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Real estate: Gloucester townhome sells in a day
Location: 4360 Wildmint Square Features: Three-bedroom, two-bathroom home with an open-concept floor plan. Large loft upstairs for second living area, gleaming hardwood floors. Freshly painted,...
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Homes calendar Aug. 22 to 28
This weekend Antiques: Head to picturesque Merrickville to check out the annual Antique & Artisan Show and Sale Saturday and Sunday. About 75 vendors from across Ontario and Quebec will be set up...
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Denley: What kind of city closes beaches during a heat wave?
Are there any leaders whatsoever on Ottawa city council? Our city politicians’ lame approach to the early closing of Ottawa’s beaches really makes me wonder. What kind of idiotic organization closes...
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Ottawa-area blood clinics for the week of August 24
For more information or to book an appointment to give blood, please call 1-888-2-DONATE or visit blood.ca. MONDAY, AUGUST 24 Canadian Blood Services, 1575 Carling Ave., 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; St....
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July home sales remain steady in Ottawa
It was steady she goes as the Ottawa housing market settled into summer, with both resale and new home sales changing little in July. “New home sales in July were as expected,” said Patrick Meeds, who...
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Mayors of Ottawa, Gatineau want local issues at centre stage in federal election
The mayors of Ottawa and Gatineau launched a strategy Wednesday to get local issues front and centre during the federal election campaign. The three-point plan, announced at a joint news conference at...
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World of Birds: Hot weather slows fall migration
Weather always plays an important role during fall migration. As birdwatchers, we anticipate the arrival of fall migrants when cold fronts pass through our region. If there are thunderstorms, often...
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ICYMI: Being a legal 'hero' doesn't help when you testify at the Duffy trial
* Mike Duffy trial awaits witness who implicated PM’s top aide. Former PMO chief of staff Nigel Wright has left the court building, no doubt to his eternal relief. Next on the block is Stephen Harper’s...
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Tactical team responds to gunfire near Lincoln Fields
Ottawa police tactical officers broke through the side door and front doors of an automotive repair shop on Forest Avenue near Richmond Road, about an hour after shots rang out in the neighbourhood...
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Condo Scene: Locking in security
The great debate on condo living for those who have lived in detached homes is whether it will intensify interactions with neighbours. Private people may fear moving to a condo will bring a level of...
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Model home tour: Spacious condo living at eQ Homes' Fernbank Crossing
You’re not actually chilling on the coast, but The Rosewood could almost convince you otherwise. It’s one of two new Foxwood Collection condo models at eQ Homes’ Fernbank Crossing site in Stittsville,...
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Jenna Tenn-Yuk: The last thing a kid should have to worry about is the bathroom
What would you do if you were denied access to the public bathroom? Having to worry about this seems absurd, but many trans, gender-creative and gender-fluid children and youth have been fighting for...
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Backhoe hits gas line near Ottawa Hospital General campus
A gas leak near the entrance of the Ottawa Hospital General campus was repaired shortly after 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Emergency crews converged on the hospital on Smyth Road at about 10:50 a.m. after a...
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3D laser technology gives buyers a virtual walk through homes on the market
Not that long ago, the only way to buy a home was to spend every weekend traipsing through house after house after house until you found the right one. But the latest 3D technology now makes it quick...
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Four-year reno of L'Esplanade Laurier in the works
The federal government is gearing up for a four-year renovation of the aging L’Esplanade Laurier, one of Ottawa’s signature downtown buildings. This week, Public Works and Government Services Canada...
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Letter: Remembering Ottawa's City Hall of the '60s
Re: Islands of Ottawa: Green Island a historical microcosm of the city, Aug. 19. Bruce Deachman’s description of the “elegant marble spiral staircase” reminds me of my only visit to Ottawa’s “old” City...
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Ottawa residents ready for change in taxi industry, survey finds
The majority of Ottawa residents want to see changes to the city’s taxi industry rules since the emergence of Uber, but most still have an overwhelming confidence in the safety of cabs, a new poll has...
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Out of the ashes: Terra Nova Building Corp. creates an award-winning Rideau...
Maybe it’s because our bodies are 65 per cent water, but we humans respond instinctively to rivers, lakes, oceans. That’s evident in the sense of belonging that envelopes you the moment you enter the...
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Young Ottawa entrepreneur turns shaving gel idea into cutting-edge company
Think of an idea. Come up with a prototype. Win business awards. Reinvest in the product. Lather, rinse, repeat. That was the path to success for Nick May, a 27-year-old Ottawa entrepreneur who turned...
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Ottawa man's lawsuit aims to penalize Ashley Madison for data breach
A retired Ottawa widower is the plaintiff behind a class-action lawsuit that aims to collect as much as $760 million in damages for the security breach at Internet adultery website AshleyMadison.com....
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