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Ben Andrews

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Reporter and Web Writer at Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Reporter, web writer at CBC

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Articles

  • Rural councillors deny support for battery facility, as company seeks 'clear political signal'

    1 day ago | cbc.ca | Ben Andrews

    Ottawa·NewRural councillors rejected a second attempt by Gatineau-based company Evolugen to win support for a large battery facility in rural west Ottawa, after dozens of people weighed in over the course of a nearly 10-hour meeting Thursday.

  • Designating parks for legal drinking pilot to be left up to councillors

    1 week ago | cbc.ca | Ben Andrews

    Ottawa·NewLegal drinking is set to debut in some Ottawa parks this summer, after a city committee unanimously approved a four-month pilot project. Pilot project to run in select parks from July 1 to Oct. 31Ben Andrews · CBC News · Posted: May 27, 2025 6:00 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes agoAn Ottawa city committee approved a four-month pilot project to allow drinking in some public parks, chosen by the area councillor.

  • Plan for paid street parking during evenings, weekends frustrates business owners

    2 weeks ago | cbc.ca | Ben Andrews

    Ottawa·NewCity staff are recommending a range of reforms to the current on-street parking regime in Ottawa, including proposals to add five new paid parking zones and extend paid hours into the evenings and weekends in some high-traffic areas.

  • Mosquitoes emerge 'all at once' in Ottawa after spring melt, warm spell

    2 weeks ago | cbc.ca | Ben Andrews

    Ottawa·NewA heavy snow melt and a snap warm spell have caused mosquitoes to emerge "all at once" in Ottawa, according to an expert in biting insects. Recent high temperatures brought on 'clouds of mosquitoes,' biologist saysBen Andrews · CBC News · Posted: May 18, 2025 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 20 minutes agoA significant spring melt followed by a snap warm spell means mosquito season in Ottawa is here.

  • Google Pixel 10 leak: new telephoto module, but downgraded main and ultrawide sensors

    2 months ago | digitalcameraworld.com | Ben Andrews

    Google's next generation of Pixel camera phones - the Pixel 10 series - will drop later this year, but rumors are already circulating about what camera hardware the upcoming devices might pack. Android Authority has allegedly viewed documents from a Google insider that specify the image sensors that'll be used in the Pixel 10, 10 Pro, 10 Pro XL and 10 Pro Fold. Don't get too excited though - the changes are minimal at best, and in the case of the base Pixel 10, a mixed bag.

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