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• Photos: Senators fans get creative with Brady Tkachuk back in town

  22-10-2026 00:32 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  Even before they entered the Canadian Tire Centre on Wednesday evening, Ottawa Senators fans were showing exactly how they felt about the way Brady Tkachuk left town. Read More
  
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• Angine de Poitrine to play History Ottawa next spring

  22-10-2026 00:07 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  Hot on the heels of winning the prestigious Polaris Music Prize, the Quebec rock duo Angine de Poitrine has confirmed a 2027 world tour that brings them back to Ottawa for two nights next spring. Read More
  
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• Ottawa police call on fatal hit-and-run driver 'to do the right thing'

  21-10-2026 23:11 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  Ottawa police are imploring the driver of a dark-coloured Ford Escape with front-end damage to come forward in the investigation of a fatal hit-and-run collision on Oct. 2. Read More
  
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• News of the day: A year after boy was killed by dump truck, Overbrook residents are still waiting for new safety measures; Half of Public Service Alliance of Canada members set to vote on strike mandate'Parks Canada facing yet another round of layoffs

  21-10-2026 23:00 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  It’s Wednesday, Oct. 20. Here are today’s top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom. Read More
  
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• Third individual charged in 2025 double homicide in South Glengarry

  21-10-2026 22:31 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  A third person from Quebec has been charged in connection with a home invasion in South Glengarry that left two people dead in February 2025. Read More
  
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• Pedestrian injured in hit-and-run collision in Ottawa's south end

  21-10-2026 21:19 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene on Tuesday night in Ottawa's south end. Read More
  
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• ‘LET IT ALL FLY’: Tkachuk returns to face Senators insisting he gave ‘blood, sweat and tears’

  21-10-2026 21:11 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  The stage was set for an emotional return by Brady Tkachuk to the Canadian Tire Centre on Wednesday night. Read More
  
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• Half of Public Service Alliance of Canada members set to vote on strike mandate

  21-10-2026 19:13 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  The Public Service Alliance of Canada has announced strike votes for 120,000 federal public servants in the coming weeks. Read More
  
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• 'I have a chef at home': Senators' Tim Stützle skips Brady Tkachuk dinner night before big return

  21-10-2026 19:06 via Ottawa Citizen
  Tim Stützle clearly didn't see the point in clinking glasses with Brady Tkachuk the night before the former Ottawa Senators captain made his return to Canadian Tire Centre. Read More
  
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• 'I have a chef at home': Senators' Tim Stützle skips Brady Tkachuk dinner night before big return

  21-10-2026 19:06 via Ottawa Citizen
  Tim Stützle clearly didn't see the point in clinking glasses with Brady Tkachuk the night before the former Ottawa Senators captain made his return to Canadian Tire Centre. Read More
  
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• Sutcliffe has an answer for everything. We should be skeptical | Opinion

  21-10-2026 16:50 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  Is there anything incumbent Mark Sutcliffe can’t, or won’t do if re-elected mayor on October 26? Read More
  
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• Treasury Board president issues new directive to cut regulation costs

  21-10-2026 16:37 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  The federal government is introducing a measure that will require departments to cut the cost of regulation by $2 for every dollar added over a three year period. Read More
  
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• Parks Canada facing yet another round of layoffs

  21-10-2026 15:56 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  Thousands of Parks Canada employees, more than half of its workforce, will be told this week their job is at risk, as the federal agency enters yet another round of layoffs. Read More
  
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• In the home: New tech driving trend toward personalized decor 

  21-10-2026 15:36 via Ottawa Citizen
  
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• 'Out of service': Public servants suffer 'ongoing' elevator breakdowns at NRCan office tower

  21-10-2026 10:00 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  Broken elevators have plagued a Natural Resources Canada building on Booth Street for months just as public servants have been forced to increase their in-office presence. Read More
  
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• Neil Saravanamuttoo: The 'pragmatic progressive' who wants to be Ottawa's mayor

  21-10-2026 10:00 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  Neil Saravanamuttoo strides across the freshly polished floors of the National Arts Centre lobby on a sunny September morning, leans into a handshake, then drains his coffee and pops a throat lozenge into his mouth. Read More
  
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• A year after boy was killed by dump truck, Overbrook residents are still waiting for new safety measures

