Новости за 30.06.2016

Sen. Patrick Brazeau is to appear in Gatineau on Tuesday on new charges of drunk driving and refusing to submit to an alcohol test. While refusing to identify the senator by name, Sûreté du Québec spokesman Marc Tessier confirmed Thursday that “a 41-year-old man was arrested April 3 on Highway 148 in the municipality of […]

Ottawa broke out the Pride colours Thursday with a Rainbow Crosswalk at the intersection of Bank Street and Somerset Street West. “Projects like this allow Ottawa residents to incorporate diversity, equity and inclusion in their day-to-day lives,” said Mayor Jim Watson. “The Rainbow Crosswalks, especially in the wake of the Orlando tragedy, are a visual demonstration that […]

After some technical problems, HMCS Windsor  joined Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2016, a NATO anti-submarine warfare exercise in the Norwegian Sea. The exercise wraps up July 2. Some 3,000 sailors and aircrew from eight countries, including Canada, France, Germany, Norway, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States, are participating. During the exercise, the submarines will […]

Do you wonder where your grown-up children will live in the future? If Statistics Canada records are any indication, they will likely remain at home. Parents who live in single-detached homes in the country’s largest cities, data suggest, are among the most likely to have adult children living at home with them. In fact, nearly […]

The small ensemble led by drummer John Hollenbeck gave a brilliant and off-beat show at the 2016 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival.

The Ottawa Citizen has learned that fraudsters are using our phone number, 613-829-9100, to contact people claiming to be from Citizenship and Immigration Canada and aggressively demanding money or personal information.  These calls using our number are targeting people in the Toronto area.  C.I.C. warned the public last year of a cross-Canada telephone scam, where callers insist a fine be […]

From Brexit to Trump, there are so many reasons to celebrate being in Canada. But let’s not congratulate ourselves merely for who we aren’t and what hasn’t happened to us. Instead, on the 149th birthday of the Dominion, let’s pause to think about what we are, what we have, and what we love – both about this country and about it’s […]

The Ottawa Humane Society is preparing for its busiest day of the year. The animal shelter said Thursday that Canada Day fireworks lead to dozens of spooked pets who bolt away from their owners and often end up lost during fireworks displays. “Fireworks can be terrifying to animals. Even a calm, predictable dog can panic […]

A 29-year-old Ottawa man is to appear in Gatineau court Thursday afternoon on a charge of manslaughter in connection with the 2010 death of a 15-month-old baby. Gatineau police said Tyler Hunt was arrested Wednesday afternoon. On June 15, 2010, first responders were called to a gatineau home where a baby was showing no signs of […]

Ottawa Public Health has advised residents of more than 700 homes in the Carp area to boil any water intended for consumption until further notice. The notice to more than 700 homes is due to a drop in pressure in the town’s communal well system. People in the affected area are asked to bring drinking water to […]

When Sue Johnson arrived in Canada as a naive 22-year-old with about $60 in her pocket, never in her wildest dreams could she ever imagine she’d one day receive one of her adopted countries highest honours. But on Thursday, the well-known couple’s therapist, clinical psychologist and best-selling author was named to the Order of Canada […]

With the Three Amigos summit and presidential visit now (finally) behind them and just one day to go before the traditional July 1 festivities take over Parliament Hill, it appears that Team Trudeau has one last item of political business to cross off the agenda before shutting down for the long weekend. Later this morning, […]

More micro-management from Wynne Re: Should co-op programs be mandatory? June 28. On the surface, having students involved in some form of work experience seems like a good thing, as few would argue that practical experience along with academic training could yield positive results. However, this feels like one of those “blue sky’ initiatives with no attention to […]

The Royal Canadian Navy vessels from the Pacific and Atlantic fleets will visit several coastal and inland communities throughout Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and British Columbia, as well as California and Hawaii as part of Canada Day activities. The public will be allowed to come aboard and take tours of the ships. More details from the […]

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis TD Ottawa Jazz Festival Confederation Park Reviewed Wednesday night On a day when the leaders of Canada, the United States and Mexico were engaged in high-level talks in Ottawa, a more informal international jazz summit took place in Confederation Park. Wednesday night on the TD Ottawa Jazz Festival’s […]

Sometimes, that’s the way the cookie crumbles. Patrons and management at Moulin de Provence in the Byward Market held out hope all Wednesday for an encore visit from Barack Obama. “I would be happy to meet him today to say thanks again for the business,” said Claude Bonnet, owner of the cafe. Back in 2009, shortly after […]

Bhupinderpal Gill denied leaving a metal weightlifting bar — which he’d later hide from police — for mistress Gurpreet Ronald to use to bludgeon his wife to death.  Then he denied disconnecting the phone lines of his own home. That’s when, in the midst of vigorous cross-examination Wednesday, Gill looked towards Ronald in the prisoner’s box. “You should […]

Patriotic Ottawa residents donated a flurry of Canadian flags Wednesday to a Vanier senior who was seeing red after more than two dozen maple leafs were stolen from the front yard of his building. Henry McCambridge, 70, said two people brought flags to his Montfort Street apartment Wednesday, and the Barrhaven Scottish Rugby Football Club and Rugby Canada planned to […]

The announcement by one of the largest U.S. budget airlines to offer flights between Ogdensburg, N.Y., and Florida starting this fall is “absolutely … a threat” to Canadian carriers, says a Carleton business professor. Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air is targeting customers from Ottawa and Eastern Ontario, as the Ogdensburg International Airport is a 45-minute drive from the capital, […]

Almost seven months after being disbanded by their union, the 130 cab drivers who drove taxis under the Airport Taxi banner will be joining other fleets. The decision from the Ontario Labour Board, released earlier this week, brings closure to a situation that began almost a year ago when the Ottawa International Airport introduced new […]

The Turkish flag will be flown at Ottawa City Hall over the coming days to mourn those killed and wounded in the suicide attack Tuesday at Istanbul’s busy Ataturk Airport. The death toll stood at 41 after three attackers arrived in a taxi and began firing at the terminal entrance. They blew themselves up after police fired back. Officials […]

Public Services and Procurement Canada wants federal employees to directly report pay shortfalls and other problems caused by the malfunctioning Phoenix pay system to the department rather than the central pay centre in Miramichi. Deputy minister Marie Lemay sent a letter Wednesday to senior management in all departments that employees should use an online Phoenix feedback […]

The complicated oversight structure for Ottawa’s historic pedestrian mall won’t be streamlined in a proposed tweak to the governance of Sparks Street, but at least the city wants to get moving on a plan to improve the commercial strip. Sparks Street is managed by a Sparks Street Mall “authority” and a “Business Improvement Area” group. The authority, which […]

Shortly after his inauguration in 2009, Barack Obama wowed the crowds when he visited Ottawa — and, famously, the ByWard Market — during his first official trip outside the United States. Seven years later, he’s coming back to the capital for a whirlwind one-day visit that will see him join his Canadian and Mexican counterparts […]

The federal Liberal party says it has settled a lawsuit with a man who argued he had been wrongly disqualified to run for the nomination in an Ottawa-area riding. The party says in a statement that David Bertschi  answered “honestly and to the best of his ability” all questions put to him by the central […]