One man has been charged with several offences after an incident at East Block yesterday.

At about 2:40 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, 2025, a man entered the security screening area of the East Block of Parliament Hill and began making threats to the safety of those inside.

The man was isolated to the security screening area, and the Parliamentary Protective Service (PPS) and the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) attended to facilitate an evacuation of the building and surrounding area.

Multiple OPS and PPS resources were deployed, including OPS CBRNE (Chemical, Biological,  Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives), Emergency Services Unit, K9, Tactical, Negotiators, Neighbourhood Resource Teams and Traffic.

After hours of negotiations, the man surrendered peacefully to police and was arrested on scene.

Several packages were found in the area and were searched and cleared by police.

No one was injured in the incident. No explosives, weapons or hazardous materials were located on the accused.

A 31-year-old Ottawa man was charged with the following offences:

Breach of Probation (x2)

Public Mischief

Uttering Threats to Cause Property Damage

He will appear in court today.

The investigation continues.

https://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/news/east-block-update-one-man-arrested.aspx

Name will likely be released following the court appearance.

At least I think they are weevils. Is it a big problem?

Are you experiencing it too?

The schedule is out! Vanier/Overbrook and surroundings are first up!

Sunday, April 27, 2025 Ottawa Stadium
300 Coventry Road

Saturday, May 24, 2025 Rideau Carleton Casino 4837 Albion Road

Sunday, June 22, 2025 Trail Waste Facility 4475 Trail Road

Saturday, July 26, 2025 Canadian Tire Centre 200 Cyclone Taylor Blvd

Saturday, August 9, 2025 Innes Snow Dump Facility 2170 Mer Bleu Road

Sunday, September 7, 2025 Tunney’s Pasture Please follow the signage at Tunney’s Pasture for the specific location of the event

Saturday, September 27, 2025 Conroy Snow Dump Facility 3100 Conroy Road

Saturday, October 18,2025 Strandherd Snow Dump Facility Philsar Road

Saturday, November 1, 2025 Westbrook Snow Dump Facility
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Anybody know what may have happened? Several pops and yelling heard around Craig Henry courts, and a bunch of sirens, cops, fire, ambulance heading in this direction.

Ottawa Police just tweeted it.

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Picture attached. Not sure what this is called.

It was damaged by JR after they accidentally plowed my lawn last weekend.

In any case I'm not sure if it's something the city fixes or if I have to. And if the latter, how I go about that.

I've looked on the 311 website and none of the categories seem to apply to this.

That's one way to use your time.

Like the title says, driving on the 174 Saturday night, in the dark with rain and trying to figure out where the lanes are is a hazard. Or is it just me?

Fully admit I wrote pant instead of paint, but I think you get the idea.

My vet was closed today (they’re normally open Saturdays) and so I couldn’t pick up my dogs insulin and we’re fully out.

Anyone have two days worth or more I could buy off of them?

I called the emergency vet and they’re charging $300 for a consult in order to get the prescription.

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Anyone have insights/updates on the closure of the pathway behind Parliament? When I click on that particular part of the map, it shows that works are supposed to take place between June 2022 and Spring 2025. Does anyone know if there’s a chance that this section might re-open this year?

https://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/closures/closure-of-sections-of-the-ottawa-river-pathway-behind-parliament-hill

I have been looking to take a fire arms training course but there seems to be quite a few options throughout Ottawa. The only thing that is putting me off is that most of them only seem to take E-transfers as payment to hold your spot? That kind of goes against every scam prevention I was ever taught.

Can anyone suggest a reputable training courses in the Ottawa area?

A good friend of mine used to play in this band, called Mainstream, in the 1980s but has no pictures of this time. Now, old and reminiscing like all of us, he'd love to have a picture of old times. Sed what you have, much appreciated.

Hey all, my friends got in a pretty serious accident at Maisonneuve and Sacré Cœur (just after the Macdonald-Cartier bridge) yesterday Apr 5 around 3:30pm. There was one witness but the phone number he gave was incorrect. One of my friends has a concussion and the car is totaled. If anyone witnessed the accident or has dashcam footage please reach out. Thanks.

I have a project due tonight. It involves scanning my project to submit online. I will not be finished by 5pm, which is when Staples closes. Is there anywhere in Ottawa that is open for document scanning late night? Any suggestion would be helpful. I don't mind travelling across the city.

With the closure of Casey's in Kanata. Does anyone know of a cheapish drop in doggy day care in Ottawa that is open on a Saturday?

The only one we can think of is Petsmart and we would prefer not to take them there.

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Yeah, it was there a few mins ago , must be something happening in regards to the situation, I heard a robot was brought in, or something,

Hi all. I found a wallet yesterday on Bank Street at Lisgar. The person doesn't seem to be on Facebook and we can't message them on LinkedIn for some reason. If you lost a wallet, please massage with your name. Do the rest of you know what my next move is (short of driving it to their house)? Can I drop it off at Service Canada or something? Thanks in advance.