New mounted unit awaits gear, more training before police horses fully deploy
The new mounted unit of the Ottawa Police Service has secured a stable in the south end of the city but awaits further training and equipment — including protective gear the horses will wear when providing crowd control at demonstrations — before fully deploying next month, according to a recent report presented to the Ottawa Police Service Board. Since April,...
‘Turn the heat up on ICE’: Protest slams crackdown by U.S immigration agency
In the shadow of the U.S embassy, a small group of demonstrators lined the sidewalk on July 17 to condemn the Trump administration’s ongoing crackdown against undocumented immigrants and others — including some Canadians travelling south of the border. The protesters held signs with slogans calling for the “ICE to melt” while others were plastered with the faces of Canadians...
Police board looks to reform handling of major events after convoy controversy
The Ottawa Police Service Board is looking to modernize the policies that govern how local law enforcement officers handle major events such as mass demonstrations, Ottawa-hosted international meetings and royal visits. The planned reforms to the OPS Major Events Policy (CR-17) will take place through a phased approach that aims to address a confluence of oversight findings, legislative reforms and...
Support for dads: Ottawa Public Health set to provide new fatherhood service
Clad in a paper gown, Tom Gardener was led into the emergency operation room with the instructions to not touch anything in blue. In front of him lay his partner, unconscious on the table and her stomach cut open, while he cradled their newborn daughter for the first time. For 21 hours Gardener had been left alone in the hospital...
Orchestra offers open-air music — and ice cream — at free summer concerts
You scream, I scream, we all scream for . . . the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra’s music and The Merry Dairy’s ice cream! To kick off the summer season, the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra is hosting a series of free open-air concerts in collaboration with The Merry Dairy ice cream truck to deliver six, two-hour concerts, filled with joyful music and icy...
The 25th Hour: Winter 2025, Episode 1, The Passing of Time
Welcome back to 25th Hour. In our first episode of Winter 2025, our journalists explore the passing of time.
The 25th Hour: Malls Aren’t Dead… Yet
Other malls across North America, and even just Ottawa, have been forced by a changing economic landscape to evolve or shut down. Now, Carlingwood may be next in line to be redeveloped and reinvented.
The 25th Hour: Behind the Evergreen Cabinets
There is a world of plant science behind the scenes. Meet Jennifer Doubt, curator of the botany department at the Canadian Museum of Nature.
An endometriosis rapid detection kit under study by College La Cité could facilitate early diagnosis
College La Cite and SYNG Pharmaceuticals have begun a study to develop a non-invasive endometriosis detection kit meant to help facilitate early diagnosis of a debilitating condition.
‘The Honest Talk’ podcast created to support women entrepreneurs
The Honest Talk digital platform and podcast is committed to forging female-focused conversations around entrepreneurship.
City builder: ‘Loud and proud,’ Sally Thomas works hard to bring parity to OC Transpo
Sally Thomas is a "loud and proud" adaptive public transit advocate working to close the disparity between conventional transit and para transit.
Working it out: Ontario youth struggle to find jobs as unemployment rates rise
Young Ontarians are struggling to find work in the province's tight labour market.