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She locked her front door and nearly walked into gunfire. Hundreds of south end residents awoke to the sound of five shots Sunday but one long-time tenant said she was only steps from the gunman. “And then I looked, I just saw — oh my God. From this side, of his pocket, bottom pocket, he […]
MoreMichel Chartrand may live in Orleans now, but his loyalty is with the west side. So much so, he shuns Petrie Island, driving all the way to Britannia Beach to spend a gorgeous 27C Sunday. “When I was a kid my parents took me here, so I kind of fell in love with it,” said […]
MoreA man in his mid-30s remains in hospital after he was shot in a taxi while leaving an east end strip club early Sunday. He was hit “square in the back,” said Sgt. Seth Curtis from the guns and gangs unit, commenting on the 24th shooting this year. Another man and the driver — who […]
MoreDon’t expect a “break” when you get pulled over for distracted driving — cops are worried about public safety, as well as their own. “You’re probably going to get run over or into an accident in your career before you’re going to get into a shootout, or into a dangerous situation where somebody’s pointing a […]
MoreQuick thumbs are being linked with more fatal crashes in Ontario than bar shots. So far this year, 31 distracted driving related fatals have been tallied, compared to 19 impaired related deaths, according to OPP Sgt. Kristine Rae. That is consistent with the statistics from 2013, when there were 86 distracted driving deaths, versus 65 […]
MoreA daily injection to the belly for pregnant women at risk of developing blood clots is ineffective, according to a study by researchers at the Ottawa Hospital. “It’s very typical that women are willing to take risks for the pregnancy for the potential benefit,” said senior scientist Dr. Marc Rodger, head of TOH’s thrombosis program. […]
MoreIt took 24 hours for Moray Horne to arrive home from Central America. Upon landing at the Ottawa airport Thursday, he hadn’t heard: An Air Algerie plane disappeared from the radar and crashed over west Africa, with 116 people on board, including five Canadians, making it the third airplane to go down in seven days. […]
MoreCancer care in Eastern Ontario is about to be personalized – and expedited. A new lab giving patients access to the latest experimental cancer therapies means test results, which used to take six weeks, will be reduced to two days and patients can begin treatment sooner. “I think it’s going to have both immediate, as […]
MoreShopping was always a challenge for Mieke Westenbroek in Grade 7. “I was super skinny and, like, it was hard for me to find clothes,” said Westenbroek. Gwen Couillec can relate. “I remember when 00 was too big for me,” said Couillec, 18. The teens were surprised to hear there’s a new size in town, […]
MoreThe lure of a shiny new SUV — not a trunk full of cigarettes and booze, or blinding bling — has landed a Stittsville couple in trouble with customs officials. “They didn’t declare that it was purchased in the States (or) have the appropriate paperwork to import the vehicle,” said Canada Border Services Agency spokesman […]
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