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TANKS A LOT

The Canadian Army is studying options on modernizing its tank fleet with a project that would see the first of the new vehicles operating in 2035. Although funding has yet to be confirmed, the army is hoping to issue a request to the defence industry...

Sens eye ways to keep Leafs, Habs fans out of CTC:

If you could do anything about the Leaf fans at the games, that would be great.” According to Ottawa Senators president Cyril Leeder, that was one of the very first messages that captain Brady Tkachuk had for new owner Michael Andlauer after he bought...

H2-WOE

The Ottawa-carleton District School Board has a problem with dangerous levels of lead in drinking water at some of its schools, according to a new report from the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA). More than 100 samples of drinking water...

COLD AS ICE

More than 30 soldiers based in Petawawa suffered frostbite injuries during a recent exercise in Alaska, prompting concerns about the quality of equipment military personnel are issued. Soldiers contacted Postmedia to complain that the Canadian Army...

NICKED UP

The Ottawa Senators' battered blue line has taken another big hit. Nick Jensen has likely suited up for his last game with the Senators after coach Travis Green announced on Tuesday that the veteran blueliner will undergo knee surgery and be out at...

PLUS

Fire investigators are examining the possibility that a faulty lithium-ion battery on an e-scooter was a cause of a fire that claimed the lives of two people and injured three others in a Centretown highrise building Saturday night. Ottawa Fire...

GOLDEN OLDIES

He is 41 going on 20, it seems, which is why Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer has a kinship with Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin, who is a youthful 40 and still going strong in the NHL. Great respects great and the two hyper-successful...

IT'S ULL GOOD

The Senators are alive and kicking. They served notice on Saturday that they wouldn't go quietly into the NHL off-season by continuing their playoff push with a 2-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in front of 18,381 at the Canadian Tire Centre. Thanks...

COMING HOME

Tim Stutzle will get the chance to suit up for the Ottawa Senators in his home country next season. The National Hockey League and the NHL Players' Association announced on Friday morning that the Senators will face off against Connor Bedard and the...

PICK-ME-UP

Patience turned out to be a virtue for the Ottawa Senators. National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman has opted to give the Senators some relief at the draft table this spring. The NHL announced on Thursday morning that the Senators will...

NEXT GEN WARBIRDS

An Ottawa company is investing $50 million into developing hightech drones that will fly alongside F-35 fighter jets and other aircraft. Dominion Dynamics wants to be the first to build a Canadian-made Autonomous Collaborative Platform (ACP) — a...

PUMP SHOCK

Prices at the pumps could soar after crude oil prices surged due to the Iran war and damge to critical oil and gas production infrastructure. Oil prices crossed the $100 U.S. threshold early Monday, March 9, the highest prices seen since Russia...

BLACK & BLUELINE

The Senators will have to soldier on without their top defenceman. The Senators will be without Jake Sanderson as they close out this fivegame Western Conference trip against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena. Coach Travis Green told reporters on...

AYATOLLAH JR.

Late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son Mojtaba was named Sunday as his successor, while the war in the Middle East spread to the region's vital infrastructure as Israeli airstrikes hit oil storage facilities in Tehran...

ABOUT TIME

It's that time of the year again. On Sunday, the clocks were to spring forward an hour at 2 a.m. for millions of Ontarians with the days growing longer and spring on the horizon. The change means the sun will set later in the day until we have to move...

ONE & DONE

All was quiet at the Canadian Tire Centre on trade deadline day. The Ottawa Senators braintrust spent Friday huddled at the club's office in the bowels of the rink, but the National Hockey League's 3 p.m. EST deadline passed with all talk and no...

CHECK, PLEASE

Steve Staios didn't wait for deadline day to turn his talk into action. The Ottawa Senators strengthened the club's depth up front by acquiring left winger Warren Foegele from the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. Foegele, 29, has seven goals and...

EASY COME, EASY GO

When Mike Campbell and his partners opened a cocktail bar on Sparks Street, they knew they weren't going to convert Ottawa into a late-night party city. After all, in a government town filled with people who have to report to work first thing in the...

ICY REUNION

Ottawa may not be where Brooke Mcquigge grew up, but a trade to the Ottawa Charge still felt like she was heading home. Since moving from Vancouver to Ottawa in mid-january, she has hardly gone a day without seeing her two sisters: Rachel, who's now...

