Thursday · Oct 1, 2026
Somerset Ward voters exhausted with current councillor before election
A few weeks until the municipal election and someone in Somerset Ward is publicly done with incumbent Ariel Troster, saying she's non-responsive and only focused on her own...
New arcade just opened in Ottawa and people aren't leaving
Boss Battle Games opened this week at St. Laurent Shopping Centre with unlimited-play arcade experience. Someone on Reddit said they played four hours straight and didn't want to leave.
Royal Ottawa opens first-of-its-kind mental health urgent care clinic on Carling Avenue
Adults experiencing psychiatric crisis can now walk in without appointment or referral to the new Minto Greenberg Urgent Care Clinic, which opens Sept. 21 to ease city...
The Festival of Small Halls
Ontario Small Halls
The Honest Heart Collective
Rum Runners
Jewish teachers file human rights complaints against OCDSB, three other Ontario school boards and two unions
Twelve educators allege discrimination and systemic antisemitism, claiming institutions ignored complaints and penalized those who reported mistreatment. Each applicant is...
Supersuckers
The 27 Club
Faber Drive, Living Room For Small
Overflow Brewing Co.
Boss Battle Games opens at St. Laurent Shopping Centre with unlimited-play arcade experience
Owners Phylicia and Dustin Burd have packed the mall arcade with original 1980s and 1990s cabinets where a $20 wristband covers unlimited play until closing.
Cirque du Soleil: Luzia - Ottawa
St Laurent Shopping Centre
Shawinigan Cataractes at Gatineau Olympiques
Centre Slush Puppie
Carly Rae Jepsen is coming to History Ottawa
History Ottawa just booked Carly Rae Jepsen. Call me maybe, but this is huge.
SIU clears Ottawa police in June balcony incident after man sustained serious injuries
Ontario's police watchdog terminated its investigation Wednesday, finding officers did nothing that could attract criminal liability when a 26-year-old man fell from a balcony...
Gallery 115 hit by art theft
Artworks stolen from Gallery 115 — Reddit's reporting it but details are thin. If you know anything or saw something, watch for a police release.
Spooky season is live in Ottawa
October just started and locals are asking what Halloween events to hit over the next month — Saunders Farm haunts are already booked. Anyone got recs for more haunted houses,...
Two stabbed in downtown Ottawa early Thursday; man arrested near Daly and Waller
A 55-year-old woman and a man were transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries after separate attacks within 10 minutes. Police say the assaults appear random.
Grocery deals: cauliflower $1.89 at L'Inter-Marché, eggs $2.99 at Maxi
Cauliflower's cheapest this week at L'Inter-Marché for $1.89, eggs at Maxi for $2.99 per dozen, and chicken breast down to $4.88/lb at No Frills. Full sale list for Oct 1–7.
Hunt Club and Bank Street—avoid the intersection, serious collision
Major collision near Shawarma Palace at Hunt Club and Bank Street. Motorcycle crushed by car, police on scene photographing. Steer clear if you're in the area.
International Raccoon Appreciation Day is today
Today is International Raccoon Appreciation Day. If you've got a backyard bandit story or a trash-panda sighting to celebrate, now's the time.
City staff urged secrecy on surprise Bluesfest fireworks plan, emails show
Documents reveal July 3 emails flagged "CONFIDENTIAL UPDATE" on rescheduled Canada Day fireworks display that alarmed residents across Ottawa.
