Opening of Manitobah Mukluks’ Rideau Centre pop-up store is about more than warm feet
Manitobah Mukluks opened a pop-up shop in Ottawa's Rideau Centre on Dec. 8. The store does a lot more than sell footwear.
Art therapy and mental illness: Can you paint away the winter blues?
A familiar SAD feeling is blowing into Ottawa with the cold weather, but proponents of art therapy say that art can be a powerful tool to combat mental illness.
Christmas tree buyers in the Byward Market keep it real
It's the first day of the season to buy a tree in the Byward Market, and it’s cool enough that chunks of snow and ice still hang off the branches of the Balsam and Fraser fir trees lined up along York Street.
Architecture students hope to bring a “spark of energy” to Château Laurier addition
Third-year architecture students at Carleton University will be sharing their visions for the Château Laurier addition at an exhibition on Dec. 8 and 9.
Ottawa council meets Thursday Dec. 13 to consider private pot shops in the capital
In a new report, city staff recommend that Ottawa council should allow the private sale of recreational marijuana.
Boko Bakery’s closing leaves hole in heart of Elgin Street
Boko Bakery closed on Nov. 25, ending 36 years of unique cookies and leaving the lasting legacy of Yoko Sakiyama and her family.
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.
Flying high at YOW: Think twice about that last toke at Ottawa airport
Ottawa International Airport has banned smoking marijuana on airport property, and installed amnesty bins for flyers to dispose of their pot.
High school activist aims to eliminate plastic straws in Ottawa
High school student Maelyn Kaya, founder of No Straw Ottawa, is on a mission to eliminate plastic straws from Ottawa.
Shortage of road salt expected to increase snow removal prices for homeowners in Ottawa
Private contractors will likely be forced to jack up snow removal prices this winter because of a shortage of road salt.
Ottawa Police Service forum Dec. 6 to tackle signs of hate in community
The Ottawa Police Service is hosting their fourth annual Human Rights Learning Forum focusing on hate in the Ottawa community.
Hate crimes spiked in 2017, Statistics Canada says
The number of police-reported hate crimes in Canada in 2017 is the highest since Statistics Canada started tracking the data in 2009.