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The Anglican Diocese of Ottawa has apologized for comments made by an archdeacon which likened remarks made by downtown residents against a homeless centre to “Nazi Germany.” “They were not constructive to moving the dialogue forward,” the Very Rev. Shane Parker wrote in a letter to the Sun’s editor Wednesday afternoon. At a meeting Monday […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/03/02/17471341.html#/news/ottawa/2011/03/02/pf-17470581.html Acute-care beds at area hospitals are increasingly unavailable, making for cancelled surgeries and longer emergency room wait times. That’s because an alarming number of seniors are using them who should be in long-term care. Currently about 3,300 people in the Champlain region are waiting for long-term care beds at home and in […]
MoreAn Ottawa Anglican Diocese official is comparing neighbourhood opposition to the relocation of a downtown homeless centre and comments by those opposing it to “Nazi Germany.” After a heated meeting with area residents Monday night, archdeacon David Selzer is “appalled” by comments describing the homeless. “There was a huge degradation of people using Centre 454 […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/02/26/17419326.html#/news/ottawa/2011/02/26/pf-17419326.html Three people are in custody after two men were shot and stabbed during an early morning brawl in Vanier Saturday — part of a growing trend of gun violence in the city. “Definitely, there’s a lot more people turning to firearms,” said Det. Chris O’Brien of the guns and gangs unit. Cops […]
MoreBoard members of an upscale downtown condominium don’t want a homeless drop-in centre in their neighbour’s backyard. “It’s just the wrong place in our mind to put this,” said Bruce Baker, condo board president of the Galleria at 200 Besserer St. Plans by the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa to move Centre 454 from its current […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/02/22/17371876.html#/news/ottawa/2011/02/22/pf-17363371.html The federal government is investing $4.5 million so two research teams can study genes causing cancers and rare diseases in children. More research for rare diseases means more hope for sick kids like 15-year-old T.J. O’Connor. T.J. and his brother, Casey, 13, have undiagnosed neuro-degenerative conditions. “…After a multitude of medical appointments […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/02/16/17301201.html Potholes are making an early appearance on Ottawa roads this year. And if weather this week is any indication, we’re in for a bumper crop. Monday started above freezing, but the temperature plummeted in the afternoon — perfect breeding conditions for the road hazards. It’s due to get warm again — as […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/02/11/17246016.html#/news/ottawa/2011/02/11/pf-17243991.html Bruce Hillary scrupulously examines a pair of red trousers, looking for salt stains. When he finds one, he blasts the pants with a steam gun then moves on to the next pair. At 73, he weaves his way around the plant like someone half his age. And after 48 years of laundering, […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/02/06/17173206.html Caring neighbours rushed to comfort a 76-year-old Orleans woman whose house may have been set ablaze by an arsonist early Sunday morning. The Ottawa police arson unit is now investigating the fire. “We got out there and met her crying,” said a neighbour, who didn’t want his name published. “Other neighbours were […]
MoreJoshua attends an anti-UBB rally at Parliament Hill Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. (KELLY ROCHE/OTTAWA SUN) http://www.torontosun.com/blogs/techblog/2011/02/06/17174266.html
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