Новости за 22.06.2017

We don’t often witness the auditor general and city manager publicly disagree on something, so seeing Ken Hughes and Steve Kanellakos admitting Thursday they can’t see eye-to-eye on some waste investigations is a notable development. Hughes has a big-picture view of wasteful behaviour. If any kind of time is being spent on non-work activities during […]

There was at least one driver perhaps close to filling his pants on Highway 417 Wednesday afternoon, just before the afternoon rush hour, when the flat-bed truck he was driving dumped its load on the eastbound lanes near Moodie Drive. The lost cargo consisted of three porta-potties that finally came to rest on the bus […]

Investigators say they’re concerned there could be more alleged victims after charging a 47-year-old man with trying to make contact with a pre-teen girl by delivering “inappropriate” letters to her home. The Ottawa police’s sexual assault and child abuse section investigated and charged Robert File Wednesday with three counts of harassment by repeated communication with […]

Several bars in the ByWard Market will remain open until 4 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday to allow for after-parties linked to the 2017 Heineken Escapade Music Festival, provincial regulators have ruled. The decision to allow the bars to have extended hours was released by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario Thursday morning. The […]

Floodwaters washed out so much of the Ottawa River shoreline that the National Capital Commission will require nearly another year repairing pathways and “shoreline assets.” Several popular pathways will be closed because of sinkholes and erosion until the spring of 2018, including: – The Parliament Hill section of the Ottawa River Pathway. “There is severe shoreline […]

Streets reopened around a Gilmour Street park and residents returned to their homes shortly before 2 p.m. after a gas leak prompted the evacuation of several buildings. The fire department confirmed shortly after 11 a.m. that three buildings on the north side had been evacuated as a precaution. Gilmour was closed between Elgin Street and […]

The British soul-singer performances Sunday night at 8:30 p.m. in Confederation Park, presented by the TD Ottawa Jazz Festival.

We could have a city government that asked people what they thought, kept proper records, and used clear rules to decide how to spend money, or we could have a playground at Mooney’s Bay. We picked the playground. Strictly speaking, city auditor general Ken Hughes reported Thursday, city employees broke no laws when they rushed […]

Festivals, cyclists and sporting events will take over the capital this weekend.  But with all the fun comes traffic, and lots of it.  Anyone intending to take in one or more of the events is strongly urged to do a little advance planning. Some of the special events and activities happening this weekend include: A […]

The challenge of traffic circles moves one of readers to write, and the future of the monarchy weighs heavily on another. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com Find our guidelines here. — Learn to use that roundabout Re: Letters, June 20. The letter “Ask yourself about your driving habits” prompted me to finalize […]

City auditor general Ken Hughes tabled his annual report on the fraud and waste hotline on Thursday, shedding light on theft, lawbreaking and peculiar behaviour in the municipal public service. Seven employees were fired and seven others resigned after the AG investigated tips from the snitch line in 2016. More employees had their knuckles rapped […]

Police are searching for a man wanted in connection to several commercial break-and-enters in the Centretown area.  Investigators say the incidents occurred between Feb.  21 and June 5. A number of charges have been laid, and an arrest warrant has been issued for Trieu Dinh, 31 of Ottawa.  Dinh is charged with eleven counts of break-and-enter; 11 […]

Ottawa Fire Services credits a staffer’s quick action with a fire extinguisher in preventing a fire in a Stittsville retirement residence from spreading. They were called at 6:21 a.m. by reports of heavy smoke in a unit in the building on Stittsville Main Street near Hobin Street. When they arrived, the building was already being […]

Many Canadians dream of owning a second property or several properties as an investment. Renting spaces out as commercial or residential areas can generate a substantial income over time. Among the many options, individuals can invest in second homes, townhouses, condos, duplexes, rooming houses or multi-unit residential buildings. There are many things to consider when […]

An 82-year-old woman suffered serious chest injuries in a T-bone collision on Greenbank Road, south of Fallowfield, Thursday morning. Crews were called to the Barrhaven site at about 9 a.m. A 20-year-old man was also injured, suffering a minor hand injury when an airbag deployed and was also taken to hospital. Both patients were reported […]

eQ Homes’ Fernbank Crossing in Stittsville is one-of-a-kind. Surrounded by green space,  it’s close to nearby amenities and schools and encompasses its own Village Green town centre. The community offers quick access to the heart of Kanata, the high-tech capital of the region, as well as golf courses, shopping centres, dining and more. Fernbank Crossing […]

A 25-year-old man is in stable condition in hospital after being stabbed at the scene of a shooting on Rideau Street early Thursday morning. The city police guns and gangs unit is investigating. Police were called to the scene by 911 calls reporting shots fired in the 400 block of Rideau near Augusta Street in […]

Exercise MAPLE FLAG 50, taking place at 4 Wing Cold Lake, is almost wrapped up. It began May 29 and goes until June 23. The exercise is the Royal Canadian Air Force’s largest and most complex international training event of the year, involving over 1600 Canadian Armed Forces members and over 500 allied military personnel. […]

As LCBO stores approach a possible strike that could begin Monday morning, the provincial chain has announced that “select” stores will open from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. The new extended hours run from Thursday to Sunday, June 25, and again on Sunday July 2. To find out which are the “select” stores that will […]

Summer’s kicking off in grand fashion Thursday with sunny skies and fine temperatures, but it doesn’t look like it’ll last long. Clouds are expected to roll in Thursday afternoon, and showers could ensue this evening and overnight. Thursday’s high is expected to be about 24 C, with a humidex equivalence of 26 and UV index […]

When I wrote recently about the lack of any notable legacy project in Ottawa to remind us of Canada’s 150 years of nationhood, folks at the Canadian Museum of History wondered if I had seen their permanent exhibition of Canadian history that opens Canada Day, July 1. I had not, and went to take a […]

Just like the character of The Gambler he immortalized in his signature song, Kenny Rogers knows when to walk away. The crossover country icon brings his final world tour, dubbed The Gambler’s Last Deal, to the nation’s capital Saturday, where he tops the marquee Saturday for the TD Ottawa Jazz Festival’s opening weekend. Rogers, 78, […]

More Canadians were hospitalized due to alcohol than for heart attacks last year, according to a new report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information. In 2015-16, about 77,000 hospitalizations in Canada were entirely caused by alcohol, compared with about 75,000 for heart attacks. The organization that compiles and analyzes health statistics said it is […]

For many kids, summer is a time for sleeping in, swimming, playing outside and having adventures. But the season puts new pressures on parents to balance fun and safety while children are out of school.

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 from Tehran, and before I came […]