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Mayor Sutcliffe promised improvements to the annual crush for swim lesson spots, but his solution—barring 1.5% of registrants—sounds like triage. Parents in other cities just use a relative's postal code to work around the same rule.

Someone got a jury duty email from ottawajuryinfo@ontario.ca but never received a notice in the mail, so they're wondering if it's legit or a scam. No word yet on whether that email address is actually official.

No electricity across Heron at the moment — unclear if it's a widespread outage or localized issue. Check Hydro Ottawa's map if you're in the area.

Someone found a stunned bird on their deck (likely flew into the window) and followed SafeWings' protocol to box it up in a dark quiet room, but now can't reach them or the Wild Bird Care Centre. Hoping to know if they need to keep it overnight.

Capital Pop-Up Cinema's season finale is Oct. 3 at Beechwood Cemetery — ambient musician Nick Schofield performing live to a 1938 abstract film, then a Universal horror classic. Free.

Both directions were held at Lees station for 5+ minutes this evening. A medical emergency caused the delay; eastbound service has resumed.

Full walkthrough of Place d'Orleans O-Train Station is up — filmed during the 2026 Open House as part of Ottawa 200. First official look at the completed Stage 2 LRT East Extension stop before it opens.

Presotea, which rebranded to Lazy Panda and was put up for sale a few months ago, is officially closed with $40,000 in unpaid rent and costs. It was one of the few downtown bubble tea spots with actual seating and a lot of space — rough loss for that strip.

Ottawa Flying Club is doing a fly day Saturday Oct 3 for Cystic Fibrosis Canada. Twenty-minute flights for $45 a person — all proceeds go to CF Canada. 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 20 Lindbergh Private (north side of airport, east of Riverside). Pilots volunteering their time. Weather permitting.

The CRTC ruled the city doesn't have to reimburse Videotron roughly $300K for moving telecom infrastructure. Saves Ottawa some cash on infrastructure costs.

Pepper the lost pet is home safe. City bylaw picked up Pepper and brought him back to the OHS. Happy, healthy, and very tired after an overnight adventure—community came through.

Vote Compass for Ontario municipalities is out now if you want to see where you stand on the municipal ballot questions.

The south gate to Leitrim at Ottawa airport is mostly gone — looks like it got bulldozed. Cars from the nearby golf course are driving through like it's open, but dead end signs are still up. What's the actual status?

Ottawa hosts Toronto on Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. at the CTC for the Charge's home opener.

Buses running late is the issue people keep bringing up when candidates knock on doors. For most voters, it beats affordability and safety as the biggest worry.

Orléans lost power today and it's not showing up on the Hydro Ottawa outage tracker yet. If you're in the area, check back on the map for updates.

Ottawa police are looking for witnesses to a crash involving a pedestrian in the south end. If you saw it or have doorbell camera footage, contact the Fatal Collision Investigation Unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 2345.

Pink sunset over the Gatineaus this evening. Perfect sky if you caught it.

Ottawa Titans won the 2026 Frontier League championship. Fans celebrating hard.

Someone in r/ottawa is looking to rehome their 10-year-old outdoor cat — he's aggressive toward dogs and people with dogs, but totally chill with everyone else. Needs an owner who can let him roam outside. Long post with full transparency about his issues because he deserves the right fit.