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Volunteer Roundup
Mature movie lovers wanted: The Ottawa Family Cinema Foundation is a non-profit movie theatre run by volunteers in west end Ottawa. Shows are every Saturday and every second Friday from September to...
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Man in wheelchair in critical condition after collision with a car in Barrhaven
A man in his 50s is in critical condition after his wheelchair was struck by a car in Barrhaven Friday morning. The Ottawa Paramedic Service was called to the scene on Woodroffe Avenue east of Deerfox...
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A mother's dying wish (with video)
Cindy Gibson was dying of cancer when she became the face of the crisis in care for adults with developmental disabilities. Related More Ottawa 2014 newsmakers Pale and weak, Gibson made a desperate...
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The UpBeat: Giving hope, one student and $100 at a time
By Richard Lussier After being a Secret Santa at a local high school for a number of years, I founded the Help Our Students (HOST) Program in 2009 to ease poverty by giving financial support to...
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#AreYouHappy? Ottawa has Canada's happiest tweeters, says study
Ottawa and Montreal have the happiest tweeters in Canada, according to recent research from the University of Ottawa. “We listened to tweet messages in six main Canadian metropolitan cities, Ottawa,...
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Pedestrian in hospital after collision on Merivale
A male pedestrian in his 20s is in hospital in serious but stable condition after a collision with a vehicle early Saturday morning. The incident occurred at about 6:40 a.m. on Merivale Road near...
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'A living horror': The tales of two abused women — and how one survived (with...
Derek Jones almost ran back outside when he saw the state of his sister’s house. The warm home he had once helped brighten with a fresh coat of paint felt dim and cold. Holes and punch marks scarred...
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Photos: Making Christmas bright through food hampers (with video)
Volunteers as young as four years, and others with luminous titles like Governor General and Mayor of Ottawa, helped pack over 400 hampers to delivery to families on Friday, Dec. 19. The hampers are...
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Lawyer weighs psych tests for consultant charged with attempted murder of...
The lawyer representing an Orléans human resources consultant charged with attempted murder in an attack on a 101-year-old veteran says she will consider asking the court for a referral to a...
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Diplomat's cook who 'stole the innocence' of preteen girls sentenced to jail
A diplomat’s cook who “stole the innocence” of young girls was sentenced on Monday to two years, eight months prison. Mustapha Barhoumi, 52, admitted to charges of sexual interference, telling police...
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Freezing rain still a risk for Ottawa, then warmer
Environment Canada issued a freezing rain warning for the Ottawa area early Tuesday morning. The weather office says surfaces such as roads and walkways may become icy and slippery this morning, and to...
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Ottawa Christmas may be white — or warm and windy
Ottawa could be in for at least a dusting of fresh snow in time for Santa’s arrival, according to one forecast. But another forecast is calling for above-normal temperatures on Christmas Day — after a...
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McLeod: Christmastime challenges and the search for joy
Christmas 2002 wasn’t the best time in my life. I was single, had a good but less-than-fulfilling job … oh, and my mother was in a coma in the ICU at the General fighting leukaemia. It wasn’t the most...
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Adam: Adoption quest ended in smiles for Taillon family
In 2007, then-Ottawa Hospital executive Peggy Taillon embarked on an improbable year-long quest to adopt a child from Kenya. Against overwhelming odds, amid conflict and violence, she succeeded. The...
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'Every day a gift' for Scott Murray, Ottawa's reluctant panhandler
Scott Murray is happy. For the first time in two years, he’s had a month free of doctor appointments or chemotherapy sessions. His new cat, ‘Stache, mischievously tugs at his socks. There’s food in his...
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Freezing drizzle prompts Ottawa advisory
Freezing drizzle was expected to continue across Ottawa into Tuesday evening, Environment Canada said in an advisory. The weather agency was advising motorists and pedestrians to take extra care...
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Information czar probing whether gov't is avoiding providing digital data
The federal information commissioner is investigating multiple cases where it appears that government departments aren’t releasing data in easy-to-read formats, even though the law requires it. The...
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Ottawa police hunting Glebe bank robber
Police are looking for a bank robber after a man walked into an RBC in the Glebe this week, flashed a silver handgun, then made off with an undisclosed amount of cash. The man entered the bank around...
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What’s open and closed in Ottawa for Christmas
Here’s a list of what’s open and what’s closed for the Christmas period. Shopping The Rideau Centre, Bayshore Shopping Centre, St. Laurent Centre, and Place d’Orléans will all be open until 5 p.m. on...
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Creating inspiration
It’s Thursday morning, which means Kristina Hutchins and Kendra Halluck have two more days to finish the new show home towns at Longfields in Barrhaven. Despite some mess, and the chaos caused by...
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