Significant rainfall led to flooding in many parts of Ottawa. Hydro Ottawa reported that 24,000 customers were left without power. Partial operation of the LRT is resuming, OC Transpo expects to have the full system up and running by Monday 14 August. Shuttle bus services R1, R1 Express and Para R1 will continue to operate without changes,

The Nuclear Power Regulator must decide to create a nuclear waste dump on the Chalk River near Ottawa as indigenous peoples are angry. The Gleb Community Association is calling on the city to work together to close the Queen Elizabeth Driveway.

On August 7, Meta completely blocked news content in Canada from its platforms as a result of a law passed by Ottawa. Residents of Canada will no longer see links or content from pages or news accounts.