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Sexually transmitted infections are at their highest rates since the early ’90s, and the federal government is trying to combat STIs in Canada’s youth by investing six figures in a new study. The Canadian Sexual Health Indicators Survey is the first of its kind and will collect data from 18 to 20-year-olds across the country […]
MoreA female leader in Ottawa’s Muslim community is applauding the federal government’s new plan to ban face-covering garments when reciting the citizenship oath. “I am very happy about it,” said Nazira Tareen, founder and past president of the Ottawa Muslim Women’s Organization. “If we Muslims have chosen Canada as our country, we have come here, […]
MoreAmnesty International Canada is calling on the federal government to rescue an Ottawa man facing a five-year prison term in Bahrain after a judge refused to suspend his re-arrest. Naser Al-Raas, 29, attended a pro-democracy rally in Bahrain last March and was soon after taken from the airport and allegedly tortured for a month. “Al-Raas’ […]
MoreMaking it easier for new Canadians to find jobs is one of the top priorities the United Way has identified in Ottawa, president and CEO Michael Allen said Tuesday. Despite the controversy surrounding a campaign promise by the Ontario Liberals to give a $10,000 tax credit to businesses so they can hire skilled immigrants, Allen […]
MoreThe provincial Liberal party needs to step up its communication skills, according to Ottawa-West Nepean Liberal incumbent Bob Chiarelli. Chiarelli met with the Sun for an editorial board meeting Wednesday, addressing issues across the board. The party, he said, has many strengths, but could improve relaying its policies, especially when the 13% Harmonized Sales Tax […]
MoreOntario premier Dalton McGuinty was in town Thursday, waxing lyrical about health care during a speech to the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce. But he still can’t find a few minutes to chat with a terminally ill woman — Lisa Nancarrow. She’s an Ottawa woman who lives in his riding and who was denied out-of-province treatment. […]
MoreOTTAWA – The airport isn’t the only place Michel Thibodeau expects to receive service in French. The city of Ottawa’s bilingualism policy was scrutinized in January 2008 after the east-end Ottawa resident filed an official languages complaint. According to Thibodeau – who often rode the bus – OC Transpo bus drivers were only greeting passengers with “good […]
MoreThe former CFB Rockcliffe site has been sold to the Canada Lands Company for $27.2 million, the Sun has learned. “We’re the land owner and developer,” said CLC vice-president Gordon McIvor. Redevelopment of the lucrative real estate in north Ottawa is back on the table after being tied up in a land claim with the […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/03/24/17740716.html A $10 million settlement to the Algonquins of Ontario is in the works for the former CFB Rockcliffe site, the Sun has learned. According to a preliminary participation agreement obtained by the Sun — which outlines the terms of the settlement but is unsigned — the federal government will pay the Algonquins […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/03/16/17643661.html A large-scale study of francophone history and culture in North America will be led from the University of Ottawa. Professor France Martineau is getting a $2.5-million grant from the federal government to fund the project. “This will document history of families, history of individuals, history of humble people, really,” said Ottawa Orleans […]
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