
Hallie Cotnam
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Royal birth at Ottawa hospital celebrated with tulips 80 years after liberation of Netherlands
During the Second World War, members of the Dutch royal family were given safe haven in Canada to escape the Nazi occupation of their country. On Jan. 19, 1943, Princess Margriet was born at what was then the Ottawa Civic Hospital.
Canada -Ottawa |

Hockey and hijabs: New to Canada and the sport, these girls have found their game
Newcomer girls in Ottawa are celebrating their new-found hockey skills at an end-of-season tournament, just as the Ottawa Charge prepares to take to the ice for the women's team's first-ever playoff game Thursday.
Canada -Ottawa |

CANADA VOTES 2025
How a 1.5-km stretch of industrial park captures key campaign issues
Ottawa's Canotek Road is home to hundreds of independent businesses, with owners and employees affected by top election concerns. CBC dropped by the popular industrial park to ask what issues matter most.
Canada -Ottawa |

Season of the stick: How politics are overlapping with the NHL playoffs
The overlap between politics and hockey looms large in this federal election. Several fans who took in a late-season Ottawa Senators game sounded off to CBC on whether that's a good thing.
Canada -Ottawa |
'I hear it at the dep': Outaouais voters say tariffs loom large on campaign trail
The high-stakes French-language debate is coming up on April 16, so what do voters in the Outaouais think of the campaign so far? Some Quebecers say U.S. President Donald Trump and his tariffs are overshadowing typical concerns about language and identity.
Canada -Ottawa |
Ottawa Valley voters hopeful for more defence spending
Defence spending is now a federal election issue, and people who rely on the economic engine that is Garrison Petawawa are looking to benefit from that increased investment.
Canada -Ottawa |

Poilievre and Carney vie for seats in side-by-side ridings
The front-runners in the race to be Canada's next prime minister have to convince local voters to give them a seat in the House, and their ridings just happen to be side-by-side.
Canada -Ottawa |

ONTARIO VOTES 2025
Carleton voters choosing a fresh face as MPP
The big rural Ottawa riding of Carleton will elect a new MPP this week after PC-turned-Independent Goldie Ghamari announced she would not run in the provincial election.
Canada -Ottawa |

Nepean voters discuss riding's future after departure of long-time MPP Lisa MacLeod
Lisa McLeod's provincial Nepean-area riding will have a new MPP. Voters talk about what matters to them.
Canada -Ottawa |
ONTARIO VOTES 2025
Voting in the Valley: As longtime MPP steps aside, rural residents seek a new advocate
Longtime MPP John Yakabuski, 67, isn't running for re-election. Voters in Renfrew–Nipissing–Pembroke are now tasked with replacing the popular politician, and laying out a to-do list for his replacement.
Canada -Ottawa |