Новости за 05.08.2017

A departure ceremony for Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Charlottetown will be held Tuesday morning in Halifax. The ship will join Standing NATO Maritime Forces (SNMF) in the North and Mediterranean Seas, according to the Royal Canadian Navy. The ship`s deployment is in support of the military activities undertaken by Canadian Forces to support NATO […]

It’s the long weekend, and the weather forecast isn’t too terrible. It’s time to bust out and enjoy some of the capital city at its best, with a smattering of Canada 150 to make things even better. Here are some suggestions for things to see and do: Ottawa International Buskerfest Aug. 3 – 7, Sparks […]

Asinabka Film and Media Arts Festival What: festival of Indigenous film, art and music When: Aug. 9 to 13 Where: venues across Ottawa Festival pass: $30, available at venues Info: asinabkafestival.org. About six years ago, Howard Adler and Christopher Wong stumbled upon a Bollywood film festival at Library and Archives Canada as they were coming back […]

The good news is the edge of your seats excitement, with tornado watches and other madness in the area, is over. The bad news is the first day of Col. By’s weekend is looking dampish, with a mix of sun and cloud and a 60-per-cent chance of showers. There is a risk of a thunderstorm […]

Late on the evening of March 4, 1910, an avalanche cut loose from a mountain face in Rogers Pass, burying a large work crew labouring to clear an earlier slide from the Canadian Pacific Railway’s main line, then the nation’s principal highway. Only one man would emerge from under the snow of Canada’s worst avalanche. […]

Public art can inspire real pride Re: Public art has its place – if we do it correctly, Aug. 2. Bravo, Mr. Denley! My husband and I long ago made the deliberate decision to settle in Ottawa and we always loved its commitment to green space and access to beautiful museums, galleries, art centres and […]

It was same old story, same old song and dance for the Ottawa Redblacks, who dropped an agonizing 33-30 decision to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at TD Place stadium on Friday night.

Air Transat has answered the Canada Transportation Agency's call to submit a reply to its inquiry into two international flights that were forced to spend hours parked on the Ottawa International Airport tarmac on Monday.

Former Ottawa Rough Riders Russ Jackson and Jeff Avery have been named co-winners of the CFL 2017 Alumni Man of the Year Award. Presentations will be made at the Canadian Football League Legends Luncheon during the Grey Cup Festival in November.

So, when it came time to race Friday morning, the Ontario team pulled together like never before and its reward was a Canada Games gold medal. Ontario was the only boat to break six minutes over the 2,000-metre course, finishing in five minutes, 53.24 seconds, while British Columbia was second in 6:00.99 and Alberta claimed third in 6:07.59.

The resignation of veteran Liberal staffer Brian Bohunicky from his position as Harjit Sajjan’s chief of staff has prompted a new round of questions about whether a cabinet shuffle will see Sajjan moved from the defence portfolio. Bohunicky resigned a week ago, touching off a new round of speculation at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa […]

With his squad sitting in a four-way tie for the eighth and final spot and with just five points separating teams from seventh to 13th, Dalglish would like to see Ottawa Fury FC separate from the pack and move up the table during a busy month of August.

News that an Ottawa group is moving to start an opioid-substitution program — a form of supervised-injection project — for city addicts is being applauded by another harm-reduction group that says it wants to follow suit. Meanwhile, city police and the local city councillor say they need to find out more about the new program […]

An Ottawa man has been charged with sexual assault and making child porn after police allege he invited children into his home to shoot movies, then secretly recorded them changing.

The only thing that slowed her on Friday was the sound of a horn ordering players off the course because of an approaching storm just as she and her playing partners approached the 18th tee.

The leader after 36 holes and all decked out in the Texas A&M University maroon colours she will be wearing for real starting in 2020, Szeryk bogeyed the par-3 seventh hole, then triple-bogeyed the par-4 eighth. It was all over.

Ottawa Public Health has confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in Ottawa.  The virus has been found in the northern house mosquito, an insect that likes to live and breed around humans, and one that has been discovered in urbanized areas of Ottawa.  Ottawa Public Health said it has a proactive plan […]

In June, he announced he was walking away from one of the most prestigious, and well-paid, medical jobs in Ottawa to devote his time to working with the homeless. Today, Dr. Jeffrey Turnbull is taking a meeting with an injection drug user on the gritty sidewalk outside one of Ottawa’s homeless shelters. “We want to […]

Capital Pride says Canadian Forces members are invited to wear their uniforms to its annual festival and parade in Ottawa — unlike the city’s police officers. “Capital Pride welcomes all members of the Canadian Forces to participate in our events and walk in the parade,” festival organizers said in an official statement issued Friday by […]