Новости за 15.03.2016

If, while scrolling through your Facebook feed, you noticed a promoted ad from Ottawa Public Health telling you to check your drinking, it’s not a coincidence. OPH has carefully chosen when and where it will advertise its “Check Your Drinking Quiz.” The quiz was intentionally released close to St. Patrick’s Day on Thursday because of how many […]

My fellow Americans, I write to you today from the fabled Canadas, which many of you regard as a mythical land of snow, ice, marriage equality and socialized medicine. I write this missive with the understanding that some of you are seriously considering an attempt to flee here after your upcoming presidential elections. As an […]

An Ottawa justice of the peace calls Ottawa’s bail court a broken “disgrace” that is “devoid of the rule of law.”  Justice of the peace Julie Lauzon wrote that the city’s main bail court and others like it across the province “have devolved into dysfunctional and punitive bodies” where people who are presumed innocent are only released […]

Don’t anyone tell Donald Trump but last year Canada had a $32-billion trade surplus with the United States. That’s not as “bad” a surplus as we had in 2014 ($49 billion) but it’s big enough to eventually get us onto his radar screen. He’s not planning a wall across his northern border as he is […]

The modest Centretown eatery makes some dishes that will please fans of potently spiced Caribbean fare.

Les Belles Soeurs Where: Elmwood School Director: Angela Boychuk Grace Hu Critic, Colonel By Secondary School They laugh, cry, and fall out of love; they lose hope then reclaim it again. It is often difficult to imagine the characters outside the frozen lines of theatre, yet Elmwood School’s riotous production of Les Belles Soeurs has succeeded […]

An 81-year-old South Glengarry man has been charged with more than 25 counts of assault, indecent assault, buggery and other offences in relation to incidents that occurred roughly 50 years ago. The charges against the unidentified man resulted from a domestic assault investigation by members of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry OPP and its Crime […]

Some Ottawa-area commuters may have found out about OC Transpo’s current reduced schedule the hard way. OC Transpo is operating on a reduced schedule for March Break until Friday to coincide with closed schools and some vacationing Ottawa residents. If you’re among those who missed it, you can view OC Transpo’s March Break schedule here. Arrival […]

If you follow wine writer Rod Phillips' advice, you'll inflict any bottles you make only on friends whose friendships with you are iron-clad.

Ottawa home buyers are “full of confidence,” and it showed in February, according to the latest report from industry analyst PMA Brethour Realty Group. For the second month in a row, new home sales jumped more than 15 per cent over the previous year, while the resale market saw a revival following a slow start […]

Canada’s ability to help its citizens in trouble abroad is usually limited. Witness the high-profile example of journalist Mohamed Fahmy, jailed in Egypt (and released only last year), or that of teacher Neil Bantleman, still imprisoned in Indonesia. But the case of four Canadian children kidnapped by their father and spirited off to the Kurdish north […]

In poor health and in a wheelchair, Daniel Rozon, 61, has declared his criminal career is finally over. From fraud to extortion to knifepoint robbery, Rozon terrorized victims on both sides of the Ottawa River for 40 years.

With less than a month to go before New Democrats are set to meet in Edmonton for their biennial policy confab, the NDP Socialist Caucus – which describes itself as the “organized left wing of the NDP” — is set to kick off a “cross-country campaign” to convince delegates to back a leadership review at […]

Let’s fix long-term care now Re: The Wait: Ontario’s long-term care problem, March 12. It’s heart-wrenching to read the story of Con and Belva Luty’s struggle with long-term care. After spending a lifetime contributing to community, to government and to society, our seniors enter retirement and old age staring at the disturbing reality that, as elders, they […]

Cufflinks and a silver bowl were some of the $977 worth of gifts Mayor Jim Watson doled out in relation to his trip to China and Thailand last November, according to recently released protocol expenses.

A former Montrealer charged with trying to leave Canada to participate in terrorist acts is expected back in court in Montreal on March 30.  Ismael Habib, 28, is also accused of making false statements in order to obtain a passport.  But the young man, who moved to Gatineau with his new girlfriend in December — while […]

New and striking music from the mid-1960s featuring the great, innovative jazz organist has been unearthed.

If you're planning on going out in the ByWard Market over the next few months, you might want to leave your car at home. A 290-space parking garage at 70 Clarence St. in the Market will be closed for renovations from Tuesday until early May.

The Hill Times newspaper announced Monday it is doubling the number of its print editions and will absorb the Embassy magazine.

Ceasefire Halifax, a street-level crime intervention team, was singled out Monday by Ottawa police Chief Charles Bordeleau for its innovative approach to helping eradicate violent crime.

With the help of University of Ottawa researcher Ross Finnie, Canadian universities hope to convince potential students that the much-maligned liberal arts educations they offer will pay off handsomely in jobs and income.

Vertigo Records owner Darin Tomlin’s decision to scale back his investment in an industry group’s annual Record Store Day promotion has resulted in his Rideau Street shop being denied exclusive vinyl releases.  Record Store Day began in California as an informal celebration of record shops and quickly evolved into an official event with a governing body and corporate sponsors. Independent […]