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A 35-year-old Ottawa man is facing an attempted murder charge in connection with what police are calling an unprovoked an attack on a woman. It happened on Oct. 22 at 2 p.m., when a bearded man allegedly struck a woman in the head with a hammer as she got off the O-Train. The woman, 27, […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/10/28/bride-shannon-amy-guy-killed-in-mexico-called-beautiful-angel-taken-way-too-young Shannon Amy Guy was a Harry Potter fanatic who always had the latest book, which she devoured from cover to cover. “Whenever a new Harry Potter movie was released, that was our date night,” said her devastated father, Ted Murray. Sadly, date nights with dad are now just a memory. The 24-year-old […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/10/24/ottawa-drivers-roll-with-the-law-at-four-way-stops City vehicles were among those spotted slowing, then rolling, through busy intersections across the city on Wednesday. With Ottawa Police targeting stop sign runners this month in the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program, the Sun conducted surveillance at three random four-way stops, spending a half hour at each location. A bylaw vehicle, OC […]
MoreA $5 million campaign is underway at CHEO to improve its day surgery unit and reduce wait times for kids. Construction for Project Stitch begins next year and renovations are slated for completion at the end of 2016. Money is being raised through the CHEO Foundation. Project Stitch will help to reduce the wait times […]
MoreMario Theoret was crazy about mountain biking and the Calgary Flames. “He was a very easygoing person who just freely gave of his time and his energy, always,” said close friend Cat Weaver. A memory bike was placed at the southwest corner of Merivale and Hunt Club roads Sunday morning to honour Theoret. Within minutes, […]
MoreA suspect is on the loose after reportedly raping a young woman in a residential neighbourhood in Barrhaven. It happened around 9:30 p.m. Friday on Deerfox Dr. at Woodroffe Ave., north of Strandherd Dr. “I didn’t hear a thing,” said resident Andy Malguzzi. “I wish I did. I wish I could’ve done something about it.” […]
MoreA temporary sidewalk has been created at an Orléans elementary school, as per the promise of Ashcroft Homes. “It was not on time,” said resident Bruce Perley. Nonetheless, “it’s better than I thought it was going to be.” French Catholic school Notre-Dame-des-Champs opened at the end of August at 6280 Renaud Rd., near Navan Rd. […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/10/19/ottawa-police-crack-down-on-drivers-rolling-through-stop-signs City cops can add OC Transpo rider to their list of decoys. Twenty-one tickets were dished out by officers in a 70-minute traffic blitz on Thursday as Ottawa Police were out enforcing stop sign violations, the focus of October’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program. Drivers, predictably, were full of excuses. ”We’re hearing exactly […]
MoreAn 11-month-old baby had the worst case of tooth decay Dr. Nabil Ouatik has ever seen. “It was so severe that we had to take the child to hospital to repair these cavities,” said Ouatik, a pediatric dentist. The baby had active decay on the upper and lower front teeth. “If we were to wait, […]
MoreFashionistas took over Bayshore Shopping Centre Wednesday for a VIP event celebrating H&M’s long-awaited opening in the nation’s capital. Complete with velvet ropes, red carpet, and photographers, heads were turning in the mall as shoppers wondered where music was coming from and what was shaking in the old Zellers location. “We had to wait in […]
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