Новости за 27.04.2018

The new jail the province is planning for Ottawa will have different levels of security for different inmates, proper health services and open visiting areas, Correctional Services Minister Marie-France Lalonde says, rather than just being a bigger version of the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre it’ll replace. The new details are in a letter Lalonde sent Thursday […]

The Hard Rock Casino Ottawa at the Rideau Carleton Raceway could siphon off up to $62 million annually from Casino Lac-Leamy, claims an economic impact report commissioned by the casino-raceway partnership that also states the number is not grounded in evidence. About $318 million is being spent to renovate and expand the raceway on Albion […]

Ottawa fire Chief Gerry Pingitore has seen numerous progressive changes to the fire service over the past 40 years. Now, at the end of his career, he’s proud to say he’s helped push many of them forward. “There was a time when the fire service looked after its equipment better than they looked after its people,” […]

Many art patrons remember the gasps that greeted the National Gallery of Canada’s 1989 purchase of Barnett Newman’s Voice of Fire. Yes, for a cool $1.8 million, the gallery had just acquired a 5.4-metre canvas composed of three vertical stripes. Indignation! Shock! Why, a five-year-old could have painted that, blared more than a few dismayed taxpayers. […]

Protesters who don’t want Ontario to build a bigger jail in place of the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre demonstrated Friday to call for better community support for people charged with crimes. A year ago, Ontario announced that Ottawa and Thunder Bay would get bigger jails after years of overcrowding in the current jails. The Ministry of Community […]

A 26-year-old Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry man is facing a string of charges linked to allegations that “indecent and sexually violent” phone calls were made to victims on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border. The OPP reports that it had the help of the RCMP and American officials with the Department of Homeland Security and United […]

The City of Gatineau says a water main break late Friday morning has cut the water supply to some 2,000 residences. The break occurred already under construction northeast of downtown core, on Saint-Louis Street, between Maloney Boulevard West and Vallières Street. Initially, 28,000 households were thought to have been affected by the break, but the […]

The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has granted the City of Ottawa an extension to decide the fortunes of the Prince of Wales Bridge. On Feb. 16, the CTA ordered the city to make a decision by Apr. 30 about whether it would restore the Ottawa River Line — which includes the Prince of Wales Bridge […]

A solo show is a tough gig, particularly when the part requires the actor to not only portray a lead character at different stages of life, but also take on the supporting roles in the story. In the case of Gracie, written by B.C. playwright Joan MacLeod, and being staged at the Great Canadian Theatre […]

A 25-year-old woman from Plaisance, Que., was killed early Friday when her car left the road on a secondary route near the town of St-André-Avellin, north of Montebello. Police said conditions were foggy at about 1:30 a.m., when the vehicle went crashing into the heavy bush on Highway 321. The victim was without vital signs […]

The cause of a fire on Hwy. 41 that sent a man to the hospital by helicopter in critical condition Friday morning remains under investigation, Killaloe OPP said. First responders were called to a home on Highway 41 in the Township of Bonnechere Valley at about 6:49 a.m. The OPP reported that their probe was still […]

Le Germain Hotel Ottawa is expected to open its doors to the public as early as May

City police are seeking public assistance in solving the theft of a collection of about 900 comic books in a break-and-enter last month. The rural south end home – police say they’re holding back the precise location for investigative reasons – was burglarized sometime between Tuesday, Feb. 6 and Thursday, Feb. 8. Police did not mention […]

The latest player on the Ottawa home building field may be a new name to buyers, but it comes with a lengthy pedigree in the industry and some fresh ideas for its first Ottawa community, which launches Saturday in Richmond. The builder is Caivan Communities, a land developer for more than a decade in Ottawa, […]

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 soprano opera singer Jeanine Williams, who recently won the Nicole Senécal Emerging Artist Award, which recognizes an exceptional student graduating from University of Ottawa’s School of Music. She’ll be performing […]

The Hamilton-based pianist and New York-based saxophonist make sublime duo music on their new album Blued Dharma.

The good news is that the word “flurries” has disappeared from the local forecast and we’re now in for a plain-old rainy Saturday. Up first for Friday, which is a PA day for kids in Ottawa’s biggest school board, features mixed skies, a high of 15 C and a low of 8 C, Environment Canada […]

A woman in her 20s was killed early Friday when her car left the road on a secondary route near the town of St-André-Avellin, north of Montebello. Police said conditions were foggy at about 1:30 a.m., when the vehicle went crashing into the heavy bush on Highway 321. The route remains closed as the investigation […]

Back in February 1997, new measures were announced aimed at keeping tourists and other people who had no business being on Parliament Hill from parking near the Centre Block. A week earlier, a Jeep had crashed right into the doors of the House of Commons. The plans were aimed not only at making Parliament Hill […]

Canadians have been seized by the video of a Toronto police officer facing down Alek Minassian, the suspect in Monday’s van rampage, and peaceably arresting him without a shot fired. “He’s a hero,” declared Mike McCormack, the Toronto police union boss. “Not just a Toronto hero, but a national hero.” On Tuesday, Minassian appeared in […]

Leave it to the former drama teacher to “give the people what they want.” Justin Trudeau’s address to the Liberal convention followed the old showbiz maxim to the letter, with the prime minister digging up Stephen Harper’s political corpse and beating it with great affection. “It may be Andrew Scheer’s smile,” Trudeau scoffed. “But it’s […]

April 27: Our readers weigh in on Phoenix, the LRT and housing for seniors. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com

There have been a lot of questions about how much the Canadian Surface Combatant fleet, to be built by Irving shipyards, will cost taxpayers. The budget for the Canadian Surface Combatant project is estimated by the federal government to be between $55 billion and $60 billion. That is a range but specific costs won’t be […]

After a whirlwind month, the National Gallery has backed off its controversial plan to sell Marc Chagall’s The Eiffel Tower. In an open letter Thursday, the gallery confirmed that it will cancel the sale of the popular painting. It had planned to use some of the proceeds to acquire a work by French artist Jacques-Louis […]

The events in Toronto this week brings home the reality that “Hostile Vehicle Attacks” are on the rise.  Cities around the world must strike a delicate balance: protect residents without impeding freedom. Ottawa is no exception.