Ottawa Citizen

LRT service remains restricted at St-Laurent Station Saturday while engineers continue inspections of suspended ceiling tiles and concrete above both the north and south platforms. Read More

The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Customs and Immigration Union have added two more national strike vote dates, as members have shown up to vote in "unprecedented numbers." Read More

Public Health Ontario says a young child has died after being hospitalized for measles — the first such death in the province in more than a decade. Read More

It's great that the federal Liberals want to create more housing. Homes are good. But we can't ignore that each new home (and new car, and new person) creates more greenhouse gases. Energy-efficient new buildings don't replace old buildings' emissions; they add to them. And today the federal Liberal plan is to add up to 3.9 million homes. Read More

Steve Staios cleared a big task off his off-season "To Do" list with the introduction of head coach Travis Green last week at the Canadian Tire Centre. Read More

It takes a strong woman to hold on to her opinions against prevailing winds. It takes a stronger woman to do that while holding public office for nearly three decades. And it takes an even stronger woman to do all that while actively helping mentor and raise others. Diane Deans, who died this week of ovarian cancer, was perhaps stronger than all of that combined because she did everything with good humour and that wonderful laughter. Read More

Re: Shooting from the hip(s) — a thank-you to The Ottawa Hospital staff, May 13. Read More

On Monday night, Cathy Varrette brought her nine-year-old son Nicholas to the first in a series of public consultations as Ottawa's largest school board contemplates substantial changes to its elementary programs. Read More

Today, visitors to CHEO are greeted by a symbol of growth — a construction crane looming over the first phase of a major expansion project. Read More

Convoy protest organizer Pat King boasted about his role in gridlocking downtown Ottawa and directed protesters to honk their horns in contravention of a court order in a series of videos published on social media during the 2022 events. Read More

Why did the Ottawa Redblacks struggle offensively last season? Read More

The Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is investigating a fatal collision between a motorcycle and a sport utility vehicle in Russell late Wednesday. Read More

The death of a 16-year-old youth in a Centretown park in April has been ruled accidental, the Ottawa Police Service said Thursday. Read More

The May long holiday weekend is just around the corner, with Environment Canada forecasting a mix of sun and cloud and a high of 24 C for the Ottawa region on Victoria Day. Read More

Dear staff at the CBC, Radio-Canada and federal public service: Read More

The wheels are in motion to secure a safe cycling path over Highway 417 in the city’s west end. Read More

A reporter’s promise of confidentiality extends beyond this life, which is how I found myself on the section couch with Diane Deans in her home this past Monday. I had come to say goodbye, but also to get her blessing to tell how she helped me break what would be one of the biggest stories of my career. Read More

The Ottawa Police Service hate crime unit is investigating a video that appears to show a Muslim woman's hijab being torn off at a protest this week. Read More

The Citizen’s restaurant critic, Peter Hum, has put years of work into this list of Ottawa-area Chinese eateries, taste-testing and reviewing each spot along the way. We’ve compiled every related review we’ve published over the last five years in one spot, to help you decide where to go when it’s time for some Chinese food — from dumplings to soups to noodle dishes and more. Read More

As Jo-Anne Polak talked to a group of teenagers at Carleton University during the U18 Women's National Tackle Football Championship a year ago, she really connected when she spoke about her love of football and how she has evolved far beyond the "mansplaining" that takes place when a guy tries to discuss football with her. Read More