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An ice rink melts in the Ottawa River. Posted: December 30, 2024 | Last updated: March 19, 2025. Warm winter temperatures melt a rink on the Ottawa River, seen from Arnprior, Ontario.
Ottawa police say they've found the body of the second teenager who was missing after four youth reportedly fell through the ice on Ottawa's Rideau River Wednesday night.
In Ottawa, it's been too warm to skate on world's longest naturally frozen rink It hasn't been cold enough to freeze Ottawa's Rideau Canal, the world's longest naturally frozen skating rink.
Ottawa paramedics said emergency crews heard a report of 4 teenagers falling through the Rideau River's ice in south Ottawa Wednesday night. ... Victim said they were going skating.
Ottawa's beloved skating canal has failed to ice over properly for the first time in its history. Scientists are trying to figure out how to sustain the tradition as global temperatures rise.
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.
Closer to Ottawa, Icelynd in Stittsville and Petit Pinguin in Gatineau expect to be open for skating next week. Article content As for the Rideau Canal Skateway — that will be a while yet, the ...
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.
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 ...
Since 1971, the latest the Rideau Canal had ever opened to skaters was February 2. This winter, the weather may not be cold enough for skating to happen at all.
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.