Lighthouse Desktop

· 0 checks — Desktop Lighthouse audit -- Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices, and SEO category breakdown.

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Performance

Insights

Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

A forced reflow occurs when JavaScript queries geometric properties (such as offsetWidth) after styles have been invalidated by a change to the DOM state. This can result in poor performance. Learn more about forced reflows and possible mitigations.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]

items: [map[reflowTime:39.04 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:30.107 source:map[column:400730 line:0 type:source-location url:https://cdn.tinypass.com/api/tinypass.min.js?version=2 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:1.995 source:map[column:327363 line:0 type:source-location url:https://cdn.tinypass.com/api/tinypass.min.js?version=2 urlProvider:network]]]

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

More than 4 preconnect connections were found. These should be used sparingly and only to the most important origins.

description: [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints help the browser establish a connection earlier in the page load, saving time when the first request for that origin is made. The following are the origins that the page preconnected to.

title: Preconnected origins

description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.

title: Preconnect candidates

value: No additional origins are good candidates for preconnecting

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Request	Cache TTL	Transfer Size
cdn.viafoura.net/vf-v2.js	300.0 s	187.1 KiB
/23dc09d6-b664-425a-a76e-0eed6a6cc102-web.js	900.0 s	171.3 KiB
jssdkcdns.mparticle.com/js/v2/us1-99b65fde89a1a145894d2d51d283cc83/mparticle.js	3600.0 s	145.0 KiB
cdn.tinypass.com/api/tinypass.min.js?version=2	14400.0 s	132.6 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js	1200.0 s	96.6 KiB
c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js	3600.0 s	91.0 KiB
/dqzP001U6CvfmEQNxKTyCMgOlPA/gpt_and_prebid/config.js	1100.0 s	69.1 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/activeview/current/ufs_web_display.js	3600.0 s	73.1 KiB
ak.sail-horizon.com/spm/spm.v1.min.js	600.0 s	48.1 KiB
/signals/config/1685973801652415?v=2.9.303&r=stable&domai...	1200.0 s	47.7 KiB
auth.lrcontent.com/v2/js/LoginRadiusV2.js	14400.0 s	56.7 KiB
auth.lrcontent.com/v2/LoginRadiusV2.js	14400.0 s	56.4 KiB
sdk.mrf.io/statics/marfeel-sdk.js?id=1528	1800.0 s	41.6 KiB
cdn.cxense.com/cx.js	3600.0 s	38.1 KiB
cdn.cxense.com/cx.js	3600.0 s	38.1 KiB
cdn.id5-sync.com/api/1.0/id5-api.js	3600.0 s	34.4 KiB
i.prcdn.co/img?cid=1131&page=1&width=270&date=20260422	3600.0 s	29.6 KiB
sdk.mrf.io/statics/556e7c0a30ca71e80c0f.js	3600.0 s	24.4 KiB
secure.cdn.fastclick.net/js/pubcid/latest/pubcid.min.js	900.0 s	21.7 KiB
www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js	7200.0 s	20.9 KiB
c2.taboola.com/nr/postmedia-ottawacitizen/newsroom.js	14400.0 s	18.2 KiB
tags.qortex.ai/cxo/cx-bootstrapper-init	14400.0 s	12.8 KiB
snap.licdn.com/li.lms-analytics/insight.min.js	86400.0 s	18.7 KiB
cdn.cxense.com/cx.cce.js	3600.0 s	6.8 KiB
tags.crwdcntrl.net/lt/c/16576/sync.min.js	86400.0 s	13.5 KiB
postmedia.solutions.cdn.optable.co/public-assets/postmedia-sdk.js	86400.0 s	10.9 KiB
static.trueanthem.com/scripts/ta.c34341.js	86400.0 s	10.7 KiB
/bootstrapper?group-id=kncjQ7WgE0C9r0nZcmGUg&video-contai...	14400.0 s	5.6 KiB
sb.scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js	86400.0 s	6.7 KiB
sb.scorecardresearch.com/internal-cs/default/beacon.js	86400.0 s	6.7 KiB
/0787f10e-ca64-4393-8cda-1b8744767af9/launchpad-liveramp.js	0.0 ms	2.6 KiB
www.npttech.com/advertising.js	28800.0 s	3.0 KiB
/1745285/trc/3/json?tim=1776900349315&data=%7B%22id%22%3A...	0.0 ms	1.8 KiB
config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/configs/3528	3600.0 s	2.2 KiB
experience.tinypass.com/xbuilder/experience/load?aid=aMpZA5bBzp	1800.0 s	1.8 KiB
pm-widget.taboola.com/postmedia1-network/load.js	3600.0 s	1.4 KiB
pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/images/adchoices/en.png	86400.0 s	2.5 KiB
pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/r20260421/r20110914/abg_lite_fy2021.js	1209600.0 s	8.4 KiB
/collect?v=2&fmt=js&pid=1747836&time=1776900349361&url=ht...	0.0 ms	695 B
static.trueanthem.com/scripts/ta.js	86400.0 s	1.3 KiB
/Repo/rep.gif?ver=3.3.0&typ=pgv&rnd=moaol82uwkxu52wd&sid=...	0.0 ms	412 B
/newsroom/1.0/postmedia-ottawacitizen/get-action?page.url...	0.0 ms	395 B
ad-delivery.net/px.gif?ch=2	86400.0 s	615 B
/profiles_engine/ProfilesEngineServlet?at=20&mi=10&secure...	0.0 ms	217 B
/pagead/js/r20260421/r20110914/client/window_focus_fy2021.js	1209600.0 s	1.2 KiB
/st?cijs=convusmp&ttype=0&cisd=convusmp&cipid=66361655&cr...	0.0 ms	102 B
pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/images/adchoices/adchoices_blue_wb.png	86400.0 s	233 B
ad-delivery.net/px.gif?ch=1	86400.0 s	109 B
/st?cijs=convusmp&ttype=45&cisd=convusmp&cipid=66361655&c...	0.0 ms	43 B
/st?cijs=convusmp&ttype=45&cisd=convusmp&cipid=66361655&c...	0.0 ms	43 B
/st?cijs=convusmp&ttype=126&cisd=convusmp&cipid=66361655&...	0.0 ms	43 B
/tr/?id=1685973801652415&ev=PageView&dl=https%3A%2F%2Fott...	0.0 ms	19 B

