Ottawa Citizen
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Aug 15, 2026
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Bagpiper injured in 'unprovoked' altercation in downtown Ottawa
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Bagpiper injured in 'unprovoked' altercation in downtown Ottawa
Police responded to the scene on Wellington Street following a 9-1-1 call at around 4:15 p.m. on Saturday.
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By Abyssinia Abebe
Published Aug 15, 2026
Last updated 34 minutes ago
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Ottawa Police Service officers remove crime-scene tape from a section of the sidewalk on Wellington Street after an altercation that left one man injured and another u…
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