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How much will Ottawa property taxes rise? Four mayoral candidates offer competing plans

The money to support city services comes mostly from the property taxes paid by Ottawa homeowners, and it turns out, the four main mayoral candidates have differing ideas on how much they should be raised.

Municipal election 2026

Housing development planned for Findlay Creek following previous urban boundary expansion

Nearly 500 new residents could soon be calling the Findlay Creek home thanks to a city council decision from five years ago that added new land to the urban boundary.

Ottawa South

Orléans East-Cumberland candidates talk transit, transportation and other priorities for the east end

It's no surprise that transportation is top of mind for many voters in Ward 1, Orléans East–Cumberland, and it's one that all seven candidates for councillor have plans to address.

Transportation

‘We are making progress’: Sutcliffe makes his case for a second term

Sutcliffe, who won with a small majority of about 51 per cent of the vote in 2022, says his name will be on the ballot again because there is still work to be done, and he's the man for the job.

Public safety

Braumeister Bierhalle has something unique in Ottawa – authentic (and great) German food

The updated menu shows a commitment to authenticity that has been lacking in Ottawa

Downtown Ottawa

Jeff Leiper says Ottawa needs to work better. Here’s how he would change it

The three-term councillor's platform is centred on what he believes Ottawa needs to do differently with the services it already provides.

Housing

City council takes steps to launch new task force as Ottawa becomes hotspot for human trafficking

Research is showing that Ottawa is, in fact, becoming a hotspot for human trafficking, and as frontline services and police sound the alarm, it's something that city council has decided to address.

Police

Cumberland Heritage Village Museum celebrates 50 years as a ‘living history site’

On an autumn morning in 1976, a group of locals arrived at an empty, unused farmer’s field on Old Montreal Road in Cumberland and began building a village.

Ottawa East

Housing, transit, and safety key topics at Carleton University Mayoral debate

Three candidates shared their vision for how they'd approach being mayor on some of the biggest topics facing the city