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The leader of the Canadian Islamic Congress says he never heard an apology from the RCMP last August for arresting suspected Muslim terrorists during Ramadan –and he doesn’t want one. “No matter what day of the year, if there’s a need for an arrest, there should be an arrest,” said Imam Dr. Zijad Delic. RCMP […]
MoreAfter much anticipation and disappointment last weekend, skaters can finally lace up on the canal. The 41st season of skating on the world’s largest skating rink begins Saturday. A 2.4 km section of the Rideau Canal Skateway opens at 8 a.m., from the Bank Street Bridge to the Pretoria Bridge. The longest season on record […]
MoreIt isn’t easy finding Chad Baillargeon’s home. Along a seedy strip occupied by an old bingo hall, an electronics store, a pizzeria and run-down housing, the addresses listed for the Gatineau man charged in Tuesday’s home made bomb arrest — 397 and 274 Rue Notre Dame — don’t exist. But whether he actually lives here, […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2010/12/30/16711086.html#/news/ottawa/2010/12/30/pf-16712846.html Family, friends, and strangers gathered at Saint Patrick’s Basilica Thursday to honour Alex Zolpis almost a week after his horrific death. Thursday afternoon’s mass led by Rev. Lawrence McCormick was packed with at least 500 people. Zolpis was cremated. His ashes, in a rectangular box, were on a small table beside a […]
MoreThe short life of Olisadike “Oli” Soludo Okoye was celebrated through art and song, as more than 400 people attended his funeral at St. Joseph Cathedral Wednesday morning. His mother Donna Joseph was escorted to the lectern, where, voice shaking, she praised her “bright son.” “In my heart, I believe you are seated beside grandpa,” […]
MoreForget about fruitcake and ugly Christmas sweaters. Gift cards have people groaning. And they’re going online to pawn them off. Take new dad, Shafiq Megh, whose son Kaisen is almost two months old. “We got a whole bunch of Babies-R-Us and Toys-R-Us gift cards,” he said. Sounds useful, except the Meghs have everything they need. […]
MoreThe family of an Ottawa man who went home for Christmas and is now missing in Charlottetown, P.E.I. says he’d never disappear at his own will and are worried about his safety. “He has a great girlfriend, a great job,” Jill Rankin said about her brother, Trevor William Rankin, 38. Rankin works as a program […]
MoreFriends mourning the death of 24-year-old Alex Zolpis will remember him as a loyal person with a huge heart, university buddy David Sklar told the Sun. “He was always willing to do what he could to accommodate his friends, and was always there if you needed him,” he said. Zolpis, who grew up in Ottawa, […]
MoreOTTAWA – The son of former Newfoundland premier Brian Tobin is being held by Ottawa Police after an Ottawa man was run over by a truck and killed on the top floor of a downtown Ottawa parking garage early Friday morning. John “Jack” Tobin, 24, is being held in custody by Ottawa Police, according to […]
MoreAfter almost six years of being a paramedic, Scott Martin can now check “delivering a baby enroute to hospital” off his to-do list. Martin, his partner Kristopher Prince and Algonquin student Jilliane Wade helped midwife Genevieve Gagnon deliver a Christmas present to an Ottawa-area family: a healthy baby boy. The baby was due Dec. 12, […]
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