
A kayaker who wasn't wearing a life-jacket was rescued in the Ottawa River near Petrie Island on Wednesday afternoon. Read More
August 12, 2026 - 16:25 | Gord Holder, Postmedia | Ottawa Citizen
The National Capital Commission is hosting public archaeological digs at Leamy Lake Park throughout August in hopes of finding and collecting Indigenous artifacts from thousands of years ago. CBC's Sannah Choi spoke to the NCC's Monica Maika and participants.
August 12, 2026 - 16:22 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Trips to the United States by Canadian residents rose for a fourth straight month in July, but the entire increase came by car, according to new federal data. Statistics Canada counted 2.3 million return trips from the United States last month, up 10.2 per cent from the same month in 2025, in preliminary figures released Tuesday. It was the fourth consecutive month of year-over-year growth. Automobile trips rose 12.8 per cent while air trips fell 1.4 per cent. The agency attributed the increase largely to a base-year effect, because Canadian travel to the United States fell sharply in...
August 12, 2026 - 16:17 | Mason Kossak | National Post
In 2025-2026, 56,956 Canadian youth between the ages of 12 and 17 at the time of their offences were charged with a crime, 12,891 of those being a crime 'against property.'
August 12, 2026 - 16:11 | Adriana Fallico | Global News - Canada
The new navy blue uniforms will begin to be worn by front-line officers starting on Aug. 15. Some officers may continue wearing the current grey uniforms for some time, RCMP say.
August 12, 2026 - 16:01 | Skylar Peters | Global News - Canada
We are one week away from another Tariff Day. But if a deal can be reached between the Carney Liberals and U.S. President Trump, perhaps the massive U.S. tariffs won’t hit Canada as hard. Can the feds dodge next Wednesday’s bullet? Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Diamond Isinger, a former Special Advisor on Canada-USA Relations to the Trudeau government. Meantime, many people will have their eyes on the skies tonight. And no, it’s not because of an incoming rainstorm. It’s a solar eclipse – and perhaps a meteor shower mixed in. We check in with Elaina Hyde,...
August 12, 2026 - 16:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa