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL	Resource Size	Est Savings
div#google_image_div > a#aw0 > amp-img.img_ad > img.i-amphtml-fill-content `div#google_image_div > a#aw0 > amp-img.img_ad > img.i-amphtml-fill-content`	tpc.googlesyndication.com/daca_images/simgad/6290814272287295468	140.4 KiB	105.2 KiB
body.jar > div#google_image_div > a#aw0 > img.img_ad `body.jar > div#google_image_div > a#aw0 > img.img_ad`	tpc.googlesyndication.com/simgad/15737418019338736986	56.3 KiB	45.6 KiB
Constance Bay Ottawa River floodwaters `div.article-card__content > a.article-card__image-link > picture.article-card__image > img`	/ottawacitizen/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/tim-mccoy-flood...	65.2 KiB	38.7 KiB
latest Epaper Edition `section.epaper-widget > a.epaper-widget__link > div.epaper-widget__image-wrapper > img.epaper-widget__image`	i.prcdn.co/img?cid=1131&page=1&width=270&date=20260422	29.3 KiB	14.2 KiB
A file photo shows a verbal confrontation between Pride and anti-Pride proteste… `div.article-card__content > a.article-card__image-link > picture.article-card__image > img`	/ottawacitizen/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1.-pride-protes...	8.8 KiB	6.1 KiB
Police were on the scene of 3 Bridgewater Cres. in Barrhaven, March 24, 2026. P… `div.article-card__content > a.article-card__image-link > picture.article-card__image > img`	/ottawacitizen/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/0c7a2064.ot_302...	7.2 KiB	4.5 KiB

Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Transfer Size	Duration
/21.0.2/websites/css/styles-broadsheets-global-ugc.min.css	10.0 KiB	57 ms
/21.0.2/websites/css/styles-broadsheets-category.min.css	9.3 KiB	57 ms
/21.0.2/websites/css/styles-broadsheets-global.min.css	17.0 KiB	57 ms
dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital/21.0.2/websites/css/layout.min.css	3.0 KiB	255 ms

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

The maximum potential First Input Delay that your users could experience is the duration of the longest task. Learn more about the Maximum Potential First Input Delay metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Diagnostics

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 60 ms 2.1 MiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/gTpTIWhbKpxADzTzkcabhXN4/recaptcha__en.js	361.8 KiB	242.9 KiB
edge-auth.microsoft.com/js/ms_auth_client.min.js	279.9 KiB	199.2 KiB
cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/postmedia1-network/loader.js	311.3 KiB	145.8 KiB
cdn.viafoura.net/vf-v2.js	186.1 KiB	119.1 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js	187.7 KiB	96.3 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-MKM4ZNQ&l=dataLayer	179.5 KiB	87.5 KiB
cdn.tinypass.com/api/tinypass.min.js?version=2	132.1 KiB	81.8 KiB
cdn.confiant-integrations.net/gptprebidnative/202603241056/wrap.js	141.5 KiB	76.5 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-P2MZZLH&l=gtm_data_layer&gtm=4e64k1	144.0 KiB	72.2 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-GNYBFF106Q&l=dl_mparticle&cx=c&gtm=4e64k1	174.4 KiB	70.8 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-NTQ8ZV4&l=gtm_data_layer	118.7 KiB	62.8 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-P3Q4QHW&l=gtm_data_layer&gtm=4e64k1	150.8 KiB	58.2 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-5KMC8ND&l=dl_mparticle	126.7 KiB	55.3 KiB
auth.lrcontent.com/v2/js/LoginRadiusV2.js	56.2 KiB	50.1 KiB
vidstat.taboola.com/vpaid/vPlayer/player/v18.0.4/TBPrebidHandler.js	73.3 KiB	46.1 KiB
vidstat.taboola.com/vpaid/vPlayer/player/v18.0.4/TBamxPrebidHandler.js	45.7 KiB	44.1 KiB
vidstat.taboola.com/vpaid/units/36_0_9/infra/cmTagFEED_MANAGER.js	74.0 KiB	43.7 KiB
vidstat.taboola.com/vpaid/vPlayer/player/v18.0.4/OvaMediaPlayer.js	87.1 KiB	43.5 KiB
vidstat.taboola.com/vpaid/vPlayer/player/v18.0.4/OvaMediaPlayer.js	87.1 KiB	42.9 KiB
vidstat.taboola.com/vpaid/units/36_0_9/infra/cmTagINSTREAM.js	93.5 KiB	41.7 KiB
auth.lrcontent.com/v2/LoginRadiusV2.js	56.2 KiB	41.5 KiB
jssdkcdns.mparticle.com/js/v2/us1-99b65fde89a1a145894d2d51d283cc83/mparticle.js	144.7 KiB	40.6 KiB
c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js	90.5 KiB	37.6 KiB
fem.gprod.postmedia.digital/v141.0/fem.js	88.2 KiB	36.2 KiB
pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js	54.1 KiB	34.9 KiB
ak.sail-horizon.com/spm/spm.v1.min.js	47.7 KiB	32.4 KiB
micro.rubiconproject.com/prebid/dynamic/14648.js	46.1 KiB	31.5 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/activeview/current/ufs_web_display.js	73.1 KiB	30.9 KiB
cdn.ampproject.org/rtv/012603032146000/amp4ads-v0.mjs	54.9 KiB	30.2 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js	96.5 KiB	30.0 KiB
cdn-gateflipp.flippback.com/tag/js/flipptag.js?site_id=%201179443	56.5 KiB	29.3 KiB
sdk.mrf.io/statics/556e7c0a30ca71e80c0f.js	23.9 KiB	22.2 KiB
cdn.cxense.com/cx.js	37.5 KiB	21.8 KiB
/23dc09d6-b664-425a-a76e-0eed6a6cc102-web.js	170.8 KiB	21.6 KiB
launchpad.privacymanager.io/latest/launchpad.bundle.js	44.9 KiB	20.3 KiB
fem.gprod.postmedia.digital/v141.0/IIQUniversalID.js	43.9 KiB	20.1 KiB
kindhush.com/files/nc64gx5/j032s.js	35.9 KiB	20.1 KiB

