Good-news budget allows public school board to add staff
An infusion of extra cash from the province will allow Ottawa’s English public school board to add staff next year.
View ArticleWill legalization lead to massive pot shortages? Experts say yes
Don't plan a Canada Day 2018 shopping bonanza at your local pot shop yet. Canadians may be more likely to find empty shelves — in provinces where stores are even up and running — and shortages.
View ArticleA RockGarden blooms in Carleton Place to grow medical marijuana
When Andrew Rock was studying horticulture at Algonquin College, he assumed he would eventually get a job in urban agriculture, maybe creating living walls or rooftop gardens.Then the federal...
View ArticleHydropothecary says a former employee sprayed cannabis plants with banned...
A medical marijuana grower in Gatineau says it has found the source of a banned pesticide that tainted its products, causing the company to temporarily stop sales and issue two recalls.
View ArticleSchools in Alta Vista and Hunt Club the next targets in closure debates
The explosive debates over public school closures move to the Alta Vista and Hunt Club neighbourhoods next.The Ottawa- Carleton District School Board plans to study 19 Alta Vista schools as part of a...
View ArticlePolice investigate death of man at his home in Horton Township
Police are investigating the death of a 51-year-old man at his home on Mullins Road in Horton Township, Renfrew County.The man was found at about 1:40 p.m. on Saturday.
View ArticleSome provinces moving ahead on legal pot plans, Ontario's strategy still hazy
Several provinces are plowing full-steam ahead with plans to ask the public how they should manage the introduction of legal recreational pot in Canada. But Ontario, it seems, isn’t one of them.
View ArticleDon't expect legal pot stores by Canada Day 2018, industry expert says
Recreational marijuana may be legal by Canada Day 2018, but Canadians will probably be buying it online, says Ottawa lawyer Trina Fraser.
View ArticleCannabis gummy bears and cookies: edible products pose a challenge as Canada...
An illegal pot shop on Bank Street recently had a sale on peanut butter cookies. The cannabis-laced sweets were $5, a third of the regular price of $15.
View ArticleSeniors home rallies community to make Rideau High School's last grad special
They couldn’t stop their school from closing, but a group of committed parents and volunteers are promising “a night to remember” for the Rideau High School Class of ’17.And odd as it may seem, the...
View ArticleStudy on public school closures in Alta Vista and Hunt Club delayed while...
Parents and students in Alta Vista and Hunt Club will have to wait a little longer to find out the fate of the English public schools in their neighbourhoods.A study of 19 schools in the area that was...
View ArticleLiquor commission probes Rideau Street bar in wake of deadly shooting
The provincial body responsible for liquor licensing is investigating a bar on Rideau Street after a man was shot and killed on the sidewalk in front of the club Monday.
View ArticleParents upset after kindergarten playground in Beacon Hill was burned to ground
Parents at an elementary school in Beacon Hill are upset after the kindergarten play structure was burned to the ground Wednesday night.“We’re kind of in shock,” said Allison Larin, secretary of Le...
View ArticleHave you seen this man? Police seek help in identifying suspect in robbery...
The Ottawa Police Service is looking for help to identify a suspect in a June 14 robbery on Nepean Street.
View ArticleOttawa's pot shops proliferate, as criminally charged 'budtenders' left...
The number of illegal pot shops in the city is on the upswing, even as the first wave of dispensary employees charged with drug trafficking make their way through the courts.
View ArticleComplaints of bad behaviour made against school board trustee dismissed
Two complaints of bad behaviour filed against public school board trustee Donna Blackburn by a fellow trustee have been dismissed.Trustee Christine Boothby accused Blackburn of haranguing a volunteer...
View ArticleSchool board will help speed up replacement of burned play structure
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board will pitch in to speed up the replacement of the playground at a Beacon Hill elementary school that was burned to the ground earlier this month, says trustee...
View ArticleOttawa actress cast in Riverdale, the hit series based on Archie comics
Ottawa native Vanessa Morgan has been cast in the hit series Riverdale, a soapy teen drama loosely based on the Archie comic books.Morgan, 25, will play the character of Toni Topaz. “So excited!”...
View ArticleTwo-year-old Ottawa boy fended for himself in apartment for 10 days after...
In a testament to the human spirit, a two-year-old Ottawa boy fended for himself for 10 days after his mother was killed in their fifth-floor apartment of a public housing building in Mechanicsville,...
View ArticleAftermath of the giant beasts: Ottawa still abuzz over La Machine [Photos]...
The two giant beasts that roamed the streets of Ottawa for four days are gone, but the superlatives are still flying. Organizers estimate that 750,000 people watched the huge mechanical dragon-horse...
View ArticleArchbishop defends artistic use of giant spider on the cathedral as part of...
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa has received several dozen complaints from people who were upset that Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica on Sussex Drive was used last week for a theatrical...
View ArticleSteven Page headlines free Major's Hill Park show to celebrate Trans Canada...
Canadian singer-songwriter Steven Page will headline a free celebration at Major’s Hill Park on Aug. 26 to celebrate the Trans Canada Trail. The event was funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage...
View ArticleIt's not easy to shut down illegal pot shop. Here's one who tried
When a shop openly selling marijuana opened a couple blocks from her home, Angie Todesco was astounded.
View ArticleMarketing pot: hip company Tokyo Smoke brings 'lifestyle' branding to...
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View ArticleYour guide to some awesome things to do in August
For the family: Four fun things to do with the kids that are free
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