Chewing on politics in the produce aisle

Customers at an Ottawa grocery store fill their carts with exotic produce from around the world, but as they make their way through the aisles, CBC also asked them to chew on the politics here at home.

Yvette Skaff is the manager at Mangosteen Fruits & Vegetables, a small grocery store off Bank St. in the city's south end. 

She says as Canadians get set to head to the polls her customers are mostly talking about the cost of living. As a mom of three, it's something Skaff is thinking about as well. 

Robotic patient transfer device launches at Ottawa hospital

A robotic platform designed to transfer patients in and out of hospital beds with the press of a button launched last week at five Canadian hospitals, including Bruyère Health Saint-Vincent Hospital in Ottawa.

The ALTA Platform is the creation of Toronto-based Jayiesh Singh, CEO and co-founder of Able Innovations.

Singh told CBC Radio's Ottawa Morning he wants to free up healthcare professionals to "provide compassionate care" and "protect themselves from career-ending injuries."

Carleton Place bat maker takes a swing at torpedo trend

Ben Milinkovich figures he's heard the word 'torpedo' more often in the last few weeks than he has in the last 30 years of his life.

The Ottawa-area sales director has been scrambling to fill "nonstop" orders for a baseball bat with a trendy design.

Known as a torpedo bat, the design features an enlarged sweet spot — the part of the bat that makes contact with the ball. The bats have been surging in popularity since a record-setting New York Yankees game last month. The team set a franchise record with nine home runs, with several Yankees hitters wielding torpedoes.

For NSL's Ottawa Rapid FC, growing relationships at core of team-building

When tasked with building a professional soccer team from the ground up, there are a few main ingredients involved.

Staff, naturally. Players, of course. Investors, yes. Fans, most definitely. 

But one core ingredient that stands out when speaking to the staff and players of Ottawa Rapid FC of the Northern Super League is relationships. Building strong relationships.

Check out Lego versions of Canada's nature and history museums

When an Ottawa Lego hobbyist wanted to build a faithful scaled-down version of the Canadian Museum of History, he wasn't content with using Google Maps alone.

Bruno Di Lalla reached out to the Gatineau, Que., museum asking if they could share the building plans. Instead, the museum encouraged him to reach out to its famed architect Douglas Cardinal.

To his surprise, Cardinal sent him 80 pages of plans to get him started on building his reproduction, which is partially on display at a new Ottawa event this weekend.

CBC News special: Funeral of Pope Francis

Join us on election night for Canada Votes 2025

Who will be Canada’s next Prime Minister? Join CBC News for on-the-ground results from coast-to-coast-to-coast.

Watch Canada Votes 2025 - Election Night with Rosemary Barton, Adrienne Arsenault and the CBC News Team live on Monday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. ET.

You can also tune in to our election radio special co-hosted by Susan Bonner and Piya Chattopadhyay at 7 p.m. ET on CBC Radio One.

Live when you need it, on-demand when you want it. CBC News is your source for the Federal Election.

From Earth Week wonders to gripping crime dramas, April comes alive with breathtaking programs

April kicks off Earth Day with awe-inspiring documentaries that offer hope for our planet’s future. Blue Carbon: Nature’s Hidden Power reveals how coastal communities are restoring vital ecosystems, while Wilding follows a daring rewilding experiment that proves nature has an incredible ability to heal itself.

Discover gripping true stories, from On Thin Ice: Putin v Greenpeace, a tense environmental standoff, to Under the Bridge, a chilling dramatization of a real-life B.C. murder. Plus, Aftermath: Hunt for the Anthrax Killer unravels a high-stakes investigation into the terror that followed 9/11.

All this and more in CBC’s Top 5 Picks for April.

Sam’s story shortlisted for international sports award

The Creator Network has an important accolade to report, and it goes to the team behind this powerful piece, published nearly a year ago.

Samuel Douf teamed up with creators JJ Ngandu, Lucas Arias-Valenzuela and CBC’s in-house animators and producers to tell his story. The piece explores what happened the night he was shot in an Ottawa Airbnb, how he grieved and adjusted to life in a wheelchair and the impact it had on his love of basketball.

Sam's story has been shortlisted for the AIPS Sport Media Awards as it made the top 15 per cent of entries from around the world. The winner will be revealed next month in Rabat, Morocco.

Sam says he shared his story because he wanted other young men to learn from it. If you have a story you want to share, through your own lens, consider pitching to the Creator Network — here’s how.