Новости за 17.10.2018

A Rideau Street pot shop was one of the only Ottawa stores to hold out Wednesday against the provincial government’s newly-minted monopoly on cannabis sales. The Ottawa Compassion Clinic at 487 Rideau St. opened its doors for business, as usual, at 9 a.m. and almost immediately began to serve customers. “We’re just doing what we […]

Canopy Growth CEO Bruce Linton flew to Newfoundland on Tuesday evening to participate in the first sale of cannabis after legalization in Canada. Postmedia photographer Julie Oliver went along for a behind-the-scenes look at the historical moment. Transportation to Newfoundland for our journalist was provided by Canopy. ALSO: How much does legal weed cost in Ontario? […]

Police have charged one Ottawa man and are seeking a second on charges of attempted murder, breaking and entering, aggravated assault and use of a firearm, after a violent home invasion in Vanier Tuesday evening. Ottawa police said two men forced their way into the home of a 25-year-old man in the 300 block of […]

If rolling joints is an art, then the affable Ottawa native who goes as Cody VanGogh has earned his moniker. After fashioning a pot portrait of a pal in coloured paper four years ago, the 31-year-old has gone on to make elaborate designs like a ship-in-a-bottle for the likes of Snoop Dogg and Machine Gun […]

The next city council will decide how serious it is about diverting most transport truck traffic off downtown Ottawa streets using a truck-diverting tunnel between Highway 417 and Gatineau. But a potential $2-billion tunnel with unknown funding sources has made only a ripple in the municipal election campaign, leaving the debate at the community level […]

Mayor Jim Watson will stick up for his right to block people from following him on Twitter if they pester him, he said Wednesday, a day after three people asked for a court ruling that doing so is unconstitutional. “This is my personal Twitter account,” he said in a statement relayed by spokesman Mathieu Gravel. […]

Gatineau police have recovered a number of items that are believed to have been looted from homes hit by the tornadoes that touched down on September 21. Police began the investigation after a resident lodged a complaint Oct. 13, claiming they had been the victim of a break-in at 35 Tassé St. In the following […]

Carleton University has joined two other post-secondary institutions in banning almost all cannabis smoking, eating, vaping and deliveries on campus. Algonquin College and St. Paul University had already announced similar bans. Carleton says it “remains committed to providing reasonable accommodation for medical cannabis consumption on a case-by-case basis.” The full policy is online here. The […]

The OPP is asking the public to help them find a suspect in a failed bid to lure a boy into a vehicle in Tweed Saturday. The motorist stopped near a driveway on Crookston Road where the youngster was standing at about 7:30 p.m. The suspect is described as white, 30 to 40 years old […]

Three people were arrested on trafficking charges after police raided two residences in Gatineau’s Buckingham district Tuesday. Police seized a quantity of street drugs, including 1,156 methamphetamine pills, as well as oxycontin, cocaine and marijuana. Also seized were weight scales, a cellphone and less than $1,000 in Canadian and U.S. currency. Two men, aged 33 […]

On Monday, citizens of Ottawa elect a new city council. To help guide discussion, we’ve asked people for ONE idea that would make the city a better place – without necessarily breaking the bank. Today, Mark Sutcliffe calls for great accountability methods for the soon-to-be-operating light-rail system. — On time and on budget. Those are […]

The OPP is looking for a suspect in a drug store theft in Greater Napanee that netted more than $1,600 in electric toothbrushes. Police were called Shoppers Drug Mart on Alkenbrack Street at 11:30 a.m. Monday. Staff said that a man, who came in wearing sunglasses, picked up a shopping basket, loaded it with electric […]

“Look what my mom put in my bag!” That’s what MRC des Collines police report that a five-year-old “casually” told her teacher at a La Pêche elementary school Oct 12. To the teacher’s “amazement,” the child had a baggie containing a few grams of cannabis, police said in a release Wednesday. The teacher seized the […]

Foie gras, curds, fried chicken and more co-exist messily but tastily at the tiny eatery in Old Hull.

Q:  I’m intrigued by this fanciful watercolour I inherited that looks like gnomes riding a horse. I don’t know if it has any value but I’m wondering if it might have some history to it, as it doesn’t seem like an amateur work. It measures 11 x 23.5 cm (4.25 x 9.25 inches) but with […]

A 23-year-old man was in critical condition after being stabbed Tuesday night in Vanier but his condition has stabilized, police report. Police responded to an altercation at 8:30 p.m. One person has been arrested but no charges had been laid as of Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, police continued to examine to two crime scenes, one on […]

How big will online sales of cannabis be on it’s first day of legal availability? They’ll be big, according to Shopify, but not as big as a new Yeezy sneaker reveal. Shopify, the Ottawa company that will be powering online sales platforms for four provinces and several private cannabis dealers, isn’t underplaying the situation. They’re […]

The weed at Ontario’s online government store starts at $7.50 a gram. Ontario began the era of legal recreational weed Wednesday with a web store that offered more than 80 cannabis products from a wide variety of Canadian cannabis producers. And the lowest prices at the Ontario Cannabis Store are competitive with the dealers and […]

Warning motorists about special checkpoints, Gatineau police say they’re ready to deal with drug-impaired drivers when the recreational use of cannabis becomes legal on Wednesday. A news release from the force on Tuesday said officers have been trained in drug-detection techniques, including roadside co-ordination tests. If those tests lead to a suspicion of impairment, the […]

When Mayor Jim Watson blocks people on Twitter he’s violating their constitutional rights, a trio of Ottawa activists says, and they’re going to court to try to make him stop. The case is the first of its kind in Canada, says human-rights lawyer Paul Champ, who’s representing them. The group is Emilie Taman, a law […]

Executives from a multibillion-dollar cannabis company based in Smiths Falls flew by private jet into a St. John’s windstorm Tuesday, racing to get to their Newfoundland store in a bid to sell Canada’s first gram of legal weed. Earlier in the day, at a media briefing across from Parliament Hill, bureaucrats from seven federal departments […]

In the lead-up to Ottawa’s municipal election, this newspaper surveyed every candidate, providing them with a list of questions. It’s an exercise that’s meant to help residents get to know the candidates better and to get a firm sense of where they stand on important issues facing our city. Our survey was broken into three […]

The National Capital Commission says it needs $83 million over the next 10 years to fix up its six official residences in the Ottawa area, including the iconic and currently vacant prime minister’s residence at 24 Sussex Drive. More than a quarter of the commission’s properties are considered to be in “critical” condition, according to […]