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Why do Ottawa's racialized and low-income neighbourhoods have fewer trees?
When it comes to trees, not all neighbourhoods are equal. Robyn Bresnahan takes a stroll from a “have” into a “have not” community with two tree experts to learn about why tree equity matters and what the City is doing to achieve it.
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Why is one of Chinatown's most iconic restaurants closing?
After four decades, the Yangtze restaurant on Somerset Street is closing. Robyn Bresnahan meets its manager to find out why, what’s next and what its closure means to the families who’ve been eating there through the generations.
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What's with Ottawa's love-hate relationship with roundabouts?
Depending on who you ask, roundabouts are either Ottawa’s answer to keeping traffic flowing, or pedestrian death traps.
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Is a chunk of central Ottawa an island?
Given that a central part of the city is surrounded by two rivers and the canal, is it technically an island? We took the question to a geology expert who initially guffawed —and then dug into her stash of city maps for an answer.
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Can there be new life, again, for Gatineau Park's O'Brien Hotel?
The storied building has been vacant since 2019, despite a $4-million revitalization.
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Could Calgary's water crisis happen in Ottawa?
Last month an "extensive water main break" caused Calgary to declare a local state of emergency, leaving many Ottawa residents curious about their city's water infrastructure.
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How does Mechanicsville balance gentrification with preserving its history?
Mechanicsville is proud of its blue-collar past. But just like many other Ottawa neighbourhoods, old buildings are being replaced with new condos. How is the west-of-downtown balancing gentrification with the preservation of its working-class history?
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What's with the private lake in Rockcliffe Park?
There's a pond in Rockcliffe Park that's a bucolic swimming hole. But the lake right next to it is off limits to the public, and only residents who have homes backing on to it can swim in it. How did this come to be?