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The only survivor of an Alexandria house fire is out of a coma but doesn’t yet know his partner and three young children have died. Martin Desjardins, 26, has been in the burn centre at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital since Aug. 12, after fire trapped the young family inside their Boundary Rd. East home. “You can’t […]
MoreA former west-Ottawa resident is one of at least 70 people found killed in Tripoli, Libya. Abdel Hamid Darrat, 46, was a “successful businessman” who has shuttled between Tripoli and Ottawa for the last 27 years. “He was just helping people,” Ahmed Hussein said about his friend of more than 20 years. “The whole community […]
MoreThe woman accused of leaving a man to to die on Bronson Ave. last week is the sister of a man who was also left to die — stabbed and bleeding — in an Ottawa park 10 years ago. Layla Farook Aman, 24, was just 14 when her brother Tareq Farook Aman, 19, was stabbed […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/08/24/major-expansion-for-ottawa-heart-institute For the last two years, Cornwall resident Terry Hamilton has been visiting the University of Ottawa Heart Institute every two months. “I had a corroded artery cleaned out when I had a stroke. It left this scar here,” he said, pointing at his neck. “I’ve had a stent put in my heart […]
MoreA missing boat is back where it belongs after its owner spotted it in a recent Sun story. Michel Warden’s 12-ft. boat floated away in the Ottawa River during a storm in early June. “I searched left and right just to find it,” said the Luskville resident. “I never stopped looking for the damn thing.” […]
MoreWhat was Jack Layton’s greatest contribution to Canada? Reporter Kelly Roche hit the streets of Ottawa to find out. SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/videos/ottawa-region?autoStart=true&videoId=1123745859001&pageNumber=0
MoreTwo of the three survivors of Saturday’s plane crash in Nunavut are recovering in Ottawa hospitals. A seven-year-old girl was admitted to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. “She is recovering quite well and she was able to speak to the grandpa who lives here in Iqaluit,” her uncle Terry Audla told Sun News Network […]
MoreA two-day prostitution sweep netted 18 arrests in Lowertown and Vanier, but Ottawa Police say it’s not an issue specific to downtown neighbourhoods. “We find prostitution across the city,” said Insp. Uday Jaswal. “A lot of it is driven by poverty, addiction.” Police arrested 18 women Wednesday and Thursday, laying 44 charges. Prostitution isn’t illegal, […]
MoreOttawa Police say they’re doing enough to combat panhandling in the heart of the city. “We have officers in the downtown core on a daily basis who do enforcement on these issues and other issues,” said Insp. Uday Jaswal from the central district, adding they’re often on foot. “Having said that, we need to prioritize […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/08/17/hit-and-run-leaves-man-critically-hurt A Stratford family is devastated after a 22-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Bronson Ave. early Wednesday. Emergency crews got the call at 3:18 a.m. for a young man found unconscious and bleeding near Somerset Ave. W., on the outskirts of Chinatown. Dan Miller, 22 — the youngest of […]
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