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Author: Aidan Kallioinen

Elections Ontario sign in the foreground says VOTE as voters leave a polling station in Ottawa-Vanier riding.
Ontario Votes 2025

Osgoode councillor Darouze takes Carleton riding for PCs amid low turnout

Longtime Ottawa city councillor George Darouze will now serve the residents of Carleton in a different capacity — this time, as their MPP. Elected in 2014, Darouze was a three-term councillor for Osgoode Ward. Previously he was the president of the Osgoode Carleton Snowmobile Trail Club and a telecommunications manager. Darzouze became the Progressive Conservative party’s nominee in December following...
Paolo Di Rienzo stands in front of his deli's meat counter. The smiling grey haired man is wearing a black shirt and black pants whith his glasses hanging from his neck onto his chest
Affordability

Making ends ‘meat:’ How an Ottawa deli is managing rising costs

For Paolo Di Rienzo, slinging hearty sandwiches and homemade cannolis has been the name of the game for decades now. Di Rienzo’s Deli and Grocery, on the corner of Beech Street and Champagne Avenue in Little Italy, has been a staple for many since 1973. Despite being a fixture of the authentic eats in Ottawa for more than 50 years...