Ottawa Citizen reporter Natasha Baldin got out on her blades first thing. The skateway is her happy place, she says, logging some 120 kilometres on it last season. (Credit: JULIE OLIVER) On the night ...

Part of the Rideau Canal opened for skating Thursday, drawing thousands of eager skaters early to the stretch around Fifth Avenue despite the chilly weather. (Credit: JULIE OLIVER) Skaters will be ...

The recent cold snap in the nation’s capital is proving to be great news for the Rideau Canal Skateway.

6:08 Ottawa’s outdoor adventures: Gatineau Park, paddleboarding, ziplining and more! Ottawa’s Rideau Canal is now fully open for ice skating, the National Capital Commission (NCC) says. The NCC, which ...

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The largest skating rink in Canada, and the world, snakes through downtown Ottawa — and typically opens in January. The 7.8-kilometre long Rideau Canal Skateway’s operations are weather dependant, as ...

On the night before the Rideau Canal Skateway opened for the first time this season, I was lying awake in bed, as restless as a little kid trying to fall asleep on Christmas Eve. I couldn’t stop ...