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Police seek help to identify man after woman's engagement and wedding rings...
The Ottawa Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance to identify a man who is accused of throwing a woman in her early 60s to the ground and robbing her. According to police, the man approached...
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Number of building permits sought doubles from 2015
Ottawa construction firms nearly doubled the value of residential building permits they sought to acquire in the first two months of 2016, according to Statistics Canada. The federal statistician...
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A deeper shade of green: Why RND's Roy Nandram builds green homes
When Ottawa green builder Roy Nandram returned to his native Guyana a few years ago to scatter the ashes of a brother, he got a poignant reminder of why we have to change how we build homes. Nandram,...
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Obituary: Nadine Gelineau a music industry mover from Ottawa to L.A.
Nadine Gelineau, the Ottawa-born indie music legend who launched international careers, worked tirelessly in support of no-kill animal shelters and is considered an icon of Canadian community radio,...
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Book events from April 9
SATURDAY, APRIL 9 Book reading and signing: Being a Bird in North America by Robert Alvo; 2 p.m. at Octopus Books Glebe, 116 Third Ave. Free event. Info: octopusbooks.ca SUNDAY, APRIL 10 The Dante...
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Ottawa's housing market takes off, as new home construction more than doubles...
Ottawa homebuilders are aiming high in 2016, according to a slew of new statistics released detailing the current state of affairs in the city’s housing market. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC)...
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Cabbies furious as councillors pave way for Uber's legalization
The City of Ottawa is a step closer to legalizing Uber. Angry cabbies shouted and hollered at city councillors Friday after a committee reviewing proposed changes to Ottawa’s taxi regime made only...
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Gay public servants fired during Cold War could get PM's apology
The Liberal government is considering whether to officially apologize to hundreds of people fired from positions in the public service or military during the Cold War simply because they were gay....
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Four arrested in gangland slaying in east end
Ottawa police have arrested four men in connection with the gangland slaying of Mohamed Najdi in January. The men are in police custody and are expected to appear in court on Sunday. All four are...
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Ottawa swimmer Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson on her way to Olympics
Ottawa swimmer Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson has dreamed of going to the Olympics since she began competing in the sport at age 10. “I’m super excited,” the 20-year-old said in a telephone interview...
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Heartfield: People who trust evidence versus people who trust their guts
Conversations about supervised injection sites, such as the one that might come to Sandy Hill, can get polarized fast. On one side, you have the people who say, “How can you ignore all the evidence...
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Off-duty firefighter saves woman trapped in vehicle
An off-duty firefighter had to act quickly Sunday morning to free a woman who had been trapped in a rolled-over vehicle for hours. While returning home from an overnight, 24-hour shift on Sunday,...
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City's gas tax cash from province could hinge on Presto negotiations
Millions of dollars in provincial cash used to fund Ottawa’s light-rail transit construction are dangling over the city’s head as it negotiates a new deal with the agency that runs the Presto smart...
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Shopify cuts real estate deal for new Toronto office
Ottawa technology darling Shopify has announced a deal with a Toronto real estate developer to create 112,000 square feet of new office space at the soon-to-be developed King Portland Centre. The new...
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App matching babysitters and busy parents comes to Ottawa
We’ve learned to ask our phones for a lot: cab rides, dates, rooms to rent. Now, in Ottawa, you can add babysitters to that list. DateNight, an app created by Elize Shirdel, a Toronto mother of two...
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Uber confirms it will keep operating in Ottawa before legalization kicks in
Uber won’t stop operating in Ottawa while it waits more than five months to be street legal. “We plan on continuing operations within the City of Ottawa prior to the bylaw coming into force on...
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Business group sends donated items, letters to Cross Lake and Attawapiskat
The power of love culminated into an act of hope this week when a business-minded Ottawa group banded together to send musical instruments, sporting goods and cards of support to the youth in...
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Condo Scene: The ABCs of condo living, part five
In the final part of this A to Z series on buying your new condo, we tackle letters S to Z. Security What is the security like in your building? Does it hinder or help? Consider things like: Do you...
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Elgin Street under Highway 417 closed for investigation into overpass wall
The Ottawa police closed a stretch of Elgin Street around noon Wednesday as Ministry of Transportation engineers investigated the possibility of a segment of the concrete wall shifting on the Highway...
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Homes calendar April 16 to 22
Next week Downsizing: Get practical options about taking advantage of your home’s equity at a free seminar hosted by Realtor Judith Yaworsky, who faced similar issues when she wanted to downsize....
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