daphne Caruana Galizia, but he felt the impact of the investigative journalist's death when the news began to circulate last week. Cashore was interviewed for this week's edition of The Investigators with Diana Swain.

As It Happens Being an Amazon city comes with 'a lot of challenges,' Seattle reporter warns Canada

As Canadian cities clamour for Amazon's attention, a Seattle journalist who has seen first hand Amazon's footprint in the city says we should be careful what we wish for.

Warrant issued for man charged in Hamzeh Serhan killing

Ottawa police have issued a warrant for the arrest of Farah Handule in relation to the killing of Hamzeh Serhan.

Motorcyclist dead after collision in Morrisburg, Ont.

A man is dead after a car hit his motorcycle in Morrisburg, Ont., Friday afternoon.

Part-time U of O profs vote for strike mandate

The union representing around 2,500 part-time professors at the University of Ottawa has taken a step toward going on strike.

Killer pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder of Lonnie Leafloor

Idris Abdulgani pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder in the 2016 killing of Lonnie Leafloor.

Police looking for possible victims of underwear theft

Renfrew Ontario Provincial Police are looking for people who may have had their underwear stolen, after they seized bras and panties from a home.

Prescription limits driving some patients to street drugs

by Amanda Pfeffer

Some patients say they're turning to dangerous street drugs in the wake of new national guidelines limiting the allowable dosage of prescription painkillers and new restrictions under the Ontario Drug Benefit plan.

Teen charged after gun found near Glebe Collegiate

A 17-year-old boy is facing a raft of weapons charges after a gun sighting sent a high school in the Glebe into lockdown Thursday.

Premier Kathleen Wynne serves PC leader with libel notice

Lawyers for Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne have issued a notice of a libel suit against PC Leader Patrick Brown over comments he made suggesting she was on trial.

CHEO warns of long ER wait times

The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario is warning families that wait times at its emergency department are closer to late winter peak levels than typical mid-October volumes.

Outaouais crisis workers call for more help for sexual assault victims

As Quebec comes to grips with its own case of sexual assault allegations against a high-profile figure, victims' advocates say crisis centres in the province aren't able to keep up with the demand for their services.

New Support worker who punched patient gets 90 days in jail

A personal support worker caught on video repeatedly punching an elderly man in the head will spend 90 days in jail.

Proposed law would close Ontario's organics labelling loophole

Goods both produced and sold within Ontario can be labelled 'organic' with no need for certification to back up the claim. An NDP private member's bill called the Organic Products Act would put a stop to that practice.

College faculty strike about more than job status, teacher says

While much of the attention of a province-wide college strike has focused on the issue of job stability, one teacher says many of her colleagues are also fighting for something they feel is essential: the right to pass or fail students.

Development or conservation? NCC maps Gatineau Park's next 50 years

by Matthew Kupfer

The National Capital Commission has begun its public consultation on the future of Gatineau Park, which had some people in Ottawa weighing the value of conservation against the potential for development.

Weather Beautiful Friday weather melts into sunny weekend forecast

by Ian Black

We've had a very warm October, and it shows going into this weekend.

Horse struck and killed on Quyon, Que., road

A horse was struck and killed after it got onto a road in Quyon, Que., early Friday morning.

Airport security stops calling police on passengers carrying prescription pot

by Alison Crawford

Canadian airport security screeners have stopped calling the police every time they process a passenger travelling with medical marijuana. CATSA changed its policy this month after an exponential growth in the number of passengers with prescription pot in their carry-on luggage.

Reports of cellphone trackers near Parliament Hill caused concern at Supreme Court, CRA

by Kristen Everson, Catherine Cullen

The Supreme Court of Canada and a senior executive with the Canada Revenue Agency anxiously reached out to Canada's communications spy agency for help after a CBC story revealed cellphone tracking technology was being used near Parliament Hill.