Новости за 21.09.2017

As the clock ticks toward the Ottawa Senators' season opener, there are a lot of questions left to be answered as the battle for jobs continues in training camp.

A student-run music festival is pulling an about face on a policy that required local artists to sell tickets for a chance to perform in what has been compared to a “pay-to-play” scheme.

The people living in Ottawa’s city-run nursing homes are content, they’re cared for by diligent professionals, and if there are any problems they’re mostly the miserly provincial government’s fault, city council’s community-services committee agreed Thursday. Those problems include a personal-support worker’s being recorded punching a debilitated resident in the face, patients’ families being barred after […]

Ottawa-based Indigenous duo Twin Flames has been nominated for three Canadian Folk Music Awards. The group’s album Signal Fire notched up nominations for vocal group of the year, Aboriginal songwriter of the year and world group of the year. Twin Flames won the CFMA’s Aboriginal songwriter of the year award last year. Also among the […]

A couple found dead in a Gatineau apartment in February while the man’s three-year-old boy was left to fend for himself died of a fentanyl overdose, a Quebec coroner has found. The badly decomposed bodies of Chris Lecouvie, 33, and his 20-year-old girlfriend, Amélie Gauthier-Matte, were found by a friend on Feb. 27 in Gauthier-Matte’s second-floor […]

An autopsy has confirmed a body found in the St. Lawrence River near Kingston 10 days ago was that of Capt. Timothy Bowman, 36. The Canadian Forces officer had been reported missing since August. Foul play is not suspected.

The young Viennese pianist plays a free concert next Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 6:30 p.m. in the National Gallery of Canada's auditorium.

Perhaps one of the most poignant events of Canada’s 150th year will take place Sunday at the Canadian Museum of History. There, members of the public will get a chance to pay their respects to a group of this region’s early settlers. They are Ottawa’s forgotten. The remains of 79 people who were left behind in […]

You don’t often see Luke Skywalker showing interest in a world leader’s sartorial choices.  Let alone their socks. But it’s not everyday that the Prime Minister of Canada wears wookie socks to a major function. Justin Trudeau did this, FYI, on Wednesday while attending the Bloomberg Global Business Forum. These are his socks here. Social media […]

In the early 1800s there was a rugged thirty-something labourer who walked the dusty streets of Bytown with a tobacco pipe clenched between his teeth. His days were long, breaking a sweat, possibly in the lumber trade or constructing the Rideau Canal. And, at times, he found himself in violent scuffles that left him with […]

When Prince Harry arrives in Toronto this weekend to open the third Invictus Games, he will bring the eyes of the world with him. The Prince puts his personal popularity to the service of several important issues and set up the games to inspire the recovery and rehabilitation of service men and women with life-changing […]

In the middle of one of the United Nation’s largest gatherings to discuss crucial global developments, I have no doubt that it was the last thing Minister Catherine McKenna expected to do: respond to a reckless tweet from a current MP and former minister who decided to deploy the verbal weapon, “Climate Barbie.”   It was […]

Ottawa police are warning residents about the re-emergence of an old “debt”-collection scam and are asking the public to think twice before falling for it. The scam sees emails sent to people that claim to come from high-ranking officials at a business, demanding money from the recipient. Some of the emails claim there is some sort […]

The revitalization of Sparks Street has been an exercise in futility for half a century. It remains one of the greatest failures of urban vision in Ottawa, and one hopes Mayor Jim Watson’s vow to transform the pedestrian mall is not just more talk. As part of the mall’s 50th anniversary, the city is teaming […]

The U.S. government’s Afghanistan watchdog, the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), released a report Thursday on the lessons learned from trying to rebuild and train Afghan’s security forces. Remarks by John F. Sopko, the Special Inspector General, and the report, outline the following issues with training Afghan National Defence and […]

A 70-year-old Montreal woman was killed in a two car collision of Highway 401 near Belleville Wednesday afternoon. The victim was identified as Irene Savdie-Buenavida. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred shortly after 3 p.m. when a sedan and SUV collided on the highway west of Wallbridge-Loyalist Road in Quinte West. […]

It’s time to trade in those googly-eyed gourds and handprint-turkeys for some stylish harvest decor. Neutral tones and natural materials mingle in harmony while lush reds, oranges and golds add glamour to create a festive home. Here are some chic centrepieces, colourful dinnerware and rustic wreaths to make your autumn a glamorous one. Orange Glow […]

Police with the MRC des Collines in Quebec stopped an allegedly drunk driver on Wednesday at around 3:15 p.m. on Route 307 near Val des Monts. Police said Thursday this was the fifth drinking driving arrest for the man, 55. He was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and fined $3,214. His identity […]

Summer just keeps sticking around with the chance of a record-breakingly hot weekend in store. Thursday is forecast to be mainly sunny with a high of 26 C and humidity rating of 32, according to Environment Canada. The overnight low is expected to be 13 C. Friday is forecast to be mainly sunny with a […]

The weather has been terrific for the last few weeks, but residents in Gatineau’s Hull and Aylmer areas are going to have to let their grass suffer until the end of the year. The City of Gatineau is reminding residents that restrictions on water use in the sectors kicked in Sept. 1 and continue until […]

Google’s powerful search engine is defeating some court-ordered publication bans in Canada and undermining efforts to protect young offenders and victims. Computer experts believe it’s an unintended, “mind-boggling” consequence of Google search algorithms. In six high-profile cases documented by the Citizen, searching the name of a young offender or victim online pointed to media coverage […]

The Kurds are moving forward with their plan to hold a referendum vote on independence from Iraq but various nations are starting to issue warnings about the consequences of such an action. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his cabinet will meet Friday to decide whether to impose sanctions on the Kurds if they separate […]

Two apartment building units were heavily damaged in a fire at 1566 Trenton Ave. on Wednesday evening.

A young man sipping on a Slushie was swarmed by a group of armed youths on Caldwell Avenue and gunned down in broad daylight Wednesday. Witnesses, including one eyewitness who said he stood within 20 feet of the shooting, described the suspects as a group of about six black youths, who scattered on foot once […]

Selected the first star of Tuesday's game in Toronto, Fredrik Claesson stepped on to the ice and raised both arms straight up in the air — the same pose he strikes after scoring a goal.