Saturday · Sep 5, 2026
Rainbow over Ottawa right now
Bright rainbow spotted over Ottawa Saturday evening.
Bright rainbow visible over Ottawa this evening — someone captured a pot of gold shining at the end in their yard. Check the sky if you're out.
Glebe businesses get free ramps ahead of wheelchair basketball world championship
Nearly 40 Glebe businesses are receiving free portable ramps ahead of the wheelchair basketball world championship next week.
Ottawa resident rescued from Deschênes Rapids after jet ski fall
Fire crew rescued a jet ski rider from Deschênes Rapids Saturday evening with no injuries reported.
Titanique, la parodie musicale avec des chansons de Céline Dion
Theatre du Casino du Lac-Leamy
Titanique - Gatineau
Theatre du Casino du Lac Leamy
Balloons landed on Highway 174 in Orléans this morning
A few hot air balloons came down along Highway 174 westbound in Orléans Saturday morning. Traffic disruptions expected if debris or closures remain.
Aakash Gupta
Algonquin Commons Theatre
Deux Voix, Une Capitale - Michel Pagliaro
The Bronson
Need a vet who does pet amputations? Ottawa community weighing in
Someone's asking r/ottawa for veterinarians who perform pet limb amputations—their cat needs the procedure to survive, and estimates are running $4–10k. The clinic they visited...
Titanique, la parodie musicale avec des chansons de Céline Dion
Theatre du Casino du Lac-Leamy
Atlético Ottawa vs. Pacific FC
The Stadium at TD Place
Pacific FC at Atletico Ottawa
The Arena at TD Place
Titanique - Gatineau
Theatre du Casino du Lac Leamy
BikeNight is one week away—bring your decorated bike and friends
BikeNight's coming September 12. Decorate your bike, bring people, show up for the ride.
Found an old newspaper predicting light rail by 1998
Someone found an old newspaper in Ottawa that predicted light rail would be running by 1998. Plot twist: we're still waiting.
Ottawa's beluga bones tell the story of when the city lay beneath an ancient sea
In 1948, excavator operator J.B. Rolland unearthed a whale skeleton 28 metres below a sandpit near Riverside Drive. The find revealed Ottawa's hidden paleontological history.
Preston Street hardware store targeted in third shooting this year
Preston Hardware near Gladstone has been hit by gunfire three times since March. Police are asking for witnesses and security footage.
Unexpected lunar phenomenon over Ottawa last night
someone stayed up to catch the blood moon on the night of Sept. 4-5 and caught something unexpected on camera. asked Reddit what they were looking at—no explanation yet, but...
Nuit Blanche returns to Ottawa on September 26
Nuit Blanche is back after several years away. The all-night art event returns Sept. 26 with a full lineup—scroll down to see what's on.