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling, and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to reduce Javascript execution time.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Total CPU Time	Script Evaluation	Script Parse
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js	698 ms	643 ms	14 ms
Unattributable	572 ms	230 ms	0.0 ms
ottawacitizen.com/	480 ms	82 ms	3.7 ms
cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/postmedia1-network/loader.js	301 ms	177 ms	27 ms
cdn.confiant-integrations.net/gptprebidnative/202603241056/wrap.js	145 ms	112 ms	14 ms
vidstat.taboola.com/lite-unit/5.7.0/UnitInstreamDesktop.min.js	139 ms	112 ms	1.7 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-P3Q4QHW&l=gtm_data_layer&gtm=4e64k1	136 ms	122 ms	11 ms
fem.gprod.postmedia.digital/v141.0/fem.js	126 ms	83 ms	0.4 ms
/23dc09d6-b664-425a-a76e-0eed6a6cc102-web.js	125 ms	103 ms	13 ms
cdn.tinypass.com/api/tinypass.min.js?version=2	109 ms	62 ms	8.4 ms
cdn.ampproject.org/rtv/012603032146000/amp4ads-v0.mjs	92 ms	59 ms	3.5 ms
vidstat.taboola.com/lite-unit/5.7.0/UnitFeedManagerDesktop.min.js	89 ms	78 ms	1.7 ms
cdn.viafoura.net/vf-v2.js	69 ms	53 ms	15 ms
pm-widget.taboola.com/postmedia1-network/pmk-20220605.3.js	67 ms	64 ms	1.6 ms
vidstat.taboola.com/vpaid/units/36_0_9/infra/cmTagINSTREAM.js	66 ms	55 ms	9.9 ms
/signals/config/1685973801652415?v=2.9.303&r=stable&domai...	61 ms	44 ms	7.8 ms
vidstat.taboola.com/vpaid/units/36_0_9/infra/cmTagFEED_MANAGER.js	60 ms	42 ms	12 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-GNYBFF106Q&l=dl_mparticle&cx=c&gtm=4e64k1	56 ms	48 ms	8.4 ms
vidstat.taboola.com/vpaid/vPlayer/player/v18.0.4/OvaMediaPlayer.js	56 ms	30 ms	23 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-MKM4ZNQ&l=dataLayer	53 ms	42 ms	11 ms
/pagead/managed/js/activeview/current/ufs_web_display.js	51 ms	45 ms	4.3 ms

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to minimize main-thread work

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Category	Time Spent
Script Evaluation	3.0 s
Other	582 ms
Style & Layout	348 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation	333 ms
Rendering	90 ms
Garbage Collection	76 ms
Parse HTML & CSS	41 ms

Many navigations are performed by going back to a previous page, or forwards again. The back/forward cache (bfcache) can speed up these return navigations. Learn more about the bfcache

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failure reason	Failure type
Pages with WebSocket cannot enter back/forward cache.	Pending browser support

Minifying JavaScript files can reduce payload sizes and script parse time. Learn how to minify JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 20.4 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
launchpad.privacymanager.io/latest/launchpad.bundle.js	44.9 KiB	14.1 KiB
tags.qortex.ai/cxo/cx-bootstrapper-init	12.5 KiB	3.8 KiB
helix.bitformations.ca/static/helix-trigger.js	5.1 KiB	2.5 KiB

Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 55.7 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
.trc_rbox_container { direction: ltr; text-align: left; } …	25.7 KiB	25.7 KiB
:root { --cm-video-brand-primary: var(--yb-grape-jelly, #7e1fff); --cm-video-brand-secondary: v…	16.0 KiB	15.5 KiB
/21.0.2/websites/css/styles-broadsheets-global.min.css	16.8 KiB	14.4 KiB

