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Ottawa community gathers at vigil to mourn victims of mass killing: ‘We are hurting’

More than 300 people gathered in the suburban Ottawa neighbourhood of Barrhaven Saturday for a community vigil following what police have called one of the worst mass killings in the region’s recent history. Ottawa Police Service said Thursday that the homicide unit was called in after six people — four …

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‘It really has rocked us’: Ottawa teens dead after fall through ice from same school

A provincial coroner is investigating after two 17-year-old boys who fell through ice on the Rideau River in Ottawa’s south end Wednesday evening were found dead. Ontario’s Eastern Region Supervising Coroner’s Office confirmed on Friday that it is probing the deaths of Ahmed Ahmed and Riley Cotter. Both of them …

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Ottawa police investigating how child fell from apartment and died – Ottawa

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 25, 2023 12:10 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in Ottawa say they are investigating how a child died after falling from an apartment building Sunday afternoon. The Ottawa Police Service says on social media officers responded to a …

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Man faces assault charges after Halton police officers attacked in Ottawa

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A pair of Halton Regional Police officers are recovering from serious injuries after being attacked in Ottawa, Ont., early Sunday. Ottawa police say the officers were assaulted in an encounter with several people around 1:30 a.m. on York Street. “There was an …

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Victims shot outside Ottawa wedding were innocent bystanders: police

A deadly weekend shooting outside a wedding venue was a targeted attack but Ottawa police leaders said Wednesday they don’t think the victims were the intended targets. Two men were killed and six others injured Sept. 2 when shots were fired just after 10 p.m. outside the Infinity Convention Centre …

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Ottawa wedding shooting: What we know about the incident that left 2 dead, 6 injured

Two Toronto men are dead and six other men were injured, including an American, after a shooting outside of a wedding venue in Ottawa on Saturday night. Here’s what we know about the incident: The shooting happened just before 10:30 p.m. The Ottawa Police Service said officers responded to the …

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Some Ottawa residents lose up to $2,000 in fake Taylor Swift tickets: police

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 2, 2023 1:49 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ottawa police say they’ve seen an increase in reports of fake ticket sales for Taylor Swift’s sold out Toronto shows due to what they’re describing as online ticket scams. Demand is …

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Police investigating after shooting at Ottawa wedding leaves 2 dead, 6 injured

Descrease article font size Increase article font size OTTAWA — A weekend wedding celebration in Ottawa morphed into a homicide investigation after a shooting left two men dead and six people injured, city police said Sunday. Officers were called to the Infinity Convention Centre after shots rang out shortly before …

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Ottawa police identify 17-year-old victim in arson-related homicide investigation – Ottawa

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 21, 2023 5:20 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police have identified Hussein Hamam, 17, as the victim of a fatal fire in Ottawa on Wednesday. Ottawa police say officers responded to a “suspicious” fire on July 19 just after …

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