Новости за 17.05.2018

Ottawa will host the country’s first museum telling the stories of Canadians who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, two-spirit and more with a planned 2021 opening at a prime LeBreton Flats location. The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity (CCGSD) launched both a $10-million fundraising campaign and year-long consultation “on how folks […]

When Kanata artist Kerry MacGregor sketched a drawing of Jonathan Pitre meeting Humboldt Broncos players in heaven, the sketch went viral on social media. Now, the prints are available in 5 X 7-inch form, for $27.99 with all proceeds to DEBRA Canada, Pitre’s charity. Pitre, 17, beloved in Ottawa and beyond for his heroic battle […]

Show #21: Urinetown: The Musical Where: A. Y. Jackson Secondary School Director: Ilona Henkelman Jaiden Gales, Critic Philemon Wright High School What if peeing wasn’t free? What if you had to work extra hours to afford to answer nature’s call? Well, A.Y. Jackson Secondary School’s sidesplitting rendition of Urinetown: The Musical certainly served as a […]

Despite his vows to give Ottawa $1 billion for the next stage of light rail construction, Doug Ford’s dodgy budget plan means he can’t be trusted to follow through, Liberal Leader Kathleen Wynne said in a campaign stop at an OC Transpo train yard Thursday morning. All the parties have competed for two days over […]

Forcing fire chiefs into retirement at age 60 appears to be illegal, says the association representing more than 600 chiefs and their deputies across Ontario. “We have talked with our legal counsel on this, and we are of the opinion that the actions to mandate retirement age for a fire chief officer is a contravention” […]

A body was discovered inside a burning car on Montreal Road just east of Highway 174 Thursday afternoon. “We responded at 1:04 (p.m.) for a car fire on Montreal Road just east of (Highway) 174 and confirmed that a body was located inside,” said Const. Al Boucher. Montreal Road was closed between Highway 174 and […]

A 27-year-old Arnprior woman has been charged with drug trafficking and sexual assault of a boy under the age of 16. Provincial police said they opened the file May 9 after reports of a woman trafficking “and sexually assaulting teenaged males.” Const. Jodi Burns arrested the suspect Wednesday. Stephanie Horst has been charged with sexual […]

A little more than a century ago, Danish businessman Wilhelm Hansen made his fortune in insurance and spent it on art. In 1892, a year after he and his wife, Henny, were married, they bought their first painting, a small oil study of a cow. By 1918, the couple had collected 140 paintings by 19th […]

Things should get quieter over the next couple of months for people living under the main north-south flight paths for Ottawa International Airport. As part of the airport’s taxiway reconstruction project, north-south runway 14/32 will be closed between May 22 and early August. Almost all commercial aviation will be diverted to the east-west 07/25 runway, […]

The last few years have seen a dramatic increase in condo towers in Ottawa as the city made urban high-rise development a key element of its vision for sustainable planning. The idea is that high-rise intensification ensures the kind of high density cities need to build more compact, sustainable, livable communities. As urban centres become […]

As an Asian-looking woman, Alison Mah experiences implicit racism on a frequent basis: in the grocery store, in cabs, when meeting new people. In this personal and illuminating video essay, Mah explains the uniquely bizarre and ugly experience of being congratulated on your grasp of the English language — when it’s your native tongue.

With the rising cost of oil, gas prices have been climbing sharply in recent weeks. But there’s more to it than that. Watch the video to get the full story.

Should I look into condo insurance for my unit? What questions should I ask if I plan to buy an older unit? After recent stories of condo woes in the National Capital Region, including large, unexpected fees and move-in delays, potential buyers may be wondering how they can protect themselves from similar situations. Watch the […]

Has Doug Ford found a campaign issue that can push him to the promised land? The idea that people might care about good schools more than gender and identity politics could just change everything, argues Stephen Ledrew. Watch the video to get the full story.

Five Ottawa men who were found guilty of a violent and bloody 2012 home invasion at gunpoint have had their convictions overturned and won new trials after an appeal court ruled that the trial judge’s lengthy questioning of defence witnesses and his instructions to the jury revealed that he was so biased against the defendants […]

A cyclist in his 30s was struck by a vehicle and tossed into the middle of a Mechanicsville street Thursday morning but escaped serious injury, likely because wearing a helmet, paramedics said. The call came in just before 8 a.m. from Scott Street near Garland Street.  The cyclist suffered injuries to his legs and hips but […]

Fire crews were on the scene of a fire in a large office trailer Thursday morning on William McEwan Drive north of Brophy Drive in the Manotick area. The structure had collapsed but no one was hurt. Firefighters were called to the scene at 7:58 a.m. The fire department asked motorists to avoid the area.

Three of four union locals representing City of Cornwall workers walked off the job as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday affecting services including ambulances in the community of 47,000 people. Pickets were outside the city hall, libraries, the public works garage and wastewater plant early Thursday morning, Canadian Union of Public Employees national representative Keith Sandford […]

You haven’t heard this in a while. Break out the sunblock: The capital’s UV index is expected to hit 8 or “very high” Thursday. It’s spot-on seasonal mid-May forecast with a high of 19 C, a northerly breeze at 20 km/h, becoming lighter by evening and a low of 5 C. Friday is expected to be […]

Political reporter David Reevely recently sat down for a one-on-one interview with Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne. In this, the second video segment from the interview, Wynne talks about Andrea Horwath and the differences between the Liberal and the NDP.

In late April more than 50 members of the U.S. Congress condemned the government of Ukraine’s ongoing efforts to glorify “Nazi collaborators.” The letter, signed by both Republicans and Democrats, outlined concerns about ongoing ceremonies to glorify leaders of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army as well as 14th SS Galizien Division (aka 1stGalician/Galizien or the 1st Ukrainian Division). […]

On Day 2 of the Canada Road Safety Week campaign, two drivers in the Upper Ottawa Valley were charged after allegedly driving a combined 132 km/h over the posted speed limits in separate incidents. An 18-year-old man from Pembroke was stopped on Highway 17 in Laurentian Valley Township on Wednesday afternoon after his vehicle was […]

Political reporter David Reevely sat down for a one-on-one interview with Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne Wednesday May, 9. In this, the second video segment from the interview, Wynne talks about Andrea Horwath and the differences between the Liberal and the NDP. Video by Errol McGihon/Postmedia

CORNWALL — Herding cats might be easier than getting a proposed cat control bylaw accepted by at least one city councillor. But with this city alone accounting for 30 per cent of all strays in the province taken in by the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, something has to be done, […]

Political reporter David Reevely sat down for a one-on-one interview with Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne Wednesday May, 9. In this, the second video segment from the interview, Wynne talks about Andrea Horwath and the differences between the Liberal and the NDP. Video by Errol McGihon/Postmedia