Zaira, is a Galgo from Spain. Abandoned she was roaming streets and fields in southern Spain – every day was about survival. And then she found her forever home through Carlota Galgos Canada, a rescue organization devoted to saving these gentle dogs from a tragic fate. Used for hunting and then discarded, or worse, many Galgos in Spain suffer unspeakable cruelty. Zaira’s story is one of heartbreak and hope. Rescued by Charlotte Del Rio, owner of Carlota Galgos in Malaga, she arrived in Canada wary and skittish, her eyes reflecting the trauma of her past.

But everything changed when she met her new family. With patience, love, and the comfort of a quiet home, Zaira began to trust again. She now walks peacefully through her neighbourhood, chases leaves in the park, and naps safely by the fire—something unimaginable in her early life.

Carlota Galgos Canada works tirelessly to connect dogs like Zaira with compassionate Canadians. Their volunteers coordinate flights, vet care, and foster homes across the country, building a network of hope for these often-forgotten dogs.

Zaira is more than a pet—she’s a symbol of resilience. Her journey from Spain’s streets to a safe Canadian home reminds us that every dog deserves dignity, and that kindness knows no borders. These dogs need voices. Zaira found hers—through Canada’s compassion.

Air Transat is the partner airline for Carlota Galgos, which makes adoption for Ottawa families easy as the dogs fly in and are received by a team of Candain volunteers in Montreal

To learn more about rescuing a Spanish Galgo visit the Carlota Galgos Canada Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/247428588768004

Image: Ottawa Traffic Cam

The pilot of a small aircraft has been confirmed as deceased according to Ottawa Paramedic Services. The aircraft carrying a pilot and two passengers crashed into trees near Riverside and Hunt Club yesterday afternoon.

Paramedics and Ottawa Fire Crews were able to safely remove the two passengers who were taken to hospital in non-life threatening condition.

The Transportation Safety Board has two investigators assigned to the accident.

US President Donald Trump has followed through in his promise to increase tariffs on Canadian goods to 35% using the red herring claim that Canada continues to flood the US with fentanyl and other illegal drugs.

Trump continues to ignore American based studies that indicate the amount of elicit drugs entering from Canada is minuscule.

The tariffs only effect goods that are not covered by the CUSMA free trade deal.

As many regions and municipalities in Ontario begin to ask residents to voluntarily reduce non-essential water usage, the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority is urging permit holders to reduce their water consumption.

Waterways in Kemptville, Jock River and Lower Rideau are less than 80 per cent of their average and with no rain in the immediate forecast, levels are expected to continue to fall.

(MADAWASKA VALLEY TWP., ON) – A single vehicle collision near Combermere has left the driver with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

On Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at approximately 3:00 p.m., officers with the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police and members of the Madawaska Valley Fire Department responded to the collision on Palmer Road in Madawaska Valley Township.

A vehicle had left the roadway and struck a tree.

The driver, an 86-year-old woman, was transported to hospital by Renfrew County Paramedics. There was no one else in the vehicle.

The investigation is continuing. Anyone with information should contact the Upper Ottawa Valley OPP at 1-888-310-1122 and refer to incident E251010812.

The Province has confirmed it has now cancelled its one hundred million dollar contract with Elon Musk’s company Starlink to provide satellite internet service to rural Ontario.

Minister of Energy and Mines Stephen Lecce avoided questions from reporters wanting to know the exact cost to Ontario taxpayers for cancelling the contract. Lecce says the government is working on home-grown solutions to bring connectivity to sparsely settled locations in the Province.

Highway 28 has been reopened after a closure due to a collision.

It was a busy morning for the Ottawa area OPP yesterday.

At 730 am, a serious single-vehicle crash on the 416 northbound just before Roger Stevens Drive was followed by another serious collision just beyond the first one.

Police allege inattentive drivers gawking at the first collision contributed to the second .

The highway was closed for the morning rush hour as emergency crews tended to the collisions.

Two motorists in the original collision were transported to hospital in serious condition.

Ottawa Fire Service took some time to localize and then chase down a fire that broke out in a Wild Wings restaurant at 700 Eagleson. 

The fire spread through the false ceiling and filled a Subway restaurant a few units away.

OFS battled the fire at the sourced then traced it all the way until getting it under control. a second alarm was sounded and the entire mall evacuated – no injuries were reported

Canadian Tire has announced layoffs at its corporate head office but the total number of employees affected has not been released.

The iconic hardware and department store is the only large scale Canadian department store to continue to thrive now that Hudson Bay has closed its doors.

CT announced solid first quarter earnings for 2025.

