Новости за 24.03.2016

It will be a different kind of April. Instead of mid-month NHL playoffs, the Ottawa Senators and their fans will be targeting the NHL draft lottery of April 30, when the also-rans, which include every Canadian team, will take a shot at getting consensus No. 1 pick Auston Matthews. For fun, I played the NHL […]

Ottawa police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in a set of gas station robberies in Orléans in which the suspect used a syringe to threaten employees. On Mar. 23, at about 1 a.m., a man entered a gas station in the 1900 block of Trim Road, brandished a syringe at the attendant […]

Friends and family mourn the death of Olivier Bruneau, 25, who was killed by falling ice at a worksite Wednesday. The Ministry of Labour confirmed one previous complaint related to falling ice striking a worker in February, and issued ten citations related to Wednesday's fatality.

Wondering what to do this Easter weekend? We have so many ideas, for all ages.

It’s Easter weekend which, when I was little, meant a new pretty dress, getting the bike out of storage and lots of chocolate. Now, and thankfully, it means romping in the clubs. (But this is in addition to the other three things, of course.)  We start with a varied group on Good Friday, beginning with Vancouver’s indie-pop […]

New shows and events in and around Ottawa this week: Winners of the 2016 Governor General Awards in Visual and Media Arts exhibit, vernissage March 24 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., exhibit to Sept. 5, National Gallery of Canada, 380 Sussex Dr. gallery.ca Ouvertures délibérées et enclose accidentels: Antoniette Grassi, vernissage March 24 from 6 […]

Before the government hands over another $675 million to the CBC, is it too much to ask if that’s the best way to promote Canadian culture? Although they are talking of establishing a new five-year “accountability plan” for the CBC, the Liberals seem to think the logic of giving the broadcaster more money is self-evident. Because […]

New money in the federal budget comes at a perfect time as Ottawa Community Housing gets a strong handle on the state of its 15,000-unit portfolio. Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury, chair of OCH’s board of directors, said the agency has been assessing its buildings to know exactly what shape they’re in and what kind of subsidies are […]

Ottawa police have reopened several streets in the downtown sector following reports of a suspicious package near the Rideau Centre. Ottawa police deployed the chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) team to the scene on Laurier Avenue. The roadway was been closed between Nicholas Street and Cumberland Street as police investigated the reports. The OPP eastbound […]

Israeli Ambassador Rafael Barak and his wife, Miriam, graciously opened up their home in Rockcliffe Park on Wednesday to host an intimate dinner party that will help Canada’s next generation of orchestra musicians hone their craft. The evening was part of the Music to Dine For series organized by the Friends of the National Arts […]

The decision of the Ottawa police services board to ask for an investigation into Chief Charles Bordeleau’s role in a traffic court case involving a family member is the right call. It is the call the board should have made the moment the Citizen broke the news last month. It should not have waited until […]

The Citizen's writers suggest outings, artistic and otherwise, over the next week.

Campanale Homes is taking a contemporary approach to new terrace homes that its launching at Longfields Station April 2. With clean-lined exteriors and similar clean lines inside, the two-storey, two-bedroom units are attracting attention. Only a portion of the units, which will eventually number 32 over two buildings, will be initially released and more than […]

TORONTO — The Ontario Energy Board has approved new rates for several natural gas companies and while some customers will see their bills rise, the changes will mean cheaper home heating for others. New rates for Enbridge mean average residential customers will be paying $23 more a year. Enbridge says that while natural gas prices […]

An investigation continues into a single-vehicle crash in Carp Wednesday night that left one man in hospital with severe injuries. According to a release Wednesday night, the mishap occurred just after 6:30 p.m. near the intersection of Beavertail Road at Richardson Side Road. The collision left a man in his 40s in serious condition in an […]

Their kitchen was one of Rose and David Shentow’s favourite rooms, but after the glass plate on their oven door exploded for no apparent reason, it’s become nerve-racking just to turn on the stove. David, who turns 91 in April, now avoids the kitchen whenever 86-year-old Rose is cooking. What’s confounding is that the oven was actually off as […]

After a week punctuated by tragic events both overseas and within the parliamentary precinct itself, MPs are set to spend one more day on the clock before the Chamber shuts down for a two-week constituency break. In fact, barring a last-minute breakdown in behind-the-curtain negotiations amongst the parties, the House will likely rise early this […]

As its 50th anniversary looms in 2019, the National Arts Centre is taking a bold step with the creation of a new Department of Indigenous Theatre, a move that dovetails with the Liberal government’s stated goal of building a new relationship with Canada’s First Nations.  It’s the first new artistic department the centre has created since it opened […]

Islanders 3, Senators 1 BROOKLYN – The Ottawa Senators had a long history of road success in the Nassau County Coliseum. But a new home building for the New York Islanders, coupled with a sad season that keeps slip-sliding away, resulted in another disappointing defeat for the Senators on Wednesday. The Islanders, now playing out […]

The heads of Canada’s biggest research universities have added their voices to criticism of reforms at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, calling for a moratorium on further changes until an independent review is held. The call for action by the group of universities — known as U15 — was outlined in a letter sent […]

Treasury Board Scott Brison said the government will have to invest in both people and technology to rebuild Canada’s public service that was “cut to the bone” by the previous Conservative government. Brison said this week’s budget gave him the job to modernize the public service, which he says means “making investments” that will make […]

The homicide squad is looking to identify two men caught on community housing video surveillance fleeing the apartment where 20-year-old Taylor Morrow-Flint was shot dead in a gangland slaying at the end of February. Major crime detectives released images Wednesday afternoon that show two men leaving the area and running southbound on Ritchie Street toward Carling […]

The plunge into mediocrity was subtle. Now, the prevailing image is of a wheel stuck in mud. Ten years ago, the goal for the Ottawa Senators was singular, and clear. Win the Stanley Cup. Nothing else would do. Win the Northeast Division? The Senators had done that multiple times. Finish atop the Eastern Conference? They […]

The National Capital Commission has developed an option for the proposed Sir John A. Macdonald Riverfront Linear Park that would reduce the heavily used parkway to just two lanes for part of its length.

BROOKLYN — Imagine that. The Ottawa Senators had to come to the hustle and bustle of New York to get away from it all — or at least for the calm after Tuesday’s Eugene Melnyk storm. While the Senators are merely playing out the string in a thoroughly disappointing season and with coach Dave Cameron […]