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The Bradley boys were just waiting for the Boss to look down. From their front row seats, Peter and Stuart Bradley held up a sign reading, “Our sister picked Bieber. We picked the Boss,” said Stuart, 7. Bruce Springsteen helped the west end brothers on stage. Springsteen passed the microphone to Peter, counted them in, […]
MoreBill 52 is now dead wood. Changes to Ontario’s Building Code to allow six-storey wood construction — instead of the current four-storeys — were being considered at Queen’s Park, via private members’ bills wanting to create demand for lumber. The province was close to finalizing the Forestry Industry Revitalization Act, brought forward by Nipissing MPP […]
MoreOntario’s 24th Premier resigned Monday, shocking many and leaving others pondering the future of Dalton McGuinty Jr. Does this mark the end of the political dynasty in the McGuinty family? A teacher, professor and school board trustee, Dalton McGuinty Sr. served as the Ottawa South MPP for one term, while Dalton Jr. practised law after […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/10/15/integrative-cancer-centre-opens-in-hintonburg When Colleen Kanna was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010, she didn’t know where to find an acupuncturist to complement her treatment. She was left with the “difficult task” of finding a doctor “at a time when you’re overwhelmed with appointments and information, a time when you’re not feeling well and you’re […]
MoreA sword through the heart is likely what killed Dominic Doyon, a forensic pathologist told the jury as the Toby Land trial continued Thursday. “The principal cause of death, the most rapid cause of death, was the stab wounds,” said Dr. Christopher Milroy. Doyon died in his Lowertown living room in May 2009. Land, 28, […]
MoreGruesome video and photos of the crime scene where Dominic Doyon’s body was left – beaten to a pulp on his living room couch – were shown to a jury during Toby Land’s trial on Wednesday. “You can actually see there’s indents in his head,” testified an Ottawa police sergeant from the forensic identification section. […]
MoreToby Land committed murder – not manslaughter, as he’s pleading – the night Dominic Doyon was killed, Crown prosecutor Carl Lem told the jury during his opening statement Tuesday morning. Land, 28, is one of two men charged with second-degree murder in the May 2009 beating death of Doyon in a Lowertown apartment where all […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/10/01/scott-an-inspiration-to-young-skaters Iconic athlete Barbara Ann Scott will remain a role model in the eyes of young skaters, years after her passing. In the tough world of figure skating, “a lot of people don’t make it and you have to keep on going, just like she did,” said Analisa Love-Tedjoutomo, 13. Love-Tedjoutomo is striving […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/09/28/lots-of-love-for-downtown-bike-lane-city Residents adore the segregated Laurier Ave. bike lanes, outnumbering those who hate them, according to the city’s tally. Since the lanes opened on July 10, 2011, residents have been phoning 311 and voicing their opinion online. The removal of on-street parking is a major concern. “I understand that it is a pilot […]
MoreThanks to a policy banning food or drink on STO buses, riders on the other side of the river don’t deal with an array of pop cans and burger wrappers left on seats. “It’s not a problem,” said Societe de transport de l’Outaouais spokeswoman Dominique Leclerc. “Mostly, we find a cup of coffee. That’s the […]
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