politics

Photo: Ottawa City Hall. The city clerk has declared the 2022 municipal election results official. The election, which included several advance polls as well as Election Day itself on Monday, had more than 700,000 eligible voters but turnout was less than half for the mayoral race. ...

Rideau-Vanier councillor Mathieu Fleury says he will not seek re-election in this year’s municipal election, nor will he run for mayor. Fleury tweeted the decision on Tuesday morning, including a YouTube video with more information. “As a 24-year-old diving into municipal politics, I simply wanted to be involved, I simply wanted to make a difference in our community,” he says in the video. ...

A blue wave hit most of Ontario Thursday night, including much of Ottawa. Here’s a summary of the winners and the losers from last night. Yasir Naqvi (Liberal) lost his Ottawa Centre seat to Joel Harden (NDP). Jeremy Roberts (PC) triumphed in Ottawa West-Nepean, defeating Chandra Pasma (NDP) by a hair. ...

[caption id=“attachment_85625” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Kathleen Wynne, Ontario premier, will host a town hall in Ottawa on Jan. 18. In this file photo she hosts a Q&A with students at Algonquin College in spring 2017. (Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com)[/caption] _ (Via Carleton Provincial Liberal Association) _ Premier Kathleen Wynne is traveling across Ontario to hear from people on the issues that matter most to them. ...

The provincial riding of Ottawa-Vanier stayed red in a byelection Thursday evening, electing Liberal candidate Nathalie Des Rosiers. [caption id=“attachment_57087” align=“alignright” width=“338”] Nathalie Des Rosiers (Facebook)[/caption] Although considered a safe Liberal seat, there was concern the riding would be snatched by the Progressive Conservative candidate and former Ontario Ombudsman André Marin. ...

Monday, October 19, 2015 is election day * To find out where to vote, visit [ Elections.ca ](http://www.elections.ca/home.aspx) and enter your postal code. * Polls are open from 9:30am-9:30pm on Monday. * Electors can register at the polls. You can [ click here to see if you are registered to vote ](https://ereg. ...

The Lunch Out Loud podcast looks to promote the amazing talent, food, events and music Ottawa has to offer. Every week we will introduce you to new things about Ottawa you never knew existed. ** This week: ** We meet up with Ian Capstick, founding partner of MediaStyle. ...

At a joint press conference today, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson and Gatineau Mayor Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin outlined a three-point strategy to ensure local issues receive federal attention in the upcoming election.  “You cannot have a strong Canada without a strong capital,” said Mayor Watson. ...

With the announcement today of the 2015 federal election on Monday, October 19, 2015, the City of Ottawa reminds candidates of municipal regulations on election signs.  The regulations require that temporary election signs not be posted on private property, such as lawns and businesses, until 60 days prior to the federal election (Thursday, August 20), and not be posted on public property until 30 days prior to the election (Saturday, September 19). ...

The Lunch Out Loud podcast looks to promote the amazing talent, food, events and music Ottawa has to offer. Every week we will introduce you to new things about Ottawa you never knew existed. ** This week: ** We meet up with the President of the Treasury Board in Canada, Tony Clement, to talk all things music, open data, culture change in the government, March Madness spending and much more! ...