Новости за 25.01.2017

The macabre American pandemonium of the past few days has been utterly riveting. The streets of Washington choked with hundreds of thousands of protesters. The riots. The goofy pink hats. The inauguration and the weirdos in senior positions with the new administration explaining away their most transparently outrageous lies as “alternative facts.” And President Donald […]

Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 60-year-old Ottawa man whose family is concerned for his well-being. Stephen Hampel was last seen in the area of Somerset Street near Preston Street in the afternoon of Jan. 6. He is a described as Caucasian, five feet 11 inches (180 cm) tall, 120-130 pounds […]

The Ottawa chamber orchestra will debut a commissioned work that will blend Middle Eastern influences and modern classic music, with singing and narration in English, French, Farsi and Arabic.

The Ottawa Senators have brought in a big player in their front office. As Postmedia reported first Wednesday, the Senators announced the appointment of former Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment president and CEO Tom Anselmi Wednesday. His title is president and CEO. Team president Cyril Leeder has resigned effective immediately. Anselmi, 60, spent 17 years […]

A 27-year-old Ottawa woman was hospitalized with serious facial and head injuries Wednesday after her car collided with a Canada Post delivery truck near the city’s main mail terminal. First responders were called to the intersection of Sandford Fleming and Terminal avenues shortly after 9 a.m. and found a small red sedan wedged underneath the postal […]

I received this comment from a Department of National Defence employee about the article I wrote on Phoenix pay system training at DND. I have left out the name for obvious reasons. Here is what that person had to say: “I am a DND employee who completed that so-called Phoenix training earlier this year. It’s […]

The Citizen's arts writers suggest outings for the next week.

A woman is in hospital in critical condition and provincial investigators have been called in after Gatineau police intervened in a noise complaint Tuesday evening. The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes, the Quebec body that investigates incidents involving police, said a team was sent to Gatineau overnight. The BEI says Gatineau police received a complaint about noise and […]

Here’s an oddity for those who were taught that noon is the middle of the day, and the sun is due south at 12:00. Neither is true. Noon this time of year is not 12:00. On Tuesday and Wednesday it is at 12:15 p.m., and it’s getting steadily later, as measured by the time when the […]

Party on, Wayne. Comedian Mike Myers of Wayne’s World, Shrek and Austin Powers may be living south of the border but he’s so proud of his roots that he recently shared the best places to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday with USA Today. That’s after the expatriate patriot released his book Canada, a love letter to […]

It’s back on the school bus for Ottawa kids and a so-far trouble-free Wednesday morning commute for the rest of us with more snow on tap for the evening. Motorists may need to refill the windshield washer fluid to clear all the salty spray from wet roads but OC Transpo was running smoothly and there were no school bus cancellations. […]

With the traditional pre-sitting cabinet retreat over, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to spend a few more hours in Calgary this morning as he goes behind closed doors to chat with his “Youth Council” before departing for Saskatoon, where he’ll meet with city council members this afternoon. After that wraps up, he’ll make his […]

By Hassan Yussuff  and Patty Hajdu Picture 500,000 Canadians. Picture the biggest hockey arena filled to maximum capacity and now multiply it by 25. Picture all those people, rows upon rows of people and now, picture the same space, but empty. Every week, this many Canadians, more than 500,000 people, will miss work due to […]

Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson might be dismissed as being too optimistic but she says the cost of the F-35A will drop to around $85 million each in 2019. That cost estimate follows the schedule the company previously said it was following. Hewson held a conference call on Tuesday with investors to update them on […]

Senators 3, Capitals 0 The Ottawa Senators were tested by the best and came out on top. The Senators served notice they’re a force to be reckoned with after they scored a 3-0 victory over the top-ranked Washington Capitals in front of 16,683 fans on Tuesday night at the Canadian Tire Centre. While the night […]

Steelheads 6, 67’s 1 Country music legend Randy Travis had a monster hit with No Place Like Home back a few years ago. Now, if the Ottawa 67’s would only start playing at TD Place as if the song title had a ring of truth to it. Instead, the 67’s are performing on home ice […]

The Ottawa Senators made a deal Tuesday but it was hardly a blockbuster. Senators GM Pierre Dorion has been looking for depth all season so that’s the route he took by acquiring winger Tommy Wingels from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for depth forward Buddy Robinson, forward Zack Stortini and a seventh-round in the NHL […]

Parents made their case to public school trustees Tuesday to save English-language programs at their neighbourhood schools, even when those programs have been dwarfed by the popularity of French immersion. The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is debating a plan that would guide the organization of elementary schools. The document has alarmed some parents who fear it […]

The tribute was just right Tuesday night at the Canadian Tire Centre. With Bryan Murray’s former team in town — the Washington Capitals — the Senators made the legendary general manager and coach the first member of the newly formed Ring of Honour at the rink. The 74-year-old Murray, who took the club to the […]

About a year ago, Dr. Kumanan Wilson was speaking to his son’s Grade 6 class about the intricate workings of the immune system with the help of a slide show about alien invaders. That grabbed their attention. Then the light bulb went off. “There were no preconceived notions in their minds,” said Wilson, a physician, […]

Gatineau police say an emergency dispatcher should have prioritized a 911 call about an “agitated man” and sent a police car immediately to the scene of what turned out to be a homicide. In a news release Tuesday, police spokesman Jean-Paul Le May said an internal review confirmed no patrol car was available to answer the 911 call. […]

Public transit users scrambled to find alternate ways to get to work Tuesday morning after several bus routes were delayed or cancelled as a result of pressure tactics by the union that represents Gatineau bus drivers. Chaos ensued after dozens of buses remained in the garage for mechanical inspection forcing the cancellation of several bus […]

The new designated starter says the 2016 CFL champions still have a 'hungry' No. 1 quarterback following the retirement of Henry Burris.

A mother who watched as a 15-year-old boy accused of sexually assaulting her three-year-old daughter at a home daycare had his criminal charges stayed because of court delays said she feels betrayed by Ontario’s justice system. The little girl’s mother said a judge’s decision earlier this month to stay the charges based on new guidelines […]

A young woman who ventured onto the partially frozen Rideau River had to be rescued by emergency crews Tuesday afternoon.  Police and firefighters responded to the scene, near Bronson Avenue and Riverside Drive, after several 911 calls about a woman in the water just after 4 p.m. Several bystanders tried to help the woman before […]