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The tragedy of losing one of Rockcliffe’s most important historical properties.

For more than 80 years, Cummings Island was an important piece of Ottawa history.

81 years ago, a cipher clerk walked out of 285 Charlotte St. and into Cold War history

Abe Hamadeh is running for reelection in Arizona

The bold staging of Shakespeare's classic helped make Harlem a home for "serious" theater

Nobody outside of it ever seems to know where my neighbourhood is.

Lornado was built by an American in Ottawa, and now it's American property.

Once home to Dutch royalty, Stornoway has a unique place in Canadian politics.

The three spans, hopping two islands, have an illustrious history

Soper's Fountain is a sight to behold, but it may not be what it seems

The by-wash was disgusting, but a foundational part of early Lower Town

How a waterfall's 17th-Century description splashed all over the map of Eastern Ontario

What remains of Ottawa's great Carnegie Library.

Following the lost streetcar route of Rockcliffe Park

Rockcliffe Park is an actual park. And its story is très branché.

Real-time outages and problems for Google Drive and Docs. Is the app not loading? Can't log in? Here you see what is going on.

The Trump administration has in recent weeks launched other strikes on boats allegedly connected to Venezuelan drug cartels, but until Thursday, there had been no survivors.

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A federal judge has put a stop to the Trump administration’s controversial plan to fire thousands of federal employees during the ongoing government shutdown. Judge Susan Illston of the U.S. […] The post Judge Blocks Trump from Axing Thousands of Federal Workers During Shutdown appeared first on Baller Alert.

A nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize may be submitted by any person who meets the nomination criteria. A letter of invitation to submit is not required. The names of the nominees and other informati...

Colorado investigators are reviewing the 2005 shooting death of journalist Hunter S. Thompson, which was ruled a suicide.