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As more businesses reopen and summer-like weather returns, Ottawa residents are increasingly coming out of their homes, while still remaining socially-distanced. OttawaStart’s Farah Khan snapped these photos over the last week showing the odd mix of life we are faced with: While some areas remain frozen in time, reflecting a pre-pandemic life, others show the new normal we have adapted to. ...

The Redblacks take the field at TD Place for their 2019 home opener against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. (All photos by Howard Whiting/Lightchasers.ca) The Ottawa Redblacks won their home opener game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders Thursday night with a final score of 44-41. ...

Colourized image of a Canadian messenger carrying his bicycle through mud in August 1917. (photo via Library and Archives Canada – PA-001581) (Via Canadian War Museum) As the First World War continues to fade into the past, the conflict and its impact have been brought vividly to life with The Great War in Colour – A New Look at Canada’s First World War Effort, 1914–1918. ...

Explore the Garden Promenade during ** Garden Photo-Fest ** August 19 & 20. Bring your camera and get behind the lens of the ever spectacular blooms and landscapes of the over 40 gardens and over 70 garden experiences in Canada’s Capital. ...

People from all over the country gathered on Parliament Hill to ring in 150 years of Confederation on Canada Day, here are some photos from the Hill. _ Photos by Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com _ [caption id=“attachment_71771” align=“alignnone” width=“1000”] Parts of the lawn flooded due to heavy rainfall. ...

The Canadian debut of the Red Bull Global Rallycross wrapped up at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum Sunday evening. American Tanner Foust was declared round six winner on Sunday in the Supercar category, with Scott Speed in second and Mitchell deJong in third. ...

Ottawa had its first serious snowfall Thursday, with several centimetres falling from the late afternoon into the night. https://twitter.com/ottawastart/status/791797307016642560 There had been short but sweet sprinkles of the white stuff over the capital region over the past few days, although Thursday took it a little too far. ...

Here’s a collection of photos from in and around Ottawa this season (and some from past falls!) _ We love getting photos from readers. Email yours to feedback@ottawastart.com , tweet them @OttawaStart or upload them to our Flickr group ! ...

From CapitalModern.ca : Mosaic at the Tory Building at Carleton University. Click on the image for the story. http://www.capitalmodern.ca/image-of-the-week/image-of-the-week-mosaic-egg/

(This blog post originally appeared on Point2Homes , a real estate listing site.) Although many highrises have been built in Ottawa since the ‘70s, the city’s skyline has seen significant change especially in the past decade. Various condo developments, construction projects and newly-built towers have altered the cityscape in many ways. ...