High school activist aims to eliminate plastic straws in Ottawa
High school student Maelyn Kaya, founder of No Straw Ottawa, is on a mission to eliminate plastic straws from Ottawa.
Oat Couture: Fashionable fibre in a café haven
Oatmeal doesn't have to be bland and gooey.
Gun violence in Ottawa approaching last year’s record numbers
With two months left in 2018, the number of reported shootings in Ottawa is up to 71 – just shy of last year’s record-breaking total of 74. The city has also seen 15 homicides so far this year, the same number as last year’s total.
Creating creatures and community on Ottawa sidewalks
Libby Abella is decorating the streets of Centretown with chalk drawings of magical lands, kind messages and Pokémon.
Survey details Ottawa’s homeless population
The results of a survey of Ottawa's homeless will help city staff to address housing issues with better services and programs.
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.
How women’s issues are making their way into the municipal election
Ahead of the municipal election, a coalition of women’s groups has inserted itself into the debate to push for progress on issues affecting women and marginalized people. The group has called on candidates to adopt 11 policies, aimed at making Ottawa a safer, more accessible place for these communities.
Jaywalking to the polls: Will road safety drive the vote in College Ward?
Data shows that there a lot of pedestrian accidents involving vehicles in the ward.
Signs and the bottom line: The costs of election advertising in Ottawa
Financial and environmental costs are causing candidates to rethink how they use the staple of election advertising.
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.