Alison Mah
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Ottawa police investigating fatal stabbing on Montreal Road
The Ottawa police’s homicide unit is investigating after a man died in a stabbing early Saturday morning in Vanier. → Read More
COVID-19: Ontario records 821 new cases, 10 more deaths
COVID-19: Ontario records 821 new cases, 10 more deaths → Read More
Facing race: How Ottawa city hall is slowly moving the needle on diversity
A couple of weeks after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis last May, Kwende Kefentse, a policy research and developer at the City of Ottawa, sat down… → Read More
City employee who worked at Overbrook Community Centre tests positive for COVID-19
City employee who worked at Overbrook Community Centre tests positive for COVID-19 → Read More
Ottawa Senators player becomes first NHLer to test positive for COVID-19
An Ottawa Senators player is the first National Hockey League player to test positive for COVID-19. → Read More
Macarons et Madeleines announces closure after nine years
Macarons et Madeleines, a beloved bakery serving French-inspired pastry concoctions, announced Monday it is closing down its Wellington West shop. “To all of our friends and customers, it is with a heavy heart that we must say goodbye after almost 9 years of operation,” the shop wrote in a post on its Facebook page. “Owning […] → Read More
Police ask public to help ID man in ByWard Market homicide investigation
Ottawa police are asking the public to help them identify a man seen leaving the ByWard Market in a taxi shortly after musician Markland “Jahiant” Campbell was shot to death in the area last June. Campbell, 42, died after being shot around 9:30 p.m. on June 7. Police found him critically injured outside the central […] → Read More
Grand prize winner announced for CHEO Dream of a Lifetime Lottery
Sandra and Richard Rahn-Munhall are the lucky grand prize winners of the CHEO Dream of a Lifetime Lottery. The CHEO Foundation announced Wednesday that the pair will take home a fully furnished Minto house, $100,000 in cash, a 2019 Nissan Leaf Plus SL from Myers Automotive Group, a $5,000 Farm Boy gift card, a $5,000 […] → Read More
Warm response for Watson's coming out
Mayor Jim Watson’s coming out has been met with warm response from people across the country. Watson came out in a candid op-ed published in Saturday’s Ottawa Citizen. In it, the 58-year-old mayor explains why it took him nearly four decades to say the words: “I’m gay.” Saying he “struggled often (over the past few […] → Read More
Young, online and famous: Meet Ottawa’s new generation of celebrities
Ariel Vera had one more routine delivery to make in the day, and he was running late. Some 24 hours before, the co-owner of Fiesta Ottawa, a balloon and event rental shop, had received a last-minute order for 350 balloons to be delivered the next day to a dead-end road, deep in Barrhaven. Vera’s crew […] → Read More
How do Ottawa YouTubers make money?
YouTubers can make money through several avenues. The biggest stars pull in millions a year. A majority of the successful ones can make several hundred thousand. The most basic money-making tier is AdSense, a program by Google that runs targeted ads generating revenue on a per-click or per-impression basis (these are the ads you might […] → Read More
Gatineau take two into custody after standoff
Gatineau police have closed several streets Saturday after a man barricaded himself inside a home. “I don’t believe there is a danger to the public,” said staff officer Eric Simard on Saturday. “It’s a prevention. The officers are surrounding a house with their pistols.” Boulevard de l’Europe near Rue de Londres is closed off to […] → Read More
VeloGO is no more in the capital region — for now
Bike-share service VeloGO is bidding an abrupt goodbye to the capital region. “Dear riders, thanks for your dedication and support over the last four years,” VeloGO Canada tweeted Friday night. “Because our contract with the NCC has expired, we will not be returning this season. We are sad to miss out on our favourite time […] → Read More
Ottawa police arrest boy after discharging pepper spray at Glowfair Friday night
The head of the Bank Street BIA says she’s rethinking whether to hold the Glowfair Festival in the future after Ottawa police arrested one boy and discharged pepper spray onto a group of teenagers that “came down like a swarm of bees” during the Bank Street event Friday night. “What I heard through my team […] → Read More
What Ottawa travellers need to know after Boeing 737 Max 8 airplanes grounded
Travellers coming to and from Ottawa’s airport have been advised to expect delays in rebooking after the federal transport minister announced the grounding of all Boeing 737 Max 8 airplanes over safety concerns. → Read More
Driver charged in Hwy 401 bus crash that killed three Chinese tourists
A 31-year-old man has been charged after a tour bus he was driving on Highway 401 near Prescott last June slammed into a rocky embankment, killing three Chinese passengers and injuring 34 others. → Read More
Who still seeks out psychics? Ottawa's surprising, thriving world of divination
It was two years after the sudden death of her sister by suicide, and Katie Brown was looking for another way to cope with the pain. → Read More
Dash cam captures van appearing to deliberately splash pedestrians in Sandy Hill
A contracting company has taken disciplinary action against the driver of a corporate van who was seen on video appearing to deliberately drive into puddles and splash pedestrians in Sandy Hill. → Read More
Dash cam captures van appearing to deliberately splash pedestrians in Sandy Hill
An Ottawa police sergeant wants to have a word with a van driver who was seen on video appearing to deliberately drive into puddles and splash pedestrians in Sandy Hill. → Read More
Algonquin College suspends seven of its programs
Seven programs run by Algonquin College at its Perth, Pembroke and Ottawa locations have been suspended because of low enrolment. → Read More