Katie Griffin

Ottawa

Reporter and Anchor at CJOH-TV (Ottawa, ON)

@CTVOttawa Reporter/Anchor. Instructor. Lover of news, dogs and travel. Tweets are my own. Have a story idea? [email protected]

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Westport Daycare closed for investigation by education ministry

2 days ago | ctvnews.ca | Katie Griffin

Westport, Ont. daycare forced to close amid investigation Published: June 04, 2025 at 3:42PM EDTWestport Daycare in Westport, Ont. has been forced to close after the ministry of education received a complaint regarding serious safety concerns. (Katie Griffin/CTV News Ottawa)
Dismantled ByWard Market encampment highlights need for housing, advocates say

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Katie Griffin

Dismantled ByWard Market encampment highlights need for housing, advocates sayUpdated: May 30, 2025 at 5:23PM EDTPublished: May 29, 2025 at 6:45PM EDTA new encampment in the ByWard Market has a local councillor calling for long-term strategies from the city and the Salvation Army. CTV’s Katie Griffin reports.
Encampment in ByWard Market highlights need for housing

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Katie Griffin

ByWard Market encampment to be dismantled FridayPublished: May 29, 2025 at 6:45PM EDTThree tents have popped up on the median across from the Salvation Army on George Street. (Katie Griffin/CTV News Ottawa)
Bellefeuille guilty of murdering OPP officer, attempting to murder two others

2 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Katie Griffin

Bellefeuille guilty of murder, attempted murder of OPP officers Published: May 24, 2025 at 10:33AM EDTAlain Bellefeuille arrives at the courthouse in L'Orignal, Ont. on May 22, 2025. (Katie Griffin/CTV News)
Jury deliberations underway at trial for man accused of murdering OPP officer

2 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Katie Griffin

Jury deliberations underway at trial for man accused of murdering OPP officerPublished: May 22, 2025 at 4:22PM EDTAlain Bellefeuille arrives at the courthouse in L'Orignal, Ont. on May 22, 2025. (Katie Griffin/CTV News)
Accused had options other than shooting OPP officers in Bourget: Crown

3 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Katie Griffin |Jeremie Charron

Alain Bellefeuille had a slew of other options the night he shot at the OPP officers sent to his home in Bourget in the middle of the night to check on his wellbeing, the Crown told the jury at his murder trial on Monday. “The only thing you’re thinking about, Mr. Bellefeuille, is to arm yourself in silence and in the dark and wait for them,” François Dulude said during cross-examination. “It’s one of my options,” Bellefeuille replied. It’s not disputed nor contested that Bellefeuille killed Sgt.
Man accused of murdering OPP officer testifies in his own defence

4 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Katie Griffin

The man accused of murdering an Ontario Provincial Police officer and injuring two others in Bourget, Ont. nearly two years ago told the jury at his murder trial that when he heard banging at his back door around 2:30 a.m. on May 11, 2023, “immediately I think it’s an intruder trying to knock down my rear door.”Alain Bellefeuille took the stand in his own defence Thursday. He admits to killing OPP Sgt. Eric Mueller, and injuring constables Marc Lauzon and François Gamache-Asselin.
Juror dismissed at murder trial in death of OPP officer

1 month ago | ctvnews.ca | Katie Griffin

One of the jurors at the murder trial of a man accused of killing an OPP officer nearly two years ago was discharged by the judge Wednesday. The reason for the dismissal cannot be reported because of a publication ban. Fourteen people were selected to sit on the jury for Alain Bellefeuille’s murder trial that started in late March. The trial will continue with the remaining 13 jurors. Bellefeuille has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder.
Police bodycam showing man accused of killing OPP officer inside ambulance shown at murder trial

1 month ago | ctvnews.ca | Katie Griffin

Warning: some may find details in this article disturbingAlain Bellefeuille was handcuffed behind his back and hunched over on a gurney in an ambulance as he was transported to hospital less than three hours after he was arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of an Ontario Provincial Police officer in Bourget, Ont. in May 2023. A 20-minute video of the ambulance ride was played for the jury at Bellefeuille’s murder trial Wednesday. The footage was captured on the body-worn camera of Const.
Trial of man accused of killing OPP officer hears testimony of frantic search for injured colleagues

1 month ago | ctvnews.ca | Katie Griffin

An Ontario Provincial Police officer took the stand at Alain Bellefeuille’s murder trial Tuesday, describing the “frantic search” for fellow officers, what Bellefeuille had in his pockets, and the moment they found a body-worn camera belonging to Sgt. Eric Mueller following a fatal shooting in Bourget, Ont. in May 2023. Bellefeuille has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder.