In January, Andrew Corless sent CBC News this photo of his skin rash, adding that he also came down with breathing issues that resembled asthma attacks after he did what?

What were the misconduct allegations that Const. Sarah Bell pleaded guilty to under the Police Services Act in late January?

Before the Rideau Canal Skateway memorably failed to open at all last winter, how long was the shortest season on record? (You'll get the answer if you take the skateway's full length rounded to the nearest kilometre, add the number of BeaverTails flavours, and subtract one.)

Rebecca Beacham was one of several Britannia residents who spoke out in March, calling for the authorities to step in to curb WHAT issue at a neighbourhood park?

What website did Ottawa lawyer Solomon Friedman promise would have "public, transparent and visible ownership" after his private equity firm purchased its parent company, Mindgeek, in March?

Michael Zakrzewski of Perth, Ont., initially assumed it was a scam, but the shocking letter he got in April was quite serious. What did it tell him, albeit erroneously?

More than 120,000 federal workers returned to their jobs in early May after a deal was reached to end a roughly two-week strike. What government agency's employees remained on the picket lines, however, for several more days?

What was the nature of the call that Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Eric Mueller was responding to in May when he was shot and killed and two of his fellow officers injured?

There were heated debates at Ottawa City Hall in May and June, as councillors discussed — and ultimately junked — a proposed program common in other municipalities and often described as "pay as you _______." What word goes in the blank?

Forest fires raged across Canada this year, and eastern Ontario wasn't spared. Near which lake did this fire break out in early June, forcing dozens of homeowners in the Township of Greater Madawaska to flee their homes?

At just 12 years old, Anthaea-Grace Patricia Dennis became the youngest Canadian in history to do WHAT in June?

These are just some of the hundreds of people who reached out to CBC to share complaints after what major change involving the federal government took place on July 1?

What's depicted by the red circle in this map? It was a major story in early July, and returned to the headlines later in the year.

Confederation Line trains came to a complete halt on July 17 after a problem was discovered during an inspection, and it was three weeks before the line partially resumed operation. What was that initial problem?

What was Rosalind Paciga begging a neighbour to stop calling Ottawa's bylaw office about when she installed this bright pink, nearly six-foot tall sign at the end of her driveway this summer?

In August, Microsoft pulled an article written by what it described as "a combination of algorithmic techniques with human review" after the piece recommended tourists in Ottawa do WHAT?

The judge who sentenced Kody Troy Crosby in August said it was "a miracle" that the 35-year-old didn't kill anybody when he stole WHAT earlier in 2023?

In one of the more unusual crime stories from 2023, Col. Leif Dahl was removed as the commander of CFB Trenton and charged with eight offences after he allegedly did what this summer?

Fowsia Hussain shared a harrowing tale of how, in early September, she and her daughter spent 45 minutes huddled in a bathroom stall, not knowing if an active shooter was still on the loose. Where were they?

Which local MPP resigned from Doug Ford's cabinet in September after scathing reports came out into how their office handled land deals involving southern Ontario's Greenbelt?

This man's high-profile trial played out at the Ottawa Courthouse over several weeks in October and November, ultimately culminating in a guilty verdict. Who is he, and what was he accused of doing?

Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto made headlines in October when the NHL suspended him for 41 games for "activities relating to" what?

Tennis star Gabriela Dabrowski had a big year: she won the women's doubles title at the U.S. Open with her partner in the summer, then in November helped Canada win WHICH international tournament — named after a former legend of the game — for the first time?

After several long, tempestuous meetings in early November, what did Ottawa city council ultimately decide by a vote of 16 to nine to spend more than $400 million on?

A dispute that simmered all year in Pembroke, Ont., was seemingly put to bed in December when council voted NOT to revisit a contract with direct ties to Mayor Ron Gervais. What issue was at the heart of the dispute?