National Holocaust Memorial’s maintenance improves year-round visibility
By Sissi De Flaviis The National Holocaust Monument re-opened in mid-January after it was closed to the public for about a week to allow for the installation of heat trace…
StatsCan selects Ottawa as first city to take part in national health survey
By Boveda Rodriguez Statistics Canada has launched their biennial national health survey meant to provide a more accurate portrait of the health of Canadians — and Ottawa will be the…
Lori Marchand appointed managing director of Indigenous theatre at NAC
By Nadya Pankiw Back in high school, Lori Marchand thought theatre was an impractical career path for her. Now, after recently being appointed as the first managing director of Indigenous…
Local businesses support destigmatization efforts for Eating Disorder Awareness Week
By Sydney Hildebrandt Two Centretown businesses are partnering with Ottawa’s Hopewell Eating Disorder Support Centre during next month’s Eating Disorder Awareness Week to raise funds and awareness in support of…
Alexis Scott stars in one-woman show at The Gladstone
By Matt Yuyitung Ottawa’s own Bear and Co. is putting on a production of U.S. playwright George Brant’s Grounded at The Gladstone. The one-woman show, which runs Jan. 18-27 at…
VIEWPOINT: ‘Bubble zone’ law grants long overdue safety for women’s health rights
By Alicia Wachon As the anti-abortion protest law comes into effect on Feb. 1, it addresses a central challenge that abortion clinics have faced for years: that anyone entering these…
VIEWPOINT: Facing judgement at the doors defeats purpose of safe injection sites
By Jordan Omstead A police cruiser parks at the steps of a trailer outside the Shepherds of Good Hope, the home of Ottawa’s first sanctioned safe injection site. The contrast…
VIEWPOINT: Selectivity and access issues embedded in new OHIP+ program
By Nicole Babb OHIP+, a new provincial pharmacare program that covers more than 4,400 prescription medications for Ontario residents under the age of 25, is a misguided attempt at improving…
City Hall to add new layer of security with bollards
By Isaac Würmann Ottawa City Hall will be the latest building in the capital region to ramp up security by installing bollards. Earlier this month, Mayor Jim Watson said the…
VIEWPOINT: NAC renovation project worth the cost
By Emma Jiayue Liu Next month, the National Arts Centre will complete the final phase of a $110.5-million renovation project, opening grand, new meeting rooms and an entrance from the…