Новости за 23.06.2018

With the National Gallery of Canada’s controversial plan to sell Marc Chagall’s masterpiece The Eiffel Tower finally scuttled, the Gallery put the iconic painting up on the wall for the public to view Saturday. Art lovers were keen to see the masterpiece that Canada almost lost, and many visitors had mixed feelings about the fact […]

The Montreal trumpeter's big band combined power and sophistication in a personal expression of traditional jazz virtues.

Emergency watercraft and a helicopter continued their search Saturday for a 20-year-old man who disappeared Friday night in the rapids in the Ottawa River in Whitewater Township. The man, from Petawawa, had gone for a swim with another Petawawa man shortly after the dinner hour, police reported. “Both men became caught in a section of […]

One year after the high school football game that permanently paralyzed him, Paul Legault sat in his wheelchair above the Don River Valley and considered tipping himself over the edge. But he worried he might only damage his face in the fall. “Then I’ll just be ugly and be in a wheelchair: I was too […]

You’re going to want to pack an umbrella and rain jacket if you plan on spending any time at the numerous outdoor festivals this weekend. The forecast calls for cloudy skies and a 60 per cent chance of rain showers for Saturday, with a predicted high of 21 C. Your chances are better of staying […]

A man, 27 was taken to the hospital with serious and life-threatening injuries after being stabbed in the Byward Market. Police responded to the call on York Street at approximately 2:40 a.m. Saturday. There are no suspects at this time. More to come.

Gatineau medical marijuana producer The Hydropothecary Corp. plans to change its name to the shorter, snappier HEXO Corp. The name switch, which must be approved at a meeting of shareholders, comes as the company gets ready to sell recreational marijuana. The company announced last month that its line of recreational pot products will be sold […]

Saturday June 23: The environment, boycotts and marketing boards have our readers riled up today. You can write to us too, at: letters@ottawcitizen.com

An 86-year-old Royal Canadian Dragoons veteran is deriding the treatment he received at the emergency department of The Ottawa Hospital’s Civic campus this week. Retired Maj. Peter Jarvis claims he repeatedly requested blankets to keep him warm while waiting close to six hours for treatment for what was apparently a severe case of food poisoning. He says […]

The National Hockey League draft is about the future, but fans interviewed outside Canadian Tire Centre on Friday evening had as many concerns about the current situation of Ottawa Senators captain and star defenceman Erik Karlsson as they had about any of the draft prospects. Questions, so many questions, and answers only set to be […]

The inquest into the death of a 42-year-old highway construction worker scheduled for September has been pushed back a day, the coroner’s office announced Friday. Now beginning Sept. 18, the inquest will examine the events surrounding Danniel William Milton’s death. He died in April 2016 when he was struck by a vehicle while working in […]

Ottawa police are seeking assistance in locating two suspects in connection with the brazen theft of a shopping cart-load of portable vacuum cleaners and coffee makers. Police said the theft occurred last Saturday at about 5 p.m. at a store in the 2000 block of Mer Bleue Road. The primary suspect entered the store, grabbed a […]

Brandon Ethier waved goodbye to his supporters in court Friday as he was led away to serve a minimum 11 years in prison, as Superior Court Justice Kevin Phillips delivered withering remarks in sentencing Ethier for the October 2016 murder of his friend and roommate Joshua Briere. “You should spend every day of the rest […]

On a day when Ricky Coulombe shot a 3-over-par 74, he still sat just one shot behind Perry Freda in the Senior Open division of the Ottawa Citizen Golf Championship. Day 1 of the three-day tournament was played Friday at Carleton Golf and Yacht Club under blue skies and brilliant sunshine. Coulombe said the key […]

The Canadian government intends to enter into a deal with Davie Shipyards of Quebec to provide three medium icebreakers, Public Services and Procurement Canada announced Friday. The vessels will be acquired for the Canadian Coast Guard. The ships would provide interim capability for the coast guard, while replacement vessels are built later under the government’s […]

Don’t be surprised if you get pulled over by a police officer riding a motorcycle that you don’t recognize. For the next year, the Ottawa Police Service will be testing two models of “adventure,” or sport touring, motorcycles as they evaluate whether a move away from their fleet of Harley Davidson’s is warranted. According to […]