Letter: Lansdowne Park: an architectural mess
Re: Lansdowne could be great, July 15. As a resident of the Glebe I am trying hard to suspend judgment on the new Lansdowne Park for at least two reasons: it is a reality and we will have to live with...
View ArticleBook events from July 19
SATURDAY, JULY 19 Ottawa photographer Jonathon Harrington has been working on a yoga-inspired project for the last five years, with 25 per cent of the profits being donated to the Canadian Breast...
View ArticleWithin Trend Micro, Ottawa's Third Brigade lives on — and thrives
Business is booming at former Ottawa startup Third Brigade, five years after it was acquired by Japanese computer security giant Trend Micro Inc. The firm, which employed about 50 people locally when...
View ArticlePolice hunt suspect in latest Ottawa shooting (with video)
Police are looking for a man they say is armed and dangerous after a shooting in the south end of Ottawa this week. Police say Mohamed Abdi Abdullahi, 31, is facing charges after a man was shot in the...
View ArticleScanlan: Redblacks score big with fans; who needs touchdowns?
Call it the second great explosion in Ottawa this week. First, the Sir John Carling building came down. Then the Redblacks opened the doors at TD Place, to a thunderous ovation and the overhead roar of...
View ArticleMike Duffy's epic fall from grace
Once, before the Senate and the scandals and the infamy, Mike Duffy was the most recognizable broadcaster in Canada, beloved by millions who relied on his insider accounts to interpret the machinations...
View ArticleWhat to do in Ottawa: Music, more music and … Victorians?
Looking for something different to do this week? Here are our suggestions for this week: Sunday, July 13 The FIFA World Cup winner will be determined as of 3 p.m. today. May we suggest early brunch at...
View ArticleWhat to do in Ottawa: Monty Python and ice cream to start
Sunday, July 20 I scream, you scream, we all scream for the Ice Cream Festival at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, with ice cream, milkshake, waffle and paper-cone making at various times of the...
View ArticleOttawa man charged with impaired driving, possession of firearm
An Ottawa man was arrested and charged with impaired driving and possession of a firearm, among other offences, early Sunday morning. At about 3 a.m., police stopped a vehicle in the area of Bathgate...
View ArticleOttawa students take on the Arctic
The fin whales were silent but for the wet breaths that sprayed from their spouts, hinting at where Michaela Norgren should look next. It was a first for the 17-year-old. She’s one of 86 international...
View ArticleLane reductions: No fun on the Queensway this week
The City of Ottawa has scheduled several off-peak lane reductions, road and ramp closures this week as part of the Highway 417 expansion project, which will eventually add an additional lane in each...
View ArticleOttawa wins bid for One Young World summit
In two years, Ottawa will get a dose of internationl young blood when more than 1,300 youth from 190 countries descend upon the capital for the One Young World Conference. The national capital was...
View ArticlePolice looking for missing man
The Ottawa police are asking for help finding an 83-year-old man, missing since Tuesday morning. Gerald McGaraughty, who is white with a slim build, was last seen driving a 2012 Blue Chevrolet Cruz. He...
View ArticlePro-Palestinian protesters demand action in Gaza (with video)
A line of police officers used their bodies and bikes as a blockade Tuesday when pro-Palestinian protesters marched passed a small crowd of Israeli supporters near Parliament Hill. One side shouted...
View ArticleLetter: Is Vimy Bridge the right name?
Vimy Bridge not the right choice Re: Call new Strandherd-Armstrong span ‘Vimy Bridge’, veterans say, July 21. I would encourage the veterans to withdraw their support in naming this insignificant...
View ArticleBen Ing: The Ottawa chef in the world's best kitchen
By Jennifer Paterson The 20-course tasting menu at Noma is full of culinary surprises, but the most unexpected part of my four-hour meal in April was the presentation of a dish of seaweed ice cream and...
View ArticleMayor has new persona for Puppets Up! fest (with video)
Mayor Jim Watson takes some pride in insisting he’s no one’s puppet in his day job at the helm of city affairs. But he’s only too happy to be rendered as a marionette for award-winning puppeteer and...
View ArticleVolunteer Roundup
Need more information? Call Volunteer Ottawa at 613-736-5270 or visit www.volunteerottawa.ca Here and there: Volunteer Ottawa needs a bilingual receptionist from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. You’ll answer...
View ArticleCyclist badly injured in collision with dump truck
A 43-year-old cyclist was taken to hospital in serious condition Wednesday afternoon after he became trapped under a dump truck at Bronson Avenue and Somerset Street. Paramedics say the cyclist...
View ArticleBig Beat: Stolen art was 'staging' in home that was for sale
One person’s home staging is another’s stage for crime. Patrick Gordon, a well-known figure in Ottawa’s arts community, says that a thief or thieves broke into the home that he and his partner had...
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