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PODCAST: C U in Court! 150 years of the Supreme Court of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada is commemorating its 150th anniversary in 2025. In this five-episode podcast, students in a legal journalism course at Carleton look back on the court’s humble beginnings in 1875, examine some landmark decisions and societal debates, and look ahead to the future. As the Supreme Court of Canada commemorates its 150th year, the country finds itself amidst...
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Capital Current Staff ,
May 6, 2025
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The 25th Hour: Winter 2025, Episode 1, The Passing of Time
Welcome back to 25th Hour. In our first episode of Winter 2025, our journalists explore the passing of time.
The 25th Hour: The fleeting nature of ice sculpting
Isabelle Gasse and Marie-Line Gagne have been carving ice sculptures for ten years. This past winter, they put their skills on display at Ottawa’s Winterlude festival with a piece that was a tribute to Metis culture. For them, ice sculpting isn’t just a job. It’s a way of life. The fleeting nature of ice sculpting is an emblem for the...
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Justin Fiacconi and Tamara Merritt ,
May 5, 2025
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The 25th Hour: Who Will Save the Birds?
Nadia Nikpour-Badr searches for an explanation to why bird populations are declining.
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Claire Hutcheon and Nadia Nikpour-Badr ,
May 5, 2025
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Huge turnout to career fair reflects growth and strength of Ottawa’s film industry
In Ottawa, the lights are on, the cameras are focussed and the action is accelerating as evidenced by a recent job fair at Ottawa City Hall that drew some 1,000 hopefuls looking for a place in the growing local film industry. The growth is also evidenced in $52 million generated for Ottawa’s economy by the local film industry. But the...
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Emma McGrath ,
April 27, 2025
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‘Set up for failure:’ Harm reduction advocate slams transition to HART hubs
A leading defender of harm reduction services in Ottawa says the Ontario government’s push to convert safe consumption sites to HART hubs is misguided. Rob Boyd, CEO of Ottawa Inner City Health — one of just three remaining safe consumption sites in the capital — said the province’s new approach to Canada’s overdose and toxic drugs crisis means Ontario is...
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Matthew Garwolinski ,
April 21, 2025
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‘If we’re hurting, everybody’s hurting’: Dunn’s closes ByWard Market eatery
After an 18-year run, Dunn’s Famous Deli is joining the growing list of businesses that have closed in the ByWard Market. After surviving the COVID-19 pandemic and an ever-changing business landscape, Russell Garland, Dunn’s owner, says rising safety concerns and a lack of tourists as the main reasons for the restaurant’s closure in late March. “Homelessness, drugs, shootings and stabbings....
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Cassandra Bellefeuille ,
April 20, 2025
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City seeks public input for five-year plan to transform Ottawa’s cultural life
The City of Ottawa has begun a major public consultation aimed at creating a new five-year plan for the development of the capital’s cultural life. “This is the first city-wide cultural planning exercise since 2012 and aims to help the city better serve the evolving needs of Ottawa’s culturally diverse populations,” according to the official announcement in late March. Everything...
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Kendall Knowlton ,
April 20, 2025
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Local literacy advocate ALSO hosts annual ‘celebration of banned books’
A local literacy organization celebrated “banned books” with readings from high-profile Ottawa-area authors and a silent auction fundraiser. Alternative Learning Styles and Outlooks, better known as ALSO, organizes the yearly event to highlight the harms of banning books. ALSO is an adult and family literacy group that works with students who require extra support for youth because of mental health...
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Matteo Bertinato ,
April 18, 2025
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Ottawa’s pro lacrosse team aims to stick around by forging community links
When Jeff Hartley, president of the Gloucester Lacrosse Association, first heard that a professional team would be moving to town as the Ottawa Black Bears, he saw it as “salvation” for the local lacrosse scene. He saw a pivotal opportunity for a “dying” sport threatened by year-round hockey and soccer and changing demographics. “For me, the Black Bears represents a...
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Marissa Meilleur ,
April 17, 2025
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Diverse hiring can’t solve systemic issues in Ottawa policing, advocates say
While the Ottawa Police Service is highlighting the diversity of its newest class of recruits, some advocates fear broader representation in law enforcement won’t necessarily lead to positive changes for racialized community members. The Ottawa force’s newest class has 36 recruits speaking 14 languages including Tamil, Sinhalese, Hindi, Marathi and Kurdish, the OPS stated in a Feb. 27 news release. ...
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Elissa Mendes ,
April 16, 2025
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New plan scraps proposal to turn ‘People’s Park’ in Old Ottawa East into four-lane highway
The City of Ottawa is no longer considering building a freeway that would have run through an expansive greenspace along Lees Avenue next to Springhurst Park, often referred to as the “People’s Park.” The open space in the Old Ottawa East neighbourhood across from the Lees LRT station has been slated for development as a highway corridor since 1966. This...
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Grace Martin ,
April 15, 2025
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Election 2025: Observers say high stakes could offset voter fatigue
For Bella Arsenault, one word defines her feelings about the upcoming federal election: exhaustion. “It’s so sad to see how much the news and election in the United States are affecting our election,” the Ottawa resident and Dalhousie University student told Capital Current. “Everything is focused around the States, and that’s annoying and frustrating to see.” She has other grievances...
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Elissa Mendes ,
April 15, 2025
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OC Transpo crackdown on fare evasion draws ire of free-transit advocates
An Ottawa advocate for free transit says an OC Transpo crackdown on riders who evade paying their bus or LRT fare is unfairly punishing low-income people who can’t afford to use the city’s troubled transit system. In a report presented recently to the transit committee, OC Transpo detailed the levels of fare evasion in the city and its approach to...
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Sadeen Mohsen ,
April 14, 2025
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Councillor calls on city to fix Ottawa’s most accident-prone intersection
An Ottawa councillor is demanding urgent improvements to an intersection in his ward that the Ottawa Police Service has identified as the most accident-prone in the city. According to an annual report on collisions — there were nearly 20,000 in 2024, the data shows — the highest concentration of crashes occurred at the intersection of Hunt Club Road and Riverside...
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Matthew Garwolinski ,
April 13, 2025
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Flames of Belonging: Iranian Canadians leap into spring at ancient fire festival
Under a crisp, late-March sky in Dunrobin, bonfires lit up the night as dozens of Iranians gathered to celebrate Chaharshanbeh Suri, reviving an ancient Persian tradition with laughter, music and fire. What began as a Zoroastrian ritual thousands of years ago has become a cherished cultural festival for millions. Held on the eve of the last Wednesday before Nowruz, the...
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Maryam Alizadeh Mansouri ,
April 12, 2025
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City gives $30,000 boost to accessibility makeover at conservation area to let those with disabilities enjoy nature
The Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation has received a $30,000 grant from the City of Ottawa to begin an expansion of its Nature for All project creating better access to the Baxter Conservation Area for people living with disabilities . The project’s first phase saw construction of a boardwalk across a marsh to allow people using wheelchairs or walkers — as...
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Matteo Bertinato ,
April 11, 2025
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