Новости за 28.03.2016

This time, perhaps Community Safety and Correctional Services Minister Yasir Naqvi has been scandalized enough by conditions at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre on Innes Road that he and his ministry will fix the situation. Over the weekend, Naqvi, who’s responsible for provincial jails, moved quickly to stop guards from housing inmates in segregation cell showers, after the […]

Now that the Senators have turned their attention to the future, Nick Paul is in the right place at the right time. That place, at least for now, is as a fourth-line centre. “For me, it’s easier to get the legs going (at centre) and to start the acceleration,” said Paul, who looked solid while […]

The acclaimed U.S. vocalist and Grammy nominee gives her first concerts in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal later his week.

The city says an additional east-end LRT station is still possible under a realigned second phase of the transit project, but accessing the train stop would present a new challenge. Plugging a station near Gloucester High School into the Stage 2 LRT blueprint is only conceptual, since no money has been earmarked for the extra stop east […]

From head to foot, the Senators decisions to shut down both Clarke MacArthur and Dion Phaneuf for the remainder of the regular season amounts to short-term pain for long-term gain. As expected, the risk of bringing MacArthur back from his arduous recovery from an early season concussion was deemed to outweigh the reward of staying […]

One of the hottest bands of the moment is Twenty One Pilots, a duo from Columbus, Ohio consisting of singer Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun. Their music is an eclectic blend of electro-pop, hip-hop, dance, rock and reggae, with the odd ukulele ballad. The Citizen’s Lynn Saxberg spoke to Dun as he was preparing for […]

Denis Armstrong Comedian Bill Burr is tired of being labelled him an “angry white guy” just because he gets angry a lot, gets frustrated about political correctness and, well, is white. Nothing could be further from the truth, the 47-year-old stand-up comedian says.  Burr is certainly not a redneck. He is, however, an articulate if challenging entertainer […]

For years, Canada was criticized for the unconscionable practice of exporting asbestos, a deadly carcinogen, to developing countries. A decade later, Canada no longer exports asbestos, thanks to the closure of the last mine in Quebec for economic reasons in 2011. But Canada now imports increasing volumes of products made from asbestos. The most recent data from Statistics […]

The city accepted a dangerously bad design for a bridge over the Carp River at Hazeldean Road, an engineering report found, one that led to the bridge’s sinking before it even opened. Repairing the side-by-side spans of the $4.5-million Hazeldean bridge delayed its opening in 2011. Shortly after the temporary supports came off the nearly finished bridge that […]

Police are investigating a report of shots fired Monday morning near an Ottawa Community Housing project on Eiffel Ave in Nepean.  The shooting took place at around 9 a.m., police said in a press release.  Paramedics had no report of any injuries and did not attend the scene.  Neighbours said there were multiple police cruisers […]

Two drivers were seriously injured in a car crash along Route du Carrefour in Val-des-Monts on Monday morning. According to MRC des Collines police, a car travelling west drifted out of its lane and collided with another car travelling east at around 9:30 a.m. Police said the crash might have been caused by the driver of the first car […]

Some 70 countries around the world are officially part of the Open Government Partnership. Yet, for all the effort and investment, many people still think the movement is about making data and information more available. That’s only half the picture.   Open Government is also about “open dialogue” – that is, changing how decisions are […]

I faced a choice 25 years ago, and it was like many of the big choices we all face in life. Do I do the harder thing that I know is best, or do I choose the easier way that’s not as good in the long run? My particular choice was about the house I […]

The federal Liberals’ first budget gives their rival Conservatives a path toward a rebuilt party and a new Right. If the Conservatives seize that chance, the country’s politics will be the better for it. Ottawa might as well be covered in banners announcing the return of Big Government. There’s a palpable sense of relief in […]

When I phone Kiki Smith in New York City she is asleep and misses the call, which makes my opening question — do you ever sleep? — either prescient or unnecessary. Like so much with Smith’s work, it’s open to interpretation. The question is inspired by Smith’s output. The 62-year-old artist, who will launch the […]

A greenhouse is generally a positive place. It brims with new life, has faith in the future. Unless, that is, it’s the Concord Floral greenhouse. Something dreadful has happened in that abandoned structure, and 10 teenagers are now fleeing a mysterious plague. In other words, Concord Floral, by celebrated, Orléans-raised playwright Jordan Tannahill and coming to […]

Ghomeshi judge got it right Re: Ghomeshi: No one wins, March 26. I absolutely agree with these conclusions. It was the Crown and the police who failed the victims in this case. Their stories should have been thoroughly vetted before charges were laid, or at least before proceeding to trial. As the judge said, the events may have […]

A young family of four was out on the street and their two dogs dead after a fire struck their Aylmer home Sunday afternoon. A neighbour raised the alarm at 3:35 p.m. that the two-storey house at 146 Rue de la Terrasse was in flames. It had been evacuated by the time Gatineau firefighters arrived […]

Correctional Services Minister Yasir Naqvi says he has put an end to the “absolutely appalling” practice of squeezing inmates into shower cells at the Innes Road jail, but correctional officers say he’s still facing a “full-blown crisis” when it comes to overcrowding.

Coming Up A lot of love and care has gone into designing and producing Mother’s Day cards by Ottawa’s Carole Moore, who has kindly offered them for sale as a fundraising card to support the Soi Dog Foundation. This non-funded foundation works tirelessly to rescue, adopt, rehabilitate and care for both dogs and cats from […]

A family of three was displaced after a fire at 297 Parkin Circle late Sunday afternoon.

Though unknown to most people in Ottawa, Larry Beasley has significantly influenced the way Ottawa has developed during his 12 years as chair of the NCC's advisory committee on planning, design and realty. As he leaves that role, he reflects on the pleasures and challenges of the job.

A man was found by paramedics without vital signs after his car veered off the road and hit a post near Fallowfield and Greenbank roads Sunday afternoon.

For Carol Anne Meehan, the decision to launch her local news blog on April Fool's Day was no laughing matter, but rather a gesture to a dearly departed friend.

Clarke MacArthur’s season is over, but his career isn’t. That’s MacArthur’s big-picture takeaway from a lost year that has included months of helplessness, thoughts of retirement, vertigo, late-season hope and ultimately, a failed push to show he was all the way back following a devastating concussion in the second week of the season. Following a […]