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Nerds rejoice. Tickets go on sale for Comiccon today, with Gillian Anderson from the X-Files and Batman and Robin leading the procession. The event is taking place May 10-12 at the Ernst & Young Centre. Last year 22,000 comic, scifi and other fantasy fans attended. Here’s a list of highlights this time around: Adam West […]
MoreRiders in wheelchairs take precedence over strollers on city buses and drivers are left to decide which passengers can board a full bus due to a hands-off administrative approach. “The City of Ottawa policy is, once again, driver discretion. They don’t want to make a hard and fast policy because they simply say it’s going […]
MoreGet set for wheels to take over the capital this summer. A new cycling fundraiser was launched at the Queensway Carleton Hospital Tuesday; Wheels for Wellness is being held June 15. “This is an amazing event for avid cyclists and those who have always wanted to try this sport and a ride,” said president and […]
MoreBalancing the provincial budget is a top priority for Eastern Ontarians but not at the cost of compromising quality university education, a new study finds. More than two-thirds of residents oppose cuts, according to the poll released Tuesday by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations. The study “clearly shows that the Ottawa region is […]
MoreA $2-million tab is the estimate for putting trash cans in each of the city’s 1,450 transit shelters. The price tag surprised more than one transit commissioner. “I question the costs,” said Innes Coun. Rainer Bloess. “I’m looking for a way to incorporate this into the existing OC Transpo budget.” The figures are provided in […]
MoreThree times out of 10, the bus driver is to blame. Operators are at fault for roughly 34% of OC Transpo collisions since 2007, the Sun has learned through a Freedom of Information request. From 2007 to 2011, there were 5,819 crashes, 1,998 of which were preventable. City buses have averaged 1,164 crashes each year […]
MoreWarm weather, fare hikes, gas prices, and a shaky job market might account for why ridership was down 4.4% on city buses and the O-Train last summer compared to the same time in 2011. Almost 22 million passenger trips were made, according to OC Transpo’s quarterly performance report. Full-time and part-time youth employment in the […]
MoreA grandma in a walker could go faster than this bus. Is that bus driver trying out for NASCAR? The woman with the crying baby taking up five seats is so annoying. Can someone please give that guy a stick of deodorant? Taking the bus sucks. That’s the consensus from OC Transpo riders who use […]
MoreTaxpayers could foot the bill for equipment not fitting in a new fleet of police cruisers but cops remain tight-lipped about how much. Ottawa police Insp. Uday Jaswal maintains “there has been no cost” to the service, but also said “we don’t have the solution identified yet.” The fleet of 58 cruisers cost $1.6 million […]
MoreEmotions ranged from relief to anger Friday morning as parents dropped their children off at public elementary schools across the city. “I’m glad that the daycare’s open at least,” said Doris Luckert of Nepean after walking her daughter, 9, into Agincourt Road PS. “I would’ve had to take off work, because I don’t have any […]
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