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A car got struck by VIA Train 40 near Fallowfield on Sunday around 3:30 p.m. The driver's okay but the car's totaled. Engineers are working on switching the tracks.

A police officer shot an attacking dog near Billings Bridge on Sunday. The dog suffered minor injuries. The incident was handled without serious harm.

Ottawa's Pride Parade is going down today. LGBTQ+ folks marching proudly, celebrating themselves. Expect big crowds and great photos coming through later.

Heavy mist blanketing the city early Sunday. Visibility's low if you're heading out — the usual September weather mood taking over.

Ottawa families are calling for the free youth transit program to be made permanent after a successful summer. The program's been a hit with kids, and parents want it expanded—but no word yet from the city on whether it'll keep going.

Free entry to both the Ottawa Food Festival (40+ vendors, music until 11pm tonight and all day tomorrow) and the first Ottawa Gaming Convention (tabletop tournaments, board game demos, card market). Sunday 9am to 5pm. $10 parking.

Massive red moon showing up in the southeast sky tonight — grab a camera if you've got one. It's been showing up clear across the city.

Thunderhead National Monument opened August 21 as a formal acknowledgment of the historical discrimination endured by 2SLGBTQ+ Canadians and tribute to those targeted during the federal government's decades-long LGBT Purge.

Someone shot up Preston Hardware this morning and police were photographing bullet holes in the window and frames. No news yet on who or why.

Someone's reminiscing about August 30, 1975—the day summer ended with a record store basement hunt and minimum-wage pizza shifts. It's the kind of specific mid-decade memory Ottawa people either lived or wish they had.

Someone spotted some neat earthen mounds along the LRT to Trim and now half of r/ottawa is debating whether they're for noise, drainage, or cooling. Turns out they're being maintained and planted — engineering details nobody knew they needed to care about.

AfroFestival at Britannia Beach had confusing ads saying it'd start at 2 p.m. today, but nobody showed. The stage was up, fences set, a news truck outside, but zero volunteers. Another ad said music starts at 7. Posters have some glaring errors too — festival's PR team needs a reset.

Lime scooter users reporting the GPS is falsely flagging them on sidewalks when they're actually on streets. Some riders say the throttle cut out mid-intersection — dangerous when traffic's around. Works fine when actually crossing sidewalks, then glitches again once back on pavement. Anyone else dealing with this?

someone caught a partial lunar eclipse over the city Friday night. the photos are wild — that deep red colour is all over r/ottawa right now.

The plan to make part of Kent Street more pedestrian and cyclist-friendly got pushback at a virtual public meeting August 10. If you want to weigh in, deadline is September 4 to submit comments.

More than 60 per cent of drivers are speeding through Ottawa school zones this summer at old camera sites, with speeds jumping significantly since automated enforcement stopped.

Camp Miasma screening at the Bytowne had two poster variants on opening day — people are trading to collect both.

someone in a white SUV has approached pedestrians twice in two months offering a gold ring — locals say it's a known distraction theft tactic.

eastbound LRT's stuck just outside St Laurent station. if you're heading that way, plan for delays or switch to a bus.

OC Transpo is rolling out vending machines at O-Train stations across the city. More details are still emerging on what they'll be stocking.