Slush canons, snow bots, and possibly heat pumps could help preserve ice on Ottawa’s Rideau Canal as winters shrink.

For decades, the Rideau Canal Skateway has been Ottawa's go-to spot for winter skating, but this year the ice is attracting a different crowd — runners pounding the frozen surface. The secret?

The New York Islanders were more than pleased to see former Ottawa Senators defenceman Mike Reilly back skating again on Saturday morning. Reilly, who's been through a lot in the past month and a ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The city of Toledo will be hosting a Valentine’s Day-themed ice skating event at the Ottawa Park Ice Rink on Friday, Feb. 7. The event will start at 7 p.m. and go until 10 ...

UPDATE: The NCC says skating and walking will resume on the ... The pause is to preserve the ice surface through a few days of warmer weather, the National Capital Commission said in a Sunday ...

OTTAWA, Ontario, Feb. 21. -- The Ottawa Ice Race Association closed its races here to-day with a free-for-all and an unfinished named race. The purse in the free-for-all was reduced from $1,000 to ...

Thank you for an incredible, fun-filled 52 days of skating on the Rideau Canal. The quality of the ice was consistently ... many residents and visitors to Ottawa so happy. Thank you.

For decades, the Rideau Canal Skateway has been Ottawa's go-to spot for winter skating, but this year the ice is attracting a different crowd — runners pounding the frozen surface. The secret? A new ...