News/Canada/Ottawa (Page 25)

Ottawa With Ottawa’s shelter system and housing programs still feeling the strain of an influx in newcomers to Canada, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is banking on the federal government for funding a new welcoming centre in Tuesday’s budget. City of Ottawa wants more than $32M to build and run newcomer welcomingContinue Reading

Ottawa·First Person Bárbara d’Oro thought freezing her eggs would be a simple solution to make sure she could one day become a mother. But the reality is more challenging and complicated than she thought. Now I wonder how far will I go for my dream of being a mom? BárbaraContinue Reading

Ottawa Manny Aparicio and Kris Twardek both found the back of the net for Atletico Saturday afternoon, in front of about 4,000 fans at TD Place in Ottawa. Pair of 2nd-half goals secure comeback victoryCBC News · Posted: Apr 13, 2024 6:53 PM EDT | Last Updated: April 13 Atletico OttawaContinue Reading

Ottawa Tim Skelly was refinishing an old dresser he’d acquired at an auction when he discovered a series of old messages left by its previous owners. After connecting with one of them, Skelly has decided to keep the conversation going. Latest message from 1982 expressed hope ‘somebody in 40 yearsContinue Reading

Ottawa Quillwork artist Christine Toulouse says she builds community by sharing the artistic teachings of her mother and grandmother, who taught her to weave porcupine quills through birchbark. Christine Toulouse says she found healing in technique learned from her grandmother, mother Wafa El-Rayes · CBC News · Posted: Apr 08,Continue Reading

Ottawa When Jesse Stewart’s K-car broke down in Toronto 30 years ago, Darrell Leon was there to earn his stripes and save the day. The two were finally reunited on CBC’s All In A Day. When Jesse Stewart’s K-car broke down in Toronto 30 years ago, Darrell Leon was thereContinue Reading

The company at the centre of one of the deadliest workplace incidents in Ottawa has pleaded guilty to two charges, while the owner of the company has pleaded guilty to one. On Jan. 13, 2022, Eastway Tank, Pump and Meter Ltd. employees Rick Bastien, Etienne Mabiala, Danny Beale, Kayla Ferguson andContinue Reading

Ottawa The David Florida Laboratory in west Ottawa develops space technology including projects for the International Space Station, Canadarm and James Webb telescope. It will close at the end of March 2025. David Florida Laboratory opened in Ottawa in 1972CBC News · Posted: Mar 01, 2024 10:48 AM EST |Continue Reading

Belleville at a breaking pointThe city of Belleville remains under a state of emergency because of the overdose crisis. CBC’s Omar Dabaghi-Pacheco and producer Ryan Garland spent 48 hours in Belleville, Ont., to find out what lessons other communities could learn. As Const. Aaron Crawford walks along the Moira RiverContinue Reading