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The fate of more than 500 dogs seized from a commercial breeding facility in the Outaouais now lies in the hands of a Quebec court. “It can take weeks to months. We hope that the matter will be resolved soon,” said Rebecca Aldworth, executive director of Humane Society International Canada. The animals are at a […]
MoreSome Ottawa cops say they’re letting drunks roam the streets because stricter measures in the central cellblock intended to protect intoxicated people are actually making things worse. “Why bother? You’re going to be stuck with them,” one officer who didn’t want to be named told the Sun. “Just don’t pick them up in the first […]
MoreBY AEDAN HELMER, KELLY ROCHE Brian Tinkess knows all too well about municipal regulations and red tape. And how they squeeze people like him out. For 13 years Tinkess owned and operated the Blooming Onion, a unique chip wagon in a prime location on the corner of Dalhousie and York St. in the Byward Market. […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/05/11/sally-ann-saddled-with-1m-junk-bill Shame on you, Ottawa. Thoughtless residents keep saddling the Salvation Army with so-called donations that turn out to be junk. And it’s cost the charity almost $1 million over the last five years to get rid of it. All too often, large items such as washers, dryers, fridges, and stoves are dumped […]
MorePolice should have notified the public about a sexual predator targeting women in the Byward Market, says the head of the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre. “Whether it was a single assault or a serial assault,” a press release should’ve come out sooner, said executive director Sandy Onyalo. “Men do pick on women who they perceive […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/04/08/17920141.html At 18, Rahel Gebremariam has already figured out what some adults spend a lifetime looking for — her purpose in the world. With guidance from mentors at the Pathways to Education program, the West Ottawa student is on track to becoming a human rights lawyer. “I took a world issues course, actually, […]
MoreA collection agency is going after convicted rapist, sex killer and former colonel Russell Williams, according to CTV Ottawa. Williams was apparently ordered to pay an $8,000 victims surcharge fine for the sexual assaults and murders he was convicted of last year. “A lot of offenders don’t have resources to pay,” said executive director of […]
MoreAn Ottawa Anglican Diocese official is comparing neighbourhood opposition to the relocation of a downtown homeless centre and comments by those opposing it to “Nazi Germany.” After a heated meeting with area residents Monday night, archdeacon David Selzer is “appalled” by comments describing the homeless. “There was a huge degradation of people using Centre 454 […]
MoreBoard members of an upscale downtown condominium don’t want a homeless drop-in centre in their neighbour’s backyard. “It’s just the wrong place in our mind to put this,” said Bruce Baker, condo board president of the Galleria at 200 Besserer St. Plans by the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa to move Centre 454 from its current […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/01/14/16894481.html For teenagers like Leo Nuhijaj, juggling responsibilities isn’t easy. “I have basketball, then after basketball I have work, then after work I have to study for my exams and summatives. So it’s really stressful,” Nuhijaj, 16, said. To help stressed out teens, the Youth Services Bureau (YSB) is launching a free mental […]
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