Applications open for city’s ‘on hold’ music
By Saskia Rodenburg The initiative known as #ottmusik, which brings local music to the City of Ottawa’s phone system, is now accepting submissions for 2018. Ottawa singers, bands and other…
Watson’s ‘state of the city’ speech highlights success of Canada 150
By Micaal Ahmed Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson delivered his seventh “state of the city” address ahead of the Jan. 31 city council meeting. “It was truly a great year for…
Two more Naloxone training sessions attracting interest
By Liam McPherson MAX Ottawa is holding two additional naloxone training sessions in Centretown after its Jan. 23 session was met with overwhelming demand. The sessions, which will take place…
Man charged with vandalism at mosque, Islam Care Centre found not criminally responsible
By Meaghan Richens An Ottawa man has been found not criminally responsible for vandalism incidents at the Islam Care Centre on Somerset Street West and the Ottawa Mosque on Northwestern…
Social Impact Awards to honour “power of the collective”
By Anita Brown The Ottawa Social Impact Awards are back for a second year to look for a group or business who is making the city a better place. The…
LRT deadline reset for November
By Isaac Würmann Ottawa’s new light rail transit line is expected to start shuttling beneath the streets of Centretown by the end of November, Mayor Jim Watson announced at a…
Police obtain warrant in hunt for alleged shooter in Perron homicide
By Rebecca Kiriakopoulos Ottawa Police have obtained a nation-wide arrest warrant for Ali Omar Mohamed, who has been charged in the death of the capital’s third homicide victim of the…
Second arrest made inside downtown abortion clinic “bubble zone”
By Cora Hansen For the second time this week, a man has been arrested outside the Morgentaler clinic on Bank Street and charged with violating a new law that…
Ottawa Curling Club gives Team Homan Olympic send-off
By Rebecca Kiriakopoulos A crowd decked out in red and white filled the Ottawa Curling Club on Tuesday to send Rachel Homan and her team off to South Korea to…
Local volunteer describes Mexican disaster relief mission last fall
By Astara van der Jagt Last November, after Mexico had been hit by two major earthquakes and a hurricane in quick succession, John Green found himself passing an erupting volcano…