The chain purchased the rights for Hudson Bay trade marks for 30 million dollars earlier this year.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has assured Canadians that despite the looming August first deadline for massive US tariffs “… will only sign a deal that’s the right deal,a good deal for Canada.”

This comes after US President Donald Trump announced a deal with the European Union that can be considered a win for Trump.

Trump said the EU has to effectively buy down its tariff rates with investments in the US.

With the on going uncertainty of US tariffs and the possible fall-out here in Canada, a drop in the Bank of Canada’s key lending rate is not considered likely.

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Maklem is expected to hold the policy rate at 2.75% marking the third consecutive cycle of standing pat.

The Canadian economy gained 83 000 jobs in June which was not expected combined with shaky inflation data odds highly favour a hold.

Ottawa Police Service laid over 10 charges as they continue to visit know, car rally locations to break up and enforce the Highway Traffic Act.

The OPS Residents Matters Enforcement Group Charged a number of drivers for Speeding, one blew a “warn” on a roadside screening device and several other minor citations were issued.

It has been a hot summer and this week is no exception.

Today is forecast to be the hottest day of the week but we are looking at Thursday before temperatures fall back to the mid twenties.

Make sure to hydrate and check on the vulnerable.

46 year old Iain Aspenleeder has pleaded guilty to mischief after defacing the holocaust memorial.

Aspenleeder was accused for vandalizing the monument with red paint and was arrested at his home the next day wearing a t shirt splashed with red paint.

The former city of Ottawa attorney earned 148 thousand tax payers dollars annually but was allegedly terminate by the city when he was charged. The crown will likely seek a jail term for sentencing but he will most likely receive a sentence of time served plus probation

The Fraser institute has publish a study that confirms, what most of us feel in our day to day lives as Canadians – we pay a tonne of tax.

The study says that the average Canadian family pays 42.3 percent of their income to taxes from all levels of government. Adjusting for inflation a Canadian family in 1961 paid 33.5 percent in taxes.

The study also shows that taxes have increased by 180 percent for the average Canadian family since 1961

It has been a rough week for entertainment fans of the 80’s with Cosby show star Malcolm Jamal Warner, Ozzy Osbourne and yesterday Hulk Hogan passing away.

Chuck Mangioni, a famous jazz bugler, also passed away yesterday. Chuck Mangioni dead at 84

Heat humidity, instability and lots of moisture in the air usually leads to severe weather in the late afternoons and that’s exactly what swept through the national capital region yesterday.

Thousands of homes were without power as high winds and heavy rain hammered a large swath of Ontario.

Most of the power had been restored by this morning and farmers certainly appreciate the moisture.

A Justice in London, Ontario brought forth not guilty verdicts across the board on the 5 Canadian world junior hockey players charged with sexual assault.

The judge said the victim’s testimony was inconsistent and not credible. adding that the Crown did not meet its obligation to present evidence of the crimes beyond a reasonable doubt.

The much-covered case brought forth conversations of sports culture along with what constitutes consent in sexual relations

Police are asking for help from the public as they investigate a serious motor vehicle collision involving a cyclist in Stittsville.

The collision occurred at an all-way stop intersection at Harry Douglas Drive and Sweetnam Drive.

The cyclist was critically injured and police are asking for anyone with video footage in the area to come forward.

An Ontario court justice heard arguments from the Crown and the Defence as they ponder sentencing for convoy leaders Tamara Lich and Christopher Barber.

The two were acquitted of several charges but also found guilty of mischief among other charges.

The maximum sentence is 10 years and the Crown is seeking 7 and 8 year sentences respectively but the Defence is asking for suspended sentences. Another convoy leader was found guilty of several similar charges and he was given a three month conditional sentence.

Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre and other conservative politicians are accusing the Crown of seeking more severe sentences than those applied to violent criminals.

Our near perfect week of weather is going to morph into another few days of high temperatures and high humidity.

Temperatures well over thirty are expected today.

A bit of a break on Friday then higher than normal temperatures until Tuesday.

Make sure to hydrate and check on vulnerable people.

The world continues to ponder the legacy of the Prince of darkness as Cub Carson covered so adeptly yesterday afternoon

Ozzy Osbourne died at home with his family surround by love according to family members.

To say he was unique in his ability to reach audiences as a lead singer, solo artist,

TV personality and lead singer again is an understatement. Osbourne was diagnosed with Parkinson disease in 2019

At day two of the Premieres meeting in central Ontario. Premiere Doug Ford announced a trade deal with two territories and another province, as provinces continue to sign on to a deal for a new pipe-line across Canada, built with Ontario steel.

