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Bail hearing set for child sex assault accused
A Quebec man accused of sexual offences related to a 10-year-old boy has been remanded for a bail hearing Tuesday following a brief appearance at the Ottawa courthouse Saturday morning. Nicholas...
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Mertl: Here are 10 reasons to hire workers with disabilities
In Ottawa, people who live with disabilities are often underemployed and only 43 per cent participate in the labour market, compared to 70 per cent of the general population. With an aging workforce...
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The UpBeat: Ottawa finalists could win $5,000 in national community contest
Cancer survivor Victoria Anne Watson wishes a program like hers was in place when she was battling the disease a decade ago. But her fight against cancer, which began at the age of 14, was the...
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The UpBeat: Volunteer extraordinaire receives medal from Governor General
Inge Kelly arrived in Canada from Denmark in 1952 and was overwhelmed by the kindness she received in her new country. She asked a friend how she could say thank you to those who welcomed her. Her...
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Community foundation launches new 'knowledge centre' on quality of life in...
Did you know youth unemployment in Ottawa rose to 15 per cent last year, the highest in a decade and the highest among Canada’s six largest cities? Are you aware that mental health emergency visits to...
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Paul-Carson: Refugee sponsors frustrated by government
I was surprised to read in a major Canadian magazine that sponsoring Syrian refugees is a feel-good exercise for Canadians, marking our return to a kinder, gentler nation. As the co-chair of a large...
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Syrian refugee family welcomes baby girl born in Ottawa
When a Canadian visa officer in Lebanon told Ebrahim Alahmad in January that he and his pregnant wife had been chosen to come to Ottawa as refugees, it was “like a dream,” he says. The couple had just...
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City Hall Blog: Ottawa dabbles, New York City dives in
In advance of her visit to Ottawa this week, I wrote about former New York City transportation guru Janette Sadik-Khan. The transportation czar who oversaw the dynamic renewal of New York City’s...
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Police charge man after Richmond Road bank robbery
Ottawa police have charged a 42-year-old man following a bank robbery on Friday. According to police, a man entered a bank located in the 1400 block of Richmond Road at around 7:35 p.m. He produced a...
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Weekend grass blazes prompt reminder about ban on open-air fires
Ottawa Fire Services is reminding residents of a city-wide open-air fire ban after responding to five brush and grass fires Sunday. The fire department said the fires varied in size and intensity but...
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Man assaulted in Little Italy
The Ottawa police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man involved in what’s being described as an aggravated assault Saturday night on Preston Street. Police responded to a disturbance call...
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Community foundation's Ottawa Insights offers tale of two capital cities
One picture that emerges from the 50 or so indicators released Monday by the Community Foundation of Ottawa is of a city of public sector workers who are healthier and wealthier than most Canadians....
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No injuries in early morning garage fire in east end
Firefighters say there were no injuries in a dramatic fire Tuesday morning at a detached garage at a home on east end Trojan Avenue, near St. Laurent Boulevard. The call came in minutes before midnight...
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Police seek help to identify suspects in jewelry store holdups
The Ottawa Police Service is asking for the public’s help to identify suspects who are believed to have been involved in a rash of jewelry store robberies over the past five months. Police said the...
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'I always felt rejected by my son': Mountie tells court during child-torture...
The Mountie on trial for torturing and starving his 11-year-old son in a Kanata basement thought his son acted like a vulgar street kid with no conscience. “I always felt rejected by my son. No matter...
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Gatineau DND building fire could force staff to work nights, share desks
The Department of National Defence is looking at the possibility of having public servants work nights or share desks as it tries to deal with the closure of one of its main buildings in Gatineau...
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Real estate: Five Hintonburg-area homes on the market
Hintonburg, a booming, historic neighbourhood in Kitchissippi Ward, has seen major urban renewal in recent years, becoming one of Ottawa’s top draws for home buyers. Originally a working-class,...
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Best bets for going out, April 28 to May 4
Rock Lynn Saxberg Edmonton guitar rockers Royal Tusk release DealBreaker, their full-length debut, on May 6, but they’re in town on Saturday, April 30, to give fans a preview of its fiery offerings....
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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. Customer service volunteers are needed to assist Doors...
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Dip in blood donations caused by Zika virus and approaching summer
The Canadian Blood Services has a lower than normal inventory of blood due to the approaching summer and new regulations imposed because of the Zika virus. To make up for the dip in donations, Canadian...
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