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Family doctor program at Queen's finishes 1st year
Queen's University launched a new program through its family medicine program last fall to combat the ongoing shortage of family doctors, and two first-year students say the hands-on experience has been invaluable.
Fungal disease ends tulip season for local farm
A local farm in Ottawa is calling it quits on its spring season after a fungal disease destroyed 500,000 tulips.
Fans won't cool you down when temperature goes up, new study finds
A new study has found exactly how inefficient electric fans are when used to keep us cool in extreme heat.
'Buddy sap' is no friend to maple syrup producers. Now local researchers have a test for it
A new test developed by Carleton University researchers to detect low-quality sap is being hailed as a way to prevent thousands of litres of maple syrup from circling the drain each year.
Sobriety tests, longer hours: E-scooters are back, but the rules have changed
E-scooters are making their return to Ottawa with new rules and regulations. The biggest changes are that the season is starting three weeks earlier than last year, the hours have been adjusted and there will be 300 more vehicles available to use.
Passover table set for a different tone this year, says Ottawa rabbi
Passover began at sundown Monday, and for many Jewish people in Canada, celebrating the major holiday this year may feel different due to the current conflict in the Middle East.
Dairy farm over the moon with calf's unique marking
Eclipse was born with a white crescent moon-shaped mark on her forehead. Not only that, but she was born on Apr. 8, the same day as the historic total solar eclipse.
Queen's to launch Taylor Swift law class this fall
Queen's University law school is set to launch a new Taylor Swift themed course in September.