• This is Ottawa

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This is Ottawa

By: CBC
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  • What would it take to make the Rideau Canal swimmable? Where do you go to find love in Ottawa when you've given up on online dating? Every week, host Robyn Bresnahan seeks out people to answer one question about the city we love. New episodes every Monday.
    Copyright © CBC 2025
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Episodes
  • What’s it like to live with HIV today?

    What’s it like to live with HIV today?
    Feb 3 2025

    Rates of HIV are rising in Ottawa. But a diagnosis today is not the death sentence it once was. Robyn Bresnahan goes for tea with someone who tested positive shortly after arriving in Canada. They talk about finding love, keeping secrets from family and what happened when they decided to disclose their HIV status to their boss.
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    21 mins
  • What can be done about Ottawa’s rat problem?

    What can be done about Ottawa’s rat problem?
    Jan 27 2025

    Rats coming up through toilet bowls. Rats hanging from bird feeders. What can be done once rats decide to make your home THEIR home? One city councillor has suggested rodent birth control. Another says education and prevention is the answer. Robyn Bresnahan meets a woman whose backyard was overtaken by rats - and rings up Alberta’s ‘rat czar’ to hear how that province stays (mostly) rat-free.
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    18 mins
  • Can Ottawa’s independent corner stores survive?

    Can Ottawa’s independent corner stores survive?
    Jan 20 2025

    Some of Ottawa’s corner stores have been around for decades. But their numbers are shrinking. Robyn Bresnahan goes behind the counter to find out what life is like, how booze is changing the game and what would be lost if independent corner shops continue to close.

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    17 mins

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