Icy Wonderland by Don Douglas, via the OttawaStart Flickr Pool. The winter storm that, as of Sunday afternoon, is still passing through the region, was the coldest & snowiest Ottawa has seen since before the dawn of the 20th century. ...

Photo via Pixabay/under a reuse licence. The other day a reader asked us if there was any urgent call for blood donations in Ottawa, on account of the tragic bus crash on Jan. 11. We asked Canada Blood Services on Friday and Glenna Gosewich, donor relations territory manager, got back to us: “As we all receive updates on the victims of the crash, our hearts go out to those affected. ...

The book of condolences that was available at City Hall the last week for the public to convey their sympathies to families and victims of the Westboro Station bus collision is moving to Kanata. It will be available at City Hall until the end of day Jan. ...

Night Parliament. Photo by Justin Van Leeuwen via the OttawaStart Flickr Pool. There’s a few ways to make donations to honour those killed in the tragic bus crash last Friday: There are two fundraisers on GoFundMe for the family of Bruce Thomlinson: this one and this one. ...

Michael Blake, whose trio will be performing at the Ottawa Winter Jazz Festival with his trio and Jerry Granelli. (Via TD Ottawa Winter Jazz Festival) The 8th edition of the TD Ottawa Winter Jazz Festival will take place from February 7-9, 2019, at La Nouvelle Scène (333 King Edward Ave). ...

The #SuperBlueBloodMoon of last year as seen from Ottawa. (Devyn Barrie photo) There will be a total lunar eclipse on January 20, and it can be fully visible from Ottawa if the sky cooperates. The eclipse begins at 9:36 p.m., when the earth’s shadow will start to cast onto the moon, according to timeanddate. ...

The Morning Hot Tub (from left): Mauler, Rush, Jennie and Josie. (Photo by Maggie McAdam/Hot 89.9) And then there were three. Hot 89.9’s popular morning drive show is now with one fewer host, after Josie Fenech left the show on Friday. ...

Photo by James Sutton via Unsplash. Friday’s tragic bus crash at Westboro station may be distressing for many in the community. Ottawa Public Health has a webpage about responding to stressful events and says: “After an emergency or disaster, people may feel dazed or even numb. ...

Ottawa Police Chief Charles Bordeleau speaks at a press conference on Saturday. (Via CBC News) Ottawa Police gave an update on the investigation into Friday’s tragic bus crash at Westboro station, which killed three people and injured 23 more. Here’s what they said: ...

The latest rental market reports for Ottawa-Gatineau were released in November and if you haven’t had a chance to look at them yet there’s some interesting tidbits in there. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, a crown corporation that reports on the housing sector, releases a report every year for both cities with details such as vacancy rates, average rents and a whole lot more. ...