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…
Women botanists recognized in art exhibition
By Ruth Tecle The worlds of art and science are bridged in a current Carleton University Art Gallery exhibition that highlights the hidden history of Canadian women in the field…
Indigenous artists craft traditional garments
By Meredith Lauzon A group of Indigenous artists from Canada and Australia gathered in Ottawa this month to hand-make two traditional garments that will be displayed next year at the…
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…
New exhibit features live butterflies
By Taylor Retter An exhibition opening next month at the Canadian Museum of Nature and running throughout the winter will feature hundreds of live butterflies. Open from Dec. 16 to…
Gallery 101 relocating
By Maureen McEwan Gallery 101 is on the move — yet again. The art space is relocating in the new year from Little Italy back to the downtown core because…
Viewpoint: Behind the threat of relocation
By Michael Sun When NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said, in early November, that the Ottawa Senators and Calgary Flames needed new arenas, it was a sign of the league’s involvement…
City announces EquireFare discount-transit ticket
By Vera He The City of Ottawa has announced plans for a deeply discounted single-fare transit ticket of $1.75 for the capital’s low-income residents. But EquiFare users will likely face…
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…