  21-10-2026 10:00 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  More than a year later, Kathleen Sauder says she sometimes still sees the face of young Jaxson Mansfield-O'Brey when she closes her eyes. Read More
  
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• Watchdog clears Ottawa police officers after suspect's fall at parking garage

  21-10-2026 01:05 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  Ontario's civilian police oversight agency has ruled there is no basis for criminal charges against two Ottawa Police Service officers after a man who was a suspect in a break-in at a ByWard Market bar was seriously injured in a fall from the third level of a parking garage. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Citizen Best Restaurants: The chef who won the crowd

  21-10-2026 00:30 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  A succulent ceviche of juicy mango and meaty Arctic char served by a young Indigenous chef was the crowd favourite at Ottawa Citizen Best Restaurants 2026. Read More
  
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• Alto surveying properties in Ottawa ahead of impending station, route reveal

  20-10-2026 23:03 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  Residents of the quiet neighbourhood located on the doorstep of Ottawa's Via Rail and O-Train stations on Tremblay Road are anxiously awaiting an announcement about yet another station — this one for much faster trains. Read More
  
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• News of the day: Hacked Ottawa gym lost 11 valuable years of social media; Here's how many Ottawans voted in advance polls; Alex Lawson: The problem solver who wants to be a new voice as mayor

  20-10-2026 23:00 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  It’s Tuesday, Oct. 20. Here are today’s top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom. Read More
  
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• Cyclist and pedestrian both struck by vehicles in Ottawa's south end

  20-10-2026 22:47 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  An elderly cyclist was transported to hospital in critical condition and a teen pedestrian had serious, but not-life-threatening injuries after they were struck by vehicles in separate incidents in Ottawa's south end on Tuesday afternoon. Read More
  
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• Brady Tkachuk broke up with the Senators. The reunion promises to be loud and awkward

  20-10-2026 22:37 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  Brady Tkachuk wanted out of Ottawa. Read More
  
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• One dead, another seriously injured in eastern Ontario hunting incident

  20-10-2026 21:48 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  A 28-year-old man from Greater Sudbury was to appear in court at L'Orignal on Tuesday to face charges in connection with a hunting incident that killed another individual and injured a third. Read More
  
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• 'It's deserved': Ottawa Senators fans planning hostile reception for Brady Tkachuk's return

  20-10-2026 21:12 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  Matthew Vita was one of countless Ottawa Senators fans who felt duty-bond to defend Brady Tkachuk from speculation that the captain wanted out last season. Read More
  
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• 'I can win' Neil Saravanamuttoo is ignoring the polls

  20-10-2026 20:12 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  Neil Saravanamuttoo isn't putting much stock into local polling numbers circulated by rival mayoral candidates and their campaign teams. Read More
  
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• Houseworks: The most overlooked place to add insulation 

  20-10-2026 19:53 via Ottawa Citizen
  
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• How Ottawa Charge star Rebecca Leslie managed to crack Team Canada's roster

  20-10-2026 18:38 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  It took Rebecca Leslie becoming a millennial for her to get recognized by Hockey Canada again. Read More
  
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• Here's how many Ottawans voted in advance polls

  20-10-2026 18:00 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  Another 59,039 voters cast their ballots on the Oct. 16 advance voting day for Ottawa's municipal election. Read More
  
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• Woman in life-threatening condition after being hit by a vehicle on Riverside Drive

  20-10-2026 16:14 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  A female pedestrian is in life-threatening condition after being struck by a vehicle near Billings Bridge on Tuesday morning. Read More
  
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• We need to adopt ranked-vote elections | Letters to the Editor

  20-10-2026 10:00 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  Polls suggest that one mayoral candidate is in the lead with probable re-election, but the next two candidates with similar progressive views and excellent experience will split their vote and they will be out of the running. Read More
  
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• Hacked Ottawa gym lost 11 valuable years of social media

  20-10-2026 10:00 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  After spending more than a decade building a social media following around her local business, Iron North Studio owner Jenna Ladd says it only took a matter of minutes for it to all come crashing down. Read More
  
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• Alex Lawson: The problem solver who wants to be a new voice as mayor

  20-10-2026 10:00 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  The exterior door wouldn’t open to Alex Lawson's campaign office. Read More
  
