Friday · Aug 7, 2026
Someone made an Ottawa Guinness Bingo with Irish pubs across central Ottawa
Local made a Guinness Bingo card mapping out central-Ottawa spots that serve the stout — dark tiles for classic Irish pubs, pale for mixed venues. If you know of any spots...
Daaam! the Hip Hop Party with Special Guests Tha Alkaholiks
The Bronson
Kam Patterson
Algonquin Commons Theatre
Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue
National Arts Centre
Zach Top with Wyatt McCubbin
Canadian Tire Centre
Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue
National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts
Stittsville home engulfed in flames Thursday evening; family evacuated safely
The single-family house on Fernbank Road was fully involved when firefighters arrived. Fire was under control by 8:17 p.m.
Wheatus
Overflow Brewing Company
Wheatus, Double Experience
Overflow Brewing Co.
Municipal election megathread live on r/ottawa
Election talk is picking up. r/ottawa just posted a megathread for anyone wanting to discuss the municipal campaign. Keep it civil.
Highway 417 Lyon Street on-ramp finally reopens after five-year closure
The westbound ramp at Lyon and Catherine has been shut since 2021 as part of the midtown bridge replacement project. Work is now complete.
Two high-rises coming to Hintonburg near O-Train Line 2
Developers are planning two high-rise buildings on a Hintonburg property near the O-Train Line 2 corridor, part of the ongoing densification around the new transit route.
Ottawa OPP charges 3 drivers with impaired, 1 with stunt driving in 12 hours
Ottawa OPP made multiple impaired and stunt-driving charges in rapid succession Thursday — three impaired drivers and one stunt driver arrested within a 12-hour window.
Ottawa fire rescues two stranded paddleboarders from Deschênes Rapids
Two people caught in the rapids near Cassels Street were brought to safety Thursday by Ottawa Fire Services rescue teams called by Gatineau firefighters.
Cyclist hospitalized after hitting OC Transpo bus
A cyclist was hospitalized Thursday after colliding with an OC Transpo bus. No further details on the incident or the cyclist's condition have been released yet.
Scott Street closes for two weeks starting Monday for watermain repairs
A section between Bayview Station Road and Parkdale Avenue will shut down Aug. 10–24, affecting traffic, transit and cyclists across west Ottawa.
Flashing Light Mystery Baffles r/ottawa
someone posted asking how long a light's been flashing on reddit and now the whole thread is trying to figure out which intersection they mean lmao. ottawa infrastructure...
Orléans residents pushing for protected left-turn signal after 65 collisions at St. Joseph intersection
A blind left turn from St. Joseph Boulevard onto Orléans Boulevard has become a safety flashpoint, with residents asking why the intersection doesn't meet provincial upgrade guidelines.
Federal labour board orders government to pay $28,000 over PTSD accommodation denial
A public servant denied remote work despite PTSD diagnosis won a landmark ruling against Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
Trois-Rivieres Aigles at Ottawa Titans
Ottawa Stadium
Council candidate points to three major Ottawa failures
A Bay Ward council candidate running this fall says the city's too reactive on infrastructure, transit's being planned around broken ridership numbers instead of reliability...
