University of Toronto student Raisa Masud listens as Environment Minister Catherine McKenna receives a briefing on Parliament Hill. Plan International CanadaRaisa Masud woke up on Oct. 4 and got ready to head to work for the day as Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change.
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Groups highlight pipeline threat to city’s water
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.
Age limit to buy pot lights up debate
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.
LRT’s new look unveiled
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.”