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…
Flu season arrives in Ottawa
By Courtney Buchanan and Meghan Newman People over age 65 accounted for more than half of flu cases confirmed in Ottawa lab reports last year, says Ottawa Public Health. The…
OC Transpo Performance Lowest in Eight Years
By Hannah Berge and Zhuyin Fan As Ottawa’s frigid winter approaches, commuters hoping to spend less time waiting for buses may be out of luck. OC Transpo’s recent statistics reveal…
Driving downtown may not be as dangerous as it seems
By: Brandi Awad and Greg Guevara Though Centretown is flooded with buses, bumper-to-bumper traffic, and hundreds of pedestrians daily, the roads appear to be much safer than those in other…
Greens choose new uOttawa grad to challenge Naqvi in Ottawa Centre
By Carlos Verde The Green Party of Ontario announced Dec. 7 that recent U of O grad Cherie Wong will run as its Ottawa Centre candidate in the 2018 provincial…
Ottawa has fewer car commuters than average: Census 2016
By Carlos Verde Statistics Canada released more information from the 2016 Census on Nov. 29, shining new light on how the City of Ottawa stacks up against the country…
‘Name the Trains’ contest sees hundreds of submissions
By Phoebe Berkeley OC Transpo’s contest to “Name the Trains” that will run on the city’s new light-rail transit system has attracted more than 760 entries since it was launched…
Lyon bike lane rerouted onto Bay Street
By Mitchell Kedrosky Plans to create a new downtown bike lane on Lyon Street were abruptly abandoned recently in favour of using the space for bus transit, forcing the planned…
Ottawa newspaper closures spark criticism
By Maggie Parkhill Several Ottawa news outlets have been axed after a controversial deal was struck between two Canadian media corporations, it was announced on Monday. Metro Ottawa, Orleans News…