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Ottawa's Haitian community prepares to welcome evacuees

As charter flights continue to evacuate Canadian citizens from Haiti, Ottawa's growing Haitian community says it's stepping up to welcome the new arrivals.

OPH seeks provincial dollars to address health inspector shortage

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) isstrugglingto meet inspection quotas of the city's food and health facilities, according to a report coming before council later this month.

City must consider 'community impact' before funding supportive housing, council rules

The City of Ottawa must consider the potential impact on the surrounding communitybefore allocating money from a federal housing fund to supportive housing projects, councillors decided Wednesday.

Mayor of Russell resigns, citing toxic political discourse

The mayor of the eastern Ontario township of Russell is resigning, describinga toxic culture on social media and his exasperation with the tenor of political debate.

Community groups file for judicial review over Chalk River nuclear waste facility

Community groups and non-profits have filed an application for judicial reviewWednesday to stop the construction of a radioactive waste disposalsite 190 kilometresnorth-west of Ottawa.

Popular Gatineau Park campsites to stay closed for another summer

Despite previous promises from the NCC, campsites at Philippe, Taylor and Renaud lakes will be closed for a second consecutive summer to allow renovations to be completed.

Local non-profit facing brunt of 'severe' veterinarian shortage

The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) was on ParliamentHill Wednesday askingthe federal government to address severe veterinary shortages across the country.

Immigration delay leaves Outaouais cancer patient waiting years for parents' arrival

Every day, Maria Fernanda Maxil Platas awaits news from immigration officials that she'llbe permanently reunited with her aging parentshere in Canada. Thousands of kilometresaway, just outside Mexico City, her parents do the same.

Co-living arrangements offer more than cost-savings, roommates say

As rents skyrocket, many are looking to creative co-living arrangements as a way of getting by. In Ottawa, some are finding their new arrangements offer more than just cost savings.

Calls for inhalation spaces grow after 2 supervised injection sites close

The temporary closureof supervised injection sites at two Ottawa health centres last week highlights the need for spacewhere people can safely inhale illicit drugs, the director of one of the sites says.