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Local businesses brace for U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum
With U.S. tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports set to come into effect next month, local businesses in Ottawa are bracing for the impact.
Instructors who trained Trillium Line operators lacked required experience: auditor general
Ottawa's auditor general has revealed instructors hired to train operators on the recently reopened Trillium Line themselves lacked experience and the necessary training.
Parliamentary committee calls on federal government to amend Privacy Act
The committee on access to information, privacy and ethics has released a report with 14 recommendations for the federal government following its look into how at least a dozen departments and agencies use personal data extraction tools.
A Constance Bay homeowner drew a line in the sand. Is it legal?
A fence that runs across the sand and into the water at a Constance Bay beach colloquially known as The Point has some questioning whether waterfront property owners have the legal right to build structures on the shorelines that front their properties.
Pride launches amid pro-Palestinian pledge controversy — and some welcome the discussion
Capital Pride issued four 'commitments' last week, including pledges to recognize the 'ongoing genocide' in Gaza and look at sponsorships through a boycott lens. While that's led Ottawa's mayor to pull out of Capital Pride's events, others say Pride is political by nature.
Fence stoking tensions between beachgoers and Constance Bay property owners over beach access
A fence erected along a Constance Bay beach is stoking tensions between beachgoers and waterfront property owners who have long been at odds over whether the beach should be accessible to the public.
Olympic triathletes swam the Seine in bacteria levels more than 5 times higher than Ottawa River
When Olympic swimmers hit the Seine River in Paris for triathlon competition Wednesday morning, they were swimming in water with a bacteria level that would be considered unacceptable in Ottawa.
Scientists monitor the Outaouais' bat population to fight back against white-nose syndrome
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.
Survivors group calls for more federal funding for organizations probing residential schools
The Survivors' Secretariat hosted a rally on Parliament Hill Monday to protest the federal government's $500,000 annual cap on funding for organizations investigating missing children and unmarked graves associated with residential schools.
Family pursuing negligence lawsuit after son dies at Trenton high school
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.