Новости за 07.09.2017

“It’s no secret that we have a lot of fans out there that like the O,” Senators president Tom Anselmi said Thursday. “It’s a great secondary logo. Our primary logo is still our primary logo.”

The city’s urban design review panel likes the concept for a mixed-use building in Chinatown that would replace the previous structure destroyed by fire in 2015. If only it could be taller. The owners of 601 Somerset St. W., Shelley and Jamie Helmer, are constrained by their insurance company, which they say will only permit […]

Earlier this week Russia announced it would ask the United Nations to send peacekeeping troops to eastern Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin told journalists Tuesday that armed peacekeepers could provide safety for staff of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) which is monitoring the ceasefire there. “It would help resolve the problem […]

Toronto-born and Ottawa-raised E. Graydon Carter is leaving Vanity Fair after 25 years as the magazine’s editor. In an article on its website, accompanied by a portrait from famed photographer Annie Leibovitz, Vanity Fair says the 68-year-old declared it was “simply time” to move on. In a statement, he said he is “eager to try […]

A new ombudsman has been appointed to the National Capital Commission to oversee concerns raised by the public. Kevin Saville is president of KSAR & Associates Inc., a Canadian management consulting firm and former senior civil servant with the federal and Quebec governments. He began his NCC term on Aug. 1.  “The appointment of Mr. […]

Families deserve our support, says one letter writer, while being skeptical of benefits for couples. Another writer is in favour of taking down Sir John A. Macdonald’s name and another still worries about the damage done by wakeboard boats. Got opinions? Write us at letters@ottawacitizen.com. Families deserve support Re: Letter: Singles suffer financial pain, Aug. […]

Ottawa police are seeking public assistance in finding Kelsey Fournier, 28, of Ottawa and Aylmer. Fournier was last seen Wednesday at about 3 p.m. in the Telesat Crescent area near Blair Road in the east end. Her family is greatly concerned for her safety.  She is described as Caucasian, five-feet-eight-inches (173 cm) tall, weighing 94 […]

The Canadian Armed Forces Small Arms Concentration (CAFSAC) started Monday and runs until Sept. 16. More than 450 shooters and support staff, including teams from the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, will be in Ottawa to participate in a Canadian military sponsored competition. The event will take place at the […]

For years, the Ontario government has been baffled by students’ alarmingly low scores on annual standardized math tests. The latest results show that a modest 62 per cent of Grade 3 students met the provincial standard for math and that the number dropped to 50 per cent by Grade 6. Those numbers have declined by […]

As a business owner, I have watched with some satisfaction as the Liberals uncomfortably try to justify their proposal to close certain tax advantages available to small business owners. Now fully on the defensive, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau have countered criticism of their plan with a response typical of what […]

With his new album Rich In Symbols, the New York-based, Montreal-raised saxophonist takes a big imaginative leap into viscerally rocking music.

Two women are dead after a crash on Dalmeny Road near Swale Road southwest of Metcalfe Thursday morning. The victims, one in her 40s and the second in her 60s, were killed in the two-car collision that happened at about 7 a.m. near Swale Road, paramedics said. Police confirmed the two women were travelling eastbound […]

The Vankleek Hill musician plays Centrepointe Theatre on Friday night before embarking on a month's worth of gigs in Saskatchewan, Alberta and B.C.

The singer-songwriter and his band play Irene's Pub in the Glebe on Friday night.

The Sûreté du Québec is asking for the public’s assistance to help identify two men suspected of having been involved in debit card fraud. Police said the two men attended numerous financial institutions in Quebec and withdrew “several thousand dollars” from a bank account using a debit card that police say did not belong to them. […]

As the summer greenery unfolds into an array of browns, reds and golds, we embrace our chunky knits, plush throws and pumpkin ornaments in preparation for the new season. Autumn is all about layering textures, embracing the smoky scents of the outdoors and incorporating coziness as much as possible. Create a warm and inviting […]

When does a 60-per-cent chance of rain become 100 per cent? When it’s actually raining. Ottawa awoke Thursday morning to light rain, fog patches and 13 C. The fog patches are expected to burn off but there’ a risk of a thunderstorm along with a high of 20 C. The precip is being named as […]

Mayor Jim Watson is right: A Lowertown park is not the place for a pop-up supervised-injection site, and the operators should close it and move in with the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre. Failing that, the city should shut it down. We can’t have a public health system in which at a time of crisis, […]

The Scott FireFit Championships, in Ottawa for the first time, are designed to be a test of firefighters' real-world skills and strength.

A one-time alleged hit man has lost yet another bid in his fight against the Ottawa police in what might be the final chapter in a long-running legal saga that’s seen men killed, jailed and on the run. George Farley was twice-tried, once-convicted and once-acquitted of the killing of Earl Joe. In May 1997, Joe, […]

Sticking to the plan, the Ottawa Redblacks have not yet resumed contract negations with Trevor Harris.

It’s not a UFO. It’s just a test. Ottawa 2017 organizers were to conduct lighting tests around Chaudière Falls on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday night and were warning residents not to be alarmed. The “advanced technical lighting tests” were set to run overnight from 7 p.m. till 7 a.m. in preparation for what Ottawa 2017 […]

In his first three seasons with the Redblacks, Antoine Pruneau had three interceptions in 53 games. Last Thursday in Montreal, the Ottawa free safety registered his third pick of 2017.

You'd have had to be completely asleep not to notice that Jonathan Newsome, a former Saskatchewan Roughrider, has been a large contributor since joining the Ottawa Redblacks roster.

Ottawa Senators captain Erik Karlsson has no timetable to get back on the ice following off-season foot surgery.