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Twenty people were forded to evacuate their apartments on Monday after fire erupted at 135 Concord St. South in Old Ottawa East. Ottawa Fire Services said the blaze, which was elevated to a two-alarm fire, was at 8:14 a.m.; it was under control by 9:15. The units in the nine-apartment building will not be habitable, […]

GANANOQUE — A disabled thalidomide victim claims the local electricity distributor cut off his power without proper notice despite the fact he had been making payments on his unpaid balance. Terry Bolton, who lives just west of town, said Eastern Ontario Power cut off his electricity on June 14, causing about $350 worth of food in his […]

GANANOQUE — A disabled thalidomide victim claims the local electricity distributor cut off his power without proper notice despite the fact he had been making payments on his unpaid balance. Terry Bolton, who lives just west of town, said Eastern Ontario Power cut off his electricity on June 14, causing about $350 worth of food in his […]

The Sûreté du Québec say they are looking for the operator of a personal watercraft that fled the scene after hitting an Ottawa woman on the Gatineau River, about 25 kilometres south of Maniwaki. The 26-year-old woman  was taken to an Ottawa hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police said they were not sure which hospital in Ottawa she was […]

A family of four were forced to evacuate their home on Monday after Ottawa firefighters were called to respond to a fire that started in the home’s bedroom. Just after noon, Ottawa Fire Services responded to a call on Parkland Crescent that a mattress was on fire in a second-floor bedroom of a single-family home. […]

Ottawa Fire Services reported Monday that a two-alarm fire at 135 Concord Street South in Old Ottawa East had resulted in the evacuation of 20 people. The blaze was reported at 8:14 a.m. and was under control by 9:15. The units in the nine-apartment building will not be habitable, and 25 people have been displaced, […]

On this post-Canada Day holiday Monday, the bright side is that there’s no expectation that you’ll be downtown standing in the heat. At noon, Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm watch with possible isolated wind gusts of 90 km/hour. Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop near Petawawa early this afternoon and reach the Ottawa area […]

The Sûreté du Québec say they are looking for the driver of a jet ski that fled the scene after hitting an Ottawa woman on the Gatineau river, about 25 kilometres south of Maniwaki. The woman, a 26-year-old woman from the Ottawa area, was taken to an Ottawa hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police said they were not […]

As of about 9:15 a.m., Ottawa Fire Services were reporting that a two-alarm fire at 135 Concord Street South in Old Ottawa East was under control. The fires was in the ceilings between the second and third floor and roof of a nine-unit apartment building. Firefighters were checking for spread of the flames, and performing […]

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On this post-Canada Day holiday Monday, the bright side is that there’s no expectation that you’ll be downtown standing in the heat. Temperatures over 30 C are expected to continue throughout the week, with some relief in sight by Friday. Environment Canada is predicting sun Monday morning and early this afternoon then a mix of […]

Happy Canada Day 151 everyone! It wasn’t quite over yet, but Canadian Heritage spokeswoman Natalie Huneault still gave the day a stamp of approval Sunday evening, reporting from Parliament Hill that everything had gone smoothly at the official celebrations and that “people look happy, people are smiling.” Here are some numbers to help illustrate how the day went. […]

A suffocating heat kept Canada Day celebrations more subdued Sunday as crowds were down on Parliament Hill, lines were easily manageable and the fiasco of last year’s Canada 150 celebrations was avoided. While there was no precise number for the downtown crowd size, it was evident as the day wore on that the heat — […]

Vanessa Williams always told Allan Trim, if he was going to propose marriage, he should make sure it wasn’t on Christmas or her birthday, and “definitely not” on Valentine’s Day. “I always wanted it on an off-day,” she said with a laugh. “But I never said, ‘Never Canada Day.'” Trim seized his opportunity on Sunday […]

The Royal Canadian Mint rescheduled its Canada Day activities after the undoubtedly hard-working air conditioning system of the building at 320 Sussex Dr. broke down early Sunday, before tourists entered the building. The cooling system was fixed later, and the public has been invited back for free guided tours and activities on Monday between 9 […]