Новости за 11.08.2017

Canada does a lousy job of preventing impaired driving deaths compared to other countries and lowering legal blood alcohol limits would be a step toward improving that, according to the national director of legal policy for MADD Canada. “We have a terrible record in terms of impaired driving,” said Robert Solomon, who is a professor […]

This month, Canada’s largest annual arctic sovereignty exercise (Nanook 2017) will take place in Nunavut and Labrador. As with each and every sovereignty exercise, the vaunted Canadian Rangers, our so-called “Arctic soldiers” will be touted by the Armed Forces and government as the permanent military symbol of Canada’s determination to assert its sovereignty in the […]

In 1981, at age 67, Agatha Sidlauskas embarked on an audacious retirement project. On 50 rolling acres outside Carp, the child psychologist opened a boarding school, Venta Preparatory, to which she devoted the rest of her life, teaching the likes of Kiefer Sutherland, a Chrétien child or two, and scores of others who benefited from […]

An investigation is underway into a rooftop fire Friday at a highrise apartment building at 900 Dynes Rd. in the Hog’s Back area. Ottawa fire dispatch received a number of 911 calls at about 11:40 a.m. for smoke coming from the building’s roof. Responders declared a working fire, which was knocked down quickly. No one […]

An Ottawa teen was arrested and charged Friday, six months after police made an initial callout to the public to help identify a “person of interest” in a Centretown assault. On Jan. 10 around 12:30 a.m., Ottawa police said an aggravated assault took place in the 400 block of MacLaren Street, between Bank and Kent […]

Emblazoning our passports, decorating our schools and government buildings, the Canadian Coat of Arms provides a regal je ne sais quoi to the loftiest of federal documents and institutions. It even features prominently in our prime minister’s Twitter postings. Both archaic and gorgeous, it is a symbol in need of re-imagining. Its current version, introduced […]

Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould’s proposal to lower the legal blood alcohol limit for drivers to .05 per cent from .08 per cent seems logical, based on the evidence. But will toughening the sanctions against drunk driving actually reduce the number of drinking-related road fatalities and accidents? Not by itself. Back in 1969, when the […]

The uniqueness and importance of Canada 150 was powerfully illustrated on Canada Day, when Indigenous community members lit a sacred fire on Parliament Hill and held ceremonies in the shadow of the Peace Tower as thousands of revellers from across the country celebrated around them. Ottawa’s Canada 150 celebrations have been at moments inspiring and […]

To mark Canada’s sesquicentennial, the Citizen’s Bruce Deachman met and photographed 150 people in the Ottawa area, encouraging them to tell their stories that, combined, painted an intimate portrait of the region and the people who live, work and play here. The series, which was published daily leading up to Canada Day, was called Capital […]

In 2007, the Verde Group, a Toronto consulting firm, and researchers at Wharton University of Pennsylvania produced a study titled, “Men Buy, Women Shop.” The study determined that women are more inclined than men to want personal interaction with sales associates during shopping. Men just wanted to go, buy a specific product, and get out […]

Provincial police confirmed Friday that no charges are expected in a single-vehicle crash early Aug. 3 that claimed the life of an Ottawa man. Police identified the victim as Eric Grégoire-Liard, 22, of Ottawa. He died the day after the car he was driving smashed into a tree at the eastbound 417 on-ramp for Nicholas […]

With tireless commitment to the role, North Korea’s various Dear, Supreme, Great, superlative-loving leaders have for seven decades played the part of the demented lunatic. They’ve now met their match in a man who is every bit as mad as they take great pains to appear.  Not so very long ago, in a time that […]

U.S. President Donald Trump says he is going to pump billions of dollars more into the country’s missile defence system but as with a number of promises made by the president, there are questions about whether it will happen. Behind the spending promise is North Korea and its missile program. The U.S. already has a […]

Amazingly, although windows have been used in buildings since about AD 100, there have been only three iterations of basic window frame technology.  The earliest builders in Roman times used wood frames, aluminum came into use in 1926, and then PVC frames in 1952.   A local window manufacturer is breaking new ground with a […]

Please don’t attack the messenger. The messenger is as tired as you are about these lacklustre forecasts. But here we go once again: Friday looks to be starting the weekend off under cloudy skies, with a 40-per-cent chance of showers this afternoon with risk of a thunderstorm. The high is expected to be around 26 […]

She’s gonna getcha good. The Canadian Football League dropped a bomb during the halftime intermission of Thursday night’s game between the Redblacks and the Edmonton Eskimos, revealing that Canadian country music icon Shania Twain will provide the halftime entertainment at this year’s Grey Cup game, Nov. 26 at Lansdowne Park.  The singer, who grew up […]

While the Eskimos remain undefeated at 7-0, the Redblacks have fallen to 1-6-1. That's right. Just one win in eight games.

Women representing Ontario and Quebec scored three gold, two silver and two bronze medals, while men notched four bronze medals.

After months of anticipation, a 61-foot high, 30,000-pound rubber duck - billed as the world’s largest - arrived and was inflated on Blockhouse Island over the course of three hours Thursday morning. And even that routine step drew hundreds of people to watch on.

Tokyo Smoke, which sells cannabis accessories, coffee and clothing, has teamed up with Aphria, one of Canada's largest medical marijuana growers, to sell four new strains with catchy names: Go, Relax, Relief and Balance.

How, exactly, a two-year-old Holstein bull made its way onto Tanya Quinn's family property in Pontiac, Que., remained a mystery on Thursday.

Arthur Milnes and his wife, Alison, embarked upon a special project to mark Canada’s sesquicentennial year: A time capsule. But rather than filling it with things from around their home in Kingston, the pair have reached out far and wide to people, places and institutions with any connection to this country. The responses, whether from […]

A man who died after an accident on a Gatineau construction site this week had a "heart of gold," a friend said in an emotional Facebook tribute Wednesday.

No matter where he lines up, the 27-year-old Montrealer means plenty to his Canadian Football League team. Just ask head coach Rick Campbell.