Новости за 07.08.2016

We have stared into the face of death, and it is orange-coloured. Having ignited the Western world’s gravest fears about white supremacy, mass deportations, state-sanctioned torture and raving demagoguery, a mad idiot running for president of the United States has raised the spectre of humanity’s demise by way of a nuclear holocaust. “If we have them, […]

Ottawa police, fire and paramedic personnel responded to a call just before 3 p.m. Sunday about an 18-foot boat taking in water and going downstream at the Britannia Yacht Club.

Many of the Ottawa Citizen’s regular columnists are also published authors. We’ll feature excerpts from some of their work – both fiction and non-fiction – throughout the summer. Today: Madeline Ashby. *** Company Town, published in May (Tom Doherty Associates LLC), centres on a heroine named Hwa who inhabits a bleak, dark world in which […]

At the beginning of the Tragically Hip album Live Between Us, frontman Gord Downie dedicates a song to the opening band, the Rheostatics. “We’re all richer for having seen them tonight,” he declares. It’s pronounced in the quintessential Downie stage manner: in a tone that’s a little facetious, and self-consciously performative. There is no doubt […]

The U.S. military has had 41 cases of the Zika virus reported so far. That includes both active duty, reserve and National Guard members. One of those individuals is a military member who is expecting a baby. As well, it’s been determined another seven people from military families have the virus. What is the situation […]

The Ottawa Redblacks improved to 4-2-1 after defeating the Edmonton Eskimos 23-20 at TD Place stadium on Saturday night.

Ottawa Fury FC gave up a goal in extra time, resulting in a 1-0 loss in Indy against the Eleven Saturday night in North American Soccer League action.

What the nature of the balance should be between the police and public is an issue that's centuries old.

The Ottawa police tweeted at just after 5 p.m. that they had responded for a shooting incident on Merivale Road.

The Ottawa Police Service has confirmed that the marine unit is now working on recovering the body of a 10-year-old boy who was reported to have gone under the water off Constance Bay on the Ottawa River on Saturday. Duty Insp. Mark Patterson said the boy’s 20-year-old brother tried to retrieve him from the water […]

A well-played front nine makes the difference in the final round of the Ontario senior golf championship.

With the hot weather this weekend, what better than a cup of smooth, sweet mango lassi to quench the thirst? The drink, which combines mango juice with yogurt and spices, was just one of the Indian specialties — others being shikanjvi, samosa, kadi, dosa and more — available at the Festival of India in Ottawa on Saturday. […]

A high-ranking military officer accused of sex crimes has been ordered to stand trial, the Canadian Press reports. Here is the rest of the Canadian Press article: Lt.-Col. Mason Stalker, commander of the 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in Edmonton, was arrested last year on 10 charges. Following a preliminary hearing, a judge […]