
Joseph Tunney
Joseph Tunney is a reporter for CBC News in Ottawa. He can be reached at joe.tunney@cbc.ca
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OPS constable temporarily demoted following hearing into sexual harassment
An Ottawa Police Service constable has been demoted for 18 months following a disciplinary hearing involving unwelcome comments and physical touching of a fellow officer.
Canada -Ottawa |

Crown seeking 4 years for suspended lawyer James Bowie
The Crown is asking for a four-year custodial sentence for James Bowie, the Ottawa criminal defence lawyer who in March was found guilty of extortion, uttering death threats and criminal harassment.
Canada -Ottawa |

An Ottawa runner posted online asking 'Did you save my life?' Then he got an answer
Tommy Chan knows he ran five kilometres on Tuesday, May 20. He just doesn’t remember it. He says he had a post-run heart attack and was searching for a way to say thank you to the bystanders who stepped in.
Canada -Ottawa |

Rabid red fox euthanized in eastern Ontario
Rabies has been detected in a red fox in this part of the province, with health authorities saying the animal was euthanized and those in contact with it receiving proper treatment.
Canada -Ottawa |

Ministry of Education launches investigation into OCDSB finances
The province is launching a financial investigation into the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB), which may lead to the ministry taking control of its budget.
Canada -Ottawa |
Perth man pleads guilty to sexual interference involving minor
A Perth man and former volunteer with the Children's Aid Society of Ottawa has been sentenced to two and half years in jail after pleading guilty to sexual interference in a case involving a minor.
Canada -Ottawa |

Major fire at wooden apartment building construction site
Firefighters were busy with a large fire in a west Ottawa apartment building under construction Tuesday morning.
Canada -Ottawa |
Seed sales blossoming as gardeners try to avoid U.S. produce
Local seed suppliers say they have seen an increase in sales and suspect Ottawans are increasingly planting their own gardens as a way to supplement their grocery lists amid Canada's ongoing trade war with the United States.
Canada -Ottawa |
13 cats, 3 dogs dead in Barrhaven house fire
A woman who ran an unregistered cat shelter from her Barrhaven home says she's in shock after losing more than a dozen animals in a fire earlier this week.
Canada -Ottawa |

Mother of fatal stabbing victim seeking answers from Ottawa Community Housing
The mother of a man who was fatally stabbed last month wants to know why one of the men charged in the killing was still living in the same Ottawa Community Housing (OCH) building as her son, despite being charged last year for an earlier stabbing at the same address.
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