This pandemic is f***ing stressful: How swearing can help us cope
Research shows swearing may help us deal with stress and pain. In a pandemic, more people may have benefited from the occasional expletive.
Fare-free month of convoy compensation should just be start, says group aiming to scrap transit fees
One free month of OC Transpo rides isn't enough for the group Free Transit Ottawa which is demanding free transit year round.
The 25th Hour: Drag Queen Saltina, Shaking It Up
Saltina Shaker is one of Ottawa's up and coming drag queens. Outside of performing full time, she also advocates for disabilities online.
Black History Ottawa highlights Black voices in children’s books during ‘February and Forever’
Black History Ottawa held its 18th Children's Stories in the Diaspora virtually.
Lifting of provincial mask mandate sparking controversy in Ontario schools
The Ontario government's decision to end masking in schools has caused controversy as school board, parents and students wrestle with the implications of the change.
Pysanka for Peace: Ottawa Ukrainians share traditional egg artistry to raise funds for embattled homeland
The Ottawa branch of the Ukrainian Women’s Association of Canada organized pysanka egg-painting workshops to raise money for the Canada-Ukraine Foundation’s humanitarian aid effort for those suffering and displaced by the .Russian invasion.
Fight against ‘anti-homeless architecture’ part of struggle to combat Ottawa’s affordable housing crisis
The battle against anti-homeless urban architecture has been joined in Centretown led by Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney.
Rising costs, slow pace of affordable housing development paint a dire picture in Ottawa
Ottawa's housing crisis continues to escalate as housing prices rise and the impacts of COVID-19 cause dangerous lasting effects on residents.
Pandemic pressures: Food insecurity in Canada worsening as cost of groceries rises
As a result of problems created by the pandemic, many Canadians are struggling to put good food on the table.
Ottawa restaurants divided on continuing vaccine passport requirement
With vaccine passports now optional, Ottawa restaurants debate whether to keep or ditch vaccine restrictions.
Ontario announces new elementary STEM curriculum, adds coding and trades
The Ontario government announced a new science and technology curriculum this week that includes mandatory coding for Grades 1 to 9 and promotes the value of the skilled trades.
Volunteers help ease food insecurity in Alta Vista seniors building but often it’s not enough
Cathy Hamilton, a resident of the Clementine Towers in Alta Vista, started a food pantry in September 2021 to address food insecurity in her building.