Новости за 08.05.2016

Oneness Through Service-Guatemala will host its fourth annual fundraising event “The Children of Guatemala” on Saturday, May 14, at St. Joseph Parish Hall, 174 Wilbrod St., in Ottawa.

Mother’s Day was mostly-sunny but definitely crisp, and many of the city’s residents chose to spend it outside.  Though, some in the outer areas of the city reported flecks of snow, there was only a 30 per cent chance of rain forecast, and a high of 11 C. The low was expected to reach a […]

You already do good. We’ll help you do good … better. That’s the promise of Betterful, a new initiative from Ottawa-based creative agency McMillan. The agency is seeking a charity with the desire — but not necessarily the means — to rebrand.

Coming Up The upcoming Stop & Be! event is designed to support the healing of individuals suffering from trauma or post-traumatic stress disorder. It will feature a keynote talk from Zen Buddhist monk, Vietnam veteran and author Claude AnShin Thomas from the Zaltho Foundation. Claude AnShin was seriously wounded in Vietnam, and has since worked to […]

RendezVous LeBreton's top-ranked bid to redevelop LeBreton Flats took more than a year of unrelenting effort to prepare. Here's an inside look at how Eugene Melnyk's Ottawa Senators and his partners made it happen.

The Senators have named Guy Boucher head coach. Less than 24 hours after Bruce Boudreau headed to the Minnesota Wild, the Senators confirmed Boucher will be their next coach. Boucher, 44, is the 12th head coach in franchise history. He takes over from Dave Cameron, who was let go at the end of the season. […]

Ottawa Fire Services said they rescued two people from a car that had flipped over after colliding with another late Sunday morning. The collision occurred at the corner of Woodroffe Avenue and Knoxdale Road just before noon.  Several caller alerted emergency services to the collision, and that people were trapped in a flipped vehicle.  Police said all people […]

Sadiq Khan has a simple, striking message for Londoners: He won’t be merely a Muslim mayor, but a leader for all.

The other day, I was driving through an Ottawa suburb when a voice came from the back seat: “Mom, I have to go to the washroom.” That sentence causes an automatic reaction in every parent. Your reflexes speed up, the world slows down. Your eyes scan the horizon for possible harbours. We pulled into a […]

Problems with a Hydro Ottawa transformer caused outages to several hundred people near Andrew Haydon Park early Sunday morning, police said.  Carling Avenue eastbound was briefly shut to traffic before 5 a.m., as crews worked to repair the problem, but was re-opened before 6 a.m. However, traffic lights remained out of commission at Corkstown Road, Moodie Drive and Carling […]

Australia’s government is facing criticism for its decision to have two supply ships built in Spain, instead of in an Australian shipyard. But Defence Minister Marise Payne said the two supply ships were urgently needed – that was the main reason behind the decision to award the contract to the Spanish shipbuilder Navantia. The two […]

The Senators have done all their talking to potential candidates for the club’s head coaching job. And it appears, suddenly, there’s stiff competition for former Anaheim Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau.

A guy who spent a big chunk of the game cheering his team while sitting on the bench was the difference maker in Ottawa Fury FC’s 2-2 draw with Minnesota United FC on Saturday at TD Place.

The 20-year-old Kadeisha Buchanan, the winner of the Hyundai Young Player award at the 2015 World Cup, was at TD Place for Ottawa Fury FC’s game against Minnesota United FC Saturday, promoting the Canadian women’s team’s friendly against Brazil here on June 7.

Out along a secluded country road a few kilometres north of Kemptville, Tanya Boyd is doing her part to help rectify the aftermath of an abrupt change in racetrack economics.  When the Ontario Liberals cut funding for provincial racetracks in 2012, many horse owners determined that looking after thoroughbreds and quarter-horses that weren’t earning money at […]