Ottawa police seek woman, 49, missing since Tuesday
The Ottawa Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Tara Baran, 49, last seen Tuesday morning in t…
December 31, 2025The Ottawa Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Tara Baran, 49, last seen Tuesday morning in t…
Sara Smith December 31, 2025An expired license plate spotted on a provincial police automated license plate reader led police to a 34-year-old Toro…
Sara Smith December 31, 2025Mayor Mark Sutcliffe sat down for an end-of-year interview with the Ottawa Citizen and highlighted some "big wins…
Sara Smith December 31, 2025The Liberal government has missed its own deadline for releasing its new defence industrial strategy with no word now o…
Sara Smith December 30, 2025Freezing rain continues to coat Ottawa’s roads, sidewalks, and infrastructure in a dangerous layer of ice. Read More
Sara Smith December 29, 2025Just minutes after the power goes out in the Manordale neighbourhood, the sounds of gas-powered generators begin their …
Sara Smith December 29, 2025The world junior hockey championship is unfolding without Bob McKenzie on the scene for the first time in more than thr…
Sara Smith December 29, 2025In a lot of ways, 2025 has been an unusual year, what with threats of annexation, Alberta separatism and -- gah, what’s…
Sara Smith December 29, 2025A significant flooding incident at the Carleton Lodge long-term care home Saturday has left some residents displaced. R…
Sara Smith December 28, 2025Linus Ullmark has been granted a leave of absence. Read More
Sara Smith December 28, 2025Hockey may be Canadians’ favourite pastime, but it’s best to keep sports and state divided—especially when it means get…
Sara Smith December 28, 2025Show #3 Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School Read More
Sara Smith December 27, 2025Environment Canada issued a special weather statement Saturday morning warning of a "long-lasting period of freezi…
Sara Smith December 27, 2025With property taxes set to rise by 3.75 per cent in the new year, the average urban homeowner will be paying an additio…
Sara Smith December 27, 2025This heavy-footed G2 driver must have thought Boxing Day was a police holiday. Read More
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Sara Smith December 26, 2025A camera doesn’t change what happened. But it does decide who gets to see. Read More
Sara Smith December 26, 2025One Ottawa firefighter received a minor injury and crews needed roughly 90 minutes to extinguish a blaze in a large bar…
Sara Smith December 25, 2025What started as a late-night Christmas Eve Toronto bar crawl for old school friends Wriju Ghosh and Amit Biswas led to …
Sara Smith December 25, 2025One person sustained minor injuries and was extricated from their vehicle after a Christmas morning collision in Barrha…
Sara Smith December 25, 2025Canada began 2025 braced for an election and spent the year watching politics leak into places usually outside the camp…
Sara Smith December 25, 2025There will still be black and blue boxes for recycling lining Ottawa-area streets and you will still have to place them…
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Sara Smith December 24, 2025After a year of high-profile events, protests and crime, Ottawa Police Service Chief Eric Stubbs sat down with the Otta…
Sara Smith December 24, 2025WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Sens 1-on-1 with Bruce Garrioch , Bruce speaks with former Ottawa Senators head …
Sara Smith December 23, 2025We don’t all celebrate Christmas, but we all move through it. Read More
Sara Smith December 23, 2025If practice makes perfect, what does a lack of practice do to a skill set? Read More
Sara Smith December 22, 2025For Sandra Copeland, being a breakfast program co-ordinator is more than just a job. It is her career. Read More
Sara Smith December 22, 2025The question of how the government is making decisions on hybrid work hangs over rumours of a potential full-time retur…
Sara Smith December 22, 2025I'm a manager at a small agency with an office in the NCR and I'm struggling with the news that we might be goi…
Sara Smith December 22, 2025The hockey community in Ottawa came together on Sunday to honour an Ottawa police officer who died earlier this year, a…
Sara Smith December 21, 2025As you prepare to ring in the new year, here's what you need to know about what's open and closed in Ottawa ove…
Sara Smith December 21, 2025Ottawa police are seeking public assistance in locating an 8-year-old boy last reported to be in the Carling Avenue and…
Sara Smith December 21, 2025Carleton University student Brooke Anderson relies on OC Transpo for her long commutes to campus from Kanata but is oft…
Sara Smith December 21, 2025New rules for who qualifies as a Canadian supplier don’t do enough to ensure federal government purchases support domes…
Sara Smith December 20, 2025Show # 2 All Saints High School Read More
Sara Smith December 20, 2025Sandy Hill resident Benjamin Dennie said recent Beer Store closures have forced him to throw his empty alcohol containe…
Sara Smith December 20, 2025Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a major shuffle in the senior ranks of the federal public service. Read More…
Sara Smith December 19, 2025Were you growing accustomed to the recent balmy conditions in the capital? Read More
Sara Smith December 19, 2025A new McDonald's on Rideau Street is paying tribute to its predecessor's most infamous guest by making a dona…
