Warm winter temperatures melt a rink on the Ottawa River, seen from Arnprior, Ontario.

Ottawa’s Rideau Canal Skateway, which is the world’s largest outdoor ice rink, is usually open from January to March. But it has yet to open in 2023 because there’s not enough ice to open.

Rescuers in Ottawa ended 2024 on a high note, springing into action to save "Tika," a golden retriever who fell through the ice on the Ottawa River on Monday, Dec. 30.

Ottawa paramedics said emergency crews heard a report of 4 teenagers falling through the Rideau River's ice in south Ottawa Wednesday night. (Arthur White-Crummey/CBC) ...

It hasn't been cold enough to freeze Ottawa's Rideau Canal, the world's longest naturally frozen skating rink.

How to ice skate safely in the Ottawa region "Even if you've skated on a frozen pond or a waterway every year at this time, with our changing water and weather conditions, no ice is safe ice." ...

One of Canada's most iconic winter traditions is ice skating through downtown Ottawa on the Rideau Canal. Right in the heart of the capital, it's the longest naturally-frozen skating rink in the ...

The Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa — the world’s largest natural ice skating rink and part of a UNESCO World Heritage site — may not open this winter as relatively warm temperatures in the ...