Adam Malmberg News Today

While the Rideau Canal Skateway was barely open for Winterlude this year, vendors and other stakeholders say they were prepared for the loss after last year's canal-less season.

It’s a soggy start to Winterlude in Ottawa-Gatineau, with the opening of a main attraction pushed back a day because of mild conditions.

It’s a soggy start to Winterlude in Ottawa, with the opening of one of the main attractions postponed due to weather conditions.

Dunrobin Distilleries remains in high spirits as it awaits the possible reopening of the Rideau Canal Skateway this year and says it can move quickly if and when the green flag goes up again.

One couple who marks their wedding anniversary each year on the canal is worried about what winters could be like without the skateway, and they're not alone. People who spoke with CBC News expressed concern about its future as a business hub, tourist hotspot and place to create fond memories.

Some vendors who lost out last year when the Rideau Canal Skateway couldn't open still plan to return this year, as they say the popular Ottawa tourist destination — if it's up and operating — remains the place to be.

If you’ve walked past the location of the former Mi Casita restaurant lately, you may have noticed the brown packaging paper that once covered the windows

Agreement is expected to help firms grow their brands by allowing Seven Seals to break into the North American market while creating a path into Europe for Ottawa whisky-maker.

The line for craft beers and seltzers at Dominion City Brewing Company just kept getting longer as the sun set on Wednesday.