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Ottawa Over the years, archaeologists’ mission has evolved beyond discovery. The goal now is to find and save as many artifacts as possible before they become the victims of erosion, caused by climate change. Archaeologists, Indigenous communities forced into difficult choices about which historical sites to save Nicole Williams ·Continue Reading

Ottawa·First Person Lena Usovich fled war in Ukraine, landing in the small community of Kemptville, outside Ottawa in 2022. She writes about the cultural differences, big and small, that she’s navigated as she adjusts to life in Canada. After leaving Odesa, I’m learning to navigate the cultural differences, both bigContinue Reading

Ottawa The federal government is giving an updated glimpse into which of its properties could be converted into housing by developers, with Ottawa leading the pack. About 40% of the properties in a first batch of listings are in Ottawa Faith Greco · CBC News · Posted: Aug 29, 2024Continue Reading

Ottawa Provincial funding for addictions treatment is desperately needed, say operators and experts, but restricting harm reduction could undermine their goal. ‘It’s like investing in a brand new, state-of-the-art hospital and then not putting in doors’ A nurse cleans a booth following its use by a client at a supervisedContinue Reading

Months after Ottawa police beat a young Black man in a case of mistaken identity, CBC News has obtained internal reports from the force that shed light on the severity of the violence, and what officers say they were thinking as they pursued the wrong suspect and attacked him withContinue Reading

Ottawa Public health officials in Ottawa are ramping up a vaccination program to limit the spread of the mpox virus, and there are signs that early uptake has been brisk. Centretown clinic fully booked as public health officials eye dangerous new strain Jocelyn Shepel · CBC News · Posted: AugContinue Reading

Ottawa More groups including the Liberal Party of Canada have chosen not to participate in events organized by Capital Pride in Ottawa this year in response to a pro-Palestinian statement issued by the organization earlier this month. Some groups vow to host their own events after pro-Palestinian statement Gabrielle Huston · CBCContinue Reading

Ottawa More than a century after Duncan Mactavish was shot down in France, his commander’s grandson brought his family the last words the pilot wrote before entering a German POW camp. Squadron commander’s grandson travelled from London to recreate decades-old photo Pilot’s WWI letter reunited with Ottawa family 107 yearsContinue Reading

Ottawa’s mayor says he’s skipping this year’s Capital Pride after a falling-out between the organization and a prominent Jewish group in the run-up to this year’s festivities. Last week, Capital Pride issued a statement offering four pro-Palestinian “commitments,” stating that it couldn’t withhold its solidarity without betraying “the promise ofContinue Reading