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• Today's Letters: Mark Carney is welcome in Nepean riding

  16-04-2025 10:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Re: Denley, For Mark Carney, Nepean is little more than a convenient riding, April 8. Read More
  
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• Koehl: Free us from the danger of pickup trucks

  08-05-2025 10:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Freedom. It’s a word we hear often, whether in economics, pandemics or political campaigns. There’s the freedom of the markets, the so-called "Freedom Convoy," and a country that is promoted as free and strong. Freedom is also central to the successful marketing of pickup trucks, products that are proliferating on our roads. The danger that these vehicles pose to the lives of pedestrians is rarely mentioned. Read More
  
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• Today's letters: 'Longest ballot committee' at it again in Alberta

  08-05-2025 10:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  In the end, it made no difference to the results in Carleton riding that there were 91 names on the ballot. Bruce Fanjoy still would have won, Pierre Poilievre still would have lost. All it did was create confusion for those trying to vote, and extra time and effort for those whose task was to count the votes and report results. If the point was to protest "first past the post," it is beyond me how the point was made. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Filipino food and music festival postponed

  07-05-2025 23:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Organizers have announced the postponement of a two-day Fun Philippines Ottawa Food and Music Street Festival that had been scheduled for the Parliament Hill district later this month. Read More
  
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• Higher measles risk heightens anxiety for immunocompromised individuals

  07-05-2025 22:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Mike Bialek doesn’t have many options when it comes to protecting himself from measles. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Charge ready for PWHL playoffs after strong five-game finish and outpouring of support

  07-05-2025 22:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Aside from one hiccup, the Ottawa Charge has done a good job of containing "The GOAT" this season. Read More
  
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• Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

  07-05-2025 21:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  OTTAWA — There’s growing chatter in senior bureaucratic circles that the new Carney government is exploring a different way to govern – one that could execute plans for the biggest remake of Canada’s economy since the Second World War.  Read More
  
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• Youth, 17, arrested for April stabbing at Place d’Orléans

  07-05-2025 20:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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• Ottawa Senators owner Michael Andlauer tells fans 'we're just getting started'

  07-05-2025 20:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Michael Andlauer is confident the step the Ottawa Senators took this season is only the beginning. Read More
  
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• Man arrested after hours long perch on downtown Ottawa roof

  07-05-2025 20:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The city's downtown area looked like a movie set Tuesday afternoon after a man clambered to the top of a roof to elude police attempting to serve a warrant. Read More
  
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• Fake 'bank fraud inspectors' arrested in Ottawa card scam

  07-05-2025 18:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa police fraud squad detectives have arrested two people who posed as "bank fraud inspectors" in a series of recent incidents, Read More
  
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• OCDSB trustees vote to approve boundary changes, phase out alternative schools

  07-05-2025 18:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  In a marathon meeting Tuesday night, trustees at Ottawa's largest school board voted to phase out alternative schools, keep 26 classes for students with special needs and approve controversial boundary changes. Read More
  
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• More than flowers: This year's Tulip Festival will shower Ottawa with photo ops, fireworks and free movie screenings

  07-05-2025 17:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Canadian Tulip Festival stems from a gift. Read More
  
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• Homes: Amsted boldly plans for the future as its company co-founders set to retire

  07-05-2025 16:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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• Vandalism cuts Rogers internet in eastern Ottawa, repairs ongoing

  07-05-2025 15:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Rogers internet users in Embrun, Russell, Orleans and Gloucester are experiencing outages on Wednesday morning. Read More
  
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• Vandalism cuts Rogers internet in eastern Ottawa, repairs on going

  07-05-2025 15:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Rogers internet users in Embrun, Russell, Orleans and Gloucester are experiencing outages on Wednesday morning. Read More
  
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• Vandalism cuts Rogers internet in eastern Ottawa

  07-05-2025 15:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Rogers internet users in Embrun, Russell, Orleans and Gloucester are experiencing outages on Wednesday morning. Read More
  
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• Rogers internet down in eastern Ottawa, repairs delayed

  07-05-2025 15:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Rogers internet users in Embrun, Russell, Orleans and Gloucester are experiencing outages on Wednesday morning. Read More
  
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• Khurana : How the federal government can put AI on the map

  07-05-2025 10:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  On the campaign trail, Prime Minister Mark Carney listed artifical intelligence (AI) as one of five critical sectors to form the backbone of his industrial strategy. With Carney now set to govern, that’s noteworthy because — compared to other fields — Canada's greatest AI opportunity lies in an unexpected domain: government itself. Read More
  
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• Today's letters: OC Transpo's free weekend gets a (mostly) good review

  07-05-2025 10:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Re: OC Transpo offers free-fare weekend as it rolls out route overhaul, May 1. Read More
  
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• Public servant denied vaccine exemption over 'earth-based spirituality'

  07-05-2025 10:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Federal Public Sector Relations Board has denied a grievance from a public servant, who sought an exemption from the federal government's COVID-19 vaccine mandate because of his "earth-based spirituality." Read More
  
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• Malfunctioning missiles purchased by Canadian Army for personnel in Latvia now fixed

  07-05-2025 10:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Canadian military says problems affecting its new anti-tank missiles have been fixed, but it is declining to provide details about the technical issues that caused the weapons to malfunction. Read More
  
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• Alberta premier defends speech outlining grievances with Ottawa - MSN

  07-05-2025 07:48 via news.google.com
  Alberta premier defends speech outlining grievances with Ottawa  MSN
  
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• Minister Joly, Ambassador Miraillet to discuss Canada-France relations in Ottawa on May 8 - The Hill Times

  07-05-2025 07:00 via news.google.com
  Minister Joly, Ambassador Miraillet to discuss Canada-France relations in Ottawa on May 8  The Hill Times
  
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• Alberta premier defends speech outlining grievances with Ottawa - Yahoo News Canada

  07-05-2025 03:17 via news.google.com
  Alberta premier defends speech outlining grievances with Ottawa  Yahoo News Canada
  
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• Alberta premier defends speech outlining grievances with Ottawa - Global News

  07-05-2025 03:15 via news.google.com
  Alberta premier defends speech outlining grievances with Ottawa  Global News
  
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• Alberta premier hopes to work with Ottawa - Global News

  07-05-2025 02:56 via news.google.com
  Alberta premier hopes to work with Ottawa  Global News
  
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• Body found near Pembroke identified as Ottawa man missing since 2023 - Ottawa Citizen

  07-05-2025 02:13 via news.google.com
  Body found near Pembroke identified as Ottawa man missing since 2023  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Body found near Pembroke identified as Ottawa man missing since 2023

  07-05-2025 02:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A body found near Pembroke has been identified as a 54-year-old Ottawa man last seen in January 2023. Read More
  
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• Police look for help as they try to ID suspects in $24,000 fraud case

  07-05-2025 01:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Ottawa police have asked for the public's help as they try to identify suspects in a credit card fraud case. Read More
  
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