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Overall crime rate down slightly but some serious crimes on the rise
Ottawa police say the nation’s capital is one of the safest cities in Canada, with a crime rate that decreased slightly last year, according to an annual report released Monday. The report released at...
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Coventry Connections outsources call taking, blames city and Uber
Ottawa’s largest cab company is outsourcing its call-taking overseas because the City of Ottawa has allowed Uber and other alternative ride-sharing services into the regulated market, the owner says....
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Jazz is a universal language, says Polish pianist Marcin Wasilewski
When Marcin Wasilewski was growing up in a small town in Northern Poland in the 1980s, he fell under the sway of jazz. His father was a pianist who played in hotels across Northern Europe, and by the...
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Cycling up, water use down in Ottawa, but too many still drive to work: study
We’re cycling more, using less water and living in a warmer and wetter capital city. But we’ve made little real progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and too many of us still drive to work on...
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Roads, waterways, airspace closed for Obama visit Wednesday
Brace yourself for swarms of security and snarled streets next week as the presidents of the United States and Mexico drop in for the so-called Three Amigos Summit. The event is Wednesday at the...
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Jazzfest review: SFJAZZ Collective pulls off intricate balancing act with...
SFJAZZ Collective TD Ottawa Jazz Festival Confederation Park Reviewed Friday night One day after Michael Jackson’s death in June 2009, TD Ottawa Jazz Festival crowds whooped in his honour when bits of...
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Ottawa firefighters quickly get fire on Bank Street under control
Ottawa firefighters responded to a fire at MG International Auto Sales on Bank Street late Friday night. Ottawa Fire Services received multiple calls at 10:44 p.m. about smoke being seen at 1471 Bank,...
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Gill trial: Accused wife-killer hid weapon for fear he'd be blamed, lawyer says
Bhupinderpal Gill hid the bloody murder weapon not because he killed his wife, but rather out of fear he’d be blamed for it, court heard on Friday. It was just before 1 p.m. on Jan. 29, 2014, when Gill...
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Amanda Tosoff, on creating a more poetic kind of jazz
Many a jazz instrumentalist thinks that he or she can get a musical message across without the help of a vocalist singing some words and possibly becoming the star of the show, thank you very much....
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Hazmat team involved in three-alarm fire at Canadian Bank Note
An investigation is underway after a fire at the Canadian Bank Note on Richmond Road early Saturday morning. At 2:40 a.m., Ottawa fire received a call for alarms at 145 Richmond Rd., the location of...
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Three taken to hospital after car smashes into Popeyes restaurant
Two children and their father were taken to hospital Saturday evening after a car ploughed 10 feet into an east-end restaurant, sending diners scrambling for safety as they were showered with flying...
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Return of Sarah McLachlan sweet for Jazzfest crowd
Sarah McLachlan Confederation Park, TD Ottawa Jazz Festival Reviewed Saturday night Sarah McLachlan made up for lost time in her long-awaited return to the concert stage, with fans soaking up the rare...
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Senators coach Guy Boucher will keep close eye on prospects
BUFFALO — Guy Boucher will make himself at home by moving into his new house Monday in Ottawa, but it doesn’t like he’ll be sticking around to do the unpacking for long. The Senators coach will bring...
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Couple celebrates 40th anniversary where it all began: Algonquin College
Not many couples can say they’ve been happily married for 40 years. But for Pierre Gougeon and his wife, Marlyne Beauvais-Gougeon, it’s easy. Pierre, 62, surprised his wife, Marlyne, 60, with a trip...
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Firefighters douse east-end grass fire
Ottawa police briefly closed Perrault Road on Sunday afternoon as firefighters battled a grass fire. Ottawa Fire Services received several 911 calls about a grass fire on Perrault Road between Milton...
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Iceland's new first lady grew up on a hobby farm near Ashton
Iceland has a new first lady, and she’s from the Ottawa Valley. Eliza Reid, 40, was ushered in as first lady of Iceland on Sunday after her husband, Gudni Johannesson, 48, was elected as the sixth...
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Amnesia Rockfest: Another sold-out hot rocking weekend
MONTEBELLO — Any sane person would have sought out shade and a cool drink on one of the hottest weekends of the year. Well, that wasn’t the choice for Alex Martel and the tens of thousands of rock fans...
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Jazzfest review: Sharon Jones delivers a powerhouse full-funk performance
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings Confederation Park, TD Ottawa Jazz Festival Sunday Ottawa festival fans got their funk on in a big way Sunday, with a full-throttle soul revue courtesy of Sharon Jones...
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Know what Ottawa needs? More taxes, study says
The City of Ottawa could make millions more and solve its budget problems if it simply taxed residents’ salaries, gas and regular day-to-day purchases. That’s the theory of two Munk School of Global...
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Brian Wilson's Pet Sounds reflects artist's emotion
On May 16, 1966, one of the most influential pop albums ever recorded was released. Pet Sounds wasn’t a smash hit in North America. Not that it did poorly. The album produced, arranged and conceived...
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