OTTAWA—The federal government will soon deploy two leased Blackhawk helicopters as part of its $1.3-billion border security plan that was made in the shadow of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump ...

→ About DANIELLE SMITH’s mic-drop moment. → Plus, the most readers ever landed an Ottawa Playbook trivia question. Pillai was in Vegas with his family. These days, that kind of trip can pay ...

Liberal infighting has alarmed business groups and the premiers of the country’s 10 provinces, who say Ottawa has to focus on possible tariffs from the Trump administration. “Canada needs to ...

If ever there was any doubt about Ottawa’s love affair for hockey, here comes the World Junior Championship to take over the city from now until Jan. 5. The last time the 10-country showcase was ...

In 2024, Ottawa narrowly beat its record for the most homicides in a single year, with 25 victims. The city has surpassed its previous record of 24 homicides, which was set in 1995 and 2016 ...

Police responded to dozens of collisions on Ottawa roads after a winter storm dropped about 15 centimetres of snow on much of the National Capital Region. "I've been doing this job 18 years ...

Here in descending order is a look back at the most-read stories of the year on cbc.ca/ottawa. 1. Mass killing at Barrhaven family home Five members of a family that had recently moved to ...

If you missed the week’s news, here’s a timeline of what played out politically in Ottawa. On Monday, less than one hour before the scheduled start of a lock-up of journalists set to read the ...

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s week started with a crisis his opponents likened to a “gong show at the bottom of a dumpster fire, wrapped up in a cluster.” Canada’s three-term ...

John Rapley is an author and academic who divides his time among London, Johannesburg and Ottawa. His books include Why Empires Fall (Yale University Press, 2023) and Twilight of the Money Gods ...

Check store hours ahead of time before heading out. The City of Ottawa would like to remind residents of the following schedule changes for the holiday season between Tuesday, December 24 and ...

If all the opposition parties back the motion, Trudeau will be out of office after more than nine years as prime minister and an election will take place OTTAWA, Canada – Canadian Prime ...