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The public health department plans to test air quality in hookah bars this year to see if there is a health risk. Restaurant owner Charbel Karakouzian finds the idea amusing. “If they’re talking about air quality, go stand (at the) Rideau Centre where we have the city buses killing people from the smoke coming out […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/02/11/hookah-crackdown-too-much-owner A downtown business owner says the public health department’s crackdown on tobacco is warranted, but not if it’s intended to stop all forms of smoking. “I think they’re going a step too far. It’s becoming Communist within a country like Canada,” said Charbel Karakouzian. He co-owns the Garlic Corner shawarma restaurant in […]
MoreSports radio personality Jungle Jim Jerome of Team 1200 is one of 16 Bell Media employees locally who were given pink-slips on Thursday. “It’s a stinger, but I’ll be OK,” Jerome told the Sun from Las Vegas, where he’s attending Wayne Gretzky’s Fantasy Camp. CTV Ottawa promotion manager Brent Corbeil and four other management and […]
MoreA dozen people were taken to hospital after two city buses collided on the Transitway in the west end during the afternoon rush hour Tuesday. “We were bouncing around, people were screaming,” said 30-year-old Melissa, from Kanata. “I was sitting down, so I didn’t see what was going on.” Melissa works downtown and didn’t want […]
MoreOttawa man Naser Al Raas was released from Bahrain jail Monday, following his arrest during a Feb. 1 court appearance. “We’re happy he’s out,” his brother in Ottawa, Sadeq Al Raas, told the Sun. “But at the same time, I’m not sure what will happen with the decision.” The judge granted the release due to […]
MoreOttawa’s patios, parks, and beaches are one step closer to being smoke-free. The board of health gave the greenlight to a three-year clean air strategy during a meeting at City Hall Monday night. The strategy aims to protect children and non-smokers from second hand smoke and help smokers quit. The report includes a recommendation to […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/02/05/hundreds-turn-out-for-runway-audition Nadia Chareuf knows there are tricks to getting chosen for a runway show. “Honestly, black makes you look skinny and these are like, the fittest pants I have,” said the 18-year-old Carleton University student from Gatineau. “I tried out for an agency awhile ago and I got rejected… they said my hips […]
MoreFive cabbies have been caught by the city using fake credentials to obtain a taxicab driver’s licence, according to documents obtained by the Sun. The city’s by-law department sent a letter to each driver last month, advising them to hand in their permits. “And so far, only two of the five have returned their licences,” […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/01/30/saudi-doctors-suing-u-of-ottawa Three doctors from Saudi Arabia are suing the University of Ottawa and several of its officials for more than $100 million. The suit claims racial discrimination, conspiracy to injure, defamation, breach of contract, and negligence, among other allegations. Dr. Waleed AlGhaithy, Dr. Khalid Aba-Alkhail, and Dr. Manal Al-Saigh announced they’ve filed a […]
MoreNdjiwa Yakibonge is a single mom who’s married — to the rural bus schedule. She works in a downtown office and rides OC Transpo Route 232 from Vars, in Russell Township. “Rural buses are not the easiest thing,” said Yakibonge. The fixed schedule, with three runs during each rush hour, means she has to pencil […]
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