Unpublished Newswire
The Ottawa Police Service is conducting e-scooter enforcement blitzes in Findlay Creek and Riverside South. As you might expect, they are on the lookout for e-scooter and e-bike drivers who aren’t following the rules. Here in Canada’s Capital, the age requirement to drive an e-scooter is 16 years old. For anyone under the age of 18, you must be riding with a helmet and obey a host of other regulations. But in Nova Scotia, they are looking at a U14 ban for both e-scooters and e-bikes. We open that can of worms with Ottawa Police Sergeant Josh Callaghan, who works for the...
August 7, 2026 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A training grenade was fished out of a river in Selkirk, Man., on Thursday, according to the Manitoba RCMP, who said it was deemed safe for travel and will be disposed of.
August 7, 2026 - 17:37 | Tavi Dhillon | Global News - Canada
Ottawa International Buskerfest will see more than 20 artists perform on Sparks Street and at the World Exchange Plaza this weekend. The CBC’s Sandra Abma reports.
August 7, 2026 - 17:36 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Thousands of storm-related crop insurance claims were filed in July as harvest season approaches, according to the Canadian Hail Crop Association.
August 7, 2026 - 17:26 | Tavi Dhillon | Global News - Canada
The leadership of Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek, also known as Gull Bay First Nation, is “vehemently opposing” the Ontario government's withdrawal of wildfire implementation and evacuation orders around the community. The orders were updated at 12:02 a.m. ET.
August 7, 2026 - 17:07 | | CBC News - Canada
While police have made arrests after gunshots were fired at the U.S. Consulate in downtown Toronto in two separate incidents in recent months, finding those responsible for these alleged gun-for-hire plots remains elusive. Investigators say they are hamstrung without provisions from the federal government's controversial Bill C-22.
August 7, 2026 - 17:03 | | CBC News - Canada
