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Coloured beer and hockey pretty much ensured party-goers would be spending their hard-earned green bills at bars and restaurants Sunday. The party started at St. Louis Bar & Grill on Elgin St. at 11 a.m. “It’s pretty full,” said general manager Megan Bishop. “They’re all wearing green.” A live band played until 5 p.m., and […]
MoreBusiness is hurting for an east end bowling alley after several teens were arrested at a party thrown over March Break. “We’re flabbergasted by the negative swing … when we completely feel it was a complete success,” said Orléans Bowling co-owner Roch Henry. “I was there the entire time.” The ‘all age rave party’ held […]
MoreThe family of slain police officer Const. Steve Dery is expressing gratitude to all cops and firefighters who traveled to Ottawa for his funeral. “We would also like to thank our friends, colleagues, and people from everywhere for their words of encouragement and sympathy wishes,” father Gilles Dery wrote in an e-mail to the Sun. […]
MoreBars, pubs, and clubs are barraged with thousands of drunken party-goers this weekend, posing challenges for owners and police alike. Given the amount of people who have been ‘pre-drinking’ all day and are intoxicated by the time they arrive downtown, “you’re stopping at least 95% of your problems at the front door,” said York Entertainment […]
MoreEmerald-clad revellers will keep first responders busy into Monday as they throw back pint after pint of matching suds. “I think everybody’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day,” said Ottawa police Sgt. Iain Pidcock. “It’s traditionally one of our busier weekends, because celebrations tend to involve a little bit more alcohol than normal.” Weekends generally yield […]
MoreBystander intervention will play a critical role in the prevention of sex assaults on city buses and other public spaces, says an activist and head of an anti-street harassment group. “This stuff happens in plain view of other people. Why are those people not doing anything about it?” said Hollaback! Ottawa director Julie Lalonde. “And […]
MoreParamedics, firefighters and police will be able to communicate with each other to swap data, images and high-definition video to and from vehicles in a pilot project at the University of Ottawa. “Speed is the No. 1 metric for first responders to evaluate how effective they are. Time is essential,” said electrical engineering and computer […]
MoreDonations in memory of Const. Steve Dery will be directed to help underprivileged children in rural Quebec. Dery worked in Kuujjuaq and Kangirsuk — Inuit villages in northern Nunavik — as a member of the Kativik Regional Police Force. He was killed in the line of duty March 2 while responding to a domestic disturbance. […]
MoreOttawa Centre MPP and Labour Minister Yasir Naqvi is working overtime to position himself as a champion for women’s rights after a letter from his office appeared in the ‘reviews’ section of a book on Islam with a chapter endorsing wife beating. “I strongly condemn violence against women,” Naqvi, who is Muslim, said in a […]
MoreA 34-year-old Ottawa man accused of preying on young women riding city buses is facing 15 new charges in connection with a string of sexual assaults. “We have four victims that we have proceeded with charges,” said Ottawa police Staff Sgt. Angela McDade of the sexual assault/child abuse unit. The incidents were reported between Nov. […]
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