Paramedics want more naloxone as overdoses rise
By Rupert Nuttle Faced with a massive spike in opioid overdoses, Ottawa’s paramedics are joining paramedics across the province to demand twice their current supply of an antidote called naloxone….
Reboot set for NRCan lands
By Emma Davis Plans to repurpose the old Natural Resource Canada Booth Street campus are under way, and area residents say they hope the redesign will beautify the block and…
Board votes in favour of LeBreton library
By Spencer Van Dyk After a series of public consultations — and a four-and-a-half-hour meeting on Jan. 31 — the Ottawa Public Library Board voted 8-to-1 in favour of a…
Mosque requests security funding
By Olivia Bowden In the wake of a deadly shooting on Jan. 29 that killed six people at a Quebec City mosque, the national capital’s main mosque is applying for…
Response to court backlog
By Jennifer Doede Ontario Attorney General Yasir Naqvi has announced a province-wide plan aimed at improving the bail system and reducing trial delays. The backlog of cases in courts across…
Student residence slated for Bronson
By Rupert Nuttle Textbook Suites, a real-estate developer that specializes in purpose-built student housing, has been given the green light for a high-rise development at 774 Bronson Ave., just south…
Editorial: Mayor should invite, not mock public input
By Dustin Cook The intense debate around the planned location for the city’s new Central Library has reached its climax, and the library board’s chosen site at the eastern edge…
Nature Museum goes North
By Emily Fearon Centretown residents got an intro to the Arctic recently, and it wasn’t from the cold winter weather. The Jan. 26 screening of the documentary Arctic Greenhouse at…
Police plan diversity audit
By Micaal Ahmed Last year’s death of Somali-Canadian Abdirahman Abdi while being arrested has pushed the Ottawa Police Service to put diversity issues within its ranks under a microscope. At…
Historic hotel gets birthday facelift
By Kat Topinka Some $12 million worth of renovations later, the Lord Elgin Hotel is ready for Canada’s 150th birthday. The downtown landmark recently celebrated its own milestone 75th anniversary,…