Local artist “J Positive” brings compassion to the canvas
Meet Joel Jamensky, the Ottawa creative illustrating the joy that comes alongside living with Down syndrome.
Impressions of an immersive experience: Claude Monet’s works find a creative home in exhibition at EY Centre
Imagine Monet is an immersive exhibition of the work of Claude Money running at the EY Centre near the Ottawa airport until Sept. 4.
‘A change in practice’: Scientists and experts say nitrogen fertilizer emission target achievable
Scientists and fertilizer experts say emission target on nitrogen fertilizers "a realistic reduction" and "achievable".
Waiting for the dough: One Ontario family’s life in limbo on the list for autism services
There are just more that 53,000 places in the Rogers Centre for eager baseball fans supporting the Toronto Blue Jays. Replace each fan with a child on Ontario’s waitlist for autism services and there still wouldn’t be enough room. The Durand-Shea family of the Durham region occupies three of those seats. As the mother of seven-year-old triplet boys who are...
Paving paradise in Centretown: Protesters oppose plan to tear down small affordable apartment building
Tenants at 142 Nepean St. protested a plan by developers to tear down their building and put up a parking lot.
uOttawa nearly edges Oregon in exhibition basketball play
The University of Ottawa Gee-Gees nearly overcame a 13-point deficit in the final minutes but ultimately lost 78-76 to the Oregon Ducks.
Local Ottawa restaurants struggle to find employees in ‘historic’ labour shortage
Some of Ottawa's restaurants are having a tough time finding staff due to a labour shortage.
Rideau Centre evacuated after downtown power outage
Parts of Centretown and the downtown core, including the Rideau Centre, lost power Monday evening.
More than half of Canadians find sexual misconduct in hockey a major issue: survey
Canadian adults are more likely to agree sexual misconduct in hockey is an issue than those who do not, a survey suggests.
Box of Life wins $1,000 grant to place two worm compost benches in Little Italy
The Bench of Life project is expected to bring compost benches to Little Italy with worm farms to decompose scraps. It received a $1,000 grant in July.
Shawn Menard campaigns for ‘progressive change’ this municipal election
Capital Ward councillor Shawn Menard said he's campaigning for himself and mayoral candidate Catherine McKenney.
Lowertown residents remain concerned about sale of St. Brigid’s community space to The United People of Canada organization
Some Lowertown residents want the City of Ottawa or the province to take a local church away from The United People of Canada, who plan to build a community space.