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Horticulture Building targeted to reclaim heritage designation
The city is taking steps to return the heritage designation to the century-old Horticulture Building at Lansdowne Park now that it has been relocated as part of the massive redevelopment. The building,...
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Four teenaged boys charged in series of robberies
Four boys, aged 16 to 17, have been charged in connection with a series of convenience store robberies at gunpoint in central Ottawa earlier this year. Three of the robberies were in January, all...
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Summer is here: Hit the beaches, but behave
Lifeguards are standing by at the city’s four main beaches in time for a beautiful first weekend of summer. Britannia, Westboro, Petrie Island and Mooney’s Bay are all expecting healthy as the weather...
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Editorial: A smaller, better NCC
It was an announcement buried deep in the 2013 federal budget: “the Government will transfer the mandate to promote the National Capital Region from the National Capital Commission to the Department of...
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Upgrades are over: Home Buyer's Guide, post No. 10
Note: I’m spending several months acting as a buyer of a new Cardel home at Blackstone in Kanata, going through all the steps a buyer would, except actually spending the money to buy it or moving into...
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Hume rejects developer's complaint about city's 'red tape'
The chair of the City of Ottawa’s planning and development committee flatly “rejects” comments made by Mattamy Homes Ltd. chief operating officer Brian Johnston that suggest there is too much red tape...
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Hydro Ottawa pays $19.3M 'dividend' to city
Hydro Ottawa paid its owner — the City of Ottawa — $19.3 million in so-called dividends in the past year. The utility company posted a $32.1-million profit last year, which was $4 million over what it...
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How much of a threat do terrorists pose to Ottawa?
As a G8 capital, Ottawa is a place where important people meet. There’s a broad diplomatic establishment, throngs of summer tourists, conferences, state ceremonies, senior military commanders and the...
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Ahmed enthusiastic, not shocked, by bomb conversation, Crown claims
Misbahuddin Ahmed expressed enthusiasm, not shock, while questioning an alleged co-conspirator about his experience with bombs, Crown prosecutor Jason Wakely alleged as Ahmed’s trial on three...
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Person trapped in rollover
Ottawa firefighters were working to extricate a person from a vehicle that rolled over in a ditch full of water on Loggers Way Road near Galetta Side Road toward Fitzroy Harbour Friday night....
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West end power outage leaves thousands in the dark
Thousands of residents in the Eagleson and Robertson Road area were without power for a period of time after an outage occurred Saturday morning. More than 11,000 Hydro Ottawa customers were initially...
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United Way supports community, particularly seniors
Re: Short on cash, big on heart, seniors council folds after 57 years, June 17. I am responding to Kelly Egan’s column about the Seniors Citizens Council of Ottawa. It’s always difficult to see the...
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Another side to condo repair story
Re: Senior stuck with $11,600 hotel, food bill incurred during condo repair, June 11. This correspondence serves to correct several inaccuracies printed in the above noted Ottawa Citizen column by Hugh...
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What to do: Jazz, naughty shows, fests and some live footie
Sunday, June 22 Celebrate the Summer Solstice at the Aboriginal Arts Festival, beginning with a drumming workshop with Grammy-nominated, award-winning Northern Cree Singers at 10:30 a.m. and a Powow...
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Teddy bear emergency room is open at Rideau Hall
If your favourite furry friend has been feeling poorly, CHEO has the cure today at the annual Teddy Bear Picnic at Rideau Hall. The popular family event has all kinds of events and activities at the...
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Hubbard's diagnosis reflects a broader public service malaise
Re: The real problem with the federal public service, June 17. Ruth Hubbard’s diagnosis of public service executives (creeping cognitive dissonance, political correctness and especially erosion of...
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Bank Street aglow at weekend fair
For two nights eight blocks of Bank Street came alive with buskers, beats and bodies to celebrate the inaugural Glow Fair. People relaxed on patios or on multi-coloured benches, back-dropped by painted...
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Police investigate downtown shooting
A 24-year-old man is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a downtown shooting Sunday morning. At about 2:30 a.m., police and paramedics responded to reports of several shots fired in...
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Four rescued from rapids
Four people were rescued from the Deschênes Rapids on the Ottawa River Sunday afternoon after their boat capsized. The Ottawa fire department water rescue unit responded to the accident, which happened...
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Via Rail train strikes, kills pedestrian near Kingston
Via Rail passengers on their way to Ottawa were delayed more than four hours after their train struck and killed a pedestrian near Kingston on Sunday afternoon. The 189 travellers headed for the...
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