Algonquin pulls out of men-only campus in Saudi Arabia
Algonquin College is pulling out of its controversial men-only campus in Jazan, Saudi Arabia.The college will be handed back to the Saudis when the new school term begins in September, said a press...
View ArticlePublic school board recommends closing eight schools
Ottawa’s public school board should close eight schools, says a staff report released Wednesday. On the hit list are Rideau High School, Greenbank and D. Aubrey Moodie middle schools, and five...
View ArticleOur half-empty school should close, say some parents at Century Public...
Some parents at Century Public School have injected an unusual twist into the contentious debate over closing seven schools in Ottawa’s west end.
View ArticleDespite closures, there are plenty of shops to buy marijuana in Ottawa
Two of Ottawa’s most popular pot shops have closed after Canada Post intercepted shipments of marijuana mailed to them from B.C.
View ArticleParents upset that Orleans pot shop next to tutoring, martial arts classes
Some parents in Orléans are furious that an illegal pot shop has opened in the building where their children attend martial-arts classes and after-school tutoring.A marijuana dispensary called...
View ArticlePolice ponder pot shop quandary: Raid them or ignore them?
Since last spring, Toronto police have raided about 50 of the city’s marijuana dispensaries and charged dozens of people with drug trafficking. It hasn’t come close to stamping out the illegal pot...
View ArticleParents, trustees get ready for battle over eight proposed school closures...
Dozens of parents from Regina Street PS showed up at the first public school board meeting in September wearing matching navy T-shirts and conveying a simple message: Save our School!Olivia Titus, a...
View ArticleCouncillors ask Ottawa police about their plans for illegal pot shops
Some city councillors have asked Ottawa police to explain what the force plans to do about the illegal pot shops operating across the city.The chair of the Ottawa Police Services Board, Coun. Eli...
View ArticleCops search for two men after Rideau Street pot shop robbery
Ottawa police are looking for two suspects after a marijuana dispensary was robbed on Rideau Street. Two men entered the store just as it was closing around 11:35 p.m. on Sept. 6, and pushed a female...
View ArticleIllegal pot dispensary customers fume over email privacy breach
Who's shopping at Ottawa's largest local marijuana dispensary chain? That information has been widely shared after Magna Terra Health Services accidentally sent an email to nearly 500 "clients and...
View ArticleThanksgiving fun at the Farm
Eleven-year-old Khadija Ahmed says her first visit to the Central Experimental Farm was awesome.
View ArticlePolice grab man who tried to walk into highway traffic
Ontario Provincial Police apprehended a man who tried to walk across several lanes of traffic on Highway 417 Saturday morning.
View ArticleMan charged with murder in Rosenthal stabbing
Daniel Adjetey-Nelson is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with a stabbing last Thursday in the Carlington neighbourhood.
View ArticleMore than 1,000 enjoy annual turkey dinner at Sir Guy Carleton [Photos] [Video]
Audrey Nakogee walked in to the community Thanksgiving dinner staged in the cafeteria of Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School on Sunday and flagged down a passing student. “Where’s the lineup?” she...
View ArticlePot smokers in Gatineau more likely to be busted than just about any other...
Pot smokers in Gatineau are more likely to be charged for possession of marijuana than in virtually any other major city in the country.
View ArticleParents fight to keep 'life-saving' special classes for gifted kids at...
Claudia Carson says when her son Brenden was about three, he picked up a book and started reading words. She knew he was different, but initially resisted the description “gifted.”
View ArticleOttawa police warn landlords illegal pot shops could be raided, property seized
Ottawa police have warned the landlords renting space to illegal marijuana dispensaries that the businesses may face police action and the properties could even be seized.Letters have been served on 13...
View ArticleParents pepper school board staff with questions about school closures
One of the things Caroline Robbins loves about Bells Corners Public School is that it’s a five- minute walk from her home.
View ArticleCity bylaw officers the latest authorities to take aim at Ottawa's pot shops
Ottawa bylaw officers are the latest authorities to take a swat at the pot shops popping up around town. Two dispensaries have received notices of zoning violations for operating “retail stores” in...
View ArticleOne Ottawa pot shop closes after armed robbery, another faces eviction
One Ottawa marijuana dispensary has closed indefinitely after an armed robbery and another had an eviction notice posted on its door Tuesday.The Capital City Cannabis Clinics shop in a strip mall...
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