Ottawa – CBC News Ottawa VideoCarousel Page 1 of 1 Featured Content Council passes 2025 budget with 3.9% tax hike In a budget worth billions, the last-minute changes councillors proposed and debated during Wednesday’s vote were miniscule by comparison.Canada -Ottawa | Council passes transit plan that eases burden on seniors, delays student hikes Senior transit fares will rise by 19 per cent instead of 120 per cent under the new plan, but the transit budget still faced criticism over bus reliability and service quality.Canada -Ottawa | DNA breakthrough helps police ID skull found in 1988 cold case Police in Peterborough, Ont., say advances in DNA technology have led to a breakthrough in a cold case that began decades ago with the grisly discovery of a human skull in a river and that the victim had ties to Ottawa and B.C.Canada -Ottawa | Video 1:21 Video Ottawa Senators make annual visit to CHEO The Ottawa Senators made their annual visit to CHEO, signing Sens merch and spending time with kids all around the children’s hospital.Gatineau council approves ‘electric shock’ budget Fifteen of 20 council members, including the 10 representatives of Mayor Maude Marquis-Bissonnette’s Action Gatineau party, voted in favour of the $887-million budget Tuesday evening.Canada -Ottawa | Bank of Canada makes another hefty rate cut with slower pace of cuts going forward Business || Court challenge launched against Ontario bike lane removal legislation Canada -Toronto || Video Text-to-speech launches for English to Inuktitut in Microsoft Translator Poilievre’s ‘Santa Claus’ quip trivialized Inuit presence in Arctic, says national Inuit leader Politics | Ontario proposes to allow nurse practitioners to oversee LTC medical care Canada -Toronto || This Is Ottawa How did Adolf Hitler’s car end up in Ottawa? Canada -Ottawa | Seasonal closure of new Rideau River footbridge confounds users, councillor Canada -Ottawa | Up to 40 mm of rain could soak parts of foggy Ottawa-Gatineau area Canada -Ottawa | Latest offer in Bank Street ‘demoviction’ saga fails to win over tenants Canada -Ottawa | Use-of-force review panel to unveil members soon, launch in early 2025 Canada -Ottawa | MPs call for crackdown on student protest encampments, ban on display of terror symbols Politics | Add some “good” to your morning and evening.The bright spot in your inbox.
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