If you'd like to tour the canal by boat, consider signing up for a trip with Rideau Canal Cruises. Cruises, which take visitors from Chateau Laurier to Dow's Lake (round trip), typically last 90 ...

The Rideau Canal Skateway is closed for the season, the National Capital Commission (NCC) announced Monday. The NCC closed the skateway as a precaution last Tuesday night ahead of a warm ...

The National Capital Commission (NCC) says a warm, wet forecast will close the Rideau Canal Skateway again, but it's leaving the door open for a possible return. Daytime highs in Ottawa are ...

The National Capital Commission has declared the end of the skating season on the Rideau Canal, describing it as a “fantastic” year that attracted more than 1.1 million visitors.

You’ll need to change your plans if you were going to head to the Rideau Canal for a skate Monday afternoon. All skating on the Rideau Canal Skateway will be paused as of 8 a.m. Monday ...

For me, it was a boat ride on the famed Rideau Canal that allowed me to grasp just how majestic Ottawa’s Fairmont Château Laurier is. As the leisurely cruise began to wind down and we inched ...

For a first-time vendor on the Rideau Canal Skateway, Gary Wu said business has been brisk. However, he’s had to contend with less-than-ideal conditions for food prep and some stiff competition from a ...

The Rideau Canal, a monumental early 19th-century construction covering 202 km of the Rideau and Cataraqui rivers from Ottawa south to Kingston Harbour on Lake Ontario, was built primarily for ...