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• Firefighters battle blaze at commercial building in Osgoode ward

  20-10-2026 03:08 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  A column of smoke rose an estimated 250 feet or higher Monday night at a rural Bank Street fire. Read More
  
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• Brady Tkachuk's return to face the Senators isn't a hot ticket

  20-10-2026 01:41 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  For a game that should be one of the hottest tickets of the season, there are still plenty of good seats available for Brady Tkachuk's return to Ottawa. Read More
  
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• Senators get Jake Sanderson back, but lose Thomas Chabot to injury

  20-10-2026 01:10 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  The Ottawa Senators will take one of their top defencemen off the shelf on Wednesday, only to put another one on it. Read More
  
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• 'I will find it': Senators' Burakovsky vows to improve play as team's offence stalls out

  20-10-2026 00:33 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  Andre Burakovsky knows he hasn't exactly fit in with his new team quite yet. Read More
  
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• News of the day: Students at Ottawa’s private career colleges 'livid' over new OSAP freeze; Why McKenney isn't endorsing Saravanamuttoo; Tkachuk's return to face Senators recalls some of the NHL's most hostile homecomings

  19-10-2026 22:45 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  It’s Monday, Oct. 19. Here are today’s top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom: Read More
  
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• Ottawa police lay 41 charges in weekend traffic blitz

  19-10-2026 19:20 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  A traffic-enforcement initiative in the city's south end found Ottawa police giving drivers an earful on road safety in addition to issuing dozens of provincial offence notices. Read More
  
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• Why Catherine McKenney isn't endorsing Neil Saravanamuttoo

  19-10-2026 19:10 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  When Catherine McKenney ran for mayor in 2022, they tapped Neil Saravanamuttoo to be an economic adviser during the campaign. After losing the election, McKenney and Saravanamuttoo together co-founded the national non-profit CityShapes, with a goal to lead advocacy and community engagement work to build better cities in Canada. Read More
  
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• Arson unit investigating 'suspicious' fire in Barrhaven

  19-10-2026 19:02 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  The Ottawa Police Service's arson unit is investigating a suspicious fire in Barrhaven over the weekend that caused "substantial" damage to a single-family home. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Senators commit to coach Travis Green with three-year extension

  19-10-2026 16:56 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  Travis Green is here to stay. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Senators commit to coach Travis Green to help them take the next step

  19-10-2026 16:56 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  Travis Green is here to stay for a while. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Senators commit to coach Travis Green to help make them next step

  19-10-2026 16:56 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  Travis Green is here to stay for a while. Read More
  
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• Students at Ottawa’s private career colleges 'livid' over Ontario's new OSAP freeze

  19-10-2026 14:00 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  Kaitlynn Ford now squirms at the sound of her last name. Ontario’s current Premier Doug Ford may have won her vote in the last provincial election, but Ontario's actions over the last month have put a stain on her own last name. Read More
  
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• Brady Tkachuk's return to face Senators recalls some of the NHL's most hostile homecomings

  19-10-2026 12:00 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  The expectation is Brady Tkachuk won't be welcomed back to the Canadian Tire Centre with open arms on Wednesday night. Read More
  
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• Speeding up military procurement will take careful rewiring of Defence Investment Agency | Opinion

  19-10-2026 10:00 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  Canada will soon have a new and uniquely designed Crown corporation to conduct military procurement. Read More
  
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• Are there whistleblower protections for temporary workers?

  19-10-2026 10:00 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  I'm a term employee that has observed unethical behaviour on the part of my supervisor. (I'm keeping this deliberately vague because describing the behaviour would make my identity obvious to some.)  Read More
  
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• Are term employees protected if they blow the whistle?

  19-10-2026 10:00 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  I'm a term employee that has observed unethical behaviour on the part of my supervisor. (I'm keeping this deliberately vague because describing the behaviour would make my identity obvious to some.)  Read More
  
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• Alex Lawson campaign's internal poll suggests Sutcliffe may not be on his way to a sweeping re-election

  19-10-2026 02:01 via Ottawa Citizen
  
  Multiple public polls to date have shown Mark Sutcliffe as being the leading candidate among the front-runners in the mayoral race in Ottawa's municipal election. Read More
  
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