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OTTAWA — During the Liberals’ Dec. 11 Christmas party just hours after Conservative MP Michael Ma crossed the floor to the government, soirée hosts James Maloney and Mona Fortier joked to ecstatic attendees that their favourite number was “172”.
That’s the minimum number of MPs a party needs to get a simple majority in the House of Commons. With Ma’s crossing, the Liberals suddenly find themselves one seat away from their favourite number.
With rumours swirling of...
December 29, 2025 - 04:00 | Christopher Nardi | National Post
In a lot of ways, 2025 has been an unusual year, what with threats of annexation, Alberta separatism and -- gah, what’s that happening in Quebec? Fortunately, we in Ottawa have many local irritants to keep us distracted from brewing nightmares on all those other fronts, so I am here, scrooge hat securely affixed to my noggin, to present you the Top 5 Most Annoying Ottawa Stories of 2025. Read More
December 29, 2025 - 04:00 | Aaron Hutchins | Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA — If emotions over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and his comments about coveting Canada as a “51st state” defined the posture of political leaders towards the cross-border relationship in 2025, business leaders are urging that cool heads prevail in the new year.
With Canada set to begin formal talks with the U.S. over its trilateral agreement with Mexico in January, National Post asked different leaders in business and labour about their hopes for how Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government approaches the deal’s joint review and what lessons elected officials could...
December 29, 2025 - 04:00 | Stephanie Taylor | National Post
As the City of Ottawa’s 'new standard' for five days in-office begins in the new year, internal documents from the city manager’s office show how Wendy Stephanson planned to defend her controversial decision but lack details on how it came to be. Critics are now questioning the transparency of the process.
December 29, 2025 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Residents along one of the Ottawa’s busiest streets say drivers are only going faster, one month after Ontario officially scrapped speed cameras provincewide. In 2024, the speed camera on King Edward Avenue led the city with 59,656 violations.
December 29, 2025 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Experts say financial pressures, alcohol consumption, and the stress of social obligations are all factors that contribute to a rise in intimate partner violence around the holiday season.
December 29, 2025 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
