Новости за 21.04.2021

Ontario reports 4,212 new cases, ICU numbers climb Ottawa reports fewer new cases, hospitalizations, ICU cases President Joe Biden says the U.S. plans to provide Canada with more help in procuring COVID-19 vaccines Ontario says it will present a paid sick-leave program for essential workers in a matter of days, following repeated calls for it […]

A Brockville man, who had a contract with Canada Post, was sentenced to one year of house arrest and probation on Wednesday for groping three women while delivering parcels. Joe Gray, 70, of Gray Express Delivery, will serve three months of house arrest followed by nine months of probation, Justice Richard Knott of the Ontario […]

OC Transpo will continue to run a maximum of 11 trains through July on the Confederation Line as ridership remains extremely low during the COVID-19 pandemic, the transit commission learned on Wednesday. The LRT contract with the Rideau Transit Group requires the company’s maintenance arm, Rideau Transit Maintenance (RTM), to make 15 double-car trains available […]

An Ottawa police officer will not be charged in connection with an incident at an Orléans park last August that left a 42-year-old man — who was ticketed for public intoxication — with a broken nose, the province’s civilian police watchdog has concluded. Special Investigations Unit director Joseph Martino concluded in a report released Wednesday […]

The conviction of Derek Chauvin may be progress. But 40 minutes after the verdict in Minneapolis, a Black teenage girl wielding a knife was shot dead by a police officer in Ohio.

Ottawa police officer Const. Paul Heffler has been suspended after a viral video of him bemoaning the fate of the “white man” to other officers was posted online. The video was captured surreptitiously on a camera mounted inside an Ottawa garage and was first posted on TikTok on April 4. Three white officers are seen […]

“This is really taking its toll.”

Traffic was moving smoothly over the interprovincial bridges Wednesday morning after city police announced that officers would end their round-the-clock presence under provincial pandemic restrictions. None of the backups that have frustrated commuters since the measure was imposed Monday were visible on traffic cameras operated by the City of Ottawa and Quebec’s ministry of transportation. […]

All the alleged incidents occurred in the course of his duties as a teacher, police said.

Periods of light snow totalling 2 cm are forecast for Wednesday, along with a high of just zero. From a morning low of -2 C with a wind chill of -8, the mercury is headed to a high near 0 C, where it’s expected to stay overnight, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. A […]

In a message to members of the industry this week, the Ottawa Construction Association said the tender for the $100-million project has been cancelled.

Brandon Smelter is on trial on a charge of first-degree murder in the 2018 death of Emilie Maheu.

The grants are part of $656.5 million in pandemic-related funding to improve health and safety, physical distancing and remote learning at Ontario schools.

Much of what the science table is calling for would represent a change in direction for Premier Doug Ford's government.

Ontario’s COVID-19 Science Advisory Table are recommending further measures to help the province emerge from the third wave of the pandemic. Much of what the science table is calling for would represent a change in direction for Premier Doug Ford’s government, whose measures have been subject to broad criticism. The table is comprised of a […]

The change in tactics came after a review of their effectiveness by the cities of Ottawa and Gatineau, Ottawa Public Health and other police services.

“I think it's very important to remember to make post-secondary education more affordable and to remove barriers to accessing post-secondary education in the years to come.”

Ottawa-Gatineau's bridge-crossing bottleneck, which cost police $113,000 on Day 1, appears to be over.

Jeff Christison said his locations were charged because they refused to produce medical notes when bylaw officers visited, citing privacy laws.

“This is a crucial step towards enhancing the sustainability of festivals and events across Canada."