Ottawa & Area

Joanne Chianello · CBC · Posted: Nov 22, 2022

The federal and provincial housing ministers chose National Housing Day to announce $91.85 million in funding for 272 affordable units in Ottawa.

More than half the funds are earmarked for a federal low-cost loan to local developer…

Wednesday, November 09, 2022  By Cristin Schmitz The Lawyers Daily

Litigators helping clients fight anti-black racism in criminal, child protection, immigration, or civil law matters may soon find assistance at Toronto’s Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC), which is getting $1…

By Gail Pope Capital Current October 17, 2022

A report examining systemic racism within Ottawa Public Health has highlighted various challenges faced by racialized employees at the City of Ottawa agency that’s leading local efforts to fight COVID-19 and bring greater “health…

Robert Fife & Janice Dickson The Global and Mail September 18 2022

Wahid Ibrahimi was a security guard at the Canadian embassy in Kabul. After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August, 2021, forcing the embassy to close and putting him and other Afghans who worked there…

Holly McKenzie-Sutter · The Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 18, 2022

Thousands of migrants and their supporters held rallies across Canadian cities on Sunday to call on Ottawa to extend permanent status to undocumented people.

There were also calls to swiftly implement an inclusive…

Tyler Fleming CTV News  Sept. 15, 2022

There is a labour crisis in Canada and as many business sectors struggle to find and hire qualified workers, there are many skilled and educated immigrants who can fill these roles, and there are organizations in Ottawa who work to make that…

Temporary rule change aimed at helping health-care facilities, other workplaces under pressure.