Новости за 12.03.2016

The rookie revolving door continued for the Ottawa Senators Saturday morning, with Nick Paul stepping in for Matt Puempel as the team readies for a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

By Mark Aruja Defence Watch Guest Writer Canada, with its vast geography, low population density, abundance of resources and challenging environment created the conditions to invent bush flying and the related technologies and know-how. Today, aviation in remote locations is a hallmark of Canadian aviation industry around the world. The next big step is […]

Despite adding 3,800 new jobs in February, the capital region’s economy saw the jobless rate jump to 6.5 per cent from 6.2 per cent in January, Statistics Canada reported Friday. The rate deteriorated thanks a surge of newcomers – an additional 5,400 people entered the labour force, which includes people looking for work. In all, […]

The open, green space of the Central Experimental Farm boosts people’s physical health, say two Carleton University professors who don’t want 60 acres re-developed as a hospital. Paul Villeneuve has published two recent studies on the effects of green space in Canadian cities. One concludes green spaces clean the air and give other direct health benefits; […]

Let’s Murder Marsha Where: Brookfield High School Director: student Zahraa Chahrour  K.C. Hoard Critic, Mother Teresa High School According to Marsha Gilmore, all one needs to remedy boredom is a library card and a good murder mystery. In Brookfield High School’s rendition of Let’s Murder Marsha, however, this simple remedy caused chaos. Jam-packed with misunderstandings, this […]

Aylmer Road will be closed for the morning as firefighters try to get control of what was a “huge” fire, Gatineau police said early Saturday.  The fire began about 12:20 a.m. at 478 Aylmer Rd. in Gatineau in a large, stone building that had been the Saudi Arabian embassy. However, the house in the mostly residential part of […]

Photo radar is just a city cash cow Re: Why photo radar will work, March 1. Riley Brockington portrays this as great for communities. As with all past implementations of photo radar, this will morph into a revenue generator masquerading as safety. Look no farther than Gatineau and Chelsea, where police concentrate their efforts not on residential areas but areas […]

It took an extra end, but Newfoundland and Labrador knocked off Northern Ontario to earn a spot in the final of the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier.

After two years of being the poster girls for the modern plagues of women’s basketball — torn ACLs, hip injuries and concussions — the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees can add a new billing to their resumé: Canadian Interuniversity Sport tournament qualifiers.

Third time was a charm for the Carleton Ravens, their Bytown battle with the University of Ottawa turning into a one-sided skirmish.

Friday, they were still buzzing about the night before and The Moment for Craig Savill at the Brier.

Contrary to their image as intimidators, the Northern Ontario rink has been rather friendly while steamrolling the opposition in the Brier round robin. That nice-guy approach is about to change.

The way Ontario’s health system cares for the dying is full of holes that need patching, Ottawa South MPP John Fraser says in an official report the provincial government is to use as a guide to those fixes. The province is planning to spend $25 million a year more on palliative care, and Fraser is […]

Amy Desjardins became well versed on the topic of end-of-life care over the course of her 12 years working as the communications director for the Bruyère Foundation, which deals with patients in need of palliative care. But having to deal with its realities never really hit home until her own sister became terminally ill.  Desjardin’s older sister, Hiranmoyi […]

A B.C. Supreme Court ruling that Arland Bruce's claim for damages should be adjudicated by an arbitrator will be appeal, Bruce's lawyer says.

Ottawa police need the public’s help in finding a missing 79-year-old man who suffers from dementia. Manion Williams was last seen at 10:40 a.m. Friday at The Ottawa Hospital’s Civic campus. Police described Williams as white, 5-foot-7, medium build and balding, with grey sideburns.  He was last seen wearing a blue plaid long-sleeved buttoned shirt with khaki pants […]

Mississippi Mills residents plan to have a community meeting next weekend after trace amounts of a toxic chemical were found in drinking water in homes near Canada’s fire research centre, according to a report. BuzzFeed Canada reported Friday that the federal government told Mississippi Mills residents to buy bottled water and they would pick up the […]

The young Toronto-band is about to begin a cross-Canada tour in support of its new disc, Saga Thirteen.

There’s a six-year-old boy in Ottawa who lives in fear the bad man with the mask will return like he said he would. It’s been five months since two masked men stormed into his home and terrorized him and a teen boy at gunpoint. The boy still has sleepless nights and parents won’t let their […]

Marc Methot felt the Senators hit rock-bottom Thursday night. He can only hope they don’t plunge any further. Because if they lose to the lowly Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday night at the Canadian Tire Centre in the final edition of the Battle of Ontario, the calls for changes this summer are only going to get […]

The skip of the 2-9 team from P.E.I., Adam Casey, says he doesn't mind the pre-qualifying requirement for the final berth in the Brier.

Growing heirloom vegetables, flavourful and disease-resistant produce plus preservation of biodiversity, with master gardener Judith Cox, March 14, 7.30 p.m., hosted by the Manotick Horticultural Society presents, RCMP Campground Hall, Long Island Locks, 451 Nicolls Island Rd., Manotick. Guests: $5.  Info: 613-715-2493. Hydrangeas in the Garden, Peter Knippel of Knippel Garden Centre will discuss the when, where, and how of planting hydrangeas […]

With the continued warm forecast for the weekend ahead – coupled with 10 to 20 mm of rain predicted to fall Monday through Wednesday – Ottawa residents can expect some early spring weather over the next week. The unseasonably high temperatures over the past two days have already begun to melt the city’s remaining snow at a […]

One of Canada’s new CH-148 Cyclone helicopters had to be winched off a ship after a small piece tore off while it was being parked, an unexpected problem that sent engineers back to the drawing board, writes Michael Tutton of the Canadian Press. Here is the rest of Michael Tutton’s article: Access to information documents […]

The skip from Aylmer expects the top two teams in the round-robin to meet again in the final on Sunday night.