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Family wants answers after Ornge ambulance delay

A Killaloe, Ont.,-area family is looking for answers as to why their critically ill mother waited close to eight hours to be transferred from a hospital in Barry's Bay, Ont., to Ottawa — a two-and-a-half-hour drive away. more »

New charges laid in Ottawa terrorism case

New charges were laid this week against two men accused of plotting terrorist attacks in Canada following the 2010 terrorism investigation dubbed Project Samossa. more »

Fire destroys 4 apartments east of downtown

Four rowhouse units are destroyed and another two damaged after a fire ripped through a complex of townhouse apartments in the city's east end. more »

Quebec man donates kidney to help sister

Paul McEachern-Dubé is donating a kidney to his sister Melissa, 25, even though it puts both his health and employment at risk. more »

Police go undercover to ticket distracted drivers

Ottawa police dressed as construction workers ticketed more than a dozen drivers for talking or texting on their hand-held cellphones Wednesday. more »

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