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• 'Security challenges' force NAC to postpone this week's shows

  01-02-2022 16:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The National Arts Centre will remain closed this week because of the "security challenges" posed by the trucker protest in the Parliament Hill area. Read More
  
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• Fire crews handle blaze on Vanier high-rise balcony

  19-03-2026 16:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  A coordinated response between firefighters and residents is credited with preventing a balcony fire from spreading into a McArthur Avenue high-rise in Vanier Wednesday night. Read More
  
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• Hum: How have Town and Citizen evolved now in restaurant middle-age?

  19-03-2026 16:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Over the last 15 years, the reviews of Town on Elgin Street and of Citizen, its sister restaurant on Gilmour Street, have been one rave after another. Read More
  
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• Woman dead in head-on crash on Carling Avenue

  19-03-2026 13:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  One woman is dead and a second person was injured in a head-on collision on Carling Avenue near Moodie Drive Wednesday night. Read More
  
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• Man, 31, charged with impaired driving in fatal head-on crash on Carling Avenue

  19-03-2026 13:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 31-year-old Ottawa man faces two charges following a fatal collision Wednesday night on Carling Avenue near Ullswater Avenue. Read More
  
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• Man, 31, charged in fatal head-on crash on Carling Avenue

  19-03-2026 13:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 31-year-old Ottawa man faces two charges following a fatal collision Wednesday night on Carling Avenue near Ullswater Avenue. Read More
  
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• What happens to Bluesfest if Mark Monahan retires?

  19-03-2026 09:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  For more than three decades, Mark Monahan has been the chief architect of Ottawa Bluesfest. Read More
  
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• Thank you for shining light on complicated feelings around death and survival | Letters to the Editor

  19-03-2026 09:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Thank you for publishing Bruce Deachman's article on not dying when you are supposed to. Read More
  
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• Feds not revisiting TikTok ban on public servants' phones despite reversal on shuttering company's Canadian subsidiary

  19-03-2026 09:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Treasury Board is not planning any changes to its ban on using TikTok on government devices, even after the federal government reversed its decision to shutter the company's Canadian operations. Read More
  
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• Dog owners should be ashamed of their winter laziness | Opinion

  19-03-2026 09:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that as the weather warms up, the melting snow is exposing dog poo hidden underneath, making walking on public pathways rather messy and untidy. Put a foot wrong, and you land in a pile of ‘you know what’ to take home, or wherever you are headed. It can be nasty. Read More
  
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• Senators forwards unable to solve Logan Thompson in frustrating loss to Capitals

  19-03-2026 04:38 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Ottawa Senators' playoff hopes take a big hit with 4-1 loss to Washington Capitals

  19-03-2026 03:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa Senators missed a massive step and took a fall on their road back to the National Hockey League's playoffs on Wednesday night. Read More
  
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• News of the day: Should Ottawa regulate e-scooter batteries, a new Canadian rocket launch pad, taking cars out of the ByWard Market and more

  18-03-2026 21:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  It's Wednesday, March 18. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today. Read More
  
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• A look at the Ottawa Senators' off-season options for a right-shot defenceman

  18-03-2026 20:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  The loss of Nick Jensen to knee surgery will all but officially close the book on the trade that brought the veteran defenceman to the Ottawa Senators in July 2024. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Charge appeal for 'Heated Rivalry' co-stars to attend upcoming game

  18-03-2026 17:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  An upcoming matchup between the PWHL’s Ottawa Charge and the Montreal Victoire could shape up to be a heated rivalry in more ways than one. Read More
  
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• It's time to pedestrianize the ByWard Market | Opinion

  18-03-2026 16:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  Mayor Mark Sutcliffe has repeatedly called the ByWard Market the “gem of Ottawa.” He campaigned on improving it. And to be fair, most Ottawans agree that the Market is an important and central part of our city especially when it comes to tourism. Read More
  
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• Sens 1-on-1: TSN’s Claire Hanna talks Sens finding their stride, Tim Stutzle, Jake Sanderson and more

  18-03-2026 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Sens 1-on-1 with Bruce Garrioch, Bruce speaks with TSN Senators reporter Claire Hanna about what has gone well for the Sens of late, Tim Stutzle’s evolution as a player, injuries to Jake Sanderson and Nick Jensen, how Warren Foegele has fit in, the NHL reinstating the Sens first-round pick, and more. Read More
  
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• New rocket launch pad will give Canadian military ability to quickly replace destroyed satellites: briefing

  18-03-2026 09:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Defence officials have advised the country’s top soldier that Canada will be able to use a new domestic launch capability to quickly put into orbit satellites to replace those destroyed by adversaries, according to an internal document. Read More
  
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• Deachman: After fatal Ottawa fire, is it time to regulate e-scooter batteries in apartments?

  18-03-2026 09:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Fire investigators looking into the cause of the March 14 blaze that claimed three lives identified a lithium-ion battery-powered e-scooter as a possible culprit. Read More
  
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• Gatineau police seize 13 kilograms of cocaine

  17-03-2026 22:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police in Gatineau have announced the arrests of two men and the seizure of 13 kilograms of cocaine and 5,000 tablets of methamphetamine following a search of a residence in the Rivière-Blanche neighbourhood. Read More
  
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• Card-skimming taxi scam reappears in Ottawa, police say

  17-03-2026 22:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  A card-skimming fraud involving illegitimate taxis has reappeared in Ottawa and may be linked to similar incidents in other communities, the Ottawa Police Service said in public advisory on March 17. Read More
  
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• News of the day: Third death in Centretown highrise fire, high wind outages, feds drop 2026-2027 departmental plans and more

  17-03-2026 21:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  It's Tuesday, March 17. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today. Read More
  
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• Ottawa's two remaining supervised consumption sites to close in June

  17-03-2026 21:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  The heads of Ottawa’s two remaining supervised consumption sites are asking the Ontario government to reconsider its decision to withdraw their funding in June, saying shutting down the sites will increase preventable overdoses and place a greater strain on emergency and health services. Read More
  
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• Two Ottawa men charged with attempted murder in Gatineau

  17-03-2026 20:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two men from Ottawa are now facing attempted murder charges in connection with an assault in Gatineau in October 2025. Read More
  
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• How consistency is the missing ingredient in Ottawa Charge playoff push

  17-03-2026 20:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  There's one simple thing standing between the Ottawa Charge and a postseason berth. And that's consistency. Read More
  
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• Feds to close Gatineau co-working space for public servants

  17-03-2026 19:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  The federal government is closing its co-working space at 480 Boulevard de la Cité in Gatineau this summer, while the multi-year pilot project at five other locations across the National Capital Region is being extended another six months. Read More
  
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• Nick Jensen to undergo knee surgery, has likely suited up for last game with Ottawa Senators

  17-03-2026 19:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa Senators' battered blueline has taken another big hit. Read More
  
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• Hum: Chocolatey trend from Turkey touches down at new Barrhaven dessert shop

  17-03-2026 16:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  When Mustafa Yeniceri and Tarik Kartal surveyed Ottawa, they saw an opening. Read More
  
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• Third person dies after Saturday highrise fire in Centretown

  17-03-2026 15:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  A third person has died after a Saturday night fire at a highrise in Centretown. Read More
  
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• Third person dies after Saturday high-rise fire in Centretown

  17-03-2026 15:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  A third person has died after a Saturday night fire at a high-rise in Centretown. Read More
  
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