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While strikes were legal back in 1891, six months’ notice had to be provided to management. 

Two young men were sent to jail for taking advantage of Ottawans during the 1920's before watching their network come crumbling down due to the Great Depression.

One-hundred-and-eighty delegates and 40 wives arrived in the capital on a special train put on by the Canada Atlantic Railway. Reportedly, their train was the heaviest passenger train ever hauled over a Canadian railroad.

Horse-powered rail cars were the first modes of mass public transit in Ottawa.

An old Canadian 'tradition' halted after a death in a part of Ottawa which used to be known as Mount Sherwood.

This week back in 1914, a German-born man's charmed life in Ottawa took a drastic turn.

Ottawa was named Canada's capital just a few years after Lord Elgin toured the region.

In preparation for the social battles about to be joined, it was reported that some ladies had brought maids as well as 20-30 pieces of luggage filled with gowns, shoes, and hats to wear at the many gala events and garden parties. 

Drive-in theatres were most popular in Ottawa back in the 1950s and '60s, but they're enjoying a renaissance during COVID-19.

The last square timber raft to leave for Quebec City from Ottawa began its journey in mid-June 1908 from the upper reaches of the Ottawa River, passing through the city in early July.