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With slippery road conditions, two serious crashes left three people injured Friday night. Roughly 10 9-1-1 calls came in for crashes between 8 and 10 p.m., said paramedic Supt. Steven Leu. “It was very busy early on in the evening,” Leu said. Most of the collisions yielded minor injuries or no injuries at all, and […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/08/17/hit-and-run-leaves-man-critically-hurt A Stratford family is devastated after a 22-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Bronson Ave. early Wednesday. Emergency crews got the call at 3:18 a.m. for a young man found unconscious and bleeding near Somerset Ave. W., on the outskirts of Chinatown. Dan Miller, 22 — the youngest of […]
MoreBetween blaring music, fireworks, lawnmowers, and bouncing from one outdoor festival to the next, the summer can take a toll on your hearing. And it can take just 30 minutes to do some serious damage, warns a hearing expert. “There are some people who go to one loud concert and are close to the speakers […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/06/25/woeful-response-to-couples-wet-yard An elderly Barrhaven couple say they’re blowing their savings to fix the damage from flooding in their backyard because neither the city nor the builder will step up and address the drainage problem. “We’ve spent about $4,000 on this lawn and we just can’t afford it anymore,” said Alice Publicover. “We’re seniors […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/06/02/3alarm-house-fire-in-centretown At least two families are displaced — and a dog was rescued, tied to a tree waiting for its owner — after fire broke out just after noon at a two-storey triplex in Centretown Thursday. “My wife was on the computer and I was getting ready to go out, and we smelled […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/05/20/fire-hits-townhomes-under-construction Neighbours came by on foot, bike and car Saturday to stare at the charred remains of a spectacular $2.5 million four-alarm fire in Kanata. “Oh my God,” said Jasper Nie, 7, as he rode his bike then suddenly stopped. His sentiments were echoed by resident after resident. “It was a good burn […]
MoreThere are mountains of rubble on Beechwood Ave. Saturday afternoon. Some passersby pause mid-step and stare. A few drivers slow down to gawk. Many don’t even acknowledge it — it’s part of the neighbourhood now. “It’s sad, but it could’ve been worse. It could’ve been the whole block,” said Christian Hurysz, who lives nearby. A […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/02/06/17173206.html Caring neighbours rushed to comfort a 76-year-old Orleans woman whose house may have been set ablaze by an arsonist early Sunday morning. The Ottawa police arson unit is now investigating the fire. “We got out there and met her crying,” said a neighbour, who didn’t want his name published. “Other neighbours were […]
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