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Ottawa's Haitian community prepares to welcome evacuees
As charter flights continue to evacuate Canadian citizens from Haiti, Ottawa's growing Haitian community says it's stepping up to welcome the new arrivals.
OPH seeks provincial dollars to address health inspector shortage
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is struggling to meet inspection quotas of the city's food and health facilities, according to a report coming before council later this month.
City must consider 'community impact' before funding supportive housing, council rules
The City of Ottawa must consider the potential impact on the surrounding community before allocating money from a federal housing fund to supportive housing projects, councillors decided Wednesday.
Mayor of Russell resigns, citing toxic political discourse
The mayor of the eastern Ontario township of Russell is resigning, describing a toxic culture on social media and his exasperation with the tenor of political debate.
Community groups file for judicial review over Chalk River nuclear waste facility
Community groups and non-profits have filed an application for judicial review Wednesday to stop the construction of a radioactive waste disposal site 190 kilometres north-west of Ottawa.
Popular Gatineau Park campsites to stay closed for another summer
Despite previous promises from the NCC, campsites at Philippe, Taylor and Renaud lakes will be closed for a second consecutive summer to allow renovations to be completed.
Local non-profit facing brunt of 'severe' veterinarian shortage
The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) was on Parliament Hill Wednesday asking the federal government to address severe veterinary shortages across the country.
Immigration delay leaves Outaouais cancer patient waiting years for parents' arrival
Every day, Maria Fernanda Maxil Platas awaits news from immigration officials that she'll be permanently reunited with her aging parents here in Canada. Thousands of kilometres away, just outside Mexico City, her parents do the same.
Co-living arrangements offer more than cost-savings, roommates say
As rents skyrocket, many are looking to creative co-living arrangements as a way of getting by. In Ottawa, some are finding their new arrangements offer more than just cost savings.
Calls for inhalation spaces grow after 2 supervised injection sites close
The temporary closure of supervised injection sites at two Ottawa health centres last week highlights the need for space where people can safely inhale illicit drugs, the director of one of the sites says.