Katelyn Wilson

Last year, farmers in the nation's capital were hoping for rain. This year, they can't seem to escape it, as some farmers say the relentless rain is taking a toll on this year's harvest.

After years of watching monarch butterfly numbers fall, an Ottawa woman says this summer is giving her reason to hope.

Members of Ottawa's Colombian community are checking on loved ones and organizing relief efforts after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit the western part of the South American country on Monday morning.

Two days after powerful winds tore through Ottawa, cleanup efforts continue across parts of the city, with fallen trees, damaged homes and some residents still without power.

Boxes of food, clothing, baby supplies and other essentials are being packed in Manotick and will soon begin a journey thousands of kilometres away to communities devastated by the earthquake in Colombia.

An Ottawa man says he paid $3,900 for a downtown parking space after being shown the spot in person, signing a contract and meeting the man he believed was the property manager.

Ottawa police are now investigating more than 20 reports involving alleged downtown parking scams, with police saying the reports appear to be connected to the same individual.

Some east-end Ottawa residents are raising concerns as technical testing gets underway for a proposed sixth interprovincial bridge linking Ottawa and Gatineau.

As the trade war with the United States heats up, local businesses are preparing for the possibility of higher costs while Ottawa and Gatineau look for ways to strengthen economic ties closer to home.

Canada's latest round of retaliatory tariffs on American goods is adding uncertainty to a steel industry already caught in the cross-border trade