Новости за 17.06.2020

The City of Ottawa and public transit customers are caught in the middle of clashing LRT contractors as OC Transpo tries to make the $2.1-billion rail system reliable when more people return to the Confederation Line, transit commissioners heard during a meeting Wednesday. The city wants the LRT system running smoothly with more trains by […]

What you need to know, at a glance Ottawa reports no new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths since last report Ontario extends emergency measures to at least June 30 There were 190 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 COVID-related deaths in Ontario in the last day, bringing the totals to 32,744 and 2,550 The […]

I’ve known some great politicians. Don’t choke: yes, with all the pettiness, partisanship, and finger-pointing swirling around politics, there are and have been some great ones. Sure, there have been many who don’t make much effort, choose to hurl insults rather than evidence, and show no signs of having a backbone in their skeleton. They […]

City police ask the public to help them find missing Rhoda Nashook who was last seen on Carling Avenue near Merivale Road. The 47-year-old’s family is concerned for her health and safety, police said. Nashook is an Inuk woman, five feet, two inches tall and 120 pounds. She has medium-length brown hair and brown eyes. […]

Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group appear to have hit a sweet spot with their “Drive On Movies” event planned for this weekend. Starting Thursday and continuing for four days through the weekend, the stadium at TD Place will be opened for cars to fill the field to watch some classic films. The four-day run of […]

Embracing the term ‘people of colour’ Re: Adam: Why the term ‘people of colour’ is offensive to so many, June 11 As a biracial Canadian of mixed South Asian and Anglo-Saxon heritage, I can’t really think of a better way to describe myself than “brown,” and I am happy and comfortable in this brown skin […]

A 39-year-old Pembroke man faces drug charges after the OPP reports it made a “significant” seizure including a large quantity of what’s believed to be purple fentanyl along with smaller quantities suspected MDMA and crystal methamphetamine. Members of the east region community street crime unit arrested the man on Church Street Tuesday with the help […]

The U.S. government has cleared the way for Canada to buy more than $1 billion worth of new missiles and related equipment for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CF-18 fighter jet fleet. The U.S. State Department approved the proposed sale to Canada for the 50 Sidewinder AIM-9X Block II Tactical missiles, radars and other various […]

I know you probably missed it, but just as Ontario was coming under the full grip of COVID-19 in April, the provincial government finally came to an agreement with the teacher unions. As part of the agreement, the government backed down on their demand for mandatory e-learning as part of the curriculum. Victory for my […]

“Timing is everything. That’s why it took me so long. It wasn’t the right time."

Kent Street was closed between Cooper and MacLaren streets for nearly two hours on Tuesday night after police responded to reports of a fight. Reports from the scene suggested there might have been a stabbing but police offered no details beyond reporting that the “involved parties are in custody and the investigation is ongoing. There […]

A two-year-old boy found nearly an hour after he was reported missing at Petrie Island on Tuesday drowned, police said. Ottawa firefighters were dispatched at 5:56 p.m. to respond to a call about a missing child last seen at the edge of the water on the north side of Petrie Island. Firefighters launched two rescue boats […]

Newly released documents obtained through access to information reveal new information about how troubled LRT line became the toast of the P3 world.

Ottawa police are asking for witnesses to step forward after a man was stabbed shortly after midnight on Tuesday. Police were called to Murray Street near Cumberland Street at about 12:30 a.m. after receiving a call about a man who had been stabbed. Police say three men were involved in a dispute. The victim was […]

A high percentage of nurses reported physical assault on the job, with nearly half of those surveyed reporting multiple assaults.