Ottawa Citizen

The Ottawa Public Library has released its lists of the most-requested books between Jan. 1 and Dec. 1, making these the most popular of 2024. Multiple genres, Canadian writers and a mix of new releases and established titles are included in the lists for adults, teens and children. Read More

The Ottawa police have reached out to the public for help as they continue to search for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing for more than a month. Read More

Ottawa Public Health is investigating a confirmed case of hepatitis A at a Tim Hortons in Ottawa South. Read More

Board members and officials from Villa Marconi pushed back this week against union concerns about management of the Ottawa long-term care home. Read More

An Ottawa doctor’s race to find a last-chance treatment for a patient fighting an artificial joint infection could help spark a Canadian resurgence of an old therapy to treat new medical issues. Read More

For some customers, the special Christmas cookies at Dolci Sapori Italian Bakery & Cafe prompt fond remembrances. Read More

A 29-year-old man is facing several charges after numerous hit-and-runs along Highway 401 on Dec. 13. Read More

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George Orwell claimed, “good prose is like a windowpane.” Well-wrought sentences are a portal to empathy and insight. This semester, one of my students experienced this first-hand when she glimpsed into a world beyond her own and felt something deeper — a profound sense of the struggles that shape human experience. Read More

Darlene Myles volunteers at the Heron Emergency Food Centre (HEFC) in Alta Vista, where she has also, intermittently for the past 20 years, been a client. So she well understands the world of food banks from both sides of the counter. Read More

Once a gem in the centre of the nation’s capital, the ByWard Market is losing its place in Ottawans’ hearts. Longstanding businesses have closed. A rash of high-profile violent crimes — including a brazen daytime shooting — and rampant opioid abuse have increased calls from locals for help. The attempts to revitalize the area — from the addition of a $50 million neighbourhood police station to installing an undersized fake-ice rink — vary widely. But what say the people who are still there? We interviewed folks who live, work and play in the ByWard Market. These are their stories, in their own words. Read More

From details of a government task force to data on how much has been spent on federal properties in the past 10 years, here are four federal public service updates you need to know. Read More

The Ottawa police are asking for the public's help in locating a 20-year-old man who has gone missing for the second time in a week. Read More

Before leaving my home on Monday morning, I considered what supplies I should bring. Did I still have time, I wondered, to pick up a box of flares? Read More

OC Transpo unveiled its Trillium Line service for reporters Monday, offering an advanced peek at 24 kilometres of track and 14 more stations that will be added to Ottawa's O-Train light-rail network next month. Read More

Renfrew Victoria Hospital has appointed an interim president and CEO after its long-time leader, Julia Boudreau, stepped down. Read More

An 18-year-old from Shawville, Que., is dead following a Dec. 13 collision between a car and a transport truck on Highway 17 at Storyland Road. Read More

The federal government says it will take the next steps to build a sixth bridge between Ottawa and Gatineau. Read More

Many public servants were hoping to see more details about the federal government’s spending review in its long-awaited fall economic statement. While the document failed to include any new details about the initiative, which will result in job losses for public servants, it did offer details about other programs impacting the public service. Read More