Nearly 1,000 Canadians were killed on the job in 2022, the most recent year for which complete statistics are available, according to the Canadian Labour Congress.
Ottawa police are seeking public assistance from anyone who may have witnessed a traffic fatality in the rural west end Sunday. Police were called shortly after 2:30 a.m. to 8th Line Road near Walker Road in the Metcalfe area. A pedestrian was found dead after they were struck by a truck. Police offered no further […]
No, you weren’t caught going 42 km/h in a school zone and, no, you don’t have until April 28 to pay the fine. The scam texts began pinging Ottawa residents’ phones over the weekend, prompting the city to issue a warning that it never solicits payments by text message. If you are caught by one […]
Sue Johnson told the story of how as a child she would sit in the dark on the stairs of her family’s home in England listening to her parents fight. “Why do they do this?” she asked her grandmother. “Because they love each other,” was the reply. Johnson, who died on Tuesday in Victoria, B.C., […]
As they have for months now, hundreds of people rallied in downtown Ottawa Saturday to protest the Israeli invasion of Gaza and to demonstrate their support for the Palestinian people. Marching through a steady spring drizzle, the demonstrators marched in a block-long column up Elgin Street and into the ByWard Market, before returning to rally […]
Ottawa police say the woman was taking part in a demonstration downtown on April 15 and 'inserted herself into the situation' while police were attempting to make an arrest
Provincial police in Frontenac said a driver escaped injury Saturday when a vehicle left Hwy 15 near Gananoque and crashed into a power line. The line was across the roof of the truck. One lane of the highway was closed for several hours waiting for Hydro One to cut the power to the line dangling […]
Questions for EV boosters The government has created a deadline for industry to cease production of gas-powered vehicles in 2035. Let’s just give Dec. 31, 3035 as the cut-off date, because I believe this policy will need every last minute to accomplish the goal. Confidence in electric purchase of buyers next car has dropped from […]
The average pet owner is spending $2,500 per year, due to rising costs of adoption, food and veterinarian care.
The 51-year-old transport truck driver, identified only a "Brian," was on his way to Newfoundland and was expected on the east coast this week, said the OPP.
