Sources: CTV
A Sri Lankan family, of four children and their mother, are killed with the father injured in a mass stabbing at a residence in the suburb of Barrhaven, in Ottawa, Canada. A young man is arrested. 2024-03-6
The government announces that bars, indoor dining, gyms, and theatres in Toronto, Ottawa, and Peel Region will close due to a rise in cases. This comes after the province recorded 939 cases. 2020-10-9
The Chinese embassy in Ottawa issues a rebuke of Canada, saying that it has "grossly interfered" in its affairs a day after Canada suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong. 2020-07-4
An Ottawa, Canada municipal transit bus crashes into a station, killing three people and injuring 23 others. 2019-01-11
A tornado hits near Dunrobin, Ontario then goes through Ottawa, Canada. 25 people are injured and many houses are destroyed. 2018-09-21
The terror trial of accused ISIL recruiter Awso Peshdary is adjourned after three days of hearings in which the court hears testimony about the path to jihad allegedly taken by two of his associates, Ottawa students John Maguire and Khadar Khalib. 2018-06-20
At least 6 people are dead in Ottawa after a collision between a Via Rail train and a double-decker OC Transpo bus. 2013-09-18
Daniel Skahan, a 29-year-old from Ottawa, is charged 5,000 $ for mischief and possession of incendiary materials, for his role in setting a fire just outside of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's home. 2010-08-15
People take to the streets in Ottawa to celebrate Canada's 143rd birthday. 2010-07-1
An earthquake occurs 56 kilometres north-northeast of Ottawa, registering a 5.0 on the Richter scale. Slight damage was reported near the epicenter, and the tremor was felt in Sudbury, Windsor, Ann Arbor, Detroit, Toronto, Milwaukee, Northern Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York State. 2010-06-23