Firefighters responded to a high-rise at 395 Somerset St. near Bank Street Saturday night after alarms sounded on the 19th floor, where a fire left three people dead, and two others injured before crews brought the blaze under control. Photo by ASHLEY FRASER /POSTMEDIA
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Third person dies after Saturday high-rise fire in Centretown
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A downtown Ottawa fire has claimed the life of a third person, police confirmed Tuesday.
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A construction crane is seen working around the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (PHOTO BY HYUNGCHEOL PARK/Postmedia) Photo by HYUNGCHEOL PARK /POSTMEDIA
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Feds drop department spending plans detailing path to thousands of job cuts
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2026-27 departmental plans describe spending targets and priorities for federal departments and agencies.
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Dr. Marisa Azad’s lawsuit claims she suffered further ongoing bullying and harassment in the fallout from a harassment investigation by The Ottawa Hospital. Photo by COURTESY DR. MARISA AZAD /Postmedia
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Doctor sues Ottawa Hospital for $2.3M in alleged bullying, sexual harassment case
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Dr. Marisa Azad alleges The Ottawa Hospital failed to act after investigation found she’d been bullied and harassed by male colleagues
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Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews is helped off the ice after being injured by the Anaheim Ducks’ Radko Gudas during an NHL game in Toronto on March 12, 2026. Photo by Nathan Denette /THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Senators’ Brady Tkachuk says Leafs should have stepped up after Auston Matthews was injured
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“That was the perfect opportunity to stand up for your captain … just didn’t see it,” says Tkachuk
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High winds knock out power for thousands across Ottawa, LRT briefly stopped in the east
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Some 11,000 customers were without power Tuesday after high winds in Ottawa. The LRT returned to service in the east after a brief outage.
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