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SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/12/21/sens-make-christmas-merry-for-sick-kids Thirteen-year-old Hiba Allam has the ultimate Christmas gift for her brothers: autographs from the Ottawa Senators. The Sens made their annual visit to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Wednesday, meeting with patients and their families. “Everybody’s, like, speechless,” said Allam, a Bells Corners resident. Leukemia has kept her in hospital for […]
MoreThe Canadian government — not Facebook — should be taking the lead on suicide prevention, says the brother of an Ottawa student who took her own life. “The frustrating part for me is that it’s got to come down to our government officials, our health workers, our police,” said Marc Kajouji, whose sister, Carleton University […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/12/08/christmas-cards-in-high-demand So much for Facebook killing the Christmas card — sales are up, big time, says an Ottawa retailer. “We sell, like, 50 to 60 boxes a day,” said Gary Stern, who co-owns Paper Papier in the Byward Market. And it isn’t just a girlie thing. “We have a surprising number of men […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/08/30/no-suspects-leading-up-to-leblanc-funeral Despite having no suspects, Gatineau’s police chief is confident his squad will find Valerie Leblanc’s killer. “There is a lot of work that has been done since day one,” chief Mario Harel said during a press conference at Gatineau city hall Tuesday. “We are investigating each lead.” Police set up a command […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/07/26/ottawa-men-shed-clothes-for-their-unemployed-bros Ottawa femme fatales were straining their necks for a better view. Men even did double-takes as four male models — dressed in boxer shorts, dress socks, and dress shoes — paraded through the Byward Market in the pouring rain Tuesday afternoon. Some younger women laughed, or downright ignored them, while others were […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/06/17/ottawa-pools-a-no-text-zone A person can drown faster than you can type SOS and hit send. And that’s no laughing matter. Lifeguard Emma Walker has no problem texting “TTYL” and putting her phone away when she’s at work. “You make sure you have enough self control not to be playing with your phone or whatever,” […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/04/05/17882876.html Red rose petals littered the parking lot at Kelly Funeral Home in Orleans Tuesday morning after the memorial service for homicide victim Jessica Riopelle. Roughly 110 people packed the chapel — and dozens lined up out the door —to remember the 23-year-old who was killed March 26 at a south Ottawa motel. […]
MoreYumi Schoenhofer can sleep now. The Ottawa woman has reached her 80-year-old mother who lives alone in Tokyo. “I called and finally, the line was open,” Schoenhofer said, adding the quality of the sound wasn’t great. “(We talked for) three to four minutes. It was good enough to find out she was fine.” Schoenhofer, the […]
MoreFriends mourning the death of 24-year-old Alex Zolpis will remember him as a loyal person with a huge heart, university buddy David Sklar told the Sun. “He was always willing to do what he could to accommodate his friends, and was always there if you needed him,” he said. Zolpis, who grew up in Ottawa, […]
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