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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Pleas to return religious artifacts inside trailer stolen from west Ottawa

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Katie Griffin

Members of Ottawa’s Catholic community are pleading for the return of religious items that were inside a trailer that was stolen in the city’s west end last week. A large model of the Ark of the Covenant and two angel statues were among the items inside the trailer that had been parked in the area of Baseline and Merivale roads. “Thankfully we had taken the pilgrim statue of Our Lady of the Cape out of the trailer,” said Dennis Girard, the director of the Marian Devotional Movement.
Bellefeuille seeks to appeal murder conviction in OPP officer's death in Bourget, Ont.

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Katie Griffin

Weeks after he was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Eric Mueller and the attempted murder of two other officers, Alain Bellefeuille has filed a notice of appeal seeking to have the convictions overturned. In the notice of appeal signed on June 12, Bellefeuille states he wants to appeal both the convictions and sentences.
The next chapter: CTV News Ottawa’s Leanne Cusack and Joel Haslam sign off

2 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Katie Griffin

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Westport Daycare closed for investigation by education ministry

3 weeks 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

4 weeks 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

4 weeks 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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.