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.
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.
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 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.
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.
As Doug Downey begins his third term as MPP for Barrie–Springwater–Oro-Medonte, he’s honing in on the city’s rapid growth, infrastructure needs, and economic development.
As The Hudson’s Bay Company prepares to close the vast majority of its retail stores, including the anchor storefront on Rideau Street, owners of nearby clothing boutiques have shared mixed feelings about how the ByWard Market will be impacted.