The Rideau Canal Skateway is closing for the season, the National Capital Commission (NCC) announced Monday. The NCC closed ...

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

The Rideau Canal Skateway ended its 55th season 52 days after opening, rain and above-freezing temperatures ended its run.

The iconic Ottawa skateway is closed for the season with spring-like temperatures on the horizon. The National Capital ...

OTTAWA, Canada—“Better catch up, Dad,” my daughter said as she and her brother skated into the night. We were at the start of the Rideau Canal Skateway, part of a United Nations World ...

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?

Snaking its way through the center of Ottawa, the Rideau Canal is one of the city's most historic attractions. This 125-mile waterway was originally constructed between 1826 and 1832 to create a ...

See what it takes to be a lockmaster on the Rideau Canal, a picturesque chain of lakes, rivers and canal cuts joining Kingston and Ottawa. Helping to move a riverboat through the waterway is all in a ...

The Rideau Canal Skateway was closed entirely on Friday evening, with the National Capital Commission posting online that the move was made in anticipation of preparing the city’s top winter ...

OTTAWA — David Wilson and Jackie Eckholm dreamt of attending Winterlude and skating on the Rideau Canal after their last visit to Ottawa nine years ago. When the Chicago couple saw on the news ...

OTTAWA - David Wilson and Jackie Eckholm dreamt of attending Winterlude and skating on the Rideau Canal after their last visit to Ottawa nine years ago. When the Chicago couple saw on the news in ...