Новости за 20.11.2016

Gordon Lightfoot celebrated his 78th birthday last week, then played the National Arts Centre on Saturday for what may have been the 78th time.

As ugly and unsettling as the recent spate of racist graffiti in Ottawa and across the country may be, it could ultimately help rookie Nepean Liberal MP Chandra Arya in his campaign to crack down on hate-based property damage, vandalism and other acts of criminal mischief. Under the current law, hate-based mischief against places of worship can […]

The robust and warm former mayor, councillor and reeve of Gloucester has died.  Mitch Owens, 95, held public office in what was then the City of Gloucester for over twenty years, but only after leading a “colourful” life said former Ottawa mayor Jim Durrell.  “He was very wise, because he had done stuff,” said Durrell, who remembered fondly […]

Alexander Darchiev, Russia’s ambassador to Canada, isn’t a fan of NATO….obviously. “NATO is irrelevant. It’s cold-war relic, which desperately needs rationale for its continued existence,” Darchiev said in an interview aired Sunday with Evan Solomon, host of CTV’s Question Period. “If you want [to] divert your resources for [a] NATO build-up, that’s the sovereign choice […]

The Senators continued their roster shuffling Sunday. And that means Andrew Hammond and Matt Puempel could be yelling Bingo. While the Hamburglar’s next stop at the drive-thru will likely come with the club’s AHL affiliate in Binghamton after he cleared waivers Sunday at noon, Puempel was placed on waivers and could be sent down Monday if […]

This château design doesn’t fit in Re: Château edition ‘scaled back’ in revised plans, Nov. 18. Architect Peter Clewes just doesn’t get it. We, the citizens of Ottawa, do not want a glass box attached to the Château Laurier. If the owner wants to expand it, he should hire an architect who will make the proposed addition […]

A passerby alerted firefighters to a fire in a home attached to an autobody garage early Sunday morning. Smoke was visible from a house attached to the Leitrim Body Shop at about 12:30 a.m. at 4110 Leitrim Rd., between Hawthorne and Ramsayville roads. A working fire was called by firefighters when they arrived to find the inside of the building […]

One of the most important jobs entrusted to city council is the task of planning our growth. Where should growth happen? Is it appropriate for the context? Can it be supported from the perspectives of social services, transit, parks and other city services? When residents cast their ballots, they’re choosing what kind of city in […]

Ottawa has a choice to make in the next few months: Should it continue to elect its mayor and council using first past the post, or move to a ranked-ballot system beginning in 2018? It might sound like a dry, administrative question, but its effects could be dramatic: the city could easily end up with […]

On Saturday night, the Senators probably deserved a better fate. But they were plagued by a problem that may seal their playoff fate at the end of the season: an inability to score.

The Ottawa 67's continue to be a much different team away from home, improving to 9-4-2 on the road with a 7-3 victory in Barrie on Saturday night.

'This is still my team,' the veteran QB says on the eve of the Redblacks' East final matchup against the Eskimos.

Henry Burris didn’t flinch when he heard the weather forecast for Sunday’s CFL East championship game: Wet, snowy and windy. He’s been through worse, much worse.

A 58-year-old Val-des-Monts man narrowly avoided being shot on Saturday when his neighbour's rifle was accidentally discharged, the MRC des Collines said.

Jonathan Pitre is fighting “a bit of a cold” in his new home away from home in Minneapolis but had warming news from home Saturday. More than 500 people turned out to raise $50,000 in a “Marchons pour Jonathan-Butterfly Mile” event in the Jonathan’s hometown of Russell, about 40 kilometres east of Ottawa. “It was […]

Home-field woes during the 2016 season and advantages for the Eskimos in key phases of the game could doom the Redblacks on Sunday.

Rested and ready to go, the Redblacks have what it takes to earn another trip to the Grey Cup game.

As more than 24,000 prepare to gather at TD Place for Sunday’s East final between the Ottawa Redblacks and Edmonton Eskimos, my mind will wander back to the good old days as a youngster growing up in Orléans, writes Bruce Garrioch.

The first true snowfall of the year may be a day away, but there was no shortfall of seasonal cheer in the capital as the Help Santa Toy Parade dashed, danced and pranced its way through downtown Ottawa Saturday morning. As firefighters crisscrossed the parade route collecting toys and cash donations, the crowd — which […]

One really big hit got him noticed and now the 27-year-old from Arizona will be on the roster for Sunday's matchup with the Eskimos.

“Welcome to the real Ottawa.” With those five simple words from Rabbi Reuven Bulka Saturday morning, the faith leader elicited a round of applause which quite literally filled the Machzikei Hadas Synagogue and threatened not to end. The synagogue was one of several religious institutions targeted this past week. So touched, so moved by the […]