Новости за 29.07.2017

When Long Ma the dragon-horse tromped through the downtown area close to where David Kneebone works on Friday, he made a point not to even peek at the giant beast. He was determined to see the monster for the first time with his family in the ByWard Market on Saturday morning. “We wanted to see […]

Sûreté du Québec divers have been called to Lac Ramsay, in the west end of Gatineau Park, in the search for a man in his fifties who fell from a boat Saturday morning. MRC des Collines police said the man was aboard the boat with a companion when the incident occurred. The companion attempted to […]

A 51-year-old man is in serious but stable condition in hospital with serious leg fractures after he was struck by a car while he was mowing his lawn Saturday. Ottawa paramedics were called to the scene on Kilborn Avenue in the city’s southeast area at 12:48 p.m. and treated the victim for leg fractures. The […]

Opponents of a proposal to rip out old train lines in rural Chelsea to create a multi-use ski and nature path say they’re hoping to reach “some sort of agreement” with the town despite a Quebec court ruling allowing the proposal to proceed. “Really, we’d much rather try to reach a solution in some sort […]

Gatineau police are searching for a suspect after a security guard was assaulted and a passing motorist was threatened with what appeared to be a firearm Saturday morning. The incidents occurred at about 1 a.m. on Hanson Street, near the Agwàta water show site. A security guard on patrol spotted a suspect wandering around the […]

What prompted Emily Stowe to leave her family and study medicine in the United States? How did she weather her trial – and mounting public celebrity – for prescribing abortion drugs to a 19-year-old with an accidental pregnancy? This is one of 15 Canadian stories we present as part of the Citizen’s ongoing Canada 150 coverage. […]

MILTON, Ont. — An Ontario highway sign has received the “Game of Thrones” treatment. Motorists travelling on the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 in Milton, Ont., just west of Toronto, on Friday morning saw the name of the James Snow Parkway exit sign changed to the Jon Snow Parkway. The name James on the sign was blacked out and replaced with Jon — […]

Premier Kathleen Wynne said Friday she is working on ideas to support Ontario businesses through major labour reforms, suggesting she is looking more at offsetting unrelated costs than pulling back the labour changes themselves. Many businesses and business groups have voiced opposition to the changes, in particular a plan to boost the minimum wage to $14 on Jan. 1 and […]

The Ottawa Police Service  is investigating a serious collision on Eagleson Road near Richmond, involving two motorcycles.   Eagleson Road between Brophy Drive and Ottawa Street will remain closed to traffic until further notice. Motorists are advised to find an alternate route. Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call Ottawa Police’s Collision Investigation […]

Public Services and Procurement Canada officials did a round of media interviews to point out that the Canadian Surface Combatant program is moving along. Three companies have submitted draft bids to get feedback from government officials. No specific date is set for a response to the request for proposals but Lisa Campbell, Assistant Deputy Minister […]

The CP Women’s Open is coming to Ottawa Aug. 21-27 and already the prospect of a week of charity events and festivities capped by four days of great golf is causing a buzz around the nation’s capital, and on the LPGA Tour itself. Tournament director Brent McLaughlin says all of the Top 20 tour money-winners […]

Steve Brown hit a homer and drove in four runs, while Sebastien Boucher and Tyler Nordgren both added three runs-batted-in as the Ottawa Champions thumped the Rockland Boulders 12-4 in a Can-Am League baseball game at RCGT Park on Friday night.

As an engineering student, Henan Rottayil Hydor was amazed by the La Machine mechanical creatures that performed in front of the National Gallery on Friday.

Alam Gabriel Buoc, 29, was charged Friday afternoon with two counts of first-degree murder in the killings of Abdulrahman Al-Shammari, 26, and Dirie Olol, 27.

Anyone who has played organized sport looks back on old team pictures and reminisces. Bob McKeown sees those old photos and weeps for the dead and the dying. McKeown, an award-winning reporter for the CBC’s Fifth Estate and a former Ottawa Rough Riders lineman, is beyond concerned for the CFL players of his era who […]

Much of the time since the team's last game two weeks ago has been devoted to working on what has kept it from moving up the USL table: putting the ball in the net.

Last year it was a drought. This year it was a deluge. And farmers are fearing for their crops for a second year in a row.

Summer’s at its height, and the Citizen’s Tom Spears looks at the science of summer — the way we connect with the all-too-short season we revere. It’s great to follow a trail through Gatineau Park that Canadian taxpayers allow staff to create and maintain. Nice, too, to ride a mountain bike that dominates the wilderness. […]