Parents oppose closure of Rideau High School
Rideau High School might be less than half full, but it houses valuable services that help the whole community, a public meeting on school closures heard Tuesday.
View ArticlePolice raid six pot shops, arrest nine store employees [Photos] [Video]
Ottawa police raided six marijuana dispensaries Friday morning, closing a big chunk of the city's pot shops in one fell swoop.It's the first police action against the dispensaries that have been...
View ArticleStittsville marijuana dispensary hit by armed robbers
One of Ottawa’s remaining marijuana dispensaries was robbed at gunpoint on the weekend.
View ArticleMarijuana dispensaries closed on Gladstone Avenue and in Blackburn Hamlet
A couple of Ottawa’s marijuana dispensaries have closed.
View ArticleOttawa real-estate agent says pot-shop neighbour left his business high and...
The president of the Ottawa Real Estate Board says his business has been devastated by an illegal pot shop that moved into the same strip mall in Blackburn Hamlet.Shane Silva moved out of his HomeLife...
View ArticleMy parents don't read with me, say most Grade 3 kids in Ottawa
Do you regularly snuggle up with your seven-year-old to read a bedtime story? If so, you are in a minority among Ottawa parents.
View ArticleSchool buses cancelled in rural areas, including Renfrew County and Upper...
The snowstorm Monday morning has caused school buses cancellations in some rural areas. Schools remain open, but buses are cancelled in the following: Renfrew County District School Board: All buses...
View ArticlePot shops on Preston Street, Montreal Road reopen after police raids
Two of the pot shops raided by police two weeks ago are back in business.The Green Tree dispensaries on Preston Street and Montreal Road opened on the weekend. Both were sparsely stocked Monday with a...
View ArticleThree of seven Ottawa pot shops raided by police are back in business
Three of the seven pot shops that were closed by police in raids earlier this month have reopened.The WeeMedical Dispensary on St. Laurent Avenue was back in business Tuesday, after its sister Green...
View ArticleGreen machines: Four of the seven illegal pot shops raided by cops are now...
The WeeMedical dispensary on Rideau Street has joined a string of pot shops that have re-opened after being closed by police raids. Four of the seven illegal marijuana stores that were raided by police...
View ArticleTeachers on Facebook: Is posting that beach bikini shot going too far?
A teacher on vacation posts a picture on Facebook depicting her frolicking on the beach in a swimming suit. Is she risking her professional reputation and putting herself in danger of discipline?
View ArticleBattle brewing over special classes for gifted children in the public school...
The public school board is heading into a lively debate over how to educate about 2,000 students who have been identified as gifted.Trustee Christine Boothby is asking fellow trustees to halt the...
View ArticleCannabis may be part of the solution to the opioid crisis, some doctors say
As Canada struggles to reduce the number of people addicted to and overdosing on opioids, some doctors say cannabis may be part of the solution.
View ArticleSeen and herb: Players speak out on pot legalization report
Pot smokers, dispensary owners and cannabis industry executives reacted Tuesday to the federal government task force recommendations on how Canada should go about legalizing recreational marijuana.
View ArticleOC Transpo fare hike might cost high school students their bus passes
Many of the 10,000 intermediate and high school students in Ottawa who are given OC Transpo bus passes might lose them next year.
View ArticleOutspoken trustee Donna Blackburn hit with formal complaint in first test of...
A controversial code of conduct that public school board trustees adopted to discipline each other for bad behaviour is about to get its first major test.Trustee Christine Boothby has filed a formal...
View ArticleParents await key vote on future of special classes for gifted children in...
Michael and Elaine Merker moved from Barrhaven to Kanata to be closer to the school where their two children are enrolled in classes for gifted students.
View ArticleSchool board delays controversial changes to special classes for gifted...
Controversial changes to programs for gifted children at the public school board are on hold while staff come up with more options.
View ArticleOttawa school board trustee Donna Blackburn hit with complaint after comment...
School board trustee Donna Blackburn prides herself on being outspoken, but even she agrees that a personal text she sent to fellow trustee Erica Braunovan was a mistake.
View ArticleVanier's crazy Christmas house goes dark after decades of delighting Ottawa
The lights are out at the little house in Vanier that for decades beamed out the city’s most delightfully out-of-control Christmas display.A “sold” sign was plunked earlier this month on the lawn of...
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