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1 month ago | 
ottawacitizen.com | Fixing Byward |Joanne Laucius
Advertisement 1Councillors will decide which parks in their wards will be part of the test project, if any. Article contentThe City of Ottawa is to move ahead with a pilot project to allow personal alcohol consumption in selected parks. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentArticle contentThe hitch: City councillors will be the ones to propose parks in their wards. Some councillors appeared interested in the idea. Others not so much.
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1 month ago | 
ottawacitizen.com | Fixing Byward |Janson Duench |Bruce Garrioch
Article contentFans of the Ottawa Senators have spoken. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
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1 month ago | 
ottawacitizen.com | Fixing Byward |Antoine Trepanier
Advertisement 1During the federal election, Mark Carney promised to cap the size of the federal workforce and to 'not cut public service employment'Article contentOTTAWA – Prime Minister Mark Carney should “take a page from the Chrétien government’s 1994 program review” and cut tens of thousands of bureaucrat jobs, argued the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) in a new paper published on Thursday.
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1 month ago | 
ottawacitizen.com | Fixing Byward |Kate Mendonca
Advertisement 1Shop outdoor, dining and bedroom furniture up to 40 per cent offReviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article contentVictoria Day marks the unofficial start of summer in Canada.
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1 month ago | 
ottawacitizen.com | Fixing Byward |Christopher Nardi
Advertisement 1Alberta Conservative MP Damien Kurek is stepping down to allow seatless party leader Pierre Poilievre to run in a byelection. Article contentOTTAWA — Seatless Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre will run in an Alberta byelection as Conservative MP Damien Kurek “temporarily” steps aside. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
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2 months ago | 
ottawacitizen.com | Fixing Byward |Don Brennan
Advertisement 1Article contentFor the second year in a row, the Ottawa Redblacks went to the wide receiver well with their first pick in the Canadian Football League draft. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentArticle contentAfter making Nick Mardner the second overall choice in the 2024 selection process, the Redblacks opted for former Utah Grizzlies pass catcher Keelan White with the third pick Tuesday night.
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2 months ago | 
ottawacitizen.com | Fixing Byward |Glenda Luymes
Advertisement 1Before the federal election, Elections Canada says paper ballots provide the best "efficiency and security."Article contentAs more provinces and cities use electronic tabulators to speed up vote counts, Elections Canada has opted to stick with a low-tech method before the federal election: The hand count. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
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2 months ago | 
ottawacitizen.com | Fixing Byward |Randall Denley
Advertisement 1Poilievre's leadership would make Canadians more reliant on themselves and less on government. That’s not a popular message in his home town, where bigger government is always welcome. Article contentIn some other city, federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre would be a local political superstar. The voters of Carleton riding have elected him seven consecutive times. He has been leader of his party for more than two years and a cabinet minister before that.
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2 months ago | 
ottawacitizen.com | Fixing Byward |Shachi Kurl
Advertisement 1Ninety-one per cent of Canadians say this election is either 'way more important' or 'more important' than the 2021 campaign. • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentWhen has a politician ever admitted that an election they were contesting was unimportant? The honesty alone could be quite refreshing. In 2021, Justin Trudeau might have simply come clean and asked for the majority mandate that eluded him back in 2019.
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2 months ago | 
ottawacitizen.com | Fixing Byward |Randall Denley
Advertisement 1Ottawa city staff said it was important to conserve this particular property, even though there is apparently nothing threatening it. • • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentThis seems obvious, but perhaps it bears repeating: The core job of an Ottawa city councillor is spending the public’s tax dollars wisely.
