Новости за 29.06.2017

Ten people banned for six months from Parliament Hill after raising a teepee there were given notices of trespass — a tool police anywhere in Canada can use to move people away from a scene without charging them. The 10 were part of a group that brought the teepee to the Hill Wednesday night, on […]

Brooke Henderson started her defence of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship with a 3-under-par 68 on Thursday in Olympia Fields, Ill.

The federal government has ordered the military to stay in Iraq for at least two more years as the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant prepares to enter a new phase. But despite a request from NATO for police trainers, there are “absolutely no plans” to send Canadian troops back to […]

Gatineau police have finished an investigation into a fatal crash between a car and motorcycle on June 8 by deciding not to lay charges. A 51-year-old woman was killed when her motorcycle was struck head-on by a car on Lorrain Boulevard around 5:20 a.m. Police said a northbound car driven by a 19-year-old woman crossed […]

Board directors questioned if the National Capital Commission should be in the camping business while considering a proposed $5.9-million upgrade to the campground at Lac Philippe. “I don’t think our core business is campgrounds,” Brian Coburn said during a board meeting Thursday. “When we make a choice to spend $6 million, we make a choice […]

The Royal Canadian Navy, in honour of Canada’s 150th anniversary, will participate in Canada Day celebrations throughout the country and overseas. Here are the details from the RCN: Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Moncton, a Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel, will visit Shediac, NB, for Canada Day 150 weekend. The ship will be open for public […]

Ontario’s Special Investigation Unit laid charges against 20 police officers in 17 incidents across the province in 2016, a charge rate of 5.3 per cent of the 296 cases the provincial police watchdog completed last year. The charge rate is slightly lower than 2015, when the SIU laid charges in 15 of the 255 cases […]

In a moment of frustration at the constant carping by Ottawa residents, the late National Capital Commission chairman Marcel Beaudry once told them to be grateful for the federal programs they freely enjoy because they live in the capital. Many people were obviously not amused by the suggestion that they didn’t appreciate how lucky they […]

Ottawa police are seeking the public’s assistance to identify a man in connection with a break-in last month at a home in Old Ottawa South. Police said the break-in occurred Monday, May 29, between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. at a residence near Carleton University. Police did not provide details about the break-in or whether anything […]

A group of people who set up a teepee on the outer lawn of Parliament Hill overnight said Thursday they were holding a ceremony, not a protest. The grassroots group said about 10 people were detained overnight, some in handcuffs, but no charges were laid. The four-day ceremony, which began Wednesday, is part of what […]

If you’ve been following the meteorological events for the last few days, and who hasn’t, this forecast will sound eerily familiar. Environment Canada is calling for showers Thursday morning, tapering to a chance of showers Thursday afternoon and evening, and a risk of thunderstorms later on. The high is forecast at a miserable 19 C, […]

The Liberal government has extended Canada’s military mission in Iraq for almost another two years. The mission will be extended until March 31, 2019, the government announced Thursday. “Canada is providing $371.4 million over two years to support the cost of this renewed contribution to the Global Coalition against Daesh,” the government noted in a […]

With Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, in town this weekend, there’s every chance you might bump into them on Sparks Street and wonder what to say, or what not to. Luckily the Royal Family’s supporting staff has a tip for meeting the Royals.  From the British protocol experts: “There are no obligatory […]

A few months ago, residents in Ottawa’s Glebe neighbourhood noticed that a brand new home had appeared in their neighbourhood over the course of an afternoon. Many of them had left for work first thing in the morning, passing the empty lot on Clarey Avenue. However, when they returned, something had changed. The empty lot […]

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 […]

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 was born and raised in Cornwall, […]

Millions of Canadians are celebrating the 150th anniversary of Confederation, but what is it all about?  • Confederation consisted of two elements. In March 1864, the Province of Canada adopted a federal system of government in which the new provinces of Ontario and Quebec would be “exclusively” responsible for things such as health, education and […]

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 Sappers Bridge was built in 1827 to span the canal and connect Lower Town with Upper […]

After initially being met with resistance from police, dozens of indigenous protesters erected a large teepee overnight in front of Parliament Hill’s East Block. The demonstration was part of what was described as a “reoccupation” ceremony to counter Canada’s 150th anniversary. Between 50 and 60 protesters stood their ground, even after several were detained by […]

The U.S. trio was a last-minute substitute in Confederation Park for the Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra, whose flight from New York to Ottawa had been cancelled.

James Boyd has made his first moves as general manager of the Ottawa 67’s. Boyd, hired June 12 by the OHL club, selected two players in Wednesday’s annual CHL Import Draft. With the 16th pick in the two-round draft, Ottawa took Nikita Okhotyuk, a 6-foot-1, 181-pound defenceman from Russia. “Nikita Okhotyuk is a smooth skating defenceman […]

Former major leaguer Phillippe Aumont pitched the first no-hitter in Ottawa Champions history on Wednesday night.

In his first public appearance since his son went through cancer treatment, singer Michael Bublé got emotional as he accepted the National Arts Centre award, one of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards handed out at Rideau Hall on Wednesday. “I stand here truly humbled that I’ve been allowed to be one of your musical […]

Speed kills, and the Ontario Provincial Police have released the troubling 2017 numbers to prove it.

Michael Belleus, just 25, could have done anything with his life but he chose to pick up a gun with an eye to so-called easy money in the city’s deadly crack trade. And on Wednesday, just as most folks were having supper, it cost him his freedom, after a jury found him guilty in the […]