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Homeless people living in shelters across Ontario have begun receiving a lump-sum payment every month, prompting some concerns that the change from smaller, weekly payouts could result in binge spending and a host of social problems.
Forgotten stories from the history of Ottawa’s Chinese-Canadian community are being recovered and shared through a collaboration between a B.C. university and a Centretown cultural centre. 
Courtesy Robert Yip Historical images such as these appear alongside interviews with members of some of the first Chinese-Canadian families in Ottawa on the Lives of the Family website.
The owners of one of Ottawa’s largest sustainable, affordable housing units are suing all those involved in the building process after its much-touted “green” heating system left tenants feeling hot and cold.
Ottawa police investigators say an organized crime ring is behind a spate of van thefts that has plagued Centretown and surrounding parts of Ottawa in recent months.
Veronica Tang, Centretown News Posters pinned to telephone poles urge residents to be on the lookout for van thefts around Lyon and Somerset streets.