Ottawa has fewer car commuters than average: Census 2016
By Carlos Verde Statistics Canada released more information from the 2016 Census on Nov. 29, shining new light on how the City of Ottawa stacks up against the country…
Concerts fill gap for families of autistic children
By Julia Paulson A third of the chairs were empty as children raced around the room, shouting, clapping, and playing with toys. At one point, a young boy approached the…
Poets organize women’s-only slam event
By Maggie Parkhill Rhube Knox was, for a long time, a secret poet — like many aspiring wordsmiths, she penned lines in notebooks and stashed them away. “I’ve written poetry…
Business yawns at Ontario tax cut
By Derrick Simpson Just months before the next provincial election and with a controversial minimum wage hike looming, the Ontario Liberal government has announced a small business tax cut. The…
‘Name the Trains’ contest sees hundreds of submissions
By Phoebe Berkeley OC Transpo’s contest to “Name the Trains” that will run on the city’s new light-rail transit system has attracted more than 760 entries since it was launched…
Lyon bike lane rerouted onto Bay Street
By Mitchell Kedrosky Plans to create a new downtown bike lane on Lyon Street were abruptly abandoned recently in favour of using the space for bus transit, forcing the planned…
Uber running smoothly in Ottawa after one year
By Carlos Verde City officials said in a report released this month that things are running smoothly with Uber, one year after the municipality’s controversial licensing of the ride-sharing behemoth…
NaNoWriMo draws to a close
By Shanice Pereira The soft clicking of many keyboards could be heard at the downtown library recently as participants in NaNoWriMo — National Novel Writing Month — tried to write…
Ottawa newspaper closures spark criticism
By Maggie Parkhill Several Ottawa news outlets have been axed after a controversial deal was struck between two Canadian media corporations, it was announced on Monday. Metro Ottawa, Orleans News…
Hundreds honour trans victims
By Julia Moran About 200 trans people and allies gathered in front of the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights on Elgin Street recently, holding candles and white roses as part…