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Another school year means another fight for money, according to one public school board trustee, who’s calling on Ottawa’s provincial election candidates to commit to fair and equal funding for all students. “There doesn’t appear to be any political will to fix it,” said John Shea, who represents Orleans-Cumberland in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/09/12/grit-minister-fires-back-at-hudak-tories Ontario’s finance minister is blasting Conservative leader Tim Hudak for his comments about the Liberals’ controversial immigrant hiring tax credit. “I think Mr. Hudak owes all new Canadians an apology,” said Duncan during a visit to Ottawa Monday. The McGuinty government is proposing a $10,000 grant to businesses for hiring skilled immigrants […]
MoreThe message from the sister of murder victim Leeanne Lawson is simple: Turn yourself in. “I pray that the person who did this stands up and comes forward, doing the right thing not only by us, but by themselves as a human being,” Melissa Sauder told the Sun Monday. A single red rose was left […]
MoreHello, homework. Tuesday marks the end of summer vacation as about 100,000 Ottawa students head back to school. Nepean resident Vanessa Pietrantonio, 12, is excited about entering Grade 7 at Frank Ryan. “I’m looking forward to the new teachers, the new kids and stuff, but I’m kind of sad that I have to go back,” […]
MoreThe soft launch of the city’s new transit schedule Sunday had some riders smiling and others griping. “For today, I’m happy,” said Ann Martins, who’s been riding the bus for many years. She was catching Route 4 along Rideau St. near the mall. “Now I take one bus, instead of two or four,” she said. […]
MoreThe sister of Ottawa’s latest murder victim feared for Leeanne Lawson’s life on Ottawa’s Lowertown streets. “The area that she was living in, I’ve been there,” Melissa Sauder told the Sun, adding she’s visited Lowertown twice in the last three years. “It was scary. I came in there with my fairly nice car,” she said. […]
MoreLeeanne Lawson usually wrote letters to her sister. When four months went by without one, her sister knew something was up. “This summer I was so worried, because it never goes that long,” Melissa Sauder said. “Something wasn’t right.” Her worst fears were confirmed around 7 p.m. Friday when police told their mother her sister’s […]
MoreGovernment workers continue to earn more than those in the private sector — and the gap is growing. “The solution is obvious — we all need to go work for the government,” said Canadian Taxpayers Federation executive director Gregory Thomas. “But if everybody’s working for the government, then who is left to pay for it […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/08/31/murdured-teen-laid-to-rest Valerie Leblanc loved wearing fedoras and many of the hundreds who attended her funeral in Hull Wednesday donned them in her honour. “She would just get up in the morning and put on a hat,” friend Julie Racicot, 21, said after the ceremony at St. Joseph Cathedral. Mentioning Leblanc’s trademark brought a […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/08/30/no-suspects-leading-up-to-leblanc-funeral Despite having no suspects, Gatineau’s police chief is confident his squad will find Valerie Leblanc’s killer. “There is a lot of work that has been done since day one,” chief Mario Harel said during a press conference at Gatineau city hall Tuesday. “We are investigating each lead.” Police set up a command […]
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