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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Real Madrid bringing Spanish soccer skills to local youth
Ottawa will discover a new flavor of soccer this summer as boys and girls take to the field in a week-long soccer camp played the Spanish way.
Team Homan takes silver at Worlds
SAINT JOHN, N.B. — The reigning champions of Canadian women’s curling fell just short of a world title here on the weekend in Saint John, N.B., where the Ottawa Curling Club rink led by skip Rachel Homan lost to Switzerland in a disappointing final match.
David Kawai for Centretown NewsTeam Homan Rachel Homan, far left, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk and Lisa Weagle gets support from Joanne Pomalis, director of the Ontario Curling Association, at a send-off party at the Ottawa Curling Club before travelling to the world championships.
Viewpoint: Ottawa not a big-game city on World Cup level
Mayor Jim Watson recently announced that Ottawa should be one of the host cities for Canada’s bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Even if Canada submitted the winning bid, it wouldn’t be good for Canada.