Новости за 12.08.2017

Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the capital region, with a band of storms forecast for mid-afternoon. “A band of thunderstorms extending from near Arnprior to Sharbot Lake is moving east and may affect a Gatineau through Ottawa to Smith’s Falls line by 3:15 p.m.,” the agency cautions. “Heavy downpours can cause […]

Bryan Murray never backed down from any battle he faced during his lifetime in hockey. That was the same approach he took with his cancer diagnosis. The legendary former Ottawa Senators GM and coach, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer in June, 2014, put up a brave fight and refused to back down […]

Casino du Lac Leamy’s Sound of Light fireworks show returns Saturday night and two more dates in August (Aug. 16, 19). A number of streets in Gatineau’s Hull sector will be closed in the evening during the dates of the show and the Alexandra Bridge will be also closed to cars and pedestrians on show nights. The road […]

Two people were injured and a resident has been displaced following an early morning house fire in the Tunney’s Pasture area. A man phoned 911 at about 2:30 a.m. to report his home at 227 Carleton Ave. was filled with smoke. He told dispatchers he had already inhaled a great deal of smoke and paramedics […]

The 1970 kidnapping, and subsequent murder, of Pierre Laporte changed forever Canadians’ perceptions of themselves as immune from terrorism. This is one of 15 Canadian stories we are presenting as part of the Citizen’s ongoing Canada 150 coverage. Pierre Laporte was at home in the Montreal suburb of St. Lambert, throwing a football with his […]

Through a chain-link fence I watch as a ready-mix truck backs into place and lowers its trough. A river of wet concrete flows to the pump truck and up a large robotic arm, the boom, which extends high above a square section of earth. The workers barely say a word to each other. They’ve done this […]

After helping Ontario to gold in the mixed team competition, he'll play for singles gold on Saturday.

The two originals — Pierre Jarry from Rosemount, Que., Gary Doyle from Smiths Falls — were reunited Friday at the 47th annual Ottawa Valley Hockey Oldtimers Golf Day at Hylands, this year honouring "50 Seasons of Ottawa 67's Hockey."

For the family: Four fun things to do with the kids that are free  1. Watch a movie under the stars. What: Three organizations host the citified version of a drive-in, with screenings outside. Bring a lawn chair or something to sit on.  Centretown movies   When & Where: Dundonald Park on Somerset Street West […]

There’s no disguising the ugliness of a 1-6-1 start to the regular season, the latest setback 27-20 to a depleted Edmonton Eskimos team on Thursday night.

Coach and general manager Paul Dalglish thinks the club can earn a top-eight playoff spot by averaging 1.3 and 1.35 points for its last 13 regular-season games.

An OC Transpo driver accused of sexually abusing three young boys from 2012 to 2016 is now facing charges of threatening to kill one of their parents. Philip Herbert, the accused child-sex criminal, is also charged with mischief after Ottawa police say he broke one of the boys’ father’s golf clubs before returning them by […]

While other passengers on Air Transat TS157 from Brussels were dealing with panic attacks, difficulty breathing and crying children, Maryanne Zéhil had an added anxiety: She was worried about her furry, four-legged friend, who was locked away in the plane’s cargo hold. Zéhil describes the scene as pandemonium: After a six-hour delay on the Ottawa […]

While some are concerned about the availability of the newly introduced abortion pill, Ottawa patients have better access than most areas of the province, says the head of Planned Parenthood Ottawa. And availability should only improve in the coming months. As of Thursday, women with a valid health card and prescription from their doctor or nurse […]

Like a freeloading relative who cleans out the fridge then skips town, Ottawa’s emerald ash borers are moving on.  After eight years and 50,000 tree removals, the voracious tree-killing beetle infestation appears to be on the decline. The reason? There’s just not that much left for it to eat. “We are, in a sense, over some […]

Letter writers opined on the new U.S. ambassador, on health matters, even on the fate of the right whale. You can sound off too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com — New U.S. envoy should heed columnist’s advice Re: A U.S. ambassador’s quick guide to Canada, Aug. 9. How can we ensure Kelly Knight Craft, the newly appointed U.S. […]

It took nearly 29 months, but an Aylmer woman has been reunited with her husband, a Kurd who had taken sanctuary in Germany. Gholi Fathoullahnejad, 46, had appealed to the Citizen and her MP for help after months of frustrating silence from officials at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Finally, the logjam was broken. Fathoullahnejad said […]