Новости за 03.08.2016

Ottawa-Vanier will go into the fall without a provincial representative, it seems, as the Liberals hold off calling a byelection for the seat ex-MPP Madeleine Meilleur resigned at the end of June. They called one in Scarborough-Rouge River Wednesday morning, to be held Sept. 1. Expect a battle royale for the seat Liberal Bas Balkissoon […]

The best strategy for endangered animals: Grow a spine. Then humans will protect you. Most of the cash for conserving endangered animals goes to big “charismatic” species and there’s little left for smaller spineless ones, a global survey by Ottawa scientists shows. Spineless things — insects and spiders and shellfish and the rest — matter a lot, the […]

This summer, Postmedia’s Tom Spears brings you the often offbeat science behind the season that calls us to go outdoors. It’s all part of a series we call the Science of Summer. Today’s story is on the science behind what makes a sunset pretty.  The vivid colours in the sky at sunset look like art, […]

When it comes to health care, Ontario has a big problem and the ugly dispute between the government and our doctors is just a symptom. Plainly put, Ontario has built a health-care system that its deeply indebted government can no longer afford. As a result, the government is offering a four-year deal that will give […]

Ottawa police have officially charged two men arrested Tuesday after a shot was fired through the floor of a Jasmine Crescent apartment into an apartment below. Alexandre McCarron, 20, of Ottawa, is charged with illegal discharge of a firearm, while Michael McLeonard Gayle, 27, also of Ottawa is facing numerous drug related charges. The two were arrested […]

If someone stole possessions from your car in Gatineau, now’s a good time to ask whether police have them. Gatineau police have arrested two men and hope it brings an end to a rash of burglaries from vehicles that has plagued one neighbourhood for several weeks early this summer. Thieves were targeted unlocked cars in an […]

Two Ottawa Valley man were to appear in a Pembroke court Friday after they were arrested at a Kanata residence Tuesday in connection with a a firebombing in Arnprior Saturday night. The Ontario Provincial Police said an incendiary device was thrown through the window of a home on Spruce Street in Arnprior around 4:30 a.m. on Saturday. […]

Ottawa 2017 preparations reached new heights Wednesday, 151 days before Canada’s 150th birthday, when a volunteer tethered to 150 balloons was sent soaring into the sky over Lansdowne Park. In a scene reminiscent of the popular animated movie Up, Caroline Lapensée rode skyward below the massed balloons. The whole thing was tethered to the ground to […]

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The 2017 Grey Cup won’t just bring a lot of tailgaters looking to party in the nation’s capital — it’s sure to bring a lot of cash into the local economy. Ottawa was officially named the host of the 2017 Grey Cup during a Sunday night game between the Toronto Argonauts and the Ottawa Redblacks, and Jeffrey […]

A man killed in an Ottawa crack den last month was once in witness protection after testifying against a drug dealer accused of aiding in the firebombing of a Calgary house that killed two children. Two moments of Jeremy Spafford’s life were defined by crack dens: the night he watched as two men schemed to […]

Having released the man they arrested after a police cruiser was stolen and used as a getaway car, Ottawa police are now honing in on someone who may have borrowed his car. After Sunday night’s wild police pursuit in Westboro, police initially arrested a 37-year-old man in Aylmer, Que. Though the force first said he was facing multiple charges, the man was later released without […]

What do you get when you mix a Pokémon Go hot spot, a sailing club and a city park? A busted Wi-Fi network and nearly $11,880 in parking tickets, apparently. At least that was the case last weekend, when Ottawa bylaw officers descended on Dick Bell Park off Carling Avenue and handed out 264 parking […]

A man has died in Gatineau, two days after his wife died, and police will only say that the circumstances of both deaths are mysterious. Last Wednesday evening the paramedics found the woman, 55, and man, 69, showing signs of some form of “medical distress” at their home on Notre-Dame Street. The woman died shortly afterward, and police […]

A U.S. military veteran gave his Purple Heart to Republican nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday, prompting the Republican nominee to declare that this was “much easier” than serving in combat, writes Jonathan Lemire of The Associated Press. Here is the rest of Jonathan Lemire’s article: Trump, who is embroiled in a row over his criticism […]

Rev. Joseph LeClair will lose his licence for a year for impaired driving after pleading guilty in a Guelph courtroom, two months after he was stopped by an Ontario Provincial Police RIDE program.  According to an agreed statement of facts entered into court last week, blood tests showed LeClair, 58, was driving with almost twice the legal […]

Lawrence Greenspon, a high-profile Ottawa criminal defence and civil litigation lawyer, was retained by the family of Abdirahman Abdi last Wednesday — two days after Abdi’s death following an arrest involving two Ottawa police officers. Greenspon said he has met with the Abdi family to discuss possible legal action related to the death, which is currently under investigation by […]

The changes to the appointment process for Supreme Court of Canada judges announced by the prime minister Tuesday are important steps forward. An already strong court will be even stronger in the future. Our process of Supreme Court appointments is firmly rooted in the 19th century: The Governor General appoints the judges on the advice of the […]

Rideau Hall's Fountain of Hope will be renewed and its asphalt forecourt replaced with a "nobler" granite stone surface as part of a $5-million makeover touted as a 2017 legacy project by Gov. Gen. David Johnston Tuesday.

If you are looking for a luxury apartment with pristine views of the Ottawa River and downtown skyline, you oughta know that Alanis Morissette’s two bedroom Ottawa condo is on the market. The 1,800-square-foot condo is in Lowertown off Sussex Drive at 1102-40 Boteler St. It’s listed at $989,000. The Ottawa-born, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter has owned […]

Looks like the Ottawa Redblacks will go into Saturday’s home game against the Edmonton Eskimos without two of the CFL’s top defensive backs — Abdul Kanneh (ankle) and Jerrell Gavins (knee) – as well as their punt and kickoff returner — Tristan Jackson (pulled hamstring). The good news is the Redblacks are pretty confident the […]

Redblacks make call to Bridge Ottawa Redblacks GM Marcel Desjardins says Brandon Bridge has “size, athleticism and intelligence.” The quarterback also has a Canadian birth certificate, which oddly enough under CFL rules doesn’t help him as a (Canadian-American) ratio buster. The Redblacks do have interest in Bridge, who was released by the Montreal Alouettes, the […]

The city’s efforts to squelch protests over its unsafe bridge across the Rideau River have turned a small memorial on the bridge into a petty war zone. Fifty-five-year-old Meg Dussault was killed there, at the south end of Billings Bridge, when she was “right-hooked” by a cement truck that turned across her path. Three years ago this […]

Shona McCulloch ended her 2016 track and field season with a bang, placing 11th as a 17-year-old at the world junior (U20) championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, and breaking her pending national women’s youth 3,000-metre record in nine minutes, 16.93 seconds. At a high school meet in Renton, Washington, in June, she took the Canadian record […]