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Centretown Worker Relief Fund, organized by Sophia Kamal

The Centretown Worker Relief Fund was created to provide direct financial aid to workers w… Sophia Kamal needs your support for Centretown Worker Relief Fund

Gofundme in support of the workers in the downtown Ottawa area that are currently unable to work and have not been able to work for about 3 weeks now due to the trucker occupation. 

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UnpublishedOttawa.com is launching a new current affairs show this year. Please check out our inaugural podcast on the #MeToo movement and its impact on Canadian Politics.

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Say What? Did I read that correctly? 

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Government had plenty of time to prepare for and prevent the flooding of Ottawa and Gatineau, yet, no matter the level, it has done little to help the victims of the flood.

In mid-April the Ottawa River was rising and by early May it was still rising at an unprecedented rate. By May 4th, areas were already flooding and it was abundantly clear Ottawa was in for a hefty load of rain

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Ottawa woman denied right to file police report

Ending violence against women is one of the top three priorities of Ottawa Police Chief, Charles Bordeleau.   It's too bad some of those on the front lines, "didn't get the memo". 

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The Chair of the Ottawa Police Services Board sent a formal request to Ottawa Life Magazine Publisher and Managing Editor Dan Donovan and Carleton University Criminology Professor Darryl Davies seeking a correction to a story related to the violent killing of Abdirahman Abdi by Constable Daniel Montsion. What follows is OPSB Chair Eli El-Chantiry's email and our response.  

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Closing schools result of failed Liberal Education plan and unsustainable promise to Catholics...

The Green Party of Ontario does not believe it's necessary to close public schools in local communities when other fiscal alternatives exist, like ending duplication by merging the Catholic and Public School Boards in Ontario. $1.5 Billion annual savings is sufficient to keep local community schools open, bring back specialty teachers for gym, music and art, and invest in more classroom resources. 

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Liberals sacrificing local schools to keep unsustainable promise to one religious group...

Green Party of Ontario leader Mike Schreiner is restating the party’s call for a moratorium on school closures until the government fixes the funding formula. The GPO also supports investing more money in classrooms and community schools by ending duplication in the public and separate school boards.