Ottawa
Today's Mood: Thoughtful
Temperature: 28.06°C
Residents of Little Italy apartment building told to vacate in possible 'mass eviction'
@Miss_Allison_D Remember back when Covid hit and everything shut down. The federal government to help sent people cheques. They said people needed $2000 minimum to survive. Everyone got that yet disabled nothing. So ODSP is nearly $1400/mo. Yet even they admitted $2000 was a poverty rate
If Canada had enough to give 16 year olds who worked in movie theatres $2000/month in 2020, they have enough to give vulnerable disabled adults in legislated destitution $2000/month in 2025.
$200 maximum after jumping through hoops is a punishment more than a "benefit"
Kingston's city council will eliminate the regulator overseeing local taxis, a move that will see the municipality assume the responsibilities of the embattled organization. [...]

A Muslim woman was assaulted and threatened in a "hate-motivated incident" on an OC Transpo bus in Kanata late Monday afternoon, in a situation which has drawn the attention of Prime Minister [...]

Three Ottawa tennis clubs say there was no asbestos found in the clay on their bagged product or on the courts, after learning of possible contamination in parts of Quebec. [...]
The search for unmarked graves at the former Mohawk Institute residential school in Brantford, Ont., continues this summer despite funding cuts to the non-profit organization leading the search. [...]
The union representing Air Canada's flight attendants has signalled that its members intend to go on strike this weekend, paving the way for workers to walk off the job as [...]
Summer 2025's latest heat wave in eastern Ontario and western Quebec will again stifle the region Tuesday before likely fading on Wednesday. There is a varying chance of showers those [...]

Ontario failed to meet its legislated target for getting long-term care residents an average of four hours a day of direct care by March of this year, the government concedes, [...]

Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe are off to the third round in women's doubles at the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament following a 3-6, 7-6 (2), 10-7 win [...]

Gatineau, Que., police say one of their constables has been charged with assault and uttering threats following an investigation [...]

Host Omar Dabaghi-Pacheco caught up with goalkeeper Melissa Dagenais to get some tips on stopping shots ahead of the Ottawa Rapid FC's game against AFC Toronto at TD Place. [...]

The Ottawa Senators and the NCC have signed a land sale deal for an arena west of Ottawa's downtown. While some are excited for the change, others are concerned about [...]

Campfires, farm equipment and discarded cigarettes are sparking wildfires as more and more communities enact fire bans during a very dry summer. [...]

An 18-year-old man from Gatineau was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on route 148 in the Pontiac Monday night, according to local police. [...]

Ottawa is at the extreme low end of precipitation levels compared to the historical average, and the drought has been especially hard for urban gardeners who rely on rain to [...]
The body of 25-year-old Mohamed Amin Ismail of Ottawa was found just outside of Guelph on Aug. 4, 2020. The Ontario Provincial Police say they believe someone knows what happened [...]
The Ottawa Senators and National Capital Commission say they've taken the next step toward building a major events centre and surrounding district at LeBreton Flats on the western edge of [...]

A sign on the city's Highway 174 alerting drivers to the exit for Orleans, rather than Orléans, is bringing back feelings of disrespect for some in the east Ottawa community. [...]

This year's wildfire season is already the second-worst on record in Canada, and experts are warning that this might be the new normal. [...]

Ontario's final tally for housing starts in 2024 is well off what's needed to achieve Premier Doug Ford's goal of getting 1.5 million homes built, even with various new categories [...]