Новости за 01.10.2016

An air cadet squadron in Newfoundland is under fire for its controversial dress code for young people interested in joining the squadron. The dress code referred to girls’ breasts as “developing bits” prompting a rebuke from the defence minister, the Canadian Press writes. Here is the rest of the Canadian Press article: Harjit Sajjan issued […]

Armoured vehicle crews from five countries took part in Exercise WORTHINGTON CHALLENGE 2016 over the last week. The exercise finished up Friday at Gagetown, NB. The exercise tested a number of skills including direct-fire gunnery and tactical driving using the Leopard 2 main battle tank, Light Armoured Vehicle III and 6, and the Coyote Armoured […]

The Pokémon Go catchline, ‘Gotta catch ’em all,’ took on new meaning in Kingston this week when police seized a large quantity of cocaine in a Pokémon backpack. Kingston police arrested two men, aged 23 and 27 years old, Thursday night parked near a John Street address following a lengthy investigation. A search of the car passenger’s […]

Did you buy a Lotto Max ticket in Quebec for Friday night’s draw? If so, you could be the solo winner of the $37.5-million jackpot if you had the numbers: 4, 12, 17, 21, 32, 38 and 42. In Ontario, two people bought tickets with six of the seven numbers, plus the bonus. Each of […]

■  Tokyo master Ikebana instructor Koka Fukushima will demonstrate her own avant-garde style of Japanese flower-arranging, arranged by the Ottawa Branch of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana, Oct. 1, 7 p.m., Canadian Museum of History, theatre, 100 Laurier St. Gatineau. Tickets: $25 in advance, by contacting 613-852-4522 / cmcaughery@rogers.com  ■  Gardens as mini-ecosystems – learn how to create a […]

My heart goes out to the friends and family of Annie Pootoogook, who are in the midst of mourning her loss. Annie was an incredibly talented individual whose works enriched Canada and her passing on Sept. 19 leaves a void in our hearts and our community. Annie was a proud Inuk and Canadian Inuit are […]

Ottawa police Chief Charles Bordeleau ought to denounce the “racist views” allegedly made by one of his officers about Inuit and other indigenous peoples, Natan Obed says in his first public remarks since the death of renowned Inuit artist Annie Pootoogook. Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national organization representing Canada’s 60,000 Inuit, said in an […]

Ontario Provincial Police have laid charges against a minor in Pembroke after another student was attacked with an “edged weapon” after school on Monday. According to police Friday, a fight took place between three students at Fellowes High School in Pembroke around 3 p.m. One of the three allegedly brandished an edged weapon — although police are […]

For two periods on Friday night, a long road trip started exactly the way the Ottawa 67's had hoped it would. And then the Sarnia Sting scored four unanswered goals in the third period.

VANCOUVER — For the Ottawa Redblacks, game after game, there’s still too much coulda, woulda, shoulda. An explosive offence led by quarterback Trevor Harris, with four 1,000-yard receivers from a year ago, should be feared. While statistics show that the Redblacks’ offence is among the CFL’s best — 344 yards passing per game is tops […]

Apparently, Senators captain Erik Karlsson talked his way into playing in Saturday’s matinee against the Montreal Canadiens at the Canadian Tire Centre. Senators coach Guy Boucher was in no hurry to rush him into the lineup after the defenceman played for Sweden at the World Cup of Hockey. “I was thinking of maybe giving him […]

Stone still needs to go through several more steps before being cleared to play, including passing a baseline concussion test and enduring more contact drills at practice.

Sarah Jo Stott, who lost her entire right leg and half of her left in a terrible train accident in Montreal in 2014, died earlier this week. “She was a spark plug and a bright light in my life,” said friend Carol Ann MacDonell, who in April 2015 held a fundraiser that attracted 625 people […]