Sandy Hill centre set to become safe injection site
By Rupert Nuttle In response to the nation-wide opioids crisis, the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre is finalizing plans for a supervised injection site. The centre, located several blocks east…
Fight shifts to branch library
By Spencer Van Dyk The former Ottawa Teachers’ College on Elgin Street will someday be home to a new Centretown branch library if Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney gets her way….
Opioids crisis deepens
By Rupert Nuttle In the wake of dozens of deaths in Ottawa in recent years caused by the street drug fentanyl, the city’s paramedics are bracing for a new source…
Downtown restaurant cuts ties with Shopify
By Santana Bellantoni A prominent Centretown restaurant has severed its relationship with the online merchandising platform Shopify because the tech firm announced it will keep the right-wing American digital news…
City sweetens up with Maple Fest
By Kristian Kelly Maple, that quintessentially Canadian flavour, is now joining poutine and ribs among Ottawa food festivals on the streets of Centretown. The Great Canadian Maple Festival is scheduled…
Rally fuels electoral anger
By Amy Yee Protesters called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau out on broken campaign promises during a week of action aimed at pushing for electoral reform in Canada. On Feb. 11,…
McKenney postpones sanctuary proposal
By Selene Tan Ottawa won’t be a sanctuary city quite yet. Despite initial plans to move quickly to seek the refugee- and immigrant-friendly status for the city, Somerset Coun. Catherine…
Touch therapy touted for Trump-era anxieties
By Emily Fearon A practice that is frowned upon in many contexts is being embraced by one woman in Centretown as a different approach to activism. Aviva Cohen hosts workshops…
Editorial: City should declare itself a sanctuary
By Dustin Cook In recent weeks, there has been much discussion about Ottawa becoming a sanctuary city, following in the footsteps of other major Canadian cities. Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney…
GSC artifacts move to nature museum
By Mona Mahmoud The Geological Survey of Canada has launched a pilot project to move two national collections of meteorite and fossil plant specimens from its Booth Street complex to…