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Experts call for Transportation Safety Board to investigate Ottawa bus crash

Alanna Rizza, THE CANADIAN PRESS Jan 14, 2019

Experts are calling on the federal transportation safety board to investigate a deadly bus crash in Ottawa to prevent similar incidents from occurring again. Ahmed Shalaby, a civil engineering professor at the University of Manitoba,…

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Lots of unresolved issues as Centre Block closes for at least a decade

Joan Bryden, THE CANADIAN PRESS Dec 24, 2018

Pomp and circumstance on Parliament Hill are about to get a little more complicated. The most formal rituals — speeches from the throne, twice-yearly royal assent ceremonies — involve a lot of stately to-ing and fro-ing between the House…

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National Urban Design Awards come to Ottawa on January 7

Building Dec 14, 2018

The public is invited to a free evening of awards presentation and public lecture featuring the 12 recipients of the 2018 National Urban Design Awards from nine communities across Canada. Each recipient will give a four-minute presentation…

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Ottawa’s former Union Station reopens as interim Senate of Canada building

Building Dec 14, 2018

Today, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility, officially handed over the newly renamed Senate of Canada Building to the Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker of the Senate. The event…

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Second group interested in developing LeBreton Flats as Melnyk backed proposal flounders

THE CANADIAN PRESS Dec 3, 2018

A second group has expressed its interest in developing Ottawa's LeBreton Flats, and it says an NHL arena is part of its plan. DevCore Group, which submitted a bid to develop the area near Parliament Hill in 2016 but lost to a group…

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Designers chosen for Ottawa’s central library and archives complex

Building Nov 16, 2018

The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) and Library and Archives Canada (LAC) have recommended Diamond Schmitt Architects and KWC Architects design their joint facility for a new central library and archive. The selection was announced today…

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Ontario government passes legislation to scrap cap and trade

By Paola Loriggio - THE CANADIAN PRESS Oct 31, 2018

TORONTO – The Ontario government has passed legislation to repeal the province's cap-and-trade system, putting the final nail in the coffin of a program Premier Doug Ford has long promised to scrap. The bill was introduced in July but…

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Condition Critical: National residences need $83 million facelift

THE CANADIAN PRESS Oct 16, 2018

Canada needs to spend $83 million over the next 10 years just to get its official residences — including 24 Sussex Drive — into half-decent shape. The National Capital Commission says in a new report that chronic underfunding has left half…

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Electric Nova Bus transportation technology exhibited in Ottawa

Building Oct 9, 2018

Nova Bus was honoured to have been invited to Ottawa to present its all-electric bus at an event held today in the nation's capital. The goal was to provide invited guests an opportunity to learn more about the technologies and features of…

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Feds announce investments in rental housing for Ottawa families

Building Sep 24, 2018

On September 21, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and the Minister responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of…

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