The price drop: Cheaper alcohol boosting family-owned convenience stores
Meet and Yashaswy Patel, two brothers living in Ottawa, have owned a convenience store called Our Neighbourhood Store for the past six months where the Patels know all about fluctuating prices for groceries, snacks and now alcohol. The presence of alcoholic beverages for sale in convenience stores started last fall when the province of Ontario increased the market for selling...
Fare increases and empty seats: OC Transpo has yet to regain pre-pandemic ridership
Low ridership is a multi-pronged issue for Ottawa. For some residents, lack of reliability is the main deterrent for their participation. For public workers, remote work options mean there is no reason to take transit. For some Ottawa residents like Max Patton, a part-time line cook, declining service quality and increasing fares have been enough to make him abandon OC...
‘Daddy’s Issues’ to tackle transphobia, grief at undercurrents theatre festival
Written by Merlin Simard, now based in Toronto, and directed by Montrealer Lior Maharjan, a reading of Daddy’s Issues is set to run at Ottawa Fringe’s undercurrents theatre festival Feb. 14 and 15.
Making ends ‘meat:’ How an Ottawa deli is managing rising costs
For Paolo Di Rienzo, slinging hearty sandwiches and homemade cannolis has been the name of the game for decades now. Di Rienzo’s Deli and Grocery, on the corner of Beech Street and Champagne Avenue in Little Italy, has been a staple for many since 1973. Despite being a fixture of the authentic eats in Ottawa for more than 50 years...
Ottawa councillors push to allow shelters is all areas of the city
Ottawa councillors approved an accelerated plan to allow shelters in all areas of the city, allowing such use months ahead of wider zoning changes.
Furious with Donald Trump, Canadian hockey fans take aim at the U.S. anthem
Hockey, often seen as a unifying force in Canada, became a stage for political expression on Feb. 1 when Ottawa Senators fans booed the American national anthem before a game against the Minnesota Wild.
Ottawa illuminates City Hall with coloured lights in solidarity against religious hate
In a show of solidarity with two religious groups, the City of Ottawa illuminated their Heritage Building yellow on Jan. 27 to honour International Holocaust Remembrance Day and again in green on Jan. 29 as a tribute to victims of the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City mass murder attack.
Ottawa to press ahead with study of anti-renoviction bylaw
Ottawa city council approved a motion to research the implementation of a potential renoviction bylaw on Jan. 22. 2025.
Rising hate crimes targeting LGBTQ2+ community in Ottawa has many concerned
Hate crimes against the LGBTQ2+ community in Ottawa have been rising rapidly over the last six years, according to data from the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) putting many in the community on edge.
Canada Tightens Immigration Policy: Challenges Ahead for International Students and Temporary Service Workers
The newfound changes in Canada’s immigration policies have left thousands of international students in limbo, facing uncertainty in their academic endeavours and stricter scrutiny of study permits. In October, 2024 the federal government announced significant reductions in immigration targets. Zeba Munira is a fourth-year international student at Carleton University who immigrated to Canada from Qatar, she says the policy shifts...
The 25th Hour: Night changes in Ottawa
The 25th Hour explores nightlife commissioners around the world and what it looks like in Ottawa.
The 25th Hour: Fall 2024, Episode 2, Doing Better?
In the second Fall 2024 episode of The 25th Hour, our journalists explore the worlds of knockoff artwork, heart and brain research, campus accessibility, and Ottawa's nightlife.