The Ottawa Citizen

The Ottawa Citizen has been a member of Linktree for 7 years and joined in February 2019. Resources ottawacitizen has populated their site with include: • Homepage | ottawacitizen.com • Want news delivered to your inbox? Sign up for our newsletters here • #BringJeffyHome: A stuffed lamb went missing downtown. He's back home thanks to social media and the kindness of strangers • Ottawa chef Briana Kim wins the 2023 Canadian Culinary Championship at the Shaw Centre • West-end Ottawa residents raising concerns about disruptive LRT construction • Ottawa woman's remarkable recovery raises hope about landmark stroke research • Slain Eganville mom Lisa Sharpe spent years seeking help for troubled son • Ukrainians raise questions about Ottawa charity as allegations swirl around donations • 'Far beyond' reasonable: Federal union wants 47% compensation increase over three years • OPINION | The trucker convoy, the church and the occupation of our minds • Cardozo: Be visionary for Wellington Street — and act now • Almonte homebuilder pledges to appeal after judge declares him 'vexatious' litigant • Troster: Let’s make Wellington Street a place for people • Snowfall warning for Ottawa, Eastern Ontario with 15 to 20 cm expected • Ollie's dream: Three years after cancer robbed him of sight, Ottawa 10-year-old is dreaming of a pro skateboarding career • Strike votes to be held in February for 120,000 public servants • Deachman: Ottawa's 'Snow Moles' ferret out winter hazards • The restaurant that introduced sushi to Ottawa is closing; a sad ending in the success stories of two immigrants • Opinion: How the city of Ottawa can boost non-profit housing now • A bed of one's own: How the Matthew House Furniture Bank helps newcomers feel welcome • Treasury Board, Public Service Alliance of Canada agree to mediation • Q&A: Jeff Leiper, the new chair of city council's reworked planning and housing committee • Denley: It's time the Ottawa Senators parted ways with D.J. Smith • CRA workers seeking wage increase of almost 30 per cent over three years • Union calls for release of report on allegedly 'poisoned' environment at Pinecrest Public School • Ottawa board closes elementary school for two days to train staff on safety • Deachman: It's time create a permanent memorial to those who died of COVID-19 • A stranger named Ruby rescued her from the icy Rideau River. She wants to say thank you • Deonandan: Let's apply COVID lessons to the next pandemic • Ottawa's 1,000th COVID death is a sad signpost on the exhausting pandemic journey • Ottawa police warn they're out with plate-scanning tech • On the COVID lessons we haven't learned, three years in • Camouflaged cameraman a hit at world juniors: 'I have the best seat in the house' • Dining Out 2022: All 50 of Peter Hum's Ottawa restaurant reviews this year • Ottawa is conspicuously absent on list of bird-friendly cities. Why? • Reader favourites: 17 of the most read stories of 2022 • 'Freedom Convoy' reunion this February moved from Ottawa to Winnipeg, says organizer • Weather ruin your holiday plans? Here's what to do if your flight was cancelled • Holiday storm watch: Icy streets, wind gusts to increase, power outages mount; Schools closed; Winter parking ban in effect at 10 a.m. • The logistics of a crisis: 11 hours behind the scenes at CHEO • Holiday storm watch: Schools cancelled Friday; city declares winter weather parking ban starting 10 a.m. Friday • Some sledders still using closed Mooney's Bay hill despite warnings over dangers, measures taken to deter people • Rookie firefighter helps save dog, two fire victims on first shift • Jewish groups call on Ottawa-Carleton board to act against antisemitism in schools • Jeffrey Dupres was three years old when he went out to play. He never came back. • Driver in deadly 2020 SJAM Parkway crash sentenced to four months of house arrest • Defiant students, fearful teachers and an elementary school in disarray: What really happened at Pinecrest Public School? • Pellerin: Let federal employees work from home, if it works for them • Ottawa storm: School transportation cancelled, but schools remain open; snowfall warning in effect • Ontario's chief medical officer of health links viral surge to 'negative consequences' of