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🚨 Abdirahman Abdi

🗳️ Ottawa Centre

  •  Former Ottawa city councillor Catherine McKenney is considering running for the federal Ottawa Centre seat for the New Democratic Party. Last Friday, we mentioned that Joel Harden, who holds the provincial Ottawa Centre seat, has filed papers to run. McKenney has not yet filed any papers. (Toula Mazloum and William Eltherington at CTV)

👀 Supervised Consumption Sites

  •  The Somerset West health centre has opened a temporary outdoor supervised consumption site. The Centre closed its site last month when staff complained of feeling sick, possibly from inhalation. (Elizabeth Payne in the Ottawa Citizen)

🚒 Ottawa Fire Service

  •  The Ottawa Fire Service had an unusual weekend.

    On Saturday morning, the Service helped free a small boy who had his fingers stuck in a bathtub drain, past the knuckles. After soap didn’t work, firefighters cut apart the bathtub, then the drain, and eventually carefully cut away the bits near the boy’s hand. (Alex Black at CityNews)

    Later that day, the Service rescued a man who built a raft and was carried away on the Ottawa River near Westboro Beach. The man, who wore a t-shirt but no life jacket, was cold but otherwise fine. (William Eltherington at CTV)

🚧 Highway 417

  •  There will be delays on Highway 417 east of Casselman between April 1 and December 1. Eastbound and westbound lanes from 1.5 km east of the Highway 138 will be reduced to one lane for grading, drainage, paving, and electrical improvements. (Alex Black at CityNews)

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Get a jump on Easter chocolate

Chocolate bunnies wait for no one.

What to do this Family Day weekend

Road trips, special events, and karaoke with the kids.

❤️ More Valentine’s Day Experiences and Gifts

14 different ideas.

❤️ Valentine’s Day greeting cards

When you can’t find the words to express your feelings, a well chosen card can help. There’s no need to buy mass a produced greeting when there are so many locally- and Canadian-made options out there.

Our annual reader survey of the best that Ottawa and area has to offer.

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The latest food and dining news in the Capital.

Weekly update for March 13

Reviews of  Merivale Station Restaurant ,  Bite & Bite Shanghai Fried Bun, and airport food.

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Ottawa-Gatineau Craft Brewery taproom map

See 30+ Breweries on Map

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Discover a local podcast from our constantly curated collection

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Monday March 18, 2024

Save 30% with Winnipeg brand Stephanie Smith Clothing.

If you need to update your bedtime wardrobe there are excellent deals to be hat at 49th Apparel.

Friday March 15, 2024

You only have a couple more days to snap up the deals in the Bather sales section. The End of Season Sale finishes this Sunday March 17.

Thursday March 14, 2024

Gift Boxes of fine candy are discounted by 10% when you buy two, 15% when you buy three, and 20% when you purchase four at La boîte à bonbons.

Wednesday March 13, 2024

Save $10 on March midweek visits to Uppliva Sauna & Steam (1140 Wellington St W). Use the code MIDWEEK10 when booking 1 hour or 2.5 hour escapes on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Offer valid until March 31, 2024.

Book a ticket to see Canadian musician and filmmaker Andrea Ramolo in concert at First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa on the evening of Friday April 5 and receive a free pass to a screening of her film The South the next day at the Mayfair Theatre. To attend the screening for free show your proof of purchase of the concert ticket from the evening before.

Use the code SPRINGCLEAN to get an additional 20% off sale items at Franc.

Tuesday March 12, 2024

Curve Classic Bikini underwear from Ottawa’s own Calita is now 20% off. This model is available in sizes 2X - 5X.

In addition to tasty artisanal grains and baked goods, Almanac also sells a curated collection of baking books, which are now 25% off.

Finally, we have a PSA about the awesome vintage items recently promoted by Highjinx. As of a few days ago they had a new and sealed Seinfeld Lego set, and were willing to accept an offer over $200 for it. We don’t know if it’s still there but recommend that you visit the Highjinx store at 290 Kent St. to see the other cool stuff. Proceeds go to helping Ottawa’s most vulnerable people.

Monday March 11, 2024

Save up to 25% off living room furniture and accessories at Maison Corbeil, only for the remainder of today.

Friday March 8, 2024

Save $25 on the price of the Gatineau Craft Beer Tour from Aventure Outaouais. The experience includes visits to three microbreweries, 13 tastings, poutine and dry ribs from Bistro L’Autre Oeil, pick up and drop off from Ottawa and Gatineau, and more.

Thursday March 7, 2024

It’s Pots and Pans Sale time at Grace in the Kitchen. Visit the website for deals on Ballarini Bologna, Zwilling, and Henckels.

While you would regularly spend $64 for four vegan nail polishes from BKIND, right now you can get a Nail Polish Mystery Box for just $30.

Wednesday March 6, 2024

Message Factory is paying the tax on all pants purchased today. Use the code "wearthepants" when purchasing men’s or women’s pants.

Tuesday March 5, 2024

Soca Kitchen’s March Break deal means 50% off cocktails and Wine by the Glass. Visit 224 Beechwood Ave between 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm on the first two Tuesdays and Thursdays of the month (starting tonight).

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  • The number of people who were stuck in Cancun for three extra days after Flair airlines cancelled their flight. The passengers waited for hours on Thursday night, then were deplaned. On Saturday, they were again boarded and again, after several hours, were sent away. The passengers made it back to Ottawa yesterday. (Sam Houpt at CTV)

ottawan of the day

Ashley Fraser

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This tragedy has shaken me and my family deeply ... I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the public for their thoughts and prayers as I navigate through the aftermath of this tragedy

  • Dhanushka Wickramasinghe in a written statement yesterday after the public memorial for his wife Darshani Dilanthika Ekanayake, his children Ranaya, Ashwini, Kelly, Inuka, and family friend Gamini Amarakoon. (Benjamin Lopez Steven at CBC

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