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A hidden monument for Canada’s Afghanistan war
With little fanfare, Veterans Affairs Minister Erin O’Toole earlier this week announced that the National Memorial to Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan as well as the National Victoria Cross Memorial...
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10 years with Ontario's new home warranty provider
Tarion is a private corporation that protects the rights of new home buyers and regulates builders by administering the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act, which outlines what is covered under...
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Home buyer's guide: Closing, moving and the 30-day inspection
The walls in Yanmeng Ba’s new townhome look like they have chicken pox. The floors and backsplash, too, for that matter, all covered in dots of green painter’s tape. It’s been six weeks since she moved...
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Home buyer's guide: Tips for your move
If you’re using a professional moving company to get you into your new home, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation offers the following advice: Friends or relatives may be able to recommend a good...
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Home buyer's guide: 'An absolutely crazy month'
Editor’s note: Janice and Dan Kennedy downsized last year from a four-bedroom home to a 1,200-square-foot condo at Petrie’s Landing II, an experience that was both draining and cathartic. Janice offers...
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The UpBeat: Project offers seniors, adults with physical diabilities a chance...
Russ Gallant The Good Companions “Seniors’ Centre Without Walls” is a three-year pilot community outreach project, funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, to help vulnerable and isolated seniors and...
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Jenkins: David Dollin was one of Ottawa's great booksellers
If you wanted to buy a novel by Dickens in Ottawa in, say, 1870, the year of his death, the place to go was to the corner of Sparks and Elgin streets, where James Hope, bookseller and bookbinder, had...
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Boy, 3, bit by dog in Iris Street area
A three-year-old boy suffered a puncture wound on his right cheek from a dog bite Sunday morning. François Côté, a paramedic superintendent, said they were called to a home on Iris Street at 11:27 a.m....
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Theatre review: The End of Civilization an angst-ridden ride
The End of Civilization Same Day Theatre at The Gladstone Reviewed Friday Civilization doesn’t actually collapse in George F. Walker’s exceedingly dark, angry and at times very funny The End of...
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Resale numbers up but new home sales are down
After keeping pace for the first quarter of the year, new home sales dropped in April, while resale numbers jumped. New home sales hit 387 for the month, down 13.2 per cent from the 446 sold in April...
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Chianello: Deans fights for long-range Heatherington project
The Heatherington community usually makes the news for not-so-good reasons. In 2014, Walkley Road — at the north edge of the neighbourhood — was the scene of multiple shootings. Seven people were...
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Parks Canada gives bidders more time to come up with 'innovative' Rideau...
Parks Canada is giving bidders until the end of June to submit proposals to provide innovative new experiences along the Ottawa portion of the Rideau Canal. The federal agency issued a Request for...
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Running toward the big five-O with 50th marathon and quest to help kids
Gavin Lumsden is aiming for a trifecta of milestones this year — he’s turning 50 and running his 50th marathon with the goal of raising $50,000 for the Boys and Girls Club’s program to get...
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Thunderstorms, tornado warnings bring long weekend to anxious close
The Victoria Day long weekend ended Monday with tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings for parts of Eastern Ontario. Sharbot Lake, Lanark County, Smiths Falls, Perth were under the warning issued at...
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Redblacks plan intra-squad game in Gatineau
For the second year, the Ottawa Redblacks will hold a training-camp scrimmage at the Complexe sportif Mont-Bleu in Gatineau on June 18. “We had a great experience last year both at the facility and...
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Real estate: New condos without the wait to build
Brand-new condos are an attractive option for a variety of reasons. A “new” condo can also mean pre-construction, but sometimes developers will list with an agent any units that haven’t sold after the...
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Firefighters rescue boaters when high winds buffet Dow's Lake
Ottawa firefighters were called to Dow’s Lake to rescue several boaters in distress as a result of high winds Tuesday afternoon. Firefighter water rescue teams helped a total of 11 people in three...
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300 'window-killed' birds on display at Museum of Nature
More than 300 frozen birds that died when they collided with glass-enclosed structures will be on display Thursday at the Canadian Museum of Nature’s Science by Night event. The display is sponsored...
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Cyclists on safety along the Rideau Canal
Eric Braekevelt doesn’t think the infrastructure along the Rideau Canal is a problem for cyclists. Government worker Eric Braekevelt, 42, says he doesn’t think the infrastructure along the Rideau Canal...
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The look of leather in home decor
Leather screams luxe. A touch of leather gives a lift to any room, adding masculine style in tones of brown and black or whimsical glamour when colourful. But leather has substance, too — it’s easy to...
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