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Drivers whine to police about cyclists, and vice versa. But both pose a problem for cops as many perpetrators, downtown, especially, continue running stop signs and red lights. As cops prepare to zero in on offenders, “we’re going to be treating everybody equal,” said Ottawa police Sgt. Mark Gatien from the traffic escort unit. City […]
MoreMotorists and cyclists running stop signs and red lights downtown should expect to be nailed by cops this spring and summer. “Everybody knows the rules but they roll the dice,” said Ottawa police Sgt. Mark Gatien from the traffic escort unit. “We see it daily.” So many cyclists are breezing through intersections, Gatien describes it […]
MoreA gang war in Ottawa’s south end has seen two gun incidents in two days. Police sources tell the Sun certain members are targeting each other. It’s unclear what the feud is over. A man’s car was rammed off the road by two other vehicles in the Riverside Dr. and Mooney’s Bay area around 10 […]
MoreA group advocating a supervised injection site in the ByWard Market is canvassing the neighbourhood Sunday seeking support from residents. “This is clearly a health crisis. We’re offering an alternative,” said Campaign for Safer Consumption Sites co-ordinator Chris Dalton. Ottawans using drugs have high rates of overdose, infection, and rising rates of communicable diseases such […]
MoreParents need to set terms with their children before granting access to cell phones and social media sites, says a bullying expert. “I think we just need to be a bit more conscientious about what we’re doing and what we’re allowing our children to do,” said University of Ottawa professor Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt, Canada Research […]
MoreOptimism follows a meeting between OC Transpo bigwigs and the leader of an anti-street harassment group. Whether it’s acknowledged or not, sexual assaults are happening on buses, and “we deserve better as transit riders, and I think they’re starting to get that,” said Hollaback! Ottawa director Julie Lalonde. Friday’s meeting addressed sex crimes and Transpo’s […]
MoreThe 53 children attending the Gatineau daycares in which two men were killed Friday are at high risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder, an expert warns. Regardless of whether the shooting took place in front of them, “I think those kids will be traumatized,” said Toronto therapist and author Sara Dimerman. According to research, said […]
MoreThe way high school kids are bullying each other these days makes Tina Fey’s “Mean Girls” trite in comparison. An Instagram page slandering teen girls in the capital has been shut down following police involvement. The page, 613gahbas, was deleted Wednesday. ‘Gahba’ is Arabic slang for whore, slut, b—h, or prostitute. Instagram is a social […]
MoreOC Transpo’s security heads will be meeting with the leader of an anti-street harassment group Friday to address sexual assaults on city buses. Since February, “nothing has moved, nothing has been said, nothing has been committed to,” said Hollaback! Ottawa director Julie Lalonde, adding Transpo GM John Manconi is scheduled to attend. The group is […]
MoreEvery boy’s fantasy is to have a hot teacher undress him and make him a man. Or so he’s been told. If he dares report the sexual violation — immediately after or years later — as a crime, he faces being ridiculed or belittled. One in six Canadian men has been sexually abused as a […]
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