Ottawa councillors opt for a pedestrian bridge over LeBreton instead of Preston extension
Ottawa city councillors have rejected the idea extending Preston Street through Lebreton Flats, opting instead for a pedestrian and cycling bridge over the area.
Crime-preventing AI could soon watch over OC Transpo riders
OC Transpo plans to look into using artificial intelligence to monitor its closed circuit TV system on buses and in stations.
Ottawa volunteer Sammita Chowdhury champions youth and equity
Recognized as the 2025 Outstanding Youth Volunteer Award winner, Sammita Chowdhury shares her experience with community work and advocacy efforts in Ottawa.
Jays’ Guerrero, two other Canadian-born MLB players still aiming for World Series
A total of 22 Canadian players suited up for Major League Baseball teams this season. Nine earned a chance to play in the post-season, but only three are still in the hunt for a World Series ring. Toronto Blue Jays star slugger and first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., alongside a pair of Seattle Mariners — first baseman Josh Naylor and...
Post-Panda 2025: Attendance was high, mischief low as Carleton, uOttawa students party responsibly
The Carleton Ravens and uOttawa Gee-Gees had a three-hour battle on the football field, but the biggest win for the community was the decrease in post-Panda mischief reports. The annual homecoming football match drew a sold-out crowd of 24,372 guests and a score of 20-14 for the Ravens. Despite the enthusiasm of the fans, the event only had a single...
Chinatown BIA director wants his community to be safe
Yukang Li is executive director of the Chinatown BIA. In his four years in the job he has become more and more concerned about public safety in his community.
Suzanne Obiorah offers leadership in improving access for all to public health in Ottawa
Suzanne Obiorah, CEO of the Somerset West Community Health Centre, works to minimize racial and social disparities in Ottawa.
BC teachers bring Canadian high school learning to Osaka
By Sean CoombsExpo Reporter OSAKA, Japan — Japanese students from a Canadian international high school located here in Osaka took on the role of guides recently at the Canada Pavilion at Expo, a vivid example of the kind of cultural fusion that is a hallmark of the World Expos. The Canada Pavilion at the Osaka World Expo has seen many...
Pizzeria pioneers Canadian cuisine in Osaka
By Sean CoombsExpo Reporter OSAKA, Japan – On a rainy Osaka afternoon, it’s the calm before the storm at Slices, a small pizza restaurant and bar located in the heart of Osaka’s popular Shinsaibashi district. While the restaurant and bar seem a bit quiet, by nightfall the business will be busy with customers both local and foreign descending for midnight...
Canadian artists took centre stage during busy Canada Day week
By Sean CoombsExpo Reporter OSAKA, Japan — At an event as crowded as EXPO 2025 in Osaka, the music emanating from the many pavilions can be drowned out by the thousands of visitors and staff. But during the height of the week-long Canada Day festivities at the Canada pavilion, the iconic Canadiana music being belted out of the pavilion’s main...
‘It’s been anxiety-inducing:’ Ontario youth unemployment rate among the highest in Canada
In February 2025, 15 to 24 year olds in Ontario experienced the third-highest rate of unemployment in the country, according to a Capital Current analysis of Statistics Canada's labour force survey.
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.
Better toxicology tests boost protection for both human health and animal rights
A University of Ottawa scientist who recently received a prestigious national award for her work is at the forefront of a revolutionary change in research that could make lab rats a thing of the past. Dr. Carole Yauk is one of a growing number of researchers pursuing alternative testing methods amid concerns that animal experiments are too expensive, time consuming...
Rideau Review – Catetory Page Elements
Alex Scott Raised in the west end, Alex is passionate about municipal affairs in Ottawa – especially public transportation. In his down time, Alex enjoys reading and watching sports. Will Brady is a Master’s Journalism student with a passion for sports coverage. He enjoys incorporating data-based analysis in his work, and has an interest in both audio and video production....
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...
City rejects multimillion-dollar tax break for airport hotel builder
City Council has rejected supporting a hotel development at the Ottawa International Airport with a tax break.
