Scotland helps Kilt Skate spread
By Jennifer Doede To mark Canada’s 150th birthday, the Scottish Government is helping fund six of the Sir John A. Great Canadian Kilt Skates that will take place across the…
Ottawa groups battling opioids
By Emily Fearon The opioid crisis that has spread across Canada hasn’t spared the heart of its capital city. Throughout Centretown there are programs battling these dangerous drugs, the cause…
Elgin Street businesses revisit plans for BIA
By Noah Richardson Recent closures of several mainstay businesses on the busy Elgin Street commercial strip have renewed calls for the establishment of a Business Improvement Area (BIA). Boushey’s Fruit…
Afghan ambassador supports community
By Olivia Bowden Afghanistan’s new ambassador to Canada has taken on an unusual mission — helping recent immigrants from her homeland adjust to life in Ottawa. Shinkai Karokhail, a former…
Lunar New Year celebrations alongside Canada 150 experience
By Clive Ngan As the firecracker’s deafening pop acquaints itself once again to unsuspecting ears, Ottawa’s Asian community prepares to celebrate the Lunar New Year, beginning Jan. 28, against the…
Civil trials delayed
By Kat Topinka Ottawa’s courts are struggling to keep up with both civil and criminal cases because there are simply not enough judges available, a situation the Canadian Bar Association…
Ottawans march for rights
By Mona Mahmoud and Caroline O’Neill Centretown resident Karin Frederking is a self-proclaimed feminist, a member of the LGBTQ community and mother of a daughter. Those were just some of…
Couch to embark on country-wide tour
By Nathan Caddell The artist behind a cross-Canada tour of a red couch to promote the country’s 150th birthday and encourage citizens to “tell their stories” calls the $155,000 granted…
Students restore retired streetcar
By Emma Fischer An old streetcar that used to rumble through Centretown in the early part of the 20th century is nearing the end of a restoration project, to be…
Cycling Award nominations now open
By Nathan Bragg The City of Ottawa is now accepting nominations for the 2017 Bruce Timmermans Cycling Award. The awards are named in honor of Bruce Timmermans, a founder of…