Former Ottawa YMCA-YWCA director pleads guilty to fraud
Police say all money has been repaid after a former director of the National Capital Region YMCA-YW
Supreme Court should explain why it refuses to hear cases, critics say
Should the Supreme Court of Canada be more open about why it refuses to hear cases?
Becoming a bee city could be a sweet deal for Ottawa
City staff are looking into what it would take for Ottawa to become a bee-friendly city.
City holding cannabis information nights for parents
The City of Ottawa is offering information sessions on cannabis use this week.
Recreational cannabis shortages on horizon already
Cannabis suppliers right now can only meet 30 to 60 percent of the demand for legal recreational cannabis.
Crime in Capital Ward has candidates talking safety
Data from Ottawa police showed a significant increase in assaults, sexual assaults and robberies in 2017 from the previous year and the ward’s five-year average.
Legal cannabis: Confusion surrounds dangers of driving high
A look into the disconnect between the low amount of drug-impaired collisions in Ottawa, and large public concern about driving while high as legalization approaches.
Ottawa police shun new gadgets to test for cannabis at roadside stops
Ottawa police will continue using the tried and true SFST and DRE tests when testing for cannabis at roadside stops, rather than the new Drager test.
Legal cannabis and schools: Here are four things you should know
With national recreational cannabis legalization set for October. 17, here are four things you need to know about how it could affect Ontario’s schools and school-age children.
New report: Byward Market crime rates highest in Ottawa
A new study says that crime in Lowertown is three times worse that crime in neighbouring communities.
The Survivor’s Boat: healing through poetry
Carleton University student Elizabeth Peprah turned to poetry to heal from the trauma of a sexual assault in 2016. Today, she helps other survivors i
Algonquin College campuses now smoke-free zones; Saint Paul University to follow suit
Algonquin College campuses will be smoke-free zones until Jan 1, 2019 following a new interim policy put in place by the school.