Новости за 07.01.2018

Male MPs must help to usher in a culture change on Parliament Hill and combat sexual misconduct, says veteran NDP MP Nathan Cullen, who is looking to work with colleagues of all stripes to address inappropriate behaviour often viewed as a “public secret.” Cullen said the “ecosystem” of people who interact in and around the […]

Ottawa firefighters were kept busy with two residential fires overnight in Carp. Firefighters were called to 1174 Burnt Lands Road at 11:25 Saturday night. When they arrived flames were visible on the roof of the single family bungalow. All six occupants were safely out of the house. Ottawa Fire on scene of a 2-Alarm fire […]

The National Capital Commission opened a key stretch of the Rideau Canal Skateway Sunday — extending the Skateway from the National Arts Centre to Dows Lake — just in time for the deep freeze to loosen its grip on the city. Temperatures are expected to hit a relatively balmy -10 C on Sunday after days […]

Last month, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland announced in Ottawa that the United States and Canada will co-host a conference of Foreign Ministers on North Korea in Vancouver on Jan. 16. On Jan. 1, meanwhile, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un offered to talk with South Korea, which responded […]

A way to deal with minimum wage Re: Minimum-wage hike will be a test for Ontario’s big parties, Dec. 29. I recently moved to Ottawa from Australia. Its minimum wage has been about $15 for several years. I have a tip for Ottawa’s premium coffee places and how to deal with paying staff more: Start […]

Ottawa firefighters were kept busy with two residential fires overnight in Carp. Firefighters were called to 1174 Burnt Lands Road at 11:25 Saturday night. When they arrived flames were visible on the roof of the single family bungalow. All six occupants were safely out of the house. Due to the extreme cold OC Transpo was […]

Downward dogs took a back seat to puppy love Saturday as Ottawa’s first puppy yoga class was launched to a chorus of “ahh”s. Maple, Cedar, Ash and Everest — eight-week-old multi-coloured mystery mix puppies — wagged and licked their way through two puppy yoga classes Saturday as a fundraiser for Ottawa Dog Rescue held at […]

Christine Caron has some heartfelt advice for Sabryna Mongeon, the young Outaouais woman who has undergone multiple amputations after a holiday car crash: "Hang on, it is going to get better.

A 53-year-old Quebec transport truck driver has been charged with with careless driving after his truck went out of control Thursday and rolled into the median of Highway 401 just past Kingston. The crash occurred shortly before 9 a.m. when the truck, hauling a double-trailer of commercial lumber, crashed through steel barriers before rolling its […]