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Ottawa’s economy is growing and, on average, its workers are earning more. But while the good times seem to be rolling, the city’s most vulnerable residents are sinking deeper into poverty, according to a new study.
About 10,000 people turned up in downtown Ottawa on Wednesday to catch a glimpse of Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh.
While most people agree that getting young children into school earlier and keeping them there longer is beneficial, some are worried about the consequences the Ontario Full Day Learning Program’s rollout will have on childcare centres and low-income families.
It would have seemed far-fetched to predict in January that the best and most entertaining movie in the first half of 2010 would star the unlikely duo of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen.