Новости за 05.07.2018

While Montreal’s death toll from the blistering week-long heatwave that has gripped Quebec and Eastern Ontario reached 18 on Thursday, health officials in Ottawa say the city hasn’t had a single heat-related death. Ottawa paramedics responded to 15 heat-related calls on Wednesday, 11 on Tuesday and 20 on the holiday Monday, but they haven’t had […]

It’s tenuous, but it’s definitely a trend: the government’s massive backlog of pay transactions is coming down. Public Services and Procurement Canada, the federal department in charge of the $1-billion, decade-long Phoenix Pay project, reported Thursday that it had processed 13,000 more pay transactions than entered the system between May 30 and June 27, the […]

An adjudicator for the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario has ruled there’s public interest in releasing several LRT inspection reports that the Rideau Transit Group wanted to remain sealed. Ken Rubin, an Ottawa access-to-information specialist, has been fighting the city and RTG to get “non-conformance reports” on the Confederation Line. Those documents, which are […]

Provincial police have identified a 60-year-old Ottawa woman as the person killed Saturday when a southbound vehicle went out of control and crashed on Highway 416. Beatrice Mubagwa Cinama was pronounced dead at the scene in Edwardsburgh Township north of Spencerville, Grenville County OPP said Thursday. Her name had been withheld while police reached her […]

Mutuir Rehman, the young killer who lost his mind on Innes Road after a staggering 18 months in solitary confinement, has won an out-of-court settlement from the province for  failing him. Prison staff fed him through a hatch, and beyond the odd 20-minute visit from a relative, Rehman, just 22 at the time, spent his […]

It was a deadly long weekend on Ontario roads this past Canada Day, with the Ontario Provincial Police reporting seven deaths and several drivers charged with speeding and stunt driving. The OPP reported that five drivers, one passenger, and one pedestrian are among the victims who died on OPP-patrolled roads. All victims were killed in […]

A single-vehicle crash on Highway 401 sparked an investigation that led to the seizure of 14,662 kg of fine-cut tobacco in two rented cube vans and the arrest of three people who appear in court next month. The OPP was called to the crash in Morrisburg on May 24 and alerted the Cornwall Regional Task […]

The capital ranks in the Top 50 of the world’s wildest cities according to a relocation site ranking which crunched the numbers on nightlife, booze and drugs for 112 world cities. MoveHub claims that Ottawa (No. 39) is behind Vancouver (27) but ahead of Montreal (42) and Toronto (45). The less-than-scientific ranking tallied what it […]

As the warm weather lures Ottawans into the great outdoors, protecting against Lyme disease and the tiny creatures that carry it might not be top of mind. But in 2017, there were 186 confirmed or probable cases of the disease in Ottawa, nearly double what was reported by Ottawa Public Health the year before. Because […]

Provincial police have identified a 60-year-old Ottawa woman as the person killed Saturday when a southbound vehicle went out of control and crashed on Highway 416 early saturday. Beatrice Mubagwa Cinama was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in Edwardsburgh Township north of Spencerville, Grenville County OPP said Thursday. Her name was withheld […]

The Regional Group’s Greystone Village has been awarded LEED® ND v4 SILVER, the first project in Ontario to be achieve this designation. LEED® ND v4 SILVER has been achieved to date by only eight projects in North America, three of them in Canada. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) rating system, developed by the […]

Wherever you stand on the proposed extension of Château Laurier hotel, there’s no sugar-coating what Ottawa councillors did recently. Faced with a tough decision, they chickened out. We elect councillors to weigh issues that come before them, have a vigorous debate, then make decisions on our behalf. In the end, we may not all agree […]

If a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds, it seems that the mayors of Ontario’s largest cities have been very, very consistent — at least when it comes to gun crime. The problems in Toronto and Ottawa are similar: an increase in shootings. And like moths to a flame, John Tory and Jim […]

Former rural revolutionary Randy Hillier, who made his name leading tractor protests and organizing illegal deer culls as a founder of the populist landowners’ movement, wants to be the Speaker of Ontario’s legislature. He’d had senior critic assignments in the Progressive Conservative shadow cabinet, including justice. But after 11 years as an Opposition legislator at […]

Heat-suffering Ottawans have been advised not to head to popular Britannia Beach Thursday. Ottawa public health advises the beach registered elevated levels of E. coli bacteria in the latest readings and will be closed for swimming for the time being. Residents are encouraged to stay out of the water. The good news is that two beaches […]

A woman suffered arm and leg injuries Thursday when her bicycle collided with a car on the Aviation Parkway at 6:46 a.m. Thursday. The collision occurred near the intersection of Sir George-Etienne Cartier Parkway. Ottawa paramedics said the victim was taken to hospital, although her injuries did not require the services of the Ottawa Hospital […]

A 69-year-old man was in critical condition after his westbound truck crossed onto the eastbound Highway 401 and hit an oncoming van in South Glengarry Township Wednesday afternoon. The 49-year-old man driving the eastbound van suffered injuries that were not life-threatening. The crash at distance marker just after 1 p.m. Wednesday is still under investigation, […]

Automated calls that appear to come from the Chinese embassy but are really from fraudsters targeting the Chinese community have arrived in the capital, police warn. The scams include making the victim believe they’ve been implicated in a crime and have to go into hiding, then telling their loved ones they’ve been kidnapped for ransom. […]

From Mexican fine dining to Viet-Cajun crawfish to steaks, tacos and sushi, the largest city in Texas serves up superior fare.

Local renovation company Amsted Design-Build is no stranger to taking home first place. They have been nominated over a dozen times for the Canadian Home Builders’ Association national awards for housing excellence and took home their twelfth win this March for a full home makeover in Barrhaven. “It is so great to be recognized for […]

A civic-minded man police believe was high on crystal meth helpfully told a gas bar clerk to call 911 before a violent outburst in Kingston early Tuesday morning. Then, “covered in blood, sweat and washer fluid,” the 25-year-old immediately put his hands behind his back when police arrive. The incident happened at about 3 a.m. […]

An investigation is underway after a cyclist and a car collided on the Aviation Parkway at 6:46 a.m. Thursday. The collision occurred near the intersection of Sir George-Etienne Cartier Parkway. Ottawa Paramedic Service officials were not available to comment on the condition of the cyclist. The RCMP have taken over the investigation of the collision […]

The end is near, for the heat wave, that is. Thursday’s high is forecast to be a sultry 35 C but watch for the mercury to top out at just 22 C Friday. “A cool down is expected by Friday with the passage of a cold front,” Environment Canada says in its heat warning. Up […]

Ottawa Fire Services came to the rescue of some Shirley’s Bay boaters late Wednesday after an evening fishing trip apparently went awry. Emergency services were at about 11 p.m. by a man and his passenger who had apparently been stranded for several hours. A fire services craft was launched to tow the boat in. There […]

A hot summer day is a fine time to test out an old urban legend: That you can cook food on hot pavement. Well, it turns out pavement doesn’t get all that hot. But cars? All that sheet metal gets much hotter, so this seemed like a possibility. We trundled out a couple of parking-lot […]