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Mayor Sutcliffe giving up seat on police oversight board
Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is relinquishing his spot on the Ottawa Police Services Board to Coun. Steve Desroches.
Is preserving this 90-hectare property a good use of $1.95M in city funds?
Rural Ottawa city councillors are trying to block a city plan to purchase a property in Fitzroy Harbour, arguing there is other land more deserving of being preserved with its limited money set aside.
City of Ottawa gets $10.5M to bring homeless in from the cold
The federal government has bypassed the province to give homelessness funding directly to Ottawa and other Ontario cities.
SNC-Lavalin, now AtkinsRéalis, facing $100M in legal claims from Trillium contractors
The City of Ottawa’s private partner in building its newly opened north-south commuter rail line is facing more than $100 million in legal claims alleging its inability to proper manage the project led to costly delays.
NCC won't pay tax-like fees for LeBreton Flats, arguing it's a park
The city argues the National Capital Commission is shortchanging it millions by unilaterally — and inappropriately — exempting 187 properties from payments for municipal services.
Securing support for transit, migrants among mayor's New Year's resolutions
Ottawa’s mayor hopes months of federal and provincial lobbying for transit and supporting newcomers will pay off with some major funding announcements in the new year — provided early elections don't send those plans off the rails.
Shaky week on Parliament Hill puts Mayor's funding push into overdrive
Mayor Mark Sutcliffe believes long-awaited funding for Ottawa's struggling transit system could come early in the new year — provided this week's drama on Parliament Hill doesn't send months of negotiation off the rails.
Long-awaited bill to oust misbehaving councillors falls short, say advocates
Ontario politicians who’ve long advocated for a way to fire councillors who harass their staff are feeling a mix of relief and frustration with the government's new bill.
Why won't the long-delayed Trillium Line open before 2025?
All of the Trillium Line's final tests have been a success, according to OC Transpo. But some key issues, and the arrival of winter, have ruled out an imminent opening.
City sets plan to sell land for new school at Little Italy development
Parents of francophone students and neighbours concerned about a lack of green space spoke up at Tuesday's finance and corporate services committee, as Ottawa city councillors discussed next steps for a highly anticipated mixed-use development near the planned Corso Italia LRT station.