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A group advocating a supervised injection site in the ByWard Market is canvassing the neighbourhood Sunday seeking support from residents. “This is clearly a health crisis. We’re offering an alternative,” said Campaign for Safer Consumption Sites co-ordinator Chris Dalton. Ottawans using drugs have high rates of overdose, infection, and rising rates of communicable diseases such […]
MoreIt’s a post-season berth no one was expecting. Still, 13 hours after playoff tickets were announced, fans were waiting for the Scotiabank Place box office to open Saturday morning. Self-described “diehard” fan Colton Crabtree, 23, and his girlfriend, Mea Sauve-Landry, were first in line and left with six tickets. They went in person to ensure […]
MoreThis is a neighbourhood where residents’ pocketbooks are known for oozing moolah. Just six kilometres west of Parliament Hill, Westboro boasts high-end boutiques, fancy condos, and homes in the million-dollar range. With the city’s preferred proposal for the western LRT corridor running along Richmond Rd., the plan for rapid transit is raising the ire of […]
MoreSmall business owners on Richmond Rd. west of Westboro are fuming over city planners pushing for the western LRT line along Richmond Rd. “We sell a rather delicate, fragile commodity. If you take away access to our store, people won’t come in here. We’ll be out of business,” said Stained Glass Stuff owner Kevin Tappin, […]
MoreA new national transplantation research program will enhance the survival and quality of life of Canadians needing organ and tissue transplants. Federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq made the announcement at the Ottawa Hospital Monday morning. With 4,500 Canadians on a waiting list each year, the program will provide important information to guide the development of […]
MoreUnionized workers supported their bargaining team in contract negotiations with the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, held an information picket in the Glebe Friday. An estimated 60% of the 6,700 members across the province are casual or part-time employees, said OPSEU spokesman Devon Ford, making wages and benefits key issues. “We’re seeing entirely too many […]
MoreDealing with come-ons, whistles and unwanted advances from strangers, or even your boss — as it happens — on your smartphone just got a lot easier. The app Not Your Baby will soon be expanded to accommodate Android users. Originally an iPhone app, it was released by Toronto-based Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women […]
MoreOptimism follows a meeting between OC Transpo bigwigs and the leader of an anti-street harassment group. Whether it’s acknowledged or not, sexual assaults are happening on buses, and “we deserve better as transit riders, and I think they’re starting to get that,” said Hollaback! Ottawa director Julie Lalonde. Friday’s meeting addressed sex crimes and Transpo’s […]
MoreThe 53 children attending the Gatineau daycares in which two men were killed Friday are at high risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder, an expert warns. Regardless of whether the shooting took place in front of them, “I think those kids will be traumatized,” said Toronto therapist and author Sara Dimerman. According to research, said […]
MoreThe way high school kids are bullying each other these days makes Tina Fey’s “Mean Girls” trite in comparison. An Instagram page slandering teen girls in the capital has been shut down following police involvement. The page, 613gahbas, was deleted Wednesday. ‘Gahba’ is Arabic slang for whore, slut, b—h, or prostitute. Instagram is a social […]
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