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Under a sunny blue sky there was no blatant display of violence in a quiet east-end neighbourhood — unless you went right up to the corner house and squinted. There they were, six bullet holes in the siding. Shots were fired at 1880 Summerfields Cres., near Innes Rd. and Orléans Blvd., at 8:40 p.m. Saturday, […]
MoreA fifth man has been arrested in connection with the vicious beating of a naked man found stabbed in a west-end park last Sunday. A nationwide warrant was issued Friday night for Fabrice Batubenga, 25. Less than 24 hours later, he was in Ottawa Police custody, although it’s unclear where he was picked up. Batubenga […]
MoreAdrian “Dudz” Dudzicki was a warrior on the squash court and equally driven out of uniform. “He wanted to be successful in life,” said Squash Canada executive director and friend Danny Da Costa. “He was passionate, witty, you know, he loved the sport. He got along well with people.” Dudzicki, 23, was killed in Toronto […]
MoreThe plan to go paperless with patient files is underway at CHEO. That’s fantastic news for Sandra and Ross Wallace of Carp, and their daughter Camryn, 8. An electronic record means “less time missed at school for Camryn in her Grade 2 class, and a little less stress for mom and dad,” said Sandra Wallace. […]
MoreA naked man with knife wounds was found in a west-end park Sunday. He was spotted under a tree near a parking lot in Andrew Haydon Park on Carling Ave. around 9:30 a.m. by a passerby who called 911. It’s unclear if the man, in his 20s, was stabbed or cut — by himself or […]
MoreBY DANIELLE BELL & KELLY ROCHE Police are mourning the loss of one of their own, after an Ottawa officer was killed in a head-on crash while on his way to work Sunday. Ottawa police Const. Mike Robillard, 32, never made it to start his shift. He leaves behind his wife and one child. Robillard […]
MoreNearly 200 people rallied outside of the Prime Minister’s Office — on an unusually balmy fall afternoon — to defend our climate and oppose the Energy East pipeline project. “We’re just here to stop that, because we believe that it’s not a viable project. It’s something that will definitely put our communities, and our waterways, […]
MoreRush hour traffic in Ottawa isn’t as bad as Montreal but it’s gotten better — on paper, anyway. Congestion in the nation’s capital ranks 15th worst in North America, according to an annual report from GPS manufacturer TomTom. That’s an improvement over last year, when Ottawa came in 10th. But are frustrated drivers really noticing […]
MoreA crime prevention expert is praising a campaign to revise the Criminal Code in an effort to protect bus drivers from being attacked. “We’re seeing a continuing uptick in assaults and threats against bus drivers in many Canadian cities,” said security consultant David Hyde. Liberal MP Ralph Goodale wants the feds to fast-track his private […]
MoreRAW VIDEO: http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/10/31/bill-to-protect-assaulted-bus-drivers-gains-momentum Legislation could be in place by Christmas to amend the Criminal Code and deter assaults against bus drivers. Liberal MP Ralph Goodale is pushing for Bill C-533, which makes assaulting an on-duty bus driver an aggravating factor during sentencing. “What the bill essentially says is when the judge has found the defendant […]
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