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Comiccon: Cosplay's costume-wearing fans the heart and soul of Ottawa's event
Long before the doors of the EY Centre open to the eager Ottawa Comiccon masses later Friday, there will be dozens of fans dotting the parking lot putting the finishing touches on their costumes....
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Artifical turf soccer field completes vision for former Nepean Equestrian...
Ottawa has become the beneficiary of a state-of-the-art artificial turf soccer field thanks to the Canadian hosted FIFA Women’s World Cup, which opens in 29 days. Three months ago it was no more than a...
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Alleged gunman and getaway driver charged in killing of Sharif Said
Two people who were in a car that confronted 21-year-old Sharif Said minutes before he was gunned down are now behind bars — one an elusive suspect known to police who is alleged to have pulled the...
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Air Canada employees protest at Ottawa airport
Air Canada employees staged a quiet protest at the Ottawa airport Thursday afternoon in the midst of labour strife. Cheryl Robinson, the president of Unifor local 2002, the union representing Air...
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Ciena puts down deep Ottawa roots with new Kanata North campus
Ciena Corp. is taking over the former Blackberry Ltd. building in Kanata North and will create a new campus that will more than double the size of the facility near March Road and Terry Fox Drive....
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Montreal men charged in Ottawa car-theft operation
Two Montreal men have been arrested and charged as part of a car-theft operation that specialized in Lexus/Toyota autos stolen from residential driveways in Ottawa last year. The investigation...
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Capital jobless rate falls as 4,100 new jobs created
The jobless rate in the national capital fell to 6.9 per cent in April after holding steady through February and March. The rate, which fell from 7.2 per cent, has now returned to the level it was at...
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Home buyer's guide: Pre-delivery inspection is a key step
Matthew King is walking up to the second floor of his new townhome for the first time. Built by Claridge at Summerhill, the home is just about ready for him to take possession and he’s doing what’s...
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Home buyer's guide: Seeing a new home for the first time
Editor’s note: Janice Kennedy and husband Dan downsized from a four-bedroom house to a two-bedroom condo last year. She offers her perspective on the pre-delivery inspection. Now, that was a shock. We...
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Nadine Blumer: Memorials are built of public discussion as much as stone
A memorial to the victims of communism has provoked Canadians to heated debate, while a Holocaust memorial has garnered almost no discussion at all. Without public engagement — and yes, even heated...
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Volunteer Roundup
Need information about these timely (and other) opportunities? Call Volunteer Ottawa at 613-736-5270 or visit www.volunteerottawa.ca Bird Day! On Saturday, May 30, Nature Canada will host the third...
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Sculpture brought to life using hundreds of tiny flowers, trailing vines
Jean and Estelle Laporte have a real diva on their hands. But the owners of J.A. Laporte Flowers & Nursery in Orléans couldn’t be more excited. “Isn’t she beautiful? She’s a real showstopper,” says...
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Couple's front porch 'art gallery' graces Ottawa South neighbourhood
An Ottawa couple has opened up an art gallery — on their front porch. Tom Lawson and his wife, Sheila Casey, have lived in the Old Ottawa South neighbourhood for 35 years. By now, their friends and...
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The UpBeat: Eight years later, the shoe collection for refugees marches on
By Alison Wesley-James Sole Responsibility salutes the dedicated staff at Bridgehead Coffee who have been involved with Sole Responsibility volunteers since 2005, collecting gently used shoes from...
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Lackner: A festival etiquette guide for Ottawa
Shhh. If you listen carefully you can almost hear an Ottawa music festival tradition. What’s that? You only hear silence? That’s because it’s just me warming up my “air violin” to score the annual...
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Police investigate fatal crash at Greenbank near Fallowfield
Greenbank Road is closed between Fallowfield Road and West Hunt Club Road, as police investigate a two-car collision that claimed the life of a man early Saturday. At 7:11 a.m., paramedics were...
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Agnes Cadieux: Just don't call me a vegetarian
Like most vegetarians, I don’t eat anything that has a face. And my reasons are the usual three: ethics, environment, and health. But please, don’t call me a vegetarian. I don’t label myself as such...
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Photos & Video: 15th annual Footsteps for Recovery
The Ottawa Police Service with Rideauwood Addiction and Family Services conducted their 15th Annual “Footsteps for Recovery” Walkathon, which raises funds to improve treatment for people with addiction...
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Two dead in separate car crashes on Ottawa roads
The driver of a vintage “pony car” was killed early Saturday in a two-vehicle crash on Greenbank Road between Fallowfield and West Hunt Club roads. Paramedics, police and firefighters responded to a...
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'Microburst' destroys farm building, trailer, car near Cobden
Environment Canada was investigating a confirmed microburst that destroyed a farm building and a trailer home near Cobden, about 120 kilometres west of Ottawa. The weather agency dispatched...
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