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SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/01/27/bad-weather-dont-keep-fans-away Freezing rain wasn’t keeping Mark Debruyn and his sons from attending the NHL Fan Fair on Friday. “We’re a hockey family,” said Debruyn, from Nepean. His boys, Caleb, 8, and Lucas, 5, had the day off from school and it was the first All-Star experience for the family. “We’re going to walk […]
MoreOttawa resident Naser Al Raas lost his appeal Monday and is facing a five-year term in Bahrain prison over the right to freedom of expression. “The court has upheld the sentence,” his fiancee, Zainab Ahmed, told the Sun from Bahrain Wednesday. “I’m very sad.” Al Raas could be arrested at any time. “He’s in hiding […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/01/25/cop-facing-hiring-crisis-prof With baby boomers retiring, fewer jobs will be up for grabs for police across the country, who didn’t hire at the end of the ’90s and early 2000s, warns a Carleton University business professor. “A lot of our older cops are going to be leaving all at once,” said Dr. Linda Duxbury, […]
MoreA downtown homeless drop-in centre hasn’t yet relocated to St. Alban’s Church as planned, and some nearby condo owners opposing the move are hoping it stays put on Murray St. Another condominium, The Galleria 2, is currently under construction at 238 Besserer St., right behind the church. “Now that the new building is there, you […]
MoreCops 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 […]
MoreAn Ottawa man died late Saturday after his snowmobile struck a river bank near Quyon in Quebec’s Pontiac region. Joseph Leafloor, 31, was driving the snowmobile and crashed while attempting a U-turn. “It will take a couple of weeks before we find out exactly what happened, but we think alcohol and speeding was involved,” said […]
MoreThe success of the city’s newest convention centre put everyone through the paces this weekend. The CE Centre, located near the Ottawa Airport, had an estimated 7,000 people go through it Friday, the first of three days of a lululemon warehouse sale and a Home Renovations Show. That was the good part. The not-so-good was […]
MoreA Barrhaven woman has got the world’s biggest pop star to bolster her campaign for organ donation via Twitter. “It’s awesome that he took the time to do it,” Helene Campbell said Saturday. “That’s really encouraging.” Campbell, 20, reached out to teen heartthrob Justin Bieber on Thursday. “Hey @justinbieber! I BELIEB you should use that […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/01/20/sledding-protect-yourself-with-a-helmet-doc-says Between hockey, ski and bicycle helmets, there’s no clear winner when it comes to protecting your head while tobogganing, according to a new study from the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute released Friday. The study, co-authored by CHEO neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Vassilyadi, was published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/01/17/storm-warning-school-buses-cancelled When your car is sliding across three lanes, that winter survival kit in the trunk isn’t going to be much help. Driving experts tell the Sun mental preparedness is key year-round, but especially in wintry weather. “A lot of people tend to panic and hit the brake in a skid and that’s […]
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