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Bars, pubs, and clubs are barraged with thousands of drunken party-goers this weekend, posing challenges for owners and police alike. Given the amount of people who have been ‘pre-drinking’ all day and are intoxicated by the time they arrive downtown, “you’re stopping at least 95% of your problems at the front door,” said York Entertainment […]
MoreEmerald-clad revellers will keep first responders busy into Monday as they throw back pint after pint of matching suds. “I think everybody’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day,” said Ottawa police Sgt. Iain Pidcock. “It’s traditionally one of our busier weekends, because celebrations tend to involve a little bit more alcohol than normal.” Weekends generally yield […]
MoreBystander intervention will play a critical role in the prevention of sex assaults on city buses and other public spaces, says an activist and head of an anti-street harassment group. “This stuff happens in plain view of other people. Why are those people not doing anything about it?” said Hollaback! Ottawa director Julie Lalonde. “And […]
MoreParamedics, firefighters and police will be able to communicate with each other to swap data, images and high-definition video to and from vehicles in a pilot project at the University of Ottawa. “Speed is the No. 1 metric for first responders to evaluate how effective they are. Time is essential,” said electrical engineering and computer […]
MoreOttawa Centre MPP and Labour Minister Yasir Naqvi is working overtime to position himself as a champion for women’s rights after a letter from his office appeared in the ‘reviews’ section of a book on Islam with a chapter endorsing wife beating. “I strongly condemn violence against women,” Naqvi, who is Muslim, said in a […]
MoreA 34-year-old Ottawa man accused of preying on young women riding city buses is facing 15 new charges in connection with a string of sexual assaults. “We have four victims that we have proceeded with charges,” said Ottawa police Staff Sgt. Angela McDade of the sexual assault/child abuse unit. The incidents were reported between Nov. […]
MoreFlooding is plausible this spring, the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority is warning. The water content of the snow covering the Rideau watershed at this time of year is at near-record levels — the second highest since 1974. Snowfall and rainfall over the next few weeks will determine if flooding will actually take place, however, “it’s […]
MoreCouponing for Generation Y has arrived in Canada via a new app, and it doesn’t involve scissors, binders, or sitting at the kitchen table. “We looked at the coupon industry and we realized how archaic it is,” said Noah Godfrey, who created Checkout 51 with partners Pema Hegan and Andrew McGrath. “So from a shopper’s […]
MoreA trio of boys in Eastern Ontario aspired to save lives. A trio of officers they became, fearlessly donning red or blue in rural Canada. A trio of policemen ambushed with bullets no badge could shield. A trio memorialized. Since 2007, at least three cops from the region — RCMP Const. Christopher John Worden, RCMP […]
MoreSteve Dery was a “good guy and a damn good cop.” But he’ll never get to serve and protect in his hometown. He was killed in the line of duty after a gunman opened fire on Dery, 27, of Orléans, and his partner while they were responding to a domestic violence call at a home […]
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