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Running for a job with no clear mandate: OCDSB candidates enter uncertain trustee race

Aug 12, 2026

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6 min read

Running for a job with no clear mandate: OCDSB candidates enter uncertain trustee race

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board will see the return of trustees sometime after this fall's municipal election. But their roles and scope will look very different

Amanda McLeod

Post-Secondary Education

Algonquin College students rally to protest cuts to 30 programs

Mar 10, 2026

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10 min read

Algonquin College students rally to protest cuts to 30 programs

Cars honked in support as they drove past Algonquin College on Tuesday afternoon, where roughly 100 students, faculty and community members gathered outside the campus on Woodroffe Avenue to protest the planned suspension of 30 academic programs.

Charlie Senack

Provincial

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

Provincial

Oct 24, 2025

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6 min read

Ottawa city council is fighting back against provincial speed camera legislation

City council was unanimous in its support to keep photo radar cameras in school zones, but the Ontario government says it is not backing down with legislation to have them removed

Sarah MacFarlane

Provincial

Controversial OCDSB elementary program review cancelled by government-appointed supervisor

Oct 9, 2025

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5 min read

Controversial OCDSB elementary program review cancelled by government-appointed supervisor

But there are still many questions remaining

Charlie Senack

Lansdowne

Oct 2, 2025

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4 min read

How Ottawa might be hinting at financial support for Lansdowne from the province

An non-advertised meeting between Mayor Sutcliffe and Premier Doug Ford could offer some clues

Charlie Senack

Provincial

Ontario plans to scrap the photo radar program, but City of Ottawa says it saves lives

Sep 25, 2025

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7 min read

Ontario plans to scrap the photo radar program, but City of Ottawa says it saves lives

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will draft legislation to end photo radar programs. But it has drawn in millions of dollars for the City of Ottawa

Charlie Senack

Provincial

Province says it won’t get involved with Kanata golf course development dispute

Sep 24, 2025

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5 min read

Province says it won’t get involved with Kanata golf course development dispute

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he will not get involved with a dispute between a Kanata Golf Course and the city after the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed a case

Geoff Sharpe, +1

Provincial

Ottawa MPP proposes maximum heat temperature for rentals

Sep 24, 2025

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6 min read

Ottawa MPP proposes maximum heat temperature for rentals

An Ottawa MPP is looking to create legislation that would force landlords to provide air conditioning to tenants

Charlie Senack

School

Ontario education minister won’t rule out removing public board trustees indefinitely

Aug 27, 2025

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2 min read

Ontario education minister won’t rule out removing public board trustees indefinitely

The Minister of Education noted it could be a possibility

Charlie Senack

Provincial

Return to exams and no boundary changes: What’s changing at Ottawa-Carleton District Schools

Jul 30, 2025

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3 min read

Return to exams and no boundary changes: What’s changing at Ottawa-Carleton District Schools

It's part of a few changes instituted by the Ontario government's appointed supervisor

Charlie Senack

Federal

Opposition to new inter-provincial bridge increases with new idea tabled

Jul 9, 2025

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4 min read

Opposition to new inter-provincial bridge increases with new idea tabled

Some politicians from various levels of government are calling for a pivot to a different, bigger priority instead.

Charlie Senack

School

Jun 30, 2025

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9 min read

Why the Ontario government took over control of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board

The Ottawa Carleton District School Board's finances are being taken over by the province, who says the books need to be balanced before control is handed back over to trustees

Charlie Senack

Provincial

Ontario’s latest budget offers little for Ottawa

May 16, 2025

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3 min read

Ontario’s latest budget offers little for Ottawa

Many promises made during the election were not in this year's budget

Charlie Senack

Provincial

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board will have its finances reviewed by the province

Apr 25, 2025

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5 min read

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board will have its finances reviewed by the province

Why the province is stepping in

Charlie Senack

Provincial

Somerset West safe consumption site will remain closed despite injunction

Apr 2, 2025

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4 min read

Somerset West safe consumption site will remain closed despite injunction

The Somerset West Community Health Centre has closed its safe consumption site despite a court injunction

