Centretown News

The Rideau Canal might not look any different from last winter, but it has had an identity change.

While federal and provincial governments revolve around official parties, municipal politics have remained, for the most part, officially untouched by party politics.

The federal government is opening a drug treatment court in Ottawa to rehabilitate those with drug addictions instead of putting them in jail.

With the high costs of rent, gas and food, many parents are finding it increasingly difficult to pay for school fees and city council is calling on the provincial government to ease this burden on low-income families.