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2 months ago | 
lbc.co.uk | Cara Gordon
Think you’re ‘a bit OCD’? The truth is far more serious than a love of tidiness Think you’re ‘a bit OCD’? The truth is far more serious than a love of tidiness. Picture: Getty By Cara Gordon Imagine a 12-year-old lying awake at night, tormented by relentless thoughts of harm coming to the people they love. These graphic images appear uninvited, fuelling anxiety so intense that focusing on anything else becomes impossible.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
capitalcurrent.ca | Laura J. Gillis |Cara Gordon |Holly Joth-Smith |Thuy Anh Nguyen |Thủy Nguyễn
On a busy Saturday morning in downtown Ottawa, graffiti artist Mique Michelle is working on a new mural decorating a storage container for the ByWard Market’s new skating rink. As the work takes shape, passersby stop to watch. A teenaged boy says, “Nice painting!” Two middle-aged women admire from afar, then ask how long the process takes. Michelle says these positive interactions are common when she’s out painting: “I’m a big fan of the process, of being communicative,” she says.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
universityaffairs.ca | Cara Gordon |Tara Siebarth |Susan Goldberg |Angela Mombourquette
This year, a sidewalk astronomy project started by two friends who have a passion for astronomy is celebrating 10 years of building an urban stargazing community with pop-up events and experiential learning. Called #popscope, the project began almost by accident when co-founders Michael O’Shea and Viva Dadwal set up a telescope in Ottawa’s ByWard Market one evening in 2014.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
universityaffairs.ca | Cara Gordon
Media Scan BY CARA GORDON | OCT 25 2024 The TyeeAnalysis: Higher Ed in Canada is a Story of Demographic ChangePost-secondaries reflect wider social trends.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
universityaffairs.ca | Cara Gordon
Media Scan BY CARA GORDON | OCT 24 2024 The Toronto StarInternational students. Temporary foreign workers. Refugees.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
universityaffairs.ca | Cara Gordon
Media Scan BY CARA GORDON | OCT 23 2024 The National PostMore than half of Canadians think upskilling is very important for advancing their careers, new study finds The 2024 Upskilling Sentiment Survey reveals communication and interpersonal skills as the most important to upskill in the next 12 months. CNW Group Government of Canada announces creation of external advisory panel on the creation and dissemination of scientific information in French The Government of Canada is investing $8.5...
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
universityaffairs.ca | Cara Gordon
Media Scan BY CARA GORDON | OCT 22 2024 The Financial Post Students, recent grads face ‘full out screaming crisis’ as they struggle to enter the job market A stunning 80% of the increase in the unemployment rate is coming from people under the age of 35, an RBC report finds CTV NewsThousands of international students miss fall semester amid uncertainty, visa delays Thousands of international students expected to study at three Ontario colleges are missing the fall semester, after Ottawa...
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
universityaffairs.ca | Cara Gordon
Media Scan BY CARA GORDON | OCT 21 2024 The Globe and Mail International student cap will cost schools $600-million next year, Ontario universities project Ontario universities say the federal government’s cap on international study permits will mean a loss of $300-million in revenue this year and more than $600-million next year, a drop that will have a “profound impact.” Hill Times To fix Canada’s innovation gap, why not fix Canada’s biggest innovation program? We could be on the verge of a...
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
capitalcurrent.ca | Cara Gordon
It’s been nearly six weeks since the City of Ottawa started the Alternate Neighbourhood Crisis Response hotline and workers say it’s already seeing significant uptake. The pilot program known as can be reached at 2-1-1. It is a partnership between the Centretown Community Health Centre and the Somerset West Community Health Centre. Crisis response workers staff the hotline 24/7, 365 days a year and respond in person to support people experiencing mental health and/or substance abuse crises.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
capitalcurrent.ca | Cara Gordon
Neil Saravanamuttoo is director of non-profit CitySHAPES and an advocate for housing, transit and climate action. “I grew up in Ottawa, I love the city,” he says. “[It’s] like a house that’s got a terrific foundation. But we really have not taken it to the potential it could have.”Saravanamuttoo is an economist who has held senior roles at the Department of Finance Canada and at the G20’s Global Infrastructure Hub.
