Ottawa Citizen

Ontario Provincial Police officers from the Leeds County detachment are investigating the first fatal collision of the year in the region. Read More

TORONTO — From crazy to a good cry, veteran defender Jocelyne Larocque went through all the emotions in her first game with the Ottawa Charge. Read More

In the hours leading into the popping of champagne bottles, the singing of Auld Lang Syne and whatever's left of Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve, Canada ushered in 2025 on a sour note at the world junior hockey championship. Read More

An Ottawa motorist registered nearly four times the legal limit of alcohol in his blood following a single-vehicle crash on a Highway 417 off ramp. Read More

Richard Martin can’t recall exactly when he and his team, Chinatown Showboat, last competed in Ottawa’s Ice Dragon Boat Festival. Read More

Undisciplined play cost Canada a shot at finishing atop the Group A standings at the world junior championship. Read More

After Finland defeated Latvia on Tuesday afternoon, Canada was staring at multiple playoff-round scenarios entering its much-anticipated New Year's Eve game with the U.S. Read More

The Ottawa Charge GM pulled the trigger on a major trade with the Toronto Sceptres late Monday night, acquiring veteran defender Jocelyn Larocque — a two-time Olympics gold medal winner who also has four golds from the Women's World Championship — and forward Victoria Bach. Read More

A Renfrew County Catholic high school student, barred from school because of his conduct toward transgender students, has lost another bid to return to class. Read More

Ontario Provincial Police have laid charges against two people under 18 for allegedly shooting at homes with an airsoft pistol. Read More

Ottawa-born Canadian tennis star Gabriela Dabrowski underwent breast cancer treatment this past year, all the while collecting trophies and medals at major events. Read More

Ottawa police say nobody was injured and there's no threat to public safety after reports of gunshots in the Glebe on the morning of New Year's Eve. Read More

What could be more soul-crushing than the New Year’s resolution, that annual not-so-gentle reminder of a) our miserable failings; and b) our inadequate resolve to address those shortcomings beyond perhaps a week-long window? It’s so much simpler, I’ve discovered, to spend time simply becoming more at peace with our foibles: our overweightedness, our inability to play piano or make sourdough starter; our assorted vices and crutches. Read More

People in Ottawa who are experiencing homelessness have resorted to sleeping in plastic chairs at shelters in hopes of finding a warm place to stay for the night, according to The Ottawa Mission. Read More

Every January, I see the same patterns: bold declarations to run marathons, go vegan, or meditate for an hour a day, all collapsing by mid-February. It’s not because people lack willpower; it’s because we aim too big and forget to have fun with it. Read More

After a year of high-profile homicides, protracted protests and the announcement of a mounted police unit, Ottawa Police Chief Eric Stubbs sat down with the Ottawa Citizen to reflect on the year, and challenges to come. The police force has been dealing with a staffing crunch for years, and is in the middle of a three-year "stabilization plan." Stubbs says the police's budget ask for 2026 will be significant. Read More

Some Canadian military personnel are finding it difficult to adjust to a return to office-based work and don’t feel supervisors fully appreciate the benefits of hybrid employment arrangements, the country’s top officer has been told. Read More

Human activities have unequivocally caused global warming, principally through greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. That is the conclusion of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Absent aggressive action to curtail further GHG emissions, more frequent incidents of extreme weather events are virtually assured. Read More

Easton Cowan has been prepared for the night that awaits him. Read More

While Carter George has two player of the game awards from his pair of appearances in the World Juniors over the last week, he's also the first to share credit with the unsung heroes on his team. Read More