Ottawa may seem like a sleepy government town, but all kinds of terrible things can happen here with a bit of imagination.
Wu Yun, Centretown NewsLocal mystery and crime writers recently celebrated 20 years of the Capital Crime Writers Association.
Category: Arts
Viewpoint: A little graffiti, skateboarding in school can go a long way
You’ve seen them in parking lots and public parks: teenagers skipping school and skateboarding, even spraying graffiti. They are simply disinterested in the mainstream school system.
Exhibit dives into Rideau River
An exhibit designed to teach Canadians about the importance of aquatic life began its cross-country tour earlier this month at the Canadian Museum of Nature and features glimpses of Ottawa’s own ecosystems.
Megan Cheung, Centretown NewsLaura Beaudry and eight-month-old Jake Smith learn about the Rideau River at the Canadian Museum of Nature.
Winning design turns heads on Kent Street
Toronto artist Noel Harding says his gleaming sculpture, which stands just over four metres tall at the corner of Kent and Slater streets, isn’t a teapot “per se” — but he doesn’t mind the comparison. 
Megan Cheung, Centretown NewsNoel Harding's Northshore sits on the corner of Kent and Slater streets.