Новости за 16.01.2017

Former federal finance minister Joe Oliver isn’t up to being a Progressive Conservative candidate, he discovered Sunday, losing the Tory nomination in York Centre to lawyer and party activist Roman Baber. This either shows the Tories’ strength — they’re so great even Joe Oliver couldn’t win a nomination! — or a problem with the usual way […]

Brandon Volpi, 18, died after being stabbed multiple times at Les Suites hotel where he and fellow students held post-prom celebrations.

Opening a mini-library branch at city hall could be an option if the flagship Ottawa Public Library branch moves out of Centretown, Mayor Jim Watson says. Watson said he has been looking at potentially using one of the gallery spaces at city hall for a library. The Ottawa Art Gallery Annex is expected to vacate one room since the […]

Canadians need – and deserve – to know why the second-highest-ranking member of Canada’s military was abruptly (if “temporarily”) removed from his post last week. A Jan. 13 letter from Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan Vance provided no detail beyond brief confirmation that vice chief of defence staff Mark Norman had been bounced out […]

Six years ago, a serious illness sent Michel into septic shock, a medical condition in which organ injury or damage in response to infection can lead to dangerously low blood pressure. Septic shock can cause multiple organ failure and even death. One of the casualties of Michel’s treatment was his teeth. “I was on heavy […]

Mike Condon won’t be getting a break any time soon. As the Senators prepare to open the second half against the St. Louis Blues Tuesday night at the Scottrade Center, coach Guy Boucher confirmed Condon will make his 19th straight appearance and 10th straight start for Ottawa. The club has called up Chris Driedger from […]

The doors to the popular Centretown Pub — touted as one of the city’s first gay bars — have been padlocked shut and an eviction notice has been posted. The pub — located at 340 Somerset St. W. in a three-storey, century-old brick building — has been the heart of the Centretown gay community for […]

Justin Trudeau should have known.  Even before news broke – courtesy of the National Post’s indefatigable David Akin – that the federal ethics watchdog would be launching a formal investigation into the prime minister’s now infamous jaunt to the Aga Khan’s exclusive Bahamian hideaway, it should have been obvious to even the most Pollyanna-ish member of […]

What happened to our female mayors? Re: Watson is tops in poll of mayors, Jan. 16. I don’t know who did the voting regarding the country’s most popular mayors but one thing I do know is that there was not a woman among them. It’s 20 years since a woman was elected mayor in Ottawa: Jacquelin Holzman. […]

Ottawa corner store Fairmont Confectionery, which houses the popular Sam’s Cafe eatery, is closing its doors on Sunday, according to a posting on the restaurant’s Facebook page. The post from Monday morning said: “Yes the rumors are true. For a variety of family reasons, we have decided to retire our beloved Café and Confectionery…We have […]

In an unprecedented move, Vice Admiral Mark Norman, the second highest-ranking officer in the Canadian military, has been removed from his command. Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jon Vance signed a Jan. 13 letter temporarily removing Norman, the vice chief of the defence staff, from his military duties. Vice Admiral Ron Lloyd, the current […]

The benchmark price for Ottawa homes eased up four per cent year over year to $341,400 in December, according to a survey published Monday by the Canadian Real Estate Association. That’s considerably below the 14.2 per cent gain recorded nationally by CREA, which estimated the benchmark price for homes at $582,000 in December.   The […]

TORONTO — Former finance minister Joe Oliver has lost his bid to become a Progressive Conservative candidate in the next Ontario election. Oliver was one of several former Conservative MPs who were defeated in 2015 and have been trying to secure provincial nominations. The former MP for Eglinton-Lawrence was vying to become the PC candidate […]

To mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation, we’d like to introduce you to some of the people who have shaped and built the National Capital. Today: Lord Dalhousie versus John LeBreton: History doesn’t record what was on the menu, but a dinner party in Richmond on the night of Aug. 27, 1820 forever altered the […]

The new year arrived with many hoping for an improvement over 2016: less violent, less vitriolic, and, for some, less Trumpish. Don’t count on it. You can’t look at current events – the election of a post-truth president, the slow-motion collapse of the European Union, the French-led gang-up on Israel, the appeasement of radical Islam by […]

Dealing With Rodents Q: What can I do about mice that have burrowed into the foam insulation in my walls? Big channeling has happened and I’ve noticed some places are colder than they used to be. A: I’m sorry about the trouble you’ve had. The only option is to pull off the drywall, remove the […]

Ottawa police have located a 55-year-old woman who had been missing for six days.  The Ottawa woman was located Monday “safe and sound,” police said. She was last seen the morning of Jan. 10, near Booth Street.

Monday morning’s crisp, cold and sunny weather was perfect for skating on the just-opened Rideau Canal, but don’t expect conditions to stay great for the rest of the week. Ottawa will be hit with snow and ice pellets by Tuesday afternoon, and daytime temperatures will inch above freezing for the rest of the week, says Environment […]

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson is the most popular mayor in Canada, according to a poll in 10 of the country's largest cities.

This is the state of democratic ethics in North America as it was promised: In the United States, the President-elect – billionaire of the people – would clean up Washington’s cesspool of money-grubbers and special interests; meanwhile, in Canada, the prime minister – dauphin of the middle class – would make better possible by touchy-feeling his way out of […]

After spending the weekend off the public radar, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to hit a Halifax coffee shop this afternoon as the eastern leg of his ongoing cross-country town hall tour gets underway. According to the official itinerary, there’s only one other public event on the agenda: an evening Q&A session at the […]

The Canadian military’s unusual views about what information should be protected for reasons of operational security is once again under scrutiny. Recently, the Canadian Forces has been promoting to the media (and public) its mission in Iraq by highlighting the important role of its hospital and medical staff in Erbil. To show the value of […]

For years, Ottawa’s popular Glebe neighbourhood has been the city’s most fashionable destination for locals and tourists alike. Small wonder: this urban oasis anchored on Ottawa’s famous Bank Street is home to distinctive one-of-a-kind shops, a stunning variety of delectable restaurants and world-class attractions such as Lansdowne Park with CFL football and OHL hockey. Add […]

For Jean Mantha, Macdonald-Cartier Academy’s headmaster as well as the school’s founder, what makes the program at his private junior high school different is that it teaches kids to learn in a way that’s based on common sense. “They learn to learn here,” he said, “and that helps prepare them for high school, university and […]

Only a few days after the U.S. election in November, Ottawa’s Vicky Smallman booked a hotel room in Washington. Smallman, the director of women’s and human rights at the Canadian Labour Congress, saw the stirrings of a major protest in the wake of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday. And she wanted to be […]