extended mask mandates, rules out new ones — for now • Federal government mandates public servants to return to office 2 to 3 days per week by April • Deep River homicide victim identified; sister previously killed in Ottawa in 2010 • Adam: Closing Mooney's Bay hill to sledding was the right decision • Santa-inflation: How much does it cost to visit jolly old St. Nicholas this year? • Defence Minister Anand considering multi-billion dollar purchase of U.S. built surveillance aircraft • Heavy snow on tap for Ottawa Thursday through Friday: Special weather statement • Hum: In defence of Atelier's $20,000 New Year's Eve dinner • Stiff person syndrome can be catastrophic, but there is treatment, says Ottawa neurologist • Return-to-office order for federal public servants would be 'egregious violation' of workers' rights, says PSAC • 'We're going through an affordability crisis': Mayor Sutcliffe on tax increases and that spending review he promised • Parents upset about ear-splitting construction noise next to school • Jury finds Tyler Hikoalok guilty of first-degree murder in 2018 killing of church librarian Elisabeth Salm • 'You can't do nothing': Activists and city councillors protest Ford's Bill 23 • Historic City Registry Office to gain new life as bistro as part of residential development project • Ottawa vigil honours memories of Polytechnique shooting victims and female victims of homicide • I don't feel I'm masking too much • Everything you need to know about the triple threat of respiratory viruses slamming Ottawa • Ottawa's Atelier restaurant wants to ring out 2022 with a private, $20,000 dinner for four • Deachman: LRT inquiry report buried one career. Here's hoping it brings democracy back to life. • Report blames failures in leadership, 'deliberate malfeasance' for LRT troubles • Stittsville's Turcotte family spreading Christmas cheer for all to hear with Elf-theme display • The Moth Project: A multi-media show that blends music, family history and moth lore • Ottawa Sooners cheer squad disbanded after text exchange with football team owner • National Gallery of Canada at risk of cultural 'irrelevance', warn former senior staff • Ottawa vigil held for victims of mass shooting at LGBTQ bar in Colorado • Motion to reinstate masking at Ottawa-Carleton school board fails to pass • How a play called The Breathing Hole has transformed to reclaim language and model Indigenous pathmaking • The case that haunts Ottawa's new police chief: The disappearance of Tamara Chipman • What you need to know about RSV right now, from symptoms to treatments • High-profile curators fired in National Gallery of Canada purge • Most students and staff at Ottawa's largest school board aren't wearing masks, according to staff report • Darrien Thomas v. The Mac Daddy: Wellington Diner hosts professional eating challenge • Deachman: Is it time to unchain our stairs? • New police chief insists Ottawa Police Service 'not broken' • Baby Alfie needs heart surgery now. He can’t get an ICU bed until January. • Children's health crisis: 7 kids resuscitated at CHEO; Ford and caucus called out for not wearing masks • Daniel Alfredsson pays tribute to Swedish legend Borje Salming and the late Bryan Murray • Jim Watson: On council culture, why he doesn't get stressed, and what comes after a political life • We Are The Dead: The Ottawa Citizen's annual act of remembrance • Chief William Commanda Bridge formally dedicated • The determined war effort of Ottawa's Bill Gunter • 'We truly feel like Ayla is a miracle': How an international effort brought rare disease treatment to an Ottawa toddler before she was born • Garrioch: Prospective owner Ryan Reynolds at the CTC as Senators play Canucks • Deachman: The call can wait, and other tips for keeping our streets safe • Ottawa's Angelique Francis leads Maple Blues nominations • Refugee, entrepreneur operating business out of Vanier feels 'enormous responsibility' for employees still in Ukraine • Garrioch: Report suggests the Ottawa Senators are likely to be put up for sale • Deachman: November is 'Clean speech month'. Here's why that $%&@#*! matters • Military attrition has hit its highest level in 15 years, warns briefing prepared for generals • Ottawa Riverkeeper finds new home in NCC's renovated