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

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.

Sarah MacFarlane-Youngdale
Sarah MacFarlane-Youngdale

Housing

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

Jan 20, 2026

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8 min read

‘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.

Sarah MacFarlane-Youngdale
Sarah MacFarlane-Youngdale

Provincial

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

Jan 15, 2026

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7 min read

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.

Charlie Senack
Charlie Senack

Gatineau

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

Jan 12, 2026

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12 min read

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.

Julie Chadwick
Julie Chadwick

Ottawa South

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Searching for something bigger: Ottawa churches report ‘massive’ rise in young people attending worship

Dec 17, 2025

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12 min read

Searching for something bigger: Ottawa churches report ‘massive’ rise in young people attending worship

A trend is emerging among Ottawa churches, and it’s one that has caught most priests and pastors by surprise.

Sarah MacFarlane-Youngdale
Sarah MacFarlane-Youngdale

ByWard Market

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Changing times: Will a heritage designation attract more people to the ByWard Market?

Dec 15, 2025

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9 min read

Changing times: Will a heritage designation attract more people to the ByWard Market?

In recent years, numerous initiatives have been introduced to revitalize the area; the latest seeks to establish the Market as a heritage site.

Charlie Senack
Charlie Senack

Housing

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Provincial and federal governments plan more affordable housing in Centretown and Nepean

Dec 10, 2025

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7 min read

Provincial and federal governments plan more affordable housing in Centretown and Nepean

During the Mayor’s Breakfast held at the Rogers Centre on Monday, Prime Minister Mark Carney gave more details on how his build Canada Homes Fund will help build more affordable accommodations in Ottawa.

Charlie Senack
Charlie Senack

ByWard Market

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A quiet experiment in compassion: How the ByWard Market’s block leaders are redefining street outreach

Dec 8, 2025

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9 min read

A quiet experiment in compassion: How the ByWard Market’s block leaders are redefining street outreach

How the ByWard Market’s block leaders are redefining street outreach

Kate Chappell
Kate Chappell

Lansdowne

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The future of the Ottawa Charge as Lansdowne 2.0 breaks ground

Dec 1, 2025

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9 min read

The future of the Ottawa Charge as Lansdowne 2.0 breaks ground

Despite shovels going into the ground on Ottawa’s Lansdowne 2.0 development later this week, the Ottawa Charge women’s hockey team says they will not play at the new arena when it opens in 2028.

Charlie Senack
Charlie Senack

Lansdowne

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Council narrowly decides not to delay Lansdowne vote and one rural representative changes their vote

Oct 24, 2025

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5 min read

Council narrowly decides not to delay Lansdowne vote and one rural representative changes their vote

The Mayor called the move a "political stunt"

Charlie Senack
Charlie Senack

Lansdowne

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Mayor Sutcliffe says Lansdowne 2.0 is on budget. But one councillor says that is not true

Oct 22, 2025

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12 min read

Mayor Sutcliffe says Lansdowne 2.0 is on budget. But one councillor says that is not true

During a press conference on Monday, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe said Lansdowne 2.0 would be cheaper than expected. But one city councillor says it is actually more

Charlie Senack
Charlie Senack

Ottawa West

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Ottawa is falling short on its tree planting goals

Oct 14, 2025

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6 min read

Ottawa is falling short on its tree planting goals

Ottawa is falling short of meetings its 40 per cent tree canopy in most municipal wards

Charlie Senack
Charlie Senack

ByWard Market

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Nuit Blanche is returning to Ottawa next fall. Is Canada’s Capital finally becoming an arts city?

Oct 7, 2025

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5 min read

Nuit Blanche is returning to Ottawa next fall. Is Canada’s Capital finally becoming an arts city?

Nuit Blanche will be held in the ByWard Market next fall. Despite failed attempts over a decade ago, their is optimism this time it could actually work

Charlie Senack
Charlie Senack

Lansdowne

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Where councillors stand on Lansdowne 2.0

Oct 5, 2025

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5 min read

Where councillors stand on Lansdowne 2.0

At least one city councillor has now confirmed on the record they have changed their Lansdowne 2.0 vote to no

Charlie Senack
Charlie Senack
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