The crisis in Ukraine, which has seen the overthrow of the country’s government and Russia’s annexation of Crimea, is being felt acutely at a Centretown church described as a “microcosm” of the troubled nation’s ethnic divide. 
Pedro Rocha Cabral de Vasconcellos, Centretown News Ukranian and Venezuelan communities rally for peace and call for non-confrontation in their respective nations.
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City welcomes displaced Tibetans
The Tibetan Resettlement Project Ottawa, a volunteer-based initiative, is preparing to welcome 13 displaced Tibetans from northeastern India to Ottawa at the beginning of April.
Royal society gets permanent home
For the first time since it was founded in 1882, the Royal Society of Canada will have its permanent headquarters in a heritage house on Somerset Street, after receiving a $500,000 donation from former RSC president William Leiss.
Women feel unsafe at bus stops at night
Women feel unsafe using the bus late at night, according to data released in the 2013 OC Transpo Customer Survey and women’s groups say the company is not doing enough to help.
Hanna Lange-Chenier, Centretown NewsMore than half of women in a OC Transpo survey say they feel unsafe waiting at bus stops at night, while 43 per cent feel unsafe riding the bus late at night.