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OC Transpo is running free all day Saturday, September 26 and Sunday, September 27 for Ottawa 200 celebrations. Leave the car at home and hit the festivities across the city.

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds are doing their last airshow of the season over the capital region this weekend — catch the jets if you're in the area.

Sales this week: bacon $2.99/375g at Metro ON, green cabbage 49¢/lb at No Frills, eggs $4.44/18-pack at Independent and Loblaws, grapes $1.44/lb at FreshCo, ground beef $8.88/900g at No Frills. Pie pumpkins hitting $1.44 at Walmart if you're thinking fall.

CityFolk sold 20k+ tickets to the festival and ran out of bike parking by the time headliners came on. People were literally leaving and coming back to grab their bikes from the overflow. No shuttles, no OC Transpo tie-in, no way to reuse tickets. A lot of people frustrated about the lack of planning.

Route 30 bus showed up with just one bus during peak rush hour — it's supposed to run doubles. Bus was 15 minutes late and packed. OC Transpo had posters up about it the whole ride.

Mark Sutcliffe promises a 2.5% property tax hike ceiling for the next two years, while other mayoral candidates are holding back on concrete numbers.

So the City of Ottawa painted parking spaces on Bronson Avenue in the Glebe and everyone's confused why — the street's already narrow and packed with traffic. Rarely sees anyone actually parked there. What's the reasoning?

E-scooter rider hit by a car at Kakulu and Castlefrank. That's the second incident like this in a short stretch. Be careful out there if you're riding.

Pottery Barn and West Elm both confirmed for the Rideau Centre, but the big space opposite Taylor and Colt is still a mystery. That plot's going to be huge — anyone know what's taking it over?

Stabbing reported at Brothers Shawarma on Carling this evening. Police have closed one lane and are working the scene. Avoid the area and keep it respectful.

eastbound 417 between Carling and Rochester has a lane reduction that's been sitting idle — no work happening for the past couple weeks even though construction crews were out there before. province is supposed to be doing it but nobody's saying why it stopped.

ottawa just hit a wild weather milestone — 113 consecutive days with max temps of 18°C or higher ended yesterday when it dropped to 17.7°C. we came in third place all-time, just 2 days short of the record.

vintage warbirds — a P51, Spitfire and Hurricane — are flying low over Ottawa Airport around noon today. they're warming up for the Gatineau air show starting Friday. watch the skies.

Ottawa Citizen just published a deep dive on a wild historical trial that settled whether a man actually outwrestled a bear. Worth the read.

Someone's selling two tickets for City Folk tomorrow night plus a full festival pass. Health issues forced them to cancel. DM for offers.

CKCU, CUSA and Uourbanism are hosting a live mayoral debate tonight at Carleton with video stream and VOD available. Isilive is providing the technical setup.

Fix Café is hosting a free repair event in Orleans on Saturday where volunteers help you mend clothes, electronics, and household items instead of tossing them.

Ottawa Humane Society's Artist Workshop Series starts this month. Felted Cat Toy Workshop on Sunday, September 20, 1–3:30 p.m., $60. Paint Your Dog Workshop on Sunday, October 4, 1–3:30 p.m., $60. Both at 245 West Hunt Club Rd.; spots limited.

Rail Fans Canada compressed a full day at Cyrville Station into a 12-minute timelapse — early morning through overnight, watching trains come and go as the station changes.

Someone's asking Reddit how to deal with a crabapple tree in Orleans dumping almost 10 bags of apples a week — and they're personally allergic to the wasps it's attracting. Cheaper interim solutions wanted before next year's removal.