Новости за 08.07.2017

A woman who allegedly drove the wrong way down Highway 50 on Friday could face charges after her car slammed into another, injuring four passengers inside. Police were called to the scene of the collision, near the municipality of Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Que., around 6 p.m. A woman was allegedly driving west down the shoulder of an […]

Ottawa paramedics had a hectic Saturday afternoon in the downtown core, attending to one car crash and a separate car-pedestrian collision within six minutes of each other. The first incident happened at 12:30 p.m., when a man experiencing a “medical incident” crashed his car into a flower pot in front of 620 King Edward Ave., […]

Claude Morin has been feeding his neighbourhood for 25 years, but he never thought a prime minister would be one of his customers.

On the heels of Canada Day, prepare yourselves for another potentially wet weekend. Environment Canada is predicting a 30-per-cent chance of showers Saturday, with winds blowing northwest at 20 km/h and a high of 23 C. The skies are expected to clear in the evening, with a low of 13 C.  Not too bad for […]

April 2010, my first trip of several to Guantánamo Bay. I was there to observe the military commission trial against Omar Khadr. The courtroom was filled with military uniforms: the judge, the several officers at the prosecutor’s table and the bulk of Omar’s defence team. The jury, also all military, had not yet been chosen. […]

Ottawa police are warning motorists to avoid a section of Upper Dwyer Road, just north of Highway 7 and near the Stittsville Golf Course, after heavy rain flooded the area Friday night.  Police asked travellers Saturday to either avoid the flooded stretch, which is between the cross streets of Hamilton Side and McCarton roads, or slow […]

A 20-year-old man was taken to hospital in non-life threatening condition Friday night after a stabbing in Lowertown. The incident happened around 10 p.m. in the vicinity of York and Nelson streets, east of King Edward Avenue, according to Ottawa police Staff Sgt. Bob Price. The investigation continues. mpearson@postmedia.com twitter.com/mpearson78

A man is in stable condition after Ottawa Fire Services discovered him unconscious at Bayview Station on Friday night. Ottawa firefighters responded to a medical call and arrived at the station on Albert Street to find the man unconscious. Fire crews administered medical care until Ottawa paramedics arrived.  Paramedics said the man had a medical […]

Matt Andersen gave a magnificent show at Bluesfest on Friday night.

Our past shows change is possible Re: China’s latest big lie on free speech, and What if Canada is wasted on Canadians? July 1. Canadians have been told that they should not celebrate the 150-year milestone, because of things that happened in the past. There has been much hand wringing over the fact that cheap […]

The marriage of Melissa Etheridge and Memphis soul made for such a perfect union Friday that it was a wonder it hadn’t come around sooner.

Tucked away in a small corner at RBC Bluesfest on Friday evening, the crowd was anything but country.

Andre De Grasse has won his third consecutive 100 metre title at the Canadian Track and Field Championships in Ottawa.

"If we're going to say we're the best in this league, we're going to come out and play," says Bryan Chiu, the Redblacks' offensive-line coach. "We're playing at home in front of our crowd with a lot on the line, so it's time to man up."

My feet were dangling 170 feet above the ground when another airhorn went off. “We’re at 170 feet!” a staff member controlling the music at the Sky Lounge half-yelled.  Originally, the floating lounge suspended by a huge crane was supposed to go to 150 feet but the weather was sunny and nearly perfect, so we ascended an extra […]

Taylor Knox, Bluesville Stage, Saturday at 4:30 p.m. Taylor Knox has been keeping some good company over the years. He’s performed as a sideman in studio and onstage for the likes of Owen Pallett, Rich Aucoin, Luke Doucet, Hayden and Jason Collett, so it was only natural that when it came time to make his […]

"Our priority is to win every game," Fury FC head coach Paul Dalglish said. "(Toronto's) is to get players to the first team."

The City of Ottawa must reinstate a 30-minute window at the end of paramedics shifts when they don’t respond to calls, an arbitrator has ruled. The city took away the end-of-shift buffer on March 3 to satisfy Ontario Ministry of Health investigators, who were probing complaints from border municipalities ticked off over sending ambulances into […]