Reading Time: 4 minutesYou really can’t go far off campus without seeing a statue of MacDonald—not to mention that there’s a pub and a parkway named after him too.
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Reading Time: 6 minutesScandal and criticism are not new to the SFUO. For those of you who have just arrived at the U of O, let’s take a trip down memory lane.
Reading Time: 7 minutesStudent renters especially vulnerable to being taken advantage of by landlords and vice-versa, experts say.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGovernment action would be great, but even better, would be if people stopped harassing each other altogether. In fact, it’s not that hard. Hell, you could give it a try today!
Reading Time: 2 minutesTo celebrate their 40th birthday, BeaverTails will be giving away free pastries from 2-4 p.m. at select stores across Canada on Friday June 1—including their popular Byward Market location.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBut Ottawa is also crowded with smaller museums devoted to a single topic or local history that are just as fascinating as the big ones.
Reading Time: 3 minutesToday as I was walking down the street, a man walked past me and just burped. This is my home for the summer.
Reading Time: 3 minutesLooking for things to do in Ottawa this summer? We have you covered.
Reading Time: 2 minutesScott has noticed that people come to Irish culture for different reasons. Irish music and dance are popular, she noted, and so she tries to work the Irish language into dance or music classes.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOttawa firefighters were called to the scene after hearing reports of smoke coming from the third floor of the building just before 3 a.m.
Reading Time: 7 minutesUndercurrents is a non-mainstream theatre festival in the heart of downtown Ottawa.
Reading Time: 11 minutesThe journey of unlearning and learning is one that is very long, and that will include a lot of ups and downs, but it’s really important that you listen to folks that are affected by it, and kind of follow their lead.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt turns out that there is still more that Canadians, especially politicians in general, at different levels of government, can do to promote this important time of year.
Reading Time: 4 minutesAnyone who keeps up with the media in Ottawa woke up to a most unwelcome surprise on last Monday, Nov. 27. Nearly 40 community publications across Canada were closed and nearly 300 jobs lost in the blink of an eye. In Ottawa alone, that meant the closing of eight community newspapers. The move came with …
Reading Time: 2 minutesDraca says Soothe uses an algorithm to detect significant online harassment and block it from users’ browsers, using a process called sentiment analysis.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a deal between Postmedia and Torstar group, which owns Metro and several other community news outlets in Ottawa, Postmedia will acquire 22 community newspapers from Torstar in exchange for 15 of its own community newspapers.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWomen’s squad avenges last year’s defeat with historic victory The University of Ottawa Women’s rugby team took on fellow Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) rival l’Université de Laval Rouge et Or in the U Sports National Championship game on Nov. 5. The big game was not unfamiliar territory for the Gee-Gees as they …
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn light of recent extreme weather, it is strongly recommended that students keep the following on hand: waterproof bags, rainwear, a canoe or kayak, an emergency generator, at least one week’s worth of non-perishable food, and a collection of inflatable toys that can be lashed together.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIndeed, Ottawa succeeds in fulfilling almost all of Amazon’s requests, including a strong university system, access to an international airport, and the capacity to begin construction immediately.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe novel is set in a near-future Ottawa in which corporations are phasing out the public sector, and conspiracies abound. Following the death of the CEO of the titular Omphalos Corporation, Detective Beldon seeks to find the killer, driven by a suspicion that the company is connected to the events of the previous novel.
Reading Time: 3 minutesBirding is no longer just the retiree pastime it used to be. As birding makes use of new apps and encourages gamification, it is quickly being embraced by Millennials everywhere.
Reading Time: 1 minuteMarvest is an excellent starting point if you are interested in exploring Ottawa’s continually growing and extremely underrated live music scene.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe band played in Ottawa in March 2016 in support of their second long-player, Hold On, and commenced a blitz tour through Canada and many parts of the United States. They write about the constant touring on their upcoming album.
Reading Time: 4 minutesHidden in the corners of Ottawa are passionate and talented musicians and crowds, and it doesn’t take much digging to find great music.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the long run the most environmentally sustainable option is to have efficient and effective mass transit that encourages residents of Ottawa to leave their cars at home. The City has already said that it plans on dismantling part of the platform when it will no longer be needed and allowing the site to revert back to greenspace.
