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Carmen Parsons says Leslie Park Public School was ideal for her son John, who thrived at the small neighbourhood school where students and teachers all know each other. But when she heard the news this week that Leslie Park PS is one of eight public schools targeted for closure, she wasn’t surprised. Parsons has analyzed […]

The signs telling drivers not to cut across the bike lanes on Laurier Avenue aren’t where drivers can see them, the city’s own planners warned three years ago. The intersection where 23-year-old cyclist Nusrat Jahan was killed Thursday morning, apparently by a truck driver turning across her path, is totally typical. Laurier and Lyon has a […]

“She had this happy, positive aura about her. She was always willing to participate in class and smile and laugh," said Jahan's instructor.

There’s no shortage of ways to save the lives of cyclists, experts agree. City Hall knows it, cycling groups know it, industry knows it. Even the Chief Coroner of Ontario has analyzed the question, studying all 129 Ontario cycling deaths from 2006 through 2010, and issuing a report in 2012 that asked what causes these deaths and how they could […]

The other day Defence Watch had an item about Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan’s office noting there would be a “ministerial announcement on equipping Canada’s military” and that it will be of benefit to the Canadian Rangers. “No details yet but the Rangers are likely hoping it’s something new and not a re-announcement of sorts on […]

The last long weekend of summer is upon Ottawa, and if your plans involve anything other than resting up for the back to school rush, this list of what’s open and closed on Monday might come in handy. Shopping: Alcohol All LCBO and The Beer Store branches will be closed in Ottawa Monday.  Many SAQ […]

Balloon pilot Johann François Ouellette Frève likes to say he acquired his love for ballooning early: His first flight was in his mother’s womb and he’s been hooked ever since. Now 30, Ouellette Frève started helping his parents, who are both hot air balloon pilots, when he was very young and started training to pilot the propane-fuelled craft at 16. He […]

I have a confession. In the midst of a furious political row in a bar this week, I snapped and called my opponent a “corrupt libtard.” He fired right back, labelling me a “Harper suckhole.” Many nasty words were then spoken. Fortunately friends intervened before fists started flying. I have another confession. None of what […]

The Sûreté du Québec continues to investigate a fiery crash that left one man dead Thursday night on route 315 near Chénéville, about 100 kilometres northeast of Ottawa. Police say a southbound car left the rural highway at about 9 p.m. while attempting to pass another vehicle. The vehicle plunged into the forest and struck a […]

With more news articles circulating this week about the sexual misconduct situation in the Canadian military, it’s natural to think back to last year when the crisis hit the headlines. The Deschamps report came out and it was scathing about the extent that sexual misconduct was a problem in the Canadian Forces. The news stories […]

MONTREAL – Each time, Chris Milo lined up to kick a field goal Thursday night at Percival Molson Stadium, the Twilight Zone theme song was blasted over the loudspeakers. Okay, so Montreal isn’t exactly another dimension, although Crescent St. is certainly off the charts, but the game between the Ottawa Redblacks and Alouettes certainly had […]

A mentally ill Ottawa woman with the emotional age of a 13-year-old was sentenced to federal prison for two years on Thursday for using teenage girls as sex slaves in her parents’ basement. The victims, both 16 at the time, testified at trial and gave horrifying accounts, with one saying she had been bound and gagged […]

The City of Ottawa is threatening to take the province to court as it seeks to extend the municipality’s Presto agreement while fending off a massive cost increase that could be passed onto transit riders. The city will have its back to the wall, though.  That’s because, under another legal agreement with the province, the city […]

In a perfect world, Gomez should have skated out of the NHL with the New Jersey Devils. In his peak years, he was a breath of fresh air for an organization that fun often forgot.

As the police pulled the crushed bicycle from under the red truck, church bells began to toll at St. Patrick’s Basilica two blocks away, signalling high noon, and memorial lilies began to appear on the sidewalk, yellow tape be damned. She was gone. It was beginning to sink in. The front bike wheel was mangled and the […]

Stéphane Langlois allegedly mishandled or spent approximately $4 million held in trust for his clients, according to a document filed with the Law Society Tribunal.

City council’s transportation chair was frank about Ottawa’s fall construction season Thursday. “Our roadways will be busy and congested,” Knoxdale-Merivale Coun. Keith Egli said during a seasonal briefing on road work. There’s $210 million in renewal work at over 225 sites this year. The city is spending another $132 million on 50 “new and improvement” projects. The […]

'Game-time' decisions for a handful of players could add to the ranks for Friday's test against FC Edmonton.

Take a deep breath, Ottawa Fury FC soccer fans. There were shockwaves on Twitter Thursday when it was suggested that the professional soccer franchise was going to pull out out of the North American Soccer League at the end of the 2016 season. Yep, there’s usually smoke where there’s fire. In this case, though, there’s […]

A motorcyclist involved in a collision west of Stittsville has died, according to police. The man, who has been identified as Aaron Orlik online by his friends and family, crashed into a field off the roadway at about 1:50 p.m. Wednesday. Firefighters, police, and paramedics responded to the site at Jinkinson and Hazeldean roads and found […]

Even councillors regularly feel like they might die when they ride their bikes on Ottawa’s marquee bike route. The bike lanes on Laurier Avenue are supposed to be the safest in the city, part of an east-west bikeway through downtown Ottawa opened proudly in 2011. They go right to city hall. On Thursday morning, a woman was […]