Новости за 09.08.2016

Ontario’s Ministry of Labour says indications are that the victim of a fatal construction accident Monday was attempting to dislodge caked-on concrete from the discharge end of a cement mixing truck when he fell into the mixer to his death. The death occurred at an east-end site operated by Lafarge Canada Ltd. The victim’s identity has not […]

This summer, members of the Special Committee on Electoral Reform may be visiting a location near you. The committee’s mandate is to identify and study viable alternative voting systems to replace our current first-past-the-post system, as well as to examine mandatory voting and online voting. It has been quietly hearing from experts over the summer […]

Former Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak is resigning as MPP after 21 years in the Ontario legislature. In a news release Tuesday, Hudak said he will formally step down on Sept. 16, and will then become CEO of the Ontario Real Estate Association. The Niagara West – Glanbrook MPP was just 27 years old when he […]

Ontario Provincial Police have released the identities of two men killed in a fiery crash on Highway 2 outside of Brockville on Aug. 4. Scott Lockyer, 45, of Augusta Township was identified as the driver of the vehicle, while Adam Hrehirchuk, 22, of Winnipeg, was a passenger in the vehicle. The crash occurred at about […]

The telephone rang. It was late on a Friday. Over the receiver came that silky, solicitous voice:  “Andrew, it’s Mel Hurtig.” Mel wanted to talk. Of course. He loved to talk. On this occasion, 18 months ago, he’d read my essay in The Walrus on the unhappy season Charles Ritchie spent in Washington as Canada’s […]

Ottawa Public Health is asking residents to put safety first and protect against mosquito bites after confirmation that West Nile virus has been confirmed in some area mosquitoes again this year. West Nile is an infection spread by mosquitoes that, in a small number of cases, can cause serious illness. Most people will not develop […]

The city says it needs more time to determine why the road collapsed on Rideau Street in June. The sinkhole swallowed a massive chunk of the roadway east of Sussex Drive the morning of June 8. No one was hurt when the road suddenly crumbled, but a parked van, construction lift and crane dropped into the hole. […]

An Ottawa chiropractor who sexually abused three patients won’t spend any time behind bars after a judge sentenced him Tuesday to house arrest and a curfew rather than jail.  Victims of Michael Beaton groaned as Ontario Superior Court Justice Douglas Rutherford sentenced the 77-year-old retired chiropractor to a 15-month conditional sentence. Beaton will serve less […]

I would think such a statement below is unprecedented. It is worth reading. This statement was signed by 50 of the most senior Republican national security officials/advisors, many of them – as the New York Times pointed out – former top aides or cabinet members for President George W. Bush. STATEMENT BY FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY […]

Drivers aren’t the only ones to blame Re: Why don’t we say ‘No more deaths?’ Aug. 6. Writer Jonathan McLeod expresses the sickness he feels about traffic deaths. Indeed, these are tragic. But in raising the question of responsibility, he neglects to look beyond the motor vehicle driver and what he considers “inappropriately high speed limits.” […]

Get ready to hear a whole lot about Team Trudeau’s “commitment to strengthening the middle class, and helping those working hard to join it” Sudbury-area “young professionals”! According to advisories sent out by their respective offices, both Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Small Business Minister Bardish Chagger are set to hit the stage at the […]

On the same day Abdirahman Abdi was pronounced dead, Ottawa police moved to hire a Somali-Canadian man who had failed a background check, prompting the civilian investigator in charge of vetting officers to resign, Postmedia has learned. On July 25, just after 3 p.m. Abdi, 37, was pronounced dead in hospital after being arrested by police the day […]

A male pedestrian was struck and killed by a transport truck in the eastbound lanes of the Queensway at Carling Avenue on Monday night.

Brace yourself, another heat wave is on the horizon for the Ottawa Valley. Environment Canada issued a heat warning for the Ottawa area on Monday.

ST-PASCAL BAYLON — On a warm, sunny day in this tiny burg 40 km east of downtown Ottawa it was worth the wait for the guest of honour to arrive — even if he was a few minutes late for the party. When it takes 30 years to complete the journey, what’s another hour? The […]

He's one of Canada's top amateur golfers and an NHL referee on top of that.

Police have identified a man killed early Sunday morning at a Perth campground  — the first homicide that town has seen in two decades. On Monday, police identified James Laverdure, 45, of Lanark County as the dead man, but to those who knew him, he’ll always be Jake. “I’m just in shock,” said former sister-in-law Debbie […]

A trial date has been set next year for the man accused of killing a federal tax court judge, the judge’s wife, and a neighbour.   Ian Bush is expected to stand trial for three months beginning on April 3, 2017 on three counts of first-degree murder in relation to the killings of retired federal tax […]

A chiropractor who molested his patients is a “sexual predator and pervert” who would have taken his secret to his grave had it not been for the courage of those he abused to come forward, one of his victims told a judge Monday. Chiropractor Michael Beaton “used his predatory skills to take advantage of me […]

You could probably not prepare a single question and still have an entertaining phone interview with Canadian veteran rocker Randy Bachman. One minute he’s enthusing about the evergreen joy of playing his 1973 mega-hit Takin’ Care of Business for live audiences, and before you know it he’s extolling the delights of liver and onions and […]

An anonymous caller phoned the Bridgehead coffee chain’s main office a few days ago and asked for chief executive Tracey Clark. Told she wasn’t available, the caller asked to pass along a message. “Tell her thanks for killing Abdi.” The message clearly shakes Clark. She’s seen other comments on social media and heard from customers who say […]

The Ottawa police say there is concern for the well-being of 26-year-old Steve Benic, who went missing on Thursday.

Swimming off some parts of the beach at Constance Bay, where a sandbar drops off dramatically into fast-flowing water, can be treacherous. The locals know this, but it isn’t common knowledge among those from afar who come to relax in the summer. On Saturday, a 10-year-old boy drowned there. “It’s only a matter of time before it happens again,” […]

Ottawa’s recent decision it likes corner stores doesn’t look as though it will save the century-old grocery at Fifth Avenue and Gordon Street in the Glebe. Elias and Jeanette Monsour have run the place for 40 years. They live in the building, they raised their kids in the long, narrow aisles. Jeannette Monsour feeds a young granddaughter cereal while […]

OC Transpo says a driver shouldn't have booted a teen off a bus because of what she was wearing.