2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1315+ words) Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says that, if he is elected for another term, he will end homelessness in Ottawa. Sutcliffe unveiled his plan Wednesday, promising to build 650 supportive homes in the next five years and “thousands of affordable homes to put…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (469+ words) Letters to the editor of the Ottawa Citizen for Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. Re: The Ottawa Senators have chosen a new slogan. Now they need fans to choose them I had been a Toronto Maple Leafs fan since I was six years…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1046+ words) The downtown Ottawa park is a tiny urban space that has been closed for more than 80 per cent of the summer. The BIA just changed that. One of my favourite children’s stories is Oscar Wilde’s The Selfish Giant, which tells…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (472+ words) Letters to the editor of the Ottawa Citizen for Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. One must clearly applaud Prime Minister Mark Carney for his incredible fortitude and patience in leading Canada during these most disruptive economic times. He is working diligently to bring…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (104+ words) Lawyer Matt Malone says proposed reforms could make Canada’s access-to-information regime even worse. Alex Lawson says his plan to remove all on-street parking metres is unconventional, but for him, that’s part of the appeal. Drivers were caught for speeding, stunt…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (221+ words) Letters to the editor of the Ottawa Citizen for Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. Re: Ottawa is now giving out yellow parking tickets. That doesn’t fix our parking crunch I acknowledge that parking and traffic are bigger problems today than they were when…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (359+ words) Brigitte Pellerin: As the city’s loudest and most obnoxious opponent to return-to-office rules, this makes my heart sing. I would like to congratulate mayoral candidate Alex Lawson for praising mayoral candidate Jeff Leiper for stealing his idea, which is fair,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (508+ words) Letters to the editor of the Ottawa Citizen for Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. I want to thank everyone in your beautiful city for being so kind and such welcoming hosts. My son and I visited Ottawa for a week earlier this year....

2+ week, 17+ hour ago   (983+ words) Letters to the editor of the Ottawa Citizen for Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. In 1965, the Province of Quebec had a relatively simple task in selecting a route to the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge, with minimal disturbance to the residents of Hull. The Province of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (946+ words) Bruce Deachman: The King Edward freeway that was never built left Lowertown residents with freeway traffic on their streets. The city should act. This may come as a surprise to anyone not collecting old-age security benefits, but King Edward Avenue…...