Cindy Tran, 22, began her radio career as an associate producer at CBC Ottawa in December 2020, an unprecedented time…
A national shortage of vets hasn’t been good for pets
The lack of dogs barking and cats meowing was the first thing I noticed when coming into the Cedarview Animal…
Creating zero waste: harder than you may think
While scrolling through Instagram a few years ago I was intrigued by a photo of a woman holding up a…
Neon Ghosthouse: not your average alt-rock band
Crashing cymbals and a snappy snare drum sounded through the halls as I walked up the stairs into the practice…
How an Algonquin grad created Ottawa’s hottest independent wrestling promotion
Cheers and applause filled the air of St. Anthony’s Banquet Hall in Ottawa’s Little Italy, the evening of Nov. 12.…
The Epidemic: Rape Culture
On Sept. 13, 2021, news broke that there had been an alleged attack on 30 women at Western University, surfacing…
Extraordinary altruism: How living organ donors are saving lives
It was no different than any other Thursday afternoon in the fall semester of 2014. Tim Hickey, a 19-year-old student…
Munchies With Mike: a student’s passion project to feed the homeless
Downtown Ottawa. It’s a place that is difficult to walk through, especially during the cold winter weather. Everyone is bundled…
Local groups organizing to make Ottawa, and the world, a better place
On October 24, 2021, I attended a gathering of local activist groups in Ottawa at Minto Park. The gathering was…
How libraries are decolonizing their spaces and collections
For many of us growing up in the 1960s in rural Canada, the community library was a place of excitement…