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Mar 13, 2025 | 
cbc.ca | Emma Weller
For Valon Mcinnis, the idea of buying a home has always been an exciting one. But this time around, the unpredictability of U.S. President Donald Trump and his tariff threats has made her experience the exact opposite.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
cbc.ca | Emma Weller
Ottawa·NewThe Ottawa Food Bank says it's cutting donations to local food programs by up to half this year, due to all-time high visits and rising food costs. All 98 local food programs seeing supplies cut by up to 50 per cent Emma Weller · CBC News · Posted: Jan 13, 2025 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 8 minutes agoDue to economic pressures, the Ottawa Food Bank has announced that the 98 food programs in its network will get 20 to 50 per cent less food this year, says CEO Rachael Wilson.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
cbc.ca | Emma Weller
OttawaAfter assessing whether Ottawa should implement an anti-renoviction bylaw to better protect tenants, city staff say they do not support it for a few reasons. Not enough data, too costly and interferes with provincial law, report statesEmma Weller · CBC News · Posted: Jan 09, 2025 9:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 33 minutes agoMembers of the tenant advocacy group ACORN held banners above a highway overpass to raise awareness about renovictions in Ottawa on Wednesday.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
cbc.ca | Emma Weller
OttawaAs Ottawa's emergency shelter system faces a capacity crisis, the city is exploring numerous options to make more space for an influx of asylum seekers and refugees.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
cbc.ca | Emma Weller
Ottawa·NewAs Ottawa's emergency shelter system faces a capacity crisis, the city is exploring numerous options to make more space for an influx of asylum seekers and refugees. More than half of those seeking emergency shelter are asylum seekers, refugeesEmma Weller · CBC News · Posted: Nov 07, 2024 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 5 minutes agoFanny Mbuyavanga, 23, fled to Ottawa from Congo in December 2023 and later ended up living in a makeshift shelter at Heron Road Community Centre.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
msn.com | Emma Weller
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
msn.com | Emma Weller
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
cbc.ca | Emma Weller
Ottawa·NewFrom swimming in toilets to scurrying through backyards, rats are once again making life miserable for some Ottawa residents — this time, in Old Ottawa East. City baits sewers in attempt to halt rodent infestationEmma Weller · CBC News · Posted: Oct 28, 2024 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes agoAn ongoing rat infestation has made for a horrific few months for people living on one Old Ottawa East street. They've now joined forces in an attempt to rid themselves of the pesky rodents.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
cbc.ca | Emma Weller
Inuit in Ottawa applaud Google's latest addition to translation toolEmma Weller | CBC News | Posted: October 18, 2024 4:20 PM | Last Updated: Just nowInuktut to be first Indigenous language spoken in Canada added to Google TranslateImage | Inuktut syllabicsCaption: Inuktitut syllabics like those seen here are among the two primary written forms of Inuktut. Google Translate will now include both.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
cbc.ca | Emma Weller
Councillor warns of 'culture war' over province's plan to limit bike lanesEmma Weller | CBC News | Posted: October 16, 2024 3:02 PM | Last Updated: Just nowFord government wants cities to seek permission before replacing vehicle lanes with cycling infrastructureImage | cyclist bike lane rideau street opening ottawa dec 19 2020Caption: A cyclist cruises along a segregated bike lane on Rideau Street in Ottawa in December 2020.
