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SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2010/12/07/16464231.html King Edward Avenue is a graveyard for drivers and pedestrians, according to a group of Lowertown residents. “Every year for the last five years there’s been somebody killed on King Edward Avenue or near it,” said Marc Aubin, chair of the King Edward task force . And now, they’re launching an anti-speeding […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2010/12/06/16448781.html For Barry Irvine, there’s no better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than in his favourite place — the arena — kicking off the Navan for Hockeyville campaign. This is the second time Navan Memorial Centre is entering the competition. “We came in third in Ontario last year. This year we’re trying […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/2010/12/04/16431661.html#/news/ottawa/2010/12/04/pf-16431041.html Less than 12 hours after a massive fire razed his barn, JC’s Orchard owner John Czupryniak is selling Christmas trees a few metres from the debris faster than you can blink. “I can’t put a value on that,” he said, choking up when asked about the dollar loss of the barn. While […]
More’Tis the season to be jolly, but don’t fall victim to holiday follies. With just three weeks left until Christmas, beware of the cybercrooks who steal your hard-earned money. In the last two months alone, 72 complaints of online loan scams have been filed, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre told the Sun. Last December, there were […]
MoreOC Transpo’s $12.1-million Next Stop announcement system will be on most buses by March 31, 2011 – a month later than originally planned. By then, the website states, the entire fleet should be equipped with the Next Stop technology, which calls out major and requested stops along the routes in English and French. About 500 […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2010/12/02/16405836.html Sending kindergarten teachers to off-site daycares could be the solution if the public school board isn’t given enough money from the province to renovate or build new schools to accommodate the third round of Ontario’s full-day kindergarten program. So says the former chair of the Ottawa Carleton district school board. “We haven’t […]
MoreChristmas shopping may have to be done at the last minute if you’re waiting for a sales tax rebate cheque. An Ottawa woman said she phoned the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) on Monday to find out when her Ontario Sales Tax Transition Benefit money is coming. “The response was ‘it was scheduled to be processed […]
MoreThe Ottawa Sun asked a 15-year-old boy to try to buy lottery tickets. Out of 10 places he tried, five sold tickets to him. It’s illegal to sell lottery tickets to minors. (KELLY ROCHE/Ottawa Sun) Children in Ontario are rolling the dice on their future by betting on card games and buying lottery tickets. Close […]
MoreThe problem gambling group was: •18 times more likely to report a suicide attempt in the past year than other students •11 times more likely to report involvement in gang fights and carrying a gun •20 times more likely to report selling drugs other than marijuana •showing high rates of depressive symptoms and low self […]
MoreThe addictive habits formed in adolescence means teens are rolling the dice after high school, too. And the thought of teens raising the stakes is “shocking on one side, and not surprising on the other,” said Dr. Michael Wohl, associate professor of psychology at Carleton University. Wohl said 25% of first-year students at Carleton have […]
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