boathouse • Shania Twain to kick off 2023 edition of Bluesfest • Deachman: Can Ottawa elect a really progressive mayor? • It saves lives, but ECMO therapy used in COVID-19 treatment can lead to higher mental health diagnoses • How Mark Sutcliffe rode the bike lanes issue to his stunning election victory • LIVE BLOG: It's election night in Ottawa • How and where to vote in the 2022 Ottawa municipal election • Amy Ayers quit her career working in long-term care—for a job at Tim Hortons • The Ottawa Hospital opens 'unconventional' spaces for patients amid worsening hospital pressures • 'Twelve questions': a video series that asks mayoral candidates only the lightest-hitting questions • Getting to know Horizon Ottawa, the community group that is raising hackles this election campaign • Health officials watching with concern as new, more evasive COVID sub-variants arrive in Ontario • Nokia transforming Ottawa facility into tech hub, expanding presence in Canada • From bike lanes to accusations of a 'budget hole', Sutcliffe and McKenney challenge spending plans at mayoral debate • Firefighters battle second-alarm fire at church on Somerset Street West • Ottawa tenant wins landmark ruling on bed bug treatments • More Ottawa women are running for municipal office. Here's why this race will be transformative • Ottawa family at wits' end in familiar hunt for family doctor • Update: Post-Panda crowd sees seven arrests; police seek video evidence of 'unacceptable' behaviour • Students’ monument provides warmth to residential school survivors • Mādahòkì Farm kicks off second annual Tagwagi festival with reconciliation dinner honouring survivors of residential and day schools, '60s Scoop • 'I am tired of screaming for help': A local family's struggle to care for a loved one with ALS at home • Mayoral race sees pledges targeting municipal recreation, French-language services • Mayoral candidate Bob Chiarelli wants feds to prioritize affordable housing at Tunney's Pasture, Confederation Heights • Mayoral candidate Catherine McKenney releases 'bold' climate action plan • Ottawa mayoral candidate Mark Sutcliffe on transportation plan: 'I'm not going to declare war on cars' • Deachman: Chris McNeil posted this photo of his birth parents on Reddit. Five days later, he was at a family reunion • Convoy organizer Chris Barber files Charter application in mischief case • 'This is at the severe end': Coroner describes victim's 54 injuries at Tyler Hikoalok trial • Live Blog: Follow along as Ottawa reporters cover Canada's tribute to Queen Elizabeth II • 'Smear campaign': Facing criticism over big-ticket fundraiser, Mark Sutcliffe pushes back against Horizon Ottawa • Carleton student and activist Cihan Erdal back home after Turkish detention • 'Testament to David’s legacy': Ottawa park named after Holocaust survivor and educator Shentow • Ottawa remembers Canada's queen • How Queen Elizabeth shaped the monarchy • Wasps: September's unwelcome patio guests • 'I feel like I am non-existent:' Ottawa woman is pressured to take a LTC room she didn't want under threat of Bill 7 • Shorter isolation, masking optional, vaccines strongly recommended: Ontario's new approach to COVID and other illnesses • Capital Crimes: Five years on, mother of Ashton Dickson still waiting for answers into football star's killing • Former Citizen columnist was a Holocaust survivor, expelled Russian journalist • Editorial: COVID research — Don't mess with independent science • The Castleton Massacre: Account of 1960s femicide honours victims • 'Why have I never heard about this?': Raising awareness about a congenital infection that can cause hearing loss and development delays • Eviction spat erupts at 'freedom movement' church over alleged non-payment of rent • 'It's corrosive. They're price gouging:' Agency staffing is costing hospitals, LTC homes, critics say • Bereaved mother outraged by support for Ottawa police detective charged with misconduct for alleged rogue investigation into vaccines • Summer bummer: Westboro Beach closure necessary, says NCC, despite delay to starting construction • From Almonte to Ukraine: Linda Manzer's 'Sunny' guitar spurs musicians to raise money for war refugees • 'Still stuck in limbo': Afghans grow increasingly desperate