Homicide suspect remains at large

Ottawa Police have issued a Canada-wide warrant for first-degree murder for 33-year-old Steven Frenette.

The man suspected in a shooting death that took place Saturday afternoon in Centretown.

The victim of the city’s 21st homicide of the year, identified as Lee John Joseph Germain, 32, was found seriously wounded at 571 McLeod St. after gunshots were heard around 4 p.m. Dec. 10. read more

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Giving on the menu at Art Is In

pg03-n-mealsKevin and Stephanie Mathieson, owners of the Art Is In Bakery, have recently partnered with Mealshare. Heather Botham, Centretown NewsWhen Kevin and Stephanie Mathieson learned that their restaurant could help provide free meals to youth in need, the couple thought it was a great chance to give back to their community.

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Kitigan Zibi files claim for the Hill

An Algonquin nation in Quebec has launched a land-claim lawsuit asserting rights over a high-profile swath of downtown Ottawa including Parliament Hill and LeBreton Flats, potentially complicating the NCC’s ongoing redevelopment of the Flats and Windmill’s planned “Zibi” commercial-residential real estate project on adjacent lands around the Chaudière Falls.

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