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Bank on snagging a parking ticket along Ottawa’s best-known stretch. Bank St. topped the list of parking complaints the city received in 2013, with 679 grievances phoned in to 311, and also led the way in total tickets issued, with 6,113 tickets. Laurier Ave. was next, narrowly beating Somerset St. by one complaint. Guigues Ave. […]
MoreIt’s far from upscale, but the GT Boutique remains a retail success story. Giant Tiger is celebrating its re-opening in Bells Corners Saturday, with a fully renovated store. Company-wide, “they’re doing extremely well,” said retail analyst Barry Nabatian. By importing cheap goods from China and carrying “reasonably well-made” products from Canada and the U.S., the […]
MoreOTTAWA – A local Tory volunteer has admitted to posting an image likening provincial cops to Nazis and Liberal leader Kathleen Wynne to Adolf Hitler. A screenshot Facebook picture, obtained by the Sun, was uploaded June 3 under an account for Robert Stocki, a former Ottawa police officer who is currently listed on the board […]
More(screengrab from Elections Ontario website) Residents at a seniors housing co-op are fuming after receiving incorrect voter information in the mail for the June 12 provincial election. “It was a big upset within the building,” said Pat Moreau. She said the notice of registration card from Elections Ontario arrived last week at her home near […]
MoreHe’s like the Jamie Oliver of hospital food. A UK-based “better hospital food” advocate is bringing his campaign to Ontario, calling for fresh, local food to be served. “It seems to me as if hospitals in Ontario are at the beginning of the journey of becoming more like England,” said Alex Jackson, “and that’s a […]
MoreAn Ottawa Police booklet on ethics cost taxpayers more than $6,700 – and one officer told the Sun many copies went straight into the trash. Cops want to see ethics in the workplace, not read about the topic, said the officer, speaking on the condition of anonymity. The service ordered 2,500 copies and a digital […]
MoreCarling Ave. continues to draw expletives from drivers, placing 7th on the CAA’s Top 10 worst roads in Ontario list for 2014. “We had a record number of votes cast this year, and while other roads in the north and east Ontario region were trending in the Top 10 throughout the campaign, Carling Ave. still […]
MoreAn armed suspect behind two convenience store hold-ups in the rural south end might not be hard to identify. He was left with a smashed windshield after a victim followed him and went postal on his car. “We don’t get a lot of robberies” in rural areas, said Ottawa police Staff Sgt. Mike Haarbosch, adding […]
MoreBarbecue hosts are about to get stingy with pork chops and steak. “The farm price, or the price that the grocers pay, has been rising dramatically this year,” for pork and cattle, said Kevin Grier, a senior market analyst with the George Morris Centre, an agriculture and food industry economic research organization in Guelph. “The […]
MoreSchool bus and school zone safety violations topped the list of charges — with 409 — against motorists in Ottawa over two months of selective enforcement. Save the explanation — when children are involved, “there’s no breaks,” said Ottawa police Const. Chuck Benoit. “There’s no discretion.” Passing a school bus with flashing lights costs at […]
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