Ontario, Ottawa school boards move to cancel classes for April 8 solar eclipse
As Ontario’s first total solar eclipse in over 40 years looms, school boards across the province are cancelling classes or debating whether to do so on the day of the solar phenomenon, a cautious measure to protect the safety of students from potential eye damage. An eclipse occurs when the moon is positioned perfectly between the Earth and the sun,...
PopX ’24 at Lansdowne draws collectors, vendors of all things popular culture
Geeks and vendors crowded into Lansdowne's Horticulture Building recently to celebrate pop culture the PopX festival.
CUSA fights visa cap, while minister insists international students mustn’t end up ‘slinging pizzas’
The battle lines are drawn over the recently announced cap on International student visas.
Youth Tutoring Project expands reach from Ottawa to Toronto and Vancouver
The Youth Tutoring Project began during the pandemic and is finding that their is growing demand for the service provided to elementary school students in need of some help with schoolwork.
Bill to ban export of live horses for overseas consumption moves ahead
Animal rights advocates in Canada recently celebrated what they’re calling a “big step” in the House of Commons but a “small win” in the overall fight to end the export of live horses overseas for human consumption. Every year, according to the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition, thousands of Canadian horses are bred and fattened in feedlots in Alberta and...
Pro-Palestine protest targets Canadian government, alleged weapons suppliers
Protestors criticize Canada's role in bringing a ceasefire to the ongoing war in Gaza and the arms being sold to the Israeli Defence Force.
Ottawa’s ‘Digital Twin’ project uses 3D visuals to shape city’s development
A new planning tool called Digital Twin technology aims to help the City of Ottawa better plan for development and growth.
You snooze, you lose: Ottawa’s Collin Mackenzie records shutout in first game back from injury
Ottawa 67's goalie Collin Mackenzie returned from injury to notch a shutout in his first game back.
Ottawa makes rural firefighters casual city employees
Ottawa city council will consider making rural firefighters casual city employees after the city’s Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee supported the idea in a unanimous vote on Feb. 15.
Inclusive events woven into Winterlude show Ottawa is ‘celebrating Pride 365’
Winter Pride offers inclusion and community during the annual Winterlude festivities.
Raising the Roof supporters sleep in cars, buy toques to ease homelessness
Toque Tuesday (Feb. 6) was a night for supporters of Raising the Roof, a national charity aimed at easing the homelessness, to experience what life is like on the streets.
Lacrosse at Winterlude brings national summer sport to snowy festival
Lacrosse made a debut at the Winterlude festival this year, surviving the warm slushy weather in Jacques Cartier Park.