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Pellerin: Vegetables on the verge — Ottawa may finally loosen its rules

Pellerin: Vegetables on the verge — Ottawa may finally loosen its rules

Until now, you couldn't plant vegetables in a curbside garden. City council will (finally) vote next month on a motion to allow it.

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Ottawa Citizen

Brigitte Pellerin

Adam: Do you know which riding you're voting in? Maybe not

Adam: Do you know which riding you're voting in? Maybe not

The ridings in which some of you voted in the last federal election may not be the ones assigned to you this time. Find out who your candidates are...

previous day 10

Ottawa Citizen

Mohammed Adam

Kurl: Voters know when an election is actually important (not all of them are)

Kurl: Voters know when an election is actually important (not all of them are)

Ninety-one per cent of Canadians say this election is either 'way more important' or 'more important' than the 2021 campaign.

previous day 10

Ottawa Citizen

Shachi Kurl

DeSousa: Now is not the time to cut public service jobs

DeSousa: Now is not the time to cut public service jobs

To make it through the tariff crisis, we need to protect the workers who will be delivering programs and aid to Canadians.

previous day 10

Ottawa Citizen

Sharon Desousa

Grondin: Ottawa deserves a great nightlife, and it's building one

Grondin: Ottawa deserves a great nightlife, and it's building one

There’s an undeniable buzz surrounding Ottawa’s nightlife, and my job as nightlife commissioner is to amplify and support the creativity behind it...

wednesday 3

Ottawa Citizen

Mathieu Grondin

Sutcliffe: Why I went to Washington last week

Sutcliffe: Why I went to Washington last week

Americans need to hear more from Canadians, not less, says Ottawa's mayor. The more we connect with them right now, the harder it will be to tear...

wednesday 2

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Mark Sutcliffe

Denley: City's $2-million land deal a waste of taxpayers' money

Denley: City's $2-million land deal a waste of taxpayers' money

Ottawa city staff said it was important to conserve this particular property, even though there is apparently nothing threatening it.

01.04.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

Randall Denley

Kennery: I'm trans and I'm done with being invisible

Kennery: I'm trans and I'm done with being invisible

The current difficult political environment was one of the driving factors for me to accept my own identity as a trans woman over the last two years.

01.04.2025 40

Ottawa Citizen

Roslyn Kennery

Egli: Two nights in hospital showed me we need to do better for or health-care system

Egli: Two nights in hospital showed me we need to do better for or health-care system

I was incredibly lucky that one of the nurses on duty saw my discomfort and did what she could to mitigate my pain.

31.03.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

Keith Egli

Senack: Does Carney know Nepean, the riding he's running in?

Senack: Does Carney know Nepean, the riding he's running in?

Does Mark Carney know where the Walter Baker Centre is or who it’s named after? Or about the history of the Nepean bell or Ken Ross Park? These are...

31.03.2025 1

Ottawa Citizen

Charlie Senack