Team Homan roars to Olympic berth
By Jake Romphf The Ottawa Curling Club rink led by superstar skip Rachel Homan — already the reigning national and world women’s champions — have punched their ticket to represent…
LRT injuries raise alarms
By Carlos Verde A 28-year-old construction worker suffered a neck injury while working at the LRT tunnel’s downtown construction site on Nov. 27, prompting a local labour council to sound…
Somerset West CHC gets Centretown’s first safe-injection site
By Ruth Tecle Somerset West Community Health Centre has been granted approval to open Centretown’s first safe-injection site. “Somerset West Community Health Centre believes that every person deserves access to…
Chronicler of LGBTQ persecution seeks truths beyond apology
By Maureen McEwan The pioneering scholar whose work exposed the persecution faced by the LGBTQ community in post-war Canada says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent apology for decades of “cruel…
Carleton moves forward on plan to purchase Dominion-Chalmers church
By Rosa Saba Carleton University will be going ahead with negotiations to purchase Dominion-Chalmers United Church. If acquired, the historic Centretown church would be used as “a multi-purpose performance space…
Concerts fill gap for families of autistic children
By Julia Paulson A third of the chairs were empty as children raced around the room, shouting, clapping, and playing with toys. At one point, a young boy approached the…
Hundreds honour trans victims
By Julia Moran About 200 trans people and allies gathered in front of the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights on Elgin Street recently, holding candles and white roses as part…
Halfway house raises ire
By Kiera Kowalski A halfway house for former prison inmates, set to open in Centretown within weeks, has sparked controversy among area residents. Centretown Families, a group of about a…
City to revamp Albert, Slater
By Tiffany Edwards The City of Ottawa is proposing a major redesign of the Albert and Slater Street corridors, along with the Mackenzie King Bridge, and inviting input from the…
Joly scraps planned closures
By Alana Thoman and David Sagolj Bowing to a public backlash against two highly unpopular decisions about major downtown projects overseen by her department, Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly has reversed…