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A new Transitway? City to debate $148M rapid-bus Baseline corridor

City Hall

A new rapid-transit line along Baseline Road could inch closer to reality this week after city councillors vote at a committee meeting Wednesday whether to

Shareholders of Ottawa-area pot firm Canopy Growth approve Mettrum acquisition

Ottawa

Canada’s biggest marijuana company may soon be a little larger as shareholders voted to approve Canopy Growth’s acquisition of fellow Ontario pot producer Mettrum at

Opinion: Where are Ottawa’s best parking deals?

Retail

How much is too much to pay to park in our increasingly congested city? For me, the limit is about $3 an hour, and that

Outgoing Ottawa Senators president Leeder looking forward to ‘free agency’

Ottawa

Cyril Leeder gave few hints about his future as he expressed his gratitude to the Senators executives, his family and local hockey fans in his

STO work-to-rule leaving some Gatineau commuters in the cold

Ottawa

Gatineau commuters are feeling frozen out, as the union’s work-to-rule pressure tactics lead to cancellations along bus lines of the Société de transport de l’Outaouais

Update: Looking to LeBreton, Ottawa Senators replace Leeder with former MLSE exec

Sports and Entertainment

In a major executive shakeup with implications for the city’s tourism industry, the Ottawa Senators have replaced team president Cyril Leeder with Tom Anselmi, the

Phoenix pay problems still affecting 7,000 civil servants

Ottawa

With tax season just around the corner, the federal government is still trying to clear a backlog of paycheque problems for thousands of its employees.

Feds ask artists to ‘dream’ up Portage Bridge installation for Canada’s 150th

Tourism

The federal government says it wants to animate one of the National Capital Region’s interprovincial crossings as part of the country’s 150th anniversary celebrations. In a

Tourism officials hope Ottawa 2017 reverses decline in U.S. visitors

Tourism

There are hopes for a rebound in American tourism thanks to the 150th anniversary celebrations happening in Ottawa this year. By Adam Kveton Despite American tourist

Second phase of Ottawa’s light-rail plan gets green light from NCC

Ottawa

The second phase for Ottawa’s light rail transit has cleared another hurdle, with the NCC approving of the city’s construction plans on its lands in