Andrew Duffy
Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Anatomy of an eviction
How Supt. Rob Bernier came up with the plan that ended the convoy protest--and restored order to downtown Ottawa. → Read More
Welcome to Ottawa, the weather alert capital of Canada
Ottawa had more weather advisories and warnings issued last year than any other Canadian city in the past decade. Here's why → Read More
Smiths Falls 'in a much better place' to withstand another economic gut punch
Recent growth in residential and local business development is expected to lessen the blow from job cuts at Canopy Growth. → Read More
How the convoy protest changed Ottawa and rerouted its history
The convoy ended the career of a progressive police leader, reshaped the city’s mayoralty race, and may ultimately define the boundaries of acceptable protest in Canada. → Read More
Strike votes to be held in February for 120,000 public servants
The Public Service Alliance of Canada has announced strike votes will begin in February for the 120,000 public servants in its four largest bargaining units. → Read More
Debate ignites over future of Wellington Street, as council committee prepares to consider its reopening
A year into Wellington Street's closure to traffic, brought on by a log-jam of Freedom Convoy protest vehicles and maintained amidst deliberations about its future. → Read More
Coalition of Ottawa community groups wants local Jordan Peterson event cancelled
“As we approach the one-year anniversary of the so-called 'Freedom Convoy,' the last thing we need is a spokesperson of the far-right taking centre stage in our city." → Read More
CRA workers seeking wage increase of almost 30 per cent over three years
The Union of Taxation Employees has asked the CRA for a three-year wage increase of 20.5 per cent plus a wage adjustment of nine per cent. → Read More
Charges filed against Eastway Tank hold clues as to what went gone wrong during explosion one year ago
Provincial charges offer the public clues as to what might have gone wrong inside Eastway Tank's main shop exactly one year ago. → Read More
Bus crash survivor intends to 'face her fears' on OC Transpo
“I’ve always wanted to go back on the bus, and finish my route, and get ‘er done." → Read More
Wallace Edwards (1957-2022): Ottawa-born children's writer-illustrator carried a ‘kid mentality’ all his life
As a child, Wallace spent countless hours drawing – cartoon impressions of monsters, soldiers, knights, spaceships, tanks – and by the time he was in kindergarten, he already considered himself an artist. Wallace’s self-image never wavered despite pressure from his teachers, one of whom wrote in his Grade 2 report card: “Wally is artistic, inventive and imaginative, and it is interfering with… → Read More
Fire investigator examining cause of downtown fire involving two e-bikes
Article content When fire crews arrived, they found the fire had spread to the wooden carport structure. Firefighters made sure the attached rowhouses were evacuated. The fire was declared under control at about 9:30 a.m. Paramedics assessed three occupants for smoke inhalation. A fire investigator was assigned to determine the cause of the fire. → Read More
The Ottawa Hospital wants to create better rooms for patients as it works on new Civic campus
The Ottawa Hospital wants design a better hospital room — one that's safer, brighter, quieter, more efficient, accessible and comfortable. → Read More
Soldier, Shriner, clown, salesman: The life of Craig McPhee
When retired RCAF Warrant Officer Craig McPhee’s mortal remains were paraded into the Beechwood Cemetery’s Sacred Space, they were accompanied by an honour guard of four clowns. → Read More
With Greyhound gone, new bus services move into Ottawa — most destined for Toronto or Montreal
Ottawa’s long-time central bus terminal, abandoned during the pandemic, is now surrounded by construction hoarding as workers prepare the site for a 27-storey… → Read More
Treasury Board president calls return-to-office plan 'right of employer'
Public service unions have argued that the location where government employees perform their jobs should be a matter for negotiation after almost three years of pandemic-enforced telework, but Fortier flatly rejected that idea. → Read More
Remembering Luciano Pradal, the ByWard Market's chestnut evangelist
Pradal offered passers-by a free chestnut from his sidewalk "fornella." He died this year from heart failure and pneumonia. He was 79. → Read More
Ottawa lawyer Paul Champ seeking to expand list of defendants in 'Freedom Convoy' class action lawsuit
Paul Champ is looking to add five new defendants to the lawsuit, including a former Niagara Region politician, Harold Jonker. → Read More
Parents want answers about late son's treatment during pandemic at The Royal Mental Health Centre
Psychiatric patients were even more isolated than those in long-term care during the pandemic, says the mother of Michael Thomas. → Read More
Two schools evacuated, but police determine no threat to students or public
French-language college La Cité closed its campuses in Ottawa and Orleans on Friday after evacuating them under police guard. → Read More