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It’s been seven months since Morgan Richardson lost her sister and best friend. She recently celebrated her 17th birthday and is handling the pressures of being in high school and figuring out where to go to school next — on top of grieving after her sister Daron, 14, took her own life last November. “We […]
MoreDrug-addicted thieves are breaking into homes and cars making off with valuable items — and we’re helping them gain easy access, say Ottawa police. “People need to close their garages, even if they’re going to be in the backyard hanging out or gardening,” said Sgt. Mike Noonan. “Just close the door when you’re not in […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/06/21/aboriginal-veterans-honoured-in-ceremony More than 100 people gathered to celebrate National Aboriginal Day in Ottawa Tuesday. Every year on June 21, aboriginal veterans are honoured in a wreath laying ceremony downtown. One veteran traveled all the way from northern Alberta last year, said John Jewitt from the National Aboriginal Veterans Association. “He wanted to see […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/06/20/crews-battle-fire-in-rural-west-ottawa Neighbours feared a Stittsville retiree was trapped inside his burning house Monday morning, but it turned out he’s the one who made the 911 call. “I was outside cutting the grass,” said Geoff Stevens, who lives at 304 Spruce Ridge Rd., in a three-bedroom house listed for sale at $375,000. Situated in […]
MoreAccording to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the best way to prevent drowning is supervision. The American Lifeguard Association has joined a water safety movement called Zero Drowning. Money is raised for local pools, lakes and beaches and 100% of it goes back to the participating facilities. Pledging means committing to zero distractions […]
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/2011/06/17/overflow-crowd-bids-farewell-to-young-man-killed-in-crash There wasn’t enough room in St. Anthony’s Church to hold all the people who wanted to remember Tony Adamo Friday morning. “He was just an amazing person,” said friend Heather Moore, who’s known him since grade seven. “There’s never anything bad to say about him…(He was) so talented, I’m just going to […]
MoreCanadians may know hockey, but we need to work on our stroke IQ. A major national study by the Canadian Stroke Network finds two-thirds of stroke patients admitted to hospital don’t get there in time to receive the best possible care. South-Ottawa resident Hector Mackenzie suffered a stroke almost three years ago and received tPA, […]
MoreSusan Jakobson thought she’d dodged depression. She had made it to her 50s without being affected, even though, it runs in her family, “starting with my grandmother, my mother, sister, her daughter, and even my own daughter.” But three years ago she was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 53. Then the depression […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/06/15/rising-enrolment-brings-two-new-french-catholic-high-schools Rising enrolment has forced the McGuinty government to pay for two new schools for the French Catholic school board. “For September, I think we are getting approximately 500 more students already,” said Diane Doré, chair of the Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est. “We’re probably going to reach the 20,000 students (mark) […]
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