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
Flying home: The passion of racing pigeons
Racing pigeons is a passion for Louis Santoro.
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Levi Garber, Caroline Mercer and Dana Heatherly ,
March 29, 2019
1 min read
Iranian DJ ditches Ottawa for fresh tracks in Tehran
Iranian DJ Golbon Moltaji has left Ottawa seeking greener pastures back home.
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Dana Heatherly and Ash Abraham ,
February 19, 2019
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False alarm of “active attacker” continued to alert Carleton students, staff overnight
Carleton University still scrambling to correct communications error after false alarm of active attacker sent out to students and staff.
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Dana Heatherly ,
January 29, 2019
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Lyme-related trial delay puts diagnosis discrepancies under the microscope
No Lyme or reason: The first Lyme-related legal suit of its kind has been delayed indefinitely by an Ontario court.
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Brandi Awad, Matthew Curtis, Dana Heatherly and Capital Current Staff ,
December 13, 2018
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8 min read
Ottawa’s Housing First strategy not working for homeless Indigenous people
The City of Ottawa's first Point in Time homeless count makes it clear more Indigenous housing and services are needed.
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Matt Curtis, Brandi Awad and Dana Heatherly ,
November 26, 2018
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6 min read
Ottawa votes 2018: Seven notable results
Here are seven fascinating facts about Monday’s municipal elections in Ottawa.
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Dana Heatherly ,
October 22, 2018
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2 min read
Early voter turnout for 2018 Ottawa election hits new high
Ottawa voter turnout at early polls hits a new high in the 2018 municipal vote, a Capital Current analysis of Elections Ottawa data shows.
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Dana Heatherly ,
October 17, 2018
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Thousands of voters cast early ballots in 2018 Ottawa election
There was a higher voter turnout in the 2018 special advance vote than the first time it ran in 2014.
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Dana Heatherly ,
October 9, 2018
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Orléans voters struggle with record 17 candidates for council
With the retirement of longtime councillor Bob Monette, 17 candidates are running in Orléans ward.
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Dana Heatherly ,
October 3, 2018
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4 min read