Новости за 20.04.2018

The Progressive Conservatives would attack backlogs in Ontario’s health system by trying to build 15,000 new nursing-home spaces in five years, leader Doug Ford said Friday, three times as many as the Liberals say they can open. It wouldn’t be enough even if he could do it. None of the parties has a plan to […]

When the city was first developing the Presto smart card system for OC Transpo, questions came up about when transit customers could wave their mobile phones in front of Presto readers to pay their fares. Councillors in 2011 were worried that the world was passing Ottawa by as the city was trying to figure out […]

The Conservative government’s defence critic says it is inappropriate for a senior Canadian Forces officer to question the right of MPs to raise concerns about whether the upcoming mission to Mali is combat. MPs on the House of Commons defence committee raised those concerns Thursday and questioned generals about details of the Mali mission and […]

Road resurfacing on the Portage Bridge could be the headache of the summer for motorists travelling between Ottawa and Gatineau.  The city held its seasonal construction update Friday, highlighting road and building construction in the spring and summer. Traffic services manager Phil Landry said the bridge work will cause congestion, but the city is still […]

Police are appealing for help to find an elderly Alfred-Plantagenet Township man who was dropped off by a friend at a bus stop on Slater Street Monday but never boarded his bus home. Edward Wright, 70, has been known to frequent Ottawa shelters but Hawkesbury OPP say his whereabouts aren’t known and police are concerned about […]

This week, Tina Boileau, the mother of Jonathan Pitre, confirmed her interest in a memorial to the 17-year-old warrior who battled the skin disease epidermolysis bullosa his entire life. In a Citizen interview, she agreed a butterfly garden or conservatory could be created or named in his honour. We like it too. This would be […]

The City of Ottawa has thwarted a legal offensive on a restaurant patio in Wellington West. In a decision released Thursday, the Ontario Municipal Board dismissed an appeal of a city planning decision to allow an outdoor seating area at the Wellington Diner at 1385 Wellington St. W. City council in summer 2017 approved the […]

Spotlight is a weekly look at some of the people who are part of the Ottawa area’s arts community. This week, Bruce Deachman talks with singer, songwriter, oboist and pianist Angela Schleihauf. A member of folk trio Three Little Birds, Schleihauf is project manager of the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra’s 3D StringTheory project. She is also […]

Gatineau police report that they’ve shut down a drug trafficking network after raiding a home that served as a point of sale Wednesday, making a major seizure of synthetic drugs and arresting five people. The seized drugs include 11 litres of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), a party drug that’s been dubbed the date rape drug and nearly 2,000 […]

With baseball season set to start, what was billed as Ottawa’s only year-round batting and pitching facility has abruptly closed its doors. Dingerz Batting Centre on Kaladar Avenue made the announcement on its website and on Twitter early Friday morning. “Regretfully, after three wonderful years, Dingerz Batting Centre will be closing its doors effective immediately,” said […]

It must be a confounding reality show to people watching from east of the Rockies: protesters outside Vancouver being hauled away in their fight to stop the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain expansion; B.C. Premier John Horgan remaining rock-hard in his resolve to keep up the legal battle in the face of the company’s ultimatum to […]

At least one manhole cover painted like Captain America’s signature shield popped up in Ottawa Friday morning. It’s apparently part of the launch of Avengers: Infinity War, which hits theaters April 27.  The studio says its putting out “clues or sightings” in 10 key markets as part of a marketing campaign to have Canadians identify […]

At least one manhole cover painted like Captain America’s signature shield popped up in Ottawa Friday morning. It’s apparently part of the launch of Avengers: Infinity War, which hits theaters April 27.  The studio says its putting out “clues or sightings” in 10 key markets as part of a marketing campaign to have Canadians identify […]

Recently, following release of the City of Ottawa staff’s update on the 10-year housing and homelessness plan (which covers 2014 to 2024) local media asked whether or not Ottawa can really end homelessness. Yes – but there are several good reasons for asking. First, the outcomes reported in the update were poor. Shelter use continues […]

A 26-year-old Prescott man suffered life-threatening injuries after the ATV he was driving crashed on Highway 2 early Friday morning. A helicopter ferried the man to hospital after the 1 a.m. crash at Johnston, 90 km south of Ottawa. His passenger, an 18-year-old Township of Edwardsburgh Cardinal man, suffered minor injuries. Collision investigators were examining […]

A 49-year-old Ottawa man faces charges including two counts of indecent exposure to a person under age 16. Investigators say they’re concerned there may be other victims. Michael Joseph Hull is also charged with committing an indecent act, criminal harassment and breach of probation. Ottawa police say they launched an investigation March 14 into reports […]

After two years of searching for the right home, Denise Hulaj felt it was divine intervention when she walked through the doors of a former convent turned modern showpiece in Westboro. A neighbourhood landmark, the former nunnery, school and home, which sits on the corner of Kenwood and Edison avenues, was designed and built in […]

About 20 people had to flee a Gatineau motel early Friday morning as fire spread rapidly through the roof. A “rapid and aggressive” attack by almost three dozen firefighters limited damage to about 30 per cent of the small, one-story motel at 926 Maloney Boulevard East, the fire department reported. They were called at 12:56 […]

Police found shell casings after responding to reports of shots fired in the Heron Gate neighbourhood Thursday night. They were called to Baycrest Drive near Heron Road at 10:30 p.m. There were no arrests and no reports of injuries. It was the third incident in the area in as many nights in which police responded […]

Research on a centuries-old collection of builders’ instruments from the Mediterranean world has brought the Canada Science and Technology Museum a national award from the Canadian Museums Association. The levels, compasses and more come from the eastern Mediterranean countries which once formed the heart of the Ottoman Empire. And curator David Pantalony says they embody […]

Fingers crossed that Friday is the final appearance of flurries in the forecast. There’s a 40 per cent chance of them in the morning then some sunshine peeks through cloudy skies with a blustery high of 7, Environment Canada predicts. Watch for a dense haze around Parliament Hill, though. It’s 420, the day when cannabis […]

Shelly Abad Cruz was overjoyed last November when she discovered she was unexpectedly pregnant with her first child. At 37, she and husband Archie Duldulao, 39, had long let go of trying to conceive. When Cruz was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer in March, however, the couple was shocked into silence. Doctors immediately suggested surgery […]

This week, the so-called “Five Eyes” security group – Britain, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Canada – met to talk about cyber attacks, mostly from Russia. The U.S. and U.K. also issued a warning that Russia has been heavily involved in cyber and disinformation attacks. It can no longer be ignored that Canada […]

Why not just replicate 24 Sussex? Re: 24 Sussex contains more asbestos than thought, April 19. With the advance in building technology, can we not tear down the existing decrepit building at 24 Sussex and completely replicate it with a new building that comes with modern, safe and eco-minded amenities that would have the exact […]

In December Fincantieri of Italy and Naval Group of France decided not to bid on the Canadian Surface Combatant project. Instead, they offered the Canadian government a direct proposal that would see the the companies build 15 of the consortium’s FREMM frigates at a fixed price of roughly $30 billion. The Liberal government rejected the […]