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A new children’s TV show — locally shot and produced — is winning rave reviews from some tough critics: Kids. “They loved it. They were applauding and cheering,” said Jim McNeill, general manager at Ottawa Family Cinema. More than 300 people saw an episode of The Prime Radicals at the theatre Saturday afternoon. The show […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/01/19/16950701.html#/news/ottawa/2011/01/19/pf-16945271.html A family of seven is homeless after fire gutted their bungalow at 8 Rue du Cure-Labelle in the Templeton area of Gatineau around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. No one was injured but the family’s spirits are crushed. A woman wearing a white jacket and dark pants, who didn’t want her name used, is […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/01/18/16939726.html#/news/ottawa/2011/01/18/pf-16939726.html The idea of a 35-storey condo tower in Little Italy is getting mixed reviews from residents and retailers. “It depends, I mean if it’s a nice looking building I’m sure it won’t be an eyesore but it is going to be tall,” said Jeff Jacques from Slan Printing. “You certainly won’t be […]
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 […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/01/13/16878576.html One of the women brazenly attacked from behind by a man in broad daylight last month says she wants other women to be more aware of their surroundings. “It’s very concerning that this person is still out there,” said the 58-year-old, who doesn’t want to be named. “I wasn’t wearing headphones or […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/01/12/16861361.html#/news/ottawa/2011/01/12/pf-16861361.html Almost four-and-a-half million passengers flew out of the Ottawa International Airport in 2010, setting a new record. “We’ve finished the year at 5.7% higher than last year,” said Paul Benoit, Airport Authority president and CEO. “I think the important part of that isn’t that the airport has that much traffic. It’s that […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/01/11/16849516.html Ottawa Public Health is getting two million dollars from the province’s Healthy Smiles program. That means up to 10,000 local children from low-income families can access free dental care at public clinics. And that’s good news to people who consider visiting the dentist a luxury. “I really need to clean my teeth […]
MoreSalsa — the dog poisoned in her own backyard — has returned home to Stittsville. “She’s quieter. She’s not as bouncy as she was, but she’s OK,” owner Eleanor Elliott said. The owner took the 8-lb. peekapoo to the Ottawa Veterinary Hospital at 3 a.m. Sunday after noticing erratic behaviour. The vet confirmed Salsa had […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/01/09/16818431.html A Stittsville woman is shocked and upset after her dog was poisoned in her own backyard sometime Saturday night. “She was lifeless,” Eleanor Elliott said about her puppy, Salsa. “It was just horrifying. I was hysterical.” Elliott said the three-and-a-half year old peekapoo started acting strange. She took Salsa, who weighs eight […]
MoreMaster Cpl. Mike “Megatron” Trauner may have lost his legs while on foot patrol in Afghanistan. But he stood tall on the steps of Parliament Hill Saturday morning. Trauner accepted the To the Top Canada Award for 2011. “To become a better person, I had to suffer quite a bit,” he said. Two years ago, […]
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