Новости за 10.07.2017

The family restaurant’s longtime customers may be left in the lurch, at least temporarily, if it's down to make way for a 24-storey condominium tower.

Timeless '60s Brit band The Zombies play the 2017 RBC Bluesfest on Tuesday night.

He's a hero to ducks everywhere, but the OPP is calling fowl with an $85 ticket after a trucker crashed his rig swerving to avoid a family of ducks on Hwy. 401 Monday morning.

Development applications to build tall, densely populated buildings near future LRT stations are virtually slam dunks at city hall, but one councillor is challenging a property owner to “inspire” through the design of a tower on Richmond Road. The owner of Kristy’s Restaurant on Tuesday will seek the planning committee’s permission for a 24-storey mixed-use […]

Unable to squeeze enough funding out of the city budget for two youth programs in his ward, Rideau-Goulbourn Coun. Scott Moffatt turned to the mainstay of politicians trying to raise money for good causes: a developer-sponsored golf tournament. Scott Moffatt’s Golf4Youth Classic Presented by Caivan Communities was last Friday. Sixty-four golfers and a handful of […]

Firefighters quickly upgraded a blaze in a Herongate townhouse to a second-alarm Monday to keep the flames from spreading. A family of five, including three children, are displaced. Crews were called to a bed on fire and blaring smoke alarms at 2870 Baycrest Drive at 12:44 p.m. There was no one inside the unit, where […]

An arrest warrant was issued Monday for a 19-year-old accused of being one of four suspects who smashed jewellery store display cases and grabbed their contents in a pair of robberies last fall. D’Andre Darrington is wanted on charges including two counts of robbery, two counts of wearing a disguise and two counts of conspiracy. […]

When Queen’s Park announced that a new 725-bed jail was coming to Ottawa, those advocating for diversion, decarceration and better living and working conditions at the local remand centre expressed concerns about the potential costs – both financial and human – and size of the proposed facility. Some have asked whether it makes sense to […]

Letter writers have conflicting views on Omar Khadr, and a reader writes in with a shoutout to all the hardworking long-term care staff out there. Got thoughts? Email us at letters@ottawacitizen.com. *** Khadr fought against his country During the Second World War, when a German invasion of Britain was a distinct possibility, I, along with […]

More than 400 military personnel are taking part in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence training in Alberta. Defence Research and Development Canada is co-ordinating Exercise PRECISE RESPONSE at Canadian Forces Base Suffield, according to a news release from the Canadian Forces. The exercise started Monday and runs until July 28. The 14th annual NATO […]

Donald Trump doesn’t know what to do about North Korea, and he doesn’t mind saying so. “I don’t know,” he said about North Korea last week. “We will see what happens.” On the matter of whatever is to be done with Pyongyang, at least, the vulgarian president finds himself in respected company at last: Many […]

Fears are growing for the health of a diabetic man who was last seen in Old Hull early Saturday morning. Police believe he does not have his medication with him. Dave Lanteigne, 28, was last seen at Pizza Italie at 3:30 a.m. July 8.  Lanteigne is 5’7″ tall and 161 pounds with brown hair and […]

The colder the country you live in, the more important backyard decks seem to become. This is my explanation for the enduring and widespread popularity of decks in Canada. With only four or five months of decent deck-sitting weather even in the most clement parts of the country, we’ve got to make the most of […]

Just ’cause we haven’t had enough rain, watch for a 40 per cent chance of showers Monday with the risk of an afternoon thunderstorm and a sticky high of 25 C that will feel more like 31. Monday night’s forecast features a 30 per cent chance of showers, the risk of more thunderstorms and a […]

Patients whose emergency surgery is delayed are at a higher risk of dying, stay longer in hospital and cost the system more money, says a groundbreaking study at The Ottawa Hospital.

Bluesfest has never been visited by a superhero before, but pop star P!nk came close Sunday, dazzling fans and giving the festival crowd something it has never quite seen before.

A C-17 Globemaster, a C-130J Hercules, two CH-147F Chinooks, and three CH-146 Griffons are being sent by the Canadian military to support crews fighting wildfires in British Columbia. The government in British Columbia requested help from the federal government in the form of RCAF aircraft to conduct a variety of tasks. Those include assisting with […]

The clouds in the sky were a shade of dark grey at RBC Bluesfest on Sunday but the crowd was seeing P!nk.

If success in the music business was based on talent, Rebecca Noelle should be a huge star by now. The Ottawa singer once again showed off her incredible voice at Bluesfest, giving a knockout performance of soulful originals with an all-star band.

A Barrhaven family had some scary moments on Sunday afternoon after a child was initially reported missing when Ottawa fire arrived on the scene of a garage fire.

Sebastien Boucher, Steve Brown and Danny Grauer hit home runs in support of starting pitcher Phillippe Aumont as the Ottawa Champions completed a four-game road-series sweep of the New Jersey Jackals with a 10-4 victory in Can-AM League baseball play on Sunday.

The discovery of 80-year-old Jean Proulx's body on Saturday brought a measure of closure and relief to the Ottawa man's family.

The exact dates of the 2018 meet haven’t been set, but the event will likely be pushed back to later in July. Unlike this summer, there is no World Championship to compete with. The 2018 Commonwealth Games will take place in Australia in March.