in immigration waiting game • 'Our kids need that blood to live': Donors, recipients upset after Canadian Blood Services lifts mask mandates • 'We can't rent them': Landlord wants City of Ottawa to buy property next to safe injection site • 'It breaks my heart:' Hazeldean Woods loses tract of trees following cleanup from May wind storm • Scientists hope tiny trackers will reveal local bats' home away from home as they continue to face critical loss of habitat • 'Is this justice?' victim questions after convicted Ottawa sex offender granted day parole • Former Petawawa soldier charged with murder after mass shooting in Belize • Disability advocate 'humiliated' by treatment on Air Canada flight to Hawaii • Man with sword, other 'edged weapons,' charged after vehicle rams Parliament Hill front gates • Explainer: Why taxpayers will pay departing council members at least $549K • Editorial: This time, Ottawa's city election will be huge • 'To me, he's just a puppet' • 'It’s shameful that he didn’t go a little bit further' • 'I turned the TV on for a while, but then I just walked away' • Auction platform launches $25-million lawsuit against real estate associations • Troster: What the lack of outdoor swimming pools tells us about Ottawa's priorities • 23 Promises: The Ottawa MP Election Promise Tracker • What it's like to become a new Canadian citizen — at centre field, in the middle of a CFL game • Group purchasing St. Brigid's Church property plans space for all, including those from 'freedom' movement • Tuesday and Wednesday will sizzle: Environment Canada issues heat warning • Extreme Heat and Humidity • Parents 'super excited' to be able to finally get their youngest children vaccinated • Aaron Macdonald (1995-2022): 'His heart was so pure. He saw no evil in the world' • 'What could have been done better?': A key question for city's convoy audit • Busking bagpiper sings the blues over tickets for encumbering a roadway • Concert review: Alanis throws herself into superb homecoming show • Luke Combs show brings Bluesfest to a peak • Going to Bluesfest? Pack a mask, says Ottawa Public Health as city hit by new COVID wave • Sarah McLachlan kicking off Bluesfest • One year after the shooting death of beloved football star, a father continues to push back against gun violence • Rehabilitation program helps patients learn to live with the 'devastation' of long COVID • Lavell-Harvard: How to mark 'Canada Day'? Let us begin by honouring the land • Purcell: There is nothing to celebrate on 'Canada Day' when accountability toward Indigenous people is lacking • Breaking: Ottawa Senators win bid for downtown arena on LeBreton Flats • Native Women’s Association of Canada introduces new national headquarters in Gatineau • Indigenous Voices • Canada requires first nine fully operational F-35 jets no later than 2027 • Ottawa Citizen gets Key to the City to mark capital coverage since 1845 • Ukrainian family finds a fresh start in Ottawa • Long-lost half-brothers reunited in Ottawa after DNA test • Roadie the rescue rooster finds new Pakenham home after being abandoned • Burned out, closing practices: Family doctors warn health-care situation will likely get worse • Ottawa ridings remain mostly unchanged as Ontario PCs win majority government • 'The queer experience doesn’t always have to include this devastating rejection from society and self-loathing' • 'I learned I was actually taller than I thought I was' • 'Who knows where it could’ve gone if we had more opportunities to celebrate our relationship?' • 'In a weird way, I had felt like I couldn’t be queer and Indigenous. I felt like those things didn’t match' • 'We knew we were making history' • 'In the last 10 or 15 years, it's like we're so mainstream that we're almost boring' • 'My life is now just about doing what makes me happy ... and that is drag' • 'You're a part of something bigger, being part of the LGBTQ+ community' • 'To be as old as I am and to see the changes I’ve seen has been extraordinary' • Ottawa Storm 2022: City to provide briefing at 4 p.m.; 74,000 still without power • What's open and closed in Ottawa for Victoria Day • Meet the Newsroom: Ask reporter Jon Willing about city hall's hottest potato - Lansdowne 2.0 • Meet the Newsroom: Have questions about