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Just because Christmas is a treasured tradition doesn’t mean your holiday décor has to be cast in stone. Ottawa-area retailers have all sorts of options for freshening up your festive style—starting with the tree. Read More

Travis Hamonic smiles when he talks about his early Christmas memories. Read More

Gord Miller is the soundtrack of the Holiday Season for a generation of hockey fans across Canada. Read More

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As the newest Captain Canada, Brayden Yager plans to follow the lead of the guy who made the nickname popular a decade ago. Read More

OC Transpo is warning Para Transpo users to expect more service delays in the coming weeks due to its aging fleet of minibuses needing “higher-than-normal” maintenance. Read More

André B. Lalonde has helped change the trajectory of women’s maternity care across Canada and worldwide, and for that work reshaping hospital rooms over the past 54 years he's being appointed to the Order of Canada. Read More

Calls from the governor general’s office haven't been out of the ordinary for Wendy Muckle. Read More

It’s the time of year when people try to be nicer than usual. Why not use it to take up a new habit that costs nothing, is super easy to do and brings enormous amounts of joy to the world? Read More

While that song “I’ll be home for Christmas” conjures up comforting images of a fireplace and family, it may come as a surprise that our home can have a huge impact on our health. For example, living near a busy intersection can increase our risk of many chronic diseases. Likewise, emissions from local industrial sites can have a major impact. Even burning wood in that fireplace can produce dangerous levels of air pollution both inside and in the local neighbourhood. Read More

This year's survey of favourite bites might be my most budget-friendly and multicultural yet. Read More

Brady Tkachuk will have a starring role on Prime Video next season. Read More

Ottawa firefighters battled a pair of fires at area residences overnight. Read More

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As health-care providers working in long-term care (LTC), we’ve seen firsthand how antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents, and why. Antipsychotics are often used to help manage behaviours such as agitation and aggression in older adults living with dementia. They may be helpful for some patients, but antipsychotics can do more harm than good for many, especially when used long-term. Read More

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Almost one-third of Ottawa-Carleton District School Board school buildings are below a "state of good repair," according to a report from Ontario's financial watchdog. Read More

Once a gem in the centre of the nation’s capital, the ByWard Market is losing its place in Ottawans’ hearts. Longstanding businesses have closed. A rash of high-profile violent crimes — including a brazen daytime shooting — and rampant opioid abuse have increased calls from locals for help. The attempts to revitalize the area — from the addition of a $50 million neighbourhood police station to installing an undersized fake-ice rink — vary widely. But what say the people who are still there? We interviewed folks who live, work and play in the ByWard Market. These are their stories, in their own words. Read More

Re: LRT construction guts Richmond Road businesses, Dec. 4. Read More