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Ottawa’s patios, parks, and beaches are one step closer to being smoke-free. The board of health gave the greenlight to a three-year clean air strategy during a meeting at City Hall Monday night. The strategy aims to protect children and non-smokers from second hand smoke and help smokers quit. The report includes a recommendation to […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/02/05/hundreds-turn-out-for-runway-audition Nadia Chareuf knows there are tricks to getting chosen for a runway show. “Honestly, black makes you look skinny and these are like, the fittest pants I have,” said the 18-year-old Carleton University student from Gatineau. “I tried out for an agency awhile ago and I got rejected… they said my hips […]
MoreFive cabbies have been caught by the city using fake credentials to obtain a taxicab driver’s licence, according to documents obtained by the Sun. The city’s by-law department sent a letter to each driver last month, advising them to hand in their permits. “And so far, only two of the five have returned their licences,” […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/01/30/saudi-doctors-suing-u-of-ottawa Three doctors from Saudi Arabia are suing the University of Ottawa and several of its officials for more than $100 million. The suit claims racial discrimination, conspiracy to injure, defamation, breach of contract, and negligence, among other allegations. Dr. Waleed AlGhaithy, Dr. Khalid Aba-Alkhail, and Dr. Manal Al-Saigh announced they’ve filed a […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/01/27/bad-weather-dont-keep-fans-away Freezing rain wasn’t keeping Mark Debruyn and his sons from attending the NHL Fan Fair on Friday. “We’re a hockey family,” said Debruyn, from Nepean. His boys, Caleb, 8, and Lucas, 5, had the day off from school and it was the first All-Star experience for the family. “We’re going to walk […]
MoreOttawa resident Naser Al Raas lost his appeal Monday and is facing a five-year term in Bahrain prison over the right to freedom of expression. “The court has upheld the sentence,” his fiancee, Zainab Ahmed, told the Sun from Bahrain Wednesday. “I’m very sad.” Al Raas could be arrested at any time. “He’s in hiding […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/01/25/cop-facing-hiring-crisis-prof With baby boomers retiring, fewer jobs will be up for grabs for police across the country, who didn’t hire at the end of the ’90s and early 2000s, warns a Carleton University business professor. “A lot of our older cops are going to be leaving all at once,” said Dr. Linda Duxbury, […]
MoreA downtown homeless drop-in centre hasn’t yet relocated to St. Alban’s Church as planned, and some nearby condo owners opposing the move are hoping it stays put on Murray St. Another condominium, The Galleria 2, is currently under construction at 238 Besserer St., right behind the church. “Now that the new building is there, you […]
MoreCops investigating murders and sex crimes are stressed out and face heavy workloads, resulting in increased use of sick leave and higher alcohol consumption, according to a study analyzing Ottawa’s police force. It’s also resulting in them being less loyal and less engaged in their work, The news doesn’t come as a surprise to Ottawa […]
MoreAn Ottawa man died late Saturday after his snowmobile struck a river bank near Quyon in Quebec’s Pontiac region. Joseph Leafloor, 31, was driving the snowmobile and crashed while attempting a U-turn. “It will take a couple of weeks before we find out exactly what happened, but we think alcohol and speeding was involved,” said […]
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