Mark Sutcliffe has unveiled his “vision for Ottawa,” saying his plan is to “leave Ottawa better for the next generation than it is today.”

The incumbent mayor released his 70-page platform on Thursday, one day before residents can vote in the Advance Voting Day as part of the City of Ottawa’s municipal election.

Not included in his platform is how, aside from asking the province and feds nicely, he intends to pay for what he's promising.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/72401546

The federal government is looking to build a data centre in the national capital region to support Canada’s cyber spy agency, saying it will focus on the “mid to long-term objectives” of government operations, security and technology.

The federal government is looking to build a data centre in the national capital region to support Canada’s cyber spy agency, saying it will focus on the “mid to long-term objectives” of government operations, security and technology.

Thousands of motorists were caught running red lights at Ottawa’s intersections in August, with the hot spot for tickets continuing to be on King Edward Avenue.

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney’s family attended an inauguration ceremony in Ottawa on Wednesday to unveil a school named in his honour.

The brand-new elementary school in Ottawa’s east end is the first in Canada to be named after Canada’s 18th prime minister, according to the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB).

Ottawa’s gas tax pause is offering a bigger break at the pumps to the households that earn the most largely because they buy more fuel, the parliamentary budget officer says in a new report.

Thousands of people were among the first to cast their ballots in this year’s municipal election during the first two of four Special Advance Voting Days offered by the City of Ottawa.

Ottawa firefighters contained a fire at a public school in the Meadowlands area on Saturday.

According to a news release from Ottawa Fire Services, crews were alerted that smoke alarms had been activated at St. Gregory Catholic School on Meadowlands Drive West shortly after noon.

Former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper cautioned against the prospect of Alberta separation in a column Friday, writing that even voting just to "send a message" would represent a fraught approach.

The pre-trial running for the O-Train East Extension into Orléans is being delayed until November after an issue was detected with the train’s safety-critical software.

Environment Canada says Ottawa received 56 mm of rain in September, well below the normal rainfall of 90 mm in the month.

Ottawa has seen below normal precipitation in September over the last four years. In 2025, a total of 31.5 mm of rain was recorded at the Ottawa Airport, with 44.3 mm of rain in September 2024, 24.7 mm in September 2023 and 65.3 mm of rain in September 2022.

It is absolutely depressing that the only one who wants to tell us how much taxes will go up is also the only one who doesn't want to put them up enough (that we know of, because the others aren't telling). 2.5% wasn't enough 4 years ago, Mark. That's why they're above 3% now.