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Three Woodlawn residents win top two prizes in CHEO Dream of a Lifetime...
When Lisa Wilton’s husband bought her a CHEO Dream of a Lifetime Lottery ticket last November, he noted that the gift would be a flop if she lost or a dream if she won. It turned out to be the latter....
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Convicted killer will await appeal in prison after confronting key witness
Charlie Manasseri, like the judge said, couldn’t leave well enough alone. Manasseri, 52, received a life sentence with no chance of parole for 10 years in February 2012 after a jury found him guilty of...
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Ottawa's French community mourns newspaper attack
Wednesday’s terror attack on a Paris weekly newspaper is France’s 9/11, says an Ottawa woman who moved from that country 15 years ago. Florence Saint-Claire, 54, was one of about a dozen people who...
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City Hall Blog: Extreme cold and the city's homeless population
Going about my business on Wednesday afternoon — which, like the rest of you, involved trying to stay warm during this deep freeze — this tweet caught my attention: Does anyone know if the City of...
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Staff support proposed alterations to Billings House
City staff are recommending that the built heritage subcommittee approve an application to alter an historic home in Alta Vista, despite concerns from heritage advocates that demolishing such a large...
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Sutcliffe: Perspective needed on Ottawa's gun 'problem'
Imagine how a resident of an American city might look at Ottawa’s gun problem. According to an infographic on the Chicago Tribune web site, for example, there were 2,589 shooting victims last year in...
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Update: Courthouse closed for the day, hospital entrance shut due to broken...
This week’s cold snap has taken a toll on some public buildings as burst water pipes caused the Elgin Street courthouse to shut, and forced the closure of the main entrance to the Ottawa Hospital...
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New on the street: Townhome living with a condo feel in Orléans (with video)
In introducing Tamarack’s new gallery townhomes in the Chaperal development in Orléans, the first order of business is to define what the builder means by “gallery townhome.” Behind the clean-lined...
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Ottawa police say suspicious package not dangerous
Ottawa Police Services say a suspicious package reported at 200 Catherine St. has been deemed not dangerous. According to police, a call was made around 11 a.m. reporting the package. It was...
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Developer files OMB appeal over rejected Vanier infill
An Ottawa developer is appealing to the Ontario Municipal Board after council last month rejected an infill proposal that had previously been endorsed by city staff and the planning committee....
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Ottawa gas prices now among the lowest in Eastern Canada
Gasoline prices in Ottawa skidded to a five-year low Thursday, meaning city motorists now enjoy some of the cheapest gas east of the Manitoba border. And there’s more good news: prices were expected to...
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Three Woodlawn residents win top two prizes in CHEO Dream of a Lifetime...
When Lisa Wilton’s husband bought her a CHEO Dream of a Lifetime Lottery ticket last November, he noted that the gift would be a flop if she lost or a dream if she won. It turned out to be the latter....
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Letter: A better answer to gang violence
Re: On gang violence, we can’t arrest our way out of mess, Jan. 5. Thanks to columnist Kelly Egan for at least questioning Ottawa’s response to gang violence. The answers are not more police, more...
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Housing trends: What's hot and what's not for 2015
South American-influenced sofa throws and Euro-styled kitchens; greens and blues and whites vying to be the über-popular colour of the year; bigger laundry rooms and less condo construction: housing...
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Orléans teen accused of killing mother waives prelim hearing
Chris Gobin, the Orléans teen accused of killing his mom in April, is one step closer to trial after waiving his preliminary inquiry on Friday. The high schooler was tackled and arrested on a...
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The victim surcharge: a timeline
1989 Nov. 1: The victim fine surcharge is enacted in the Criminal Code under the federal Conservative government. Funds raised by the surcharge are intended to assist victims of criminal acts by...
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Get quotes, don't pay full fee when hiring snow contractor, says BBB
To avoid getting snowed on a plowing contract, make sure you do your own digging. That is the message offered by the Better Business Bureau, a consumer support organization that takes complaints...
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Hold your fire, city tells Marborough Forest target shooters
Shooters who blasted trees and left hundreds of shell casings strewn about have prompted Ottawa to ban target shooting in the Marlborough Forest, a huge swath of land southwest of Richmond. For years,...
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Muslim leaders in Ottawa say they don't know brothers
Muslim leaders reached Saturday say the brothers accused of terrorism-related offences do not belong to their congregations, but reacted in fear that young people in Ottawa have apparently fallen prey...
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Man injured in White Lake snowmobile crash
A man in his 50s was airlifted to an Ottawa hospital after he was in a snowmobile crash on White Lake on Sunday. Paramedics were called around 4:30 p.m. to a spot on the lake around one kilometre from...
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