Новости за 05.07.2016

First things first: Hill denizens are, for the most part, willing to accept the possibility that Alberta – or, more accurately, the divided Alberta right – may well have an urgent, pressing need for the kind of bold, unifying leadership that only Jason Kenney can provide. We can definitely accept that Kenney himself might feel […]

An Ottawa teacher has been charged with sexual assault after police allege she was involved in a sexual relationship with one of her male students. Kyla Cowan-Wilson, 32, is charged with sexual assault, invitation to sexual touching and sexual interference. Cowan-Wilson appeared in court by video from the courthouse cells. She wore a blue sleeveless top. […]

Ottawa firefighters made quick work of a smoky kitchen fire in an east-end home Tuesday morning. Crews were called to 4217 Fountainhead Dr. at about 11 a.m. and were greeted by heavy smoke pouring from the two-storey detached home. The residents had already fled the structure and firefighters reported the fire under control at 11:17 […]

Summer, we’re the first to admit, isn’t the best time to interest people in electoral reform. But a parliamentary committee starts its public meetings this week, will continue them later in July, and will resume in August. They’ll ask: Does our first past the post voting system need changing? The prime minister has already said it’s history. If that’s […]

With a graduate degree in politics, Val Iannitti had no trouble managing international development projects with staff spread across four African countries. And when her husband’s job took them to Abu Dhabi, she sailed through getting an MBA, with honours, at the same time as having two babies. But, back in Ottawa, getting dinner on […]

For years I thought I thought I had the best shortcake recipe, an old one from Cuisine magazine that featured raspberries, but could be made with any berry. Then, last month, Bon Appétit sent an email intriguing titled “The 1 Ingredient Your Desserts are Missing.” That surprising ingredient turned out to be cooked egg yolks, which […]

Gabrielle Lappa, with excerpts from Slender Threads, A Memoir by Joyce Bryant Joyce Bryant has always believed that, throughout her life, small and seemingly insignificant occurrences have led to enormous changes.  That belief might offer an explanation for her extraordinary life and career. Or it could be because of the intelligence, wit and charm of this woman […]

The latest round in Sen. Patrick Brazeau’s legal affairs took about three minutes in a Gatineau courtroom Tuesday before bring adjourned until Oct. 26. He faces one charge of refusing a breath test, laid in early April in L’Ange-Gardien, east of Gatineau. The charge was laid in Gatineau court Tuesday, although Brazeau wasn’t in court. […]

A man who was one of the great names of Ottawa’s thriving 1960s music scene has died at the age of 76. Bill Hawkins was a songwriter, poet, musician and journalist. In 1997, he had been working as a Blueline cab driver for 25 years when the Citizen’s Norman Provencher spoke with him as he prepared […]

An Ottawa man was arrested and charged early Tuesday with faking his own kidnapping in North Bay.  Howard Sonnenburg, 49, of Ottawa, was reported missing after failing to show up for work in Ottawa on Monday.  At around midnight Monday to Tuesday, North Bay police got a 911 call from a man who claimed to have been […]

OTTAWA — Canada Post said it has issued a 72-hour lockout notice to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), raising the spectre of a work stoppage by Friday. The announcement came hours after Canada Post said its latest offer presented on June 25 was fair and reasonable and that it still hoped to […]

Montreal’s much-vaunted Stinson bus garage — which features a roof garden and “napping rooms” for weary drivers — will serve as the still somewhat unlikely setting for a “bilateral meeting” between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard later this morning. According to the itinerary, the two leaders will deliver an otherwise unspecified […]

Peace instead of war on Canada Day The rhetoric on Canada Day about how it feels to be Canadian was not reflected in the arrangements on Parliament Hill. I’d like to see them do away with the heavy military presence, the suited goons in dark glasses and the multi-gun salute and the fighter jets roaring […]

Not only did Duron Carter bump into Rick Campbell and knock the Redblacks coach to the ground Thursday night, the Montreal Alouettes’ receiver’s mouth was flapping on the way past the Ottawa bench, delivering beauties like: “I got money, I’m the best” and “I can do whatever I want.” Maybe the son of former NFL […]

Renowned Ottawa poet William Hawkins died Monday at the age of 76 after a "short stretch" in the hospital, Chaudiere Books announced on its blog.

While his fellow Senators prospects took off in all directions Monday, Brown, who was selected 11th overall by the Ottawa Senators in last month’s NHL entry draft, doesn’t need to pack any bags.

Assistant general manager Randy Lee was disappointed by Chabot’s performance at the club’s development camp, which ended with a three-on-three tournament Monday.

Hockey took Marc Crawford out of Belleville, into the NHL as a player and head coach and then overseas to Switzerland. But it’s hard to get the Belleville out of Marc Crawford. Crawford, a new assistant coach with the Ottawa Senators, can warm up to any hockey topic. If it surrounds the future of hockey […]

For U.S. Ambassador Bruce Heyman and his wife, Vicki, their annual Fourth of July bash on Monday was all about road-tripping.

A Brockville high school teacher has been found guilty of sexually assaulting and sexually exploiting a female student.

Another week, another couple of major injuries for the undefeated Ottawa Redblacks — 2-0 early in the CFL season. But once again, it’s a case of Next Man Up. In the case of running back Travon Van (knee, out up to six weeks) and returner/receiver Jamill Smith (rib fracture, 6-8 weeks), the next guys looking […]

The NDP is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take steps to ensure public servants who are  short-changed by the ongoing Phoenix imbroglio are paid properly for the work they do. Three MPs sent Trudeau a letter Monday, urging him to “take immediate action” to fix pay problems that have escalated since the rollout of […]

Love of competition keeps golfers who aren't in college or university anymore in the game against those who are.

A back-nine birdie blitz by Hugo Bernard blew away the competition in the Lord Alexander of Tunis men's golf championship.

It didn’t take long for the video of a dancing police officer in downtown Ottawa on Canada Day to go viral. The crowds smiled and clapped, and some people danced along. What great PR for the Ottawa police. Just a few days later, a different local authority was also putting on the moves – this time […]