16 h. ago City of Ottawa staff recommend against heritage district designation for Wellington Street West area

A city administration report for council's built heritage committee said the area only met or exceeded the threshold for one criteria in the Ontario Heritage Act.

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3 d. ago Opinion: Ottawa mandating city staff back to office 5 days a week is just plain stupid

Mayor Sutcliffe insists it’s a “simple shift." But it's really proof that City Hall has no culture of trust in its employees.

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3 d. ago Court challenge may force Online Streaming Act revisit: CRTC chairperson

OTTAWA — The CRTC chairperson says Parliament may have to revisit the Online Streaming Act if a court challenge by streamers succeeds. Vicky Eatrides says whether or not that happens depends on the reasons the court puts forward in its eventual decision. Eatrides made the comments in response to a question about whether, if the […]

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3 d. ago Cowan: Canadiens' sandpaper brigade delivers forceful message to Senators' rats

Habs grant no quarter after Ottawa players turn Quebec City exhibition into gong show of cheap shots, dirty hits and slashes.

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4 d. ago Did the Ottawa Senators grow their fanbase in Quebec City? We'll see

The Ottawa Senators have their last dance on The Grand Allee on Tuesday. They became the latest in a long line of National Hockey League to make a quick visit Quebec City as the team closes out its five-day stay by facing the Montreal Canadiens at the Centre Videotron on Tuesday night. It has been […]

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7 d. ago Ottawa Senators settling into Quebec City with New Jersey Devils on the horizon

Training camp has continued in Quebec's capital, and now it's time for preseason games against the Devils and Montreal Canadiens.

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9 d. ago Ottawa Senators cut 17 players before heading to Quebec City

The team boarded their Air Canada Jetz charter late in on Thursday afternoon with 31 players left in camp.

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9 d. ago Ottawa councillor says city should 'refine' but not remove speed cameras

Premier Doug Ford will introduce legislation next month that will ban municipal automated speed enforcement cameras across Ontario.

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9 d. ago Hum: Two Ottawa restaurants show how far ramen has come in the city

Kuma Takumi Ramen in Kanata and Paper Tiger Noodle Bar in Old Ottawa South take contrasting approaches. But both succeed.

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1 week ago City of Ottawa noise fines cancelled, but advocates frustrated bylaw wasn't challenged in court

Protesters and advocates say the noise bylaw tickets issued during protests in December 2023 and early 2024 infringe on their Charter freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly.

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1 week ago Saskatchewan requests Supreme Court hear its appeal to pronoun law quickly

REGINA — Saskatchewan’s government is hoping the Supreme Court of Canada will quickly hear its appeal to a ruling on the province’s school pronoun law, citing the legal case as one of national importance. The province is seeking leave to appeal after the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal ruled a challenge of the law, which prevents […]

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1 week ago City of Ottawa manager aims to clear up 'confusion' ahead of return

Ottawa city council is scheduled to vote Wednesday on whether to rescind the order to staff from city manager Wendy Stephanson.

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2 w. ago Golf course ruling stands as Supreme Court denies City of Ottawa leave to appeal

The city has argued that the original mandate for the Kanata Golf and Country Club site was about protecting open spaces. Lower courts ruled the developer's proposal represented good neighbourhood planning.

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2 w. ago 'It's bad for democracy': Former politicians plan to challenge B.C.'s electoral system in court

Dan Fumano: Over the years, there have been referendums and many debates about whether B.C. cities should scrap the at-large system in favour of something else, usually wards. But this could mark the first time the system is challenged in court.

Politics

2 w. ago Carney heads to Mexico with strategic partnership agreement on the cards

Carney's two-day visit to Mexico City is happening as Ottawa seeks more trade with Mexico in response to the United States' trade war.

Culture

2 w. ago Canada calls Israel’s Gaza surge ’horrific,’ suggests it violates international law

OTTAWA — Ottawa is calling Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza City “horrific” and suggests it violates international law. Israel escalated its bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, saying it is targeting what used to be the most populated city in the territory so that it can prevent Hamas from launching attacks. The military escalation […]

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2 w. ago Ottawa mayor promises to end youth homelessness in the city by 2030

Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says he wants to end youth homelessness in the city by 2030.

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2 w. ago Judicial rights group challenges judge’s appointment to Quebec Superior Court

A judicial rights group is denouncing the recent appointment of judge Robert Leckey to Quebec Superior Court, characterizing it as illegal and unconstitutional. 

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3 w. ago Quebec environmental lawyers group sues Ottawa over major projects bill

MONTREAL — A group of environmental lawyers says it has filed a lawsuit in Quebec Superior Court challenging the validity of the federal government’s major projects law. Centre quebecois du droit de l’environnement says the legislation gives the government excessive powers and jeopardizes democracy and environmental protections. Prime Minister Mark Carney has said the law […]

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3 w. ago Ottawa city council passes contentious 2026 budget directions

The budget directions, first unveiled in August, pitched a property tax hike of around 3.75 per cent and an increase in transit fares of between 2.5 per cent and 7.5 per cent.

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