1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (638+ words) It took me nearly 20 minutes to find Waldo at the World of Maps on Wellington Street West. I toured the store three times, browsed the maps and board games, and carefully inspected the flags displayed in the window. I was…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (539+ words) In Atlético Ottawa’s match against the Halifax Wanderers on Aug. 8, suspense and patience best described the scene at TD Place. Ottawa produced another late-game drama with a 2-1 victory at home against the visitors from Nova Scotia. The game lasted nearly…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (411+ words) Demonstrators gathered at the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights in downtown Ottawa on July 25 to protest the Progressive Conservative government of Ontario Premier Doug Ford. The Ottawa rally was one of dozens of demonstrations organized across Ontario under the grassroots…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (645+ words) A vegan barbecue, speeches from community advocates and the symbolic destruction of a pig piñata marked a protest outside Ottawa City Hall on Monday, where demonstrators demanded Ottawa police officers accused of gender-based misconduct be fired rather than allowed to…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1488+ words) The head of the Ottawa Riverkeeper advocacy group says it’s time to change the public’s longstanding perception that the Ottawa River isn’t clean enough to swim in. Riverkeeper CEO Laura Reinsborough — who also holds the title “Riverkeeper” — hosted a recent…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (716+ words) A proposed $300-million land-based salmon farm along the Ottawa River about 100 kilometres northwest of Ottawa-Gatineau has been redesigned after area residents and environmental groups raised concerns during Quebec’s environmental review process — a flexible approach to the project that the proponent…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (568+ words) Climate advocates gathered outside Ottawa Centre Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi’s constituency office on June 25, joining coordinated demonstrations in more than 40 communities across Canada to oppose the federal Liberal government’s support for a proposed new pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia....

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1092+ words) Ottawa has gained a nightlife boat cruise series this summer, partly thanks to an Ottawa Tourism funding initiative to support after-dark activities in the capital. Th Ottawa Boat Cruise’s “Sunset Party Cruise” series brings Ottawa in line with other Canadian…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (804+ words) More than a decade after Ottawa’s original light rail plans were derailed by political decisions and years after the city’s current LRT system was plagued by breakdowns, a new documentary is encouraging residents to reconsider how the capital arrived at…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (974+ words) For the first time since it was announced two years ago, a proposed partnership between the City of Ottawa and Carleton University to construct a world-class aquatics facility and wellness hub is gaining momentum. On July 15, city council approved a…...