How safe is the Ottawa River from nuclear waste?
Concerns about water quality and safety remain amid the decommissioning of the Chalk River Nuclear site and the building of a proposed new nuclear waste storage facility.
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Lauren Hicks, Dana Heatherly, Christian Paas-Lang, Mateo Peralta and Adam van der Zwan ,
April 8, 2019
19 min read
Target Zero: Putting an end to household waste
The zero-waste lifestyle is a growing trend, but not everyone knows how to start cutting out the material excess from their lives. Meet two Ottawa area women who lead by example in this story that first appeared on The 25th Hour.
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Christian Paas-Lang, Jenna Cocullo and Brendan Shykora ,
April 5, 2019
1 min read
Ottawa’s rookie city councillors ready to conquer the chamber
After October's municipal election, Ottawa's seven rookie councillors have been spending the past six weeks preparing to take their seats.
By
Madison Ranta, Ebonie Walker, David Monk and Christian Paas-Lang ,
December 5, 2018
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7 min read
Ottawa’s supervised injection sites worried about cap on new Ontario facilities
As the opioid crisis continues to impact Canadian cities, Ottawa's supervised consumption sites describe how new provincial regulations will affect them.
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Madison Ranta, Ebonie Walker, David Monk and Christian Paas-Lang ,
November 21, 2018
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5 min read
Female performers in Ottawa get their own series
A newly-launched workshop and concert series looks to help develop Ottawa's female musical talent.
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Christian Paas-Lang ,
October 25, 2018
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1 min read
Watson handily wins another term as mayor of Ottawa
Incumbent mayor Jim Watson has won a third consecutive term of office after soundly defeating his main opponent, Clive Doucet in Monday's municipal elections.
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Christian Paas-Lang ,
October 22, 2018
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9 min read
Challengers face uphill battle in Ottawa election
City council candidates debate the pros and cons of incumbency.
By
Christian Paas-Lang ,
October 2, 2018
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4 min read