Charlie Senack

Provincial

Ottawa still has no representation at the Ontario cabinet table

Mar 21, 2025

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4 min read

Ottawa still has no representation at the Ontario cabinet table

There was some expectation that Carleton’s George Darouze would be included, but that wasn't the case

Charlie Senack

Provincial

Algonquin College approves cuts to 41 courses. Here’s just how impactful it will be

Mar 5, 2025

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7 min read

Algonquin College approves cuts to 41 courses. Here’s just how impactful it will be

Some of the programs are not offered elsewhere

Charlie Senack

Provincial

Feb 12, 2025

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13 min read

Meet the provincial election candidates in the battle ground of Nepean

Last election the race was very close. Will it be this time?

Charlie Senack

Provincial

Doug Ford has a complicated legacy in Ottawa. Will it hurt him or help him this election?

Jan 29, 2025

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7 min read

Doug Ford has a complicated legacy in Ottawa. Will it hurt him or help him this election?

We break down the biggest parts of Ford's legacy as it relates to the city of Ottawa

Charlie Senack

Provincial

Nepean MPP Lisa MacLeod apologizes for social media post many called Islamophobic

Jan 10, 2025

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3 min read

Nepean MPP Lisa MacLeod apologizes for social media post many called Islamophobic

The remarks targeted PC candidate Husein Abu-Rayash

Charlie Senack

Federal

2024 was a busy year for news. This year is already off to a hectic start

Jan 3, 2025

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26 min read

2024 was a busy year for news. This year is already off to a hectic start

The Lookout takes a look at the biggest headlines of 2024 and what's in store for 2025

Charlie Senack

Federal

Dec 20, 2024

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21 min read

Mayor worries transit funding could be delayed due to federal government house of cards

Plus, Ottawa businesses react to HST/GST tax break

Charlie Senack

Federal

Does Ottawa require another interprovincial bridge crossing?

Dec 18, 2024

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19 min read

Does Ottawa require another interprovincial bridge crossing?

The federal government says they are committed to building a new bridge between Ottawa and Gatineau but is it wanted? Plus, an inquest into the death of Abdirahman Abdi has wrapped up

Charlie Senack

Provincial

Ottawa Councillor asked to apologize over comments made about OC Transpo GM

Dec 16, 2024

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21 min read

Ottawa Councillor asked to apologize over comments made about OC Transpo GM

OC Transpo general manager René Amilcar said comments made by Coun. Riley Brockington about her leadership was personal. Plus, two Ottawa MPPs say goodbye to Queen’s Park

Charlie Senack

Provincial

Running for a job with no clear mandate: OCDSB candidates enter uncertain trustee race

Algonquin College students rally to protest cuts to 30 programs

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

Ottawa city council is fighting back against provincial speed camera legislation

Controversial OCDSB elementary program review cancelled by government-appointed supervisor

How Ottawa might be hinting at financial support for Lansdowne from the province

Ontario plans to scrap the photo radar program, but City of Ottawa says it saves lives

Province says it won’t get involved with Kanata golf course development dispute

Ottawa MPP proposes maximum heat temperature for rentals

Ontario education minister won’t rule out removing public board trustees indefinitely

Return to exams and no boundary changes: What’s changing at Ottawa-Carleton District Schools

Opposition to new inter-provincial bridge increases with new idea tabled

Why the Ontario government took over control of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board

Ontario’s latest budget offers little for Ottawa

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board will have its finances reviewed by the province

Somerset West safe consumption site will remain closed despite injunction

Ottawa still has no representation at the Ontario cabinet table

Algonquin College approves cuts to 41 courses. Here’s just how impactful it will be

Meet the provincial election candidates in the battle ground of Nepean

Doug Ford has a complicated legacy in Ottawa. Will it hurt him or help him this election?

Nepean MPP Lisa MacLeod apologizes for social media post many called Islamophobic

2024 was a busy year for news. This year is already off to a hectic start

Mayor worries transit funding could be delayed due to federal government house of cards

Does Ottawa require another interprovincial bridge crossing?

Ottawa Councillor asked to apologize over comments made about OC Transpo GM

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