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Travel industry disappointed as Ottawa forges on with COVID-19 testing requirements
Posted on 17 January 2021CALGARY - Canada's travel industry is reacting with disappointment after hopes for a last-minute extension to new COVID-19 testing requirements for international travellers were dashed on Wednesday. Ottawa announced last week that people flyin ...

Ottawa police officer demoted for one year after drinking and driving while off duty
Posted on 17 January 2021An Ottawa police officer has been demoted for one year for drinking and driving while off duty. Two witnesses called 911 after watching him drive over a median, into a residential garden and nearly into a ditch in May 2020. Const. James Monroe plea ...

WARREN: Dadonov begins life as a top-line presence in Ottawa
Posted on 17 January 2021Evgenii Dadonov comes from the speak softly and carry a big stick school. He’s anything but an open book in talking about himself or the impact he could have on the Ottawa Senators. The story coming from coach D.J. Smith, however, is that Dadonov ...

'It was chaotic': Travellers, agents describe ordeal under Ottawa's new COVID testing rules
Posted on 17 January 2021Calgarian Andrew Wong said he managed to secure a last-minute COVID-19 test in Mexico before a flight left half-empty due to turmoil over Ottawa’s new travel rule. But he said others he met on the Mayan Riviera weren’t so lucky, recalling ...
Personal Finance

Rent or buy your home? 4 things to consider
Posted on 29 November 2019
Breaking into the housing market: Go get that first home
Posted on 29 November 2019(NC) Today’s sky-high real estate market can make buying a first home seem like a distant dream. Don’t be discouraged. It might take a bit more planning, but you can do it. Good financial strategy and some real estate research can help yo...
Real Estate
Canadian Home Insulation 101: Things to Remember
Posted on 18 December 2019
Ottawa Home Buyers Ought Not to Forget These Costs
Posted on 11 December 2019A poll conducted by Angus Reid shows that surprisingly, around 20 percent of Canadians forget to factor in the costs of insurance and maintenance when buying a house. In addition to this, the poll showed that homeowners are often surprised by the rising interest rates. It’s surprising how many...
Environment & Economy
Plastic bags in green bins OK in Ottawa as of today
Posted on 03 July 2019
John Kerry: ‘World leaders not doing enough to protect oceans’
Posted on 13 June 2019Ireland and other countries across the world are failing to play their part in adequately preventing the destruction of oceans, which is contributing to climate change, former US secretary of state John Kerry has said. Speaking to The Irish Times in advance of attending a summit on prot...