Isabel Harder

Isabel Harder is an associate producer and reporter for CBC Ottawa. You can reach her by email at isabel.harder@cbc.ca.

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City to update long-debated community insurance program

After more than two decades of debate, the City of Ottawa is moving forward with plans to update the way community groups receive insurance.

Weekend rallies draw opponents, supporters of asylum seeker centre plan

Communication concerns over plans for potential newcomer welcoming centres in Ottawa were front-and-centre at a pair of opposing protests held Sunday afternoon.

Ottawa police shoot, arrest man after 4 people injured

Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a 33-year-old man who was a suspect in a series of assaults was shot by police at an east-end shopping plaza.

Birthing centre 'so thrilled' to be back open after devastating flood

More than 14 months after flooding caused by heavy rainfall forced the Ottawa Birth and Wellness Centre to shut down its birthing unit, it's once again welcoming expecting families.

City pledges new supports amid concerns from rural communities

The City of Ottawa hosted its first rural summit in more than 15 years on Saturday, where it announced investments in areas like rural infrastructure and emergency services.
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Why is one of Chinatown's most iconic restaurants closing?

After four decades, the Yangtze restaurant on Somerset Street is closing. Robyn Bresnahan meets its manager to find out why, what’s next and what its closure means to the families who’ve been eating there through the generations.
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What's with Ottawa's love-hate relationship with roundabouts?

Depending on who you ask, roundabouts are either Ottawa’s answer to keeping traffic flowing, or pedestrian death traps.

Afrofuturism celebrated at National Gallery of Canada art conference

A conference this weekend at the National Gallery featuring authors, musicians and illustrators seeks to bring Afrofuturism to the mainstream.

OCDSB students want a say in board's new AI policy

A new working group with Ottawa's English public school board will discuss the implementation of artificial intelligence in classroom. As student trustees told CBC Radio's All In A Day, they want their voices to be part of that conversation.

Burn victim's death being treated as a homicide, police say

A man who suffered serious burns early Monday morning in downtown Ottawa has died in hospital, police say.