Новости за 19.12.2016

BlackBerry QNX has announced the opening of an autonomous drive research facility in Ottawa, a move that will lead to the company more than doubling its staff in the coming years at QNX’s head offices in Kanata.  QNX, a software maker that is wholly owned by BlackBerry Ltd., is already a driving force in a majority of […]

Public Safety Canada is starting a pilot project in a handful of Canadian cities to evaluate the effectiveness of oral roadside drug testing devices in a variety of weather conditions. It will be piloted in cities including Gatineau, Toronto, Vancouver, Halifax, Yellowknife and North Battleford, Sask. The project is funded by Public Safety Canada in collaboration […]

Olivia was the most popular baby name for girls in Ontario in 2015, while Liam was the top choice for boys.  Charlotte and Henry were the fastest-rising names, according to provincial statistics. Tenley, Riaan and Eason also made an appearance as popular baby names.  In 2015, Olivia and Liam dethroned Sophia/Sofia/Sofiya and Jackson/Jaxon/Jaxen/Jaxxon/Jaxyn, which were […]

Ottawa dinosaur scientists have just given your dino-obsessed eight-year-old more long words to learn. Nasutoceratopsini. Centrosaurini. Clearly these may take some practice. These are two new “tribes” of horned dinosaurs (like the triceratops), and their arrival fills in more branches of a family tree that lasted tens of millions of years. Horned dinosaurs were originally thought to come in two groups, chasmosaurs […]

The future of Canada’s Iraq mission is still being determined. But in a recent interview with journalists, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan was asked about the mission and how it might unfold. Sajjan was asked whether he saw Canadian troops committed on the ground for the whole of 2017. Here is how he responded: “Yes.  Keep […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is sitting down today for an hour-long discussion with Canadian Press reporters in Ottawa. Trudeau will be reflecting back on the events of 2016 and his first full year in office, and examining what lies ahead for Canada in 2017. Follow the discussion live below:

Nuclear medicine doctors are sounding alarms about the skyrocketing cost of medical isotopes, something they say could limit patient access to sophisticated tests for cancer, heart disease and other illnesses. The cost of some nuclear medicine have increased by as much as 1,000 per cent recently, say physicians, partly as a result of the shutdown […]

It's never been easier to be generous and assist the less fortunate in the Ottawa area.

Police are warning that a demonstration will snarl traffic on downtown and Sandy Hill streets Monday. They’re expecting a moving demonstration between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. travelling from Wellington Street to Elgin Street then to Elgin Street to Laurier Avenue to Range Road. It is a political demonstration related to events in the Congo, […]

It seems too illogical to be true: Ottawa’s English public school board is proposing a policy that would cut English-language instruction out of some elementary schools – barring kids from attending those neighbourhood schools unless they’re able, and willing, to learn in French. It is a travesty for an English-language school board to prevent small children […]

Hey, readers: Some of you have sent us suggestions for Santa’s “naughty” and “nice” lists this year. Here are a few (and you can email us your brief nominations at letters@ottawacitizen.com): —- How about a little kindness? For your “naughty” list, I would like to nominate every person in such a hurry that they hurt others. […]

Less than two years ago Mitel Networks CEO Rich McBee declared “This is a perfect match” after announcing his company would acquire Mavenir, a Texas mobile technology startup, for $560 million in cash and shares. (All figures U.S.) Monday morning, McBee revealed Mitel had reached to deal to sell its mobile products unit (comprising the […]

Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship St. John’s has been selected as the next Royal Canadian Navy ship to deploy on Operation REASSURANCE in early 2017. The ship will support Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 in the Mediterranean, the RCN says. HMCS St. John’s conducted high readiness training as part of SPARTAN WARRIOR 16. The ship then […]

Nearly two decades ago, Michael Ignatieff, a future Liberal party leader and would-be prime minister, was instrumental in formulating a concept we may want to revisit in the aftermath of the tragedy of Aleppo. In 2001, Ignatieff was one of three members of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty set up by the […]

A man is in 20s was taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition after being stabbed in a home on Richelieu Avenue early Monday morning. Police have yet to make an arrest. They were called to the street near the intersection of St. Laurent Blvd. and Montreal Road at 3 a.m. The man […]

A 45-year-old hunter accidentally shot himself in the chest with his own crossbow Sunday. He was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition, paramedics said. First responders were called to the Marlborough Forest at about 6 p.m. They were told that the man was unloading his crossbow after a hunting excursion in the large […]

Another day, another frostbite advisory. Ottawa awoke to a windchill of -32 Monday morning but just wait – on the very day winter officially begins, there’s a forecast high of 2C later this week. FROSTBITE ADVISORY: Starting overnight until Monday Morning. Wind chill of -28 C. Tips to stay warm: https://t.co/l7QUirgQ5j pic.twitter.com/ZABQaRuvKA — Ottawa Public […]

The House of Commons may be shuttered for the season, but the perennial political battle over health care funding is set to rage on behind closed doors as Finance Minister Bill Morneau and his provincial and territorial counterparts kick off a second – and final – day of pre-holiday negotiations at the iconic Chateau Laurier. […]

DOHA, Qatar – It’s opulent and regal, this place where slaves come to be freed.  Crystal chandeliers sprout from the fabric ceiling, gilded thrones frame every wall, and a red carpet stretches all the way from the entranceway to the back of the reception hall: here, where the carpet ends, a line of men in immaculate […]

There is suddenly a list of Senators under the “who’s hot” section of game previews. Mark Stone. Zack Smith. Bobby Ryan. Derick Brassard. And, as usual, Erik Karlsson.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in February that Canada would be providing the Kurds with lethal military equipment. But then nothing happened. And still nothing has happened. So what’s going on behind the scenes? Sources say that the weapons should have been purchased and delivered long ago but that the Department of National Defence and Global […]

The 2nd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group (2 CRPG) will conduct Exercise AQIKGIK next month. It highlighted the exercise in a recent ceremony at the Royal Military College in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. The exercise, consisting of a snowmobile expedition to Indigenous communities in Northern Quebec and on the Lower North Shore, is in honour of the 70th […]

A young male in Gatineau was being held for a Monday morning court appearance after a 25-year-old man was attacked with a knife early Sunday. The youth could face multiple charges, including assault with a weapon and theft, Gatineau police Lt. Patrick Vaillancourt said. Police said the victim, who was not injured, called 911 at 4 a.m. after […]

Andrew Hammond didn’t make it through the first period after suffering what appeared to be a leg injury, and that meant Mike Condon was called into action to help lead the Ottawa Senators to a 6-2 victory over the New York Islanders.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The Senators had a good chuckle in their pre-game meeting before they faced the New York Islanders Sunday night. Let’s face it, moments like this don’t come along very often. Ottawa video coach Kris Young put together some clips of defenceman Mark Borowiecki falling all over the place in the third period […]