Ottawa police have charged a 30-year-old man with murder and arson in connection with an Oct. 8 fire on Rossland Avenue in Nepean that claimed the life of Ottokie Kelly, a 51-year-old woman. Ahmed Hozayen, 30, of Ottawa, has been charged with first-degree murder, as well as four arson-related offences.

Chychrun returned to Ottawa this week as the top-scoring defenceman on the top team in the NHL and reflected on his time with the Senators.

Ullmark has been out of Ottawa's lineup since Dec. 22 when he left a game after one period of play in Edmonton with back tightness. It sounded precautionary at the time but turned out to be reasonably serious. This is Ullmark's second stint on the injury list. He missed a couple of weeks of action back in mid-October.

Ovechkin’s goal also produced Washington’s 30th victory of the season – the Caps join Winnipeg as the second team in the League to reach that plateau in 2024-25 – and it helped Logan Thompson nail down his 20th victory of the season, and his second consecutive shutout.

Zylstra sought to appoint longstanding Ottawa County Parks Commission President Kelly Rice and former Community Mental Health Board President Vonnie Vanderzwaag.

The Ottawa County Auditor's Office recorded the following property transfers between Jan. 6 and Jan. 10. 22233 W. Curtice East and West Road, Virginia L. Shields to Ronald J. Sheahan and Sondra N. Sheahan, $133,100. 715 S. Tiffin St., Ronald Siferd to Amen LLC, $350,000.

Plow trucks will be working around the clock into the overnight hours as more lake-effect snow is anticipated along the lakeshore in Ottawa County.

Belleville Senators forward Tyler Boucher, Brantford Bulldogs 20-year-old Tomas Hamara (who is signed) and big Finnish defenseman Eerik Wallenius were also considered for the fourth tier and are comparable prospects to the final four players ranked.

You can debate which of the Senators’ needs — a scoring forward, another defenceman, possibly some goaltending help — is more pressing but the recent skid, about two months before the trade deadline, has amplified the need for general manager Steve Staios to make a move.

The Ottawa Senators will face the Washington Capitals tonight as they are currently on a three-game winning streak. The win streak comes following a four-game skid for the Senators.

The Ottawa Charge will get to take part in their first PWHL Takeover Tour game of the season as they face the Montreal Victoire in Quebec City at the Videotron Centre.