Новости за 06.12.2015

A new report, “ISIS in America: From Retweets to Raqqa,” has been written by the George Washington University’s Program on Extremism. It attempts to provide a profile of Islamic State recruits/sympathizers from the U.S., (I’m not aware of a similar study by Canadian researchers but if there is let me know). Here is what the U.S. researchers […]

Rumour has it that there are people – curmudgeonly types; disdainers of puppies and sunrises – who are not fans of red-headed Anne Shirley and her turn-of-the-20th-century Prince Edward Island world of family and community and learning, sometimes the hard way, about who you are and where you fit.

For the past few days, as a curious and possibly endangered citizen, I’ve been reading up on the role cities in general, and Ottawa in particular, are expected to play in the mitigation of the coming, inevitable climatic disruption. It’s been rather like watching game tapes to prepare tactics for the upcoming contest, a contest […]

One person was injured in what fire officials are describing as a two-alarm fire in a home near Hunt Club Road early Sunday morning, while Gatineau police were busy investigating a suspicious blaze. Multiple callers alerted officials to a fire at 3555 Downpatrick Rd., near Hunt Club and Uplands roads, at about 6:27 a.m. Fire officials found flames shooting […]

On the federal government’s website, you can take a pledge to “#endviolence” against women and girls. “We are all part of the solution!” it chirps. The Ontario government has launched a campaign of TV ads designed to get bystanders to speak up when they see violence and harassment. This one comes with a hashtag too: #itsneverokay. […]

Erik Karlsson capped a wild Senators comeback Saturday, taking a Bobby Ryan feed and beating New York Islanders goaltender Jaroslav Halak with 1:34 remaining in overtime. However, No. 1 centre Kyle Turris left with an injury.

The Ottawa 67's on Saturday night got an up-close look at what likely has Toronto Maple Leafs fans eagerly anticipating the arrival of one Mitch Marner.

The Toronto Rock prevailed in a National Lacrosse League exhibition game at TD Place in Ottawa on Saturday. A crowd of 3,200 watched.

The cast of Freezing the musical were at the Snowsuit Fund Depot on Saturday to help distribute snowsuits and bring some smiles to the faces of those coming in to get snowsuits.

Britain’s defence secretary says U.K. fighter jets have targeted a Syrian oilfield during a second combat operation against the Islamic State group, the Associated Press reported. In addition, two RCAF CF-18s attacked an Islamic State fighting position northeast of Mosul on Friday. Here is the rest of the Associated Press article about the British strikes: […]

Children were rescued from the second floor of a residential high-rise building at 1465 Caldwell Ave. on Saturday afternoon after Ottawa Fire Services received multiple calls reporting visible flames.

With Colin Greening shipped back to Binghamton and Milan Michalek expected to be out long-term and with the Senators playing a stretch of five games in eight days, Dziurzynski got the call, making his long-awaited return to the NHL.

Families skated on the Sens Rink of Dreams in the warm sunshine Saturday and roasted marshmallows at the Mayor’s 15th Annual Christmas Celebration. The theme at this year’s event at city hall was the Ottawa Food Bank and the celebration was open free of charge to families bringing non-perishable food items to celebrate the festivities. “Santa Claus is […]

Hockey fans and history buffs alike will have the opportunity to see and take photos with trophies from the Hockey Fall of Fame at the Library and Archives Canada building this weekend. The trophies are part of the temporary exhibit “Hockey Marching as to War” at the LAC building which documents the First World War and […]

Ottawa firefighters made quick work Saturday on a smoky fire at a two-storey home under renovation at 55 Melville Dr., south of Fallowfield Road. Firefighters received several 911 calls reported the fire shortly before 3 p.m. Crews confirmed a working fire and called for extra personnel and equipment. Estimated damages were $100,000 to the building […]