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Christine Drew is still seeing red over potholes. Her car got banged up on the Airport Parkway during a long weekend back in 2008. “It damaged the car right away,” she said. The shocks on her 2000 Dodge Neon were cracked, busted and broken. “We were on our way out of town and we had […]
MoreThe redevelopment of the former CFB Rockcliffe site could be back on the table sooner than later after a four-year stall. The Algonquins of Ontario have agreed to a financial settlement, clearing the way for the project, according to Ottawa-Vanier MP Mauril Belanger. Just how much money they’re receiving isn’t known. An Algonquin land claim […]
MoreA group of 46 electricians are in shock after winning $1 million from the March 4 MaxMillions draw. That works out to approximately $21,739.13 each. “We are very, very happy,” said winner Marc Leroux after the Britton Electric Canada employees found out at 3 p.m. Monday. “It’s not big money but it’s fun.” The bonus […]
MoreTalk about taking one for the team. Bob Hall filled in as The Cougars’ sixth man on a women’s bowling team Sunday afternoon. “These ladies are really good,” said the Carleton Place resident. “I get to carry the shoes.” It was all for a great cause: the 17th annual Max Keeping Birthdate Bowlathon at the […]
MoreYumi Schoenhofer can sleep now. The Ottawa woman has reached her 80-year-old mother who lives alone in Tokyo. “I called and finally, the line was open,” Schoenhofer said, adding the quality of the sound wasn’t great. “(We talked for) three to four minutes. It was good enough to find out she was fine.” Schoenhofer, the […]
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 […]
MoreAbout 130 residents in Old Ottawa East packed the amphitheatre at St.Paul University Thursday as a development plan for the area was unveiled. The open house was held to discuss development of 12 hectares of land in Rideau Gardens near Main St. between the Rideau Canal and the Rideau River. The Oblate Fathers and the […]
MoreThe city is investigating after a man driving an OC Transpo minivan was seen talking on his cell phone. “I thought it was kind of ironic,” said Rick Paul, a Sun reader who filed the complaint. “The fear I have as a motorcycle driver is somebody’s going to be texting and kill me.” It happened […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/03/09/17557041.html#/news/ottawa/2011/03/09/pf-17555811.html Wednesdays were hell. From witnessing a stabbing to crack addicts smoking up on their front steps, residents living near Cumberland St. and Daly Ave. saw it all when a homeless drop-in centre used to operate at St. Paul’s-Eastern United church. “It was on Wednesdays, once a week, for five or six years,” […]
MoreIf federal public servants want to exercise their right to choose to speak French or English at work, management must respect the employee’s choice. Public sector senior and middle managers were given this tip and many others Thursday when an employee study — taken to gauge ideas on how to foster bilingualism — was released. […]
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