Large network payloads cost users real money and are highly correlated with long load times. Learn how to reduce payload sizes.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Transfer Size
www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/gTpTIWhbKpxADzTzkcabhXN4/recaptcha__en.js	362.4 KiB
cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/postmedia1-network/loader.js	327.8 KiB
edge-auth.microsoft.com/js/ms_auth_client.min.js	281.2 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js	187.7 KiB
cdn.viafoura.net/vf-v2.js	187.1 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-MKM4ZNQ&l=dataLayer	179.8 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-GNYBFF106Q&l=dl_mparticle&cx=c&gtm=4e64k1	174.4 KiB
/23dc09d6-b664-425a-a76e-0eed6a6cc102-web.js	171.3 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-P3Q4QHW&l=gtm_data_layer&gtm=4e64k1	150.8 KiB
jssdkcdns.mparticle.com/js/v2/us1-99b65fde89a1a145894d2d51d283cc83/mparticle.js	145.0 KiB

Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.


Headline News `div.newsletter-new-story-page-template > div.newsletter-widget__header__new-story-page > div.newsletter-widget__banner__new-story-page > img`

More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.

●Layout shift culprits

●Document request latency

●Optimize DOM size

●Font display

●LCP breakdown

●LCP request discovery

●Modern HTTP

●Optimize viewport for mobile

●Minify CSS

●User Timing marks and measures 42 user timings

●Avoid long main-thread tasks 11 long tasks found

●Avoid non-composited animations 2 animated elements found

●Network Requests

●Network Round Trip Times 100 ms

●Server Backend Latencies 260 ms

●Tasks

●Diagnostics

●Metrics

●Screenshot Thumbnails

●Final Screenshot

●Script Treemap Data

●Resources Summary

●Avoid multiple page redirects

●Initial server response time was short Root document took 130 ms

●Avoid large layout shifts 2 layout shifts found

○INP breakdown

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

Contrast

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Madame Figaro in Taboola advertising section `a.item-label-href > span.video-label-box > span.branding > span.branding-inner`
span.branding > div.logoDiv > a.trc_desktop_disclosure_link > span `span.branding > div.logoDiv > a.trc_desktop_disclosure_link > span`
Madame Figaro in Taboola advertising section `a.item-label-href > span.video-label-box > span.branding > span.branding-inner`
span.branding > div.logoDiv > a.trc_desktop_disclosure_link > span `span.branding > div.logoDiv > a.trc_desktop_disclosure_link > span`
Ottawa Citizen in Taboola advertising section `div.videoCube > a.item-label-href > span.video-label-box > span.branding`
Interactive Brokers in Taboola advertising section `a.item-label-href > span.video-label-box > span.branding > span.branding-inner`
span.branding > div.logoDiv > a.trc_desktop_disclosure_link > span `span.branding > div.logoDiv > a.trc_desktop_disclosure_link > span`
Interactive Brokers in Taboola advertising section `a.item-label-href > span.video-label-box > span.branding > span.branding-inner`
span.branding > div.logoDiv > a.trc_desktop_disclosure_link > span `span.branding > div.logoDiv > a.trc_desktop_disclosure_link > span`
Ottawa Citizen in Taboola advertising section `div.videoCube > a.item-label-href > span.video-label-box > span.branding`

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Best practices

Touch targets with sufficient size and spacing help users who may have difficulty targeting small controls to activate the targets. Learn more about touch targets.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Local News `div.category__featured > ul.category__featured-list > li.category__featured-list-item > a`
Defence Watch `div.category__featured > ul.category__featured-list > li.category__featured-list-item > a`
Sponsored: learn about this recommendation (opens dialog) `span.video-label-box > span.branding > div.logoDiv > a.trc_desktop_disclosure_link`
Sponsored: learn about this recommendation (opens dialog) `span.video-label-box > span.branding > div.logoDiv > a.trc_desktop_disclosure_link`
Sponsored: learn about this recommendation (opens dialog) `span.video-label-box > span.branding > div.logoDiv > a.trc_desktop_disclosure_link`
Sponsored: learn about this recommendation (opens dialog) `span.video-label-box > span.branding > div.logoDiv > a.trc_desktop_disclosure_link`

