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If you live in Ottawa and you're struggling reach out. Distress: 613-238-3311 | Crisis: 613-722-6914 or 1-866-996-0991 | TEXT 343-306-5550 Chat & Text 10am-11pm #OttawaOccupied #distress #myottawa

@ctvottawa I would love to see the reasoning behind the changes. They were poorly communicated and highly disruptive. What are seniors or people who bus supposed to do? Not to mention workers throwing bins so they break, then forcing us to go out to the ends of the city to replace them.

One-time garbage drop off offered to Ottawa residents amid collection delays ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article…

March 15 is the International Day to Combat Islamophobia. Intolerance and discrimination against Muslims have existed for a long time, but have intensified in recent years. We all have a role to play to call out hate and discrimination in all forms, including Islamophobia.

Celebrate International Women’s Day with an unforgettable read written by a wonderful woman writer! Discover your next favourite book in our Canadian Authors Book Catalogue: canadianauthors.org/national/catal… #InternationalWomensDay #InternationalWomensDay2026

Happy Freedom to Read Week (FTRW)! This annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom starts today and runs from February 22-28.

Register by 11:59 pm Eastern on February 28 to participate in our Karen Gansel Short Fiction Contest. You will receive the writing prompt on March 1 and have until March 14 to submit your short story for the chance to win top prize of $1,500! Register at ow.ly/X1SP50Ye8wH.

The Karen Gansel Short Fiction Award is here! Open to writers across Canada. Original fiction: 3500–5000 words. Blind judged. Cash prizes. National exposure. Register here: ow.ly/fRa150YaQEz #KarenGanselAward #CanLit #CAA105 #WritingContest #CAA #CanadianAuthorsAssociation

Just a friendly reminder that due to the change in terms of services on this app a while ago, I have stopped posting here. The new reading challenge for this year is available on my website, and you can follow me on the string app and the photo app. To stay connected. @kcotenti

Just a friendly reminder that due to the change in terms of services on this app a while ago, I have stopped posting here. The new reading challenge for this year is available on my website, and you can follow me on the string app and the photo app. To stay connected.

@ottawacity can you please explain why our tax dollars were spent on sending out a plow to clear 1 cm of packed snow off the road, turning it into a skating rink and not spread any salt? The road needed salting not plowing and now is even more dangerous. Attention @RiverWardRiley

@elonmusk Stop. Just stop. Use your money to help those in need, not in useless vanity projects that do nothing but boost your image and fail upon attempt. Or worse, destroy our planet.

A large solar-powered AI satellite constellation would be able to prevent global warming by making tiny adjustments in how much solar energy reached Earth

Unilever / Magnum stopped Ben & Jerry’s from creating a flavor for Palestine — so I’m doing it myself. I’ve got a watermelon, an empty pint, and I need your help: Name the flavor or suggest ingredients Or design the pint packaging Tag @yobencohen, @MagnumGlobal use #JusticeforPalestine to submit Use your voice when Ben & Jerry’s can’t — to secure peace, justice, and dignity in Palestine #FreeBenandJerrys

In loving memory of Brkti Berhe (1988 - 2024) Please join Brkti’s family, Councillor Riley Brockington, and our community to celebrate the life of Brkti Berhe with the unveiling of a memorial plaque. Paul Landry Park (Uplands Drive) Tuesday, October 28, 5:30pm

Château Laurier earns Michelin recognition ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article…

@OC_TranspoHelps @OC_Transpo Thank you for your quick response. It happened around 16:36, at the Walkley O -Train station southbound. She and another paused to let an elderly woman off the train and then the doors closed on her while she was trying to exit forcing her and the other back onto the train.

@thecalmscribe @OC_Transpo Good day, we are very sorry for the inconvenience caused. Can you kindly confirm the time and location where this took place? Thank you ^AA

@OC_Transpo tonight my wife was forced to stay on the train because the doors closed too early and would not let her off, even though she pressed the door open button. She missed her connecting bus. This could be bad if it was a child. Fix your systems!

What a great afternoon in Banff-Ledbury. The amazing community came together to unveil its community-led mural under the skilled guidance of artist Claudia Salguero. Fantastic! @BanffComHouse

The fact that the media has been using the 60k number since spring of 2024 is honestly unconscionable.

If you are tempted to attend a Lantern Festival near Mooney's Bay on September 29, please note, this is a SCAM, do not buy tickets or send money.

The folks at TIFF might be shocked to learn that trying to please everyone during a genocide is, in fact, a great way to make everyone see you as a spineless loser

Amnesty strongly condemns Israel’s deliberate killing of journalists in an air strike on a media tent in occupied Gaza City. Anas al-Sharif and his colleagues have been the eyes and voices of Gaza. Starved and exhausted, they continued to bravely report from the frontlines, despite death threats and immense grief. No conflict in modern history has seen a higher number of journalists killed than Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. There must be an independent and impartial investigation into the killings of Palestinian journalists, with justice and full reparation for their families. States must urgently act to bring an end to Israel’s genocide now.