Новости за 16.11.2017

The five-week strike at 24 Ontario colleges will continue after faculty voted overwhelmingly to reject a contract offer from management. After results of the vote were announced Thursday, Premier Kathleen Wynne said she would meet with representatives from both the colleges and the union to discuss how to immediately resolve the labour dispute. “Students have been in […]

A man already charged with criminal harassment after a two-year dispute with youth protection workers in Gatineau has now been charged with child pornography offences. Denis Cronier, 53, was charged Thursday with possession of child porn and also having access to child porn. Cronier was originally arrested Oct. 26 after allegations he had been making […]

Ottawa police are seeking public assistance to track down suspects in a Sept. 15 robbery at clothing store in the south end. Police said a man entered the store around Bank and Alta Vista at about 6 p.m. asking for food and water. He didn’t appear threatening and was seated and given some food, when […]

Emergency shelters are always going to be a necessary part of the services offered to our fellow citizens who fall on hard times. They are meant to be a temporary stop on the way to getting people back on their feet. However, they have all too often become the default option for municipalities to manage […]

The Ottawa Crown Attorney’s office has dropped all charges against a Carleton Place man who was arrested in 2014 in an online child-luring case. As part of an investigation involving the Ottawa Police Service’s internet child exploitation unit, an officer posed as a teen girl on a social media site. A man contacted the officer […]

The local taxi industry is fuming over the city’s handling of a transportation bylaw as another major U.S. ride-ordering service eyes the Ottawa market. Bylaw Chief Roger Chapman confirmed on Thursday that Lyft has met with the city’s bylaw department about operating in the nation’s capital. The company, which is based in San Fransisco, announced […]

1908: Year the Salvation Army opened its first hostel in Ottawa. 1963: Year it opened its current facility on George Street. 333: The address on Montreal Road where the Salvation Army hopes to locate its multi-purpose facility for the homeless. 7,170: Number of people who used an emergency shelter in Ottawa in 2016. 140: Number […]

NATO says it will be able to deliver on extra troops for the Afghan mission. U.S. Gen. John Nicholson, the top American commander for Afghanistan, has called for more soldiers from NATO to be involved in training and advising Afghan security forces. There are around 13,000 military personnel, mainly involved in training Afghan forces. Secretary […]

Last year was a record-breaking year for reported cases of Lyme disease in the nation’s capital and things are likely to get worse, according to health experts. Ottawa Public Health says there were 168 cases of the disease reported, more than double the 74 cases reported in 2016. In 2007, the city only saw two […]

Gatineau firefighters rescued a person from the Ottawa River Thursday afternoon. Emergency crews from both Ottawa and Gatineau were called to the river near the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge shortly after noon after a caller to 911 reported there was a person in the water trying to swim for shore. Ottawa and Gatineau fire services each launched […]

Based on annual counts of emergency shelter use, it is clear that Ottawa has not made progress in ending homelessness. Whereas in 2004 almost 6,600 individuals used shelters, in 2016 that number grew to more than 7,100. This increase, combined with longer shelter stays, has resulted in a dramatically higher demand for shelter beds. Ottawa […]

A boil water advisory in the Aylmer area has been lifted after two days. The city of Gatineau has confirmed test results show the water is completely safe to consume. Residents are asked to follow certain steps before consuming their tap water again. They include: Keep the bath or shower hot and cold water taps open […]

Ottawa Public Health is cautioning parents that it is running short of FluMist inhalable flu protection. FluMist, which is an inhalable version of the flu vaccine, is an alternative to receiving the vaccine through a needle. It is primarily offered to children. The health officials said more FluMist is on order and the city expects its […]

A teenager already charged with robbing one convenience store in the Greenboro area has now been charged with robbing a second store, this time in Kanata. Abdirahman Mohamed, 18, has been charged with robbing a convenience store on Teron Road in the area of Roland Michener Park on Sunday morning, a little after midnight.  The […]

Ottawa police have charged a Gatineau man and a girl in her teens in relation to an investigation into human trafficking. Police said they were approached in September by a young woman who made claims about a human trafficking ring that was recruiting girls under the age of 18 and then using them for prostitution. […]

CTV Morning Live weather host Melissa Lamb has been let go by the network, according to a post on her Facebook page. “It is with shock and sadness that I am making this post today … I’m sorry to say that I am no longer a part of CTV Morning Live due to Restructuring,” she […]

Will we be puddle-jumping or shovelling? The suspense! Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement warning that a low-pressure system will track over Southern Ontario this weekend, potentially bringing “significant” snow or rain. But weather watchers aren’t sure what track the system will follow so it’s not clear which one is going to fall […]

A driver has been charged after colliding with an Amish buggy in Centre Hastings. Provincial police in Centre Hastings said that the buggy was heading south on Slab Street when it was struck by an eastbound pickup truck as it rounded a corner near Douglas Road at 5:30 p.m. Monday. The two passengers of the […]

The family of a 65-year-old security guard who died two months after he was hit with heavy rocks in a downtown parking garage wants to see homicide charges brought in the case.  Samy Khoury, of Nepean, died at The Ottawa Hospital on Sept. 13 after suffering organ failure, possibly from the rapid onset of sepsis. […]

Earlier this week, the UN General Assembly again passed an annual resolution on human rights in Iran. As the lead sponsor, Canada has invested considerable diplomatic resources to make sure the resolution passes. Indeed, it has passed 14 years in a row with Canadian leadership. In view of the prime minister’s stated desire for re-engagement with […]

Mark and Lynn Shabinsky were in awe of The Ottawa Hospital staff who cared for their tiny premature twin grandsons when they were born 2 1/2 years ago. They weren’t so wowed by the surroundings at the General campus’s neonatal intensive care unit, where incubators and cribs are grouped together and there’s little privacy for […]

A 62-year-old Ottawa man who police say is a “well-known” coach and personal trainer in the women’s basketball community has now been accused of sexually assaulting two teenagers during “recovery massages.” Dejan “Dean” Tanasijevic was charged Wednesday with sexual assault, sexual exploitation and sexual interference. Investigators with the sexual assault and child abuse unit allege […]

A verdict could be rendered as early as Monday, when it is expected the jury will begin deliberations on three counts of first-degree murder.

It’ll be “anything goes” on Ottawa’s beloved traditional mainstreets if a new homeless shelter on Montreal Road is approved, councillors heard Wednesday. It was the planning committee’s second day of public hearings regarding the Salvation Army’s plan to move its George Street shelter to Vanier. Montreal Road is designated as a traditional mainstreet and that […]

13th annual Canadian Folk Music Awards Mission: To celebrate and promote Canadian folk music in all its forms Number of nominees: 75 Number of categories: 20 Most nominations: Nova Scotia’s Cassie and Maggie (4), Victoria’s Stephen Fearing (4), Ottawa’s Twin Flames (3), St. John’s Amelia Curran (3), Toronto’s Oh Susanna (3) Nominees with roots in […]