UPDATE: The NCC says skating and walking will resume on the Rideau Canal Skateway between Rideau street and Bank street at 8 a.m., Sunday, March 2. The Rideau Canal Skateway will be closed to skaters ...

A winter of gyrating temperatures and rainfalls caused officials to give up on the “world’s largest skating rink.” By Ian Austen While people in the Ottawa area were reluctant to admit it, 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 Canadian ...

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 world ...

The canal running through the Canadian capital of Ottawa had welcomed skaters for more than 50 years. But this year, for the first time, the commission that manages the world's longest skating rink ...

You’ll need to change your plans if you were going to head to the Rideau Canal for a skate Monday afternoon. The daytime high temperature is forecast by Environment Canada to climb above 0 C from ...

Preparations are ongoing to reopen the Rideau Canal for skating, but with a warm, wet and snowy winter in the cards, ...