The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who passed away on Feb. 23, 2015. Some text has been updated to reflect changes since the original ...

Bright tulips overtake Dow's Lake for the 2025 annual Tulip Festival in Ottawa, from May 9 to May 19. [Photo by Grace Hawkes/the Charlatan] Bright and blossoming tulips overtook Dow’s Lake for the ...

U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is expected to speak at the B7 Conference in Ottawa on Friday. Hoekstra attends the opening ceremony of the Canadian Tulip Festival at Commissioner's Park ...

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U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is expected to speak at the B7 Conference in Ottawa on Friday. Hoekstra attends the opening ceremony of the Canadian Tulip Festival at Commissioner’s Park in ...

But maybe not all at the same time, OK? This long weekend caps off the annual Canadian Tulip Festival at Commissioners Park in Ottawa. It's a beautiful space, resplendent in the bloom of variously ...

The Canadian Tulip Festival is seen by many as the unofficial launch of the festival season in Ottawa, and with warm weather over the weekend, people are soaking it all in. CTV’s Natalie Van ...

People enjoy tulips in Ottawa, Canada, May 8, 2025. The Canadian Tulip Festival will open here on May 9, and run until May 19. (Photo by Shu Yang/Xinhua) A woman enjoys tulips in Ottawa, Canada, May 8 ...

The gesture began in 1945 as a thank-you for sheltering the monarchy and helping to liberate the Netherlands during the Second World War. The festival itself followed in 1953, proposed by photographer ...