Новости за 19.02.2016

It sounds like one of those look-back-in-dewy-eyed-fondness shows so popular in tourist traps like Branson, Missouri: 100 characters, 25 years, one man. But BOOM, Rick Miller’s music, performance and multi-media-based history of the Baby Boomers, isn’t that at all according to its creator. “I’m not trying to mine any nostalgia here,” he says. “Otherwise it […]

Why don’t the Liberals want Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains to appear before the Industry committee? Or, to be scrupulously accurate, why did the Liberals on the committee block a seemingly non-controversial motion to invite Bains to appear at a future date to discuss his mandate letter? Newly elected Conservative MP Alex Nuttall doesn’t know – […]

The people of Alexandria are rallying behind one of their civic treasures, challenging the township of North Glengarry to reinstate one tree’s honour.  It’s called the “shoe tree,” and its name says it all. For eight or nine years, on the corner of Kenyon Street and County Road, residents of Alexandria have been tossing their shoes […]

HMCS Winnipeg will return Tuesday to Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt following its eight-and-a-half month deployment, which included participation in Operations REASSURANCE and CARIBBE, according to the Royal Canadian Navy. Operation REASSURANCE is Canada’s contribution to NATO assurance measures in Central and Eastern Europe. Operation CARIBBE is Canada’s participation in the multinational campaign against illicit trafficking […]

The members of the Ottawa punk band Shootin’ Blanx wouldn’t dream of ditching the opportunity to open for the Queers, despite the accusations of racism levelled at the singer of the veteran U.S. band. “There’s not a lot of bigger punk shows that go on in Ottawa,” said drummer Taylor Butler, 22, who made time […]

Professor Andrew Pelling continues to hunt for a shiny blue key.  The University of Ottawa biophysicist heads an unorthodox lab that brings together mathematicians, physicists, biologists, anthropologists and artists in an unbridled quest for discovery — one informed by his boyhood sandbox north of Toronto where he used to dig relentlessly in the dirt.  “I […]

If our country is experiencing a democratic malaise, it is in our provincial legislatures as much or more than it is in Ottawa. We give more than half of our governance to these legislatures, and yet if Parliament behaved as they do, we would feel we were in a moment of democratic crisis. To begin, it […]

It’s bad enough that the government’s single email project is running at least 18 months late. Now Shared Services is facing an even more difficult job: The computer services agency is trying to squeeze the work being done by hundreds of aging data centres into a handful of new super centres by 2020. The technical […]

The teen son of a Canadian diplomat accused of first-degree murder in a double killing in Miami is expected to plead guilty to reduced charges today. In exchange, Marc Wabafiyebazu, 15, is expected to receive a conditional sentence involving bootcamp and probation. Under Florida law, if the teen fulfills the sentencing conditions, a conviction against […]

A long stretch of Prince of Wales Drive reopened to traffic at about 7:30 a.m. Friday following what is so far only described as a “police operation.” Police said they received a call for assistance at a motel in the 2200 block of Prince of Wales Drive, south of Hunt Club Road. An officer arriving at […]

Latest in the journey of an Ottawa couple who gave up a comfortable life to start a tour company in a renovated Italian villa.

The government’s plan to ‘refocus’ Canada’s contribution to the ongoing anti-ISIS mission is back at the top of the Commons agenda as MPs devote a second day to debating the non-binding motion laying out the new strategy – a discussion that is now expected to continue into next week, and will also cover the proposed […]

Crushed by PS language criteria Re: Should government hire the best people or best bilingual people?, Feb. 18. I don’t often share columnist Randall Denley’s opinion, but I had to write to express my agreement with his viewpoint on bilingualism as a primary criteria for hiring and advancement in the federal public service. In my 30 […]

The Canadian military’s fixed wing search and rescue project continues to move along. The bids went in Jan. 11 and the bid evaluation is now underway. An extensive testing of the candidate aircraft is soon to begin. “Bid evaluation, which includes aircraft testing, is expected to take about six months,” Public Procurement and Services Canada […]

The RCMP is scrambling to defuse a public relations bomb over an investigation into bullying, sexual misbehaviour and nudity among employees at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa, according to CBC News. Top brass have ordered new code of conduct investigations and a review of previous inquiries and have suspended two employees with pay after receiving what […]

Senators 4, Hurricanes 2 Ottawa Senators coach Dave Cameron loves his references to baseball. So, here’s another one. It was a Cody Ceci knuckleball, a shot from inside the blueline which deflected off Eric Staal’s stick and fluttered past Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Eddie Lack, which served as the winner in the Senators 4-2 victory Thursday. […]

It’s getting a bit late in the season to be in the self-discovery business. Yet, that’s exactly where the Ottawa Senators and Carolina Hurricanes found themselves as they met at the CTC Thursday night. Both teams on the outside of the top eight teams looking in. Carolina a bit closer than Ottawa, but still chock […]

Ottawa police want the public’s help in finding a missing 15-year-old Ottawa teen. Keyisha Myers-Villeneuve went missing Thursday afternoon. She was last seen on Russell Road. “Her family is concerned for her well-being,” police said. The teenager is described as Caucasian, five-feet-four-inches tall, 119 lbs., slender build with brown eyes, long brown long hair, and a fair […]

A municipal prosecutor who is a member of a noted police family did prosecute a traffic court case against a former Gloucester police chief, despite having declared a conflict in the matter, the Citizen has learned. The Citizen first reported that the city prosecution officer was “reviewing” the handling of a Jan. 25 traffic court […]

Legislation that recognizes PTSD as an occupational illness for Ontario first responders has been hailed as a “huge win.” Certain types of cancer are already “presumed” to be occupational illnesses for Ontario firefighters, who don’t have to prove that these cancers are linked to their occupation. But PTSD is not a presumptive illness for any […]

Douglas Stewart was a boy — a man, at 19 years old — who is remembered as someone who liked to wrestle his grandfather. It has been 12 years since his family last saw him alive. Feb. 18 marked the 12th anniversary of his death. On Thursday, his mother, Linda Beland, held her annual vigil. Douglas was […]

Kelly: Thanks for today’s article which brings attention to an issue affecting my native country and the show I love. It is true that for the most recent Jeopardy! contestant tryouts, Canadians were precluded from taking the online test, since the show must now comply with new rules set down by the Canadian government.  However, people […]

A reader calls with disturbing news: Jeopardy! — the best game show ever — has barred Canadians from applying as contestants. I’ll take Canadians Are Way Too Smart for $200, Alex. Could this rumour really be true? I didn’t believe it. And yet there it is on the Jeopardy! website (yes, they exclaim the name!). Potential contestants are told […]

Eric Staal was greeted by a crowd carrying microphones and tape recorders as he arrived at his locker Thursday morning in the visitors’ room at the Canadian Tire Centre. And, the questions will only increase as the Feb. 29 trade deadline approaches. Nobody is sure what’s going to happen to the Carolina Hurricanes captain before […]

Raise your goblets, please, to the Ontario government, for taking another tiny step toward loosening up alcohol sales. On Thursday, it announced that some grocery stores will soon be able to carry certain wines on their shelves. By the fall, perhaps 70 supermarkets will be selling both wine and beer. And by 2025 – a mere nine […]