City releases results of audit on Laurier bike lanes
By Meghan Newman A year after the death of a cyclist in downtown Ottawa, the City of Ottawa has installed new safety devices on O’Connor Street and is reviewing a…
Viewpoint: Prioritizing transit must come before raising parking rates
By Rosa Saba An activist with Ottawa’s Healthy Transportation Coalition is arguing that the city should be raising street parking rates and freezing public transit rates, instead of the other…
Viewpoint: Canada 150 celebrations left a lot to be desired
By Maureen McEwan At long last, the Canada 150 juggernaut will soon grind to a halt. The Department of Canadian Heritage announced that a temporary skating rink will be constructed…
Museum of Nature holds open house in Gatineau
By Brandi Awad The Canadian Museum of Nature recently held its annual, one-day-only open house at its research and collections facility in Gatineau. This Oct. 14 event gave the public…
Seven doctors to leave Heart of Ottawa Medical Centre
By Matt Gergyek The Heart of Ottawa Medical Centre on Elgin Street has become a centre of controversy after seven of its doctors announced they are leaving the downtown location…
Carfentanil seized in Ottawa
By Michael Charlebois The world’s most dangerous street drug, carfentanil, has made its way to Ottawa. Police reported in early October that a Health Canada drug analysis of a heroin…
Proposed bill to protect abortion clinics from protesters
By Jordana Colomby Paul Charron has been spreading his pro-life messages across from the downtown Morgentaler Clinic on Bank Street for 12 years. But a proposed bill creating safety zones…
North & Navy makes list of best Italian restaurants in Canada
By Liam Leonard Centretown’s upscale North & Navy is the only Ottawa dining spot to make it onto a new list of the top 100 Italian restaurants in Canada. In…
More Halloween costume sellers steering clear of cultural appropriation
By Hannah Berge Trick-or-treaters and Halloween partyers are once again on the hunt for the perfect getup, but this year fewer stores are offering “culture-appropriated” costumes. This haunting season marks…
Glow Fair to host ‘silent disco’ for Halloween
By Zhuyin Fan Glow Fair, the downtown festival that teamed up with Quiet Events Canada in June to bring “silent disco” to Bank Street, is hosting a Halloween version of…