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Shots fired into home in Overbrook
Gunshots were fired into a home in Overbrook Saturday evening, leaving three distinct bullet holes in the living room window. Ottawa police said no one was hurt in a shooting at 305 Prince Albert St....
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Rachel Homan rink drops Canada Cup final to Sweeting
Ottawa skip Rachel Homan fell 6-3 to Val Sweeting of Edmonton in the championship game of the Home Hardware Canada Cup on Sunday afternoon in Camrose, Alta. The eighth ended with the rinks tied 3-3,...
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New courthouse security rules 'draconian,' say lawyers (with video)
Proposed security measures at Ontario courthouses will stifle the public’s right to access court proceedings and close the door on a traditionally open system, say Ottawa defence lawyers. Although the...
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Peter Raaymakers: Time to update OC Transpo fare structure
When Ottawa launched the Presto payment system on the OC Transpo fleet last year, it was a welcome (if overdue) change to the old, outdated way of managing fares. A digital wallet offers vast...
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Death threats against Jim Watson lead to arrest
The Ottawa Police Service have arrested and charged a man for allegedly making death threats against Mayor Jim Watson and the OC Transpo organization. The man allegedly made phone calls to Watson and...
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Major OPP drug bust leads to two arrests
Numerous divisions of the Ontario Provincial Police co-ordinated raids on several addresses within Ottawa and the surrounding valley on Wednesday and Thursday of last week resulting in the arrest of...
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City Hall Blog: Accessibility parking options at Lansdowne
After we published this story about growing pains for drivers and pedestrians at the redeveloped Lansdowne Park, I received an email inquiring about disability parking at the site. It was an oversight...
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Chianello: Let's put our money where our heritage heart is
You would think that a community would be pleased to discover that a local school has heritage value. But as is so often the case, it turns out that heritage designation is a concept that’s nice for...
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Lawyers vow to fight new courthouse security; Naqvi insists police know best
Ottawa defence lawyers say they will fight to overturn plans for new stricter security measures at the Elgin Street courthouse. But provincial Community Safety Minister Yasir Naqvi insisted Monday that...
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Police investigating late night Baseline Road shooting
The Ottawa Police Service is investigating a shooting after a man narrowly escaped harm in the city’s west end on Monday night. The incident took place in the 2300 block of Baseline Road at around 9:55...
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Douglas Cardinal files OMB appeal over Domtar redevelopment
Renowned architect Douglas Cardinal has filed an appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board over the city’s approval of Windmill Developments’ rezoning application for Albert and Chaudière islands, which he...
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Drunken man impaled after falling through pane of glass in Centretown
Ottawa Police responded to a call of a stabbing around 7 a.m. this morning to find an intoxicated male had fallen into a pane of glass and impaled himself. According to police, the incident, which...
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Police seek woman suspected of robbing Merivale Road convenience store
Police are searching for a woman they say robbed a west-end convenience store last Thursday morning. Police said the woman entered a convenience store on Merivale Road near Shillington Avenue on Dec. 4...
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Editorial: Open courts means open courts
The justice system is where the imbalance of power between the state and the individual is at its most stark. Courthouses have been used throughout the world to justify atrocities or to perpetrate...
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Changing the guard: Ottawa names, nominates new committee heads
Veteran Barrhaven Coun. Jan Harder has been tapped to chair Ottawa’s planning committee. The recommendation was among several considered when a nominating committee struck to appoint councillors to...
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City Hall Blog: Shaking the foundations in the Glebe
Ottawa’s folk music festival is coming to Lansdowne Park. As arts writer Lynn Saxberg reports in Tuesday’s Citizen, the newly-named CityFolk will take place at the redeveloped Bank Street park from...
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City of Ottawa plows ready for predicted storm
The City of Ottawa says it’s ready for what Environment Canada is predicting will be the first major storm to hit Eastern Ontario in the coming days. Luc Gagné, the city’s manager of roads, said crews...
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Watson taps council veterans for committee chairs
Mayor Jim Watson has tapped experienced councillors to chair committees at Ottawa City Hall, but several rookies are also pegged for key posts. The recommendations were introduced and approved Tuesday...
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Reevely: Guaranteed prices for public projects cost billions extra, auditor...
Ontarians are paying nearly a third extra for big projects such as Ottawa’s light-rail system, thanks to complicated financing deals designed to keep them from getting even further out of hand. The...
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Craft distilling comes to Ottawa (with video)
Greg Lipin, right, and Jody Miall have recently opened North of 7 Distillery on St Laurent Blvd., Ottawa’s first craft distillery, where they make and sell gin, vodka, rum, unaged 4 grain whiskey and...
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