Новости за 29.12.2016

The Ontario government is planning a total revamp of the province’s garbage-handling programs, from blue boxes to fluorescent bulbs to kitchen scraps, hoping to cut the amount of waste we make by 80 per cent over the next 35 years. It’s also hoping to make manufacturers pay for the whole thing, by some process that’ll be […]

Alain Beaudet, president of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, has announced his retirement at the end of a year of turmoil for the embattled health-research funding agency. Beaudet, who had a distinguished career as a neuroscientist at the Montreal Neurological Institute before heading CIHR, will retire at the end of March. His leadership of […]

A man who fatally stabbed a stranger outside the Rideau Centre more than 16 years ago is being sought by Ottawa police for three recent, separate assaults in the last two weeks.  Matthew Land, 34, was charged last week with two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of assault with a weapon, two counts of […]

He is, after all, an inveterate showman, which is why it’s no surprise to see investor-turned-TV personality Kevin O’Leary doing his best to stretch out the suspense in deciding whether or not to make a bid for the Conservative leadership. But while it may be standard practice south of the border, there’s no real precedent […]

It all started in 1994, when a Senators executive insisted on drafting a young Swede with the club’s sixth-round pick, despite much skepticism. “John Ferguson Sr. was talking about Alfredsson long before people had any idea how good Alfredsson was and even internally. People had no idea how good the guy was going to be […]

The U.S. Navy is looking to Raytheon’s Excalibur guided artillery round as a new projectile for the Zumwalt-class ships. The Zumwalt-class, the US Navy’s latest and most futuristic warship class, is supposed to be capable of striking at targets 120 kilometres away with its gun system. The reason for that is because of the Long Range […]

This winter, the Citizen’s Tom Spears looks at what makes our coldest season tick. It’s a series we call The Science of Winter, and today we catch up with the loons whose turbulent family lives provided story after story in our recent Science of Summer. Have they settled down quietly? Not a chance. The loon couples that seemed devoted […]

Watch out for deadly fentanyl at New Year’s With New Year celebrations looming, I want to bring your attention to a growing health concern that could change your life and those who love you in seconds: fentanyl. The smallest amount of this drug can kill you. I am concerned about the rising availability of the more potent […]

A 29-year-old man suffered at least one serious stab wound in a home in the Blossom Park neighbourhood before dawn Thursday. Police say they were called to a home near 3200 Stockton Drive at about 3:20 a.m., and arrived to find the man in serious condition, while the person who stabbed him had been chased […]

A 25-year-old man was in serious but stable condition Thursday following an industrial accident in which his thumb was amputated by a heavy lift machine. Paramedics were called to an automotive repair shop on Colonnade Road just before 10 a.m. The worker had been freed by coworkers after he caught it in the hoist. The […]

How does the MVP of the Grey Cup celebrate? By letting his kids eat cereal out of the Grey Cup, of course. @REDBLACKS @CFL @Shaw_CFL @Temple_FB @espn This is what winning a chanpionship is all about!!!! #AppleJacksInTheCup #DreamsComeTrue pic.twitter.com/huXeqTtUKL — Henry Burris (@HenryBurris) December 28, 2016 The Redblacks quoted the tweet with an appropriate response: […]

When, earlier this year, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson finally won a seat on the board of the National Capital Commission as a non-voting member, few thought that would be the end of it. Watson, a long-time critic of the NCC, has been angling for a seat on the board for nearly 20 years and was […]

I still remember the Sundays of many years ago – happy, relaxing times. And it was during those afternoons that my father, Mario Colonnese, and my husband, Elio Coppola, talked about the need in Ottawa’s Italian community for a newspaper of “carta stampata” as they used to call it – “printed paper.” In those years, the only place […]

In the summer the U.S. Army will look at the possibility of having Abrams tank crews operating a drone as well as robotic ground vehicles on the battlefield. It is looking at whether the tanks can be outfitted with an automatic loader, freeing up the crew member who currently does that job to then take […]

Daniel Alfredsson had a storied career. 1,246 games. 444 goals. 1,157 points. 2 fights. Yes, the Swede known for his silky smooth offence also has two title fights to his name. The contenders? Mathieu Schneider and Doug Gilmour. In case you missed them, here they are for your viewing pleasure. (Don’t blink or you’ll miss […]

Anxious to try out the new shovel and winter wiper blades you just bought? Your wait is over, as Ottawa is in for a couple of mini-snowstorms over the next few days, beginning with between seven and 10 cm of snow expected Thursday, starting at about 8 a.m. and falling steadily until about 8 p.m. The […]

An autopsy has been scheduled for Thursday following the death of a four-year-old boy in Wendover Wednesday morning. OPP in Hawkesbury say they were called to a home in the town Wendover, about 50 kilometres east of Ottawa, for a medical distress call Wednesday at about 8:30 a.m. involving the boy, who was later declared dead at […]

Although she spent only a couple of weeks with them almost 50 years ago, rarely a day goes by that Oopik Nakashook doesn’t think of Judy and Michael Hill, whose parents billeted Oopik when she and 99 other youngsters visited Ottawa from the Far North in July 1967. “I would like to see them again,” […]

As if 2016 wasn’t already bad enough for celebrity deaths, actress Debbie Reynolds has died at the age of 84 — just one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher passed away. Reynolds was of course best known for her starring role in the 1952 classic Singin’ in the Rain. Watch a few of her scenes below. […]

The 18th annual Bell Capital Cup began Wednesday, with about 4,700 players in 16 boys divisions, two girls divisions and 10 special hockey teams competing. There will be more than 600 games with 18 finals at the Canadian Tire Centre. The tournament will showcase great minor hockey action with games from Stittsville to Orleans and […]

What story will photographer Julie Oliver remember most from this past year? She says it’s her trip to the northern indigenous community of Attawapiskat last spring, which was in the grip of a horrific suicide crisis among its children and youth. Read our stories on it and see Julie’s compelling photos: ‘Busy night at the hospital. Pray for Attawapiskat’ Attawapiskat […]

Asked about his most memorable day as a reporter this year, Andrew Duffy said it was on Thanksgiving. That’s when he received a message from Tina Boileau, Jonathan Pitre’s mother, that a stem cell operation to help repair Pitre’s skin and hopefully extend his life had failed. Pitre is planning to give the operation a […]

Since retiring as a player, Daniel Alfredsson has experienced a run of salutations. He now has the key to the city, membership in the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame and an honorary Doctor of Laws from Carleton University, among his credentials. On Thursday, Alfredsson will watch his No. 11 Ottawa Senators jersey be raised to […]

It only looked like Tom Pyatt took it easier on the turkey, pumpkin pie, cookies and chocolate than the rest of us during the Christmas break. Pyatt, who had some extra jump in his step during Tuesday’s 4-3 loss to the New York Rangers, says he held his own in the eating department, thank you […]

The owners of a local craft distillery have been forced to brew up a new logo after the province told the company its original logo bore too similar a resemblance to trademarked provincial property.   Greg Lipin and Jody Miall, co-owners of North of 7 Distillery on St. Laurent Boulevard, were asked by the Ministry of Transportation to change […]