Social Impact Awards to honour “power of the collective”
By Anita Brown The Ottawa Social Impact Awards are back for a second year to look for a group or business who is making the city a better place. The…
LRT deadline reset for November
By Isaac Würmann Ottawa’s new light rail transit line is expected to start shuttling beneath the streets of Centretown by the end of November, Mayor Jim Watson announced at a…
Police obtain warrant in hunt for alleged shooter in Perron homicide
By Rebecca Kiriakopoulos Ottawa Police have obtained a nation-wide arrest warrant for Ali Omar Mohamed, who has been charged in the death of the capital’s third homicide victim of the…
Second arrest made inside downtown abortion clinic “bubble zone”
By Cora Hansen For the second time this week, a man has been arrested outside the Morgentaler clinic on Bank Street and charged with violating a new law that…
Local volunteer describes Mexican disaster relief mission last fall
By Astara van der Jagt Last November, after Mexico had been hit by two major earthquakes and a hurricane in quick succession, John Green found himself passing an erupting volcano…
Volunteer-run music program, OrKidstra, to perform at Ottawa’s eighth annual VOscars
By Chelsea Emode The City of Ottawa’s eighth annual awards gala for volunteers, dubbed the VOscars, will feature a musical performance by OrKidstra, the Centretown-based volunteer-run program that offers free…
City warns of ongoing door-to-door water filter scams
By Lauren McIvor Don Noel was at home in Ottawa with his wife when a couple of men knocked on the door last September. The 65-year-old had recently switched his…
NCC addressing cycling safety as part of Portage Bridge re-surfacing plan
By Sarah Tsounis Twice a day, every day — even in the winter — Cassandra Fulgham rides her bike on Portage Bridge from downtown Ottawa to her workplace in Gatineau….
Ottawa activist groups offer life-saving naloxone training sessions
By Justin Dubois Sitting among other curious participants, Brigitte Lord raised her hand eagerly. She asked several questions, ensuring that she understood clearly how to properly administer naloxone. The 49-year-old…
Police street checks drop dramatically in the last year, city councillors question the statistics
By Liam McPherson City councillors are questioning statistics on police street checks released recently by the Ottawa Police Service, ahead of a public consultation on the controversial issue scheduled to…