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Neil Saravanamuttoo talks transit, budget and running for mayor

Finance expert Neil Saravanamuttoo is planning a run for mayor, but there is a catch: he will only do so if residents are willing to organize a “grassroots movement” around him first.

Transit

Toman family seeks answers in Mont-Tremblant one year after son's disappearance

Kathleen Toman stands near a temporary command post set up by La Sûreté du Québec, who are still searching for clues in the disappearance of her son.

Crime

‘Government only works when the public is involved.’ A Q/A with the Lookout team about our new City Hall Insider newsletter

We talk to Sarah about her plans for more in-depth city hall coverage and what you can expect in the months ahead

Editor's Note

New Edinburgh petition opposes NCC’s plan for Sussex Drive redevelopment

Sussex Drive serves as one of Ottawa’s most historic and ceremonial roads. Now, it could become home to a new development that would redesign some of the street’s most recognizable features.

Downtown

Ottawa moves ahead with $95M landfill purchase as rural councillors raise concerns

Ottawa city council is moving forward with the next steps toward purchasing a privately owned landfill site in the city’s east end — a deal reported to be worth roughly $95 million — in a move city leaders say will secure long-term waste disposal capacity.

Carlsbad Springs

Algonquin College looks to suspend 30 more programs

After years of financial struggles and unanswered pleas for provincial and federal financial assistance, Algonquin College says it can no longer afford to run the current number of programs offered.

Post-Secondary Education

City Hall insider Jan 22

Welcome to City Hall Insider, the new place where you can find in-depth analysis, calendars and information about what’s happening at City Hall.

City Hall

‘We can do it’: the ongoing fight to end youth homelessness in Ottawa

Within the statistics about unsheltered individuals in Ottawa and data from emergency shelters lies a smaller but underrepresented community of homeless youth, some under the age of 18, who live on streets, friends’ couches, or in the few shelters dedicated to their age group.

Housing

Who’s running? Key races to watch in this fall's Ottawa municipal election

When the next term of council is sworn in after this fall's municipal election, most faces around the council table could look familiar.

Kanata