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Twenty-two year old collapses on bike, revived by paramedics on scene
Paramedics revived a 22-year-old cyclist after he suffered a “medical event” at the intersection of Charlemagne Boulevard and Tenth Line Road in Orléans on Sunday around 6:51 p.m. According to...
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Veteran arrives in Ottawa on his Paddling with PTSD mission
When Trevor Petersen returned to Canada seven years ago after serving in Afghanistan, he had to entirely rebuild his persona in order to survive post-traumatic stress disorder. That’s when he...
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The Public Citizen: Assault charges stayed against boy with autism
Assault charges against a 14-year-old boy with autism who struck and knocked his school principal to the floor after he became increasingly agitated last December will not proceed. The Crown decided it...
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Liz Bernstein: Redevelop the ByWard Market for 2017
Canada will be celebrating its 150th birthday in 2017. Ottawa, as the nation’s capital, will play a role in hosting the celebrations and the city’s many expected tourists. The Byward Market, arguably...
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Ottawa resale housing market sees slight increase in June
The Ottawa market for resale homes remained steady in June with a total of 1,694 units selling during the month. According to the Ottawa Real Estate Board, the number of resale homes sold in June was...
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Tories most exposed to political fallout of community mailboxes in Ontario
The federal Conservatives could suffer the biggest political hit if Ontario voters angry over the end of door-to-door mail delivery take their frustrations with community mailboxes to the ballot box...
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How Jacques Gréber's plan transformed the capital, for better and worse
It’s difficult to imagine what Ottawa would look like today had city planner Jacques Gréber never set foot here. We would most certainly not have the Greenbelt that rings the city, nor perhaps as many...
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Functional art: Leatherworker makes custom boots the traditional way
Lynn Macnab hangs her customers’ feet — hundreds of pairs of them — from the ceiling of her workshop outside her home near Dalkeith, Ont., an hour’s drive east of Ottawa. Well, not their feet, exactly,...
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The UpBeat: Hidden Harvest looking for neighbourhood leaders as fruit season...
Hidden Harvest, an Ottawa-based group dedicated to picking and sharing fruits and nuts that would otherwise go to waste, is looking for neighbourhood leaders as the summer heads into harvest season....
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Real estate: Crystal Bay home offers private beach
Location: 53 Loch Isle Rd., Crystal Bay Features: Five bedrooms, walkout basement with views of the Ottawa River and Gatineau Hills, large indoor pool, private beach, deck and balcony off the kitchen....
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Chianello: City should move ahead with Heatherington-Albion plan
For months now, Coun. Diane Deans has been trying mightily to kick-start a social-housing rethink in the community of Heatherington-Albion in her ward of Gloucester-Southgate. She consulted with...
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Inside the jailhouse beating of Carlos Larmond: Terror twin recruiting...
Carlos Larmond’s time in jail since his arrest on terrorism charges in January has been anything but quiet, with him allegedly trying to recruit “soldiers of Islam” and ending up on the wrong side of a...
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Editorial: Uber is here — deal with it
On Monday, the leader of the union at Capital Taxi exited a meeting with city officials sounding a dire warning. “They’re not listening to us anymore, the drivers,” Georges Chamoun said. “They don’t...
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Bylaw dispute over garden leaves Kanata couple frustrated
A Kanata couple received a formal notice from Ottawa bylaw officers to remove the wooden enclosure surrounding a garden they planted in their front lawn, causing the pair’s frustration to grow faster...
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Homes calendar July 11 to 17
This weekend Touring Lowertown: Learn about the heritage of Lowertown East on a walking tour of the neighbourhood Sunday. Bounded by Rideau Street, King Edward Avenue and the Rideau River, the area has...
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Nooks for cooks: top area picnic spots
Pink Lake in Gatineau Park is Ottawa’s favourite picnic spot, closely followed by Major’s Hill Park, according to a new survey. Loblaw’s hired Angus Reid to survey people in 13 Canadian cities to find...
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Police ask for witnesses to fatal Quebec crash that killed two teens
Investigators with the Sûreté du Québec are looking for witnesses to a fatal accident on Highway 315 in Chénéville. They’re asking for witnesses who saw what the driver of a 2000 black Honda Civic did...
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Inflatable outdoor lanterns are real space savers
Short on space but want to light your outdoors? Then check out the Luci inflatable solar-charged lanterns from Lee Valley Tools. Collapsible for more compact storage, these versatile and fun lights are...
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Vehicle destroyed after early morning fire causes thousands in damages
An early morning fire on Merivale Road left a car destroyed and caused thousands in damages, Ottawa fire says. At 4:46 a.m., Ottawa fire received calls about a vehicle on fire beneath a garage overhang...
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Push and pull of a custom infill
It’s a bit of a tease, isn’t it? One minute, the semi-detached Hintonburg home at 41A Stirling Ave. is reaching out toward you, the next it’s coyly retreating. Down at street level, it’s old-school...
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