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SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/01/30/saudi-doctors-suing-u-of-ottawa Three doctors from Saudi Arabia are suing the University of Ottawa and several of its officials for more than $100 million. The suit claims racial discrimination, conspiracy to injure, defamation, breach of contract, and negligence, among other allegations. Dr. Waleed AlGhaithy, Dr. Khalid Aba-Alkhail, and Dr. Manal Al-Saigh announced they’ve filed a […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/08/31/murdured-teen-laid-to-rest Valerie Leblanc loved wearing fedoras and many of the hundreds who attended her funeral in Hull Wednesday donned them in her honour. “She would just get up in the morning and put on a hat,” friend Julie Racicot, 21, said after the ceremony at St. Joseph Cathedral. Mentioning Leblanc’s trademark brought a […]
MorePolice caught the break they were looking for Thursday when a tip from the public led them to a car driven in a deadly hit-and-run accident. Late Thursday night, Ottawa cops said they had located a black Nissan Maxima that struck and killed Stratford native Dan Miller on Bronson Ave. around 3:18 a.m. Wednesday. Miller, […]
MoreKarisa Karmali is blunt about her upbringing in foster care in Ottawa — and that’s exactly how she doles out advice in her new book, The Art of Attitude. Her philosophy: circumstances don’t determine success, attitude does. “The people I consider my parents, I only met them when I was 16,” she said. “I feel […]
MoreThree Ottawa athletes usually run track but are now sprinting around town trying to find something to wear. They’ve scored a chance to mingle with the Royal couple at a youth barbecue at Rideau Hall Thursday. “I just found out the news today and I was extremely excited. It was a huge surprise,” said Cody […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/06/15/rising-enrolment-brings-two-new-french-catholic-high-schools Rising enrolment has forced the McGuinty government to pay for two new schools for the French Catholic school board. “For September, I think we are getting approximately 500 more students already,” said Diane Doré, chair of the Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est. “We’re probably going to reach the 20,000 students (mark) […]
MoreAlcohol and excessive speed are factors in the death of Tony Adamo, police confirmed Sunday. The popular 21-year-old was killed early Saturday when he lost control of his motorcycle and hit a culvert head on in Barrhaven. Paramedics found Adamo under his bike in the culvert on Longfields Dr. near Woodroffe Ave. around 2:20 a.m. […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/04/13/17983676.html#/news/ottawa/2011/04/13/pf-17985136.html It began with applause then quickly turned into a flash mob. They waved their hands, moved their feet, and sang their hearts out to Katy Perry’s “Firework.” Almost 700 people at Cedarview Middle School in Barrhaven wore pink to support anti-bullying. The message: speak up. “Even if their situation might seem bad, […]
MoreScrambled eggs, toast, breakfast sausage, and a side of blue signs kicked off the Conservative campaign in Ottawa’s west end Saturday morning. Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod and Ottawa-West Nepean federal incumbent John Baird riled up the crowd as fellow MP Pierre Poilievre launched his campaign for re-election in Nepean-Carleton at Greenfield’s Pub in Barrhaven. More […]
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 […]
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