Новости за 12.06.2020

Police and paramedics were called to an apartment on Mayview Avenue near Merivale Road at about 3:50 a.m.

Fire crews were called to Russell Road near Walkley Road at 11:05 p.m. Thursday.

The incident in Claudette Cain Park early Friday followed several reports of an aggressive coyote in the area over the past several weeks.

The makeup of Ottawa’s municipal public service falls behind the diversity rates in the city’s population by more than half, according to data provided by city hall. The city’s data, which is up to date as of Dec. 31, 2019, indicate 12.7 per cent of the workforce identified themselves as being “members of visible minorities.” […]

After months of being told to avoid close contact with anyone who’s not a member of their immediate household, Ontarians are now being encouraged to establish a “social circle” of up 10 people, with whom physical distancing is no longer necessary.

Can MPs sit through the summer, using some hybrid of in-person and virtual meetings? Yes.

Q My mother purchased this Rolex watch as a gift for my father, who was in the Royal Canadian Air Force in the 1940s. I do not know what she paid for it. The original case says ‘Rolex The World’s Most Accurate Wristwatch.’ ‘Oyster Centregraph Shock Resisting Swiss Made’ appears on the 24-hour watch dial […]

Q What’s the best option for finishing a deck so it has that sealed, “wet look”, like varnish? We have a new cedar deck and I was looking at TWP products for finishing. I understand the moisture content of the wood needs to be below 15 per cent. A I don’t have first-hand experience with […]

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The Ontario government has announced “a cautious restart” of visits to long-term care, retirement, and other congregate living homes starting June 18, more than three months after the province first clamped down on visitors deemed non-essential to stem the spread of COVID-19. Visits will only be allowed at facilities without an active outbreak of the virus, and […]

A medical complication is suspected as the cause of the drowning of an 18-year-old man near Morrisburg last week. On June 5 at about 7:30 p.m., the Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry OPP were called to a water-filled quarry known as “Challies trout pond” about 70 km southeast of Ottawa on County Road 18. Police say […]

An Ottawa police officer who was suspended for allegedly recording videos of himself mocking and ridiculing mentally unwell women suffers from severe post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from his time in the Canadian military, according to public family court documents released last week. The diagnosis raises questions about the Ottawa Police Service’s handling of the officer’s […]

While mall managers have beefed up their cleaning crews and increased the hand sanitizer stations, shoppers will still be expected to observe physical distancing and hours have been reduced.

Permission to reopen doesn't mean that businesses and facilities will be open — and there will be protocols and measures in place for those that do.

One of the world’s leading experts on urban coyotes is Ohio State University biologist Stan Gehrt, who has led a 20-year study of coyotes living in Chicago. In February, Gehrt spoke in Ottawa at a city-hosted talk on wildlife titled Living with Coyotes. The 90-minute talk is available on the City of Ottawa’s YouTube channel. […]

The cost of new supply ships being built for the navy as well as the price tag for the lease of a similar vessel are going to be examined by the parliamentary budget officer in the wake of ongoing delays and budget overruns affecting the federal government’s shipbuilding program. “We owe it to taxpayers to […]