‘It’s going to take a lot of effort’: Fight against vaccine hesitancy ramps up for holidays
Breaking through to convince vaccine hesitant Canadians to get the jab against viruses such as COVID-19 won't be easy, experts say.
‘The battlefield is everywhere’: Panelists discuss online hate faced by reporters
Journalists recount the threats they face and how newsrooms are adapting to confront the abuse and protect reporters.
Ottawa researcher probes impact of ketogenic diet on Type 2 diabetics
Ottawa Heart Institute researchers are seeing the impact that very low levels of glucose have on the hormone-producing beta cells over time.
Psilocybin advocates press government for more ‘medical assistance in living’
Therapsil, an organization trying to mobilize psilocybin therapies in Canada, has travelled to Ottawa for an immediate revamping of current regulations for medical psilocybin.
Supporters call for a municipal bike-share program in Ottawa
Montreal and Toronto have bike-share programs, why not Ottawa? supporters ask.
Magic Mush: Ottawa’s third psilocybin dispensary opens in Centretown
Canada’s capital has joined the psychedelic renaissance after welcoming its third magic mushroom dispensary after Health Canada opened a narrow window of permissible use of the otherwise illegal drug. Magic Mush opened Nov. 1 on Bank Street between Gladstone Avenue and Somerset Street. The store operates in a way similar to the many cannabis dispensaries in the city. Customers can...
Ottawa parents still facing shortage of children’s medication
As seasonal illnesses like COVID, Flu and RSV surge, shortages of Children’s Advil and Tylenol put pressure on parents, hospitals and pharmacies.
End of government supports will likely push up poverty rates, experts warn
A new Statistics Canada report suggests poverty will likely increase past the 2019 levels as even lower-middle class people struggle with inflation.
The Ottawa Shoebox Project struggles to provide for homeless women this season
The Ottawa Shoebox Project sends shoeboxes filled with gifts to homeless women and women at risks of homelessness during holiday seasons.
Byward Market plaque honours ‘remarkable life’ of Mother Marie
Plaque in Byward market honours life of a remarkable francophone woman, Jeanne Lydia Branda, known as Mother Marie who founded the Joan of Arc Institute, a Catholic order with a focus on providing social support and quality education for young women.
Experts debate whether porn-fuelled fantasies are driving bedroom violence
Researchers are examining the trend toward more rough sex and some are connecting it to pornography.
Beyond the bite: My foodie family helped heal my relationship with food
Capital Current's Rianna Lim describes how her family's love of food helped her with her mental health.