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Road salt making Ottawa-area waterways 'toxic' to wildlife, report finds
A five-year study that involved taking hundreds of water samples in the National Capital Region has found that the vast majority were "toxic" to wildlife due to road salt levels, according to the report from Ottawa Riverkeeper
Foreign-trained doctor program brings physician couple to Pembroke
Dr. Helia Ghanean and Dr. Ali Ziaee met in medical school in Iran and have trained and worked as family doctors overseas. More than half a decade after arriving in Canada, they're finally licenced to practice in Ontario.
Bus driver retires after 50 years behind the wheel
Jerome Watters has begun his well-earned retirement after five decades of driving a bus in Ottawa. He's been reflecting on the changes he has seen the city — and the buses — go through during his time on the job.
Co-op scraps long-simmering plans for affordable Hull grocery store
A co-operative dedicated to opening an affordable grocery store in downtown Gatineau, Que., is giving up on its plans after 20 years of work.
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Rideau Canal Skateway welcomes its 1st visitors of the winter
Skaters flocked to a four-kilometre stretch of the canal Saturday to take advantage of a day with calm winds and mild temperatures.
Plane crash survivor returns to Canada to thank 'heroes' who saved his life
David Chetrit was critically injured when his small plane went down in June 2023 near Alexandria, Ont. After a year-plus of recovery in Israel, he's been tracking down the emergency crews in eastern Ontario who pulled him from the wreckage.
Air Canada was ordered to pay him $15K for his delayed flights. Now they're fighting back
For the last two and a half years, Rejean Landry has been seeking compensation from Air Canada after his family arrived at their final destination more than 24 hours late. He won a settlement in Ontario's small claims court, but the airline has decided to appeal.
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.
Nearly half of Ottawa's schools either overcrowded or 'underutilized': report
Around half of Ottawa's schools are either overcrowded or well under-capacity, according to the latest report from Ontario's budget watchdog.
Daycare to be cut off from provincial funding under new rules
A non-profit daycare in south Ottawa is about to lose its provincial funding because it never signed up for the national $10-a-day child-care program, but the daycare argues it wasn't warned about the consequences until after the sign-up deadline.