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Minor injuries for driver in crash with school bus
The driver of a minivan suffered minor injuries in a collision with a school bus in North Gower Friday morning. Emergency responders were called to the collision at 7:17 a.m. on Roger Stevens Drive...
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Cast your ballot for favourite kitchen and bath
If you get a kick out of kitchens and bathrooms, here’s a chance to have your say about some of the city’s best designs. As part of the lead up to the annual Design Excellence Awards put on by the...
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Restaurant politely declines crowd-funding to replace stolen statue
Thieves may have taken a brass statue from the entranceway of a Somerset Street restaurant this week, but they didn’t steal Anish Mehra’s sense of charity. The manager of East India Company was...
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Egan: Panning for consolation in homicide: What's happened to us?
So accustomed are we now to senseless gun death, we seek consolation in the victim’s failings. This is how we greet a young man’s homicide, in Ottawa, in 2016? We shan’t be too hard on Bay ward Coun....
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Aylmer skip looks to avoid trend of having to play catchup at Brier
Jean-Michel Ménard was on his own with daughters Marie-Soleil and Alexandra last week. However, with wife and mother Annie Lemay back at home in Aylmer after competing in the Scotties Tournament of...
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Alleged bank robber arrested in Switzerland returned to Canada to face charges
AURORA, Ont. Police say a man accused in a string of Canadian bank robberies — including one in Ottawa — who was arrested in Switzerland has been returned to Canada to face charges. York Region Police,...
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Man in hospital following arrest in connection with two fires on Sunday
A 78-year-old man suspected of being involved in two fires on Sunday remains in an Ottawa hospital, according to Ottawa police. Police would not comment on the man’s condition or why he was in hospital...
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Ottawa airport takes silver in customer service awards
If your nerves have ever been frayed trying to catch a flight at the Ottawa International Airport, you should know we have it better than most. The capital’s airport has received top marks in the 2015...
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Young basketball star Eddie Ekiyor pleads guilty to hit-and-run
Eddie Ekiyor, a young Ottawa basketball star recruited to play for a major U.S. college team, pleaded guilty Monday in a hit-and-run last summer that left an off-duty police officer with serious back...
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Lion shot and killed after escaping from Papanack Zoo enclosure
There was no choice but to shoot and kill a 300-pound lion that escaped its enclosure at a zoo east of Ottawa, since tranquilizing the animal would have taken too long and put the public at risk, the...
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Four fires caused more than $1 million in total damage Sunday
Four house fires, including two blazes believed to be the work of an arsonist, caused more than $1 million in total damage Sunday, according to estimates from Ottawa fire officials. Following a pursuit...
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City of Ottawa goes $7.6M over budget for snow clearing
For the fourth year in a row, the City of Ottawa went over budget in 2015 in clearing snow from city streets. The city had budgeted $59.8 million for its winter operations but came in at $67.4...
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Robbery suspect holds knife to clerk's throat, takes cash
Ottawa police are asking for the public’s assistance to locate a suspect who injured a clerk at knifepoint in an Alta Vista convenience store robbery. On Feb. 25 at around 10:15 a.m., police say a man...
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Rideau BIA expansion plan needs work, council committee says
A business association hoping to expand its turf has three weeks to work with neighbouring BIAs and city councillors to come up with a plan everyone can live with. The Downtown Rideau Business...
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Man dies after being trapped under vehicle
A 33-year-old man from Laurentian Valley Township is dead after he was found trapped under a vehicle, according to police. The Ministry of Labour is investigating after police were called to a report...
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Antiques: Around the world in 150 years
Q: In 1980, I paid about $900 for this globe at an Ottawa auction. It shows Manitoba and British Columbia as Canadian provinces but not Alberta and Saskatchewan, so must date between 1871 and 1905. It...
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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. Buildings for a Better Future is a non-profit...
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Ottawa-area blood clinics for the week of March 7
For more information or to book an appointment to give blood, please call 1-888-2-DONATE or visit blood.ca. MONDAY, MARCH 7 Canadian Blood Services, 1575 Carling Ave., 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Greely...
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Police locate missing girl, 16
A 16-year-old girl who went missing from her home in Blackburn Hamlet a week ago has been found safe and sound, said Ottawa police. Oleesia Akesuk was last seen on Feb. 24, and her family was...
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McReinvention: McDonald's hiring 300 in Ottawa, including "chefs"
Next week, you’ll be able to bring a date to McDonald’s without looking like a cheapskate. Ottawa will be the first market in Ontario to completely switch over to the fast food chain’s “experience of...
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