RIGHT STUFF

Will the trade talk turn to action? One way or another, Steve Staios — the Ottawa Senators president of hockey operations and general manager — will answer that question this week with the NHL trade deadline set for Friday at 3 p.m. ET. Sitting five...

WAR DRUMS

The president of Iran's soccer federation says he does not know if the national team can play World Cup matches in the United States following the surprise U.S. and Israeli bombardment of his country. “What is certain is that after this attack, we...

THAT HURTS

Nothing tastes better for the Ottawa Senators than a big victory in the Battle of Ontario. The Senators took down the archrival Toronto Maple Leafs in covincing fashion with a 5-2 victory on Saturday night at Scotiabank Arena to keep Ottawa's slim...

GOING WILD

The voice of Moe the bartender will sing Bruce Springsteen covers at Ottawa Bluesfest this summer. Hank Azaria, the actor who spent 25 years voicing Homer Simpson's favourite barkeep and roughly half the recurring cast of The Simpsons, is set to take...

OPEN UP

A recent attempt to prevent the publication of a key piece of evidence in Orléans East-cumberland Coun. Matthew Luloff's impaired driving trial has raised questions about the open court principle and whether such bans can be justified. Luloff was...

SECURITY SNAG

If you are travelling to the United States from the Ottawa International Airport sometime in the near future, plan for some extra time in the pre-clearance line. The Nexus and Global Entry programs for those travelling to the U.S. have been...

2ND LINE OF DEFENCE

Some Canadian Forces reservists feel they are being treated as second-class soldiers and don't receive the same opportunities for training and deployments as their regular force counterparts, according to a military study. The document, originally...

HEARTFELT

Things have changed since cardiac surgeon Dr. Wilbert Keon and cardiologist Dr. Donald Beanlands co-founded the University of Ottawa Heart Institute 50 years ago, motivated by the belief that Ottawa could set a new standard in heart care. Robotic...

U.S. INVASION

While plushies may be popular with millennials and the younger generations, it seems the cuddly Olympic stuffed animals that were handed out after Team Canada's loss to Team USA in the men's hockey gold-medal game at the Milan-cortina Games were no...

HEAVY MEDAL

Canadian speedskater Ivanie Blondin held a Canadian in one hand and a cowboy hat in the other as she glided on the ice to celebrate her fourth and last Olympic medal. Blondin won a silver medal in the speedskating mass start race on Saturday, making...

GOLD RUSH

It was midway through the first period of another nervy elimination game in which Team Canada was well aware of the rather worrisome threat being issued by a pesky European opponent. Connor Mcdavid, captain's `C' punctuating his red Team Canada...

CRUSHED

MILAN — During the agonizing wait for the medals to be awarded following a heart-breaking loss to the U.S., Marie-philip Poulin tried to do the impossible and ease the pain. One by one, Canada's captain worked her way down the line of players, with a...

EXHALE!

There's just something about Canada versus the Czechs, at least in men's hockey, that makes for non-stop tension. Often that's meant a loss for Canada, but not on this night. Canada skated a narrow path and had to come back twice, but managed a 4-3...

Patients lament removal of Canada Dry from The Ottawa Hospital:

Amid long waits in emergency departments, hallway medicine, and other indignities of modern healthcare, the removal of a fizzy golden drink from menus at The Ottawa Hospital is proving to be a discomfort too far for some patients. The hospital took...

GOLDHAM

Megan Oldham put a joyful twist, several in fact, on the motto that has guided her through ups, downs and injuries to the top of the Olympic podium. Work hard in silence. Let your success be your noise. Those are wise words to live by for the modest...

NEED FOR SPEED

Speedskating is a lot harder than the athletes make it look on TV. I've tuned into a few speedskating programs at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games. All the skaters, men and women, are gliding on the ice smoothly and gracefully, apparently...

SCHOOL'S OUT?

Algonquin College says it will be delaying the decision on whether to cut more than 30 programs as it assesses the impact of a recent funding announcement from the Ontario government. Originally, Algonquin College's board of governors was set to...

CENTRE STAGE

Connor Mcdavid had six chances to score — maybe more — in the first Olympic hockey game of his life. And he wasn't superb. He wasn't dominant. He didn't take your breath away with speed the way he can. But he introduced himself to the Olympic hockey...

