Ottawa Fire Services is reminding about the importance of wearing flotation devices after another paddle boarder was rescued ...

Environment and Climate Change Canada says the scorching heat wave that sent temperatures soaring into the mid-30s across much of southern Ontario and Quebec this weekend is expected to end late ...

“Sudden, unexpected drop offs pose a serious hazard to non-swimmers who may be wading in chest deep water, then take a step ...

Firefighters have rescued multiple people in less than a week, after many continue to get caught in parts of the Ottawa River ...

Canada rugby coach Stephen Meehan has called 42 players into camp in Edmonton ahead of July test matches against Belgium and Spain. Meehan, an Australian, was named coach in December, succeeding ...

Each of the three victims who drowned at Britannia Beach from 2020 to 2023 stepped from shallow water just outside the supervised swimming area into the suddenly much deeper water inside it ...

Deachman: Britannia Beach should be made safer for swimmers. Here's how The drop-off in the water at Ottawa's west-end Britannia Beach is a hazard to non-swimmers. A report from an area resident ...

Ottawa police say a nine-year-old boy drowned at Britannia Beach on Monday, days before the city’s lifeguards are scheduled to begin patrolling the waters. Police said Tuesday the boy was found ...

A nine-year-old boy who was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition after being pulled from the water at Britannia Beach on Monday afternoon has died, police say.Ottawa Fire Services told CBC ...

A child has been hospitalized in life-threatening condition after being rescued from the water at Britannia Beach on Monday afternoon. Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) told CBC they got a call at 3:50 p.m.

A man has died after emergency crews rescued him from the water near Britannia Beach on Tuesday morning.A spokesperson for Ottawa Police Service said via email they received a call at about 10:05 a.m.

Britannia neighbourhood residents are calling for authorities to step in to dismantle what they say is a violent, dangerous "fight club" that has taken hold in a community park. Last weekend, dozens ...