Новости за 13.08.2018

Winning two Grand Slam doubles titles and almost winning a third in the past 15 months have without doubt generated positive attention for Gabriela Dabrowski’s hometown. Perhaps the best thing Dabrowski has done for tennis in Canada, though, may have been leveraging her newfound celebrity to persuade the City of Ottawa to arrange for much-needed […]

An Ottawa police officer has been charged with refusing to provide a blood sample after a crash in Smiths Falls over the long weekend. Const. John Dorsch was off duty at the time of the two-vehicle crash at about 1:15 a.m. on Aug. 6 in the town about 70 km southwest of the capital. Leeds […]

The National Capital Commission is warning residents that a 120-metre section of the Ottawa River Pathway was to be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday to pedestrians and cyclists for emergency repairs. The NCC, which is in charge of certain federal lands, said the section of the pathway will encompass the east and west sides of the […]

A retired mechanic charged with first-degree murder in a Morewood cold case will face a preliminary hearing in January. James Henry “Jimmy” Wise, 75, is in frail health after suffering a stroke several years ago. He was living in a Winchester nursing home when he was arrested in late May by Ontario Provincial Police detectives […]

Early Edition: Glance behind the scenes this summer as we highlight some memorable moments from the Ottawa Citizen’s storied past. Today: How a recipe crisis mushroomed.

PGW Defence Technologies of Winnipeg will be delivering its LRT-3 .50 calibre sniper rifle to Ukraine’s military. In an interview with Ukrainian media outlet, UATV, Ross Spagrud, the owner of Winnipeg-based PGW Defence Technologies, confirmed that the firm is providing Ukraine with the LRT-3, .50 BMG bolt action rifle. He said the deal is worth […]

The new Ontario government has decided to cancel the basic income pilot project, and to reduce increases to social assistance rates from the planned three per cent this year, to 1.5 per cent. It is a stingy increase that will give little help to individuals; neither will it save much public money if it maintains […]

Ottawa’s gotten a little wild thanks to the pair or parrots and a boa constrictor on the lam in Ottawa. The latest was what Redditors identified as a Senegal parrot spotted at 875 Heron Road Monday morning. “The folks around here are saying there are falcons nearby who start hunting around 9, scared for this […]

The prime minister spoke at a Fredericton Pride event on Sunday and explained why he wasnt able to march in the citys Pride parade. Justin Trudeau was accompanied by his four-year-old son Hadrien.

The city’s Westboro and Petrie Island East Bay beaches are closed for swimming Monday due to unsafe bacteria levels. Ottawa Public Health said the e. coli levels exceeded safety levels. “Swim at your own risk,” said the department. Beaches at Mooney’s Bay, Britannia and Petrie Island River were open as usual. Public health authorities issue […]

Another cannabis grower in the Ottawa area has been given a licence by Health Canada. Fleurish Cannabis Inc., which has set up shop in Kemptville, plans to market its products to women. The company has a 20,000 square foot facility on eight acres of land that will house both the growing area and a laboratory […]

“I’m waiting for the bus, not waiting for a man to bother me.” “I will smile when I want to.” “What did you do today to end violence against women?” Wondering about those messages marking the sidewalk on your Monday morning commute downtown? The  “chalk walk” hosted by Hollaback Ottawa started at Bank and Laurier […]

Ottawa police have located a 77-year-old woman who was reported missing on Sunday afternoon. The woman, who suffers from dementia and Alzheimer’s, was found, police reported late Sunday night.

After that glorious weekend, it’s a muggy Monday with the risk of rain on tap through next weekend. Expect sunny skies to start the week then a mix of sun and cloud and a 30 per cent chance of afternoon or early-evening showers and the risk of a thunderstorm, Environment Canada predicts. The high Monday […]

In Ottawa's red hot rental market, finding an apartment is nearly a full-time job. This is the harrowing, and much longer than it should be tale of two Ottawans just looking for a place to call home.

In late 2017, local realtor Steve Peippo started noticing something exceptional was going on in Ottawa’s residential rental market. Prospective tenants competing for rental properties were offering more than the listed price, or offering longer rental terms — anything to gain an advantage. Only a few months prior, a federal government report found that Ottawa […]

Back in 2011, public health agencies had a problem: a new type of bacterial infection was breaking out across Canada’s North, and there was no vaccine for it. The disease is called Hemophilus influenzae type A, or simply Hia. Despite its name, it is nothing like common influenza, which is caused by a virus. This is […]

Ottawa police were reporting a collision in the eastbound lanes of the Highway 417 at Pinecrest Road on Sunday night reduced traffic to one lane. Police were asking motorists to avoid the area. Further information was not immediately available.

The wide and worsening shortage of psychiatrists in Ontario is impacting the Ottawa area, and the city needs around 25 more psychiatrists to make up the difference, says the president of the Ontario Psychiatric Association. Dr. Mathieu Dufour, associate chief at The Royal, is one of the co-chairs with the Coalition of Ontario Psychiatrists, who […]

Blake Hurdis keeps a running stroller in his shed to remind himself how far he has come. A year ago, the Smiths Falls-area man would fill it with weights for support while he painfully learned to run again after a bone-marrow transplant. Prior to the life-changing treatment, a devastating multiple sclerosis attack had left him […]

With just weeks to go until a fall term begins, student government at University of Ottawa is in chaos, with police investigating allegations of misuse of funds and transfer payments to the student union frozen by the university. During a standing-room-only meeting Sunday, the board of administrators of the Student Federation of the University of […]

Keep your fingers crossed that another good night to view the Perseid meteor shower is still in the stars. On Sunday, Environment Canada forecast partly cloudy skies for Monday night with a 30 per cent chance of showers early in the evening with the risk of a thunderstorm. Monday is the final evening of the […]

Ottawa police are asking for public assistance in finding 77-year-old Linda Lafoley, who was last seen at around 2:30 Sunday afternoon in the Bloor Avenue area. Police said she suffers from dementia and Alzheimer’s and there are concerns for her well being. Lafoley is five feet, three inches tall and has short brown greying hair. […]