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Just when you thought you couldn’t take anymore, there’s lasagna

We’ve all been there, that feeling that if just one more thing happens, it will be too much to handle.

Ottawa resident Gail L. was still in shock over the recent passing of her husband Ron after 41 years of marriage, so it’s understandable her resilience was already stretched to the limit when she was in a collision on February 5, 2020.

“It was minor,” she said, “but I had forgotten my cell phone at home and couldn’t call for help.  I sat in my car, crying uncontrollably and feeling overly...

This man fell through the ice while walking his dog…

As a training exercise, the Ottawa Police Service Marine Dive Trail Unit officers were out on the Ottawa River today to take part in Ottawa Fire Services’ ice safety demo. Along with Ottawa Paramedics and Ottawa ByLaw, the services worked together to rescue this firefighter who demonstrated the dangers of walking on thin ice with his dog.
Ice may look solid, but ice thickness on lakes and rivers can be unpredictable.

Ice safety guidelines 

Top 4 driving infractions in 2019

Always in a hurry? 

“It’s better to lose a minute in life than to lose your life in a minute,” says Sergeant Rob Cairns of the Ottawa Police Service Traffic Unit. 

The top four driving infractions of 2019 have police encouraging road users to slow down and put safety first when they commute:

1) Speeding took the top spot with almost 10,000 tickets handed out to lead-footers. “Drivers aren’t aware just how dangerous speeding can be,” says Sgt. Cairns. Even 10 kilometres over the speed limit can mean...

Historic Missing Persons cases still matter and can be solved

They date from 2019 all the way back to the sixties and everywhere in between.

The Ottawa Police Service has 27 people reported missing by family or friends that have never been found.

“You feel bad for their families,” said Detective Linda Nethercott, “they want to know what happened to their loved one.”

Eleven women and sixteen men of different ages were reported missing under various circumstances. The youngest missing person was just 10 years old when he crept out of his bedroom window on the...

Safer Internet Day

“I tell the kids in the schools I work with, the importance of what they choose to share on the internet. Once it’s sent you can’t take it back. The mistakes we make on the internet can affect us in the short-term, but also into the future. Our digital footprint can’t always be erased even when we delete things. It can affect getting a job or being accepted into a college or university. Parents, talk to your kids openly about staying safe on the internet. Talk about the consequences of the...