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The Trillium Line is now running on Saturdays. Here's what riders think
Councillors marked the beginning of Saturday service with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Walkley station, one of the north-south line's new stations.
Christmas Day homicide victim was selfless 'superhero'
Friends and family are mourning the loss of Jolene Arreak, an Ottawa woman originally from Nunavut who helped local homeless people. She was killed on Dec. 25 by a man charged with second-degree murder.
ByWard Market restaurant Blue Cactus closes after 35 years
The Blue Cactus in the ByWard Market is closing its doors after 35 years, joining several other businesses in the area that have recently made the same decision.
Program that helps at-risk youth graduate high school showing success
Numerous success stories have come out of a program launched several years ago by the Children's Aid Society of Ottawa (CASO), one that supports young people in care so that they can graduate.
Months after a violent attack in Panama, Gatineau couple focuses on recovery
After experiencing a violent attack in Panama, Geneviève Plouffe and Martin Audette are back in Canada. They are now trying to recover from their physical and psychological injuries.
Carbon monoxide poisoning hospitalizes 10 people
Ten people in Ottawa's Vanier neighbourhood were taken to hospital Sunday morning — one with no vital signs — after a suspected case of carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a car left running inside a garage.
Shoppers, businesses in Ottawa adjust to life under tax holiday
The federal government's two-month GST/HST holiday kicked off Saturday, aiming to provide Canadians relief on certain goods, including toys, prepared foods, and some alcoholic beverages.
Ottawa world juniors expected to jolt typically slow tourism time
The highly anticipated 29-game tournament is set to draw fans from across the country and beyond, offering an economic boost to the city during what is typically a quieter holiday season.
Seasonal closure of new Rideau River footbridge confounds users, councillor
A pedestrian bridge near Carleton University that opened to excited users just six months ago has been closed for the winter, confounding the area's city councillor and people who use it.
'A perfect ending': Syrians in Ottawa celebrate fall of Assad regime
Dozens of people cheered, waved flags and honked car horns at the Billings Bridge Shopping Centre on Sunday afternoon in the wake of the news that Syrian rebel forces had toppled the regime of Bashar al-Assad.