COVID-19? Ask our health reporter Elizabeth Payne • Who won the final 2022 Ontario election debate? Four longtime political observers weigh in • Housing groups are campaigning hard in lead-up to election, including on your social feed • Cops called to Orleans high school as students walk out to protest dress code • Four Sandy Hill rooming house deaths highlight the tragedy of 'renovictions' • Mother reunites with Ottawa Hospital nurse who used CPR to save her choking toddler • Ontario Election 2022: Parents concerned about unmasked voters at polling stations in schools • Ontario Election 2022 FAQ: Everything you need to know about how to vote in the provincial election • Abdulla: You want a family doctor in Ontario? Sorry, it's not going to be easy • Canada plans new $1-billion radar to protect North American cities • Sutcliffe: Ottawa's downtown will never be the same, so let's envision a new one • Ukrainian newlyweds begin life anew in Ottawa • Richard Rutherford, killed in his home, was former principal dancer of Winnipeg ballet and a human rights advocate • Ottawa Public Health encouraging people to limit holiday gatherings • Dynasty U: How Carleton built a basketball juggernaut • 'More than a store. It was a hub': Sex shop Venus Envy closes after fire • Ottawa patients, surgeon call for national endometriosis strategy • Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk dead at age 62 • Bieber dreams come true for hit-and-run victim Serene Summers • 'This kind of evil cannot win': Ukrainians rally outside U.S. Embassy to plead for a no-fly zone • 'There’s no better way to combat working poverty than by paying a living wage' • Ending mask mandates in Ontario schools on March 21 is too hasty, critics say • City expects occupation will cost $30M, but with an ongoing police operation, the bills are still coming in • Residents recover from 'Freedom Convoy,' while many fear it may return • Rural 'Freedom Convoy' encampments raise concerns protesters are regrouping • Judge orders truckers' horns silenced • Ottawa's vintage boom driven by backlash to fast fashion • Eight-year-old boy helps save man collapsed in snowbank • Former Senators winger Chris Neil is back on the ice, driving a new outdoor skating business • 'Perfect storm': Pandemic, inflation continue to batter Ottawans' food security • What COVID-19 symptoms will prevent children from going to daycare or school in Ontario? The new quiz is out • Demonstrators condemn plan to raze downtown six-plex for a parking lot • Don't cancel vaccination appointments after COVID infection: experts • Analysis: Why Ontario's students are returning to school next week, despite an Omicron surge • Omicron in Ottawa: We're answering your questions about exposures, isolation and other pandemic scenarios • Which zodiac signs in Ottawa are the best and worst at getting vaccinated? • A guide to rapid COVID-19 tests • COVID-19 ruins family's long-awaited holiday reunion • COVID 19: Science panel urges 'circuit breaker' measures to stem Omicron; 2,421 news cases in Ontario; 199 in Ottawa • Omicron's spread across the province is taking experts by surprise • Editorial: What Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson should be remembered for • Ottawa man charged following international cyberattack investigation • 'Last chance they have': December a make-or-break month for Ottawa retailers • Daisy blooms again: Ottawa-born actor Andrew Moodie stars in revived GCTC play • 'Now boys, we're gonna charge.' The life story of unknown Canadian hero: Lt. Robert James McCormick • The NACO just toured in Europe to 'amazed' audiences, elevating the orchestra to one of the best around • 'Death. Carnage. Chaos': Ottawa filmmaker summits for third time during deadly Everest climbing season • The Havana Syndrome, Part 3: Insiders say ordeal has 'struck a nerve' in Canada's diplomatic community • Havana Syndrome, Part 2: How a dog's brain may help solve the mystery of Canadian diplomats' Cuban nightmare • The Havana Syndrome: Why Canadian diplomats have accused their government of abandoning them • Goodnight, Centre Block: A special tour of Canada's Parliament on the eve of a decade-long renovation • A disastrous miracle • Pearson: On Hannah Gadsby, Pride and the power of shame