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A spill from TransCanada’s proposed Energy East pipeline could contaminate Ottawa’s drinking water, according to a new study commissioned and released by the advocacy groups Council of Canadians and Ecology Ottawa.
Ottawa Public Health says the legal age for marijuana-buying in Canada should be 25, and has recommended the age limit to a federal task force that’s now exploring cannabis legalization.
As work continues (above) on Ottawa's massive transit-system reconstruction throughout the central area, OC Transpo has unveiled elements of the planned "visual identity" of the LRT stations (below). Jolson Lim, Centretown NewsWith construction of Ottawa’s LRT megaproject pushing toward its 2018 completion target, OC Transpo recently released a gallery of images showing the new rail system’s planned “visual identity.”
A new report says soaring demand for ambulances is crippling the Ottawa Paramedic Service’s resources and putting the lives of patients at risk — particularly those most in need of urgent care.