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SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/09/05/city-works-to-fix-sinkhole-reopen-hwy-174 Commuters are anticipating headaches for the rest of the week – or longer – as the giant sinkhole on Hwy. 174 is repaired. “That’s going to cause traffic chaos around Orléans and on the way out to Cumberland, anybody going east on 174. They’ve got a long haul if it’s going to […]
MoreEric Taylor kicked off his school year by registering, but it wasn’t for classes. He became an organ donor at the University of Ottawa campus on Tuesday. “It’s something I always kind of wanted to do but never imagined myself doing until I was older, but I figured since it’s all set up here, I […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/08/31/sexual-assault-awareness-campaign-debuts-at-carleton Almost one year after a string of sexual assaults on campus, Carleton University has launched an awareness campaign. Three public service announcements debuted online Thursday, featuring students, faculty, and staff. “We want students to start having the conversation about consent,” said Graduate Students’ Association president Kelly Black, who’s featured in a video. […]
MoreHeading into the last weekend of summer, mild or wet weather won’t make a difference to farmers who’ve already been tormented by drought. “Rain in September is not going to change what’s out there,” said Don Kenny of Blondehead Farm in Stittsville. “I think our corn crop is going to be 40% below normal.” Kenny […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/08/27/college-students-frustrated-by-threat-of-strike Chris Lowe dreams of working for the Ottawa 67’s front office. He’s been plugging away all summer to qualify for a one-year sport business management program at Algonquin College. Now, with a looming strike by Ontario’s college teachers, he’s pretty much playing the waiting game, “which makes it even more frustrating ’cause […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/08/24/transpo-unveils-double-deckers Anyone over 5-feet 8-inches stay on the first floor or prepare to hunch over. The city’s first new double-decker bus will hit the road in October, primarily serving suburban commuters on busy, frequent and long-distance express routes, mainly during peak hours. Riders on Routes 35 in Orleans, 61 in Kanata, and 77 […]
MoreTipsy teens thought sneaking away from their parents was enough to get liquored up in peace. Not while Ottawa police are riding the bus. Two Orléans girls — who turned 18 in June and July — were stopped mid-sip as they guzzled vodka and Gatorade en route to Hull Wednesday night. “You know what gave […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/08/20/consultations-to-start-on-tunneys-pasture-plan A 25 year major redevelopment of Tunney’s Pasture warrants community feedback, the Harper government announced Monday. The feds are “absolutely” open to commercial and residential development, Ottawa-West Nepean MP John Baird said, in place of public works minister Rona Ambrose. Buildings that have reached the end of their life cycle may be […]
MoreApplause rang out as Dieppe Raid veteran Jacques Cinq-Mars laid a wreath at the National War Memorial Sunday morning, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the bloody battle. “Well, you remember many things, but I appreciate it,” Cinq-Mars, 92, said after the ceremony. Cinq-Mars describes the battle as a slaughter. At the age of 20, the […]
MoreTwo shots netted a pair of arrests at a Hull apartment Sunday. A man and woman were cuffed after police confirmed shots were fired from a south-facing 5th floor balcony around 6 a.m. at 4 Radisson St., near Hwy. 5 and Mont-Bleu Blvd. “We will be interrogating them and there is more footwork to be […]
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