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Fawn Fritzen finds her voice up north
In 2005, when Fawn Fritzen and her husband were about to start a family, they moved from Fort Liard, a tiny hamlet in the Northwest Territories, to Yukon’s capital, Whitehorse. “We wanted to be...
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Parolee who frequents Ottawa wanted on Canada-wide warrant
The province’s Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement squad is asking the public for help to hunt down a 39-year-old offender who’s breached his parole. Jeffery Daniel Iahtail, serving a four-year sentence...
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The other side of Parkinson's research — helping today
It’s great to look for a cure for Parkinson’s disease, says neuroscientist David Park, but his other research is on ways to help Eastern Ontario’s 8,000 patients today. It will be the subject of a...
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NCC launches official Canada 150 tulip for nation's anniversary
Howling winds and grey skies made for an unseasonably cool backdrop for the National Capital Commission’s release of Canada’s official birthday tulip to commemorate upcoming 2017 celebrations....
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Thorogood at 66 lives up to his B-b-b-badder than Ever billing
George Thorogood and the Destroyers With J. W-Jones National Arts Centre Reviewed Monday George Thorogood, the 66-year-old bad boy of blues-rock, and his longtime band the Destroyers, delivered a...
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Found: Ottawa-made Japanese sauces
What: Locally made, preservative-free Japanese sauces, including miso marinade, tsuyu and teriyaki sauces, and ginger and sesame dressings. Why: Sushi Umi chef-owner Chris Lavelle has branched out to...
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Real estate: Five converted homes on the market
Whether churches, general stores or schoolhouses, transforming conventional, disused buildings into comfortable, stylish — even hip — spaces has become one of the hottest real estate trends. Some...
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Cocaine concealed in beauty cream seized at Ottawa Cargo Centre
These were beauty creams that offered more than just smoother skin. The Canada Border Services Agency said 1.2 kg of cocaine was seized after officers found the drug concealed in the creams that...
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Ottawa Comiccon turns 5, rallies capital nerds and geeks for annual bash
With the doors about to open at the E&Y Centre in Ottawa’s South end, the organizers behind the annual Ottawa Comiccon are getting a little giddy. The event, which turns five years old this year,...
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Dining Out: At Allium, chef Arup Jana's plates, whether small or large, delight
Allium 87 Holland Ave., 613-792-1313, alliumrestaurant.com Open: Monday 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., 5:30 -9 p.m., Friday 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., 5:30-10 p.m., Saturday 5:30...
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Wild about ramps: Season for savouring spring's first edible bounty is...
An uncommonly chilly late April meant that Delphi Le Blanc, an Ottawa 13-year-old, and Marc Just, an Alexandria farmer, have had to delay one of their favourite activities in May. “Because it’s been so...
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Heron Road Bridge might be renamed for fallen workers
The Ottawa and District Labour Council is hoping to convince city officials to rename the Heron Road Bridge in honour of workers killed or injured when it collapsed during construction half a century...
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CHEO research centre to focus on mental health interventions that work in the...
There are a lot of services and interventions touted to help children and teens with mental health problems. CHEO is opening a research centre to probe what works in the real world and what doesn’t —...
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Police K9 collars suspects after hit-and-run involving car stolen in burglary
A police dog tracked down a pair of suspects accused of playing bumper cars in the ByWard Market in a car stolen during a west-end break-in on Monday. Just before midnight, police were called to a...
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Canadian Home Builders Association awards
Two members of the local housing industry — Amsted Design-Build and Corvinelli Homes — captured national honours last week at the Canadian Home Builders’ Association annual awards in Kelowna, B.C....
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Antiques: This Old Thing!
Q This handkerchief was given to me by a friend who was a “rivet girl” for the war planes built in Montreal during WWII. It shows the head and shoulders of Winston Churchill, is approximately 33 cm...
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Denley: Ottawa can't defend its political donation rules
Better late than never, the Ontario government is finally delivering on its plan to ban corporate and union political donations. The changes Ontario is now rushing through at top speed follow a similar...
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Man charged with sexual assault after woman found beaten in Sandy Hill
A 60-year-old man has been charged with sexual offences after a woman was found severely beaten and sexually assaulted in Sandy Hill Tuesday night. Ottawa Police Service responded to the 200-block area...
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Calendar
Homes calendar May 14 to May 20 This weekend Home tour: Take advantage of special incentives, contests and giveaways as 15 of the city’s top builders take part in The Art of Home Tour. More than 130...
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Review: Children’s Festival more than song and dance
Raw Metal (Australia) Basketballs, flip-flops, even scuba-diving fins: Clearly, there’s little around your home that couldn’t be used to pound out a rhythm. That’s one of the things a jam-packed...
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