Lansdowne 2.0 approved following sharply divided marathon meeting
The Lansdowne 2.0 redevelopment plan was approved following a marathon two-day committee session and will now head to …
October 31, 2025The Lansdowne 2.0 redevelopment plan was approved following a marathon two-day committee session and will now head to …
Sara Smith October 31, 2025I recognize that, as Canadians, we are used to paying a lot of money in taxes . But there are limits to how much we can…
Sara Smith October 31, 2025The Canadian military has set in motion an initiative to increase the number of its part-time soldiers from the current…
Sara Smith October 31, 2025Kyle Humphrey loves to go to concerts, hockey games and other events, but he doesn’t like having to sit by himself. Rea…
Sara Smith October 30, 2025Ottawa city councillors are set for a lengthy debate on the future of Lansdowne Park , with a number of public delegat…
Sara Smith October 29, 2025The tell-tale signs of trouble were already there. Read More
Sara Smith October 29, 2025Canada is proceeding full-speed ahead on one of the most, if not the most, expensive single military purchases in this …
Sara Smith October 29, 2025Two Ottawa lawyers are criticizing the federal bail reform bill , saying it is a "knee-jerk reaction" and doe…
Sara Smith October 28, 2025The Ottawa Senators have opted to give Linus Ullmark a break to get him ready for a trip to the Windy City. Read More…
Sara Smith October 27, 2025They might look funny, but Adrienne Himes doesn’t set foot on a pickleball court without her specially designed safety…
Sara Smith October 27, 2025I am one of hundreds of government employees working in an Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) division of a fede…
Sara Smith October 27, 2025A downtown Ottawa church is fighting against new parking regulations that will force parishioners to pay for parking on…
Sara Smith October 26, 2025An early morning fire in the 1700 block of Orléans' Belcourt Boulevard left a family at least temporarily displaced…
Sara Smith October 26, 2025A 43-year-old Kingston man was killed Saturday night when he was struck by a SUV while walking on Highway 11 at about 9…
Sara Smith October 26, 2025It's pretty unlikely that the good folks at Dutch-based Holmatro designed their battery-operated specialty saw to r…
Sara Smith October 25, 2025Canada's largest public service union has stepped in to take control of one of its largest component unions after c…
Sara Smith October 25, 2025As the clock ticks down to the start of the debate on Lansdowne 2.0 , city councillors rejected a bid to delay a vote o…
Sara Smith October 25, 2025Ottawa home builder Caivan is starting a new chapter at its flagship community The Conservancy in Barrhaven with a trif…
Sara Smith October 24, 2025There can be many casualties in an unexpected losing season. Read More
Sara Smith October 24, 2025A civilian worker sexually assaulted at a Canadian facility in Latvia has reached a settlement with the federal govern…
Sara Smith October 24, 2025Canada's largest public sector union is considering temporarily overseeing the operations of a smaller component un…
Sara Smith October 23, 2025I write to you from my secret location in the wildest of wild wests, also known as Westboro, to report on the scourge -…
Sara Smith October 22, 2025Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and Capital ward Coun. Shawn Menard stand on opposite sides of the Lansdowne 2.0 debate. Read Mor…
Sara Smith October 22, 2025For the last few weeks, Juliann Dickie's daily routine has looked a little different. Read More
Sara Smith October 22, 2025For all its brinksmanship, the U.S. government shut-down is part of an ongoing battle over how to right-size government…
Sara Smith October 21, 2025Re: Lansdowne 2.0 Will have a positive impact. Read More
Sara Smith October 21, 2025Raghav Chaudhary and Justin Champagne-Lagarde have a lot in common. Read More
Sara Smith October 21, 2025As an employee affected by workforce adjustment, I just don’t understand how performance bonuses for managers and exec…
Sara Smith October 20, 2025Prime Minister Mark Carney's coming cuts to the federal public service are expected to disproportionately impact fe…
Sara Smith October 20, 2025A top Canadian defence department official has admonished western leaders for pushing back against Trump administration…
Sara Smith October 20, 2025Ottawa Fire Services crews responded to two brush fires in less than two hours on Sunday afternoon. Read More
Sara Smith October 19, 2025A burn ban is now in effect for Ottawa. Read More
Sara Smith October 19, 2025In an effort to avoid a strike on Monday, La Societe de Transport de L’Outaouis (STO) has proposed to resolve contract …
Sara Smith October 19, 2025The Ottawa Senators are giving backup goalie Leevi Merilainen a chance to get some playing time and, in turn, get back …
Sara Smith October 19, 2025A woman was transported to hospital in serious, but stable condition after reportedly being stabbed multiple times in t…
Sara Smith October 18, 2025Hundreds of people attended the second No Tyrants protest at the United States Embassy in Ottawa on Saturday, holding s…
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Sara Smith October 18, 2025The new Ottawa Public Library is slated to open in the summer of 2026. It's called Ādisōke — storytelling in Algo…
Sara Smith October 18, 2025It is often associated with older adults, but delirium, an acute brain dysfunction that causes confusion and behaviour …
Sara Smith October 17, 2025Ottawa is a great place to live, but to those of us who care about beautiful and functional urban design, it fails to r…
Sara Smith October 17, 2025Some residents are gearing up to fight against a proposed highrise development on Baseline Road that many say doesn'…
Sara Smith October 17, 2025An Ottawa city council committee Tuesday accepted a plan to actively recruit family doctors to the city. That’s an ar…
Sara Smith October 16, 2025Life without captain Brady Tkachuk got off to a difficult start for the Ottawa Senators. Read More
