Новости за 22.02.2016

If parents say their six-year-old son glimpsed pornography on a tablet at school, the big question is maybe not how or whether the kid actually saw what he says he saw, but why kids are on computers in school at that age. The school says it was a workout video, while the child – through his parents – says […]

A Gatineau family is concerned about a 15-year-old girl who has been missing for nearly a week. Destiney Dumais, 15, was last seen Tuesday night around 7 p.m. when she left her house to go out with friends, according to her stepfather, Reginal (Reg) Dumais. The family has not heard from her since, despite sister Tabri […]

Arena folk to acoustic electronica are among the musical treats on offer this week, and let's not forget the Canadian heartthrob.

A thief who’s been targeting parking meters in Smiths Falls appears to have a new modus operandi. Last October, police in the community southwest of Ottawa reported that someone was stealing meters from their posts, perhaps by shearing them off with a giant pipe-cutter like Paul Newman in the 1967 classic movie Cool Hand Luke. On […]

What, another storm? Environment Canada says “a major storm” is heading our way Wednesday and Thursday. But details are still uncertain. The weather office says: “A low pressure system developing over the Southern States will track northeast to reach Southern Ontario Wednesday. This storm is expected to bring rain and significant snow to some areas, along […]

Emergency responders rushed to the scene of a three vehicle collision near the intersection of Terry Fox Drive and 2nd Line Road just before 7 a.m. to find three people injured. According to paramedics, an 18 year-old male suffered a fractured pelvis as well as a broken hip and a 20 year-old male suffered severe […]

The final phase of the trial of Senator Mike Duffy is expected to begin this morning as Crown attorneys Mark Holmes and Jason Neubauer present closing arguments in their case against the embattled one-time broadcaster, who faces 31 charges on fraud, breach of trust and bribery. Ontario Court Justice Charles Vaillancourt has also instructed both […]

Even shorn of its political importance, Sen. Mike Duffy’s criminal trial is extraordinary. A sitting senator, a former close ally of a prime minister, is entering the second-last phase of his trial on 31 charges of fraud, breach of trust and bribery for behaving in a way he insists was completely normal in the Senate of Canada. […]

Every winter, windows across Canada develop water on the inside, and every year people are both puzzled and annoyed. Puzzled because it’s not obvious why water forms insides windows in the first place and annoyed by the damaged paint and mouldy surfaces this water causes. What’s less obvious is the way that heavily wet windows […]

Crews worked over the weekend at CFB Esquimalt to ensure HMCS Protecteur is ready to be towed to the east coast where it will be dismantled. HMCS Protecteur is expected to be towed starting Monday, Royal Canadian Navy officials told Defence Watch. In January Defence Watch reported that R.J. MacIsaac Construction of Antigonish, NS. had […]

First stage of Ski Tour Canada 2016 takes place March 1 at Jacques Cartier Park

Mourners gathered at a vigil in Beechwood Cemetery on Sunday to remember Canadian soldiers lost to suicide. Candles were lit in memory of each of the 13 soldiers who were commemorated.

So far, the Ottawa 67's haven't had much fun on their "long weekend". On Sunday, a day after a home game against the Niagara IceDogs was postponed due to water dripping onto the ice following a record snowfall and flash melt, the 67's took to the ice in Oshawa and dropped a 2-1 overtime decision.

More routes, more services, longer hours. Those are just some of the changes that could be coming to the National Capital Commission's popular Alcatel-Lucent Sunday Bikedays program starting as early as 2017.

The Liberals’ proposal to increase taxes of stock option will hurt Canada’s high-tech sector, including in Ottawa, by discouraging talented entrepreneurs from investing in startup firms, says an opposition MP. “If the Liberal government taxes stock options out of existence, promising startup enterprises will loose one of their best tools to attract bright young people to […]

Artemis, the Russell show dog, took a bite out of The Big Apple at the Westminster Dog Show last week.

Sexapalooza, the so-called adult fun show, opened Friday night at the Shaw Centre and ran all weekend. Adult film star Ron Jeremy was on stage Saturday, when the entertainment also featured a variety of burlesque performances by the likes of Shade Nyx’s Theatre Macabre, Capital Tease and Misbehaving Dames, and demonstrations hosted by master of ceremonies […]

Retired Ottawa teacher Luciano DiNardo says he was surprised when Harper Lee wrote back to him — twice.

Turns out, the Viennese Winter Ball can just waltz back into town. Following a one-year break, the popular annual gala returned Saturday. With it, the black-tie event brought charm, elegance and beauty to the ballroom of The Westin hotel for a night of live orchestral music, dancing and operatic singing mixed with champagne, gourmet dining […]