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After 50 years in business, Mountain Orchards’ co-founder has no regrets

By Robyn Best , October 25, 2024 0 5 min read

News

Transit commission asks OC Transpo what it needs to fix bus reliability

Antisemitism

More than a year after Oct. 7 attack on Israel, debate remains fraught

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Animal Rights

Help stray cats as winter approaches, Ottawa rescue groups plead

By Holly Joth-Smith and Natasha Sacheski-Tries , October 23, 2024 6 min read

From Billings Estate to Château Laurier: Haunted Ottawa is ready for Halloween

By Clarisa Gonzalez and Lisha Lao , October 23, 2024 5 min read

ByWard Market

Dark Fork: Ottawa’s new dining experience ‘pulls out all your senses’

By Thuy Anh Nguyen and Samantha Carrillo Brito , October 23, 2024 7 min read

Sparks Street BIA set for huge expansion among Centretown businesses

By Allison Young and Colson Swinarchin , October 23, 2024 4 min read

Music students have a message: Female classical composers matter

By Jessica Campbell , October 16, 2024 4 min read

Biodiversity

Invasive buckthorn: Ottawa volunteers call for more support to remove it from local parks

By Zoe Pierce, Jack Klinck and Owen Spillios-Hunter , October 15, 2024 5 min read

Addiction

‘A lose-lose situation’: Upcoming closure of Somerset supervised consumption site weighs heavily on the community

By Cara Gordon, Julien Brombach and Yanjano Banda , October 15, 2024 5 min read

New Ottawa poetry project pairs ‘safe space’ with community outreach

By Laura Gillis and Simone Brown , October 14, 2024 5 min read

City Builder: Allan Reesor-McDowell changes leadership roles, from refugees to released prisoners

By Samantha Carrillo Brito , October 14, 2024 3 min read

News

City to hand transit riders worrisome fare increase in 2025

By Micah Petti, Kaitlin Gruehl and Hannah Daramola , October 12, 2024 4 min read

Land removed from Greely despite objections that more housing development needed in the village

By Julia Stratton , October 12, 2024 2 min read

Canada

Young immigrants finding it tougher to land a job than their Canadian-born counterparts

By Tanya Gandhi, Chloe Hayes and Reeva Abdul-Samad , October 9, 2024 1 min read

Fuelling the Strain: Rising gas prices force students to rethink budgets

With gas prices fluctuating wildly in recent years, students have been feeling it at the pump and some are having a hard time managing their budgets. Finley McHattie, 18, drives to school almost every day from his parents’ house in Stittsville to Carleton University. On a good day, it takes him 30 minutes, but often, with traffic, it takes him...

By Jacob Carabetta, Justin Escoto and Luke O'Brien , October 18, 2024 0 4 min read

Cycling

Ottawa’s new bike locker project spinning its wheels in first few weeks

Ottawa's new Bike Locker initiative is off to a slow start.

By Owen Spillios-Hunter , October 7, 2024 0 4 min read

Housing

Climbing rents in Ontario have tenants feeling stuck

With the cost of rent increasing in an already competitive market, tenants face mounting hurdles to secure shelter that fits their needs and budgets. According to Capital Current’s data analysis from Statistics Canada’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), rent prices in Ontario rose by 7.1 per cent in August 2024, compared to the same time last year. The increase for all...

By Christian Sennema, Leia Fourney and Luke Martil , October 7, 2024 0 4 min read

One month later, convenience store booze sales are making many customers happy

How has the booze business been affecting convenience stores?

By Julien Brombach , October 4, 2024 0 3 min read

City Builder: Altea Active is Ottawa entrepreneur Jeff York’s new passion project

Many people know that Jeff York's brother, Jason York, played for the Ottawa Senators, but not everyone knows that Jeff played hockey for Princeton University in the 80's and is now one of the owners of the Ottawa Senators.

By Grace Horton , October 4, 2024 0 2 min read

GCTC marks half a century of boosting Canadian theatre with an eclectic 50th anniversary season

The Great Canadian Theatre Company is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary in the 2024-25 season.

By Natasha Sacheski-Tries , October 4, 2024 0 4 min read

City Builder: Renée Amilcar embraces OC Transpo leadership amidst transit turmoil

Renée Amilcar, General Manager of Transit Services at OC Transpo, welcomes the challenges that arise while striving to improve Ottawa's public transit.

By Natasha Sacheski-Tries , October 4, 2024 0 2 min read

City Builder: World Cup athlete Aidan Kirkham balances research and skiing

Aidan Kirkham is an Ottawa native, a PhD candidate and a nordic skier who has competed in the 2024 FIS World Cup and the FISU World University Games in 2019 and 2023.

By Owen Spillios-Hunter , October 3, 2024 0 2 min read

ByWard vendors finding creative ways to stay afloat after the outdoor market closes for winter

ByWard Market has been the heart of the Ottawa community since its establishment in 1827. As the outdoor market prepares for closure this year, vendors reflect on the declining state of Ottawa's downtown sector.

By Abigail Noble , October 3, 2024 0 4 min read