Reading Time: 3 minutesWalking during the winter in Canada’s capital city is no easy feat, and Ottawan’s lives are worse because of it.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesMy mom won’t be able to ride a bike for the rest of the season and I blame Mark.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a report conducted by the Canadian Institute for Health Information in 2010, 44 per cent of the sampled seniors who lived in long-term care had a diagnosis or reported symptoms of depression.
Reading Time: 2 minutesVice president of Concordia Animal Rights Association Katherine Millington said although an outright breed ban is “an inappropriate, emotional, unscientific response,” she does not completely disagree with the imposed laws.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa will be offering up its Ian G. Scott courtroom, free of charge, for hearings to determine refugee status.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe seemingly unstoppable Gee-Gees women’s rugby team extended their undefeated season with a dominant 33-7 win over conference contender Université de Montréal Carabins.
Reading Time: 2 minutesNDP to encourage calm discussion on citizenship dilemma iPolitics (CUP)—NDP Leader Tom Mulcair is urging tolerance and a calmer discussion about religious needs to wear face coverings when applying for Canadian citizenship. In a speech on Sept. 23, he said he backs a requirement that women show their faces at some point in the citizenship …
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat seemed to be a relatively peaceful protest ended abruptly when riot police engaged students at anti-austerity protests in Montreal.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA familiar sight presented itself in downtown Montreal on Oct. 31 as tens of thousands showed their displeasure with provincial austerity cuts.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis place seems like chocolate paradise. Read our latest #FULCRUMFOODREVIEW for the new place in town Cacao 70.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFOR SOME, VACATIONS and exercise seem to be mutually exclusive. If you’re on vacation, you don’t exercise, and if you’re exercising, it’s not a vacation. Running shoes are tossed aside in favour of flip-flops and heels because “I won’t need these where I’m going.” The result: Many people come back from vacation feeling exhausted and …
Reading Time: 2 minutesProtesters fight Highway 5 extension OTTAWA—FOUR PROTESTERS, ACTING against a court order, have taken to the trees in Gatineau Park in an attempt to protest their removal and the expansion of Highway 5. An injunction was issued prohibiting people from efforts to obstruct the construction on Feb. 28. The Gatineau Park Protection Committee, which is …
Reading Time: 2 minutesMore than a mere wizard HARRY POTTER STAR Daniel Radcliffe is trying to rebrand himself—without the wand this time. Battling the expectation that his role in the HP movies would make acting outside the fantasy genre difficult for the English actor, Radcliffe has involved himself in new and less magical projects. With the release of his latest work, a …
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt is possible to have a kick-ass one-day vacation YOU’RE BROKE, YOU’RE swamped with midterms, or your boss won’t give you time off. Whatever the reason, you’re stuck in Ottawa this reading week while your friends traipse around the world and, needless to say, you’re pissed. You could sit alone in your room, blogging angrily …
Reading Time: 2 minutesLocal clothing store turns 15 PEOPLE GENERALLY COME to Ottawa for the novelty of visiting Canada’s capital. Tourists take in its beautiful landscape, historical monuments, and its academic and bureaucratic atmosphere, but rarely its fashion. As the humble neighbour of major cities like Toronto and Montreal, Ottawa’s fashion scene is mercilessly outshone by the gleaming …