`Nation mourns with you'

TUMBLER RIDGE — The person behind one of British Columbia's worst mass killings has been identified as an 18-year-old dropout who killed family members at home, then gunned down random students at a school before firing on police and killing herself as...

›› LONGLEY, PAGE 19 `HERE TO DOMINATE'

MILAN — It's been building for a while now, this formidable red, white and blueprint that is threatening to squash Canada's dominance in Olympic women's hockey. And after 60 minutes of horribly one-sided play and a 5-0 blowout U.S. win on Tuesday...

`I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE IT!'

Megan Oldham, the 24-year-old freestyle skier from Parry Sound, Ont., told reporters she was not always certain she would make it to Italy. She suffered a concussion two months before the Milancortina Games, and it clouded her dream of making it to the...

BURIED ALIVE!

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Defence won this championship. Devon Witherspoon, Derick Hall, Byron Murphy and the rest of Mike Macdonald's ferocious unit pummeled Drake Maye, and the Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots 29-13 on Sunday to win the...

OPEN HOUSE

Despite frigid temperatures on Saturday, thousands visited Rideau Hall for an afternoon of free winter fun, activities and embassy-hosted cultural exchanges. Those who visited Gov. Gen. Mary Simon's residence were able to explore the snow-clad...

GAMES ON

Jake Sanderson will make another stop on the world stage. The Ottawa Senators' top defenceman had a hard time finding words when Bill Guerin, the general manager of Team USA, called in the days before the official announcement on Jan. 2 that Sanderson...

ICY TRAILS

I'm a big fan of the Rideau Canal Skateway and try to get out there whenever it's open. But I recently discovered the sheer elation of skating on a perfectly groomed trail that winds through trees and flows over gentle hills. For all the amenities...

LEADING THE CHARGE

The Ottawa Charge will be wellrepresented in Milano Cortina with eight players set to compete at the Winter Olympics. But these teammates will soon become competitors, as the team's representation spans across four different nations. The women's...

CHANCES ARE REMOTE

A recent decision at the federal labour relations board could move telework a step closer to being enshrined in collective agreements for public servants, lawyers say. In a Jan. 15 decision, the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment...

WHERE YOU BIN?

Ottawa residents requesting new recycling bins will now have to go pick it up themselves as the new recycling contractor is directing people to collect those bins from either of two locations across the city. It marks another change under the new...

`SO PROUD TO BE ›› CANADIAN'

Sebastian “Seb” Halmagean proudly served his country for the last three years — and while the military can be a harsh life, his father says he loved being a soldier. Sadly, the Hamilton, Ont., native who turned 24 on Christmas Day died Thursday in...

PARTY'S ON

Despite frigid temperatures and flurries in downtown Ottawa on Saturday morning, hardy partiers turned up en masse Saturday for the first day of Winterlude in Confederation Park. Kids in snowsuits and adults bundled up in puffy winter jackets lined...

GOOD TIMES ROLL

WORK IT OUT

As the government cuts back the size of the public service, economists describe a “soft” and “sluggish” private job market in the National Capital Region, buoyed by a few bright spots. Last week, more than 10,000 public servants were told their jobs...

SUB CONTRACTOR

The South Korean company pursuing a multi-billion dollar contract to build submarines for Canada has unveiled an industrial benefits package that proposes alliances with some of the top firms in the country. Hanwha announced Monday that it had signed...

ON HIS TIMETABLE

It will be up to Linus Ullmark to decide when he makes his next start for the Senators. Ottawa coach Travis Green told reporters following the club's skate at the Canadian Tire Centre that the club's top goaltender, dressed for Sunday night's game...

HAMBURGLAR MAGIC

The Ottawa Senators must go on a run of Hamburglar-like proportions if they're going to make the Stanley Cup playoffs. Sunday's 7-1 stomping of the Vegas Golden Knights was undeniably a good place to start. “We showed that we could beat any team any...

LET IT SNOW?

Suspected Canadian cocaine king Ryan Wedding is staring down the barrel of infinity in a U.S. prison. If the 44-year-old former Olympic snowboarder had been arrested in Canada, well, he might have been able to count on some judge claiming his...

