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Anand's office intervened to stop criticism of Mriya organizations
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (853+ words) Here's what then-Defence Minister's staff ordered removed from a statement the Canadian Forces intended to release to the Ottawa Citizen. The Canadian Forces concluded that military personnel involved in two controversial organizations supposed to be helping Ukraine were misguided and…...
Deachman: What's the most Canadian thing you own?
12+ hour, 29+ min ago (853+ words) Bruce Deachman drove around Ottawa on Canada Day to ask people what their most Canadian possessions were What's the most Canadian thing you own? That, I decided a few days ago, would be my Canada Day assignment: to ask Ottawans…...
Where is all the Canada Day pride? | Letters to the Editor
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (180+ words) The Ottawa Citizen's Letters to the Editor, Thursday, July 2, 2026 I agree with a lot of points that Brian Lilley made concerning Brady Tkachuk. It is not easy hearing home fans boo your national anthem. He can thank his president for…...
Advocates call for anti-Black racism to be included in equity council mandate
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (480+ words) The calls arrive days after retired judge Corrine Sparks became the first Black member on the newly formed ministerial Advisory Council on Rights, Equality and Inclusion Advocates continue their calls for an expanded mandate to include anti-Black racism for the…...
How the Ottawa Redblacks' QB tandem of Jake Maier and the thick-bearded "MTB" came to be
11+ hour, 48+ min ago (749+ words) Mc Leod Bethel-Thompson will suit up for the Redblacks for the first time as the backup to Jake Maier when Ottawa hosts the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday night The CFL quarterback fraternity is a close-knit group of brothers who often…...
Senators keeping the door open for Claude Giroux, while veteran explores market
14+ hour, 21+ min ago (850+ words) It will be up to Claude Giroux to decide if there is no place like home. The veteran winger told the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday he was going to test the National Hockey League's unrestricted free agent market on Wednesday…...
No fireworks, signings, and briefly no power for Senators on Canada Day
12+ hour, 56+ min ago (700+ words) Senators GM Steve Staios doesn't close the door on making more changes There were no fireworks at the Canadian Tire Centre on Canada Day. At one point, there weren't any lights, either. If the power hadn't gone out just as…...
For Canada Day, I tested out the NCC's new swimming dock beneath Parliament
15+ hour, 35+ min ago (956+ words) It was my first Canada Day in Ottawa, and I spent it at one of the NCC's new swimming docks on the Ottawa River with a view of Parliament. This was my first Canada Day in Ottawa. I moved here…...
Canada Day heat warning means sticky humidity for the capital
21+ hour, 48+ min ago (420+ words) Hot and sticky weather is coming to Ottawa for Canada Day, with the humidity feeling like the mid 40s. It'll be stickier than maple syrup for Canada Day in Ottawa. Environment Canada is forecasting enough humidity to make it feel like…...
Ottawa is bananas for fake fruit. The best versions are more than a trick of the eye
1+ day, 34+ min ago (1861+ words) Local pastry chefs are using the viral trompe-l'il dessert to experiment, hiding fillings like Hong Kong sweet soup and Ukrainian cake under the chocolate shell. Nasr Nasr held out for months. When customers would ask the Juice Dudez founder if…...