Новости за 21.02.2018

Folk Alan Doyle, the irrepressible member of the now-dormant Newfoundland band, Great Big Sea, brings his new crew to the National Arts Centre’s Southam Hall on Sunday. You can expect the same level of musicality, showmanship and tunesmithery from the singer-songwriter’s solo material, as demonstrated on his latest album, A Week at the Warehouse. Doyle […]

The unassuming eatery and takeout place in Hintonburg offers some intriguing Indian and Indian-influenced dishes.

Ottawa firefighters made quick work Wednesday controlling a smoky two-alarm electrical fire near the top of high-rise apartment building at on Riverside Drive. Multiple 911 calls started coming in at 10:49 a.m. from 2201 Riverside Dr., across Bank Street from Billings Bridge Shopping Centre. Faced with elevators that were out of operation due to a […]

Ottawa discourages parking and driving Re: Let’s walk and bike to revitalize the downtown, Feb. 20 The City of Ottawa and the federal government woo tourists to the capital, but block off access by reducing the width of the main streets by taking pieces out of them for bicycle lanes and also creating complete streets, […]

A doctor who worked at the University of Ottawa Health Services clinic has been charged with ten new counts of sexual assault.  Dr. Vincent Nadon, of Chelsea, has been charged in relation to ten alleged incidents, all of which involve female victims. Nadon is scheduled to appear in court today.  He was first arrested in January […]

Gatineau police laid down the law against carpool scofflaws Wednesday morning with an enforcement blitz along  Alexandre-Taché Boulevard in the Hull sector. The lane is reserved for high-occupancy vehicles like buses, taxis or other vehicles with three or more people in them. Police intercepted a total of 62 vehicles between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. The minimum […]

Now that we’re into the year after Canada 150, it is time to focus on permanent changes to Ottawa that will satisfy residents and attract more tourists, who will enjoy their visit so much they will tell their family and friends to make the capital their next destination. While some will say to leave the […]

A soldier from the Canadian Forces base in Petawawa has been charged with sexual assault. The charge relates to an alleged incident in May 2016 at Royal Military College Saint-Jean in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., involving another member of the Canadian Armed Forces, according to a statement from the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service. Warrant Officer Rickey […]

An under-control has been issued for a smoky two-alarm electrical fire near the top of high-rise apartment building at 2201 Riverside Dr. near the Billings Bridge shopping mall. Firefighters were called at about 11 a.m. by several residents on the building’s 21st floor reporting heavy smoke in the hallways. Some residents were told to go […]

Firefighters in Gatineau were called to an early morning blaze at 660 Boul. Cité-des-Jeunes at around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday to find heavy smoke coming from a condominium complex. Ten residents at home in the 11-unit, three-storey building were evacuated. A total of 17 firefighters working with pumper trucks to get the blaze under control by […]

A police officer who was first on the scene used a fire extinguisher to douse a commercial sign that was in flames at a an Albion Road North plaza Wednesday morning. Ottawa Fire Services reported that they were called to strip mall at the intersection of Walkley Road. The mall contains businesses including a fast food restaurant and dollar […]

Noting that “Mother Nature has spoken,” organizers of Mosaïvernales say they’ve had to shut down early because the snow sculptures can’t be kept up in the continued warm, wet weather. Only 20,000 people took in the exhibit at Jacques Cartier Park over 20 days. Organizers had hoped to attract 200,000 over 38 days running through […]

Because we couldn’t go a day without some kind of watch or warning, the capital awoke Wednesday to a fog advisory. According to Environment Canada, dense fog reduced visibility to as little as 200 metres in some areas so slow down and watch for tail lights on the road until later morning when an advancing cold […]

Kinburn Side Road has reopened near Stonecrest Road in the West Carleton area after a woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday. Police released few details about the crash except to confirm that the victim was 71 years old. Kinburn Side was closed between Stonecrest and Torbolton Ridge roads for several hours for the […]

Mayor Jim Watson won’t support the idea of legal lounges where people can smoke pot. That’s not even remotely surprising: Watson’s a cautious, conservative mayor when it comes to social policy. He doesn’t want to make it easier for anyone to smoke anything in lounges.  If his view wins the day, there won’t really be […]

Today, we report another tragic story of protection gone wrong for a senior in an Ottawa long-term care home. And it appears the death of 91-year-old Doris Lawton is headed to court, after her grandson filed a negligence suit against Carlingview Manor, where she was a resident. Ontario’s long-term care facilities can expect more such […]

When Doris Lawton’s Alzheimer’s disease began to worsen at age 93, her grandson moved her into a long-term care home to keep her safe. “I put her there because I thought she was going to be protected,” said Bradley Sproule. “That is the one thing that didn’t happen.” What did happen soon after Lawton moved […]

Accusations of sexual impropriety that have dogged Hedley across the country on the pop-rockers’ latest tour did not dissuade the band’s fans from showing up in force. While TD Place Arena, where the B.C.-based band’s Cageless Tour rolled in Tuesday night, offered refunds to those who no longer wanted to attend — a rare move […]

Ottawa Valley MPP Randy Hillier intensified his campaign against former Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown on Tuesday.

Ottawa police are asking for the public’s help in finding an alleged hit-and-run driver after a woman suffered serious injuries when she was struck on Preston Street in November. Police circulated a photo of the suspect vehicle, a metallic brown 2009 Honda Civic 4-door with significant damage to the front end (pictured below). Police are […]

The music industry was built on the passion of young people. From The Beatles to One Direction, teenaged girls have been screaming themselves into a frenzy over their favourite bands for generations, a phenomenon that many boys see as part of the appeal of being a rock star. In my 20 or so years of […]

Councillors who have been vocal skeptics about expanded gambling in Ottawa are shocked to learn that a council-ordered cap on the number of slot machines at the new Hard Rock casino is off the table. “It’s frustrating because that should have been disclosed to council in a very open and forthright way,” Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane […]

For 18 years, Cheryl Gallant has not been afraid to mock her enemies. This weekend, we’ll see how she makes out with her friends. For the first time since 2000, the MP for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke is facing a challenge for the Conservative nomination in the sprawling riding that takes in much of the Upper Ottawa Valley. […]

An Ottawa psychiatrist has been suspended for four months and ordered to take anger management after labelling one of his patients a “terrorist,” and accusing two colleagues of plotting against him and stealing his keys.  Dr. John Dimock later found the keys to his clinic on the floor of his car.  Dimock, 66, has been […]

An Ottawa woman has filed a police complaint over death threats she received after posting publicly available information about those who supported a fund for recently acquitted Saskatchewan farmer Gerald Stanley. Miranda Dyck, a senior policy analyst with Health Canada, said she received telephone and Twitter threats after posting information about people who donated to Stanley’s […]