Capital Current

The smell of garlic sauce and grilled meat filled York Street on June 7 as thousands gathered in the ByWard Market for Ottawa’s inaugural Shawarma Fest, a day-long celebration of one of the city’s most recognizable foods.

Visitors lined up for shawarma wraps, watched live performances and cheered on a Guinness World Record attempt as organizers sought to cement Otta...

The final phase of Baxter Conservation Area’s accessible boardwalk is set to be completed this summer, marking the last step in a nearly decade-long effort to transform the site into Eastern Ontario’s most accessible park.

“We’re trying to move past that point of what you normally do, versus what you can do,” said Diane Downey, director of communications and outreac...

Despite a gloomy first weekend of June, Ottawa residents came out in force for Doors Open Ottawa to explore buildings and institutions that are not always open to the public.

The annual event, held June 6 and 7 this year, gave visitors free access to 65 sites across the city, including government institutions, arts organizations, heritage buildings and cultural spac...

Ottawa’s last supervised consumption sites have closed, ending a model of care that health advocates say saved lives and connected some of the city’s most vulnerable residents with healthcare.

The closures are part of the Ontario government’s shift away from supervised consumption services and toward Homeless and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hubs, a treatment...

Nature advocates behind a four-year effort to make Ottawa an officially “Bird Friendly City” are celebrating the achievement this spring, but also pushing for more ways to protect wildlife habitat and promote environmental sustainability.

Nature Canada announced May 5 that Ottawa and four other Canadian municipalities had earned certification as Bird Friendly Cities...