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SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/01/13/16878576.html One of the women brazenly attacked from behind by a man in broad daylight last month says she wants other women to be more aware of their surroundings. “It’s very concerning that this person is still out there,” said the 58-year-old, who doesn’t want to be named. “I wasn’t wearing headphones or […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/01/12/16861361.html#/news/ottawa/2011/01/12/pf-16861361.html Almost four-and-a-half million passengers flew out of the Ottawa International Airport in 2010, setting a new record. “We’ve finished the year at 5.7% higher than last year,” said Paul Benoit, Airport Authority president and CEO. “I think the important part of that isn’t that the airport has that much traffic. It’s that […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/01/11/16849516.html Ottawa Public Health is getting two million dollars from the province’s Healthy Smiles program. That means up to 10,000 local children from low-income families can access free dental care at public clinics. And that’s good news to people who consider visiting the dentist a luxury. “I really need to clean my teeth […]
MoreSalsa — the dog poisoned in her own backyard — has returned home to Stittsville. “She’s quieter. She’s not as bouncy as she was, but she’s OK,” owner Eleanor Elliott said. The owner took the 8-lb. peekapoo to the Ottawa Veterinary Hospital at 3 a.m. Sunday after noticing erratic behaviour. The vet confirmed Salsa had […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/01/09/16818431.html A Stittsville woman is shocked and upset after her dog was poisoned in her own backyard sometime Saturday night. “She was lifeless,” Eleanor Elliott said about her puppy, Salsa. “It was just horrifying. I was hysterical.” Elliott said the three-and-a-half year old peekapoo started acting strange. She took Salsa, who weighs eight […]
MoreMaster Cpl. Mike “Megatron” Trauner may have lost his legs while on foot patrol in Afghanistan. But he stood tall on the steps of Parliament Hill Saturday morning. Trauner accepted the To the Top Canada Award for 2011. “To become a better person, I had to suffer quite a bit,” he said. Two years ago, […]
MoreInside the artistic, inviting, and warmly decorated house of Allan and Robin O’Connor in Orleans, hundreds of friends trickled in Saturday to celebrate Simon Hubbard’s zeal for life. “Anytime people were getting together and Simon showed up, people had a little more fun,” said Steve Lafond, who’s known Hubbard for more than 30 years. Hubbard, […]
MoreThe leader of the Canadian Islamic Congress says he never heard an apology from the RCMP last August for arresting suspected Muslim terrorists during Ramadan –and he doesn’t want one. “No matter what day of the year, if there’s a need for an arrest, there should be an arrest,” said Imam Dr. Zijad Delic. RCMP […]
MoreAfter much anticipation and disappointment last weekend, skaters can finally lace up on the canal. The 41st season of skating on the world’s largest skating rink begins Saturday. A 2.4 km section of the Rideau Canal Skateway opens at 8 a.m., from the Bank Street Bridge to the Pretoria Bridge. The longest season on record […]
MoreIt isn’t easy finding Chad Baillargeon’s home. Along a seedy strip occupied by an old bingo hall, an electronics store, a pizzeria and run-down housing, the addresses listed for the Gatineau man charged in Tuesday’s home made bomb arrest — 397 and 274 Rue Notre Dame — don’t exist. But whether he actually lives here, […]
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