Ottawa Tourism

• Ottawa a ‘winter wonderland’ with Winterlude and a fully-open canal

  After two years of not being able to fully open, the skateway on Ottawa's Rideau Canal is again the centre of celebrations for Ottawa's Winterlude festival.

  Environment

  Feb 15, 2025
  
• Ontario providing up to $11.5 million to help businesses affected by Ottawa blockade

  The government said it is allocating $10 million for business grants and $1.5 million for Ottawa Tourism.

  Canada

  Mar 4, 2022
  
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• COVID-19: RBC Bluesfest in Ottawa officially cancelled for summer 2021

  The 2021 edition of RBC Bluesfest has officially been cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an email from director Mark Monahan.

  Entertainment

  Apr 8, 2021
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• Alan Doyle, Walk Off The Earth among headliners of new Ottawa hotel concert series

  Ottawa hotels will be the exclusive venues for a series of concerts in April as part of a plan to attract staycationers in the nation's capital as the COVID-19 pandemic persists.

  Entertainment

  Mar 25, 2021
• Ottawa-Gatineau zip line opening delayed until spring 2021

  Construction of the zip line spanning the Ottawa River has been delayed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

  May 12, 2020
• Decisions on Bluesfest, other Ottawa summer events expected in coming weeks

  Some of Ottawa's biggest festivals might soon get some much-needed clarity about whether the show can indeed go on this summer.

  Health

  Apr 16, 2020
• Nearly entire Rideau Canal open for skating as of Wednesday morning

  As of 8 a.m. Wednesday, 7.4 kilometres of the popular winter attraction are now open, with people able to skate continuously between the Mackenzie King Bridge and Library Road.

  Canada

  Feb 12, 2020
• 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 leading 5-day economic mission to the Netherlands

  The 20-member delegation will participate in meetings and events in four cities in the Netherlands to strengthen business and tourism ties between Ottawa and Holland.

  Canada

  Sep 3, 2019
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• Ottawa mayor pushes back at Premier Ford’s offer to have city budget reviewed

  Ford announced Tuesday that the province is willing to pay for outside financial experts to review large municipalities' and school boards' budgets in order to find "efficiencies."

  Canada

  May 22, 2019