Новости за 23.03.2017

A 25-year-old woman arrested on gun charges in connection with police raids targeting a locally-owned marijuana dispensary business has been released on bail. Nina Vigile was released on a $5,000 bond Thursday, with conditions that include living at the home of her father, Peter Vigile, abiding by a curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., […]

An Ottawa man has been charged with several firearm and drug-related offences after police searched his home Wednesday. Police said officers went to a home on Glen Avenue to investigate information of a man possibly in possession of a gun. After speaking to the suspect, a search warrant was executed later in the day and investigators from […]

A crash involving a number of vehicles caused mayhem on the eastbound Highway 417 Thursday afternoon. The crash occurred around noon, a simple collision between two vehicles between Parkdale and Island Park Drive.  Other cars piled into the wrecks, blocking two eastbound lanes. While dramatic, Ontario Provincial Police and Ottawa paramedics said there were no […]

More than seven months after doctors told S.J. Green he may never play football again, the Montreal Alouettes receiver is drawing inspiration from what other star players have achieved following devastating knee injuries.

The five-time Juno nominee and two-time winner, who's in the running again this year, plays a JunoFest show on March 31 at St. Alban's Church in Lowertown.

Uber, the international ride-ordering company competing with taxis in the City of Ottawa, says the federal government’s plan to apply sales tax to its rides is a “tax on innovation.” Instead, the company thinks the feds should extend tax breaks for small businesses to cabbies. “At a time when Canadians spend far too much time stuck in traffic […]

Now that the 2017 federal budget has been released, it’s clear the Canadian government has bravely determined not to heed Donald Trump’s call for NATO partners to spend more on defence. One can imagine that other NATO countries, facing similar financial challenges to Canada, are now waiting to see what reaction, if any, will be […]

Water spilled across the floors on more than one level of the Hull Hospital, and late Thursday morning the hospital was still working out the extent of the problem. The source is a broken water pipe on the fourth floor of the east wing, hospital officials said. They said it has resulted in “significant” water damage. The hospital […]

As tiny bits of plastic build up in lakes and rivers, there’s a new suggestion that everyone has been wrong about where most of this plastic pollution comes from. The common perception is that little round “beads” of plastic from skin care products and toothpaste are to blame. But there’s now evidence that the real source is […]

Red Bull is adding Ottawa as a stop in its 2017 Global Rallycross racing series this June, marking the first time one of the events has been held in Canada. The two-day race event on June 17-18 features 16 drivers at the wheel of 600-horsepower super cars on a track that will be built at the Canada Aviation and Space […]

Mayor Jim Watson tweeted a photo of the progress at a LRT station.  #OttLRT Lees & Pimisi Stations are ready for steel! Take a look, #OttCity! Want more updates? Follow the progress : https://t.co/aEKI6TlIDF pic.twitter.com/Q6st2t8K6Z — Jim Watson (@JimWatsonOttawa) March 23, 2017 The big question is if the city can get more dollars from the federal […]

Whether it’s a high-tech tower to grow herbs in your kitchen or a backyard campfire at the touch of a button, blurring the line between home and garden is a “huge trend” we’ll be seeing more of in 2017. “A lot of people are looking at maximizing their living space and making outdoors feel like inside […]

Enjoy those rays while you can. Thursday is forecast to be sunny with a high of 2 and UV index of 4, or moderate. But Environment Canada predicts clouds will roll in Thursday evening as the mercury drops to -4 C, then light snow begins Friday morning switching to rain by late afternoon. A total of […]

The prosecutor’s office in Gatineau has filed two drunk-driving related charges against a Gatineau police officer arrested last month. Mathieu Presseau, 26, whose rank was not released has been charged with driving while impaired, and driving with a blood alcohol level above the legal limit. Presseau was off-duty when the Sûreté du Québec pulled him over […]

In anticipation of Canada’s sesquicentennial celebrations, the Citizen’s Bruce Deachman has been out in search of Ottawans — 150 of them — to learn their stories of life and death, hope and love, obsession and fear. From Feb. 2 until Canada Day, we’ll share one person’s story every day. “I preach the KABA keys wherever […]

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. Neighbours of a tranquil east Lowertown park where kids and dogs gambol probably don’t know it’s a […]

It's the Ottawa Senators and the Pittsburgh Pengins on Thursday night at the Canadian Tire Centre.

Thirty people were forced from their homes Wednesday night as Gatineau firefighters worked to extinguish a condominium blaze at 131 rue de Morency, just northeast of Gréber and la Vérendrye O boulevards. No one was hurt in the fire, which began at around 9 p.m. Among the residents asked to leave their homes were those […]

Two seemingly unrelated events, occurring a century apart, briefly overlapped on Wednesday night to serve as a sombre reminder of the importance of remembrance. The occasion was the official unveiling of a pair of postage stamps commemorating the centennial of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. A joint project by the post offices of both Canada […]

Postmedia takes a look at what remains on the schedule for the Ottawa Senators.

The City of Ottawa should benefit from billions in federal money for transit, housing and child care, but city hall will have to wait longer to learn exactly how much it will collect. When it comes to the federal budget, the city’s interests are usually focused on transit and housing. There’s plenty of cash up […]

Breathe a sigh of relief, RNation. While the contract of quarterback Trevor Harris expires following the 2017 season, he says he will be an Ottawa Redblack well beyond that.

In a snapshot from a local gymnasium, Nepean High School teachers Wayne Bifolchi and Scot Symes aim to spark athletic skills in their busy facilities. Part three of Wayne Scanlan‘s four-part series on sports specialization and youth fitness.  At Nepean High School they take pride in breaking sweat. Despite the fact Ontario students only require […]

As the government rolled out its financial plan Wednesday, we asked Ottawans what their spending priorities would be, if they held the purse strings …     Lacy Huard, house cleaner, 25 “More funding for schools and something done to help seniors.” • Brandon Fong, district manager, 33  “Actually have a plan to balance the […]

Kenny Shaw is anxious to show what he can do in Ottawa. But he’s not putting any pressure on himself.