Новости за 19.01.2018

Clive Doucet returned to city hall this week, complaining about the year-old decision on where to put a new hospital. One thing about Doucet, on display through his whole 13-year career as the civic councillor for Capital ward, is he cares deeply. He loves Ottawa with an open heart. He wants it to be better, […]

The professional association that represents Ontario’s nurses says it will use its influence at a provincial inquiry into long-term care deaths to help improve the ailing system.

What a Young Wife Ought to Know By Hannah Moscovitch, directed by Christian Barry Produced by 2b Theatre Company, Halifax At the Great Canadian Theatre Company, 1233 Wellington St., until Feb. 4. Reviewed Jan. 18 If you’re planning to see What a Young Wife Ought To Know, brace yourself for a heart-wrenching experience that will […]

On the first anniversary of Donald Trump’s inauguration, the president indeed behaves like a one-year-old. But behind the embarrassing tweets, foul language and regular White House hissy fits lurks a clear strategy to reshape American politics and culture. On Friday, Trump warmly addressed the annual Washington “March for Life” anti-abortion rally via video link. Defenders […]

Major crime detectives have obtained a Canada-wide warrant for an “armed and violent” suspect in a November murder on Montreal Road. Rhyan Alexander Moore, 27, is wanted in connection with the Nov. 27 slaying of Zakaria Iqbal. Police said the Ottawa man’s whereabouts are unknown and that he may be in the Toronto or Montreal areas. […]

The University of Ottawa Health Services is saying little about the case of a family doctor accused of surreptitiously videotaping a young woman during a medical exam. “In the wake of very serious charges filed against one of our family physicians, we are taking all measures to fulfill our professional and legal obligations while ensuring […]

What a Young Wife Ought to Know By Hannah Moscovitch, directed by Christian Barry Produced by 2b Theatre Company, Halifax At the Great Canadian Theatre Company, 1233 Wellington St., until Feb. 4. Reviewed Jan. 18 If you’re planning to see What a Young Wife Ought To Know, brace yourself for a heart-wrenching experience that will […]

These are the days of #metoo. These are the days of being “woke.” From Parliament Hill to Hollywood, women are coming forward to share stories of being harassed, abused and assaulted — and to demand better. We asked some participants to tell us, in their own words, why they’ll be taking part in Saturday’s Women’s […]

These are the days of #metoo. These are the days of being “woke.” From Parliament Hill to Hollywood, women are coming forward to share stories of being harassed, abused and assaulted — and to demand better. We asked some participants to tell us, in their own words, why they’ll be taking part in Saturday’s Women’s […]

These are the days of #metoo. These are the days of being “woke.” From Parliament Hill to Hollywood, women are coming forward to share stories of being harassed, abused and assaulted — and to demand better. We asked some participants to tell us, in their own words, why they’ll be taking part in Saturday’s Women’s […]

Six adults safely escaped smoke and flames in their South Keys-area home Friday morning, and Ottawa Fire Services is asking motorists to avoid the area. Firefighters were called to the home on Southgate Road near Johnson Road at 8:02 a.m. Occupants noticed smoke on the main floor of the two-story attached home, then called back […]

Guillermo Escobedo-Hoyo, 37, broke down at his first court appearance Friday morning, saying he didn’t want to spend another second in jail on charges that he killed 17-year-old Nick Hickey. Escobedo-Hoyo at times cried uncontrollably, and begged the judge to let him out. “I can’t be in jail,” he sobbed via video from the Ottawa jail. […]

Gary Oldman has won the Golden Globes’ Best Actor award for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the much-praised Darkest Hour, an appreciably better film than the lamentable Churchill, which preceded it in 2017. In Churchill, the British former prime minister is portrayed as a blithering ninny who has to be slapped out of his […]

Disgraced “knees together” former judge Robin Camp and broadcaster Jian Ghomeshi battled harder for their careers than we have collectively fought for equal pay for equal work in Canada. They hired lawyers and pleaded their cases passionately. As we knit our pussy hats and prepare for the upcoming Women’s March Saturday, many mothers will tell their daughters […]

The province has announced $37 million for a public high school in Stittsville — the culmination of a 20-year lobbying effort by parents and the community. During a visit at Stittsville Public School Friday, Ottawa West-Nepean MPP Bob Chiarelli said the new high school will accommodate about 1,353 students. “Our government’s investment is great news […]

Stephanie Albert decided to blog because she thought she was dying — and she didn’t want to go quietly. At the time, the pain was so intense and her mind so muddied by opioids that Albert believed she was scratching out her final testimony: a memorial to the last days of a life and body shattered […]

Mayor Jim Watson, bless his soul. “There are no bad ideas,” he said last week about revitalizing Sparks Street. There absolutely are terrible ideas and we’ll doubtless hear about them as Ottawa tries again to save Sparks. Here’s one: Trying to save Sparks without considering all of downtown.  It’s quite possible the whole affair is […]

Brian Panchuk was driving to Ottawa for Labour Day weekend when he was slowed by traffic in Carleton Place. Panchuk, 67, a former long haul trucker, was part of a motorcycle touring group heading east on Highway 7. As they approached Highway 15, late on the afternoon of Sept. 1, cars and trucks slowed to […]

Spotlight is a weekly look at some of the people who are part of the Ottawa area’s arts community. This week we talk with author Kenn Harper. His latest book, Thou Shalt Do No Murder: Inuit, Injustice, and the Canadian Arctic, was published last fall. An earlier book of Harper’s, Give Me My Father’s Body, […]

Architect Toon Dreessen is never happier than when he’s cooking up a storm in his kitchen or designing trendy urban lofts, slick car dealerships and modern high-tech facilities at his Wellington West office. Over the years while renovating his family home, the president of Dreessen Cardinal Architects and onetime chef and waiter in the ByWard […]

A family safely escaped smoke and flames in their South Keys-area home Friday morning, and Ottawa Fire Services is asking motorists to avoid the area. Firefighters were called to the home on Southgate Road near Johnson Road at 8:02 a.m. Occupants noticed smoke on the main floor of the two-story attached home, then called back […]

No one was injured but a house and a car were struck by gunfire at the intersection of Carruthers and Burnside avenues Thursday night. Police responded to reports of shots being heard in Mechanicsville just west of Laroche Park at about 11:34 p.m. They determined that “several” shots had been fired. No arrests have been […]

A man in his 20s is in serious condition in the hospital Friday morning after suffering “critical” injuries to his left foot in an industrial accident overnight. Paramedics report that they were called at 12:19 a.m. to Bantree Street in an industrial area near St. Laurent Boulevard and Innes Road. The man’s foot was caught […]

Happy Friday! The weekend weather promises to be warmer but watch out – there’s a risk of freezing rain during the afternoon commute and into the evening. Otherwise, the forecast is for clouds, a 30 per cent chance of flurries by day and 40 per cent by night, a high of -1 C and a low […]

Marine Recycling Corporation of Port Colborne, Ontario has been awarded a $5.7 million contract to dispose of the former Royal Canadian Navy ship, Athabaskan. HMC Athabaskan was in the fleet for more than 44 years. Athabaskan is currently docked at Canadian Forces Base Halifax, and was the last of the four Iroquois-class destroyers, the government noted. […]