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Unelected residents will no longer be part of Ottawa's transit commission but rather sit on an advisory committee, one of a slew of changes council is voting on Wednesday on how the city governs itself.

Commissioner William Hourigan’s LRT inquiry report buried one career. Heres hoping it brings democracy back to life.

"I am hopeful that the people of Ottawa and those councillors who were kept out of the loop and the people who use the system will get some sense of vindication with this report."

The city's general manager of transit services says some trains are expected to return to the western part of the Confederation Line tomorrow, but repairs to damaged overhead wires could take days.

The behind the scene warts of LRT operations were revealed Tuesday as evidence to the Ottawa Light Rail Transit Commission.

Hundreds of messages sent on WhatsApp in 2019 give an unprecedented glimpse into Mayor Jim Watson's desire for a "granular level of detail" about Ottawa's LRT.

The 13th day of public hearings at the inquiry into Ottawas light rail transit system revealed how poorly the trial-running period went before the launch of the system, which eventually led to stage one breakdowns and derailments.

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson is testifying before the city's light rail inquiry Thursday afternoon.

A trio of current and former members of Ottawa's transit commission felt they weren't receiving key information in the weeks leading up to the LRT launch, the city's light rail inquiry heard Wednesday. The inquiry is back underway.