Ford and other Premieres praised Prime Minister Mark Carney for passing bill c5, the internal trade and major projects legislation aimed at creating one Canadian economy

An autopsy on a 9 year girl from Montreal found dead in shallow water in upper New York state has determined the cause of death to be asphyxiation due to drowning.

Her father, 45 year old Luciano Fratolin has been charged with the murder.

The child lived full time with her mother and police say the mother did not express any concern about the girl being with her father who has no criminal record or record of domestic issues.

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has expressed his frustration as the number of registered candidates on the ballot for the Alberta riding of Battle River – Crow Foot surpasses 80.

“The longest ballot” protest group that applied the same tactic to Poilievre’s Carleton riding in the federal election is at it again.

Poilievre says he wants election laws changed to prevent long ballots because they are a scam and unfair

Ottawa fire crews rescued two residents after a kitchen fire yesterday afternoon on Shillington Avenue.

Crews attended the three story building and noticed smoke on the second floor. Firefighters located the blaze and knocked it down quickly containing it to the kitchen.

The two occupants were assessed on scene and did not require hospitalization

A Swiss national who was arrested and charged with assaulting a protester in Ottawa has pled guilty.

An agreed statement of fact says David Henshel addressed a free Palestine supporter with the word shalom – Hebrew for peace when the protester replied free Palestine and approached the man.

Henshel struck the woman in the face with a closed fist – he pushed another protester before being detained by Police.

The entire skirmish was caught on video. Henshel will be sentenced in November

Ottawa Police Service is asking for help from the public as they continue to investigate a sexual assault case that took place on an OC Transpo bus June the 9th.

The route 15 bus was heading to Blair station when police say a man sexually assaulted a woman that was in close proximity.

Police are hoping the public can help identify and locate the heavy set white male in his 40s or 50s with a salt and pepper beard.

If you have any information contact crime stoppers

The National Capital Commission has explained why we are seeing a set of booms in the water of Lac Leamy beach – the area has been closed until further notice due to a hydro carbon spill on Tuesday.

The NCC says it is working with local and provincial authorities to mitigate the damage but they did not indicate the origin of the spill.

Hydro carbons usually refer to a gas or oil spill.

Federal jobs minister Patty Hadju has ordered the Canadian Industrial Relations Board to force a vote on Canada Post employees.

The employees will have to vote on Canada Post’s latest and final offer despite the unions opposition.

CUPW is recommending the union members vote down the offer as they continue to ban overtime work across Canada

The Beer Store had announced it was shuttering over 80 retail stores across the province and a press release from Beer Store yesterday announced a fourth closure in Ottawa.

As of September 14^th, the Beer Store at Elmvale Acres shopping centre will be closed for good.

The location at 500 Bank Street is set to close within a week and more closures could be in the works as the beer and liquor sales landscape continues to shift.

A man is in custody after allegedly stabbing a couple of drinking buddies over the weekend.

29 year old Patrick Dazzler is charged with failure to comply with a release order, possession of a weapon and two counts each of assault cause bodily harm and assault with a weapon.

Police say Dazzler was drinking with two buddies when and altercation occurred and he stabbed them both.

They were transported to hospital in non life threatening condition

Premiere Doug Ford and Alberta Premiere Danielle Smith have signed an agreement to study the feasibility of the construction of oil and gas pipelines between the two provinces.

Joint feasibility studies will examine the routing for pipelines and railways and the project is prioritizing using only Canadian made resources to build the network.

Both provinces say they will seek cooperation from the Federal Government and vow to consult indigenous communities.

For the second time already this summer the province of Manitoba has declared a state of emergency due to wildfires.

Manitoba’s Premiere says the state of emergency will free up resources to battle the fires and open up centres and hotel rooms for fleeing residents.

Over a million hectares of forest has burned already this year with the annual average normally 25 thousand hectares.

U.S. President Donald Trump is at it again flinging more tariffs at the world in general.

This time it is 50% tariff on copper imports to the U.S. Trump says he wants America to be great at copper manufacturing again saying the world copper market is dominated by China and that makes it a threat to national security.

Canada exports about 5.7 billion dollars of copper to the U.S. annually.

Police released few details but its usually for a reason. A suspect is being sought after a male applied hate messages on several driveways in Osgoode Village last week.

Police did not specify the nature of the hate messages or who in particular was being targeted but they did describe the suspect as a white male wearing all dark with a dark back pack riding a black bike.

If you have any information please contact crime stoppers

A left-leaning Ottawa think tank has released a report stating that it is very unlikely the federal government will reach its 2026 target deadline for 10 dollar a day childcare.

The Trudeau government set this goal in 2021 along with a budget of 27 billion tax payer dollars.

