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Birth date confusion leaves former Afghan interpreter in limbo
Ahmadshah Malgarai's Canadian passport says he was born in 1972, four years earlier than records in his native Afghanistan. He's been told correcting the discrepancy could take years.
Paramedic calls for more defibrillators after 2 hockey players' lives saved
Pete Wightman and his middle-aged buddies used to joke about the defibrillator at Carleton University's Ice House, where they play hockey every week — but not anymore.
Uber slams new tax announced in federal budget
Uber Canada is criticizing the federal government's move to require ride-hailing companies to pay 13 per cent HST as bad for business, customers and the environment.
Ottawa teacher sent home after cutting hair of 7-year-old boy with autism
An Ottawa teacher has been sent home after he was accused of cutting the hair of a seven-year-old student with autism at school without permission from the boy's mother.
Quick release of officer accused in Abdirahman Abdi's death raises eyebrows
Lawyers say Const. Daniel Montsion's failure to appear at his bail hearing Monday on charges including manslaughter in the death of Abdirahman Abdi is extremely rare.
Ottawa welcomes urban campers for Canada's 150th — but it'll cost you
The City of Ottawa is offering some prime spots to would-be urban campers on Canada Day weekend — but they don't come cheap.
Former financial adviser sentenced to 7 years for defrauding clients
Former Ottawa financial adviser Jacques Scribnock has been sentenced to seven years in prison for defrauding 19 investors, many of them close friends, of $2.8 million.
Naloxone kits fly off pharmacy's shelves after reports of Kanata overdoses
An Ottawa pharmacy is reporting a big run on naloxone kits following reports this week of drug overdoses among teenagers in Kanata.
Kanata parents with drug-addicted children go to meeting hoping for answers
About 200 parents attended a meeting in Kanata Thursday night looking not just for support, but for ways to keep their drug-addicted teens alive.
Ottawa residents pack meeting for rare opportunity to question SIU
The Special Investigations Unit usually stays out of the spotlight, conducting its investigations away from the public eye. But on Wednesday night in Ottawa, Ontario's police watchdog made an exception and accepted an invitation to speak publicly.