parliament hill

A young girl on the shoulders of her dad takes a photo with an iPhone of a chaotic scene on Sparks Street. Photo by David Johnson via the OttawaStart Flickr pool. How do you want to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Ottawa? ...

The Peace Tower clock on Parliament Hill. In 1927, the United Kingdom gifted the original clock to Canada as a gift to mark the 60th anniversary of Confederation; it no longer works and was since replaced. The original clock is now on display in the tower’s observation deck. ...

Welcome to Canada’s Parliament by Daniel Dewan I was scrolling through OttawaStart’s Flickr pool the other day (check it out sometime!) and this photo by Daniel Dewan really caught my eyes – partly because of the striking title: “Welcome to Canada’s Parliament. ...

(David Johnston/Flickr) Via The Canadian Press: A man arrested following an incident on Parliament Hill is being ordered to have a psychological exam after a raucous court appearance that saw him swear at a judge and demand his lawyer be fired. ...

Revelers wave their flags during a morning show on Canada Day 2017. (Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com) (Via the Department of Canadian Heritage) The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, revealed details about the Canada Day festivities that will take place at the three official sites in Canada’s Capital Region: Parliament Hill, Major’s Hill Park and the Canadian Museum of History. ...

March for Life protesters in downtown Ottawa on May 11, 2017. (Howard Whiting/Lightchasers.ca) Editor’s note: The annual March for Life rally and march is scheduled to take place between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Thursday. It will include a rally on Parliament Hill followed by a march along Wellington Street. ...

The New Year’s Eve 2017 party on Parliament Hill will be missing the music after the Department of Canadian Heritage cancelled planned performances due to extreme cold. But the celebrations will still have a fireworks show at midnight to ring in 2018, as well as viewings of the sound and light show Christmas Lights Across Canada. ...

[caption id=“attachment_57985” align=“aligncenter” width=“922”] Christmas Lights Across Canada.[/caption] ** The 33rd edition of Christmas Lights Across Canada will kick off with an official illumination ceremony on December 7, 2017 at 7 p.m. ** Every night from December 7 to January 7, enjoy the magical winter lightscapes multimedia show projected on Parliament Hill buildings. ...

#MelnykOut began trending Saturday afternoon, after Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk made controversial comments to the media about the financial shape of the team. Melnyk sounded off on the team’s difficulty filling seats in the Canadian Tire Centre. While disputing rumours that he’d sell the team, he appeared to leave the door open to a possible relocation – even though the Sens-backed RendezVous LeBreton group is in negotiations with the National Capital Commission to redevelop LeBreton Flats, with a plan that would include a new rink for the team. ...

[caption id=“attachment_84124” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] Rendering of Parliament Hill rink. (Canadian Heritage)[/caption] Skating passes for the Parliament Hill rink became available Tuesday and most skating times for opening day Thursday appeared booked by evening. The free passes are available at canada150rink.com and must be reserved 48 hours in advance of skating time, which is limited to 40 minutes. ...