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Condo Scene: The name game — What developers look at in creating the brand
What’s in a name? Well, it depends on what you’re naming. Deciding what to call your child, for instance, can take months and the result lasts a lifetime. When a builder creates a development, he or is...
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City Hall Blog: Chernushenko's opening remarks at environment committee
Earlier this week, Capital Coun. David Chernushenko chaired his environment committee meeting. As I did previously after Jan Harder chaired her first planning committee meeting, I’m posting his opening...
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Wrongfully-convicted Romeo Phillion can sue after 31 years in prison
A wrongfully convicted man who spent more than three decades in prison for the murder of an Ottawa firefighter before his conviction was quashed can sue police and prosecutors after the Supreme Court...
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McKenney pledges help for homeless agencies
Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney says she’s determined to find money in the city’s 2015 budget to help save several agencies that serve homeless people in Ottawa. Centre 507, the Odawa Native...
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Merivale Mall adds Marshalls outlet in $10-million renovation
Ottawa’s retail landscape will continue to transform with the multimillion dollar redevelopment of Merivale Mall. Owners of the shopping centre on Merivale Road at Viewmount Drive announced Thursday...
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Bell's Corners townhouse fire claims one life
A body was discovered Thursday by Ottawa firefighters who had spent the afternoon battling a house fire on Moodie Drive in Bells Corners. Earlier there had been no reports of injuries, but rescue teams...
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Building a home into a ridge (with video)
Cutting into a ridge to build a dream home has one disadvantage. “There’s a lot of rock to chip,” quips Brian Saumure of Maple Leaf Custom Homes, the company responsible for this chic, nature-friendly...
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Florida Georgia Line's blast of southern country heats up icy Ottawa night
Florida Georgia Line brought their sizzling show to Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday, giving an estimated 13,000 fans a reason to party hard on a frigid night. The red-hot bro-country duo of Tyler...
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Daytripping to St. Albert
Where did you go? Off to see the happy ending to a sad story. The whole thing was more than a little cheesy, but my friends and I enjoyed it a lot. Soooo, you went to some B-grade movie with a...
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Concerts: Feb. 20 to 26
Friday, Feb. 20 Bijo & Sun, folk/pop, 8 p.m., Café de Joël, 1-2865 Chamberland Rd., Rockland. Tickets: $10. mifo.ca Big Jeezus Truck, In Heat, hard rock/punk, 10 p.m., House of Targ, 1077 Bank...
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Federal 'cut the cord' initiative falls short of savings goal
A federal project to cut the cord on landlines and move to mobile devices will fall short of its goal of producing almost $30 million in savings by the end of this fiscal year. But the department in...
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Handcuffing of Ottawa child with autism raises tough questions
What’s the best way to respond to a child with autism who is acting aggressively? Just listen to them, says the mother of nine-year-old Daniel Ten Oever. Daniel was handcuffed by a police officer at...
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Ontario is not using its best pro-vaccine weapon, says former chief medical...
Ontario is failing to make full use of the best pro-vaccination tool at its disposal, says the province’s former chief medical officer. Dr. Richard Schabas, who is currently chief medical officer of...
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Senate bill banning genetic discrimination runs into hurdles
A Senate bill that would block businesses from obtaining details of someone’s genetic makeup has been watered down too much, its supporters charge. The bill, S-201, was aimed at preventing employers,...
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Serious car crash closes Innes Road eastbound, two taken to hospital
The eastbound lanes of Innes Road were closed at Anderson Road Friday evening due to a serious motor vehicle collision at that intersection, Ottawa police said. The collision occurred just before 5...
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Review: Bryan Adams gets Reckless in nostalgic romp through '80s
Canadian rock legend Bryan Adams revisited one of his most popular albums 30 years after it was originally released, and found enough new material to make for a surprisingly fresh concert at Canadian...
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Firefighters contain early morning fire to garage
Ottawa firefighters contained an early morning garage fire, stopping it from spreading to the attached house near Greenbank Road early Saturday morning. Reports were received of thick black smoke...
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Photos: Polar Plunge
Participants take the Polar Plunge in support of Special Olympics athletes, at TD Place in Ottawa on Saturday. CBC Reporter Judy Trinh takes the Polar Plunge in support of Special Olympics athletes, at...
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Investigators ID Bells Corners fire victim; blaze ruled accidental
The woman killed in a Bells Corners house fire this week has been identified as Luda Vidisheva, 39. Vidisheva’s body was discovered Thursday by first responders combing the remains of the fire that...
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Dozens take the Polar Plunge for Special Olympics (with video)
Steady snowfall and temperatures that dipped to -22 C with a bracing windchill didn’t faze dozens of people who voluntarily jumped into a dumpster full of icy cold water on Saturday. The Polar Plunge,...
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