Registration Opens January 31 for Ottawa-Carleton Virtual (OCV) School for the 2023-2024 School Year With planning underway for September 2023, we wanted to share that OCV Elementary and Secondary schools will be accepting registrations for the 2023-2024 school year. For some families, OCV has been and will continue to be an important choice for their … Read more
The SCORPION unit, launched in 2021, was tasked with tackling rising crime in the city, but has been heavily criticised in the aftermath of the 29-year-old man’s killing. Nichols was brutally beaten on January 7 after a traffic stop. He required hospitalisation and died on January 10. The five Memphis officers who were fired and … Read more
Juliette Bormeh Moe and Leanne Down have been announced as Wyndham’s Young Citizen and Citizen of the Year. Ms Bormeh Moe arrived from a refugee camp to Australia 11 years ago, and has since dedicated herself to volunteering in the community. “It’s such an honour for me to receive this amazing award,” she said. “I … Read more
Our CBD in particular suffered from a lack of foot traffic in 2022. This had a big impact on consumer spending and pushed many businesses ever closer to the wall. Staff shortages have only made their ability to bounce back even harder. We have been plagued with uncertainty from health concerns, shifting restrictions, lockdowns, and … Read more
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Brian Hagood is a principal of CAB Architects in Toronto. Since the housing market’s peak last February, home prices in Canada have fallen 23 per cent. But for the average Canadian household, rising interest rates have made housing affordability continue to worsen, nevertheless. The problem, of course, is gravely serious – it wastes our capital, … Read more
Vancouver – It’s little wonder Andrei Kuzmenko captured the hearts of Vancouver Canucks fans so quickly. In a season marked by loss and frustration, the Russian forward with the dimpled grin, gravity defying hair and enthusiastic goal celebrations has been a rare bright spot both on and off the ice. And after … Read more
Rideau Registry is a 21-storey multiresidential tower being constructed at the CF Rideau Centre in Ottawa. (Courtesy Cadillac Fairview) Most major urban centres in Canada are hampered by insufficient rental inventories with scant solutions on the horizon, but as Cadillac Fairview is demonstrating in the nation’s capital, creativity is a welcome first step to solving … Read more
Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley has urged the tennis world and other sports to do more to support Ukrainian athletes in the midst of the ongoing war with Russia. Key points: Craig Tiley says speaking to Ukrainian players during the Australian Open convinced him they need more support amid the war with Russia The tournament … Read more
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has met with young families and stopped for brunch at a cafe on his weekend visit to Melbourne. Mr Albanese was out and about again in the city’s northern suburbs on Sunday, after he arrived in Melbourne on Saturday to attend the Lunar New Year Festival in Box Hill. The Prime … Read more
Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size February is jam-packed with live music in Sydney, and there is a fantastic combination of home-grown talent and international headliners. Legendary rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers are visiting on their world tour, while Ed Sheeran returns before heading to North America. If those big international … Read more