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Algonquin College looks to suspend 30 more programs

After years of financial struggles and unanswered pleas for provincial and federal financial assistance, Algonquin College says it can no longer afford to run the current number of programs offered.

Post-Secondary Education

City Hall insider Jan 22

Welcome to City Hall Insider, the new place where you can find in-depth analysis, calendars and information about what’s happening at City Hall.

City Hall

‘We can do it’: the ongoing fight to end youth homelessness in Ottawa

Within the statistics about unsheltered individuals in Ottawa and data from emergency shelters lies a smaller but underrepresented community of homeless youth, some under the age of 18, who live on streets, friends’ couches, or in the few shelters dedicated to their age group.

Housing

Who’s running? Key races to watch in this fall's Ottawa municipal election

When the next term of council is sworn in after this fall's municipal election, most faces around the council table could look familiar.

Kanata

Slow-motion closure? Parents push to save alternative schooling options

A day before students went on a two-and-a-half-week break for the holidays, parents received a memo from the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board’s new director of education saying alternative schools would not include junior kindergarten enrolment come September.

Provincial

City Hall and residents clash over NCC plan to rezone southern greenspace for housing

What began as a technical planning change quietly moving through City Hall has since grown into a flashpoint for community concern.

Ottawa South

Q&A: Affordability, supply and availability in Ottawa’s rental market

The Ottawa Lookout spoke with Francis Cortellino, a senior economist at CMHC, to learn more about the current situation for renters in Ottawa.

Gatineau

Councillors debate buying more diesel buses to help reliability

In November, OC Transpo confirmed it delivered 97.8 per cent of its planned trips over a 12-month period, which was less than the 99.5 per cent target that was set. This, the transit organization said, is largely due to the lack of buses in service.

Transportation

As renovictions accelerate in Vanier, one land trust tries to hold the line

The Ottawa Community Land Trust works to preserve and increase affordable housing in the city in three ways.