An Ottawa man caught on video escaping from two persistent and hostile turkeys is opening up about his experience.
Michael Bourgon said he was walking home when it happened, and a stranger let him into their car to escape the duo.
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A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
In the decade-plus I've been making my weekly videos, Rebecca was the only developer to have jumped into my comments to clear up a point I was unclear about—then she graciously agreed to be on the podcast. I found her to be as generous and kind as she was talented. It's truly tragic that she's gone.
Rebecca Heineman October 30, 1963 – November 17, 2025
Rebecca Heineman, known best for co-founding original Fallout developer Interplay alongside Brian Fargo, Jay Patel, and Troy Worrell in the early 1980s, has died aged 62. https://bit.ly/4oP8CJ7
Today's Pride parade was cancelled after Queers for Palestine Ottawa halted the march.
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New from me: A recent project by Carleton University graduate students used drones to search for magnetic signals linked to unexploded bombs in the Mer Bleue Bog, which was used as a practice bombing range in the Second World War. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
New from me: More than 100 countries came together in the nation's capital in 1997 to sign an agreement banning the use of landmines. Now the Ottawa Treaty is at risk of unravelling, as several countries make plans to withdraw from it in the face of Russian aggression.
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New from me: Ottawa's largest public school board is mulling ways to find close to $20 million in savings in order to avoid a fifth consecutive deficit, before finalizing its budget next month.
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As reports emerge of a tightening race in Pierre Poilievre's Ottawa-area riding, Liberal and Conservative supporters are confident of their respective candidate's chances of winning.
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Noreen Young, a renowned Canadian puppeteer, has died.
Young, who was born in Ottawa and worked in puppetry for over 50 years, produced Under the Umbrella Tree from 1987 to 1993 and portrayed Gloria Gopher, one of the show's main characters.
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New: An Ottawa group says it's worried the Matthew Perry House, an upcoming addiction recovery centre, would take over "valuable community green space."
But officials with The Royal, Ottawa’s mental health centre, say some of their arguments aren't accurate.
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From me: The recent death of a 33-year old woman along a highway near Cornwall, Ont., on which several fatal collisions have previously occurred, has sparked a petition calling for the province to address the community's safety concerns.
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NEW from my @radiocanadainfo.bsky.social colleagues: Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi will run for the Carney Liberals, in a bid to return to federal politics. ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/214...
From colleague Joseph Tunney: Linda Howie, who also trains Shetland Sheepdogs, says she began operating a cat rescue from her home in Barrhaven during the pandemic. Thirteen cats and three dogs perished when fire tore through the home #ottnews www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Does Lutnick know premiers don't negotiate trade deals behalf of the country?
After much consideration, the Capital Ukrainian Festival has left X (Twitter). The unfiltered hate on the platform towards Ukraine and Ukrainians was unacceptable. We will continue using our account on @bsky.app and encourage our friends to find us here. 🇨🇦🇺🇦
Screenshot from the website X: The Everything App "@cityofleduc This account doesn't exist. Try searching for another."
Pleased to report that the City of Leduc X account is closed.
From @cammacd.bsky.social and me: The operators of the Ottawa parkade that partially collapsed Wednesday told owners of vehicles trapped in it that it could be a week or two before they could be reunited with their cars. #ottnews
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After 24 years of telling the stories of our community, Blair Crawford is retiring from the Ottawa Citizen today. His dedication to journalism and the people of Ottawa has been remarkable. I’m proud to proclaim February 28, 2025, as Blair Crawford Day in Ottawa.
42% of homeless Ottawans are immigrants, says a new city report, up from 20% in 2021: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
He was injured in a plane crash, treated in Ottawa, then Israel, and recently returned to thank the first responders.
I was honoured that David Chetrit took the time to share his story with me. It really was an incredible one.
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It is Theodore the Tugboat — a real boat — half-submerged in a port. Big red hat, dumbass-looking yellow face, vacant eyes.
goodnight sweet prince
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The City of Ottawa is investigating what it calls an unauthorized removal of an evergreen tree from a city park in Orléans in the week before Christmas.
All that remained on Monday morning was a stump, some loose branches and pine cones.
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84-year-old #Indigenous man’s braids cut off and dumped in garbage along with eagle feather and medicines. ‘Deeply regrettable’ incident occurred in Edmonton hospital. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... via @theglobeandmail.com #reconciliation
A law enforcement officer said a suspect in UnitedHealth CEO killing had been identified by someone who spotted him in a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The man had written a “manifesto,” according to two law enforcement officials.
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From Emma Weller and I:
Beth Conway described her daughter Stephanie McDougall as a "gentle soul" who is devoted to her three sons. When a house fire broke out on Dec. 3, McDougall "had to cross the path of the fire" to reach the bedroom of her 11-year-old.
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Ottawa Police will be losing access to its training facility at Algonquin College in 2026 and is looking for a new place to train recruits.
"That is the main area where we do all of our training in... We heavily rely on that area," said Deputy Chief Bell. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
1/ X's algorithm was changed in mid-July 2024 to systematically boost Republican-leaning accounts and Elon Musk's own account following his endorsement of Donald Trump, according to a newly released computational study of engagement from the Queensland University of Technology.⬇️