Новости за 08.04.2016

After a century and a half as the place to pick up groceries, mail and any news neighbours are willing to part with, the Ashton General Store is closing its doors. The lease is up and won’t be renewed, says Sylvie Pignal, who owns the business, but not the building. “I was supposed to be […]

Four police raids over three days in Gatineau turned up a wide array of street drugs, netting four arrests and the seizures of contraband drugs, cash, production equipment, a vehicle and several passports. The Gatineau police gang and drug units fanned out across the region during the week to carry out raids in two Gatineau […]

A new centre at Carleton University is taking health research out of the biomedical box. The university’s Canadian Health Adaptations, Innovations and Mobilization Centre (CHAIM), aims to “come at the issues of health from a different perspective,” said Kim Matheson, a health psychologist in the department of neuroscience, who leads the year-old centre. The centre’s […]

As bad as it looked on paper, a 3-0 loss in New York to open the North American Soccer League season hasn’t fazed Ottawa Fury FC. It’s business as usual and the finalists from last year are revved up heading into game No. 2, again on the road, vs. Indy Eleven on Saturday, at 7:30 […]

Even Chris Neil can shed a tear or two. The Senators’ rugged winger was pretty touched by the fact his longtime teammate Chris Phillips got a chance to take a twirl and wave to the fans at the Canadian Tire Centre Thursday night after the club’s 3-1 victory over the Florida Panthers during a post-game […]

Mark Stone didn’t make the trek to Beantown. Instead, he stayed home to rest, relax and, hopefully, be ready for his next challenge. The Senators winger hasn’t played since he got hit by Dustin Byfuglien on March 29 in Winnipeg and he won’t be in the lineup for the club’s final game against the Boston […]

A coalition of addiction treatment agencies has unanimously endorsed the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre’s plan to open a supervised injection site in downtown Ottawa. “There is clear evidence of need for supervised injection services in Ottawa,” Lise Girard, chair of the Champlain Addiction Co-ordinating Body, wrote in a letter of support obtained by Postmedia. The […]

At 11:20 a.m., on Friday, the short and final skate of the season completed at the Canadian Tire Centre, captain Erik Karlsson left the ice first followed shortly afterward by coach Dave Cameron. Only one of them is guaranteed to be back next season. It’s all over but they crying for the Senators. It has […]

The most interesting part of American Crime Story, the TV series chronicling the O.J. Simpson trial, was the way it revealed how mid-90s views on race and gender shaped the outcome of this case. Throughout the trial, lead prosecutor Marcia Clark was a target for sexism. Everything from her hair to her child-care issues were […]

HMCS Vancouver recently became the first modernized Canadian frigate to successfully test surface-to-surface missiles against a shore-based target, utilizing the Harpoon Block II surface-to-surface missiles, according to the Royal Canadian Navy. This is the first time the Royal Canadian Navy has exercised such a surface-to-surface missile launch capability, the service noted. The launches were part […]

With the Senators season coming to an end on Saturday, it’s time to let us know what you think about the team. We’ll post the results online and in the newspaper next week.

Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, who’s taking top billing at a $500-a-head private reception hosted by Toronto law firm Torys LLP, isn’t the first cabinet minister to come under fire for serving as the main draw for a high-priced party fundraiser – and she’s not even the first member of Team Trudeau to do so. Last December, the […]

Thomas D’Arcy McGee was assassinated on Sparks Street 148 years ago on April 7 and received Canada’s first state funeral. Peter Johansen says this is a good time to spend a day on the trail of a fascinating man who should be remembered for more than the circumstances of his death. I slept through history […]

SATURDAY, APRIL 9 Book reading and signing: Being a Bird in North America by Robert Alvo; 2 p.m. at Octopus Books Glebe, 116 Third Ave. Free event. Info: octopusbooks.ca SUNDAY, APRIL 10  The Dante Aligheri Society of Ottawa and The National Congress of Italian Canadians (Ottawa) present Remembering Pier Paolo Pasolini, with Antonino Mazza reading from […]

Are you an orange-blooded New Democrat who, for whatever reason, just can’t make it to Edmonton for the convention this weekend? Alternately, are you a political junkie aligned with a rival party (or none at all) who can’t tear their eyes away from the ongoing leadership crisis that may or may not be enveloping the […]

La Sylphide At Southam Hall Reviewed Thursday night. Performances Friday and Saturday with different casts. La Sylphide is as much a historical artifact as it is a living ballet. The cult of the ballerina can be traced to its premiere, as can the use of pointe shoes as the means to an ethereal feminine ideal. […]

Further to the drug seizures of March 7 and March 19, Her Majesty’s Canadian Ships Saskatoon and Edmonton assisted in separate cocaine shipment “disruptions” while on patrol in the eastern Pacific Ocean on March 25, the Royal Canadian Navy says. HMCS Edmonton and its embarked United States Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment were assisted by […]

Contemporary jazz and classical grandeur co-exist beautifully on the Montreal saxophonist and composer's dazzling debut album.

Is he over himself? That’s the stripped down, honest question NDP rank and file need to ask as they ponder whether to renew Tom Mulcair’s mandate as leader of their party. Six months after getting pasted by voters, does he recognize that mad interrogational skills don’t guarantee election wins? Is he willing to make changes? […]

Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins has suggested he will only consider funding a safe injection site for Ottawa if the project has municipal approval. In a statement issued to Postmedia, Hoskins said decisions about safe injection sites rest mostly with federal and municipal governments. “I understand that such a proposal is currently being considered by […]

After enduring days of increasingly bleak speculation over his political future, New Democrat Leader Tom Mulcair will kick off his campaign to keep his job by serving as the star attraction at a $300-per-head reception. Billed as an “intimate evening,” the “exclusive event” will give ticket-holders an opportunity to “mingle with Tom and other New […]

I have no memory of my first Edmonton Oilers game. But I know where it was: the same place it had been since 1974, Edmonton’s Rexall Place. And I know when it was – or at least, my Dad remembers that it would have probably been in 1997. We had season tickets, split between my Dad, Grandpa and […]

Kevin O’Leary, popular TV personality, businessman and former panelist on CBC show Dragons’ Den, is a favourite in the Conservative leadership race, according to a poll taken this week by Forum Research.  In a random sampling of 1,455 Canadian voters on who would be the best leader for the Conservative Party, 18 per cent chose […]

Taxi debate is a story of immigrants I have been taking taxis for the last number of years – and over the years, 99 per cent of the taxi drivers who drove me were men, immigrant and members of Ottawa’s visible minority communities. On many a cold night, I got into a taxi and was driven home […]

It will be several more years before the Royal Canadian Navy’s Joint Support Ships are in the water (2020-2021 are estimated times of arrival, although some argue that is optimistic since construction of the ships hasn’t even begun yet). The RCN has selected the names of the two ships; HMCS Queenston and HMCS Chateauguay. The […]