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The city will no longer collect blue and black bin contents, but a contractor will, and what you can recycle is changing somewhat, too.

What's new in blue and black? Recycling changes coming to Ottawa ↗

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Despite Ottawa’s goal of 40 per cent canopy cover, many neighborhoods remain below 20 per cent.

Development is swallowing up Ottawa's tree canopy and a new zoning bylaw won't help, say advocates ↗

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The OPS chief sat down with the Ottawa Citizen to reflect on 2025 and the challenges to come.

Ottawa Police Service Chief Eric Stubbs reflects on a 'very busy' year ↗

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Craig Dow has been organizing Christmas hampers for families in need in the east end since 2018, here's why he does it.

How one Ottawa man is giving back, one Christmas hamper at a time ↗

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I went to the ByWard Market to learn a few people’s stories — proof, as if he needed it, that Christmas is not a one-size-fits-all occasion.

Deachman: What Christmas means to Ottawa, even those who don't celebrate ↗

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At the Ottawa Mission, CEO Peter Tilley said the shelter has been operating at full capacity, forcing people to sleep wherever space is available

‘They have nowhere else to go’: Ottawa shelters busy ahead of holidays ↗

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A resident of Moffatt Farm, who had been in a serious accident in the area, worries flexi sticks may not be reinstalled in the spring.

After a serious accident, this Ottawa resident hopes flexi sticks stay in her neighbourhood ↗

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The question of how the government is making decisions on hybrid work hangs over return-to-office rumours.

Subscriber only. What the research does (and doesn’t) say about hybrid work for public servants ↗

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