The pandemic hasn’t stopped the spring bloom at the Canadian Tulip Festival’s usual sites, but for a while there Ottawans were being warned by the National Capital Commission against stopping to admire or even taking pictures of the flowers — a rule Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson said he personally disagreed with. By: Taylor Blewett Photo:...Read More

The pandemic hasn’t stopped the spring bloom at the Canadian Tulip Festival’s usual sites, but for a while there Ottawans were being warned by the National Capital Commission against stopping to admire or even taking pictures of the flowers — a rule Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson said he personally disagreed with. By: Taylor Blewett Photo:...Read More

The National Capital Commission (NCC) is telling Ottawa tulip admirers not to stop and take photos of flowers this year over fears it could cause crowds to form and put people at risk of spreading COVID-19. No stopping and no photography signs have sprouted up at the NCC’s flower beds, just in time for the start of the...Read More

The National Capital Commission (NCC) is telling Ottawa tulip admirers not to stop and take photos of flowers this year over fears it could cause crowds to form and put people at risk of spreading COVID-19. No stopping and no photography signs have sprouted up at the NCC’s flower beds, just in time for the start of the...Read More

The latest Heritage Minute from Historica Canada commemorates Canada’s contribution to the liberation of the Netherlands 75 years later. On May 5, 1945, Canadian troops were among several Allied nations who helped to liberate the Netherlands from Nazi occupation following six months of fighting in the region. May 5 is a national holiday in the...Read More

The latest Heritage Minute from Historica Canada commemorates Canada’s contribution to the liberation of the Netherlands 75 years later. On May 5, 1945, Canadian troops were among several Allied nations who helped to liberate the Netherlands from Nazi occupation following six months of fighting in the region. May 5 is a national holiday in the...Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic will cost Ottawa’s tourism sector an estimated $1 billion, but Ottawa Tourism is confident the tourists will return to the capital when the travel restrictions are lifted. “The good news is that throughout history, people do want to travel,” said Michael Crockatt, President and CEO of Ottawa Tourism, adding Ottawa attracts a...Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic will cost Ottawa’s tourism sector an estimated $1 billion, but Ottawa Tourism is confident the tourists will return to the capital when the travel restrictions are lifted. “The good news is that throughout history, people do want to travel,” said Michael Crockatt, President and CEO of Ottawa Tourism, adding Ottawa attracts a...Read More

Jan de Boer has run out of options and is destroying his flowers. With florists closed, and most celebrations cancelled in cities across the globe because of COVID-19, the demand for flowers has seen a drastic downturn. Now tulip growers like de Boer in the Netherlands say they have had to destroy millions of their flowers....Read More

Jan de Boer has run out of options and is destroying his flowers. With florists closed, and most celebrations cancelled in cities across the globe because of COVID-19, the demand for flowers has seen a drastic downturn. Now tulip growers like de Boer in the Netherlands say they have had to destroy millions of their flowers....Read More