Новости за 28.06.2017

A man in his 30s was taken to hospital in critical condition Wednesday afternoon after he was stabbed near Bells Corners. Police and paramedics were called to an address at Tybalt Crescent just before 3 p.m., where they found the victim. Paramedics said they used “specialized dressings” to control the man’s bleeding, then took him […]

An Aylmer woman has tried for 28 months to get her Kurdish husband into Canada — a delay casting doubt on their whole future — just as the immigration department has been crowing about a speedier spousal unification process. Desperate for answers, Gholi Fathoullahnejad, 46, appealed to the Citizen and her MP for help after […]

With Canada Day right around the corner, not all businesses and services will be open for the nation’s 150th anniversary on Saturday.  Retail, groceries and alcohol CF Rideau Centre is the only shopping mall open with limited hours from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on July 2 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tanger Outlets, Place […]

Canada is doing a bang-up job of supporting research, says Science Minister Kirsty Duncan, but it’s still too early for details on what she will do about calls to support “basic” science. In an interview as the House of Commons takes a break, Duncan looked back happily on Liberal deeds so far. “It was a […]

If you’re the sort of person who insists that Canada’s indigenous people are shirkers, shakedown artists, swindlers and tax cheats who should just let it go and shut up about residential schools, you’ll want to give this column a pass. If you really believe that Canada 150 is no time to notice the cruelty in […]

A ride in an Uber car will be a little more expensive as of Canada Day with federal tax added to the app’s fares. The 2017 federal budget requires that HST and GST — which amounts to 13 per cent for Ontarians — be charged on every ride-sharing trip in Canada as of July 1. […]

The Senators backup plan is in place.  Goalie Mike Condon decided against testing the free agent waters when he signed a three-year, $7.2 million extension with Ottawa on Wednesday. The deal has an average annual value of $2.4 million, starting with $1.7 million next season, $2.5 million in 2018-19 and $3 million in 2019-20. It’s […]

The Citizen's Lynn Saxberg suggests cultural outings during the next week.

The city’s private partners in redeveloping Lansdowne Park stand to make almost $200 million more from the project than they were expected to, assuming the site’s poor early results turn around. City councillors get a detailed look at the Lansdowne financials once a year, that day is next week, and there’s a lot going on […]

Peter Hume, the former city councillor, planning chairman and now Ottawa’s new city markets boss, says people will need to be patient watching a transformation in the ByWard Market. “Change is going to happen over time and it’s not going to be Dec. 31 when the (municipal services corporation) actually has carriage of the assets,” […]

The RCAF has announced that Canada Day spectators can expect to see historic and current aircraft in the skies in preparation for this Saturday’s Canada Day celebrations. Here are the details from the RCAF: When: Thursday June 29 – 3 – 3:30 p.m. – First World War aircraft Friday June 30 – 1:30 – 2 […]

The idea of transferring the Salvation Army’s George Street shelter and social service centre to Vanier is a very bad one for Vanier. At almost any time of day or night, a visit to lower George Street in the Salvation Army Centre’s neighbourhood in the ByWard Market reveals a scene out of a gothic movie, […]

It’s time to double down on Canada 150 celebrations with a double-double. Tim Hortons has announced a special edition of RRRoll Up the Rim to Win that begins on June 28 and continues through July 21, 2017. Most of the standard prizes have returned but Tim Hortons has added new grand prizes: ten Canadian vacations […]

The TD Ottawa Jazz Festival is replacing tonight’s scheduled concert by the Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra with a show by the Bad Plus. The Haden orchestra was cancelled at the last minute because the flight for most of its musicians out of New York was cancelled. The group played Tuesday night at New York’s […]

The “politically charged environment” in the province over electricity keeps Hydro Ottawa bosses up at night, according to the company’s chairman. Jim Durrell, making the utility’s annual presentation to city council, said the political climate in Ontario could create volatility in providing the hydro service. Durrell warned against any political plan that “sells short-term votes” […]

The U.S. Defense Department’s testing office is warning that the costs to operate and support the F-35 will significantly increase unless reliability of the aircraft improves, the Bloomberg news service is reporting. Bloomberg’s Anthony Capaccio has obtained a copy of a May 8 presentation written for the DoD. The availability of spare parts for the 203 […]

Did you ever get invited to a party, then find out as the time approached that you weren’t really in the mood? That seems to be what’s happening with Canada’s 150th birthday. As we get closer to July 1, public excitement should be reaching a fever pitch. Are you feeling it? I’m not. Maybe the […]

The Korean jazz vocalist was poised and powerful at La Nouvelle Scene Tuesday night as part of the TD Ottawa Jazz Festival.

The Citizen asked Randy Boswell, a longtime Ottawa journalist and Carleton University professor, to reconstruct life in the capital on the day Canada was born. The history specialist dug into archives and old newspapers, unearthing a series of long-overlooked stories that shed fresh light on Confederation’s first 24 hours and some of the people whose […]

Stop us if you’ve heard this before. Especially the part about the pea-sized hail. There’s rain on the way. There are possible thunderstorms in the forecast. The clouds are coming. And, for the fourth day in a row, the Environment Canada weather watchers have put out a special statement saying T-storms are possible, and they […]

A woman was killed Wednesday morning when the van she was driving collided with a car on Highway 401 east of the Moulinette Road exit at Long Sault, west of Cornwall. Police say the collision occurred at about 7 a.m. when the two westbound vehicles collided, causing the van to roll over and sending the […]

A new cyber attack, which originally was aimed at computers in Ukraine, has spread to systems around the world. The New York Times reports that the attack has hit firms around the globe, “from Maersk, the Danish shipping conglomerate, to Merck, the drug giant in the United States.” Greta Bossenmaier, Chief of Canada’s Communications Security […]

Think of  July 1, 2017 as Canada Day on steroids. Tourists and locals alike are exploring the National Capital Region with renewed vigour, trying local craft beers, poutine and beavertails. Some will get their faces painted and wear the Canadian flag as a cape while others will don the traditional red and white attire. It […]

Ottawa police confirm that a person has been arrested following the shooting early Wednesday of a young man near Ledbury Park in the city’s south end. The victim was found by police on a street just off Banff Avenue, which runs northwards away from the park shortly after 1 a.m. after several 911 calls.  Paramedics […]

Provincial police say a cyclist has died of injuries he received when struck by a cube-van onHighway 7 near Perth Wednesday morning. Officers were called to the scene at about 6:30 a.m. Preliminary indications are the eastbound cyclist was struck from behind. Drivers are advised Highway 7 will be closed while the collision site is […]