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08/12/2023

Celebrate 20 years of hip-hop arts and culture at the 2023 House of PainT urban arts festival.

This year’s main event is happening on Aug. 12 under the George Dunbar Bridge (100 Brewer Way). The festival starts at 2 p.m. and features family-friendly events that celebrate hip-hop culture including DJing, MCing, graffiti art and breakdancing.

CBC Ottawa is a proud partner of the 2023 House of PainT urban arts festival happening Aug. 11 to 13.

08/11/2023

Join House of PainT - UrbanArtFest in celebrating their 20th anniversary happening Aug. 11 to 13.

There will be dance battles, live music, slam poetry, graffiti painting and so much more. Taking place across Ottawa, this free and family-friendly festival will highlight hip-hop arts and culture in our community.

CBC Ottawa is a proud partner of the 2023 House of PainT urban arts festival happening Aug. 11 to 13.

08/10/2023

Join House of PainT urban arts festival in celebrating their 20th anniversary happening Aug. 11 to 13.

There will be dance battles, live music, slam poetry, graffiti painting and so much more. Taking place across Ottawa, this free and family-friendly festival will highlight hip-hop arts and culture in our community.

CBC Ottawa is a proud partner of the 2023 House of PainT urban arts festival happening Aug. 11 to 13.

08/09/2023

The ‘Indigenous fusion’ restaurant near Ottawa is raising concerns for some about appropriation.

Some members from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg and other communities are raising concerns that a restaurant in Renfrew, Ont., is "making a mockery" of First Nations cultures from across North America.

08/09/2023

The proposed act would apply to all workplaces where the Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act applies.

Ontario is proposing a new regulation it says will better protect workers from heat stress and heat-related illnesses as temperatures across Canada and the globe continue to rise due to climate change.

08/09/2023

The Ford government removed environmental protections on approximately 2,995 hectares of Greenbelt land in December — while adding more land elsewhere — to build 50,000 homes.

Bonnie Lysyk has been looking at the provincial government's removal of environmental protections from more than 2,995 hectares of land — while adding other land elsewhere — so that 50,000 homes can be built.

08/09/2023

The walks are meant to help people in distress and address safety concerns in the area, the group said.

Vanier community members hit the streets Tuesday night to launch a new initiative by residents concerned about safety in the neighborhood.

08/09/2023

"So far, we are happy with how the partial service is running," said transit services manager Renée Amilcar.

Ottawa's light rail system will run single-car trains for the remainder of the summer as service gradually returns following a multi-week shutdown, OC Transpo says.

08/08/2023

The Chief William Commanda Bridge opened to pedestrians and cyclists Sunday. www.cbc.ca1.6929457

08/08/2023

The proposed mining project is located about 30 kilometres southwest of Mont Tremblant.

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday near a beach in Lac-des-Plages, a municipality in the Outaouais region of western Quebec, to express opposition to the proposed La Loutre mining project.

08/08/2023

Vice-Admiral Haydn Edmundson is charged with sexual assault and committing indecent acts but denies wrongdoing.

An Ottawa civilian court is set to hear the trial of Vice-Admiral Haydn Edmundson, the military’s former head of human resources.

08/08/2023

Some users have concerns about the T-junction at the Voyageurs Pathway that awaits cyclists, runners and pedestrians who exit the bridge on the Gatineau side.

The newly-opened Chief William Commanda Bridge connecting Ottawa and Gatineau, Que., was packed with first-time visitors this long weekend, with several ooh-ing and ah-ing at the pedestrianized former Ottawa River rail crossing. But it wasn't all rave reviews.

08/08/2023

A root cause analysis for why a bearing catastrophically failed has still not been released.

The driver of a light rail train smelled burning before a wheel came off, causing a derailment. It was not the system's first major problem, nor its last, but it uncovered issues that remain unresolved.

08/07/2023

Service resumed on a portion of the Confederation Line between Tunney's Pasture and uOttawa stations on Tuesday morning.

Part of the Confederation Line between Tunney's Pasture and uOttawa stations reopened Tuesday morning.

08/07/2023

Some advocates say wildlife rescue organizations across the province operate on a shoestring budget and are facing similar struggles.

Mally's Third Chance Raccoon Rescue and Rehabilitation Sanctuary says it's being forced to close its doors because of a lack of funding. It’s a problem not isolated to the one group — some advocates say wildlife rescue organizations across the province operate on a shoestring budget and are faci...

08/07/2023

A boom in the popularity of alpaca farms is driving a shift in the agri-tourism sectors of some areas, with at least 60 of them listed on Google alone, from Windsor to Ottawa and everywhere in between.

A dramatic rise in the popularity of alpaca farms in some areas of Ontario is driving a shift in the agri-tourism sectors, with at least 60 farms listed on Google alone, from Windsor to Ottawa and everywhere in between.

08/07/2023

The House of Commons has a temporary home away from its other temporary home.

A makeshift House has been set up at the Sir John A. Macdonald building across the street from Parliament while maintenance work is being done to the current chamber in West Block.

08/07/2023

Under current rules, rock climbing in many provincial parks is prohibited unless there is express permission from the park superintendent.

A group of rock climbers is pushing the Ontario government to loosen restrictions and allow more rock climbing in provincial parks.