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MacDougall: Good night Twitter, good night Facebook — I'm out - My record with New Year’s resolutions is spotty, as evidenced by my (still) considerable frame and closet of (grossly) underused gym gear. But this year, I need to deliver, because I’m gi... https://t.co/CyvY5dEiU8

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Dining Out: Kuidaore's Japanese fare satisfied, but needed tweaks too - Kuidaore Izakaya Bar and Grill 420 Preston St., 613-422-7537, kuidaoreizakaya.ca Open: Monday to Thursday noon to 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday noon to midnight, Sunday 5 to 10 p.m... https://t.co/f16wUmO4FI

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Outaouais Red Nose program raises $34,000 on 1,400 rides - More than 1,400 rides for holiday partiers were provided by volunteers in the 2017 edition of Opération Nez Rouge (Red Nose) Outaouais, the organization has announced. Some 1,170 volunteers si... https://t.co/Qu9BNThzD9

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Glavin: Iran has the right to revolutionary violence - As the New Year dawned and the downtrodden people of Iran were erupting in raucous exuberance from the streets of Qom and Mashhad and Tehran and Kermanshah like the first flowers of spring, we’re ... https://t.co/RyjKkmucZc

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Today's letters: Skiiing around some of the stats on snow cover - Readers continue to focus on the weather, and why not? We’re in the depths of winter. You can write to us, too, on this or any other topic, at: [email protected] — Skiing articl... https://t.co/LQLzC3hRXB

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2017 In Stories: The life and tragic death of one of this city’s best-known entrepreneurs - Editor’s Note: As we usher in 2018, it’s important that we here in the newsroom take a moment to consider the year that was. The news cycle has a forward momen... https://t.co/ssOCQNev9o

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2017 In Stories: Untangling how a tiny Ontario town managed to borrow a staggering $49.5 million - Editor’s Note: As we usher in 2018, it’s important that we here in the newsroom take a moment to consider the year that was. The news cycle has a forwar... https://t.co/eR4bkAKUgl

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Two displaced in early morning fire in Buckingham - Two people were displaced in an early morning fire that heavily damaged a residence at 540 Paul St., in Gatineau’s Buckingham sector Wednesday. Firefighters were called to the scene shortly after 5 a... https://t.co/zroKXDIAbr

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Third time no charm for chisel-wielding robbery suspect - An 18-year-old man is facing charges in three robberies on the same Barrhaven strip where police say they collared him Tuesday afternoon. On Dec. 17, a “partially disguised” suspect walked into... https://t.co/2d8GS9jJZS

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Former Afghanistan captive Joshua Boyle makes court appearance in Ottawa - Wearing an orange jumpsuit, former Afghanistan captive Joshua Boyle made a brief appearance Wednesday morning at an Ottawa court to face charges of sexual assault, forcible con... https://t.co/mLImzcsAGx

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Police seek knife-carrying suspect in Vanier convenience store robbery - Ottawa police are seeking public assistance to track down a knife-wielding suspect who held up a Vanier convenience store Dec. 10. Police said the robbery occurred at about 5:40 ... https://t.co/Ym9VdnpmXg

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Denley: Here's how 2018 could end Jim Watson's iron grip on council - Maybe, just maybe, this year’s municipal election will finally offer Ottawa voters a choice about how much they want to pay in taxes and how they want that money spent. In the last ... https://t.co/dHiTyh8886

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Going out best bets, Jan. 4 to 10 - Folk You can always count on Sneezy Waters and The Very Fine Band to deliver a terrific evening of music. With Sneezy (aka Peter Hodgson) at centre stage, the folksy charm is boosted by the talents of a stellar line... https://t.co/eBGAojLrBE

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Balmy break in cold snap, but here comes the snow - Unwind the scarf and unzip the parka for now. Wednesday is a positively balmy (if snowy) -7 C but it’s back in the deep freeze by Friday. For Wednesday, periods of snow begin in the morning and will ... https://t.co/achy2tESF9

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Mother, baby rescued by quick-thinking police after La Pêche house fire - A mother and her young baby are recovering from smoke inhalation after a house fire in La Pêche early Tuesday. MRC des Collines police say the fire broke out at about 7:15 a.m. ... https://t.co/gGBdqG3PMY

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Deep freeze helps, but Rideau Canal Skateway still not ready for prime time - Whither the canal? It’s the one question on the blue and frozen lips of Ottawans, who feel that enduring a week of record-breaking Arctic weather should at least be rewarded... https://t.co/aY0Wgyob65

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'This is how I rang in 2018': Frozen pipes, sewage backup clog Ottawa Community Housing resident's New Year - A single mother says she was forced out of her Ottawa Community Housing unit during the holidays after frozen pipes caused raw sewage to back... https://t.co/tNi1qHus8o

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Egan: Injured squirrel, gimpy stray dog? Call 311, not Humane Society - As of Friday, the City of Ottawa will be handling all calls about injured stray animals and wildlife — from gimpy squirrels to rabid raccoons to cats injured in traffic. Ottawa’s ... https://t.co/Za3IgDCs2C

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Former captive Joshua Boyle charged with sex assault, forcible confinement - Joshua Boyle, rescued along with his family in October after five years in captivity in Afghanistan, is now in an Ottawa jail on charges of sexual assault, forcible confineme... https://t.co/LkZ4XAOLqM

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Cold facts: The ice bridge and the wolves of Lake Superior - Winter is upon us and the cold is here to last, with double-digit negative temperatures forecast for the next week. Is there a bright side to any of this? Not really. But we offer the tinies... https://t.co/xn2zAGpPGF