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City Hall Insider: expanding the urban boundary?

As Ottawa continues to brace and plan for huge population growth, another urban expansion could be on the horizon.

Infrastructure

Here's who's running in Ottawa's municipal election

The 2026 Ottawa Municipal Election is now underway, with residents scheduled to head to the polls on Oct. 26, 2026, to elect a mayor, city councillors and school board trustees.

Municipal election 2026

Ottawa’s urban boundary could be expanding. What does it mean?

As Ottawa continues to brace and plan for huge population growth, another urban expansion could be on the horizon.

Infrastructure

Tredici brings its goth Italian dining room to a new home

While the location has changed, the food continues to respect Italian tradition while also leaning into creativity

ByWard Market

Traffic is expected to get even worse this fall. Is investing in bus rapid transit the answer?

Commutes are expected to get much worse this fall, especially from the suburbs. Could BRT be the answer?

Lincoln Fields

Transit, parking, safety: three mayoral candidates weigh in on what Ottawa’s downtown core needs to thrive

With Ottawa heading toward a municipal election this fall, decisions about what downtown should become are increasingly part of the race for mayor.

ByWard Market

Water flooded Ottawa’s unfinished LRT. What happens now?

The damage is now threatening to add another delay to an already-behind-schedule project that Ottawa has spent years waiting for.

Transportation

Vietnamese restaurant Ho Guom arrives from Montreal. But is it any good?

It joins a busy Vietnamese restaurant scene in Ottawa

Westboro

The battle to stop wild parsnip from growing in Ottawa

For more than a decade, Ottawa has been fighting to keep the invasive species under control.

Richmond