Новости за 18.04.2016

David Johnston is an old-school guy. He likes a beer at his local (wherever that local is) and he enjoys a well-played game of hockey. He lives and works out of Rideau Hall these days, but his day job as Governor General of Canada doesn’t seem to have affected him or distracted him.  One of his […]

A brief news item serendipitously discovered in a 164-year-old edition of the Citizen may well have identified a previously unknown aboriginal burial site in Ottawa – and solved a long-standing mystery in the process.

Do you know what the leading cause of death for women is worldwide? Chances are you don’t. If you are like many people, you probably answered breast cancer – and you would be wrong. One in three women will die of heart disease or a stroke. The most prevalent type of heart disease in women has […]

MPP Jack MacLaren is going to be taking time off from the Ontario legislature indefinitely after sexist comments he made towards MP Karen McCrimmon in Carp last month. Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown put the MPP for Carleton-Mississippi Mills on leave and ordered him to undergo sensitivity training following two weeks of controversy that included misogynistic jokes about McCrimmon and […]

The Redblacks receiver edged golfer Brooke Henderson in online voting for the Syl Apps Athlete of the Year award.

The Senators will have a new look behind the Binghamton bench next season. Only 24 hours after the club’s AHL affiliate wrapped up its season Sunday afternoon in Utica with a 4-2 win, coach Luke Richardson confirmed to Postmedia Monday he won’t be signing a new deal with the Senators this summer and it’s not […]

A four year old allegedly abducted by her father early Monday morning was en route to Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario after a van she was travelling in crashed near a truck stop along Highway 41 near Pembroke. According to Renfrew paramedics, Julia Dela Cruz suffered non life-threatening injuries that were serious enough to require heli-transport to […]

After crossing the Gatineau River in a red canoe and climbing one of the highest of the Gatineau Hills, we took in the view of the all-surrounding sugar maple forest. It was, undoubtedly, the day of its peak beauty. Michelle was busy with her camera for a while, comparing the sea of reds and oranges […]

As the bright spring sun shines, chirping birds and patios once again return to the nation’s capital, and we start to climb out of our long winter hibernation. There is collective rejoicing across the city as we enjoy that first drink on a patio and a walk without a coat. It’s a time of celebrate. […]

Gatineau police have arrested a suspect after an axe attack left a man with leg injuries over the weekend. Just after midnight on Saturday, an unidentified man broke into a residential home at 63 Des Pommiers St. The resident of the home, a 55-year-old man, was left with several injuries to his leg after the intruder […]

TORONTO — An Ontario Progressive Conservative who posted fake constituent testimonials on his website and made inappropriate comments about a Liberal MP is taking a leave from the provincial legislature to receive sensitivity training. PC Leader Patrick Brown says Jack MacLaren’s responsibilities, including his role as critic of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, […]

When I was 11 years old, growing up in this country, my heroes had magical names like Sittler and Salming and Lafleur. Saturday nights were spent religiously in front of the TV watching Hockey Night in Canada. Now I have a son who is 11. His heroes are named LeBron James and Steph Curry. In […]

Provincial Tory leader Patrick Brown has gotten ahead of the cascading Jack MacLaren scandal, stripping the west-Ottawa MPP of his portfolio in Brown’s shadow cabinet and sending him on a leave from Queen’s Park until he cleans up his messes. Finally it’s competent damage control, except for the part where it’s obviously damage control. MacLaren, who […]

The Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre  falls below the minimum standards set by the United Nations for housing prisoners. The conditions are horrendous, overcrowding is rampant and people are not being treated humanely. The work environment is also toxic and dangerous for the prison staff. This statement could have been torn from the headlines of today’s Citizen, but the […]

As MPs return to the Chamber following a weekend respite back in the riding, the first order of business on the House agenda is, once again, the government’s proposed changes to the Air Canada Public Participation Act. According to the parliamentary secretary tasked with opening second reading debate last Friday, would “allow Air Canada to […]

Faith clear on assisted dying Re: Assisted dying legislation, April 15 A wise man once said: ” I give you life and I give you death, Choose life!” His name was God. Pretty clear instructions, I think.  If you are a true Christian believer, if you believe in God, then the answer to assisted dying is […]

Canadians have a problem with the Saudi arms deal, and Global Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion doesn’t understand why. “Where is your problem? I don’t understand,” he asked reporters last week. The man is confused. His confusion is reasonable, in fact. There isn’t merely one problem with the government’s handling of the deal. There are 20 […]

As the U.S. and other coalition allies begin their deliveries of lethal military equipment to the Kurds, the Canadian Forces has still to figure out when it will do so. America and its coalition partners have begun arming the Kurdish peshmerga with weapons such as armoured personnel carriers, mortars and anti-tank weapons, the U.S. publication, […]

Police in London, England say they believe a drone was the object that hit a British Airways passenger jet as it was about to land at Heathrow. The incident took place Sunday. The Airbus A320 jet was arriving from Geneva with 132 passengers on board. “A pilot on an inbound flight into Heathrow Airport from […]

The federal government is going ahead with the second rollout of its new automated pay system to 67 more departments next week despite pleas from the employees at the New Brunswick pay centre to delay it.

The painting shows the beaming face of a child, a tear rolling down his cheek and the caption, “thank Canada.” It represents all the Syrian children who’ve found safety, said artist Mohamed Ali, who recently arrived from Syria and brought some of his paintings to a dinner for refugees hosted by Young Voices CAN at […]

Health care — or the lack of it — was the main complaint about the Ottawa jail in the past year, according to the Ontario ombudsman's office.

It’s being called “the street that fun forgot.” The Sparks Street Business Improvement Area is being pilloried on social media after shutting down an impromptu free T-shirt giveaway on the pedestrian mall late last week. Artist Andrew King, who has amassed a considerable local following on social media, announced the giveaway on Twitter after designing […]

Debra Lodoen is an experienced online shopper. She likes the convenience. But she wasn't prepared for April 7, when the clicks went clank while she was trying to purchase two patio sets from Lowe's.

Attawapiskat First Nation Chief Bruce Shisheesh asked Canadians to pray for his community after the numbers of attempted suicides continued to climb during the weekend.