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SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2010/12/02/16405836.html Sending kindergarten teachers to off-site daycares could be the solution if the public school board isn’t given enough money from the province to renovate or build new schools to accommodate the third round of Ontario’s full-day kindergarten program. So says the former chair of the Ottawa Carleton district school board. “We haven’t […]
MoreChristmas shopping may have to be done at the last minute if you’re waiting for a sales tax rebate cheque. An Ottawa woman said she phoned the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) on Monday to find out when her Ontario Sales Tax Transition Benefit money is coming. “The response was ‘it was scheduled to be processed […]
MoreThe Ottawa Sun asked a 15-year-old boy to try to buy lottery tickets. Out of 10 places he tried, five sold tickets to him. It’s illegal to sell lottery tickets to minors. (KELLY ROCHE/Ottawa Sun) Children in Ontario are rolling the dice on their future by betting on card games and buying lottery tickets. Close […]
MoreThe problem gambling group was: •18 times more likely to report a suicide attempt in the past year than other students •11 times more likely to report involvement in gang fights and carrying a gun •20 times more likely to report selling drugs other than marijuana •showing high rates of depressive symptoms and low self […]
MoreThe addictive habits formed in adolescence means teens are rolling the dice after high school, too. And the thought of teens raising the stakes is “shocking on one side, and not surprising on the other,” said Dr. Michael Wohl, associate professor of psychology at Carleton University. Wohl said 25% of first-year students at Carleton have […]
MoreJustin Honarvar began buying scratch tickets in Grade 11, shelling out between $5 to $10 a day. During the course of one year, that’s anywhere from $1,820 to $3,640 — a lot of money for a teenager to throw away. “But I’d win,” he said. High school students tell the Sun they regularly see peers […]
MoreOttawa police are rewarding drivers for not texting or talking without a bluetooth while cruising the east and south ends of the city. In December and January, east district traffic cops will give two free movie passes to drivers who have pulled over to use their cell phones. Bluetooth users are not going to be […]
MoreAlmost two weeks after student unions filed papers to take the school to court for holding onto their money, Carleton administration is alleging student unions are holding back details about their spending habits. “They allege to have been made available to their members but not the university,” said Jason MacDonald, the university’s director of communications. […]
MoreCohen Connah-Piercey is a huge Ottawa Senators fan with a small problem. “I don’t have cable. I don’t really get to watch hockey. I watch it when I can,” he said. But Sunday, the Grade 6 student got to see the Senators in person, as thousands laced up their skates and took to the ice […]
MoreOTTAWA – More than 50 queer and transgender rights activists held a sit-in at Ottawa police headquarters on Elgin Street Saturday to protest the arrest of two people during the first Transgender Day of Remembrance event in Canada. “None of us wants to be here, but we don’t trust that the police are going to […]
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