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October 10, 2008 Karli McKinnon

Inter-city bus safety scrutinized

Greyhound officials will meet with Transport Canada “in the near future” to discuss what measures could be added to improve security on inter-city bus travel across Canada, a spokesperson for Greyhound says.

October 10, 2008 Omar Dabaghi-Pacheco

Property crime increase blamed on drug abusers

Increased drug abuse in central Ottawa has resulted in a dramatic upswing in property crimes in the area, Ottawa police say.

October 10, 2008 Kristin Newbigging

Museum’s blue whale exhibit to make history

Canadian Museum of Nature

An artistic rendering of what the blue whale display will look like when it is opened in 2010.

The Canadian Museum of Nature is in a race with the University of British Columbia to become the country’s first science centre to display the skeleton of a blue whale - a planned centrepiece exhibit when renovations at the Centretown-based museum are completed in 2010.

December 7, 2007 Centretown Staff

Charities ensure holiday toys are safe

Ottawa local charities are making their lists and checking them twice this holiday season, to ensure the scores of hazardous toys recalled in recent months aren’t making it into the hands of the area’s less fortunate children.