Woman angered by treatment of elderly mother at Queensway Carleton Hospital
An Ottawa woman is accusing the Queensway Carleton Hospital of neglecting her aging mother’s care after she says she found her lying in soiled sheets with her call button disconnected. Afshan Khan, an...
View ArticleFeds lose bid to toss court challenge over prolonged Senate vacancies
OTTAWA — The federal government has lost its bid to have a challenge over prolonged Senate vacancies tossed out of court. The government had appealed a Federal Court judge’s refusal to dismiss the case...
View ArticleReal estate: Five Glebe homes on the market
The Glebe is one of Ottawa’s most recognizable communities and beloved by many for its eclectic charm. Located south of Centretown, it’s bounded by the Rideau Canal to the south and east and just...
View ArticleCity Hall Blog: Watson's LeBreton statement
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson released the following statement about the LeBreton proposals unveiled Tuesday. Here it is in full. Dear Council colleague, Today, Ottawa residents will have the opportunity to...
View ArticleNational skating championships expected to return to Ottawa in 2017
It’s a virtual lock that the Canadian figure skating championships will return to Ottawa in 2017. Skate Canada has scheduled “an important announcement regarding the 2016-17 skating season” for Monday...
View ArticleCWHL's Clarkson Cup final to be held in Ottawa the next two years
The Canadian Women’s Hockey League will determine its champion in Ottawa for the next two years. The CWHL and the Ottawa Senators announced Monday morning an agreement to bring the Clarkson Cup to the...
View ArticleRideau Canal Skateway closed (temporarily) by warm weather
Warmer weather has prompted the National Capital Commission to temporarily close the Rideau Canal Skateway until the ice surface improves. The NCC says its crew “will continue necessary operations”...
View Article'Grenade-like device' at Value Village not dangerous
A Value Village in Nepean was evacuated on Tuesday morning after police received a call about a potential “hand grenade-like device” in the store’s donation box. Ottawa police arrived at the thrift...
View ArticleHomes calendar Jan. 30 to Feb. 5
Coming Before you renovate: Looking to do a home renovation and not sure where to start? Renovator of the year Steve Barkhouse of Amsted Design-Build offers tips on choosing a renovator, staying on...
View ArticlePublic chooses cool blue as Beauti-Tone's colour of the year
The verdict is in and the people have spoken: Beauti-Tone’s paint colour of the year is a soft blue called French Charming. Recognizing that colour “is as personal as it is powerful,” the Canadian...
View ArticleGatineau council approves first phase of Zibi project
Gatineau city council has given Windmill Developments a unanimous green light to start building the first phase of its Zibi multi-use community on the former Domtar lands. Windmill Development Group...
View ArticleHome decor: May the force be with you
It’s no surprise the movie is a box-office smash hit, but now fans can bring a piece of Star Wars: The Force Awakens into their home with one of these out-of-this-world finds. Rebel with a cause...
View ArticleTech giant Apple to open office in Kanata
Apple Inc., one of the world’s most-recognized technology companies, will open an office in Kanata, the Citizen has learned. According to several sources in the Ottawa real estate community, the...
View ArticlePolice search for man who sprayed woman on OC Transpo
Ottawa police are searching for a man who allegedly pepper sprayed a woman on an OC Transpo bus over the lunch hour on Wednesday. Police allege that after a verbal altercation between a man and a woman...
View ArticleOn site: Cardel model home in Longfields for sale
Cardel Homes has put one of its models at Longfields up for sale. The Verona 2 is a three-bedroom townhome with a double detached garage in the rear (the rear garages in the community mean wide front...
View ArticleJury sees chilling video of Market stabbing death
Jurors sat statue-still at the first-degree murder trial of Ahmed Hafizi on Thursday, their eyes fixed on chilling video footage showing the killing of Navid Niran outside a ByWard Market nightclub...
View ArticleModel home row: Tartan, Tamarack open 14 models in Findlay Creek
Tartan and Tamarack are back together again. There was never a breakup, really, but the two builders did drift apart to do their own thing while developing the massive Findlay Creek project in Ottawa’s...
View ArticleOttawa 2017 seeks company for multimedia show with 'wow' factor
Dreamlike, atmospheric projections could be coming to Ottawa in 2017 as part of the city’s plan to mark the 150th anniversary of Canada’s Confederation. The Ottawa 2017 Bureau is looking to hire a...
View ArticleAccused Ottawa killer was bullied by victim, court told
In the hours before a drunken Navid Niran was knifed to death outside a ByWard Market nightclub on Jan. 22, 2012, he was leading a gang of bullies inside who repeatedly picked on the man on trial for...
View ArticlePolice ask for public's help in locating missing 30-year-old woman
The Ottawa police have asked for the public’s assistance in the search for 30-year-old Michelle Munro. Munro was last seen on Saturday at about 1 p.m. in the area of Baseline and Greenbank roads in...
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