Korean Cultural Centre hosting exhibit to celebrate Winter Olympic Games
By Robert Worrall In collaboration with Winterlude, the Korean Cultural Centre is hosting an exhibition celebrating the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games until March 9. The PyeongChang Games themselves run…
Possible LAC partnership in new Central Library will be settled by March: Watson
Will Library and Archives Canada ever partner with the city for new central library?
‘We will no longer be silent’: Thousands march for women’s rights in Ottawa
By Victoria Brown The organizer of the event that saw thousands of women pour into downtown Ottawa on Saturday to march for greater power and equality — and against violence…
Legendary coach earns award as curlers he’s trained land Olympic spots
By Joshua Weinberger When curling fans across the country watch Canada’s top athletes compete for gold at the Winter Olympics, which start on Feb. 9 in Pyeongchang, South Korea, few…
Life-sized statue of Chief Tessouat erected to embrace Indigenous culture
By Ebonie Walker The capital region recently bolstered its symbolic Indigenous presence with the erection of a life-sized sculpture of Chief Tessouat, the Algonquin leader who was responsible for controlling…
Construction resumes on Claridge Icon condo tower
By Farah Ibrahim The planned Claridge Icon condo tower at the south end of Little Italy is once again heading for the sky after a year-long delay in construction on…
Using kindness to fight violence against Indigenous women
By Cora Hansen It’s been a year since the Odawa Native Friendship Centre implemented its long-term program — Kizhaay Anishinaabe Niin — to reduce violence against women in the Indigenous…
Ottawa Art Gallery’s new building expected to open this spring
By Madeline Lines The new Ottawa Art Gallery building is slated to open this spring despite construction delays late last year, a manager on the project says. The new gallery…
Women set to march through Centretown to proclaim rights
By Mackenzie White After some 6,000 people turned up to last year’s inaugural event, organizers of the second annual Women’s March Canada: Ottawa Chapter say they are expecting even more…
Bollards to be installed at City Hall
By Isaac Würmann The City of Ottawa is planning to install security bollards at City Hall to prevent a truck-ramming terror attack, according to Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson. Watson briefly…