Новости за 06.12.2016

The bond between Senators coach Guy Boucher and Penguins star Sidney Crosby goes all the way back to their Quebec Major Junior League days together in Rimouski in 2004-05.

Carleton University neuroscience researchers say getting a new building for their rapidly-expanding department will be good. But they’re not so thrilled about the tight timelines demanding that they vacate their current premises by March 1, then move back to campus next fall. Along with their mice. Some of the lab equipment that is to be moved […]

The public school board is heading into a lively debate over how to educate about 2,000 students who have been identified as gifted.

The deputy chief in charge of frontline police deployment is apologizing to patrol officers for calling some of them “canine fornicators”  during a presentation in November, the Citizen has learned. Deputy Chief Jill Skinner’s public apology comes after a formal complaint was lodged on behalf of patrol officers when the comments were made during a Nov. […]

Ottawa’s paramedic service has “an overall, ongoing and systemic problem” that leaves patients waiting for ambulances coming from far away even though closer ones are available, a Ministry of Health investigation has found. The city has even violated numerous rules and standards for how it’s supposed to dispatch ambulances, the ministry says. In one case, on a night the […]

The Canadian Folk Music Awards were handed out in Toronto last weekend. Meet the winners who have roots in the Ottawa area.

A suspected Ottawa terrorist arrested on Nov. 5 for breaching strict conditions of his peace bond is facing a new criminal charge after he allegedly threatened to bomb Ottawa police headquarters on Elgin Street.  Tevis Gonyou-McLean, who denies any links to ISIL or its supporters, has been charged by Ottawa police with uttering death threats after […]

The Ottawa police have asked for the public's help to find 37-year-old Jason Magoon.

One year ago this month, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report. Its pages described the anguish caused by residential schools and the gaps remaining between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in terms of education and prosperity. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praised the report, saying “This is a time of real and positive change. […]

One mother from British Columbia was so worried about getting her baby vaccinated that she was wracked with nightmares. She eventually had her child immunized, and new research underscores that health care providers can play a role in helping to reduce vaccine hesitancy by listening to parent’s concerns. Although the majority of Canadians have their […]

So, are the Ottawa Senators a playoff team? It's only Dec. 5, but the sports-talk chatter is already in full swing, with prognosticators both amateur and professional debating the team's chances.

Ottawa’s health unit will start ordering children suspended from school over their vaccination records in the new year, even though its top managers know that’s just about the worst thing they can do for kids whose parents haven’t gotten them their shots. Suspension punishes kids, many of whom live in chaotic households where parents can’t or […]

A former Canadian soldier being held in Iraq is in good health and Canadian Embassy officials are working to win his release, a federal spokeswoman confirmed to the Canadian Press news service Monday. Postmedia’s Stewart Bell reported the story on Sunday. More from the Canadian Press article: Jessica Turner, press secretary for federal cabinet minister […]

Improvements to city recreation facilities worth $8 million hinge on the City of Ottawa winning the hosting duties for the 2021 Canada Summer Games. If the city wants to hold the national championships, some facilities should receive priority treatment and get $8-million worth of upgrades, the city says. The proposed spending is detailed in a report […]

The transit commission on Monday approved OC Transpo’s 2017 budget and an LRT-era fare table, but some customers still want a better discount for people with low incomes. Transpo is proposing to launch a low-income pass in April after thousands of customers demanded a cheaper option for people who can’t afford a full pass. The monthly pass, called the EquiPass, would cost […]

A Gatineau police officer is facing an impaired driving charge after colleagues say they found him asleep at the wheel of his car on Boulevard Maloney Ouest early Sunday morning. Police were responding to a 911 call at about 3:45 a.m. when they arrested the off-duty officer, 42, near the intersection with Montee Paiement. He […]

Ottawa’s Al Charron is already a legendary name in Canadian rugby. Now, his name will be associated with the top rugby training centre in the country. Rugby Canada announced Monday that the training facility being built at the Centre of Excellence in Langford, B.C., will be named the Al Charron Rugby Canada National Training Centre. […]