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Update: Weird Al confirmed for this summer's Bluesfest
And the first performer announced for this summer’s RBC Royal Bank Ottawa Bluesfest is …”Weird Al” Yankovic? The bizarro parody performer posted details about his Ottawa appearance on his personal...
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City takes a hedge, taxpayer risks a trim: perils of falling gas prices
In 2015, the City of Ottawa will buy close to 53 million litres of diesel fuel. It will probably overpay for millions of those litres and the total overpayment — possibly in the low millions — will go...
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Homes calendar for the week of Jan. 24 to 30
This weekend Reno show: Looking to renovate? Find everything you’ll need to inspire, plan and get it done at the annual Home Renovations Show at the EY Centre, 4899 Uplands Dr. About 100 exhibitors...
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Letter: In my view, Target is top-notch
There has been a fair bit of commentary on the upcoming closure of Target in Canada. Personally, I will miss Target. I was impressed with the efforts made to provide a pleasant shopping experience....
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Mohammed Adam: No more silence in the library
I haven’t been a library goer for years, what with no school-age children to take reading or to pick up a book. And with the Internet transforming how we research and gather information, the library...
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New home sales positive for December
An increase in Ottawa new home sales in December helped keep the total for 2014 almost on par with the previous year, according to a report from industry analyst PMA Brethour Realty Group. There were...
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Westin Hotel seeks OK for glassy rooftop ballroom in time for 2017 celebrations
The Westin Hotel wants to spruce itself up in time for the 150th anniversary of Canada’s Confederation by constructing a new glass-enclosed ballroom with views of Parliament Hill. The 501-room hotel is...
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Crash with school bus sends two to hospital
A crash involving a school bus sent two women, one with serious injuries, to hospital Wednesday evening, paramedics said. Paramedics said they they responded to a call about the three-vehicle collision...
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City Hall Blog: Some objections to city's residential commercial zoning plan
The city held a public consultation last night on micro-retailers — the corner stores and such that dot some residential streets in the urban core. Almost 60 corner stores are grandfathered into...
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Letter: Unnecessary death of Makayla Sault is infuriating
Re: Makayla Sault, who refused chemotherapy for leukaemia in favour of alternative treatments, has died, Jan. 19. The wholly unnecessary death of pre-teen Makayla Sault is infuriating. Her disease was...
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Before you buy: Choosing a robotic vacuum
A robot that can help you with household chores sounds like something out of The Jetsons, but since their introduction in 2002, robotic vacuums have evolved from cool gadgets into time-saving domestic...
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Police arrest two on drug charges
Two people have been charged after a three-day drug investigation. Police said they executed a search warrant on Robertson Road near Baseline Road on Wednesday, seizing 38.8 grams of crack cocaine,...
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Michael Swan: 'Our family is forever broken,' slain teen's mother tells court
Michael Swan’s parents don’t celebrate Christmas anymore. It was his mom’s favourite time of year and she spent weeks decorating their Barrhaven home. These days, they don’t even bother putting up a...
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Building higher with wood
Should we expect major changes in Ottawa’s housing market thanks to the recent updates in Ontario’s building code that permit the construction of six-storey, wood-framed buildings? Probably not. But...
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Wellington West home transformed
A simple outing to buy cheese at a popular deli escalated into a $1.2-million outlay and design honours for two fearless technology entrepreneurs with a taste for rich colours, healthy food and urban...
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City Hall Blog: Dear Minister
The continued delay in opening a new English public elementary school in the rapidly-growing Findlay Creek community is of great concern to many south Ottawa parents. And now it’s a concern of...
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Polibriefs: No-fly list in government sights
Government may retool no-fly list The Conservative government wants to retool Canada’s no-fly list procedures to make it easier to stop a suspected terrorist from boarding an airplane. It is already...
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Centretown fire displaces one person
A fire Friday evening in a Centretown basement apartment has displaced one person, according to Ottawa Fire Services. Firefighters arrived at 53 MacLaren St. at just after 10 p.m. and reported heavy...
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Bell service restored after Ottawa area experiences outages
Some Bell Canada customers experienced high-speed Internet and television service outages Friday evening as a result of equipment problems, a Bell spokeswoman said. Jacqueline Michelis said the...
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City seeks broad input on widening Airport Parkway
Getting to Ottawa’s airport by car may someday take less time. The city wants the public’s feedback to help develop recommendations for widening the Airport Parkway between Brookfield Road and the...
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