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More restrictions needed on political fundraising Re: Grits to ban MPP fundraising, Aug. 30. Stopping cash-for-access fundraising events will do little to stop big money donors from getting special access to politicians and parties. As the experience elsewhere shows clearly, the Ontario Liberals’ proposed annual individual political donation limit of $2,400 per party annually, including donations to […]

It has been almost five decades since Pierre Trudeau pronounced his goal of a “Just Society,” which included economic equality and reduced poverty. Years later, a young economist in Alberta would enter politics intent on unravelling the Trudeau legacy. Stephen Harper, the longest-serving Conservative prime minister since John A. Macdonald, retired from politics last week. […]

Ottawa artist Chi Wei Lee knows all too well the debilitating effects of homelessness and, through his art, he is embracing the opportunity to illustrate the significance of helping people find a home. “At the end of the day, we are only as strong as our weakest link in society,” Lee said. “If homelessness is […]

VINALHAVEN, Maine – In this hot, dry summer on the eastern seaboard of the United States, I have been searching for Donald Trump’s America. As August slips away, I have to report that I have failed miserably. I cannot find it. Trump insists that it’s there with every blast of his rhetorical flatulence. He knows, […]

Ottawa police were asking the public to steer clear of Carmen Avenue because of an ongoing “police operation” Tuesday in the Vanier neighbourhood. In a tweet at 2:24 p.m., police said Carmen was closed off at McArthur Avenue for the operation. The road has since reopened. Police spokesman Const. Marc Soucy would give no details about […]

Ottawa police are seeking public assistance in locating a 20-year-old woman and her five-week-old son who have been missing since Friday. Police said Madeline Atagootak, 20, was last seen with her baby, Elijah, at around noon on Somerset Street East. Her family is concerned for her well-being and that of her child. Atagootak is described […]

Inside some motorists, evidently, lives a guy with a badge. You know him. The one at the four-way stop wiggling his finger at everybody, the one behind you honking his horn the instant he sees green, the guy in your trunk flashing his high-beams as you’re trying to safely pass. Or, say, young Erik Hanna, of the […]

The Ottawa police office on Queensview Drive was closed most of Tuesday after a suspicious package was discovered in its mailroom. Const. Marc Soucy said the incident began shortly before 11 a.m., when some employees were affected by the contents of the package. The package was later deemed to be safe, but the police station will […]

Ottawa police have closed the westbound lanes of Ogilvie Road between Cyrville Road and Cummings Avenue Tuesday after a cyclist in his 50s was struck by a vehicle. Few details are available, however police said a call came in at around 9:50 reporting the collision. Emergency responders arrived to find the man unconscious and in serious […]

An experienced chef presents an appealing personal spin on gastropub fare at his new restaurant in downtown Hull.

Gatineau's Parc La Baie will be teeming with fair-goers from Thursday through Monday.

The parade of professors, public policy specialists and other expert witnesses is set to continue as the Special Committee on Electoral Reform heads into the second day of its final round of Hill-based hearings on the state of Canada’s voting system. On the agenda for the morning session: Jean-Sebastien Dufresne, who heads up Mouvement Democratie […]

Peaches and blueberries are a late-summer match to celebrate.

Deserving kids get special summer camp experience

Ottawa police are seeking public assistance in locating Taylor Doucette, 16, of Ottawa. The girl was last seen Monday in the Lincoln Fields area and her family is concerned. Police say she could also be in the Kanata area. Taylor is described as Caucasian, five feet six inches tall with a slim build, with dyed blond straight […]

If only they actually made the lunches, these containers would be perfect.

As sweet as some very popular wines might be, they shouldn't be discounted.

Ottawa firefighters responded in force Monday night to rescue a young man who suffered a relatively minor injury after a slip-and-fall in difficult spot. Ottawa paramedics received a call just before 9 p.m. for a 22-year-old man who had suffered leg injuries after a fall onto some boulders under the Portage Bridge linking Ottawa and Gatineau. […]

Defence Watch has received details from the RCAF on the breakdown of the types of bombs used during the Iraq/Syria air campaign. As readers know, from their first flight in the Iraq war on October 30, 2014, to February 15, 2016 when the Iraq/Syria air mission ended, CF-18 Hornets conducted 1378 sorties resulting in 251 […]

HIs spirits took a hit when an unfortunate blow broke his left leg in two places, but the injured Redblacks rookie says he'll be back in 2017.

Ontario legislators should be banned from raising money for their own parties and campaigns, Attorney General Yasir Naqvi said Monday, promising to make Ontario’s election-financing rules among the toughest anywhere. Since spring, Naqvi and the Liberals have been trying to contain the damage from the news that provincial ministers were regularly the star attractions at dinners […]

The roster will be full of first-year players, forced to regularly go head-to-head against veteran CIS players on loaded squads including UQTR, McGill and the cross-town Carleton Ravens, while also adjusting to university life.

Police are taking an “unprecedented approach” to solving a months-old murder case that has baffled investigators. The body of 65-year-old Frederick “John” Hatch was discovered on the morning of Dec. 17 in a remote area near the town of Erin, west of Toronto. Police said it remains unknown how Hatch travelled, but said he was known to hitchhike. Investigators are now retracing the route they believe Hatch took, enlisting an O.P.P. van featuring pictures of the victim and details of the investigation, and travelling along Hwy. Читать дальше...

On the upside, Redblacks won't have to face Alouettes' Duron Carter on Thursday after arbitrator upholds suspension.

The federal government launched a two-phase design competition for a new Ottawa memorial to the victims of communism with a budget that appears to be significantly downsized.