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News of the day: Why did government exclude me from Early Retirement Incentive?; Ottawa shoppers look to buy Canadian as businesses brace for tariffs; Why you've likely never been inside Snider Park.
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (119+ words) A former executive explains that including older public servants would have been counter to the government’s plan to cut operating budgets. The Canadian government imposed tariffs on about $28 billion worth of American goods on Sept. 8. The downtown Ottawa park is…...
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6+ day, 4+ hour ago (104+ words) Lawyer Matt Malone says proposed reforms could make Canada’s access-to-information regime even worse. Alex Lawson says his plan to remove all on-street parking metres is unconventional, but for him, that’s part of the appeal. Drivers were caught for speeding, stunt…...
The Redblacks are so bad it should worry Ottawa taxpayers | Opinion
1+ week, 3+ day ago (450+ words) Mohammed Adam: Lansdowne 2.0's projected revenues are in jeopardy if the CFL team keeps losing the very fans the project needs to succeed. It is almost a year since Lansdowne 2.0 was approved, but it bears asking whether the Ottawa Redblacks…...
News of the day: Leiper says LRT upload windfall would be 'swallowed up' by existing budget gaps; Broken fare readers costs city up to $960,000 in lost revenue; Councillor candidates weigh in on how Ottawa can upgrade, finance stormwater infrastructure
1+ week, 5+ day ago (121+ words) The 2026 OC Transpo projections come with an anticipated windfall of about $47 million from the expected provincial upload of the city’s LRT system to Metrolinx A series of issues with fare readers on OC Transpo buses meant hundreds of thousands of…...
Ottawa is a true 'City of Kindness' say American visitors | Letters to the Editor
1+ week, 5+ day ago (508+ words) Letters to the editor of the Ottawa Citizen for Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. I want to thank everyone in your beautiful city for being so kind and such welcoming hosts. My son and I visited Ottawa for a week earlier this year....
News of the day: Tkachuk mistakenly thinks Seattle is in Canada; History reschedules their second show; Some generous Ottawans are helping set up kids for school success
2+ week, 2+ day ago (150+ words) Most hockey fans likely wouldn’t rank Brady Tkachuk as one of the smarter players in the NHL, but the former Ottawa Senators captain certainly isn’t helping his reputation with this latest flub. The concert originally scheduled for Sept. 4 at the…...
Site crowd sleuths Sutcliffe's???Good morning??? posts, proves mayor loves NCC
2+ week, 5+ day ago (848+ words) Mark Sutcliffe often gets knocked by critics for maintaining a tightly scripted public profile. The blue button-down, a politician’s haircut, the unmodulated delivery of a prepared speech — this is the mayor Ottawa has come to know from Sutcliffe’s campaign-style clips…...
Ottawa's new music venue will bring life and vibrancy to the ByWard Market | Letters to the Editor
3+ week, 1+ day ago (836+ words) Ottawa Citizen letters to the editor for Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. The new History Ottawa music venue will be a high note for downtown. Music has always been an important part of this city. In earlier times, the Civic Centre, Le Hibou…...
News of the day: New speed limits on some highways; Judge dismisses challenge of union leaders' suspensions; Should Ottawa place a moratorium on new AI data centres?
3+ week, 2+ day ago (115+ words) The change is part of Ontario’s expansion of 110 km/h speed limits across the provincial highway network. Justice Karen Perron rules that Ontario Superior Court of Justice has no jurisdiction over the case and that Federal Public Sector Labour Relations…...
Ottawa's Greenbelt is one of our most important natural assets | Letters to the Editor
3+ week, 3+ day ago (333+ words) The Ottawa Citizen's letters to the editor for Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. Randall Denley’s idea of using the National Capital Greenbelt to solve the housing crisis is like cutting off your legs to lose weight. In short, an ill-conceived and reckless suggestion....