Новости за 08.03.2017

Ottawa’s hotel lobby group will wait to see what happens in Toronto before pushing for regulations targeting Airbnb, but the hoteliers already know what they want from city hall. Steve Ball, president of the Ottawa Gatineau Hotel Association, said a municipal licensing system should restrict hosts to posting on Airbnb only their principle residences to avoid the proliferation of hotel-like […]

The news conference on Monday by Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland was interesting not for the announcement that Canada was extending its training mission to Ukraine but for the questions and answers about the minister’s grandfather. There have been a number of articles circulating about Freeland’s Ukrainian grandfather Michael Chomiak and his ties to the […]

Government officials say they’ve turned the corner in trying to fix the troubled Phoenix civil service pay system. But Public Services and Procurement Canada deputy minister Marie Lemay says it’s still going to take months to deal with pay issues affecting thousands of employees who’ve been underpaid or overpaid since the system was introduced a […]

It’s such a juicy story, isn’t it? Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s ambitious foreign affairs minister, is secretly itching to draw Canada into a showdown with Russia because of the seething hatreds she inherited from her Ukrainian grandfather, a Nazi collaborator and war profiteer she never told us about. She’s been lying about her family’s sordid past […]

DALLAS — Ottawa Senators centre Kyle Turris will miss Wednesday’s game against the Dallas Stars and will likely miss Thursday’s contest against the Arizona Coyotes. Turris has been playing through a broken finger for the past few games,but the team has decided it’s time to shut him down to heal. Following Wednesday’s morning skate, Senators […]

Provincial police say a truck driver has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a logging truck rolled over on Highway 132 near Eganville. The collision occurred at about noon Wednesday and eastbound Hwy 132 is closed from the intersection of Highway 41. Police said logs were strewn for a long distance along the […]

Police are appealing for help in nabbing a masked suspect who robbed a little girl in a family change room at the Kanata North Recreation Complex Friday. The 10-year-old was pushed in the struggle over her bag, fell backwards and struck her head on the floor, police said.  It was at about 6:30 p.m. on Mar. […]

The earliest known photograph of women playing hockey, was taken at Rideau Hall, circa 1890. Lady Isobel Stanley, Lord Stanley’s daughter, is wearing an ankle-length white dress on the Rideau Hall rink.   Isobel shared her father’s love of hockey and was instrumental in convincing her father to create the Stanley Cup. Hat tip to […]

Originally published Feb. 9, 2010, in advance of the second annual Capital Classic House League Tournament.  A century after women‘s hockey was pioneered in Ottawa by the likes of Lord Stanley’s daughter, hundreds of girls are converging on the capital to celebrate their sporting heritage and embrace the legacy of Lady Isobel Stanley. An estimated […]

One man is dead after an early-morning fire Tuesday on a farm near St. Eugène, east of Hawkesbury, that still leaves many unanswered questions. While police and fire officials say they have not officially identified the man’s body, he is believed to be Bertrand Villeneuve, 52, the owner of the dairy farm. But there are no […]

Floral decorations have always been popular in home decor. From the vintage china displayed in hutches to bright duvets in the bedroom, these colourful patterns often create a welcoming environment. Many individuals associate flowers and floral patterns with positive emotions such as delight and gratitude, and some even believe they improve one’s quality of life. […]

ER crowding dangerous and unacceptable Re: Patients in offices, hallways as Ottawa hospitals cope with overcrowding, March 6. Does anybody really “cope” with hospital crowding? When hospitals function at 85 per cent bed occupancy, there is considerable “wriggle room” and patients admitted to emergency can be easily transferred to the wards, freeing up treatment space and […]

Ottawa police have charged two people in connection with the trafficking of stolen vehicles. In November, police launched an investigation of ring in the city’s west end that specialized in dealing in stolen vehicles. The investigation, dubbed “Project Heisenberg,” also involved the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, Service Ontario, the Insurance Bureau of Canada and the Canada […]

Divers from Maritime Forces Pacific’s Fleet Diving Unit are working on the wreck of HMCS Thiepval off the Broken Island Chain of British Columbia. The diving unit is conducting a reconnaissance survey for any unexploded ordnance on the site. HMCS Thiepval was a 44 meter-long Battle class trawler, built in Kingston, Ontario in 1917 and […]

A woman was taken to hospital and a man surrendered after a standoff with Gatineau police Tuesday evening at a home near Parc du Lac-Beauchamp. Police were called to a residence on Rue Alban-Lavigne at around 8:30 p.m.  They negotiated with the man in his 50s and he agreed to leave the home and was arrested. […]

The capital has it all. A slippery Wednesday morning commute is forecast to turn into balmy showers then evening snow and a subzero low. Drivers appeared to be holding their own in the early going, although Ottawa fire extrication crews were called to a crash at March Road and Old Second Line. There was no immediate […]

#SheMeansBusiness was launched one year ago on March 8, International Women’s Day, with the goal of  supporting, celebrating and empowering female entrepreneurs and women-owned businesses. Successful women in business drive economic and social growth in many ways. Women employ other women; they act as great role models; they encourage diversity; they invest in their communities, educate their children and pay back […]

Ottawa Senators (36-22-6) at Dallas Stars (27-29-10), 8 p.m. ET, American Airlines Center, Sportsnet, TVA, RDS, TSN 1200-AM 94.5 FM SPECIAL TEAMS OTT: power play 17.1 per cent (22nd), penalty killing 81.7 per cent (12th). DAL: power play 18.1 per cent (17th), penalty killing 74.0 per cent (30th) THE BIG MATCH-UP Alex Burrows-Derick Brassard-Mark Stone vs. Jamie Benn-Jason Spezza-Tyler […]

The federal budget is due March 22. Let's pay attention to the highly successful 'Chrétien consensus' on economic policy.

It may be International Women's Day, but apparently we can't touch our hair or smile around a man without misinterpretation.

In anticipation of Canada’s sesquicentennial celebrations, the Citizen’s Bruce Deachman has been out in search of Ottawans — 150 of them — to learn their stories of life and death, hope and love, obsession and fear. Until Canada Day, we’ll share one person’s story every day. “Rowing is my thing. I started in my first […]

In celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, the Citizen is rolling out one fact each day for 150 days until July 1, highlighting the odd, the fascinating and the important bits of Ottawa history you might not know about. The Citizen used to love promotional campaigns, not all of which ended well. For a 1981 campaign […]

Rideau High School will close in September, trustees decided after a long, emotional meeting Tuesday. Rideau students will be sent to Gloucester High School, which will be given a new name. Trustee Sandra Schwartz said it was a difficult decision but one that would ensure students at both schools get a better education. Trustees would […]

Dana Whitman, who is undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, had been warned to go straight to emergency if she developed a fever. She was even given a special “fever card” that is supposed to allow chemotherapy patients to jump the queue to avoid sitting in crowded waiting rooms because they are so vulnerable to infection […]

Tension between SERCO, the private firm operating support services at 5 Wing Goose Bay, and workers at the military installation are once again near the breaking point. On Wednesday members of the Union of National Defence Employees (UNDE) local 90125 and the Public Service Alliance of Canada will be holding a demonstration and news conference […]