Новости за 07.02.2017

Roland Eid will do hard time after all. The former construction boss and spy was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison for perpetrating multiple frauds in connection with the 2008 bankruptcy of ICI Construction — what Crown prosecutor Moray Welch called “the biggest commercial fraud ever to occur in the Ottawa area.” Welch had […]

The all-encompassing soccer system that weaves through the national capital is finally complete as the area’s two largest club’s have stepped forward to set the missing link carefully into place. The West Ottawa Soccer Club, and the Ottawa South United Soccer Club, in partnership with Ottawa Gloucester Hornets Soccer, have had their applications accepted to […]

Earlier this week, Nicholas Kristoff of the New York Times gushed about how successful Canada is at welcoming immigrants and refugees, pointing out, for example, that we accepted around 40,000 Syria refugees at the same time as the United States (under Barack Obama) took in only about 12,000. Kristoff also recounted how Canadians just smile and shrug […]

You know Dr. Seuss, of course, for the Cat in the Hat or one of his countless other legendary children’s books. But a political cartoon drawn by Seuss (real name: Theodor Seuss Geisel) in the midst of World War Two has been popping up over and over again on social media feeds these days. Note the words on […]

Betrayal on electoral reform When I voted Liberals in November 2015, I mainly voted for a change in the first-past-the-post system. Why? First, because Justin Trudeau, at the time, firmly promised it. Second, I am tired of an electoral system that trumps (unintended pun) our democracy. Third, I want to see a system that youth will […]

The Hamburglar is back. In what can only be called a surprising turn of events, the Senators have decided to give goalie Mike Condon a break Tuesday night and it will be Andrew Hammond in the pipes at the Canadian Tire Centre as the St. Louis Blues come to town. Instead of allowing Condon to […]

The Battle of the Grey Cup finalists will be fought again — in Weeks 1 and 2 of the CFL schedule. Almost seven months after being crowned CFL champions, the Redblacks will face the Stampeders in their home opener June 23 at TD Place, then travel to Calgary for a June 29 match. “I think […]

For generations, Ottawa has welcomed immigrants and refugees with open arms. When my grandparents, a mixed-race couple escaping communist China, arrived here more than 65 years ago, they found not just safety but opportunity, for themselves and their four daughters. That’s just one example among hundreds of thousands. Time and again, from the Vietnamese boat […]

WASHINGTON – As a president beginning his term with less than half a cabinet and a string of empty offices in the West Wing, Donald Trump may not be thinking much about ambassadors. He isn’t roaming the residence at night worrying about his envoy to Canada. But ever since Bruce Heyman left Ottawa before the inauguration, the position […]

The Junos Awards gala takes place at Canadian Tire Centre on April 2.

A Barrhaven family managed to escape safely with their dog but were left homeless after a two-alarm fire broke out in their home late Monday night. Firefighters got a 911 call for a basement fire at 19 Westwinds Place, northeast of Woodroffe Avenue and Strandherd Drive, at 11:45 p.m. When they arrived, the family had already gotten out […]

How the Canada Revenue Agency prevents offshore tax avoidance and evasion

Ottawa police have arrested and charged an Ottawa youth in relation to a Monday morning stabbing on Caldwell Avenue. According to police, a 38-year-old man called 911 Monday asking for help, alleging he had been stabbed by an assailant. Paramedics responded to the call just before 3 a.m., where they treated the victim before rushing him […]

The Canadian-made documentary will be shown at the ByTowne Feb. 9 to 12.

FOLK-S Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? will be staged in the NAC Studio Feb. 9 to 11.

An Ottawa Citizen series focused on mental stress affecting whistleblowers has been nominated for the first-ever Mindset Award for Workplace Mental Health Reporting. Published in November, the stories by reporter Don Butler highlighted the emotional, financial and often career-ending costs most people pay when they make the fateful decision to speak out. As Butler wrote: “The […]

Honesty is the best policy, border officials warn after an Ottawa man paid a steep price for pretending he borrowed from a friend a car that he’d actually just bought in the United States. It was a costly mistake when his tale began to unravel. The 45-year-old man was trying to return to Canada after […]

After allegedly hurling a clay pot at a family member during a disagreement, a 31-year-old Smiths Falls man was brought into custody, where police say he damaged the ceiling tiles of his cell and flooded the toilet. Police received a call for a “family disagreement” at a home on Robinson Avenue in Smiths Falls around […]

Greenbank Road was closed between Greenbank and Fallowfield roads after a three-car collision Tuesday morning, police said. None of the injuries were believed to be serious but they were warning commuters to avoid the area. The fire department reported that they were notified at 8:39 a.m. of the crash near the intersection of Greenbank and […]

On the heels of a week in which the government formally abandon its pledge to change how Canadians vote, the Liberals appear poised to publicly confirm that another key campaign promise will, in fact, be kept: namely, restoring full federal support for the Court Challenges Program, which lost over $5.5 million when the previous government […]

Get ready for winter weather whiplash. After a slick and messy Tuesday morning commute, the forecast calls for 2 to 4 cm of snow and ice pellets and a high of -7C before the freezing rain begins by evening. Then overnight, it’s predicted to turn into periods of rain with the mercury rising to 9C by […]

Russell OPP officers are hunting for a suspect and appealing for witnesses after a woman reported being sexually assaulted in Dalrymple Park in Rockland Thursday night. Investigators want to talk to anyone who was in the park between 9:30 and 10 p.m. Feb. 2 or has information about the suspect. He is described as a […]

In celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, the Citizen is rolling out one fact each day for 150 days until July 1, highlighting the odd, the fascinating and the important bits of Ottawa history you might not know about. The Royal Canadian Mint produced the world’s first million dollar coin in 2007. The 100-kilogram, 99.999 per […]

Defence industry representatives say they have been briefed about plans by the Canadian Army to acquire what is being called the Semi-Automatic Sniper Weapon or SASW. Canadian Army spokeswoman Krysthle Poitras explained to Defence Watch about the SASW: “The Semi-Automatic Sniper Weapon (SASW) is still in the planning phase,” she pointed out.  “It is expected […]

Authorities in southwestern New Mexico say an Ottawa man is dead after being struck by a vehicle on a freeway.