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SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/11/04/catholic-board-mum-on-replica-weapons-contradiction The Ottawa Catholic School Board is on the defensive following Notre Dame High School’s controversial decision to cancel its annual Remembrance Day Symposium citing a “no tanks or guns” policy. A press release was issued Thursday, a few days after the Sun first reported the symposium’s 20th anniversary is being axed. The […]
MoreAn Ottawa man abducted from a Bahrain airport in March and tortured underground for a month has been sentenced to five years in Bahrain prison, has days to turn himself in, and is begging the Canadian government to intervene. “I feel terrified,” said Naser Al Raas from Manama, Bahrain. “It means my death. I can’t […]
MoreOntario premier Dalton McGuinty toured the new high-skills training facility at Algonquin College Tuesday touting the province’s clean energy plan. “We are building on the skills and education of our greatest asset — our people. Right here at Algonquin College, students are training for the jobs of tomorrow which will grow our clean energy economy […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/11/01/remembrance-symposium-cancellation-irks-vet The 20th anniversary of an educational Remembrance Day event is being cancelled at a west Ottawa Catholic high school after the teacher organizing it was told “no tanks or guns” are allowed in the school. Notre Dame High School history teacher Gene Michaud sent an e-mail to friends last Friday, sadly announcing […]
MoreOccupy Ottawa demonstrators building beds were asked Monday to remove all construction-related materials from Confederation Park. “We want all construction in the park to cease,” said National Capital Commission spokesman Jean Wolff. As temperatures dip below 0C, demonstrators have been bringing in crates and nails to make cots, while others have set up heaters and […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/10/31/students-pan-planned-u-pass-price-hike Two zombies strategically place six tombstones in front of an OC Transpo bus then hit the ground, playing dead. Dozens of Carleton University students getting off buses and trains do double-takes Monday, smiling as they read some of the signs: “RIP Affordable Transit,” “Here Lies A Student Suffocated In A Bus,” “RIP […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/10/28/retailers-see-drop-in-halloween-sales With spooky seasonal sales figures, retailers are hoping customers will open their wallets and spend big for Halloween this weekend. “We’re down about 20, 25% over last year,” said Canadian Tire’s Merivale Rd. store manager Bob Starmans. That could be due to consumers shopping at specialty stores instead, because they don’t appear […]
MoreSEE VIDEO: http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/10/28/some-parents-spooked-by-sex-offenders-on-halloween Judging by city laws in the U.S., there’s nothing scarier than letting registered sex offenders hand out candy to kids on Halloween. Several counties in Virginia are taking part in an initiative dubbed Operation Porch Lights Out, which bans pedophiles from distributing candy, decorating their homes, turning their porch lights on, even […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/10/26/ottawa-condo-market-booming Condos are edging out apartment buildings when it comes to construction in Ottawa, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. “On average, we’ve seen a lot more condos being built than rentals,” said CMHC senior market analyst Sandra Perez. “Builders are responding to housing demand.” Housing starts from January to September […]
MoreThe Ottawa Hospital remains Canada’s sixth leading research hospital, according to a listing of the country’s top 40 research hospitals released by RE$EARCH Infosource Wednesday. The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute conducts research at TOH and was founded only 10 years ago. “We’ve had a great deal of success in recent years, not just in funding, […]
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