News of the day: Ottawa artist cancels Boston exhibit due to tariffs; Carney's affordable housing Crown corp won't be headquartered in Ottawa; Marchand takes run at Stutzle in Senators captaincy debate

Visual artist Michael Harrington cancelled an exhibition of his works in Boston because the latest round of Trump tariffs targets fine art. PHOTO BY SPENCER COLBY /Postmedia It’s Wednesday, Sept 2. Here are today’s top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom OTTAWA ARTIST CANCELS BOSTON EXHIBIT AFTER 50 PER CENT TARIFF HITS CANADIAN ART Painter Michael Harrington says the tariffs are “disastrous” for Canadian artists with clients south of the border. Read the story CARNEY’S AFFORDABLE HOUSING CROWN CORP WON’T BE HEADQUARTERED IN OTTAWA Build Canada Homes will call Toronto home. Read the story A person walks past Ottawa 200+ Portraits, Places, and People on Rideau Street. PHOTO BY SPENCER COLBY /POSTMEDIA OTTAWA 200: WHAT DID A DAY ON RIDEAU STREET LOOK LIKE DECADES AGO? To find out, take a stroll through past a Bytown Museum installation on Rideau Street. Read the story Brady Tkachuk, left, and Tim Stutzle were teammates when they celebrated an Ottawa Senators goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Dec. 11, 2025. After a trade that sent Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers, they are now opponents. PHOTO BY JASON MOWRY /GETTY IMAGES BRAD MARCHAND TAKES A RUN AT TIM STUTZLE IN SENATORS CAPTAINCY DEBATE The Florida Panthers winger gave his two cents on the top three candidates to replace Brady Tkachuk as captain of the Ottawa Senators, and took a shot at top centre Tim Stutzle. Read the story Mayoral candidate Jeff Leiper made a campaign announcement about return to office in Ottawa on Aug. 24, 2026. PHOTO BY JEAN LEVAC /POSTMEDIA IN PRAISE OF THE MAYORAL CANDIDATES AGAINST RTO | OPINION Brigitte Pellerin: As the city’s loudest and most obnoxious opponent to return-to-office rules, this makes my heart sing. Read the story The Ottawa Citizen’s mission is to challenge our city to become an inspiring, world-class national capital. If you’d like to get involved, sign up for our newsletters, write a letter to the editor and share your views, or dig into some of our in-depth longform journalism. Thanks for reading the daily update. Have a great evening. We’ll be back tomorrow. COMMENTS You must be logged in to join the discussion or read more comments. Create an Account Sign in JOIN THE CONVERSATION Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion. Please keep comments relevant and respectful. Comments may take up to an hour to appear on the site. You will receive an email if there is a reply to your comment,…