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

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

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Slow-motion closure? Parents push to save alternative schooling options

Slow-motion closure? Parents push to save alternative schooling options

A day before students went on a two-and-a-half-week break for the holidays, parents received a memo from the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board’s new director of education saying alternative schools would not include junior kindergarten enrolment come September.

Provincial

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City Hall and residents clash over NCC plan to rezone southern greenspace for housing

City Hall and residents clash over NCC plan to rezone southern greenspace for housing

What began as a technical planning change quietly moving through City Hall has since grown into a flashpoint for community concern.

Ottawa South

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Q&A: Affordability, supply and availability in Ottawa’s rental market

Q&A: Affordability, supply and availability in Ottawa’s rental market

The Ottawa Lookout spoke with Francis Cortellino, a senior economist at CMHC, to learn more about the current situation for renters in Ottawa.

Gatineau

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Councillors debate buying more diesel buses to help reliability

Councillors debate buying more diesel buses to help reliability

In November, OC Transpo confirmed it delivered 97.8 per cent of its planned trips over a 12-month period, which was less than the 99.5 per cent target that was set. This, the transit organization said, is largely due to the lack of buses in service.

Transportation

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As renovictions accelerate in Vanier, one land trust tries to hold the line

As renovictions accelerate in Vanier, one land trust tries to hold the line

The Ottawa Community Land Trust works to preserve and increase affordable housing in the city in three ways.

Housing

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What will cost you more in 2026

What will cost you more in 2026

As the old calendar comes off the wall and a new one is hung in its place, residents’ finances will also see a reset.

Transit

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2025 in review

2025 in review

Federal Election 2025

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Why the Infinity Convention Centre homicides remain unsolved two years later

Why the Infinity Convention Centre homicides remain unsolved two years later

The party was in full swing and guests were having the time of their lives when gunfire rang out at a wedding held at the Infinity Convention Centre on Sept. 2, 2023.

Downtown

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