Sara Smith October 16, 2025Ottawa is on track to become the latest community in Ontario to make physician recruitment a priority . Health care is …
Sara Smith October 16, 2025The City of Ottawa paid out more than $6 million in personal-injury and property-damage claims in the first six months…
Sara Smith October 16, 2025The Ottawa Police Service is investigating after a man was found with gunshot wounds at a rooming house in Centretown …
Sara Smith October 15, 2025Jacob Liu knows too well that the new Rideau Street restaurant he manages had a notorious predecessor . Read More
Sara Smith October 15, 2025The Canadian Museum of History announced it is closed for the day on Tuesday due to a water supply interruption. Read M…
Sara Smith October 14, 2025Language training is a very expensive process for the federal government. Some people spend their entire career trying …
Sara Smith October 14, 2025Navy leaders were worried about the political implications if journalists or others found out about an alleged serial s…
Sara Smith October 14, 2025From the balmy Thanksgiving weather at the gates of the Canadian Tire Centre to the languid post-turkey play on the ice…
Sara Smith October 13, 2025Linus Ullmark had a shot at redemption on Monday, but couldn’t do it all by himself. Read More
Sara Smith October 13, 2025The Ottawa Senators served up everything but a comeback on Thanksgiving Day. Read More
Sara Smith October 13, 2025Last week, Algonquin College hung a virtual For Sale sign outside its Perth campus. Read More
Sara Smith October 13, 2025Ottawa police are seeking public assistance in locating Mykhail Markin, 37, who was last seen in the Walkley Road area …
Sara Smith October 12, 2025Help is on the way for the Ottawa Senators. Read More
Sara Smith October 12, 2025Ottawa police are investigating a single-vehicle collision late Saturday in the city's Greely area that left a man …
Sara Smith October 12, 2025I first met Catherine McKenna at a dinner party hosted by a mutual friend during the run-up to the 2015 federal electi…
Sara Smith October 12, 2025Two of the individuals detained were arrested on outstanding warrants, while the third person was arrested for failing …
Sara Smith October 11, 2025The question of whether or not parents can live-stream the proceedings of a school board committee is raising questions…
Sara Smith October 11, 2025Ottawa city council approved a "bold" housing strategy aimed at cutting red tape, simplifying rules to speed …
Sara Smith October 11, 2025A Canadian naval officer who allegedly threatened to execute his crew has been docked pay and received a reprimand but …
Sara Smith October 10, 2025I got nailed by a speed camera a few days ago, so I write today from a special place — no, not prison — but as a convi…
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Sara Smith October 09, 2025The summer of 2025 was a record-setting season for tourism in Ottawa, thanks to an influx of Royal watchers , IronMan a…
Sara Smith October 09, 2025More than two months after being struck by a vehicle while cycling in Stittsville, Ghost Padron is still in the hospita…
Sara Smith October 09, 2025Bylaw officers hand out parking tickets and fines for raucous parties. They check out reports of property standards go…
Sara Smith October 09, 2025The Canadian Forces will continue to take part in U.S. counter-drug operations in the Caribbean but won’t provide suppo…
Sara Smith October 08, 2025Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, two prominent figures of the 2022 convoy protest, will find out on Tuesday if they will r…
Sara Smith October 07, 2025Re: What it Means to be a Journalist Read More
Sara Smith October 07, 2025The federal government's decision to withdraw funding for hotel rooms for asylum seekers has raised concerns that t…
Sara Smith October 07, 2025The City of Ottawa is looking at joining a growing number of municipalities in Ontario and across Canada that are takin…
Sara Smith October 07, 2025Their numbers are increasing at a concerning rate. But young adults and adolescents diagnosed with cancer often feel …
Sara Smith October 06, 2025For many federal executives, this is no longer hypothetical. I truly appreciate the demands of caring for a newborn whi…
Sara Smith October 06, 2025A man in his 40s suffered serious injuries when his pickup truck and a large farm tractor with a trailer collided on Ei…
Sara Smith October 05, 2025The long wait is over for Carleton University. The Ravens took home the Pedro the panda trophy on Sunday, winning 20-14…
Sara Smith October 05, 2025The Ottawa Senators wasted no time making decisions. Read More
Sara Smith October 05, 2025A traffic officer waxed poetic Saturday after a 24-year-old driver was caught blasting along Highway 174 at 73 km/h ove…
Sara Smith October 05, 2025Ottawa firefighters administered oxygen to at least one of "a number" dogs trapped in a fire at a commercial …
Sara Smith October 04, 2025Ottawa firefighters quelled a stubborn fire in a townhouse in the 1500 block of Briarwood Crescent Saturday in the city…
Sara Smith October 04, 2025I would like to express my sentiments for the return to office trends we're seeing. Read More
Sara Smith October 04, 2025When J.P. Le Maitre first noticed them swimming in the dark waters alongside his canoe at Lac La Pêche, he could not be…
Sara Smith October 04, 2025It hasn't been an easy summer for the Canada Revenue Agency. Read More
Sara Smith October 03, 2025Critics of the federal government tend to come in two forms. One group says that the government lacks a brain; the othe…
Sara Smith October 03, 2025A fresh cohort of students wasn’t the only new thing at Maplewood Secondary School in Stittsville this September to ma…
Sara Smith October 03, 2025A Canadian Army procurement project worth up to $1 billion has run into serious technical problems and could be facing …
Sara Smith October 02, 2025The next municipal election is just over a year away, but the public is getting a preview of what to expect from the ma…
Sara Smith October 01, 2025