Ottawa

Have you ever considered what goes into looking after the flags that fly on Parliament Hill? Meet the man who has the special duty of changing the Canadian flag atop the Peace Tower each business day.

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 day’s work for this lockmaster.

On November 11, at exactly 11:00 a.m., sunlight shines through a single window in Memorial Hall at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, illuminating the headstone from the tomb of Canada’s Unknown Solider. This is what it’s like to experience this sombre event in our nation’s capital.

Tour the vaults at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa for a behind-the-scenes look at where some of our country’s most prized artwork is meticulously stored.

It’s one of the most surreal places to canoe in Canada. Padding along the Rideau Canal, the 202-km waterway connecting the city of Ottawa with Kingston, Ont., is a must-do daytrip.

Ready, set, go! This is the picturesque view you’ll see when you skate the length of Ottawa’s Rideau Canal, the world’s largest skating rink, open 24 hours a day during the winter months.

Aaron Wherry on the last 48 hours in political ads and a new stage in the audio-visual battle ahead of October’s actual vote

’Quite frankly, women are tired of being ignored’: House of Commons expected to vote on the ’tampon tax’ next week

Mission accomplished? Not quite. American negotiations with Europe may trigger more changes to CETA

Editorial: It’s time for civic-minded organizations to start proposing all kinds of debates. Maclean’s would be happy to host the first one.