In The News: Tuesday Sept. 15
Expect a mix of sun and cloud today with a 30 per cent chance of of rain this afternoon, Environment Canada says. The high will be 18C. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of 12C. COVID outbreak claims five in West End Villa care home The company that manages the West End Villa long-term care home says five...
In The News: Friday Sept. 11
It should be a sunny clear day with a high of 19. But bundle up tonight as the temperture will drop to 3C with a risk of frost, Environment Canada says. Council to consider allowing more low-rise apartments City council is to consider a proposal to tweak the zoning bylaw to support, while regulating, multi-unit buildings as residential developments in...
In The News: Thursday, Sept. 10
Expect a cloudy day with a 40 per cent chance of drizzle this morning and early this afternoon, Environment Canada says with a high of 18C and a low of 7C tonight. Ottawa-Gatineau a COVID hot spot Public health officials in Ottawa and Gatineau are trying to figure out how the National Capital Region became a COVID-19 “hot spot,” and...
Documentary holds a mirror up to the issue of skin lightening
Since the 1970s, Fair & Lovely has been a popular face cream in many countries around the world. It’s especially well-known in South Asia, and throughout the South Asian diaspora. It isn’t sold directly by the company in Canada, though consumers in this country can obtain the cream from product importers — and sometimes on store shelves. But against the...
In The News: Wednesday, Sept. 9
A grey wet day is in store, Environment Canada says with the risk of a thunderstorm this morning. The high will be 16C and the low tonight under cloudy skies will be 13. Ontario pauses reopening Ontario is halting further reopening in the province, following a spike in confirmed COVID-19 cases, especially in Ottawa, Toronto and Brampton, the Ottawa Citizen...
In The News: Tuesday, Sept. 8
Expect a mostly sunny morning with a 40 per cent chance of showers this afternoon, Environment Canada says. The high will be 18C and the low tonight under increasingly cloudy skies will be 13C. Distancing a concern as schools begin to reopen Since the pandemic began, Ontarians have been told by public health authorities to keep two metres apart from...
In The News: Thursday Sept. 3
Expect a sunny day, Environment Canada says. The high will be 26C. There is a 70 per cent chance of showers late this evening and after midnight when the low will be 13C. Students please behave: Carleton, uOttawa Algonquin College Ottawa’s colleges and universities are urging students attending fall classes to abide by all the COVID-19 rules — both on campus and out...
In The News: Wednesday Sept. 2
Expect some showers into the evening today with a risk of a thunderstorm. Environment Canada says the high will be 24C and the low 13. Shopify leaving Elgin Street location Shopify is giving up 170,000 square feet of prime office space on Elgin Street and the search is underway for one or more tenants to take over the remaining years...
Listen: How we got the story – Episode 8
In this episode of Capital Current: Behind the Story, we reflect on the Capital Current Summer 2020 Journalism Experience.
In The News Tuesday Sept. 1
Ottawa public board delays elementary school start Elementary students are now scheduled to return to class in mid-September at the earliest, an email to parents at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board said on Monday. CBC reports that the youngest students will return to class in person on Sept. 14, 15 or 16 followed by older students at elementary schools. Councillor calls...
‘We trust our students:’ Ottawa universities reopen residences during COVID-19
Dorm living will be different in Ottawa this year as the universities must adhere to public health guidelines to help limit the spread of COVID-19.
In the News Monday Aug. 31
5 restaurant workers test positive for COVD-19 in Gatineau Five employees of Shaker Cuisine and Mixologie in Gatineau, Que., have tested positive for COVID-19. The company made the announcement on its Facebook page Sunday afternoon, adding that the employees are self-isolating for 10 days. CBC has more. Demonstrators protest pandemic safety measures Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on Parliament Hill Saturday to...