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Get ready for a cold week in Ottawa

It is good news for Winterlude, despite the canal no longer being branded as the festivals main attraction

Weather

The allure and dangers of algorithms

Local news cannot succumb to the algorithms that shape our world. Instead, we need to trust our journalists and community

Editor's Note

The city is fast-tracking work to build two Sprung structures in Nepean and Kanata

The cost will be $15 million to build each centre

Housing

Will Ottawa get a renoviction bylaw afterall?

In a surprising move, the answer appears to be yes

Housing

Chinatown BIA opposes new HART hub in Centretown; looks to rebrand itself as a “multicultural village”

The head of the BIA said incidents started to get out of hand when a safe consumption site opened at the Somerset West Community Health Centre in 2018

Downtown

Ottawa’s new idling rules are not enforceable

It's a complicated enforcement mechanism

Transportation

Hillcrest High School the scene of a double stabbing

Two teenage boys were stabbed and suffered serious but stable injuries.

Crime

Are safe consumption sites the answer to fixing Ottawa's drug crisis?

The Lookout chatted with Suzanne Obiorah is the Executive Director of the Somerset West Community Health Centre

Toxic Drug Supply

The Ottawa Carleton District School Board is set to unveil some controversial changes

It involves cuts to many programs, including ones for specialized learning needs.

School