Новости за 30.07.2018

Ottawa police arrested a man after he allegedly tried to rob an LCBO store and robbed a bank on Monday morning. Police said the attempted robbery at the LCBO location on Rideau Street occurred around 9:45 a.m. A man allegedly brandished a knife in order to steal alcohol, but nobody was injured. Police said in […]

More than 20 per cent of criminal cases in Ottawa are at risk of breaching Supreme Court limits on “unreasonable delay” two years after the Jordan decision set new standards for swift justice. Provincial statistics show that, at the end of March, 1,073 cases were in the judicial system for 15 months or more at […]

A small plane crash in Maine has reportedly claimed the lives of three people travelling from Pembroke, Ont. on Monday. Destined for Charlottetown, P.E.I., the Aerostar AEST crashed on approach to Greenville Municipal Airport in Greenville, Maine at approximately 10:55 a.m, according to a Federal Aviation Administration statement. Inquires about the condition of “the three people on […]

A 22-year-old man trying to cross Hwy. 417 on foot Sunday night died after being struck by a vehicle. Gordon Pitseolak of Pangnirtung, Nunavut, was apparently trying to run across the highway near St. Laurent Boulevard when he was struck. Police responded around 10:30 p.m. Acting OPP Sgt. Tina Hunt confirmed another man was located […]

Construction season carries on this week, and is scheduled to cause a number of road closures and traffic disruptions. Watch for periodic lane closures Monday in both directions on Highway 174 between Trim Road and Highway 417 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Beginning Monday and lasting until Aug. 13, Glebe Avenue will be closed […]

A 19-year-old Ottawa man is facing charges after a police responded to back-to-back break and enters in Greely over the weekend. Ottawa police were called to Teena Colleen Private shortly after 10 a.m. Sunday. “A short time later,” police said, they received another call about a break and enter in the same area. A suspect […]

In the 2010 mayoral race, Clive Doucet was described in the Citizen as having run “arguably the most passionate visionary campaign.” Alas, his campaign of ideas was not enough. It captured the imagination but not votes. He lost because people don’t necessarily vote for the candidate with the best ideas or best plan. They often […]

Royal Canadian Air Force personnel will be at the Shearwater Aviation Museum at 12 Wing in Shearwater, NS on August 2 for a dedication parade to mark the 100th anniversary of the base. As part of the celebrations, there will be a dedication parade for an outdoor Aviation Park. The park will have three historical aircraft […]

Tips for building on bedrock Q: Should I spray foam directly on the bedrock in the crawlspace under the house I’m building or put crushed stone on the rock before spraying? A: If you want to avoid grievous moisture problems, you need to back up with your planning. Building on bedrock is trickier than it […]

Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit is looking for witnesses to a collision between an unmarked police vehicle and a cyclist in Cornwall last Friday. The 33-year-old male cyclist was taken to hospital with a serious injury. The SIU said the cyclist was travelling eastbound in the bike lane on Second Street East at about 2:30 p.m. […]

Early forecasts for this week had a couple days of rain pencilled in. While we might still some of the wet stuff, this week is now shaping up to be pretty close to perfect. Skies should be mostly clear today and temperatures should reach 29 C. The humidex will inch us up to about 32 […]

A male pedestrian was involved in a fatal collision on Highway 417 late Sunday night when he attempted to run across the highway, the Ontario Provincial Police reported. Ottawa police are assisting the OPP with identifying the man who died. The collision happened near St. Laurent Boulevard, closing several westbound highway lanes which have since […]

The head of Ottawa’s police union, Matt Skof, has acknowledged his voice is caught on tape in leaked phone conversations that are now the subject of a chief’s complaint and an OPP investigation. In a statement to this newspaper on Sunday morning, Skof said the voice is not always clear on the four recordings that […]

Take a step behind the scenes as we highlight some memorable moments from the Ottawa Citizen’s storied past. Chris Cobb, who covered the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe, recounts how his quest for a memento of his adventures fell short. — It was late in 1989, my last day in Berlin after a stretch working […]

Firefighters from both sides of the Ottawa River converged on the scene of a motorboat fire near the Hull Marina on Sunday afternoon. No injuries have been reported and officials are investigating the cause of the fire that completely destroyed the pleasure boat and left a plume of dark smoke over the river. Gatineau firefighters […]