The dark side of Instagram: Fake accounts and hacking in the pandemic era
Experts are warning social media users to be hyper-vigilant as hackers continue to disrupt the space.
Daycare staff face COVID risk, exhausting routines caring for children too young for vaccination
As children under five can't get vaccinated yet, day-care staff are exhausted from maintaining safe COVID standards.
Tracking COVID-19 and the Convoy: Feb. 22
Capital Current tracks the progress of the pandemic in Canada.
Pandemic financial breaks not enough, students say
Student organizations are saying that federal promises of support are not sufficient to help them meet the costs of attending post-secondary institutions and daily life.
Researchers work with fungi in promising study aimed at healing gut disease
Research shows the influence of fungi on gut health, and possible use of vaccine for relief from Irritable Bowel Disease.
The 23rd Day: Police stepping up to end the occupation of Ottawa
After two days of action police have cleared the big rigs and other vehicles of the Convoy occupiers out of downtown along with arresting 170 people.
Skate, ski, snowshoe: Ottawa residents turn to outdoor activities to keep fit during second pandemic winter
With COVID causing a clampdown people in Ottawa have turned once again to outdoor activities this winter.
Indie theatre in Ottawa fights for creativity amidst convoy chaos and COVID constraints
Many venues have shut their doors to protect the safety of civilians and workers alike. But despite the ongoing occupation and the ongoing threat of COVID-19, one little indie theatre is fighting to keep dreams and creativity alive.
In wake of Sloly resignation, convoy crackdown looming; Ottawa gets new interim police chief
Police issue warnings to protesters warning of arrests, charges and the seizure of vehicles if they do not vacate the city.
Protecting the peat: Conservationists have bought a bit of the threatened Alfred Bog
Conservationists have announced the purchase of a small chunk of the environmentally sensitive and important Alfred Bog east of Ottawa. Capital Current explains the implications. The purchase will help protect the largest remaining chunk of privately owned peatland in southern Ontario’s largest bog – but it’s still a tiny fraction of a rapidly shrinking ecosystem
Growing city may amplify threat to local environment, experts say
The growth in the number of people living in Ottawa may harm the local ecology, experts say
Under fire over lack of public input, Ottawa police board plans for community roundtables
The Ottawa Police Board is creating community roundtables as a forum where citizens can speak freely to representatives of the board.