Breadcrumb Trail Links Ottawa Senators Sports Hockey Senators Extra Club’s president of hockey operations and general manager says now the talk has to turn to action and that “each individual room needs to step up.” Published Nov 20, 2024  •  Last updated 54 minutes ago  •  4 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Ottawa Senators general manager Steve Staios says he’s confident in the team, but he’s not happy with the club’s record and he knows the time for moral victories in Ottawa has long since passed. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick /The Canadian Press Article content Steve Staios expressed his confidence in this group of Ottawa Senators during a State of the Union address at the Canadian Tire Centre on Wednesday. But the club’s president of hockey operations and general manager says now the talk has to turn...

Article content Three ways to make Canada Post work Re: Canada Post strike pushes feds into action to protect vital services, Nov. 15. Canada Post delivers mail to a larger geographic area than any other country in the world. Under its regulations as a Crown corporation, it has not been receiving any subsidies from the federal government but has been expected to continue delivering daily mail over a vast area with a rapidly increasing number of addresses. Article content As I walk around my neighbourhood on paper recycling day, almost every household has several Amazon cardboard boxes. This is not surprising given the difference in parcel delivery costs between it and Canada Post. This is not good for Canadian businesses. Often I have seen an item in a local retailer that I would love to send to a person but I don’t purchase it because the cost of mailing is...

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Police laid multiple charges against pro-Palestinian protestors Monday night. Get the latest from Marlo Glass straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Nov 19, 2024  •  Last updated 24 minutes ago  •  3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Ottawa Police Services headquarters on Elgin Street. Photo by Tony Caldwell /POSTMEDIA Article content Ottawa police have arrested four pro-Palestinian protesters for allegedly blocking a downtown street during a demonstration on Monday evening. Police said Tuesday demonstrators gathered on Elgin Street at approximately 5 p.m. the night before “and were advised by the Police Liaison Team members multiple times that they would need to limit their demonstration to the sidewalk and not obstruct traffic.” Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS...

Article content Three people are facing charges after separate “hate-motiviated” incidents that resulted in serious injuries during the weekend, Ottawa police said. The first incident occurred on an eastbound LRT train near Tremblay Station on Saturday at about 6:40 p.m. A person was riding on the train when two individuals approached them and started a conversation, police said in a news release Monday. Article content “Unprovoked, the two accused began to assault the victim while uttering hate-filled and derogatory comments in relation to the victim’s race,” the release read. “When the victim did not respond to the comments, one of the accused then assaulted the victim with a weapon.” While exiting the train, the accused continued shouting “hate filled messages” loud enough for all those on the train to hears, police said. The victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries. On Sunday night, three people were injured, including one...

Breadcrumb Trail Links Ottawa Senators Hockey Senators Extra Bettman and owner Michael Andlauer will sit down with Sutcliffe to discuss what role the municipal government can play in the club’s project to build a new arena at LeBreton Flats. Published Nov 18, 2024  •  Last updated 1 hour ago  •  4 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Senators owner Michael Andlauer and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman will be together again on Tuesday trying to figure out funding for the new arena. Photo by Tony Caldwell /POSTMEDIA Article content Gary Bettman will stop downtown before heading to the Canadian Tire Centre on Tuesday night. The National Hockey League commissioner will be in town Tuesday to speak at a luncheon with the Senators’ owner, Michael Andlauer, at the National Arts Centre, which is put on by the Ottawa Board of...

Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Columnists While around the world we are afraid, non-Jews continue to downplay, dismiss or deny the antisemitism directed at us. Even in Ottawa. Published Nov 18, 2024  •  Last updated 38 minutes ago  •  4 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Bullets struck the doors of the Young Israel of Montreal synagogue in May. Other Jewish institutions have also been the targets of antisemitic action. Photo by Dave Sidaway /POSTMEDIA Article content With the anniversary of Kristallnacht just recently passed, I will share with you a story about how non-Jews dismiss Jew hatred. “How are you?” I asked someone I’ve known for more than a decade. “Fine, but tired of a Jewish friend who thinks everything is antisemitism,” they asserted. That’s it. An interaction so casual, so brief — and so common. Some readers...

Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Get the latest from Blair Crawford straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Nov 17, 2024  •  Last updated 2 hours ago  •  3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Kim Ng, the Yangtze’s manager, and the daughter of the owner of the iconic restaurant which served its last meals Sunday after more than 40 years in business. Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA Article content Maybe it was the steamed pork buns that drew them. Or was it the ginger squid? Was it the welcoming “just-like-family” staff, or the last chance to pass on tradition to a new generation. Whatever the reasons, hundreds of appreciative diners crowded into Ottawa’s Yangtze Restaurant Sunday for it’s final day after more than 40 years as a cornerstone of Ottawa’s Chinatown. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not...

Article content Ottawa received its first taste of the holiday season Saturday morning despite the warm and sunny weather at the Help Santa Toy Parade. Eager participants began setting up in front of Ottawa’s city hall well before the parade started at around 11 a.m. Floats from organizations like the Ottawa Fire Services band, OC Transpo, Firehouse Subs and the Ottawa BlackJacks basketball team travelled from Elgin Street west to Bank Street and then all the way south to Lansdowne Park. Article content Crowds of spectators, some wearing costumes and plenty of kids lined the streets as the floats moved along the route. Attendees were treated to dogs in costumes, mascots, horses, a seemingly endless supply of candy canes and, of course, Santa. Cameron Taylor, chair of the Help Santa Toy Parade Committee with the Ottawa Professional Firefighters Association, has been a firefighter for 14 years and has been organizing...

Breadcrumb Trail Links Ottawa Senators Sports Hockey NHL Senators Extra The Senators weren’t the least bit pleased with the officials as their winless streak in continued in Raleigh, where they haven’t experienced victory since 2021. Published Nov 16, 2024  •  Last updated 5 minutes ago  •  4 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Hurricanes forward Sean Walker takes the puck in between the Senators’ David Perron (57) and Michael Amadio during the first period of Saturday’s game. Photo by Jaylynn Nash /Getty Images Article content Hurricanes 4, Senators 0 The Ottawa Senators took one on the chin. The Senators were left seeing red after they let another pivotal two points slip away on Hockey Night in Canada in a 4-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. While the Senators...

Article content Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating after an Ottawa Police Service officer shot and seriously wounded a 33-year-old man who was alleged attacking people in Orléans late Friday. The police watchdog said in a release that preliminary information indicates that the wounded man was assaulting people and damaging vehicles in the area of St. Joseph Boulevard and Place d’Orléans Drive. Article content Upon arrival, police confronted the man. An officer then shot the suspect several times. Two conducted energy weapons were also deployed. The man was arrested and taken to hospital where he remains in critical-stable condition. Four civilians were injured and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The SIU notice did not specify what weapons may have been used by the suspect. Five investigators and two forensic investigators have been assigned to the case. The SIU urges anyone with information on the incident — including video or...