Sarah MacFarlane

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Ottawa outreach project receives almost $4M in federal funding to address drug crisis

Ottawa Public Health is receiving nearly $4 million from Health Canada for an outreach program that will deliver on-the-ground, community-based outreach to address the ongoing toxic drug crisis. 

Ottawa Board of Trade urges buying local, ‘radical’ collaboration as tariffs hit Ottawa

After months of threats, Trump officially implemented a 25 per cent blanket tariff on Canadian products, as well as a 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy, on Tuesday morning, and Ottawa businesses and consumers must band together to navigate the impacts, the Ottawa Board of Trade says.

How Liberal Tyler Watt flipped the Nepean riding after decades of PC leadership

The Ottawa riding Nepean has been held by the same Progressive Conservative representative, Lisa MacLeod, for 19 years. On election day on Feb. 27, Nepean voters revealed a change of heart and voted in Liberal candidate Tyler Watt.

City council plans for byelection to replace Osgoode Coun. George Darouze

City council held a special meeting Wednesday morning to discuss replacing Osgoode city councillor George Darouze, who was elected as MPP on Thursday and will resign his seat on council to represent the Carleton riding in the Queen’s Park legislature.

Local org warns of increased side effects of drug use among homeless youth

A local organization that works with homeless youth in Ottawa is sounding the alarm over an increase in drug-induced health effects among young people as the homelessness and toxic drug crises persist.

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Poilievre tells Carney in letter to not concede to U.S. demands in tariff talks

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Prime Minister...

Canada-U.S. trade talks gain momentum as both sides signal room for concessions

Canada-U.S. trade negotiations are showing renewed momentum, with both...

Tavares lends a hand at Education backpack packaging event

Thousands of students across Ontario will head back to...