Anna Dodd

Pedestrian and cyclist bridge > arterial road compassnews.ca/lebreton-fla... #ottawanews

Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says Ottawa residents won’t be receiving refunds to compensate for recent OC Transpo delays, money better directed towards long-term fixes - CompassNews At a media availability this week after Ottawa city council’s first council meeting of the year, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe answered questions surrounding recent OC Transpo delays.  Last week, a mechanical ...

More O-Train drama. #ottawanews compassnews.ca/mayor-mark-s...

Built heritage committee meeting highlights red tape associated with home additions in certain parts of Ottawa - CompassNews At city council’s built heritage committee meeting on Thursday, the question of how much involvement the city should have in design questions related to heritage home changes was raised.  Referring to...

Home additions are no joke compassnews.ca/built-herita...

Council agrees to give go ahead to staff to buy Carlsbad Springs landfill site - CompassNews At a special meeting held on Wednesday, Ottawa City Council gathered for the first time in 2026 to proceed with the purchase of the Capital Region Resource Recovery Centre.  Although most of the meeti...

Ottawa City Council gives the green for moving to the next step of purchasing the landfill site at Carlsbad Springs: compassnews.ca/council-agre... @en.ottawa.ca #cityofottawa #ottawanews

Going Sober in the Southwest of France Being sober in one of the world’s greatest wine regions is no small feat, especially for your own wedding. However, it is possible, and there is no better time to do it.

My latest, for France Today! 🇫🇷

Giving up alcohol, and especially wine, in one of the world’s greatest wine regions is no small feat. But with the recent boom of tasty non-alcoholic alternatives, there’s no better time to do it!

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New Ottawa draft zoning bylaw continues to raise questions surrounding building heights and greenspace preservation - CompassNews Two council committees held a marathon session in mid-December to discuss Ottawa’s long-awaited new zoning bylaw. The rare joint meeting of the planning and housing, and agriculture and rural affairs ...

Latest for Ottawa Compass News, on @en.ottawa.ca’s new zoning bylaw

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City of Ottawa off track on tree planting, climate goals, committee hears - CompassNews Last week, the City of Ottawa’s Environment and Climate Change Committee met to discuss and finalize the 2026 Draft Operating and Capital Budget for environment and climate change. Multiple delegation...

City of Ottawa off track on tree planting, climate goals, committee hears: compassnews.ca/city-of-otta... #ottawanews #yownews #cityofottawa

Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, has been identified as the man who disarmed one of the Sydney attackers.

Ahmed was shot by the second shooter, who was firing from a bridge. He suffered 2 gunshot wounds and is undergoing surgery.

Ottawa city council approves 5 per cent police budget increase - CompassNews After three hours of discussion, debate, and questions to members of the Ottawa Police Services (OPS), Ottawa city council on Wednesday approved the draft OPS operating budget for 2026. The budget rep...

My latest on @en.ottawa.ca’s approval of a 5% increase to the Ottawa police budget: compassnews.ca/ottawa-city-...

I moved to Germany with plans to stay for 9 months. I'm still here — and married to a German man — 3 years later. I'm a Canadian who moved to Göttingen, Germany, for a Master's program. I ended up staying longer when I fell in love with and married a German man.

I'm a Canadian who moved to Göttingen, Germany, for a Master's program. I ended up staying longer when I fell in love with and married a German man.

City of Ottawa is making use of AI tools like Microsoft Copilot, SAP Joule - CompassNews At Ottawa council’s finance and corporate services committee meeting on Tuesday, staff confirmed that the city has already rolled out the integration of multiple artificial intelligence (AI) tools int...

My latest for Ottawa Compass News on @en.ottawa.ca’s implementation of AI #ottawanews #ainews #genai

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I moved to Germany with plans to stay for 9 months. I'm still here — and married to a German man — 3 years later. I'm a Canadian who moved to Göttingen, Germany, for a Master's program. I ended up staying longer when I fell in love with and married a German man.

I wrote a fun little piece about my living/relationship situation in Germany for @businessinsider.com 🤓 www.businessinsider.com/moved-to-ger...

So in addition to starting Bluesky I just went back on X and my guy Michael Bublé has slid into my DMs, should I answer??

Drought amplifies human-wildlife conflict, study finds A recent study from the U.S. state of California finds that the public reported more encounters with wildlife in times of drought. Researchers say they expect such drought-driven human-wildlife…

A recent study from the U.S. state of California finds that the public reported more encounters with wildlife in times of drought.

Researchers say they expect such drought-driven human-wildlife interactions in other areas also facing water shortages — a growing problem amid climate change.

Sutcliffe stays quiet on next steps for City of Ottawa controversial landfill bid - CompassNews Ottawa is staying mum on plans to purchase a landfill in the city’s rural south-east. City council’s finance and corporate services committee met on Nov. 21 to discuss the city’s bid to buy the Capita...

My latest for Ottawa’s Compass News: compassnews.ca/sutcliffe-st... #OttawaNews #onpoli

This was a joy to watch! 🌻🌷🌸

Ottawa's planning and housing committee approves draft budget - CompassNews City council’s planning and housing committee has signed off on the 2026 draft budget. In a meeting on Wednesday, the committee passed a motion recommending council approve the budget’s housing and pl...

I’ve been doing some reporting for Compass News, a division of iPolitics. Here’s a piece from last week on the City of Ottawa’s housing & planning committee approving the draft housing budget @en.ottawa.ca

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