42 h. ago Ottawa Senators rookie Stephen Halliday ready to make impact at prospect tournament

Stephen Halliday may not start the season with the Ottawa Senators, but he’ll be only a phone call away. The road to putting himself on the radar screen begins on Saturday. The Senators have depth down the middle of the ice heading into training camp, which gets underway next Wednesday at the Canadian Tire Centre, […]

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52 h. ago Ottawa councillor calls for debate, vote on rescinding return

The vote is expected to take place at the next city council meeting on Sept. 24.

Other

2 d. ago Adam: Put the brakes on these calls for a new Ottawa ring road

Although the city's transportation plan rejects the idea, two local politicians have issued fresh calls for Premier Ford to OK a major bypass.

Transport

3 d. ago Environment groups call for swift climate policies ahead of fall Parliament session

OTTAWA — Environment groups are calling on the federal government to move swiftly on climate policies in the upcoming session of Parliament. The calls are coming as the Liberal government sends unclear signals about greenhouse gas emission targets and rolls back a policy to get more electric vehicles on the road. While the Canadian Climate […]

Society

6 d. ago Lawyers call for Ottawa to bolster agencies managing tariffs, sanctions and trade policy

Canadian international trade and investment lawyers say the federal units are under strain amid a surge of activity, threatening Canada's economic resilience

Economics

8 d. ago First Nations call on Ottawa to crack down on drug traffickers in their communities

First Nations chiefs today called on Ottawa to crack down on the people selling drugs that are claiming lives in their communities.

Other

9 d. ago Chiefs vote down pitch to include First Nations infrastructure in major projects push

First Nations chiefs voted down a resolution that would have called on Ottawa to include First Nations infrastructure ventures in its national push to fast-track major projects.

Politics

9 d. ago Woman injured in jump from second floor in south Ottawa townhouse fire

Ottawa Fire Service received several 911 calls reporting a fire at a townhouse in the city's south end.

Events

1 week ago Poilievre calls on Liberals to scrap the temporary foreign worker program

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the Liberals to scrap the temporary foreign worker program and to stop issuing visas under the program. Poilievre argues a jobs crisis among young people has been caused in part by corporations hiring foreigners who work for less than Canadian citizens. He is calling out specific […]

Society

1 week ago NACO getting new music director, but will he call Ottawa home?

The National Arts Centre Orchestra's new music director will succeed Alexander Shelley in the summer of 2026

Other

1 week ago Ottawa police overdose calls trending in right direction so far in 2025

From Jan. 1 to Aug. 11, Ottawa police had responded to 364 overdose calls and had administered naloxone 29 times

Events

3 w. ago Ottawa firefighters quickly deal with basement fire on Borthwick Avenue

Ottawa Fire Services took multiple 911 calls at 6:52 p.m. Saturday about the fire in the basement of a row housing end unit.

Events

3 w. ago Ottawa activists call on city councillors to reject proposed boost to police budget

The city's budget directions report recommended an increase in the Ottawa Police Service budget of up to 6.5 per cent, the highest increase in the last 15 years. 

Events

3 w. ago Canada seeks meeting to address China’s WTO complaint over steel tariffs

OTTAWA — Canada is defending its steel tariffs against China after Beijing lodged a complaint last week at the World Trade Organization. Beijing is taking issue with Canada’s 25 per cent surtax on imports that contain steel melted or poured in China, calling the duties discriminatory and urging Ottawa to reverse course. Prime Minister Mark […]

Economics

3 w. ago Ottawa bakery’s rainbow doughnuts return for Pride, with a call for real allyship

Behind the fondant arcs is queer joy, and a critique of how the annual celebration-protest is commercialized at the expense of small businesses in the LGBTQ+ community.

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