Новости за 21.07.2017

More than 15,000 people checked out the Kontinuum underground multimedia show in its opening week, organizers say. The unique Ottawa 2017 event takes visitors into the unfinished Lyon LRT station for an immersive sound and light experience created by Montreal’s Moment Factory. The overall budget was about $4 million. Entry is free and tickets can […]

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board will pitch in to speed up the replacement of the playground at a Beacon Hill elementary school that was burned to the ground earlier this month, says trustee Sandra Schwartz. Ottawa police are investigating the fire that destroyed the kindergarten play structure at Le Phare school at 1965 Naskapi Drive. […]

Two complaints of bad behaviour filed against public school board trustee Donna Blackburn by a fellow trustee have been dismissed. Trustee Christine Boothby accused Blackburn of haranguing a volunteer at a public meeting. Boothby filed a second complaint against Blackburn for violating confidentiality rules after Blackburn talked about the matter. Chair Shirley Seward and vice-chair […]

A proposal by the Salvation Army to build a $50-million emergency shelter and social services hub in Vanier has rapidly spiralled into bitter name-calling. That’s unfortunate. Both the social problems Sally Ann seeks to address, and the concerns of a lively, improving neighbourhood, are too important to be mired in unseemly politicking. To review: Everyone […]

The Asterix, the RCN’s new naval supply ship, was unveiled at Davie shipyards on Thursday. The ship is being leased by the federal government over the next five years. It will have a civilian crew provided by Federal Fleet Services and a RCN crew to operate the refuelling and resupply systems. Photos courtesy of Davie/Federal […]

A Westboro chocolatier who once prided himself on treating customers as guests in his home has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a teen employee. Omar Fares was found guilty Thursday in a judge-alone sexual assault trial. The allegations against the then-36-year-old owner and operator of A Thing for Chocolate on Wellington Street West were […]

Thompson is hoping to follow the lead of Tom Pyatt, who had a solid 2016-17 season with the Senators after earning Boucher’s trust while both were in Tampa. He has high hopes with the Senators.

Canada Scene presents Theatre in the Bush Mackenzie King Estate, Gatineau Park Reviewed Thursday, July 20 Theatre in the Bush usually happens on Brian Fidler’s 2 1/2-acre property outside Whitehorse, where it’s never very dark in the summer and there’s always a bonfire. This weekend, the theatrical adventure takes place at the Mackenzie King Estate […]

Astronomers refer to superclusters as a group of smaller galaxy clusters that can be as a big as 200,000,000 light-years across and are “the largest structures in the universe.” But there’s also a more down-to-earth definition for the supercluster – as a global destination point for ideas, people and capital that will create jobs and […]

The federal government expects a plan in place by the end of the summer for repairs to the fire-damaged Louis St. Laurent building in Gatineau. But in the meantime, the Department of National Defence has developed its own strategy to place its 1,700 employees, who had worked at that building, at three locations in Ottawa […]

Police have charged an Ottawa man with public mischief for allegedly falsely claiming he was robbed while he was working as a security guard at a construction site. Police said the man reported the robbery on April 23 at around 2 a.m, claiming a group of teenagers robbed him while he was working overnight at a […]

The recent debate over the proposed Salvation Army shelter in Vanier has largely overlooked the reason the Salvation Army is even applying for rezoning: shelters are not within zoning allowances for traditional main streets, which Montreal Road is. Therefore, the conversation should not be focused on whether or not this belongs in Vanier, but whether […]

When he performs at Dominion-Chalmers United Church on Sunday, the renowned British virtuoso will give his first concert in Ottawa since 2006.

Americans have good reason to ask whether their president and his closest political associates are criminals. But what makes the question so necessary ought to make the answer moot.  For the purposes of determining whether Donald Trump should remain in office, it doesn’t matter whether a crime was committed in his and his associates’ dealings […]

Ryan Dzingel has signed a two-year, $3.6 million contract with the Ottawa Senators. Dzingel and the Senators were scheduled for a salary arbitration hearing on Friday morning, but settled on the new contract before the meeting. Dzingel, 25, scored 14 goals and 18 assists in 81 games in 2016-17, his first full season in the […]

A proposal by the Salvation Army to build a new facility in Vanier spurred lots of feedback this week. You can write to us too, on this or any topic, at letters@ottawacitizen.com  Find our guidelines here. —- What’s the plan, Sally Ann? Re: Salvation Army proceeds with Vanier shelter, despite opposition, July 12. The recent […]

Homeowners Tony and Lea Bond had a vision of creating a beautiful countryside escape, featuring a large lot and a stunning log home. The couple had fallen in love with log homes in 2010 after Tony’s project with Boys and Girls Club in Ottawa. Together, with the help of the Ottawa Senators Alumni, they’d raised […]

The relationship between Bluesfest and hip hop is being discussed heavily in the media and on social media. The Citizen recently published an article in which the writers stated racist myths are behind the complaints about hip hop at Bluesfest. The Ottawa Sun also published an opinion piece in which the writer stated the problem […]

Despite what the weather people were saying Thursday, with virtual promises of sunshine and warm temps, there may be a fly in the ointment Friday. Three flies, in fact. Upon further review, apparently, Environment Canada is now saying that Friday should be sunny in the morning, but a mixture of sun and cloud is expected […]

Sheena Zain had been meditating for months about whether she should close the store her parents opened more than 50 years ago when the answer finally came — “You will not regret spending more time with your mother.” Last year, Zain and her husband, Reid Cooper, took Zain’s mother, Zubeda Ujjainwala, 70, on a train trip from Ottawa […]

The Canadian Forces are sending approximately 225 additional members to British Columbia to assist in the ongoing emergency response to the wildfires. This follows an additional request for federal assistance from the RCMP, the Canadian military noted in a news release. The Edmonton-based soldiers are mainly from the 3rd Canadian Division and Joint Task Force […]

An Ottawa foot doctor who treated his patients with imitation implants has been barred for life from practising podiatry in Ontario and ordered to pay a hefty fine.

Defensive back Jerrell Gavins was more than a bit excited in the Ottawa Redblacks locker room in the moments following his team’s first victory of the CFL season, a 24-19 final over the Montreal Alouettes. On Wednesday night, with less than two minutes remaining in the game, it looked like same old, same old for […]

A federal funding agency has issued a national call for new Lyme disease research as the country's population of disease-carrying ticks continues to climb.