City councillors irked by planned Carling onramp closure by province
City councillors expressed frustration Wednesday over the Ministry of Transportation’s plan to close one of two eastbound onramps onto the Queensway at Carling Avenue. As part of widening Highway 417...
View ArticleBan smokers from universities
Smoking’s seduction all about marketing Re: Smoking police should aim at the right targets, Feb. 28. We know that smoking is dangerous; it kills smokers and those around them. We also know that it has...
View ArticleYour letters: Bravo for the Junos, debate on the hospital
The mayor lauds Ottawa for the Junos, a Tory MP defends his claims about hospital construction costs. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com — A great Juno week in Ottawa Our city filled...
View ArticleDavid Reevely: Millions spent to keep doomed Civic going
The old Civic hospital campus is on life support, kept going by regular infusions of money for near-emergency repairs. The latest is a multimillion-dollar replacement of its main electrical station, a...
View ArticleCity files planning application for new Civic hospital land
The City of Ottawa has started paving the way for the Ottawa Hospital’s relocation of the Civic campus to a chunk of the Central Experimental Farm. The city’s planning department recently filed the...
View ArticleCotton and Kitts: A new hospital in Ottawa – let's get underway
The opportunity to build a new health campus is rare and exciting. It’s our chance to shape our region’s health care for generations to come, and to strengthen Ottawa as a world leader in health...
View ArticleMan taken to hospital in serious condition after being hit by OC Transpo bus
A man was taken to hospital after being hit by an OC Transpo bus shortly after 6:30 on Friday night. The man was struck near the intersection of Britannia Road and Regina Street, near Britannia Beach....
View ArticleFather wants answers after son hit by bus; police investigation continues
An Ottawa father who spent the weekend standing vigil at his son’s bedside in The Ottawa Hospital’s trauma centre says he can’t get many answers about how Evean Tripp Larabie ended up there. The...
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