Новости за 03.05.2016

Doesn’t sound like Bruce Boudreau will be sitting duck for long. Fired by the Anaheim Ducks Friday, league sources told Postmedia Tuesday the Senators have added the 61-year-old to their list of candidates by officially getting permission Anaheim GM Bob Murray to speak to Boudreau about their head coaching vacancy. Of course, the Senators aren’t alone […]

Ottawa police have laid several charges against an Ottawa man following an investigation involving reported incidents of sexual misconduct that allegedly took place between 1978 and 1999. Police laid the charges Monday after numerous claims were made to police by alleged victims ranging in age from 13 to 18. Derek McKay, 63 of Ottawa, is charged […]

Anyone who has recently ventured down Main Street in Old Ottawa East has experienced firsthand the City of Ottawa’s efforts to upgrade the aging infrastructure of the neighbourhood. The two-year project involves replacing underground water and gas mains, sewers and telecommunication cables. But David Chick can see beyond the construction mess and traffic snarls to […]

Wild Garden plant walk, discover edible and healing plants growing wild in Ottawa, April 30, 1 to 3 p.m., 2389 Pepin Crt. Cost: $20, with sliding scale. www.thewildgarden.ca Trees and Shrubs in the Urban Garden with master gardener Lee Boltwood, May 3, 7:30 to 9:00 p.m., hosted by the Kanata-March Horticultural Society, Old Town Hall, 821 […]

This weekend Art show: The Kanata Artists Studio Tour is trying something different to mark its 25th anniversary. Instead of touring a few studios, this year 25 former and current tour members plus up-and-coming artists will come together under one roof to show off a myriad of mediums. The event is April 30 and May 1 in the lobby […]

Ottawa Fire Services announced Tuesday that an ongoing burn ban, which has blanketed the city for weeks, has finally been lifted. The weekend rain was enough to dampen the ground sufficiently to a point where the possibility of brush fires has been diminished. Anyone wishing to hold a bonfire — either for personal purposes or to […]

The RCAF has plans to replace its CC-150 Polaris refuelling tankers but is holding off until the Liberal government makes its decision on what type of aircraft will be selected to replace the CF-18s. “That will determine the requirements of the next tanker aircraft,” RCAF commander Lt.-Gen. Michael Hood recently explained to MPs. “So […]

OSO Berlioz review At Southam Hall Reviewed Monday It’s a popular week for Berlioz. The French composer, known as much for his witty, acerbic writing and telenovela-worthy love life as for his music, is appearing on the programs of both the NAC Orchestra and the Ottawa Symphony. The former will perform the overture to his […]

Ottawa police are investigating a suspicious death after a man's body was found Monday afternoon in a Lepage Avenue building.

The gravity of the moment struck Jody Mitic as he took the podium in Toronto on Monday to speak to wounded veterans and their supporters for the launch of the 2017 Invictus Games. He was flanked by Prince Harry, who spearheaded the inception of the international Olympic-style competition for wounded soldiers, as well as Prime […]

Darcy Whyte’s life took a turn when his friend brought home an air compressor. It was pulled from a dumpster.

By 7 a.m., the sun had already been up for more than an hour, yet the roosters at South Mountain’s fairgrounds were crowing as if there were no tomorrow. And who could say? Certainly not the cock whose cardboard box home was fatefully labelled “MEAT ROOSTER.” Poor thing, chasing hens all his life instead of […]

Inmates filed 32 complaints to the Ontario Ombudsman's office in a single day last month about new custom-made insulated food carts that cost the jail thousands of dollars each.

The University of Ottawa will soon introduce the school’s first gender-neutral washroom stalls. The two washrooms will be on the 11th floor of the university’s Faculty of Social Sciences building, where the Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies is located. Kathryn Trevenen, the institute’s interim director, said a call for change came after the school heard from students […]