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  Show Digest from selected RSS feed  CBC | Ottawa News  Pieces of Parliament roof become ornaments An Ottawa charity has come up with a unique way to raise money to help families in need during the winter holidays - selling little pieces of Canada's Parliament Buildings. -- Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:02:01 EDT Artists oppose downtown Gatineau arena An artist's group Wednesday demonstrated their oppostion to a proposed arena in the downtown Hull area of Gatineau. -- Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:12:08 EDT Ottawa councillors compete for stimulus money The City of Ottawa is running out of time to spend $12-million worth of infrastructure money by the March 31st deadline -- Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:24:33 EDT O'Brien to urge transit revamp in mayoral race Ottawa mayoral candidate Larry O'Brien will push for an overhaul of OC Transpo as part of his election platform, as well as a wage freeze at city hall, CBC News has learned. -- Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:27:23 EDT Lightning zap sparks humane society plea A power outage at the building on Champagne Avenue, caused by an electrical storm, has left thousands of dollars worth of telephone and computer-related damages, officials said. -- Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:15:50 EDT Young voters urged to engage in civic election A national youth group has kicked off an Ottawa campaign to get young voters out to the ballot box. -- Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:25:37 EDT Bariatric surgery wait time worsening: Ont. doctor An Ottawa doctor says Ontario's push to expand access to weight-loss surgery in the province is leading to longer wait times because of stricter rules on covering out-of-province procedures. -- Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:55:34 EDT Semrau sentencing delayed The sentencing of Capt. Robert Semrau, a Canadian soldier found guilty of disgraceful conduct in the death of a wounded Afghan insurgent, has been postponed until Sept. 21. -- Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:56:17 EDT 'National' funeral to be held for Béchard Quebec cabinet minister Claude Béchard, who died Tuesday after a public battle with cancer, will be given a national funeral, Premier Jean Charest announces. -- Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:32:42 EDT Ontario doctors tackle opioid abuse The dramatic increase in the abuse of opioids such as Oxycontin has led the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons to propose some dramatic initiatives to curb addiction. -- Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:43:17 EDT Ottawa company makes clickable video fashionable An Ottawa company is hoping its clickable video technology will help consumers shop while they watch the latest fashions. -- Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:08:08 EDT Harper condemns Qur'an burning plan Prime Minister Stephen Harper added his voice to the global outcry against a U.S. church's plan to burn 200 copies of the Qur'an on Saturday - the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. -- Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:54:38 EDT Low-literacy adults to increase 25% by 2031: report A new report predicts the number of Canadian adults with low literacy levels will increase 25 per cent by 2031, creating a 'literacy dilemma.' -- Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:59:22 EDT City electricity rates may rise again Hydro Ottawa has applied to the Ontario Energy Board to increase its rates by 1.1 per cent as of Jan. 1, which would be the third rise in electricity prices in a year. -- Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:14:32 EDT Orangeville nurse's killing not random: police There was no sign of forced entry into the home of slain nurse Sonia Varaschin in Orangeville, Ont., police say, adding they don't believe her killing was random. -- Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:51:56 EDT  
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