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(screengrab from Elections Ontario website) Residents at a seniors housing co-op are fuming after receiving incorrect voter information in the mail for the June 12 provincial election. “It was a big upset within the building,” said Pat Moreau. She said the notice of registration card from Elections Ontario arrived last week at her home near […]
MoreHe’s like the Jamie Oliver of hospital food. A UK-based “better hospital food” advocate is bringing his campaign to Ontario, calling for fresh, local food to be served. “It seems to me as if hospitals in Ontario are at the beginning of the journey of becoming more like England,” said Alex Jackson, “and that’s a […]
MoreAn Ottawa Police booklet on ethics cost taxpayers more than $6,700 – and one officer told the Sun many copies went straight into the trash. Cops want to see ethics in the workplace, not read about the topic, said the officer, speaking on the condition of anonymity. The service ordered 2,500 copies and a digital […]
MoreCarling Ave. continues to draw expletives from drivers, placing 7th on the CAA’s Top 10 worst roads in Ontario list for 2014. “We had a record number of votes cast this year, and while other roads in the north and east Ontario region were trending in the Top 10 throughout the campaign, Carling Ave. still […]
MoreAn armed suspect behind two convenience store hold-ups in the rural south end might not be hard to identify. He was left with a smashed windshield after a victim followed him and went postal on his car. “We don’t get a lot of robberies” in rural areas, said Ottawa police Staff Sgt. Mike Haarbosch, adding […]
MoreBarbecue hosts are about to get stingy with pork chops and steak. “The farm price, or the price that the grocers pay, has been rising dramatically this year,” for pork and cattle, said Kevin Grier, a senior market analyst with the George Morris Centre, an agriculture and food industry economic research organization in Guelph. “The […]
MoreSchool bus and school zone safety violations topped the list of charges — with 409 — against motorists in Ottawa over two months of selective enforcement. Save the explanation — when children are involved, “there’s no breaks,” said Ottawa police Const. Chuck Benoit. “There’s no discretion.” Passing a school bus with flashing lights costs at […]
MoreObesity is on track to overtake smoking as the most common risk for heart disease in Canada by 2015, according to a study published Tuesday. “Obesity is a major problem in Canada, affecting nearly one in five adults,” said lead author and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute senior scientist Dr. Doug Manuel. “Our study suggests that […]
MoreStealth angles of your home, roof, and backyard may soon be popping up on YouTube. Don’t call the cops, though. Drones are being used to buy and sell homes — well, just one house, pending government red tape, by an agent in the capital. “I wish we had the licences now,” said Tony Miller from […]
MoreIf you ride the bus, follow the socially acceptable rules, or risk being outed online. An OC Transpo Rule Book account is amusing transit riders who often use Twitter to air their grievances and document social faux pas. Take this gem: “I don’t even know what to say … why the hell is there a […]
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