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Making 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 […]
MoreStudents at Algonquin College are relieved an 18-day strike by support staff is over, restoring access to financial aid, registration, daycare, and Internet service. “I couldn’t access my courses (online) during school,” said student Jonathan Anglin, 20. So he had to go home to check his coursework. “If there’s an assignment up that I needed […]
MoreOttawa-West Nepean candidates duked it out in front of two dozen students over tuition, tenants’ rights, jobs, and healthcare at Algonquin College Monday. Journalism student Samantha Brazeau-Wilson, 19, was listening carefully. “I’m paying a little over $5,000 for just my courses,” she said. “I needed to buy a new laptop this year, a camera for […]
MoreThe fate of more than 500 dogs seized from a commercial breeding facility in the Outaouais now lies in the hands of a Quebec court. “It can take weeks to months. We hope that the matter will be resolved soon,” said Rebecca Aldworth, executive director of Humane Society International Canada. The animals are at a […]
MoreMore than 400 dogs and puppies were seized late Friday from a large-scale commercial breeding facility in the Outaouais that officials called the worst case of its kind ever in Canada. “By far, this was the largest commercial breeding facility, involving some of the most inhumane conditions, that our animal rescue team has ever encountered […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/09/17/hundreds-attend-funeral-for-deng Serena Deng was a ray of sunshine. Tears were shed by hundreds who filled Emmanuel Alliance Church in Bells Corners Saturday afternoon. “The pain will stay forever in our hearts,” said Serena’s father, Ming Deng, holding onto his wife, Sarah Hui Liu. The bubbly 17-year-old University of Ottawa student was killed Sept. […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/09/16/army-run-keeps-on-growing Peter Morel isn’t satisfied with completing the Army Run half-marathon in 90 minutes. Morel reckons he can cover the 21-km in his hand cycle faster than his 2010 time, so on Sunday he’s taking another crack at it. “Our race bikes can cruise fairly fast, so we can cruise at around the […]
MoreConservative incumbent MPP Randy Hillier is blaming the Liberals for leaking his tax woes and tarnishing his reputation. “I don’t take much stock in the creative minds of partisan opponents,” Hillier told the Sun Friday. Hillier recently came under fire after news of his unpaid taxes went public: He and his wife owe the Canada […]
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 […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/09/14/stittsville-school-fire-probed John Cutland heard about a portable being razed at his school in Stittsville around 2 a.m. Wednesday morning. “But I had no idea it was my homeroom,” said the grade 12 student at Sacred Heart Catholic High School. “It was a portable for Mr. White. He teaches philosophy.” A 911 call came […]
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