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By Edith Cody-Rice The Seven Gifts Project is a Mississippi Mills bicentennial project of truth and reconciliation between Canada's indigenous peoples and those who came to North America from outside the continent and largely occupied lands inhabited for thousands of years by earlier native c

Imagine the scene: Parliament, the surrounding skyline, and the glittering river — a stunning backdrop ahead of an 8 p.m. puck drop.

Michelle O’Bonsawin’s experience, passion for her community, and professionalism will help her succeed as the first Indigenous member of the Supreme Court, says Claudette Commanda.

When Claudette Commanda, an Elder from Kitigan Zibi, was an undergraduate student, she wasn’t shy about asking what programs and services the University of Ottawa had for Indigenous students.

She will be the first Indigenous person and only the third woman to hold the post in the schools 174-year history.

The family of a boy who died after jumping off the Prince of Wales Bridge in 2020 is now suing the City of Ottawa for $1.5 million, alleging the city should have known the bridge posed a danger to the public and that it failed to stop people from accessing it.

Vimy Grant, 14, climbed onto the Prince of Wales bridge through holes in a fence put up by the City of Ottawa

World renowned cartographer Fraser Taylor has recently been honored with the Order of Canada, the highest civilian award in the country

A project is officially underway to turn a disused rail bridge into a new way to get between west-end Ottawa and Gatineau for work or play.

Work to turn an old rail bridge into a multi-use pathway between Ottawa and Gatineau is officially underway.