- Jul 20267 July
You Haven’t Seen One of The Greatest Films This Decade: ‘I Love Boosters’
By Ashton Starr I saw I Love Boosters at the Ottawa Cineplex theatre with only seven other attendees. Due to limited promotion, when I was invited to watch it with a friend, I exclaimed “Boots Riley has a new movie?” After a short two-week opening in May, the film is back on the big screens in Ottaw
- Jun 202617 June
Overwhelming Police Response to CANSEC Protests
by Joshua Bezanson Protesters attempted to shut down CANSEC, the largest defence and security convention in Canada, on May 28. Demonstrations began early in the morning, forming a line near the two entrances of the Ottawa Cohere Centre. They were met with close to a hundred police officers from Otta
- 15 June
Voluntary Camera Registry Links Ontario Police to Private Surveillance Footage
By Selena Walker Ottawa police are promoting a voluntary security camera registry program they say helps investigators contact residents and businesses faster during investigations. The CAMSafe program allows residents and businesses to register their security cameras, doorbell cameras and contact i
- May 202627 May
One Year Later, Carleton Board of Governors Remains Complicit
By Lydia Kent & Maheeshan Sivanesan On April 28, the Carleton University community once again gathered outside Richcraft Hall where the Board of Governors met, for a protest organized by the Carleton4Palestine coalition. It marked a year of protesting every publicly announced Board of Governors
- 27 May
Ottawa’s May Day Rally Brings Together Communities, Common Struggles
By James Adair On May 1st, over 500 people gathered in Ottawa to celebrate May Day, otherwise known as International Workers’ Day. Colourful signs and banners of different community organizations and labour unions filled Confederation Park for a rally before a march winding throughout the down
- 20 May
A “Marketplace of Mass Death”
by Rahul Balasundaram O n May 27-28, the world’s biggest war profiteers will once again come to the EY Centre to showcase their weapons of mass killing as part of the annual CANSEC convention organized by the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI). 15,000 attendees are expe
- Apr 202622 April
Students in Ottawa React to OSAP Cuts
By Maxwell Heroux & Maheeshan Sivanesan O n February 12, the Ontario government announced it will cut OSAP grants and end the domestic tuition freeze starting this fall. This would drop the maximum available grants for a student to 25 per cent while at least 75 per cent of support will be deliv
- 21 April
Inconsistencies at Ottawa & District Labour Council Elections Keep Status Quo
By James Adair Editor’s Note: There are a lot of union acronyms in this article. We’ve provided references at the bottom. U nion locals with membership in the Ottawa & District Labour Council (ODLC) claim that they were eligible, but unable to vote at the regional organization’s annual gen
- 21 April
Carney’s Attack on Refugees and Migrants
Written by Rahul Balasundaram O n March 26, Bill C-12, the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act, received royal assent and became law. It marks one of the most significant shifts in Canada’s refugee and immigration system in the past decade, with new ineligibility provisions for
- 21 April
Nuclear Reno Job at Darlington Didn’t Include All the Work
By Peter Moore O n February 2, Energy Minister Stephen Lecce announced the early completion of the Darlington nuclear plant refurbishment. “The unit is now complete and will be returning to service four months ahead of schedule, the overall refurbishment project coming in $150 million under budget,”
- 3 April
To Jail and Back Again
By Jane Hayes B ill C-14, the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act, reached the Senate on February 24. The Bill will amend the Canadian bail system to address concerns about the efficiency and safety of the existing system by making it more difficult for accused people to receive bail. Criminologists beli
- Mar 202630 March
Local Ottawa Cafe Blends Coffee and Culture
By Sam Tinajero-Alvarado W hen Jinan, Mohamad, Ali, Mohsen, Rowaida and Samir El-Hage opened their cafe, Mocha Mirage, in Centretown, they were looking for a way to stay in touch with their Lebanese roots. To bring this connection to life in a meaningful way, they decided on shifting the cafe’s oper