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives estimates only 6 provinces and territories meet the standard at this time.

Police have now laid charges in the fatal multi car collision that closed hwy 41 south of Eganville for most of the afternoon on Tuesday.

An 81 year old man was pronounced diseased on the scene while four others were taken to hospital with varying degrees of injuries.

61 year old Randal Stewart of Haliburton is charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death, refusing  a demand for a breath sample, driving with an open container of liquor, and care or control of a vehicle with open liquor.

Police have laid attempted murder and sexual assault charges against a 17 year old from Quadeville after a missing 8 year old girl was found suffering violent injuries that led police to believe initially that she was the victim of an animal attack.

Police consulted pathology experts and DNA samples from the little girl’s wounds came back negative for animal DNA.

Police advised residents to keep young children in-doors as they developed the investigation.

Police have laid attempted murder and sexual assault charges against a 17 year old from Quadeville after a missing 8 year old girl was found suffering violent injuries that led police to believe initially that she was the victim of an animal attack.

Police consulted pathology experts and DNA samples from the little girl’s wounds came back negative for animal DNA.

Police advised residents to keep young children in-doors as they developed the investigation.

After the meeting between auto industry heads and Prime Minister Mark Carney last week, the general consensus is the previous government’s aggressive EV mandate is on the chopping block.

An environmental think tank out of Simon Fraser University says the government could retool the plan to help auto makers weather the current EV sales slump.

The feds offered a five thousand dollar rebate starting in 2019 for the purchase of a new EV but the program was abruptly shut down in January

Police have a solid suspect description to work with after a man was stabbed near an off leash park in Nepean on Monday.

Police say the victim stopped to light a joint along a path when he was approached by a man asking him for a puff.

The victim refused and was stabbed in the leg.

The suspect is described as an indigenous male, between 50 and 60, long hair and a “scruffy” beard. wearing a Blink-182 sweatshirt and cargo shorts.

Correction Services Canada has released further details of the violent death of serial killer Robert Picton in a maximum security jail in Quebec.

The report details the attack by two inmates while meds were being distributed on the floor.

Corrections officers were able to stop the first assault, but another inmate broke a broom handle in half and bludgeoned Picton before more C.O.’s could arrive. Charges have not been laid.

Ottawa International Airport was not the only airport subject to a bomb threat in Canada yesterday. Six international airports across the nation were targeted causing delays nationwide.

Some flights were outright cancelled on the eve of the Calgary Stampede and fourth of July.

Schedules are returning back to normal this morning and police have not yet commented on the origin of the threat or if any threatening material was found at the airports named.

Follow up on a story we’ve been covering for a couple of weeks now, the mother of a 3 year old Montreal girl that was discovered alone along side the 417 after being reported missing for three days has been charged with criminal negligence causing bodily harm and unlawful abandonment.

The 34 year old is in custody in Salaberry de Valleyfield.

Her legal council has applied for her release pending trial but the Crown is opposing.

Contrary to U.S. President Donald Trump’s first red herring, an American report published on Canada day indicates that America’s fentanyl problem has almost nothing to do with Canada.

The Manhattan Institute examined thousands of drug busts in the U.S. and found that 97% of large scale busts occurred along the U.S./Mexico border and large scale busts from Canada are very rare.

As recently as April, Trump has tried to use the narrative of fentanyl free-flowing across the border as leverage for tariffs

As a result of a water incident a father was pronounced dead on the scene and his 8 year old child rushed to hospital in stable condition after being pulled from the Ottawa River near the west end of Westborough beach yesterday.

Police asked the public to avoid that area because of the on-going operation and investigation but they would not elaborate if anyone else is missing

A 46 year old man accused of the defacing the Holocaust memorial has been fired from his City of Ottawa position as a lawyer.

Mayor Mark Sutcliff said he was very disappointed to find out the accused was a city staffer and it seemed that their days as an employee were numbered.

Sutcliff said “the national holocaust monument is a sacred place in our city, and the Jewish community was very distraught and disturbed to see it vandalized.”

Many questions remain unanswered in Quadeville Ontario – a small community north of Calabogie where an 8 year girl was attacked by an animal last week and seriously injured.

The girl is in stable condition in CHEO but could be in store for further surgeries. OPP is warning the public to keep a close eye on kids outdoors but little more information is available as to what animal is suspected in the attack and how it happened.

OPP continue to investigate a fatal collision on the 401 near Mallorytown early Canada Day morning.

Witnesses say a motorist exited their vehicle on the shoulder and was struck by a car shortly thereafter.

Police will not release the identity of the victim at the request of the family.