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Babies, beer and blurry photos This is Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's 2009 Christmas card with a picture of his family, wife Laureen, son Ben and daughter Rachel.

The following editorial is from the Ottawa Citizen. It's encouraging to recognize that, nowadays, it's getting harder to make open expressions of homophobia without incurring social reprobation.

After being approached by several retirement home operators, an Ottawa developer is looking to rezone its Rideau River property, north of the airport, to allow residential uses.

The City of Ottawa is updating its five-year economic development strategy after a recent study found the city has been weakened by professional and technical job losses and by a lack of infrastructure.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 2:46 PM Canadian Gothic or Brokeback Brisons? Jane Taber S cott Brison describes it as "Canadian Gothic." "Just a couple of guys and their dog standing in a field," he says about his Christmas card this year.

A state-of-the-art, 10-screen movie complex has opened its doors to east-end moviegoers.

A 22-year-old woman who struck and injured a cyclist while her licence was suspended for driving drunk has pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified.

Canadian Liberal MP Scott Brison's 2009 Christmas card showing Brison and his partner Maxime St.

A striking new building for the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health promises to invigorate Montreal Road, says John Baird, federal minister of transport and infrastructure.

A 22-year-old Ottawa man faces charges after a woman fought off an attempted car robbery.

OTTAWA a ' The giant American home renovation chain, Lowea TMs, has opened its first Ottawa store.

At least 70 vehicles are involved in chain reaction crashes which have closed a portion of Hwy.

A woman makes her way through a park during a snowstorm expected to dump as much as 35 centimetres of snow on Montreal.

Ottawa police are estimating about 150 thousand dollars in damage after a garage fire on Mitch Owens Road just west of Anderson early this morning.

"I'm friends with benefits, aren't I," an Ottawa court heard Thursday an 65-year-old tennis instructor told an 11-year-old girl after he offered to swap her underwear for tennis shorts.

OTTAWA a ' Ottawa police have charged a man in connection to the armed robbery of two convenience stores in the city's east end.

Buyers line up Tuesday night for a chance at new condo units at 111 Richmond Rd.

School board officials have identified 33 local schools as candidates to host full-day kindergarten when the Ontario government begins implementing it next fall.

Yusef Al Mezel is widely respected by his taxi driver co-workers. Photograph by: Rod MacIvor, The Ottawa Citizen The other day at the Innes Road jail, taxi drivers stood in line four-deep to visit their union leader, Yusef Al Mezel.

A woman who was dragged by a car during a robbery doesn't remember what happened to her, but she's relieved one of the suspects has been arrested.