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Garden events calendar: from Jan. 3
A UK garden adventure, with photos from Karen and Brian Haddon, Jan. 6, 7:30 p.m., Kanata-March Horticultural Society, Old Town Hall, 821 March Rd., Kanata. $5 for non-members....
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Letter: Civic responsibility
Re: Local government scores higher than other levels, Dec. 29. A survey by the Environics Institute on Government found that views are mixed on whether or not Canadians are served by their governments....
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Man charged in Halloween hit-and-run fatality to appear in court today
A man who was charged in relation to a fatal hit-and-run on Halloween night is due to appear in court today. OPP say that on October 31st, 19-year-old Cameron Hicks of Ottawa was attempting to cross...
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Letter: Tribute to victims of communism
Re: A tribute to Communism’s victims or a monumental misjudgment?, Dec. 17. Kelly Egan in a recent column about the proposed Memorial to the Victims of Communism wrote, if we “should not cry out for...
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Cirillo painting raises $50,000 for young son
If you purchased a copy of Katerina Mertikas’s painting in memory of Nathan Cirillo, you’ve helped to raise tens of thousands of dollars to benefit the fallen sentry’s family. Mertikas, the Ottawa...
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U of O students still in vacation mode as other university students return to...
Everywhere in Canada, university students shook off their post-holiday lethargy Monday and trudged back to class. Everywhere, that is, but at the University of Ottawa. At Canada’s University, as the U...
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Impaired charges drop, but warnings increase
Nine Ottawa motorists were charged with impaired driving during roadside checks over the holidays, Ontario Provincial Police said Monday. As well, 17 drivers were issued licence suspensions ranging...
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Staying safe during this week’s deep freeze
Ottawa Public Health is urging citizens to be vigilant during this week’s frigid temperatures, the coldest the capital has seen since winter began. The city has issued a frostbite advisory, which will...
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Skof: Ottawa needs more police officers
The paralysis of Ottawa’s civic and police service leadership has now reached a critical stage. The Police Services Board’s hiring freeze, now into its sixth year, has resulted in increasing service...
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Real estate: What they got in Barrhaven
Location: 108 Oakfield Cres. Features: Two-storey, three-plus-one-bedroom home with three and a half bathrooms. Open-concept kitchen with cathedral ceiling, combined living and dining room. A rec room...
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Homes calendar for the week of Jan. 10 to 16
Coming Reno show: Looking to renovate? Find everything you’ll need to inspire, plan and get it done at the annual Home Renovations Show Jan. 23 to 25 at the EY Centre, 4899 Uplands Dr. About 100...
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McLeod: We shouldn't be surprised when cars hit pedestrians
It’s sad that we have to keep talking about this. Each month brings more and more stories of collisions involving cars and pedestrians, more and more accidents. Of course, these aren’t really...
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Accused in animal-cruelty trial to undergo psychiatric review; defence plans...
The four Pomeranian dogs had been dead for days, having starved to death in basement cages strewn with urine and feces. One dog appeared to have collapsed against the side of his cage, leaving his face...
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Police seek help locating shotgun-wielding holdup suspects
The Ottawa Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance to identify two suspects in connection with a gas station holdup in the 3200 block of Conroy Road on Dec. 14. Police said two men entered...
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Big Beat: Glebe parking garage to get concrete art
Christopher Griffin has won a competition to create the public-art component of a new parking garage in the Glebe. It’s the second major public-art installation awarded by the City of Ottawa to Griffin...
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Charles Bordeleau: How the Ottawa police are responding to gang violence
We live in a safe city. However, as police, we recognize that there are fluctuations in crime to which we must be prepared to respond. While reported crime is down, there has been an increase in...
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Aisha Sherazi: The true offence to the prophet Muhammed
Wednesday was a difficult day for France, most of all for those families whose loved ones were killed in a horrific attack on the magazine Charlie Hebdo. In a lesser way, it was difficult for all of...
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Randall Denley: Ottawa's policing dilemma
Does Ottawa have enough police officers, or not? If you listen to Ottawa Police Association president Matt Skof, Ottawa is 189 officers short. That’s alarming, if true. He cites a study by the Fraser...
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Preferred O-Train extension includes airport link
It appears a rail link to Ottawa’s international airport, once dismissed by city officials, might be in the cards after all. As part of its ongoing environmental assessment (EA) study on plans to...
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Editorial: Courage, France
The murders of 12 people — including four of France’s most famous cartoonists — in Paris Wednesday were not justified or righteous, and the terrorists who committed them while believing otherwise have...
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