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Clothing donation boxes marked for so-called charities are robbing real charities and must be governed by the city, says the head of an Ottawa not-for-profit organization. “Anybody seems to be able to go out and do it with no rules and regulations,” said Patricia Lemieux, executive director of Ottawa Neighbourhood Services. “Charities are in jeopardy. […]
MoreIf the Tories are elected, Ontario’s Local Health Integrated Networks will be scrapped and hospitals will go back to fending for themselves led by their CEOs, says Nepean-Carleton incumbent Lisa MacLeod. “We did it before and we’ll continue to do it again,” she said. MacLeod said the province needs less administration and more health care, […]
MoreDespite polls suggesting the provincial election is anyone’s game, Nepean-Carleton incumbent Lisa MacLeod is predicting a majority win for the Ontario PC party. “I think we’re on the cusp,” MacLeod told the Sun’s editorial board Friday. MacLeod is running for re-election after serving the riding for the past five years. With just two weeks left […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/09/22/ottawa-businessman-kicks-in-5m-for-hospital James Gary Beach spent one month walking around with a ruptured appendix — he’d be dead if the Queensway Carleton Hospital staff hadn’t diagnosed him and saved his life. “I’ve always thought of this as my hospital. I’ve always thought that the care level was great,” said Beach. “I’d like to call […]
MoreUnited Way Ottawa recently received an A+ for its governance and transparency practices from MoneySense magazine’s “Charity 100” 2011 ratings. But some organizations are giving its new funding process a failing grade. “We’re concerned about that,” said United Way Ottawa president and CEO Michael Allen Tuesday. In the last few months, executives from Big Brothers […]
MoreMaking 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 […]
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. […]
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