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

Visible text labels that do not match the accessible name can result in a confusing experience for screen reader users. Learn more about accessible names.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
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Rural naysayers must not torpedo high-speed rail project \| Opinion `article.article-card > div.article-card__content > div.article-card__details > a.article-card__link`
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○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable

○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state

○The page has a logical tab order

○Visual order on the page follows DOM order

○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region

○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page

○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation

○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology

○Custom controls have associated labels

○Custom controls have ARIA roles

●`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`

●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes

●`[role]` values are valid

●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values

●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled

●Buttons have an accessible name

●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

●Form elements have associated labels

●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.

●`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents

●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title

●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute

●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

●Links are distinguishable without relying on color.

●Links have a discernible name

●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).

●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements

●No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0

●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order

●Skip links are focusable.

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●ARIA IDs are unique

●Identical links have the same purpose.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.

○ARIA input fields have accessible names

○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names

○Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.

○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element

○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.

○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names

○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names

○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region

○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.

○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements

○No form fields have multiple labels

○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.

○Input buttons have discernible text.

○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text

○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Select elements have associated label elements.

○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.

○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.

○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value

○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`

○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.

○All heading elements contain content.

○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.

○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.

○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.

Best Practices

General

Deprecated APIs will eventually be removed from the browser. Learn more about deprecated APIs.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Deprecation / Warning	Source
AttributionReporting	snap.licdn.com/li.lms-analytics/insight.min.js
Topics	vidstat.taboola.com/vpaid/vPlayer/player/v18.0.4/TBPrebidHandler.js

Errors logged to the console indicate unresolved problems. They can come from network request failures and other browser concerns. Learn more about this errors in console diagnostic audit

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Source	Description
ottawacitizen.com/	`Access to XMLHttpRequest at 'https://ib.adnxs.com/getuidj?gdpr=0' from origin 'https://ottawacitizen.com' has been blocked by CORS policy: No 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header is present on the requested resource.`
ib.adnxs.com/getuidj?gdpr=0	`Failed to load resource: net::ERR_FAILED`
idsync.rlcdn.com/712559.gif?partner_uid=9b559b1f-ddf0-422f-abf9-6c228b89823e	`Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 451 ()`
ottawacitizen.com/ line 283, col 8836	TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'data') at HTMLDocument.<anonymous> (https://ottawacitizen.com/:284:8837) at https://fem.gprod.postmedia.digital/v141.0/fem.js:1:81533 at Generator.next (<anonymous>) at U (https://fem.gprod.postmedia.digital/v141.0/fem.js:1:69821) at a (https://fem.gprod.postmedia.digital/v141.0/fem.js:1:70024) at https://fem.gprod.postmedia.digital/v141.0/fem.js:1:70083 at new Promise (<anonymous>) at https://fem.gprod.postmedia.digital/v141.0/fem.js:1:69964 at B.initializeLoginState (https://fem.gprod.postmedia.digital/v141.0/fem.js:1:81589) at https://fem.gprod.postmedia.digital/v141.0/fem.js:1:76112

●Uses HTTPS

●Avoids third-party cookies

●Allows users to paste into input fields

●Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load

●Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load

●Displays images with correct aspect ratio

●Serves images with appropriate resolution

●Page has the HTML doctype

●Properly defines charset

●No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools

●Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

●Use a strong HSTS policy

●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types

●Detected JavaScript libraries

●Page has valid source maps

○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS

○Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP

○Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP

SEO

These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.

Content Best Practices

Descriptive link text helps search engines understand your content. Learn how to make links more accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Link destination	Link Text
ottawacitizen.com/register/	here
ottawacitizen.com/register/	here
ottawacitizen.com/register/	here
ottawacitizen.com/register/	here
ottawacitizen.com/register/	here

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

○Structured data is valid

●Page isn’t blocked from indexing

●Document has a `<title>` element

●Document has a meta description

●Page has successful HTTP status code

●Links are crawlable

●robots.txt is valid

●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

●Document has a valid `hreflang`

●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`