News/Canada/Ottawa (Page 20)

Ottawa Many people think of bats as nothing more than unwelcome pests that roost in our attics. But there are scientists working hard in the Outaouais to monitor and preserve the region’s bat population, which has experienced a drastic decline due to a deadly fungal disease. Several research projects are tracking theContinue Reading

Ottawa Ottawa police say they’ve laid hate-motivated charges against two people for a vandalism incident earlier this month in Barrhaven. Hate-motivated mischief, harassment charges after vandalism incident in Barrhaven Faith Greco · CBC News · Posted: Jun 21, 2024 11:30 AM EDT | Last Updated: June 21 Neighbours caught on camera throwingContinue Reading

Ottawa The federal government has decided to scrap all gendered washrooms as part of its current rehabilitation work on Parliament Hill. Approximately 200 washrooms in Centre Block and the Parliament Welcome Centre will be gender-neutral, and more than half will be individual facilities with a single toilet and sink. About 200 washroomsContinue Reading

Ottawa When Coun. David Brown proposed the motion to plant strips of trees and shrubs along rural roads to block snow from blowing into traffic, it was approved unanimously. Now the next step is to convince rural landowners to buy in. Trees and shrubs would block wind during the winter,Continue Reading

Ottawa Ottawa’s downtown Terry Fox statue has found a new home on Sparks Street. New location near Bank Street is along Marathon of Hope routeJenna Legge · CBC News · Posted: Jun 10, 2024 2:39 PM EDT | Last Updated: 11 hours ago Downtown Ottawa’s Terry Fox statue moved oneContinue Reading

Ottawa Experts in health-care technology and ethics say a new laparoscopic simulator that uses AI to give feedback could have wonderful benefits for students, but warn it should be used with caution — even for training — to avoid losing public trust. Technology allows surgeons to train in laparoscopic techniquesContinue Reading

Ottawa Some Ottawa homebuyers are getting sticker shock months after their purchase, as vacant unit tax charges from the previous owner add thousands of dollars to their property tax bills. ‘It’s not my mistake. It’s the previous owner’s mistake, but all of a sudden I’m getting the bill’ Buyers or theirContinue Reading

Ottawa Recent sightings of abnormally large hornets has sparked concerns among some people that they’re the feared ‘murder hornets.’ But while the bugs may be big, they’re actually a species that’s been in Ontario for more than a century, experts say. Large insects aren’t feared ‘murder hornets,’ experts say FaithContinue Reading

Ottawa The family of Landyn Ferris is seeking answers and accountability after the 16-year-old, who had a genetic seizure disorder, was found alone and unresponsive at Trenton Public High School earlier this month. Landyn Ferris had seizure disorder, was found unresponsive in a private room on May 14 Jodie ApplewaitheContinue Reading