Local (Ottawa Matters)OC Transpo aims to recruit 100 bus drivers in order to make 19 new buses run by the beginning of 2020. John Manconi, the city's general manager of transportation services, says that OC Transpo is looking to provide the new drivers more intense training to make sure that the buses are put into service. Read more Provincial (the...

Local (CTV)Someone called the Ottawa Police because a 15-year-old was knocking on doors. It turns out that his phone was dead and he was trying to contact his mother to go home due to his friends not hanging out anymore. Read more. Provincial (Toronto Sun)Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick plan to go towards "nuclear power generation" in order to have...

Local (Ottawa Citizen)Ottawa Police have exposed a debit card scam that is targeting students. The police services are advising young people to be mindful of their social media privacy settings, and to keep their personal information -- such as PIN codes -- private. Read moreProvincial (Toronto Star)The Ontario government is allowing e-scooters on the roads beginning Jan. 1. The two-wheeled...

Local (CBC News)Para Transpo customers can finally look forward to online booking, as the transit commission announced on Nov. 20 that riders will be able to book online trips by the end of 2020. Read more Provincial (Toronto Star)Doug Ford's decision to cancel over 800 renewable energy projects after taking power will cost Ontarian's at least $231 million. The figure...

Local (Ottawa Citizen) Construction of Stage 2 of the LRT is starting. The train lines will extend east, west and south. The first part of the extension of the O-Train’s Trillium Line southward is to open in 2022. When all of Stage 2 work is completed in 2025, it will add 47 kilometres of track and 29 new or revamped...

Local CBC News: A potential record-breaking snow-fall for this time of year is supposed to happen today. Environment Canada says there is a winter storm that is developing in southern Ontario that is typical of December and can leave Ottawa with at least 15 centimeters of snow on the ground come Tuesday morning. Read More. Provincial CBC news, Hamilton: There's...

Local (From CBC News)City manager Steve Kanellakos threw the Rideau Transit Group under the bus. Steve Kanellakos blamed the problems for the Confederation Line squarely on builder Rideau Transit Group (RTG). The remarks came before the senior OC Transpo staff began a nearly two-hour display demonstration detailing issues regarding the transit system. Read More Provincial (CBC) Premier Doug Ford will...

Local (Ottawa Citizen) Ottawa-Carleton District School Board plans to collect personal information on students such as their race, religion, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, languages, and disabilities. The school board says the survey will allow them to spot trends and make decisions that affect students. Read moreProvincial (Toronto Sun) Ontario's Solicitor General, Sylvia Jones, introduced a new animal welfare legislation...

Local (from CBC News) After passengers complained about the LRT system, Ottawa city councillors called for an emergency meeting ahead of its scheduled meeting on Nov. 6, to get more information in order to address the problem. Read more Provincial (from the Ottawa Citizen) A man attacked a 96-year-old woman last week and the York police are looking for him....

Shortly after Wednesday's city council meeting, College Ward Councillor Rick Chiarelli was admitted to Ottawa Heart Institute to undergo open-heart surgery. A statement released by Rick Chiarelli's office stated that open heart surgery is something that needs to be done. The statement also added that a quadruple heart bypass is planned and that he is on the stand-by list. Once...