Новости за 10.01.2018

Denis Raymond put his life on hold when he was diagnosed with incurable brain cancer more than four years ago. He knew people, on average, live about a year after being diagnosed with glioblastoma, the deadly brain cancer that killed Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie last year. Raymond, then 26, had been planning to do […]

What a Young Wife Ought to Know By Hannah Moscovitch, directed by Christian Barry Produced by 2B Theatre Company When: Jan. 16 to Feb. 4 Where: Great Canadian Theatre Company Tickets: GCTC box office, online at gctc.ca or by phone, 613-236-5196 Inspired by a 75-cent garage sale find, Hannah Moscovitch set out to write a love […]

Canadians have turned Loblaw’s bread price-fixing scandal into a push to fight food poverty donating their gift cards to food banks across the country. A social media movement encouraging people to donate their $25 Loblaw gift cards to local food banks has already generated an increase in donations, according to the Ottawa Food Bank. “It’s […]

Now that Iran’s Khomeinist tyranny is filling its jails with protesters and threatening to impose the death penalty upon anyone who continues to defy the ayatollahs’ rule, it may well be that the working class rebellion that has been churning through the streets of 80 cities across the country for the past two weeks has […]

Here’s a no-cost resolution for companies seeking to attract more talented women to help diversify their workforce: In 2018, they might feature a few of the ones they already employ in more public roles. In our contradictory world, girls are told they can grow up to be whatever they want, but many of the most […]

The Canadian Armed Forces was supposed to start receiving the first of its new standard military pattern trucks by the end of 2017. The Standard Military Pattern or SMP trucks are coming from Mack Defense, LLC. The delivery of the trucks was originally supposed to take place in the summer of 2017 but was pushed […]

Nothing like a little freezing rain “warning” to start the day off. It’s all part of this week’s crazy patchwork of weather extremes and the freezing rain is described as a signal of a warm front coming in overnight. Environment Canada issued an official warning at about 11 a.m. that things were going to get […]

Algonquin College has appointed an executive director of truth, reconciliation and indigenization — the first such role for a Canadian post-secondary institution. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action included improving access to education for Indigenous students, as well as incorporating Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods into the curriculum for all students. Ron McLester,who […]

Nothing like a little freezing rain “watch” to start the day off. It’s all part of this week’s crazy patchwork of weather extremes and the freezing rain is described as a signal of a warm front coming in overnight. The slippery stuff could arrive in late afternoon or evening across southern and eastern Ontario. “Latest […]

Armed with a surveillance camera image, city police identified a suspect accused in a Rideau Street bank robbery and arrested him within hours Tuesday. Police say a suspect walked into the bank near Cumberland Street at about 11:45 a.m., said he had a gun – although none was seen – and demanded cash. He fled with […]

Q. I served as Chief of the Evaluation Performance Department at Avro Canada in Malton, ON during the 1950s while the Arrow jet was being developed. This is a 30 cm (12 inches) metal model of the ‘203’ I received after the third one was completed and tested, of four in total. It’s a 30 […]

Ottawa police were investigating a homicide Tuesday night after a young man was gunned down by a housing complex on Paul Anka Drive. Tarek Dakhil, 23, was identified as the victim of the city’s first homicide of 2018. Police said that patrol officers responded to reports of gunfire at about 8:30 p.m. They found the […]

Five people lost their home but escaped to safety with their pets after a fire destroyed their Navan-area home early Wednesday morning. Damage is estimated at $700,000. The residents had called 911 at 12:21 a.m. to report visible flames at 4408 Sarsfield Rd. The family, taking their pets, had already fled to safety at a neighbour’s home […]

Nothing like a little freezing rain “watch” to start the day off. It’s all part of this week’s crazy patchwork of weather extremes and the freezing rain is described as a signal of a warm front coming in overnight. The slippery stuff could arrive in late afternoon or evening across southern and eastern Ontario. “Latest […]

Numerous Ottawa long-term care homes could be on a secret government list of facilities considered “medium risk” or “high risk” but it’s impossible to know how many or which homes, because the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care is staying quiet.  Ontario rates long-term care homes by risk, with about 90 per cent considered low […]

Ottawa police were investigating a homicide Tuesday night after a young man was gunned down by a housing complex on Paul Anka Drive. There were several reports of gun shots shortly after 8 p.m. and when police and paramedics arrived they administered CPR to a young man who was later pronounced dead.  Several teens — […]

Ottawa police were investigating a homicide Tuesday night after a young man was gunned down by a housing complex on Paul Anka Drive. There were several reports of gun shots shortly after 8 p.m. and when police and paramedics arrived they administered CPR to a young man who was later pronounced dead.  Several teens — […]

The new headquarters for the Department of National Defence at 60 Moodie Drive is finally acquiring some critical mass following the shift of some 3,500 employees from other locations across the region. This represents the first of three phases that will eventually see 8,500 of the department’s 16,000 local civilian and military personnel move to […]

The state of the alcohol-soaked ByWard Market was the subject of an unusual liquor licence hearing Tuesday as residents argued it’s time to halt the transformation of the area into a “monoculture” of bars, restaurants and nightclubs. They told a Licence Appeal Tribunal that what is supposed to be a mixed-use neighbourhood of homes, shops, […]

The intense flu season many have warned about hit Queensway Carleton Hospital with a wallop this week, contributing to overcrowding that forced it to cancel 15 elective surgeries and set up temporary hospital beds in waiting rooms. At one point Tuesday, the hospital emergency department ran out of IV poles. “These are extraordinary circumstances,” said […]

Rehannon Hawkins, 36, lives with her 15-year-old daughter on the 11th floor at 1485 Caldwell Ave., a public housing highrise off northern Merivale Road. It’s their home, warmly decorated with bright colours and plastered with family photos. But this winter arrived with an especially cold heart when the hot water stopped being hot and the […]

Concussion awareness in sport has come a long way from the days when players accepted getting their “bell rung” as part of the game. Yet, a study by a team of researchers from the McGill University Health Centre suggests that heightened awareness has not led to a change in attitudes as far as players removing […]

The Ottawa Humane Society is monitoring a contagious dog flu outbreak in southwest Ontario, but says the risk of the virus spreading is low. Two dogs outside Windsor, Ont. have so far contracted the H3N2 virus, and several more dogs that had close contact with the affected dogs had mild respiratory problems on Monday, according […]

An Ottawa man was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to gun-running as part of a local arms ring ensnared in a police sting operation. Luke McCormick, 25, surrounded by family and supporters, stood to face Justice Trevor Brown before he was escorted from the courtroom by Ottawa police. Justice Brown […]

Ottawa City Hall needs security bollards around the building in case a terrorist tries to use a vehicle to run over people, the city’s security boss says. “With all the stuff going on in the world and the low-tech terrorism that has taken place, it really behooves the city to ensure the safety and security […]