Development, roads emerge as key concerns for southeast rural communities in Osgoode Ward
This rural riding in southeast Ottawa is wrestling with concerns about development in the community.
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...
A quiet start as Hells Angels roll into Whitby for annual Canada Run event
About 1,000 members of the Hells Angels have rolled into a small southern Ontario community to mark the Canada Run 2022.
Climate change and children’s rights: Canada urged to take bigger steps in the right direction
Children are calling for Canada to include them in climate policy decisions.
Ottawa protestors condemn U.S. abortion decision and note concerns about access to the procedure in Canada
Protestors gathered in downtown Ottawa on Friday afternoon denouncing the U.S. Supreme court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Sobey Art Award shortlist features diverse group of talented artists
Born in Sudan, Azza El Siddique makes art inspired by the ancient Egyptian and Nubian mortuary temples that are part of the artistic and cultural heritage of her homeland. Her installations, according to the New-York based non-profit Amant, address “the manifestation of mortality, science, mythology, and spirituality in systems of power.” And the work has also captured the imagination of the judges of the Sobey Art Award,...
Singer-songwriter Rachel Bobbitt brings her summer soundtrack sound to the NAC
Canadian singer-songwriter Rachel Bobbitt talks about her music prior to an upcoming performance at the NAC in Ottawa.
Critics urge effective action as Carleton University reviews sexual violence policy amid what is called an epidemic of sexual violence on campuses
After a surge of cases of sexual violence at Western University, many survivors, organizers, and activists at Carleton University decided a change was needed there too.
Faced with a site that’s filling up fast, Ottawa explores ways to extend life of Trail Road landfill
Ottawa's main waste facility is filling up faster than expected and city council is now wrestling with ways to slow down the flow of trash.
Afghan Canadians feeling “helpless” and “torn apart” as family and friends are stuck in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan
Afghan Canadians describe feeling “helpless” and “torn apart” as family and friends are stuck in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
B.C. fires continue to burn, putting local ranchers at risk of losing property, animals and livelihoods
Although many communities have adjusted to the reality of living with wildfires during the summer months, for those who own cattle, horses, ranches and property along the fire’s path, these times are incredibly stressful and threaten their livelihood.
Memorial University tuition hikes leave many students worried about pursuing post-secondary education
“It's a situation where both the university, and government point to each other and say, ‘it's not our fault’,” says Kat McLaughlin, chairperson at the Canadian Federation of Students Newfoundland and Labrador
Remembrance, remotely
In the midst of a surge in second-wave COVID-19 cases, Canadians paused on Nov. 11 to remember the sacrifices of soldiers who died and veterans who survived the First and Second World War, conflicts in Korea, Afghanistan and peacekeeping missions around the world. The pandemic made Remembrance Day 2020 a mostly virtual, physically distanced commemoration — a very different kind...
Here’s how we roll: E-scooters in Ottawa
With E-scooter fleets on Ottawa streets, here’s what you need to know about scootering.
In the News: Tuesday, Aug. 4
Bring you umbrella as Environment Canada says it will be a wet Tuesday with a high of 22 and low of 17. Periods of rain with a risk of thunderstorm will continue before finally ending near midnight. Back to school plans concern parents of special needs kids Many parents of children with compromised immune systems and special needs feel that...
In the News: Tuesday, June 23
CEO of Rideau Transit Group resigns. Toronto and Peel Region to move into Stage 2 of reopening. All that and more in today's news roundup!
‘Russell’ slavery storm reaches Ottawa via Russell Road: ‘To preserve Black history, we need to re-write it’
A controversy over the historical namesake of Russell Township just east of Ottawa has reached the nation’s capital along Russell Road — the route that runs between urban Ottawa and the nearby rural area named for a slave owner. Peter Russell was also a top Upper Canada administrator in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Godlove Ngwafusi, a leading...
Indigenous experts skeptical about proposed child welfare legislation
With the recent introduction of a new Indigenous child-welfare bill, some groups are skeptical about the effectiveness of the legislation.