Sara Smith December 19, 2025Re: He applied to stay in the country, but this CHEO nurse's future in Canada remains uncertain Read More
Sara Smith December 18, 2025In late October, the Ottawa Citizen published details about an initiative, developed by Chief of the Defence Staff Gen.…
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Sara Smith December 17, 2025All I want for Christmas is a decent tree canopy . Instead, all I’ve got is this rotten Yuletide tale of how the capita…
Sara Smith December 17, 2025Ottawa Police are rolling out new district traffic units to address growing concerns over speeding and road safety acr…
Sara Smith December 16, 2025The Department of National Defence is looking to the U.S. military as it sets the stage for a new Canadian Forces space…
Sara Smith December 16, 2025A rainbow crosswalk, Uber Eats, Starbucks, a biryani restaurant and a French elementary school. These are five things A…
Sara Smith December 15, 2025The defence department has launched an investigation into the leak of a document now being used to undercut the governm…
Sara Smith December 15, 2025A public Hanukkah celebration in Ottawa will go ahead on Sunday afternoon after a mass shooting at a holiday event in S…
Sara Smith December 14, 2025Travellers flying out of the Ottawa International Airport will not have to pack their own meals after Gategourmet reach…
Sara Smith December 14, 2025A stabbing in downtown Ottawa sent one person to hospital Sunday morning, prompting an ongoing police investigation in…
Sara Smith December 14, 2025As judicial delays in Ottawa reach crisis levels , some lawyers argue the federal government's new Protecting Victi…
Sara Smith December 14, 2025The talk finally turned to action on the National Hockey League's trade market on Friday, and both involved teams n…
Sara Smith December 13, 2025Jennifer Schurer hopes 500 signatures gives her petition a chance to persuade the City of Ottawa to reduce how much roa…
Sara Smith December 13, 2025During a recent “breakfast chat” with Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe , Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke briefly about the …
Sara Smith December 12, 2025The controversial Victims of Communism memorial in downtown Ottawa will no longer feature the names of specific individ…
Sara Smith December 11, 2025School buses for Ottawa's four major boards were running Wednesday morning despite snowfall overnight , but buses w…
Sara Smith December 10, 2025The federal government has released few details when it comes to which departments and agencies will be shedding the mo…
Sara Smith December 10, 2025A new report has found that a military police investigation that led to a Canadian Forces major general being charged w…
Sara Smith December 09, 2025Five years ago, Sa'id Altawalbeh packed his life into a few suitcases and touched down in Canada with a dream of ki…
Sara Smith December 09, 2025Advocates are calling on the federal and provincial governments to invest in restorative justice programs for survivors…
Sara Smith December 08, 2025Thank you for your letter. Read More
Sara Smith December 08, 2025Government officials are refusing to meet with Ontario farmers about a controversial missile defence radar after one of…
Sara Smith December 08, 2025There was a changing of the guard at the Canadian Tire Centre on Sunday morning. Read More
Sara Smith December 07, 2025The Ontario Provincial Police have cautioned residents of Smith Falls and area Sunday to be alert following a possible …
Sara Smith December 07, 2025Exercising and improving nutrition before surgery can have positive benefits for older adults, but only if they fully t…
Sara Smith December 07, 2025A return-to-office five days a week is rumoured for the federal workforce, and details point to a much more structured…
Sara Smith December 06, 2025Some Ottawa parents may be scrambling to find full-time or extended-day child-care spots as rumours swirl of a full fed…
Sara Smith December 05, 2025Revisiting the pages of the federal budget, the breadth of government activity is astonishing. There is seemingly a pro…
Sara Smith December 04, 2025The cost of an initial order of U.S.-supplied equipment for Canada’s new fleet of warships has almost tripled as more A…
Sara Smith December 04, 2025There aren’t enough Christmas tunes in the world to make everyone happy. But now that we’re officially in the season of…
Sara Smith December 03, 2025Rumours persist that the feds are going to mandate public service workers back to the office five days a week — a bol…
Sara Smith December 03, 2025The public relations war between supporters of the F-35 and Gripen has taken another twist as an internal Department of…
Sara Smith December 03, 2025The Ottawa Senators' helmetless warmup in Sin City has ruffled feathers at the National Hockey League's headqua…
Sara Smith December 02, 2025Inside a non-descript office building near Billings Bridge, health professionals, social workers, therapists and more a…
Sara Smith December 02, 2025A new Canadian Army equipment program that could be worth almost $500 million is designed to select only U.S.-provided …
Sara Smith December 01, 2025A sentencing hearing for a former city lawyer who pleaded guilty to vandalizing the National Holocaust Monument is exp…
Sara Smith December 01, 2025I’ve been a public servant for 23 years, and I’ve seen the pendulum of government funding swing back and forth a couple…
Sara Smith December 01, 2025