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Cops investigating murders and sex crimes are stressed out and face heavy workloads, resulting in increased use of sick leave and higher alcohol consumption, according to a study analyzing Ottawa’s police force. It’s also resulting in them being less loyal and less engaged in their work, The news doesn’t come as a surprise to Ottawa […]
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 […]
MoreBy KELLY ROCHE and JUSTIN SADLER, Ottawa Sun Ottawa’s second homicide victim of 2011 is being remembered as a dedicated mom to her three kids and who loved volunteering at the local swimming pool. “Tina is a terrific lady. She put her heart into her kids’ activities,” said Wayne Toner, president of the Sudbury Laurentian […]
MoreInside the artistic, inviting, and warmly decorated house of Allan and Robin O’Connor in Orleans, hundreds of friends trickled in Saturday to celebrate Simon Hubbard’s zeal for life. “Anytime people were getting together and Simon showed up, people had a little more fun,” said Steve Lafond, who’s known Hubbard for more than 30 years. Hubbard, […]
MoreIran is calling on the federal government to probe the Dec. 6 murder of 16-year-old Iranian-Canadian Yazdan Ghiasvand Ghiasi, foreign affairs confirmed Monday. Spokeswoman Laura Markle said Canada’s charge d’affaires spoke to Iranian officials over the weekend. “The charge reassured the Iranian authorities that a criminal investigation is underway and that we deplore any criminal […]
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