Новости за 05.11.2016

Hundreds of people snaked their way through the rooms of Heartwood House Saturday, where thousands of items that turn up unclaimed in OC Transpo lost and found bins are then donated and sold at bargain basement prices in a twice-yearly fundraiser.

They made for unlikely perps: Mid-twenties clerks, stylishly-dressed, you could easily imagine folding sweaters at The Gap, or working a hissy barista bar; a man selling, literally, from a hole in the wall. So it was that, hours after the balaclava-clad crackdown, there was little sense of triumph when Ottawa police Chief Charles Bordeleau discussed the nine people arrested, led […]

While both forwards have had strong starts to the season, Boucher says it’s unreasonable to believe they can sustain it game after game.

Ottawa police were investigating two unrelated stabbings that sent two young men to hospital Friday night and Saturday morning.  The first occurred just after 10 p.m. on Friday at a party in the 200 block of Coleford Place, near St. Laurent Boulevard and Montreal Road.  Police said a man in his early 20s was stabbed […]

Craig Anderson has returned to the Ottawa Senators and will start in goal Saturday night against the Buffalo Sabres. Anderson had been away from the team on a second leave of absence, dealing with his wife, Nicholle, and her cancer diagnosis. Mike Condon, who posted a 1-0 shutout over Vancouver Thursday in his Senators debut, […]

Guy Boucher had more questions than answers Friday. Everybody — including the Senators’ coach — will have to wait until Saturday morning to find out what his lineup is going to look like against the Buffalo Sabres as the club closes out this three-game homestand at the Canadian Tire Centre. While Mark Stone (neck) returned […]

Donald Trump boasts that he doesn’t need stars to fill his venues in the closing days of the presidential race. Maybe so, but the very people Hillary Clinton needs to shore up her campaign — millennials and minorities — appear all too happy to see her with singer Beyonce and rapper husband Jay Z.

Italy’s Foreign Ministry says a Canadian citizen and two Italians who were kidnapped in southern Libya in September were freed overnight and brought safely to Italy early Saturday morning. the Associated Press reports. More from the Associated Press article: The ministry says the release of the three men was due to “the efficient collaboration of […]

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says the U.S. is reviewing its military recruiting standards, taking a second look at fitness standards, tattoos and marijuana use. He said the current rules may be “overly restrictive” and could be roadblocks in the way of recruiting. In addition, the review will examine the Pentagon’s recruitment procedures which tend […]

Education Minister Mitzie Hunter recently reassured Ontarians that a mandatory civics class will remain part of the high school curriculum in this province, although, as she told Maclean’s, “discussions are underway about what these courses will look like in our curriculum.”  It’s not surprising that there was an outcry at the notion that the civics […]

For the Ottawa Senators, the annual Hockey Fights Cancer night couldn’t have come at a more fitting time. ‘I fight for: Nicholle’ will be a popular placard held high by fans and members of the Senators organization at the Canadian Tire Centre as the Buffalo Sabres visit Saturday. Nicholle Anderson, the wife of Senators No. […]

Three pedestrians were injured, one seriously, by flying bricks on Friday afternoon after a collision at the intersection of Rideau and Augusta streets.

One person is dead and three are seriously injured after a sleepy driver caused a four-car collision Friday evening on Highway 148 in Pontiac, Que.

Sasha Chmelevski scored two goals to lead the Ottawa 67’s to a 3-2 win over the Frontenacs on Friday night in Kingston.

The game that didn't mean anything turned into the Redblacks' sixth home-field loss of the year.

Earlier Defence Watch had details about the charges Lt.-Col. Mason Stalker was facing. This article below has the update on this situation: By Clare Clancy Edmonton Journal Charges against a high-ranking military officer accused of sexual assault and sexual exploitation were dropped Friday in an Edmonton courtroom. Lt.-Col. Mason Stalker was arrested in July 2015 […]

A 30-year-old mother of eight said the fire on Oct. 24 started when she stepped out to buy lasagna fixings for dinner at the request of her seven-year-old daughter.

Justice Maranger said the Ottawa man who suffered a psychotic break in segregation can sue the jail in civil court instead.

After months of “monitoring” and “investigating,” Ottawa police are finally moving to close some of the many illegal private marijuana dispensaries that have been operating with impunity in Ottawa. Ottawa Citizen journalist Jacquie Miller reported this morning that an arrest had been made at Wee Medical Dispensary Society on Rideau street just east of Nelson Street. […]

Ottawa police raided six marijuana dispensaries Friday morning, closing a big chunk of the city’s pot shops in one fell swoop. It’s the first police action against the dispensaries that have been popping up in Ottawa, and is bound to ratchet up the heated debate over what to do about the illegal shops. Teams of […]

Mike Condon has learned to roll with the punches through his hockey career. And, so 24 hours after a spectacular debut with the Senators (a 27-save shutout against the Vancouver Canucks), he was right back where he belonged in the club’s net. It was no coincidence he was the last one off the ice as […]

Ottawa residents who depend on costly payday loans to cover unexpected expenses now have a much more affordable alternative. The Causeway Work Centre, a non-profit agency in Hintonburg, unveiled its new Community Finance Fund at an upbeat launch ceremony Friday.

The decision was predictable and foolhardy just the same. It comes down to this — quietly on a Friday afternoon — the federal government announced there will be no outdoor game on Parliament Hill during a milestone year for our country and the NHL’s 100th anniversary. The Senators opted to bite their tongues and take […]

So Canada’s spy agency has gobs of people’s metadata in a secret database. Well, it’s just numbers, isn’t it? You know, telephone numbers and Internet IP addresses and so forth. Who cares? The justice system, to begin with. On Thursday, the Federal Court released a ruling saying that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service’s retention and analysis of wide swaths of data, […]

Ottawa police are asking for assistance in locating Deborah Walters, 49 years old, of London, Ont. She was last seen on Montreal Road, in between Palace St. and Savard Ave. Walters is 5’10” (178cm), has a thin build, and has long brown hair with blonde streaks. She was last seen wearing a pink hoodie and a […]