Advocates hopeful Ottawa’s new intersection guidelines will improve road experience for all
A report released in early November created a stir among urban planning and cycling enthusiasts, who hope better intersection design will improve road user comfort and safety.
Canada-U.S. border community reflects on the impact of frontier restrictions, longs for return to binational normal
The communities of Stanstead, Quebec and Derby Line, Vermont straddle the international border between Canada and the U.S. Residents told Capital Current of the struggle to maintain their relationships through the pandemic.
Hollywood’s representation of Muslims causing more harm and doing little good
Movies and television shows mock Islam in the name of representation, causing Muslims to resent any type of representation.
Switching an inhaler can help fight global warming
Some inhalers prescribed for those with asthma or COPD actually have a great impact on climate change than Carbon Dioxide. Some doctors now are using greener alternatives.
Growing business: Ottawa-area farms experienced surge in demand for Christmas trees this year
Christmas trees were in high demand this holiday season, farm owners say
New scholarship aims to support uOttawa’s Black and Indigenous student athletes
A fund created by two former uOttawa Gee-Gees aims to help Black and Indigenous student athletes who are juggling school, work and sport.
New City of Ottawa loan program intended to help residents make energy efficiency upgrades
The City of Ottawa has launched the Better Homes Ottawa Loan Program (BHOLP) to have 98 per cent of existing homes undergo a deep retrofit by 2040.
Night of storytelling about the impact of HIV/AIDS raises funds for local groups, maintenance of memorial quilt
Storytelling evening brings the truth about living with HIV/AIDS to Ottawa.
COVID consequences: Persons with disabilities face new risks and even some rewards sparked by the pandemic
COVID-19 has impacted people's lives in many ways, especially those who already suffer from inconvenience on daily basis.
Breast cancer awareness efforts shouldn’t be limited to one month, say advocates
Breast cancer awareness month takes place every October with the goal of raising awareness and funds for a disease that affects one in eight Canadian women.
Ottawa Christmas Market returns some holiday cheer to Lansdowne Park
The Ottawa Christmas Market at Lansdowne Park brought warmth and Christmas spirit after a year off because of the pandemic.
Health Canada’s proposed ban on flavoured vapes has opponents decrying impact on former smokers
The smell of cotton candy and blue raspberry wafted outside the Château Laurier in late November as Canada’s 44th parliament opened its first session nearby — and no, there wasn’t a fair in town to celebrate. Instead, dozens of vapers — enough to displace sidewalk traffic in front of the grand hotel, directly across from the temporary Senate chambers at...