Relay for Life prepares for all-nighter

Manotick church wants your e-waste

MANOTICK - A local church is hoping to spark an e-waste exodus this weekend.

Youthful outlook to shape Manotick programming

MANOTICK - Teens have a chance to shape their village at an upcoming workshop in Manotick.

Manotick farmers' market expands

MANOTICK - The Manotick Farmer’s Market is growing faster than its vendors’ vegetables as it gears up for an expanded season in Dickinson Square.

Tri-party meetings keep Manotick, Minto in the loop

MANOTICK - Minto has agreed to meet regularly with Manotick groups to ensure everyone is chasing the same goals.

From refugee camp to soccer stardom

ALTA VISTA - For almost six years, 12-year-old Ali Audy lived a terrible existence in a refugee camp in Syria after his parents were forced out of Iraq because of war.

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OPWHL about joy and fun in hockey: player

OTTAWA - It was a white-knuckle finish during the Ottawa Power Wheelchair Hockey League’s annual fundraising game against a team comprised of local celebrities on April 6.

Ottawa set to host nine FIFA Women’s World Cup games

Ottawa will host nine Federation of International Football Association Women’s World Cup matches, including a quarterfinal game, the association announced on March 21.

Baseball association to host junior provincials

KANATA/GOULBOURN/WEST CARLETON - The Kanata Little League Baseball Association has an exciting 2013 season planned and will host the junior provincial tournament in July this year.

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No May flowers at newest art exhibit

KANATA - April showers bring May flowers but this month at the Kanata Civic Art Gallery, patrons will be treated to a show of anything but.

Chamber raising funds for youth centre

KANATA/GOULBOURN/WEST CARLETON - This year’s Kanata Chamber of Commerce golf tournament will raise funds for the Kanata Haven Youth Centre’s Not Alone project.

Hospice hosts Girls Night Out

OTTAWA - Always a hit with the ladies, Friends of Hospice Ottawa is set to host its seventh-annual Girls Night Out event on May 31.

Golf tournament raises funds for Roger’s House

OTTAWA - The inaugural Dylan Beaton Memorial Golf Tournament will raise funds and awareness for Roger’s House.

Two friends and the fish that came between them

It must have looked like something out of a black-and-white comedy from the silent movie era. Three men out on the Ottawa; two none too pleased after what recently transpired.  The two are at...

You can't hear the birds sing by the parkway

As much as people would like to have the whole thing over with, it’s likely that the public controversy over the west-end LRT route will go on and on.

Teaching kids about social media

In the wake of Rehtaeh Parsons’ death, people came out to condemn her alleged attackers and the justice system that failed her.

Do we really need another gleaming palace of gloom?

If it’s your birthday and you make the proper phone calls, you and some friends can ride in the pace car at Rideau Carleton Raceway. It’s pretty good to be one of those friends.

Marathon drummers to keep the beat this race weekend

OTTAWA - While some onlookers might only see marathon racers stretching their limbs before the big race, there will be a group of nine men also stretching in preparation for a different kind of...

Ridgemont, Rideau high schools want to start a chain reaction

OTTAWA SOUTH - Fourteen years ago, a girl named Rachel Scott was sitting on the grass out front of her school when two boys approached her and shot her five times. She didn’t know it at the time, but...

Plans change for temporary park at Rideau and Charlotte

SANDY HILL - At the recent Sandy Hill meeting, residents strongly opposed a developer’s proposal to reconsider earlier plans to establish a temporary park at a vacant lot in the neighbourhood.

Children leading the charge to promote urban life

SANDY HILL - A group of young, imaginative minds would like to welcome other youthful urbanites to go for a walk around Sandy Hill this weekend.