VIEWPOINT: Ottawa temperatures expected to exceed two-degree increase by 2020s
By: Sidney Weiss The first day of spring has passed, but below-zero temperatures continued to hog the forecast well into the third week of March. Ottawa has been taken…
Ottawa Curling Club gives Team Homan Olympic send-off
By Rebecca Kiriakopoulos A crowd decked out in red and white filled the Ottawa Curling Club on Tuesday to send Rachel Homan and her team off to South Korea to…
Local volunteer describes Mexican disaster relief mission last fall
By Astara van der Jagt Last November, after Mexico had been hit by two major earthquakes and a hurricane in quick succession, John Green found himself passing an erupting volcano…
Critics oppose plan to allow nuclear waste disposal near Ottawa River
By Jamie Pashagumskum A controversial bid by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories to construct a containment unit for decades-old nuclear waste in Chalk River — at a site close to the Ottawa…
City warns of ongoing door-to-door water filter scams
By Lauren McIvor Don Noel was at home in Ottawa with his wife when a couple of men knocked on the door last September. The 65-year-old had recently switched his…
VIEWPOINT: Barring NHL players from Olympics paves way for new athletes
By Michael Pattison NHL players won’t be competing in the upcoming Olympics, but that doesn’t mean Canada can’t succeed. In fact, this country has just as good a chance as…
NCC addressing cycling safety as part of Portage Bridge re-surfacing plan
By Sarah Tsounis Twice a day, every day — even in the winter — Cassandra Fulgham rides her bike on Portage Bridge from downtown Ottawa to her workplace in Gatineau….
Sharing the Olympic spotlight with Homan’s teammates
By Mac White As superstar skip Rachel Homan thanked a crowd of well-wishers that had thronged the Ottawa Curling Club on Jan. 30 to give Team Canada an enthusiastic send-off…
Police street checks drop dramatically in the last year, city councillors question the statistics
By Liam McPherson City councillors are questioning statistics on police street checks released recently by the Ottawa Police Service, ahead of a public consultation on the controversial issue scheduled to…
The Canadian Museum of Nature’s new exhibit explores the future of sustainable biodiversity in Canada
By Liz Rodriguez The Canadian Museum of Nature’s Beaty Centre for Species Discovery launched a science symposium on Feb.1-2 to explore the future of biodiversity conservation in Canada. The two-day…