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U of O student dead after ‘altercation’ on eve of return from Yellowknife 27 Aug 2013 | 09:04 am
A 20-year-old University of Ottawa student died over the weekend after an altercation in Yellowknife, where he was working for the summer.
Harb rose from humble beginnings into an Ottawa political force 27 Aug 2013 | 08:01 am
An Ottawa institution for just under three decades, embattled senator — and former alderman and member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre — Mac Harb resigned his seat in the red chamber Monday.
Keep casino at raceway and keep it small, councillors decide (with video) 27 Aug 2013 | 06:16 am
A new Ottawa casino meant to compete with the one in Gatineau should keep shorter hours and be designed so people can’t spend as much money there
Ottawa study looks at outcomes for extremely premature babies. 27 Aug 2013 | 06:14 am
Gabriel Amador was born three and a half years ago, so tiny he was weighed in grams — 515 grams, or one pound, two ounces.
Ombudsman to probe ‘failing’ military support for injured war vets 27 Aug 2013 | 05:02 am
Canada’s military ombudsman has launched a probe into the national network of support units created almost five years ago to help mentally and physically injured troops.
Robocalls court filings shed new light on case, possible Sona involvement 27 Aug 2013 | 05:01 am
An Elections Canada investigator alleges he had reason to believe that Michael Sona admitted he was involved in misleading robocalls in the 2011 federal election and also alleges that the former Conse...
Assad destroyed evidence of chemical weapon use: John Kerry (with video) 27 Aug 2013 | 01:15 am
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says chemical weapons were used in Syria, accuses President Bashar Assad of destroying evidence.
Former Liberal Sen. Mac Harb resigns seat amid expense scandal 27 Aug 2013 | 01:02 am
Mac Harb, a veteran Liberal politician who has been embroiled in a battle over his Senate expenses for months, has resigned from the upper chamber.
Coke, Twinkies, others say their "secret" recipes haven't changed in a century, but some have 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
Coca-Cola keeps the recipe for its 127-year-old soda inside an imposing steel vault that's bathed in red security lights. Several cameras monitor the area to make sure the fizzy formula stays a secret...
Ottawa man guilty of Easter Sunday attempt to run over his godfather with SUV 27 Aug 2013 | 12:23 am
A 31-year-old Ottawa man was in a “full temper-tantrum” at the prospect of being cut off from his sick grandmother’s money when he tried to run over his godfather with an SUV, a judge ruled Monday.
