Новости за 01.09.2015

Canadian special forces are conducting an evaluation of the Polaris MRZR-4 all-terrain vehicle. The Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM) is interested in eventually acquiring an Enhanced All-Terrain Vehicle (EATV) and an Ultra-Light Combat Vehicle or ULCV. (photo above – Polaris displayed its various special forces vehicles at the CANSEC 2015 trade show in May. […]

'I have been writing books about this for years, but it takes a video. Good for him, in a way. He has put it on the agenda.'

Ottawa firefighters were called in Monday evening to help paramedics reach a teenager who apparently sustained some broken bones after falling from the Alexandra Bridge onto the shoreline. Paramedics described the 16-year-old’s injuries as minor. However, the victim landed in an “awkward” spot that was difficult to reach. A fire department water rescue team was called in to […]

Expect lots and lots of high dudgeon pontification on Tuesday. Statistics Canada is releasing a few figures about the state of the economy. It’ll be Blame the Conservatives if we’ve dipped into recession, no matter how modest. And, of course, if the numbers look good, the Tories will be tooting their collective horn. Recession rhetoric * Harper won’t […]

When the prime minister says he’s going to drop over, how do you prepare? Well, if you’re Damian Konstantinakos, the Conservative candidate for Ottawa Centre, you do a quick house clean, pick up the kids’ toys, and shove the living room furniture around a bit. The preparations were, admittedly, hasty. But then the visitation was also rather sudden. […]

In a horrifying account of being hog-tied and gagged, then repeatedly raped in a Nepean basement by a young couple, a teen girl told police in 2014 that she was screaming in pain and begging them to stop. “They said I’m a good sex slave. … They wouldn’t stop. They were giggling and laughing,” the […]

Ontario students will be getting warnings about sexting, advice on good eating and lessons in tolerance when the new school year gets rolling.

Damage at a cottage east of Ottawa should not have been described as a hate crime, Ontario Provincial Police said Monday. OPP in Hawkesbury had initially said the ransacking of a cottage on Boundary Road in the the township of Alfred-Plantagenet appeared to be a “hate crime against the victim.” Windows and furniture were broken at […]

Negotiations between airport taxi drivers and Coventry Connections continued late into the night Monday without apparent resolution in an attempt to settle the long-running dispute that has seen drivers blocking access to the Ottawa airport. “There are many, many issues outstanding,” Jerry Dias, the national president of Unifor, the union representing Capital and Airport Taxi […]