A legal challenge filed against the city Friday alleges that Ottawa’s water pipe ban is unconstitutional, as it infringes on Middle Eastern Canadian’s rights because of the pipe’s significance in their culture. A notice of application to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, dated March 31, was brought by three parties. ...

_ (Via Ottawa Police) _ (Ottawa) - The Ottawa Police Service Criminal Investigations Section is currently investigating a stabbing that occurred on Saturday April 1st at around 3:45 pm out front of the 1-100 block of Rideau Street in Ottawa. ...

[caption id=“attachment_64591” align=“aligncenter” width=“800”] Quebec hip hop artist Koriass performs Blacklights at the 2017 Juno Gala Dinner, at the Shaw Centre on Saturday. (CARASiPhoto)[/caption] The Juno Awards will be presented Sunday night and for those without tickets, there are plenty of ways to watch from home. ...

_ (Via Ottawa Public Health) _ ** Ottawa ** – Ottawa Public Health (OPH) has become aware that people travelling on two WestJet flights arriving in and departing from Ottawa may have been exposed to measles.  The Ottawa flights took place on March 22: ...

_ (Via City of Ottawa) _ ** Ottawa ** – The City of Ottawa, together with the Ottawa Music Industry Coalition (OMIC), will spearhead a task force of music and film industry leaders to develop a Music Strategy for Ottawa. Mayor Jim Watson and Councillor Jeff Leiper made the announcement today during the “Ottawa as a Music City” panel discussion at the Innovation Centre. ...

Ottawa’s bid for the 2021 Canada Summer Games, the largest multi-sport event in the country, lost out to Niagara Region, officials announced Thursday. Organizers with the Canada Games Council announced the news in Toronto. City officials and organizers of Ottawa’s bid gathered at Ben Franklin Place to hear the news, which was streamed via Periscope. ...

[caption id=“attachment_64356” align=“aligncenter” width=“6000”] The Fulcrum, uOttawa’s campus newspaper, has been served libel notice by the president of the university’s student union. (Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com)[/caption] The president of uOttawa’s student union filed a notice of action to sue campus newspaper _ the _ _ Fulcrum _ after they published allegedly defamatory statements made against him at a union meeting. ...

_ (Via Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group) _ ** OTTAWA-GATINEAU ** In less than eight months, RNation welcomes OUR NATION to Lansdowne and Ottawa for the 105th Grey Cup Festival presented by Shaw from November 21-26. This week-long celebration will showcase Canadian culture and attract over 250,000 visitors throughout the multi-day festival that culminates with the 105th Grey Cup presented by Shaw on Sunday, November 26 at TD Place. ...

** Get ready for a “picture perfect” night as Nature Nocturne celebrates with DJ Bit Funk and the NAC WolfGANG sessions ** From classical music with attitude to electronic DJ mastery, the next Nature Nocturne on ** March 31 ** promises a dazzling night of sounds, sights and “picture perfect” fun. ...

_ (Via Rideau Valley Conservation Authority) _ March 28, 2017, EASTERN ONTARIO — The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (RVCA) Board of Directors celebrated another successful year with the release of their 2016 Annual Report. The report highlights numerous on-the-ground projects that happened throughout the Rideau watershed that drains over 4,000 square kilometres in Eastern Ontario. ...