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Model volunteers: Talent agency fills U-Haul with food, clothing for the Bahamas
Lou Seymour and Angie Sakla-Seymour are about to hit the road with a U-Haul's worth of donations for people in the Bahamas rebuilding after Hurricane Dorian.
Hexo's poor outlook could foreshadow bad trip for cannabis industry
A Gatineau cannabis producer that provides Quebec with a third of its supply saw its stocks tumble Friday, in a week some analysts and industry representatives called "investor panic."
Preparing for the big one: Earthquake simulation rattles Ottawa River shoreline
Ottawa volunteers took part in an emergency earthquake exercise Saturday in rural Dunrobin, preparing for the possibility a damaging and potentially deadly 6.5-magnitude quake could one day rattle the region.
As flu season approaches, CHEO braces for 'unprecedented' demand
Patient volumes at eastern Ontario's children's hospital were among the highest ever last month, and that has officials there bracing for a potentially difficult flu season.
Cable barriers on deadly Hwy. 50 stretch won't stop crashes, experts say
A pilot project that would install high-tension cable barriers on a stretch of Highway 50 east of Gatineau isn't in line with North American safety rules and may not prevent head-on collisions, according to transportation experts.
Gatineau's 'polluter-pay' garbage law discriminates against incontinent son, family says
A Gatineau, Que., family has filed a human rights complaint claiming the city's new garbage limit amounts to an unfair tax on them for discarding their son's adult diapers.
Cannabis-related hospitalizations highlight need for education, clinicians say
New research showing cannabis is outpacing alcohol as a cause of hospitalization among youth confirms the need for continuing government funding for drug education, Ottawa health-care advocates say.
Dunrobin celebrates triumphs in the wake of last year's tornado
Dunrobin residents took time Saturday to show their community's strength on the one-year anniversary of a devastating tornado that tore through their neighbourhood.
Lalonde wins Orléans nomination as voters say they were turned away
Liberal MPP Marie-France Lalonde will leave the provincial legislature to become the party's federal candidate in the riding of Orléans, after beating two other candidates Thursday night at a contentious nomination meeting.
'So far, so good' as LRT logs 1st morning commute
Ottawa commuters reported a relatively smooth ride on the city's new light rail system Monday morning, though some who used to take a single bus to work weren't keen on all the transfers.
Prison honey bee program a sweet success
A researcher is finding inmates tending beehives at two federal penitentiaries in Ontario are learning far more than just how to harvest honey.
Campus media makes last push to get students to opt in to fees
Campus radio stations and newspapers are collaborating province-wide to fend off what could be a threat to their existence posed by the Ontario government's "student choice initiative."
Anti-abortion group's campaign volunteers 'raise questions,' former elections chief says
The anti-abortion organization RightNow is recruiting and training activists to volunteer for 50 candidates in the upcoming federal election, and a former chief electoral officer believes that raises questions.
U of O students prepare to sit year out due to OSAP cuts
As the university year gets underway, the consequences of the cut to Ontario's student grant and loan program are becoming clear — particularly for students from low-income families.
Westboro bus crash survivors, families say charges don't bring closure
OC Transpo driver Aissatou Diallo faces 38 charges following the fatal January 2019 crash — but for those directly affected, questions remain as to what happened that day.