Ottawa police have charged 25-year-old Gavin Sean Griffiths in relation to an April 16 sexual assault. Police say more charges may follow.
Ottawa man charged with sexual assault
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Month: May 2012
Pro-Life supporters march through Centretown
Pro-life supporters gathered on Parliament Hill for the annual March for Life protest. The pro-life group had a large youth presence, as schools from across Ontario travelled to Ottawa for the event. March participants were met with opposition from a smaller group of pro-life supporters during the rally on Parliament Hill before the march and en route on Elgin Street.
Pro-lifers swarm through downtown area
The 15th National March for Life saw thousands of pro-life supporters marching through downtown streets Thursday afternoon, demanding legal protection for all human beings from conception to natural death.
Portia BaladadOn the march
Music Monday in Ottawa
Five hundred students from across Ottawa joined forces with the National Art Centre's Rideau Lake Brass Quintet to help celebrate Music Monday and the start of NAC Orchestra Week. Music Monday is an annual event celebrated across Canada to promote music programs in school. The students' voices joined other communities all around the country as they all sung Luke Doucet's "Tomorrow is Coming" at the same time. Centretown News spoke with choir director Jackie Hawley and music teacher Cathy Wilcox about the importance of music for children.