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Load Presto cards to prepare for temporary website shutdown over weekend
If you are planning to take public transit between now and Monday you better load your Presto card by the end of the day Wednesday. Presto — the electronic fare payment system used in Toronto, Hamilton...
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'Retina-searing' green chosen worst colour of year
Forget the colour of the year. A garish shade of fluorescent green is the choice to avoid in 2016, according to a global panel of 270 fabric designers. In a fun twist on the parade of announcements of...
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CIS moving head office out of Ottawa
Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) will close its national office in Ottawa and relocate to Richmond Hill as part of a bid to bring the national governing body for university sport nearer potential...
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Extend O-Train south before widening Airport Parkway, Watson says
The city should hold off on widening the Airport Parkway until it extends the O-Train further south, Mayor Jim Watson said Wednesday, after admitting lower-than-expected revenue from development...
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Ottawa man faces child porn charges
A 70-year-old Ottawa man faces child pornography charges after an IP address was flagged for using Google to search for images that were shared with an undercover police officer. The Ottawa police...
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What's your choice for paint colour of the year?
Canadian paint maker Beauti-Tone is taking a people’s choice approach to determining its colour of the year. Saying colour is as personal as it is powerful, it’s turning to the public to vote on a...
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Ottawa Home and Remodelling Show offers tips, inspiration for renos
Unless you’re lucky enough to jet off to the sunny south for the winter, Leigh-Ann Allaire Perrault insists there’s no better time than now to plan a spring renovation or summer backyard makeover....
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Sandy Hill man faces second sexual assault allegation
A 30-year-old Ottawa man is facing new charges of sexual assault after a second alleged victim has come forward. Paul Batchelor, of Sandy Hill, was charged Thursday after a 28-year-old woman said she...
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Volunteer Roundup
Looking for volunteer work? Check out these and other Ottawa-area opportunities at www.volunteerottawa.ca or call 613-736-5270 to find out more. The Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre needs individuals...
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Work on single email system for public servants grinds to a halt
The department in charge of creating a single email system for the federal government says work has been put on hold indefinitely amid technical problems. Shared Services Canada says work to move civil...
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Single federal email system delayed amidst continued glitches
The government’s effort to rollout a common email system to more than 320,000 federal government workers has encountered another major technical glitch, which could further delay the $400 million...
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Two more properties frozen as part of 2014 drug investigation
Police say they’ve frozen two more properties in the Ottawa area related to the dismantling of an alleged drug trafficking network in 2014. Police announced in January 2014 that nine men were facing...
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Mental breakdown not key factor in Parliament Hill shooting, RCMP boss says
OTTAWA — Canada’s top Mountie says the gunman who stormed Parliament Hill in 2014 would have had a difficult time pleading insanity had he lived to face charges. But RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson...
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Lincoln Fields losing Walmart to Bayshore Shopping Centre
The news that the Lincoln Fields Walmart is closing this month and moving to Bayshore Shopping Centre has hit area residents hard, particularly seniors who rely on the chain’s low prices. The store is...
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Police seek help to identify suspects involved in Halloween swarming and robbery
The Ottawa Police Service is asking for the public’s help to identify two suspects that are believed to have been involved in a robbery on Halloween night. According to police, at 10:05 p.m. a...
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Housing roundup: Ottawa builders cautiously optimistic for 2016
Maybe it’s spillover from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s sunny ways, but the Ottawa housing industry seems poised for a decent 2016 despite a still-wan national economy. Canada Mortgage and Housing...
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Cohen: Haters gonna hate, but little reason for optimism about Ottawa
My, my. Utter some discouraging words about Ottawa and you’re “a whiner”, “a hater”, and “a basher.” Actually, since I wrote a column Tuesday calling Ottawa the worst capital in the G7 – lamenting its...
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67's top Petes in key road win
67’s 5, Petes 2 Led by winger Jeremiah Addison with two goals and an assist, the Ottawa 67’s went into Peterborough and defeated the Petes a 5-2 on Saturday night. For a 67’s team that had been...
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Pedestrian in serious condition in hospital after being struck by a car on...
A man in his late 70s is in serious condition in hospital after being struck by a car Monday morning on Carling Avenue in Ottawa’s west end. The collision took place at about 10:30 a.m. at the...
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Letter: Lansdowne and TD Place are key city attractions
Thanks to the Ottawa Citizen for recognizing the importance of Lansdowne and TD Place to our community in its Saturday and Monday editions. I’d also like to thank the more than 2.5 million visitors who...
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