’TIL DEATH

When Carol Berthiaume arrived at the Ottawa home of Philippe Hébert and Richard Rutherford the day before Good Friday 2022, she was immediately struck by the state of the place. It was immaculate. Not only that, it was beautifully decorated for...

‘BEST COACH’

Jacques Martin never wanted to be the centre of attention during his National Hockey League career. On Saturday night at the Canadian Tire Centre, he won't be able to avoid it. Thirty years after he made his debut behind the Ottawa Senators bench,...

CROWN JEWEL

The head of the National Capital Commission says the new home of the Ottawa Senators should be a crown jewel at Lebreton Flats. Tobi Nussbaum, the NCC'S chief executive officer, told the Ottawa Sun on a Zoom call with reporters following the pubic...

PREIM TIME

The Ottawa Senators may finally have some calm in their chaotic crease. Two games are a small sample size, but what we've witnessed from veteran goalie James Reimer in his return to the National Hockey League with the Senators is a refreshing...

‘I LOST MYSELF’

Linus Ullmark took a leave of absence because he needed a break for “mental health” reasons. The Ottawa Senators top goaltender told TSN'S Claire Hanna in an exclusive interview that was released Tuesday afternoon that he was having panic attacks...

BLAME GAME

The Ottawa Senators are under the microscope. From top to bottom, every aspect of the organization is facing scrutiny from the fan base after back-to-back overtime losses. The fingers pointed in every direction: Owner Michael Andlauer, president Cyril...

NO MORE MR. NICE GUYS

BERLIN — The eight European countries targeted by U.S. President Donald Trump for a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland blasted the move Sunday, warning that his threats “undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward...

SKI AND DO

Dave Adams' passion for cross-country skiing has taken him around the world. The 58-year-old Ottawa native, who grew up cross-country skiing in the Outaouais, is a former competitive ski racer who spent a few years living in Sweden and competing...

‘A LOT MORE REAL’

The Ottawa Senators will spend the weekend celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Canadian Tire Centre. This likely will be one of the last milestone moments at the rink, but the Senators won't be heading to a new home at Lebreton Flats anytime...

FEELIN’ GREEN

Travis Green trended on X for all the wrong reasons late Saturday night. The fourth consecutive regulation loss by the Ottawa Senators was not sitting well with an increasingly impatient fan base, and the coach drew its ire. “Something has to change...

BLOOD IN THE STREETS

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran has killed at least 538 people and even more are feared dead, activists said Sunday, while Tehran warned that the U.S. military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if America...

JUSTICE SERVED

A former City of Ottawa lawyer was given a suspended sentence and two years of probation after he pleaded guilty to vandalizing the National Holocaust Monument last year. Iain Aspenlieder was arrested on June 27, 2025, and charged with mischief to a...

LOOK OUT BELOW

It all starts with a plain hot dog, wrapped in tinfoil and attached to a parachute. A skydiving hot dog is a pretty cool concept. But what's even cooler? This hot dog is completely condiment-free. That's exactly what was crossing through my mind as I...

POURING IT ON

If you bite the hand that offers a glass, you'd better be prepared to suffer the consequences. One thing Crown Royal's parent company Diageo might not have considered in their cost-savings Ontario plant closure is how much profit they will lose when...

WHAT’S NEXT?

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United States would not govern Venezuela day-to-day other than enforcing an existing “oil quarantine” on the country, a turnaround after President Donald Trump announced a day...

ICE TO SEE YOU

On the night before the Rideau Canal Skateway opened for the first time this season, I was lying awake in bed, as restless as a little kid trying to fall asleep on Christmas Eve. I couldn't stop thinking about the sound of my blades digging into the...

BIG REBOUND

The Ottawa Senators brought in the new year by picking up a big two points. The Senators got up off the mat and battled back from a 2-0 deficit to score a 4-3 victory over Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals in front of a sellout crowd of 18,433...

BIG ON OTTAWA

Mayor Mark Sutcliffe sat down for an end-of-year interview withpostmedia and highlighted some “big wins” for Ottawa over the past year at City Hall, while also looking ahead to the challenges 2026 will bring. Topics ranged from Lansdowne 2.0 and the...

MINUS LINUS

The Ottawa Senators will forge ahead without Linus Ullmark. They don't have any other choice after the Senators announced on Sunday that the club's top goaltender has taken an indefinite leave of absence from the team to deal with a personal...