Новости за 19.06.2017

An illegal pot shop in Ottawa’s west end off Richmond Road was closed Monday after two robberies on the weekend. The CannaGreen shop at 102 McEwen Ave. was robbed both Friday and Saturday night, according to a staff member. He was working Saturday around 9 p.m. when several young men rushed into the store, which stored the […]

MONTREAL A Gatineau man was found guilty on Monday of attempting to leave the country to participate in activities of a terrorist group — a conviction that carries a maximum 10-year sentence. Judge Serge Delisle said Ismael Habib’s version of events lacked credibility. There is relatively little jurisprudence related to the charge as it was […]

Police believe that four teens had just left a bush party when the car they were riding in lost control and crashed in Stittsville Sunday evening, killing two young women. The two other teens were in hospital in critical condition. The victims have been identified as Maddie Clement, 17, and Michaela Martel, 18.  Police said the Chevrolet […]

A deadly weekend crash that killed two teenage girls can serve as a stark reminder of the tragedy that too often accompanies the joys of grad season, says the CEO of MADD Canada as local police, public health and school officials are stressing safety for the approaching weekend.

An Ottawa man who challenged changes to the law that retroactively doubled the amount of time that offenders would have to wait before they could apply for a criminal pardon has succeeded in having it struck down as unconstitutional. Michael Charron had already finished serving his sentence and was two years away from applying for […]

Two Ottawa research institutes have formed an unusual partnership aimed at raising $20 million to advance dementia research and patient care.  The University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute has teamed with the Bruyère Research Institute to launch a three-year fundraising campaign supporting dementia research at both organizations.  “We can do more together,” said […]

The group that represents obstetricians and gynecologists in Canada is watching the pending legalization of marijuana with concern, saying there is growing evidence suggesting its use by pregnant mothers negatively affects brain development in their fetuses. “Our worry is that because it is made legal, people may think it is not a problem,” said Dr. […]

Gov. Gen. David Johnston apologized publicly Monday for referring to Indigenous Peoples as immigrants as he bestowed honours on 29 people — including the frontman of the Tragically Hip — for their efforts in furthering indigenous causes. Johnston told the investiture ceremony he misspoke when he said during a CBC Radio interview aired Saturday that […]

The Citizen's jazz writer offers a baker's dozen of shows at the TD Ottawa Jazz Festival that he's most keen to see.

Canada’s finance ministers met in Ottawa Monday to confront the reality that if we want legal marijuana to displace the illegal kind, they won’t be able to tax the hell out of it, at the same time as Ottawa’s public-health authorities conferred on how to discourage people from getting high at all. “Our government’s goals […]

Ottawa police are investigating a private residence near the intersection of Carling Avenue and Broadview Avenue after a person was found dead at the address on Sunday night. According to emergency responders, a call was made for assistance around 8 p.m. on Sunday, from a person reporting the body. When emergency crews arrived, the person […]

A Pembroke man is accused of kicking and beating a dairy cow with a large iron ice-chopper after the animal kicked him during a milking session, the Ontario SPCA alleges. The agency says the 35-year-old will appear in court facing two charges of animal cruelty Tuesday. A SPCA inspector was called to a farm in […]

Remembering David Shentow. And, ask yourself, say our letter writers, are you being safe on our roadways? Got opinions? Write to us at letters@ottawacitizen.com.  The lessons offered by David Shentow Re: City’s best-known Holocaust survivor was ‘profoundly courageous,’ June 14. Several years ago, my wife and I had the privilege of meeting David Shentow. Reetta […]

What, exactly, a justice system is supposed to do is at the root of last week’s monster Senate report detailing solutions for delays plaguing the courts. It’s not explicit, mind you, but implicit, because some of the recommendations sniff about at the roots of justice. The impetus for the report is the fear that murderers […]

A bed of 9,000 flowers and feathers has sprung up on the Museum of Nature’s lawn. But this garden isn’t alive, it’s ceramic.  ‘Populace’ is a hand-made monochromatic exhibit comprised of ceramic pieces by the Ottawa Guild of Potters, in honour of Canada’s 150th anniversary.  Hilde Lambrechts, the designer behind the exhibit, said the group used fleurs de lys for […]

An Ottawa woman with a mild form of the skin disease that plagues Jonathan Pitre will host a fundraising event to honour the ailing Russell teenager and raise money for others with epidermolysis bullosa.

The Canadian songwriter plays the Ottawa Jazz Festival main stage on Friday and returns July 1 for her third Canada Day gig on Parliament Hill.

Ottawa firefighters rescued a person whose vehicle crashed into the woods early Monday morning. The car veered off the road near the intersection of Stagecoach Road and Old Prescott Road into a heavily treed area near Greely, said firefighters. The vehicle was upside down, on its roof.  The driver was able to crawl from the […]

It likely won’t surprise you that, even after 20 years in America, I begin this letter with an apology. I’m sorry, America, but I’ve become intolerant – long a virtue and a point of pride. And if I’m losing tolerance from this side of the border, I can only imagine how you’re feeling up north. And […]

A contingent of bureaucrats from Public Services and Procurement Canada as well as military officers from the Canadian Forces are going to the Paris Air Show this week. They are there to meet with aerospace firms to find out about the capabilities of their fighter jets in preparation for a competition the Liberals have promised […]

In not-so-stunning news, it’s sticky out there. That’s after a record-setting wet spring with a once-in-a-decade string of 30 C plus days before summer even begins. For Monday, expect a high of 25 C with a humidex of 31, UV index of 9 or very high and southwest winds at 20 km/h gusting to 40. […]

The federal government’s current very public spat with Boeing presents an opportunity to reverse the rather hasty proposal to procure an interim fleet of Boeing Super Hornet jets, which was announced last fall. Indeed, there are signs that the government may be planning to do just that. Its defence policy statement refers only to “the […]

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 uncommon and the everyday. We’ll share one person’s story every day until Canada Day. “When I left Egypt in my early […]

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. In the early hours of June 17, 2002, music legend Prince played Oliver’s Pub, the campus bar […]

An Ottawa Paramedic Service spokesman said two female teens were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on Fernbank Road, near Jinkinson Road.