Downtown
Downtown
Downtown
+6
Sep 15, 2026
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10 min read
How Somerset candidates would tackle safety, homelessness and the toxic drug crisis
The five candidates running in Ward 14 are each making the case for how they would approach a community that is both one of Ottawa’s most vibrant and one of its most complex.
Westboro
+3
Aug 20, 2026
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3 min read
Vietnamese restaurant Ho Guom arrives from Montreal. But is it any good?
It joins a busy Vietnamese restaurant scene in Ottawa
Downtown
+2
Jul 9, 2026
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9 min read
Treachery, nationalism and murder in Ottawa: the story of Canada’s first political assassination
In downtown Ottawa, at the corner of Sparks and Elgin Streets, sits D’Arcy McGee’s. Just a few steps away, its namesake was assassinated in 1868.
Downtown
+5
Jun 23, 2026
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6 min read
Shepherds of Good Hope to convert to supportive housing as Ottawa moves away from the shelter model
Shepherds of Good Hope says it wants to reimagine its emergency shelter into a health-focused and supportive housing facility aimed at providing long-term stability.
Downtown
+6
Jun 16, 2026
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4 min read
City Hall Insider: Surplus property housing
With more than 10,000 Ottawa households waiting for social housing and nearly 3,000 individuals estimated to be experiencing homelessness, the city is dipping into its own coffers to supply city-owned properties as sites for future affordable housing.
Downtown
+3
Jan 29, 2026
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10 min read
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
+2
Dec 22, 2025
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15 min read
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.
Westboro
+8
Oct 23, 2025
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13 min read
Ottawa’s malls are dying. What does the future hold for local big-box retail?
With so many big-box stores available for rent, what does the future hold for retail in Ottawa's dying malls?
Federal
+2
Sep 17, 2025
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7 min read
How uncertain conditions in the federal workforce is casting a dark shadow over Ottawa
There is worry spreading through Downtown Ottawa as concerns are heightened over likely cuts to the federal public service
Downtown
+2
Aug 18, 2025
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7 min read
Bright colours, big promises: Can ‘Uncommon Spaces’ revive Downtown Ottawa?
Uncommon Space has recently opened in Centretown. The local business improvement association hopes it will help make downtown an arts and culture hot spot.
