Immigration cuts won’t close housing gap as much as government thinks: PBO
While planned reductions to immigration levels in the coming years will narrow Canada’s housing gap, a new analysis by the federal Parliamentary Budget Officer concludes the cuts won’t make as big a difference as the Liberal government predicts. In late October, Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced the federal government’s 2025-27 Immigration Levels Plan. Among other impacts, the plan is expected to...
Pick your poison, it may save your wallet
Caitlyn Seneviratne has been regularly consuming marijuana for the past four years. She noticed that since the legalization of Cannabis products in 2018, not much has changed. According to Capital Current’s analysis of Statistics Canada’s August 2024 Consumer Price Index data the price of cannabis is relatively stable while the price of most other drugs like it, such as alcohol, goes up...
Pride Week opens in controversy over organizer’s pro-Palestine statement
Ottawa’s annual weeklong Pride festival begins this weekend in the middle of a controversy following a statement by organizing group, Capital Pride, expressing solidarity with Palestine. The move prompted the Jewish Federation of Ottawa to withdraw its support for the event and Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe to refuse to participate in events during Pride Week run by Capital Pride itself....
Carleton students form large, wide-ranging pro-Palestinian coalition to push university to meet demands
Carleton students, faculty and unions form large Carleton4Palestine coalition to push university administration to reveal involvement with Israel.
Data shows how rare incidents like Barrhaven murders are in Ottawa
The community's reaction to the Barrhaven killings shows how rare and shocking incidents like these are in Ottawa. Data on murder rates in Ottawa backs this up.
As Ottawa develops climate risk strategy, report warns of growing flood risks in years to come
The Urban Flood Information Report presented to the City of Ottawa’s Environment and Climate Change Committee March 19 highlights the work the city has done over the years to mitigate flood risks but also warns that flood risks are going to continue to rise in the coming years. Over the past few years, Ottawa has seen record-breaking floods, major storms...
Museum lecture with space experts answers Ottawa’s moon questions
It took 25 days of the 2024 calendar year for the first full moon of the cycle to appear in the sky. Coincidentally, for Ottawa residents interested in this mysterious celestial object, that evening offered the opportunity to have all their questions answered. The Ingenium Foundation hosted a lecture titled “Lunar Exploration: Past and Present” at the Canadian Space and...
Bearing up: Ottawa 67’s take home a win over North Bay in high-scoring Teddy Bear Toss match
The Ottawa 67's outlasted North Bay in a high-scoring physical Teddy Bear Toss game.
Ottawa suffers 8th loss of OHL season, falling to last place Windsor
Ottawa 67's drop a close game to the lowly Windsor Spitfires on Sunday 5-3.
‘Sickening’ result: Atlético lose another in final minutes and drop out of playoff spot
Atlético Ottawa suffers another frustrating loss.
All the world’s a stage as Carleton’s Sock ‘n’ Buskin turns to Shakespeare’s Macbeth to open their new season
The pandemic over, Sock ‘n’ Buskin turns to its 2023-2024 season starting with a classic version of Shakespeare's Macbeth.
High rises on Carling get green light despite fears of impact on Experimental Farm
Ottawa’s Planning and Housing Committee found itself caught in a battle between the province’s ongoing housing crisis and concerns about food research at the Central Experimental Farm during its meeting Sept. 20. Housing won the day. At issue was the approval of a zoning by-law amendment at 1081 Carling Ave. The amendment included a proposal for the construction of two...