@SamHoupt

Former reporter with CTV Ottawa, Global Peterborough Opinions are now my own

 Ottawa, Ontario
Joined March 2021
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That's a wrap on my time in the news industry. I'm off to go pursue an exciting opportunity. Cheers to everyone who welcomed me into their homes - thanks for watching, and it's been a pleasure to keep you informed!
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I'm heartbroken and furious to learn many of my former colleagues @CHEXNewswatch were laid off this week following more cuts to local news. These brilliant people have worked to the bone with little resources to keep Peterborough informed - now repaid with a slap to the face.
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I still wholeheartedly believe in the power of local news, but it has to be supported and fostered, not 'restructured' to the point of watered-down coverage and skeleton crews.
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Ontario appoints supervisor to oversee Renfrew Victoria Hospital amid claims of financial irregularities ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ontario-ap…
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Stittsville residents on Kearnsley Way are seeking answers after an unusual bylaw crackdown on Friday. Every home on the street with a basketball net received a ticket instructing homeowners to remove their nets from the road. ottawa.ctvnews.ca/stittsvill…
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Merci @SamHoupt! ottawa.ctvnews.ca/a-1-km-str…

A 1 KM stretch of an Ottawa road has 4 photo radar and red light cameras, catching thousands of...

Motorists will want to watch out for cameras on a one-kilometre stretch of King Edward Avenue, where photo radar and red light cameras have caught thousands of drivers so far this year.

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This weekend the ByWard Market is celebrating its first ever Cinco de Mayo - an event three years in the making. ottawa.ctvnews.ca/inaugural-…

Inaugural Cinco de Mayo festival serves up Mexican culture in the ByWard Market

A weekend of Mexican festivities is underway in the ByWard Market, where an inaugural Cinco de Mayo celebration has kicked off.

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This morning's highrise fire in Overbrook has been deemed suspicious by Ottawa police. ottawa.ctvnews.ca/highrise-f…
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A group of moms in Ottawa have come together to make sure those in need have access to food while food banks across Ontario struggle to meet a surge in use. WATCH: ottawa.ctvnews.ca/video/c291…
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If you were anywhere near the Hill yesterday afternoon, you would have heard the pipes blaring and drums pounding for Tartan Day. WATCH: ottawa.ctvnews.ca/video/c290…
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A Centretown neighbourhood is left shaken following the death of a 16-year-old boy. ottawa.ctvnews.ca/incredibly…

'Incredibly tragic:' Ottawa residents shocked by death of teen in Centretown park

Shaken residents of Ottawa worked Sunday to process the aftermath of an apparent fight that killed a teenager in Centretown on Friday night.

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More than 100 Indigenous hockey players are taking part in the first-ever Indigenous Hockey Showcase in Gatineau this weekend. WATCH: ottawa.ctvnews.ca/video/c290…
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Here's how the sugarbush season capped off at The Log Farm in Nepean today: ottawa.ctvnews.ca/video/c289…
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Westboro residents recall frantic scene after woman shot by Ottawa police officer

The neighbourhood of Westboro is in shock following a police-involved shooting Friday afternoon that sent a 25-year-old woman to hospital in critical condition.

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A dream vacation to Mexico became a nightmare for 180 people after Flair Airlines delayed flights home for multiple days - leaving families stranded in Cancun. ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-pas…

Ottawa passengers trapped in Mexico for days after Flair Airlines cancels flights

A dream vacation to Cancun became a nightmare for 180 people after flights home were delayed for multiple days. Sources told CTV News Ottawa Sunday they have finally landed in Ottawa.

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Somerset West Community Health Centre has opened a temporary outdoor safe consumption site at its Eccles St. location - two weeks following its closure due to staff being exposed to harmful drug fumes. ottawa.ctvnews.ca/somerset-w…

Somerset West Community Health Centre opens outdoor consumption, treatment service

Somerset West Community Health Centre (SWCHC) says it’s been granted an emergency exemption by Health Canada (HC) to open a temporary consumption and treatment service (CTS) in its enclosed outdoor...

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I was thrilled to meet members of the Eastern Ontario 99s this afternoon - they held an event at the Rockcliffe Flight Club, connecting aspiring female pilots with aviation experts. More on the Meet a Pilot event tonight at 6PM
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O-Town Showdown returns to the Glebe Community Centre

The Glebe Community Centre was thumping with music and dance over the weekend, as the O-Town Showdown made its grand return.

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Churchgoers in Richmond return to Sunday mass after major fire

A Catholic community in Richmond has returned to their church for the first time since a fire broke out earlier this month.

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