Abortion pill’s high cost triggers petition
By Olivia Bowden The abortion pill is now available in Ottawa, more than a year and a half after it was approved for sale by Health Canada. But with the…
Editorial: City slow to respond to fentanyl crisis
By Nathan Caddell Earlier this month, it was announced that Ottawa firefighters would receive training with naloxone, the common antidote for fentanyl overdoses. This is unquestionably a good thing, as…
City plan ‘hurts prosperity’: critic
By Michael Yang Local landlords struggling to fill their vacant office and retail spaces in the downtown core may have to deal with one more headache come mid-summer. According to…
Viewpoint: Shopify should sever ties with alt-right site Breitbart News
By Veronica Newbury Shopify, the Ottawa-based e-commerce juggernaut, was recently thrown into the political ring of fire when the company announced it would not be cutting ties with Breitbart News, a…
Cannabis crackdown hits new pot shop
By Liam Fox Cannabis Culture, Ottawa’s newest pot dispensary and the first in the city associated with high-profile marijuana activists Marc and Jodie Emery, was raided by police soon after…
Petition urges Shopify to cut ties with Breitbart
By Jake Munro Corporate watchdog group SumOfUs has ramped up the pressure in its campaign to get Ottawa-based e-commerce giant Shopify to end its business relationship with Breitbart News. SumOfUs…
Juno stars display their many talents
By Sarah Kazak An art exhibition at Ottawa City Hall is showcasing work by some of Canada’s top musicians ahead of next month’s Juno Awards in the capital. Organized through…
Viewpoint: Artists’ resale rights are a human right — but not in Canada
By Rupert Nuttle On Oct. 7, 2015, less than a year before her death, a video of the Inuk artist Annie Pootoogook shows her sitting on a stone staircase in downtown…
OAG launches pop-up initiative
By Caitlin Galipeau The Ottawa Art Gallery is connecting to the broader community while its expanded Arts Court location is under renovation. The gallery recently launched an initiative called “Out…
Museum gets largest donation ever
By Nicole Babb A state-of-the-art facility for freezing tissue samples, a new fellowship for researchers and the digitization of hundreds of thousands of Arctic specimens are three initiatives the Canadian…