Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson

• Ottawa mayor Jim Watson tests positive for COVID-19 after testing negative this week

  'Unfortunately, my follow up COVID-19 test came back positive and I will remain in isolation for the next eight days,' the Ottawa mayor tweeted Saturday afternoon. 

  Health

  Dec 18, 2021
  
• Homophobic slur painted in front of Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson’s home

  A homophobic slur painted in front of Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson's residence over the weekend is now the subject of an OPS hate crime investigation.

  Crime

  Mar 22, 2021
  
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• Interprovincial zip line linking Ottawa and Gatineau opening next summer

  Construction on the 1,400-foot zip line is expected to start this spring. The project's partners claim it's the first interprovincial zip line in the world.

  Entertainment

  Dec 5, 2019
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• Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson comes out as gay in newspaper op-ed

  Jim Watson is currently serving his third consecutive term as mayor of Ottawa, after winning re-election in October last year.

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2019
• Watson concedes Twitter account is public, not personal; agrees to unblock critics

  Weeks after being taken to court for blocking constituents and critics on Twitter, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson now agrees his account on the social media platform is public, not personal.

  Politics

  Nov 2, 2018
• Ottawa to change Harmer Bridge cycling detour on Holland Avenue following pushback

  The detour on Holland Avenue, between Tyndall and Kenilworth streets, is in place while the city replaces the Harmer Avenue pedestrian bridge, which is expected to take about two years.

  Traffic

  Jul 26, 2018
• Permanent Algonquin Anishinaabe flags at city hall ‘a start’ on reconciliation, grand chief says

  Flags of the Algonquin Anishinabeg National Tribal Council and Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation will be a permanent fixture at Ottawa City Hall on Laurier Avenue. 

  Politics

  Jun 21, 2018