Regulator’s ruling forces City of Ottawa to act on Prince of Wales Bridge
By Samuel Berube A recent ruling by the Canadian Transportation Agency has forced the City of Ottawa to scramble into action to determine the future of the long-neglected Prince of…
Former MP Paul Dewar battling brain cancer
By Brier Cook Local politicians are expressing their support for former NDP MP Paul Dewar following his recent brain cancer diagnosis. Dewar’s condition was made public in a heartfelt post…
City names ‘Saigon Square’ to honour Vietnamese refugees
By Rachel Emmanuel In 1979, Cuong and Tuvan Ha were in the first group of Vietnamese refugees to arrive in Ottawa as part of Project 4000. A year prior, they’d…
Pioneering astronaut urges girls to shoot for the stars
By Gowlene Selvavijayan Roberta Bondar, Canada’s first woman to shoot into space, inspired young girls and women to reach for the stars when she took the stage at the Canadian…
Federal budget earmarks funds to combat opioids crisis
By Allison Gram Those who run a Centretown clinic that helps patients with drug addictions are optimistic about the 2018 federal budget’s pledges for funding to combat the opioid crisis,…
Local advocates applaud $400M federal budget boost for bilingualism
By Ellen Spannagel There may be a larger French-language presence in Ottawa and surrounding communities because of a $400-million provision in the federal budget for an “action plan” to promote…
Big grants for NCC in federal budget to maintain sites, pathways
By Casey Bolton The National Capital Commission was granted $55 million in last month’s federal budget, the agency’s first major grant since 2010. The budget proposes to give the money…
While rivals rally votes, Ottawa Centre Tories still seek candidate for June election
By Jordan Omstead Less than three months before the June 7 Ontario election, the Progressive Conservatives are still without a candidate in Ottawa Centre. The PC riding association has struggled…
Ottawa’s bird friendly guidelines take flight
By Crystal Oag The City of Ottawa is drafting new guidelines to push developers towards addressing the hundreds of thousands of birds dying each year from window collisions. The goal…
City goes green for St. Patrick’s Day
By Matthew Curtis St. Patrick’s Day is around the corner and Centretown is going green. A mayoral proclamation has been delivered, the annual parade has already been held and (of…