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Premier Kathleen Wynne acknowledged a “day of grieving” while in the capital on the same day a police funeral was held for Ottawa police Staff Sgt. Kal Ghadban. “My thoughts are with his family,” Wynne told reporters at the Ottawa Convention Centre, where she was a keynote speaker at the Canada2020 conference. “I know that […]
MoreRoads will be safer now that cruisers equipped with automated licence plate recognition are reining in naughty drivers, say provincial police. “They’re working very, very well,” said OPP Sgt. Peter Leon. “When you’re able to check licence plates for suspended drivers and do what they’re able to do in a very short period of time […]
MoreFormer Toronto paramedic Vince Savoia has been raising awareness about the mental health of first responders through the Tema Conter Memorial Trust. “Every case is really different,” said Savoia. “I believe, honestly, that it’s an accumulation of issues both at home and at work.” Savoia said Staff Sgt. Kal Ghadban’s death marks the 22nd suicide […]
MoreThe Canadian government — not Facebook — should be taking the lead on suicide prevention, says the brother of an Ottawa student who took her own life. “The frustrating part for me is that it’s got to come down to our government officials, our health workers, our police,” said Marc Kajouji, whose sister, Carleton University […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/11/17/occupy-protesters-mark-global-day-of-action Occupy Ottawa demonstrators behaved themselves Thursday as they targeted four locations in the city, as part of the movement’s Global Day of Action. Many demonstrators donned winter coats, mittens and snowpants as organizers outlined a game plan before hitting the streets. The park — still housing tents and signs — was taken […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/08/29/electrical-vault-explosion-at-high-rise-forces-250-out Around 700 residents are displaced after an electrical vault exploded on the main floor of an east-end highrise Monday, sending two people to hospital. It happened at 1244 Donald St., near St. Laurent Blvd., around 1:45 p.m., forcing hundreds of residents out of the 16-storey building’s 250 units. “The whole electrical panel […]
MoreA Renfrew contractor will be tossed in jail for 90 days — and has to pay back almost $35,000 — after being convicted Wednesday of scamming an Ottawa senior more than two years ago. In March 2009, Hubert Belisle, who runs H.B. Expert Pro-Renovations, sold an 85-year-old man in Ottawa on various repairs and improvements […]
MoreA 22-year-old Osgoode man died early Sunday morning after the car he was driving rolled several times, throwing him out. It happened around 5:40 a.m. on Snake Island Rd. in Ottawa’s southwest end between Doyle Rd. and Nixon Dr. Tyson Weigand was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. Nearby residents said Weigand was driving […]
MoreGatineau police detectives have 15 new leads about three attempted abductions that happened last month but are still trying to identify one of the victims. Police released her first name and description: “Caroline” stands between 5-foot-6 and 5-foot-9 inches, has long, curly brown hair and was toting a camouflage print purse. “We’re still looking for […]
MoreVideo cameras are being developed at Carleton University, designed to monitor the before and after behaviour of cyclists in select spots across Ottawa. The cameras are already being used on a pilot basis at Stewart St./Waller St./Mackenzie King Bridge, said city spokeswoman Jocelyne Turner. “We do it to check things out,” said transportation committee chair […]
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