Новости за 03.05.2017

So you wanna be a spy? True to its budget promise to create jobs, the federal government is on a hiring spree – specifically for spooks, border cops and code-crackers. Recruiters will be hanging out Thursday at a job fair in the Toronto area looking for those interested in joining: • The Canadian Security Intelligence […]

NEW YORK — Gentlemen, start your engines. The Ottawa Senators better be ready to go from the drop of the puck if they’re going to have a prayer against the born-again New York Rangers. Coming off a disgraceful 4-1 loss to the Rangers in Game 3 Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, an unhappy coach […]

Talk about "racial profiling" can cover up old-fashioned malignant racism, the Ontario Human Rights Commission says in a big new report on the problem.

Ottawa police are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect and two “persons of interest” after a woman was allegedly assaulted in a Bank Street bar. The criminal investigations unit said a woman in her 40s was allegedly assaulted by an unknown man in the early hours of April 17 in a bar in the 1500 […]

Ottawa’s housing market strengthened in the favour of sellers in April as average prices for residential properties jumped 7.9 per cent year over year to $435,900. Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold nearly 1,500 properties in April, up 2.5 per cent compared to April 2016, the OREB reported Wednesday. The market for condominiums, […]

The Novotel Ottawa's restaurant has a snazzy new dining room and a new menu that offers elevated spins on local ingredients.

Ottawa council’s transportation committee on Wednesday approved a trimmed-down Elgin Street with wider sidewalks and a significant decrease in the speed limit when the commercial strip reopens after construction. There were only three deputations and all were generally in favour of the plan proposed by transportation staff, even though the city was challenged to please all stakeholders. Two business […]

Zaphod Beeblebrox, the iconic downtown night club and concert hall originally founded by Eugene Haslam in 1989, confirmed on Wednesday it will be closing its doors for good on May 14, a Sunday. A message posted on the club’s Facebook page says economic pressures have forced ownership to make the difficult decision to close the Ottawa landmark. “These are […]

Really? Owls? Are our senators wise enough to have such a noble animal as their namesake? Some letter writers are wondering. Meanwhile, say some, the wind chime whiners should put their time to better use; and Harjit Sajjan’s embellishments about his military career have raised the ire of our writers.  Have thoughts on this or any […]

Ottawa police have arrested a suspect after a stabbing that took place on Lepage Avenue, just off Merivale Avenue, in the Carlington area Wednesday morning. Emergency crews responded at about 6:40 a.m. to calls of an altercation, to find two men in their 20s suffering from non-life threatening stab wounds. They were taken to hospital […]

With a hole in the weather Wednesday and Thursday, everyone knows more rain is coming and there isn’t much anyone can do except wait for it to drain away, and maybe pile sandbags. “With the ground already saturated, there may be potential for some local flooding,” Environment Canada warned Wednesday, to no one’s surprise. Gatineau […]

The Canadian Army will conduct Exercise STAGED RESPONSE 2017, an annual emergency response exercise. It will run from May 5 to 7 in locations throughout western Nova Scotia. The exercise will confirm the 5th Canadian Division’s ability to initiate and support Joint Task Force Atlantic in operations in response to major emergencies in Atlantic Canada, […]

Ottawa police are seeking public assistance in tracking a suspect in a robbery last month at a convenience store on Castlefrank Road, in Kanata’s Hazeldean neighbourhood. The robbery occurred April 12 at about 4 a.m. when a man walked into the store Castlefrank Road near Abbeyhill Drive. The man, was wearing a mask and suggested […]

A woman was taken to hospital Wednesday morning after a collision between a bicycle and a car near the intersection of Somerset and Elgin streets during the morning commute. Emergency responders arrived at the scene shortly after 8:30 a.m. to find a woman in her 20s suffering from various injuries after she was hit by a […]

It’s times like this that some of us wish we were in the business of fake news. But there’s no way to put a sunny, warm face on the scene outside your window. So here it is, straight: Cloudy on Wednesday and chilly, with a 30-per-cent chance of showers Wednesday morning. The weather office expects […]

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario is recalling 1.14-litre bottles of Bombay Sapphire London Dry Gin because the incorrect alcohol content is shown on the label. The LCBO says the affected product has been removed from all of its stores shelves. The Crown corporation says the recall was initiated after an investigation by its quality […]

The provincial government’s “health care booster shot” in the 2017-18 budget seems to be more balanced than previous funding injections, and here’s why: it’s a clear attempt to give government, hospitals, communities, patients and caregivers a clear role in the fight against chronic diseases, such as cancer. Over the next 15 years, the incidence of […]

It’s disappointing to see the Ottawa Citizen’s editorial board fall back on tired and easily disproven arguments in favour of increased private payment for health care (Let’s stop denying need for private health care, April 26). At a time when we see widespread public support for innovations to expand medicare, and as we witness the […]

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 Ottawa Jail Hostel on Nicholas Street, or the Carleton County Gaol as it was previously known […]

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, the extraordinary and the everyday. We’ll share one person’s story every day until Canada Day. “I’m an aspiring filmmaker. I came to […]

When the National Arts Centre opens the doors to its multi-million dollar renewal on July 1, free Wi-Fi will be one of the attractions, thanks to a three-year sponsorship deal announced Wednesday. In a deal that supports the NAC’s mission to become one of the most digitally connected arts centres in North America, telecommunications giant Rogers will […]

The federal government hopes to know by this weekend whether the water at the Defence Department’s Carling Campus in Ottawa’s west end is safe to drink again. Crews have flushed the system at the campus to clear any stagnant water. Tests will now be done to see whether the water is safe, government officials say. […]

NEW YORK — They call it “The Kanata Wall.” Nobody is taking credit for the nickname Senators have given designer Guy Boucher’s 1-3-1 defensive system, but they readily admit it is the reason for much of their success. And happiness. “After games sometimes we were laughing and saying, ‘We brought the Wall tonight boys. No […]

NEW YORK — Craig Anderson, meet former New York Yankees second baseman Chuck Knoblauch. Considering the latest around-the-net gaffe by the Senators goaltender and given that we’re in New York, Knoblauch’s name springs to mind. He had all the tools to be at the top of his game; a World Series champion, a four-time all-star and […]

NEW YORK — The Ottawa Senators looked like a bad act on Broadway Tuesday night. Well, it’s a series now. The Senators took one on the chin as the New York Rangers served notice they’re not going to go down without a fight in the Eastern Conference semifinal. Ottawa was pretty much dismantled in a 4-1 […]