Новости за 08.08.2017

More than 185,000 people used the Corktown Footbridge to walk, jog or pedal over the Rideau Canal in a five-week span this spring, making it Ottawa’s most heavily-used pedestrian and cycling bridge. Between May 10 and June 13, 186,333 people — an average of 5,324 per day — used the decade-old bridge to travel between […]

The Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists reports that, after six months, only half of Canadians continue to take their medications as prescribed.

Speed demons don’t seem to be getting the message, according to OPP Const. Guy Prevost, so police are more than happy to deliver it for them.

Major crime investigators released surveillance camera images Tuesday of seven men police hope to identify and speak with in the shooting death of Ashton Dickson. Const. Chuck Benoit said the men could be “possible witnesses” to the shooting. Dickson, 25, was a celebrated athlete and CFL-bound star football player for St. Patrick’s High School and […]

With great interest, I read about the recent push for an Airline Travellers’ Bill of Rights. While not doubting the desirability of such an initiative, I point out that the issue of air travellers’ rights is nothing new. Back in 1999-2000, faced with the merger of Canadian Airlines and Air Canada and public concern about […]

The Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists reports that, after six months, only half of Canadians continue to take their medications as prescribed.

The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service charged an officer Aug. 8 with one count of sexual assault under the Criminal Code. The charge relates to an alleged sexual assault involving two members of the Cadet Instructors Cadre during a training course in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu in 2001, according to the NIS. The accused, currently a regular force […]

Community members and a city councillor are throwing a spaghetti dinner Wednesday to raise money for the playground of a Beacon Hill elementary school that burned to the ground in a suspected arson last month. School staff, parents and children were shocked to find their beloved kindergarten play structure at Le Phare Elementary School reduced […]

Ottawa police charged a 50-year-old man with public mischief on Aug. 3 after an investigation found no evidence to support the man’s claims that he had been robbed. According to police, the man reported that he had been the victim of a swarming-style robbery near 100 Besserer St. downtown on May 19. He claimed he […]

Some have claimed that supply management was established as a social contract between farmers and consumers. Our heavily criticized quota regime to support the dairy, egg and poultry industries in Canada was set up decades ago to protect strategic agricultural sectors by implementing high tariffs on imports. Farmers produce what we need and import little […]

Ottawa police have charged a 23-year-old man with firearm offences after they found a handgun, illicit drugs and cash near the spot where he was allegedly seen smoking marijuana. According to police, a man was seen allegedly using marijuana inside a car near 3100 Carling Ave. on Saturday at 12:15 p.m. He was arrested at […]

Lexy Vincent was well prepared for her first women’s kayak race Monday at the Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg, but she stored a little extra motivation in her heart. The 20-year-old Rideau Canoe Club paddler wanted to make her 1,000-metre race with Ontario teammate Genevieve L’Abbe of the Ottawa River Canoe Club extra special to […]

Marijuana for recreational use will soon become legal under the federal Liberal government’s Bill C-45, but the discussion of how to best regulate what many suspect will be an enormous industry is still ongoing. The model put forward by Bill C-45 was suggested by the federal Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation and is […]

Those attending the Abbotsford International Air Show in British Columbia this weekend will be able to see a number of F-35s on display. The Royal Netherlands Air Force is sending two F-35s, which will be on static display, according to show organizers. A USAF F-35 will fly in what is being called the Heritage Flight. […]

Two teenage males were injured over the long weekend after their Sea-Doos collided while wave jumping in Big Rideau Lake near Portland, about 100 kilometres southwest of Ottawa. Rideau Lakes Ontario Provincial Police officers were called to the scene around 3:10 p.m. on Sunday. An investigation revealed that two 19-year-old males had crashed their Sea-Doos into […]

To: Kelly Knight Craft, United States Ambassador the Canada Dear Ambassador Craft, Congratulations on your appointment – and speedy confirmation – as ambassador of the United States to Canada. You are your country’s 31st representative in Ottawa and the first woman, which is something to celebrate. And, mercifully for Canadians, you are not Sarah Palin. […]

Cedar Wall Shingles Q: What are the pros and cons of leaving cedar sidewall shingles unfinished? We’re planning to cover the walls of our house in western red cedar, but don’t know what to do after that. A: I install cedar sidewall shingles on my own projects because they’re the best option I know of […]

A man in his 30s was in serious condition Tuesday after an early-morning stabbing near the intersection of Meadowlands and Prince of Wales drives. A 911 call drew first responders to the 900 block of Meadowlands Drive East, police said. Paramedics reported that the victim, suffering from stab wounds, was stabilized en route to the […]

Public Services and Procurement Canada will hold a bidders’ conference on Sept. 12 for the purchase of what is being called the Canadian Forces Defensive Armament Suite. The Royal Canadian Air Force and Department of National Defence has finalized its design of the Canadian Forces Defensive Armament Suite (CFDAS), the equipment that interfaces the C6 […]

Crews knocked down a fire that’s believed to have begun in the basement of an Orléans home Monday night. They were called to 1466 Belcourt Blvd. at 9:41 p.m. A 911 caller reported visible smoke. Ottawa Fire crews on scene of a Working Fire at 1466 Belcor Blvd. The main body of fire has been […]

Enjoy clear skies while you can. There’s a risk of rain in the forecast every day for a week. Patches of fog are forecast to lift Tuesday morning and the temperature rises from 14 C to 24 C then back to 13 C overnight. Increasing clouds, a 70 per cent chance of late afternoon showers and […]

When Ottawa researchers publish a paper about a protein that can used to treat heart disease on Tuesday, fellow scientists in California will probably be saying, “Doh!” like Homer Simpson. The naturally-occurring  protein, called cardiotrophin 1, also known as CT-1, can trick the heart into repairing damage and improving blood flow. Therapy using the protein, […]

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Fuelled by her love of walking, Suzanne Cayer looked for a walk in Québec similar to the Saint Jacques de Compostelle pilgrimage in Europe, and when she found an 800-kilometre trek that follows the Saint Lawrence River, her search was over.  “I love the Saint Lawrence River and I love ocean air — I think the […]

Stephen Blais leans over the handlebars of his bike and looks to the south, where a crew of construction workers is turning a strip of grass along a hydro corridor in the Avalon subdivision into a new multi-use path. Joggers, cyclists, in-line skaters, dog walkers and folks out for an evening stroll will soon be […]