Ottawa Citizen

The school bus consortium that serves Ottawa's two English language school boards faces a $4.6-million hit to its budget if the city increases youth transit fares on Jan. 1. Read More

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Approximately 100 anti-war protesters occupied the lobby of the Confederation Building in Ottawa on the morning of Dec. 3, calling for an immediate arms embargo on Israel. Read More

Ottawa’s board of health approved an $82.7-million budget this week that will allow Ottawa Public Health to offer its core services with the help of a one-time stabilization funding boost from the city and some money from reserves. Read More

After more than a year of delay, the controversial Victims of Communism memorial will be officially unveiled in Ottawa on Dec. 12. Read More

After five years of putting up elaborate holiday displays at his home in Stittsville, Shawn Turcotte is saying farewell to the tradition with his family's biggest display yet. Read More

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Jurors were set to commence deliberations in Nikolas Ibey's first-degree murder trial after hearing closing arguments from Crown attorneys and from Ibey's defence lawyers Dec. 2. Read More

When it comes to the federal public service, the Justin Trudeau government seems to be having a bad case of buyer’s remorse. After inflating the employee count by 42 per cent since 2015, the government has suddenly discovered that a really big public service has really big costs. Now, the Liberals are scrambling to go backwards, so much so that even basic fairness has been thrown out the window. Read More

The military’s decision to sound a partial retreat on its controversial dress policy that allowed for gender-neutral uniforms and long hair sparked a noticeable improvement in morale among troops, Canada’s top general has been told. Read More

At 27, Catherine Allard suffered a life-changing stroke. In her new book, Becoming Comfortably Numb: a Memoir on Brain-Mending, the Ottawa-area resident writes about her struggle to return to a career and family life, even after a second, more serious stroke. Following is an excerpt: Read More

With his "triple buckeye" study tips, mad scientist explosions, limitless enthusiasm, and ever present white lab coat and camera, Roger Taguchi was a legend at Hillcrest High School for more than three decades. Read More

The Ottawa Charge charged into their season opener Saturday without their leader. Read More

Luca Pinelli has taken a step towards the dream of representing his country in his adopted hometown. Read More

The Gatineau police have asked for the public's assistance as they investigate a hit-and-run from almost two months ago that left a teenager injured. Read More

The Ottawa police are asking for the public's assistance in locating a 67-year-old man who has been missing since Nov. 24. Read More

The OPP are investigating after a cyclist in Pembroke was taken to hospital after being hit in the head with an object thrown from a vehicle. Read More

A city employee has been fired and another has resigned after a city audit discovered a kickback scheme to fraudulently pay landlords inflated rents for housing families in need. Read More

In a season where the Ottawa Senators have been doggy-paddling to keep their heads above water, where they've lost hockey games to good teams and too many to bad teams, time is running out. Read More

The federal government could tap into a more than $9.3-billion surplus in the public-service pension plan over the next four years to ease mounting fiscal pressures – a move that could spark a showdown with workers who say they deserve a share. Read More