Ottawa Sun

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...

IS IT ALREADY TOO LATE?

Milton Sanford Mayer was an American journalist, a Quaker, with Jewish heritage. But that isn't the important thing. The important thing is what he wrote in one of his many books, titled They Thought They Were Free: The Germans 1933-45. After the...

‘BUS’TED

Not even a year after the National Capital Commission (NCC) opened Kìwekì Point, significant damage to the new structure caused by a school bus driving “illegally” on a lookout pathway has left residents surprised. The damage was found on Whispering...

HELPING HAMPER

As a kid, Craig Dow didn't fully understand why firefighters dropped off toys in his Sudbury, Ont. neighbourhood around the winter holidays. But, like many adults now, he understands it a bit more. “Community is that beautiful spirit of people...

WHAT’S THE PLAN?

Back when I was a teenager, a private investigator sat in a parked car outside my family's Westboro home for a few days, keeping watch on a house two doors away. Somehow, we knew why he was there: the recently estranged husband of the woman living at...

HAPPY BLUE YEAR!

OTTAWA — Federal public servants are expected to learn about job cuts in their departments when they return from their holiday break. Departments such as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Environment and Climate Change and Employment and Social...

STILL UNSOLVED

Two years later, many of those who were there still ask themselves the same thing every time they go to a wedding. Will gunmen arrive to spray gunfire into the celebrants? Will guests be forced to dive for cover and shelter under tables, escape to...

MEET & GREET

The power of the press helped a group of Ottawa superfans finally meet the Jonas Brothers, the American pop-rock superstars they've been following for decades. “It's the best gift ever,” said Erica Geller, a Toronto-based 34-year-old who travelled...

BELL TOLLS

David Bell got a lump of coal in his stocking from the Ottawa Senators this Christmas. Steve Staios, the club's president of hockey operations and general manager, announced on Wednesday morning that the Senators have fired the head coach of the...

CANCEL CULTURE

Parents of Grade 2 students at Hilson Avenue Public School were shocked earlier in December when they received a message from its principal “clarifying” the future of middle French immersion at the school. Middle French immersion at the Westboro...

SEVERE FLU SEASON

Three children in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario have died from flu-related complications in the past two weeks, as an early and severe flu season sweeps across the region. The children were between the ages of 5 and 9. No more details about the two...

TERROR DOWN UNDER

SYDNEY, Australia — An attack at a famous Australian beach killed 16 people, including a child, officials said Monday, after two gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called it an act of...

WAY OFF TRACK

Jennifer Drummond's journey from Toronto back home to Smiths Falls should have been an easy one. Instead, she says, she ended up on a “red-eye train” on Wednesday night, spending more than 12 hours stuck in one place on the tracks. The train ride...

RADIO SILENCED

For CHUO 89.1 station manager Parujee Akarasewi, the University of Ottawa campus broadcaster is all about shining a light on minority communities. “We are the speaker for the underrepresented,” Akarasewi said. “Our main focus is for minority and BIPOC...

BROTHERS SISTERHOOD

When the Jonas Brothers' 20th-anniversary tour lands in Ottawa this month, it will be a full-circle moment for a tight-knit group of Ottawa women. More than 16 years ago, Erica Geller and four friends from high school — Justine Walker, Chelsea Roggie,...

FORECHECK FOR FUNDS

The Ottawa Senators have a team off the ice lobbying federal and provincial governments for funds to help pay the hefty price tag for a new arena at Lebreton Flats, Postmedia has learned. Postmedia has confirmed that the Senators have hired...

OFF THEIR RADAR

Government officials are refusing to meet with Ontario farmers about a controversial missile defence radar after one of their group wrote to Defence Minister David Mcguinty to complain about his department's lack of transparency on the project. Rachel...

YEAR OF THE OFFICE?

The drive to the office may not feel as swift as it did a couple years ago, nor is the train as comfortable, as you're forced to lean against a stranger during your standingroom-only commute. For some companies, work-fromhome and hybrid models persist...

ART FOR ALL

When Bill Staubi learned two years ago that he had Stage 4 liver cancer and about 18 months to live, he accepted the prognosis directly and methodically. He began immunotherapy. He made funeral arrangements. He notified friends. He applied for...

THINK OF THE KIDS

Some Ottawa parents may be scrambling to find full-time or extended-day child-care spots as rumours swirl of a full federal returnto-office mandate that may add more pressure to an already strained child-care system. Jarin, a public servant and a...

POOR MARKS

EQAO results for Ontario were released on Wednesday, but those who wanted to see how a particular school board or school fared in the standardized reading, writing and math tests were disappointed as the website got bogged down by heavy traffic early...

NEW LIBRARY DELAYED

Adisoke, Ottawa's super library, won't open in 2026, the city's finance and corporate services committee heard on Tuesday. The project is not in jeopardy, said Carina Duclos, director of infrastructure and water services, which is overseeing the...

NHL FLIPS ITS LIDS

The Ottawa Senators' helmetless warmup in Sin City has ruffled feathers at the National Hockey League's headquarters in New York. The Senators started a trend last Wednesday by not wearing helmets during the warmup before their 4-3 shootout victory...

‘IT HIT US HARD’

As is usually the case, Ottawa Charge star Emily Clark stayed on the TD Place ice after practice on Monday to have a long, private chat with Carla Macleod, her coach and friend of 14 years. Whether they discussed drills, systems, the upcoming opponent...

WON’T BACK DOWN

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is vowing to keep up the fight against Ottawa as she admits many of her United Conservative Party members still need to be convinced her recent pipeline pact is indeed a victory. The milestone deal with Ottawa...

‘RUTHLESS’ WORK

Ottawa musician Shawn Tavenier has collected several parking tickets this year while trying to make a living as a guitar-playing singer-songwriter. It stings every time, especially when the fine eats most of his wage, but the one that felt most unfair...

IT’S A DEAL

The agreement reached between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith marks one of the most significant federal concessions to Alberta's energy sector in years. By scrapping key regulations and opening the door to new pipeline...

RANK AND DEFILE

Seventeen Ottawa soldiers have received counselling or warnings for their involvement in a private Facebook group in which they posted photos of themselves exposing their genitals, as well as making antisemitic, misogynistic, homophobic and racist...