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A city cop is nursing arm injuries after being struck by a motorcycle in Kanata on Tuesday, the Sun has learned. Numerous sources confirm the off-duty cop was working an overtime shift, directing traffic near a construction site on Eagleson Rd., when the bike went into an area that was cordoned off. The officer stepped […]
MoreMotorists who slow down, look around, then cruise through stop signs will be targeted on either side of the river this month as part of the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program initiative. “People need to understand when it says stop, it means stop, not roll through it, not just keep going,” said Ottawa Police Const. T.J. […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/10/02/family-friends-drivers-mourn-ottawa-bus-crash-victim-dave-woodard The friendly OC Transpo bus driver behind the wheel of the deadly collision with a Via train was laid to rest among a sea of green, brightening the crowd of an estimated 1,500 people at the Metropolitan Bible Church on Wednesday afternoon. A number of mourners wore David Woodard’s favourite colour, while […]
MoreA multi-million dollar lawsuit filed by victims of the OC Transpo bus-Via rail crash could be in the works soon, the Sun has learned. Lawyers in Toronto have spoken with a potential representative plaintiff “who wants to issue a class action on behalf of all of the victims involved in both the bus and the […]
MoreAzaan Hamid had just gotten dressed for gym class at D. Roy Kennedy P.S. when the fire alarm went off around 10:35 Thursday morning. “I thought it was a drill,” said Hamid, 10, adding “everyone was getting out of the building very calmly.” They had reason to panic – an armed man had walked into […]
MoreEveryone looked up to Michael Bleakney and it wasn’t just because he was a “tall, strapping, Scottish fellow.” He was the kind of guy who’d dance with his wife, Kathy, in the kitchen for no reason. “He loved her so much,” said friend and colleague of 14 years, Ravi Sundararaj. The type of dad who […]
MoreIf you’re trying to drop cigarettes, don’t look to their electronic counterparts. That’s the conclusion from a new literature review by the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. There’s no evidence e-cigarettes can help smokers quit, the review states. But that’s not necessarily the only reason to use e-cigarettes. […]
MoreA sombre week is in store for the city. Funeral arrangements have been finalized for five out of the six victims of Wednesday’s Barrhaven bus-train crash, including OC Transpo driver David Woodard. Four passengers will be honoured this week. A service will be held for Karen Krzyzewski, 53, at Woodvale Pentecostal Church, 205 Greenbank Rd., […]
MoreHeads bowed, eyes closed, hands clasped; they prayed for their devastated neighbours, opening with Psalm 23. Six lives lost. No one to blame. As the community struggles to make sense of unthinkable tragedy, roughly 200 people, many with tears in their eyes, filed into the Cedarview Alliance Church in Barrhaven Sunday evening for a memorial […]
MoreThursday night harness racing has been extended at Rideau Carleton Raceway, and officials are praising the provincial government for reversing a decision, restoring the track’s twice-weekly race calendar. “I don’t see how we could’ve gotten by on one day a week,” said track announcer and handicapper Norm Borg. Rideau Carleton offers live horse racing on […]
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