The Gladstone set to stage Ottawa playwright’s dark political drama
By Rebecca Kiriakopoulos Imagine a world where a bomb exploded on your bus ride to work, where the government forbade you to leave your house between sundown and sunrise, where…
As deadline looms, attention turns to condition of Prince of Wales Bridge
By Samuel Berube The clock is ticking for the City of Ottawa to decide on the future of the Prince of Wales bridge. Despite efforts to delay the project, the…
Green Bin plan to include dog poop, plastic sparks uproar
By Hilary Laffrenier The city’s recent decision to allow dog waste and plastic bags in green bins has sparked concern from both experts and some local councillors — including Somerset…
Mammoth tusks return to Canada nearly 60 years after they were illegally taken
By Aaron Hemens After an FBI investigation that spanned nearly four years, two mammoth tusks that were illegally acquired in 1960 in northern Canada have been repatriated to this country…
Beaver Boxing coach has mission to grow sport for women
By Martin Boyce Beaver Boxing club president Jill Perry says being named to Boxing Canada’s coaching staff for the 2018 Commonwealth Games has been a big step toward her goal…
Ottawa on quest to become big-time ‘music city’
By Jane Skrypnek Ottawa would play host to a new music awards night and a music hall of fame by 2020 if the Ottawa Music Strategy — an ambitious vision…
Botanists and Beau’s Brewery create Ice Age-inspired beer
By Meg Sutton Botanists from the Canadian Museum of Nature recently helped Ottawa-area microbrewer Beau’s to create a limited-edition beer inspired by the last meal of a horse that died…
Local boxers prepare for national championships
By Martin Boyce The reigning women’s heavyweight champion and two other competitors from Centretown’s Beaver Boxing Club are set to strap on their gloves at the Canadian national championships in…
City leaders pledge to address anti-black racism
By Gowlene Selvavijayan Members of Ottawa’s black community sat down face-to-face at a town hall March 21 with representatives of the very institutions called out for perpetuating anti-black racism. More…
Sixties Scoop survivors rally on Parliament Hill
By Aaron Hemens Emotions were running high on Parliament Hill recently as a handful of survivors of the “Sixties Scoop” publicly shared their own traumatic experiences of a tragic policy…