An Ottawa bylaw officer was sent to the hospital with a broken leg on Saturday night after a driver allegedly struck her with their vehicle in the ByWard Market, the city's police force says. 

What began with heartbreak last September when her puppy Teddy was stolen from her downtown Ottawa apartment, led to skepticism, then joy last month when Alaina Tripp received a series of phone calls and messages telling her the miniature white poodle had been found.

Municipalities are beginning to pick up the pieces after Friday's heavy rainfall caused flooding across eastern Ontario and western Quebec.

Residents of the west Ottawa neighbourhood say the invasive plant is choking out native species and posing a risk to wildlife, and they want to work with the federal agency to get rid of it.

Nine western Quebec firefighters have landed in Edmonton to fight wildfires that have been burning out of control in Alberta for the past several weeks. 

Some eastern Ontario farmers say extreme weather events are causing them to lose crops — and they worry it's only expected to get worse.

Bangladeshis in the nation's capital say they're worried about the safety of their loved ones back home, after more than 100 people were killed last week and the government imposed an internet blackout.