Archive 1997-2016
When Const. Maria Keen decided she wanted to be a police officer, she didn’t tell her parents. When they found out, after she had joined the old Nepean Police Service in 1992, she was, in her words, “disowned.”
A 450-million-year-old fossil that sheds new light on the early evolution of worm-like animals was found in the last place one might expect – downtown Ottawa.
Royal Ontario MuseumClose-up of the fossil found at the World Exchange Plaza.
Liberal Senator Mac Harb will continue to pressure the government to ban the seal hunt in Canada, despite the failure of his recent proposal in the Senate. Harb says he feels Canadians are on his side. 
Omar Dabaghi-Pacheco, Centretown NewsTwo RCMP officers point out to Darryl Mathews, who opposes the seal hunt, that he needs a permit to protest on Parliament Hill.
Green floats, green shirts and garish leprechaun hats filled Bank Street recently during the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade.