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…
Volunteer-run music program, OrKidstra, to perform at Ottawa’s eighth annual VOscars
By Chelsea Emode The City of Ottawa’s eighth annual awards gala for volunteers, dubbed the VOscars, will feature a musical performance by OrKidstra, the Centretown-based volunteer-run program that offers free…
Critics oppose plan to allow nuclear waste disposal near Ottawa River
By Jamie Pashagumskum A controversial bid by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories to construct a containment unit for decades-old nuclear waste in Chalk River — at a site close to the Ottawa…
Delays still ahead for construction of Senators’ new arena at LeBreton Flats
By Sissi De Flaviis Vivas The Ottawa Senators will move to LeBreton Flats after all, but there could still be some delays in the construction of their new arena. The…
NCC addressing cycling safety as part of Portage Bridge re-surfacing plan
By Sarah Tsounis Twice a day, every day — even in the winter — Cassandra Fulgham rides her bike on Portage Bridge from downtown Ottawa to her workplace in Gatineau….
Ottawa activist groups offer life-saving naloxone training sessions
By Justin Dubois Sitting among other curious participants, Brigitte Lord raised her hand eagerly. She asked several questions, ensuring that she understood clearly how to properly administer naloxone. The 49-year-old…
Mayor Watson thinks Central Library will receive funding support from federal government
By Micaal Ahmed Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson says “it’s a good bet” that the city and the federal government will strike a deal to collaborate on a new $168-million Central…
Tom Barber lectures about his family history for Black History Month
By: Nadya Pankiw Just before the beginning of Black History Month, Tom Barber stood in his basement looking through newspaper clippings, overflowing photo albums and a hard drive of recorded…
OC Transpo finalizing protocols for emergency evacuation
By Saskia Rodenburg A recent inquiry by the City of Ottawa’s accessibility advisory committee has revealed that OC Transpo is still finalizing protocols on how to deal with crises such as a terror attack in the new light-rail transit system. The committee inquired…
OHIP+ helping youth with diabetes deal with financial burden of medication
By Madeline Lines Jamie Everitt is a 21-year-old student with type one diabetes working in Centretown. Diagnosed at age seven, she got used to the painful prick of testing her…