Today’s letters: Ottawa public servants, bring your cats to work
Re: Bats, rats and bedbugs: Ottawa public servants returning to pest-ridden buildings, Sept. 12. Read More
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Mae Jemison
Former astronaut Mae Jemison became the first Black woman in space, flying aboard the Endeavour in 1992. Today, she works as a scientist and public speaker.
John Williams
Oscar-winning composer John Williams has scored more than 100 movies, including Jaws, the Star Wars movies, E.T., and the first three Harry Potter films.
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Deachman: Demise of the Belltown Dome — Is this what awaits Ottawa’s other urban rinks?
I stepped onto the ice at the Belltown Dome arena for the first time years ago and marvelled, in ways
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Why 14,500 Ottawa students could face suspension in the new year
Ottawa Public Health is stepping up its vaccine surveillance program in schools, including threatening suspensions, as it tries to increase
Jesus Christ
Jesus is a religious leader whose life and teachings are recorded in the Bible’s New Testament. He is a central figure in Christianity and is emulated as the incarnation of God by many Christians all over the world.
Millvina Dean
Millvina Dean was the youngest of the 705 survivors of the sinking of the RMS Titanic and lived to be the last survivor.
Sandy Koufax
Jewish-American baseball pitcher Sandy Koufax starred for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers before elbow arthritis forced an early retirement.
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton was an English physicist and mathematician famous for his laws of physics. He was a key figure in the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century.
Fannie Lou Hamer
Fannie Lou Hamer was an African American civil rights activist who led voting drives and co-founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.