It’s a numbers game: Ottawa’s transit reliability not likely to improve without better data, councillor says
University students are increasingly turning away from OC Transpo due to unreliable service, as city councillors try to tackle the issue they are confronted by major data gaps.
Ottawa Jazz Festival recovering but more international travellers would help
Ottawa Jazz Festival is slowly recovering from the pandemic, but a lack of international tourists is stifling growth.
As height of ‘pothole season’ nears, drivers dodge craters while city struggles to patch them all
The city faces a never-endingstruggle to keep up with the growing number of potholes wrecking city streets and drivers tires.
Green groups urge climate-friendly vision beyond ‘status quo’ city budget
Ecology Ottawa says the new city budget does not reflect the urgency of the climate emergency in Ottawa.
Popular skateboard sessions in Aberdeen Pavilion offer escape from Ottawa winter
A city-run program is making the floor of the Aberdeen Pavilion available during winter to skateboarding enthusiasts from across Ottawa.
As infamous Rideau McDonald’s closes, diners plan march to show their love
Infamous McDonald's on Rideau Street will close in April, prompting some residents to march in honours of the notorious eatery.
Ottawa communities unite to help earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria
Communities in Ottawa are doing what they can to help out victims of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
A ‘youthful engine:’ NAC reaches out to young audiences with adaptation of acclaimed novel Fall on Your Knees
A theatre adaptation of 'Fall On Your Knees' is coming to Ottawa, 27 years after the book was first published.
Earnings of most racialized post-secondary grads lag behind their non-racialized peers, study shows
A StatsCan study shows how radicalizedpost-secondary graduates don't do as well as their white peers.
Soaring rent prices in Ottawa squeezing post-secondary students
With rents soaring in Ottawa, post-secondary students are under financial pressure and need more help.
Drag defenders: Supporters of ‘love’ and inclusivity thwart angry protesters at NAC storytime standoff
A Drag Storytime event at the National Arts Centre was the scene of a protest by the conservative Christian group Save Canada. Counter-protesters pushed back and the event went ahead.
Ottawa’s Maidan Market helps Ukrainian refugees settle into Canadian life
The Maidan Market has become a community hub for Ukrainian refugees who have come to Ottawa after fleeing war in their home nation.