Performing arts companies brace for HST (CBC Ottawa)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:58:11 GMT
Ottawa's performing arts venues are trying to help patrons save money in anticipation of the harmonized sales tax, which will make theatre and concert tickets more expensive.
Even Tories want Jaffer, Guergis to clear the air on bad behaviour (Kitchener - Waterloo Record)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:49:54 GMT
OTTAWA - Rahim Jaffer and Helena Guergis have become the poster couple for political entitlement, under attack not just by opposition critics but by prominent members of their own Conservative party.
Child Porn Investigation In Ontario, Canada, Nets 35 People (Free Internet Press)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:58:41 GMT
Aco-ordinated investigation into child pornography in Ontario, Canada, resulted in charges against 35 people across the province, police announced Wednesday.
Family group demands tougher child porn sentences in Canada (Canada.com)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:48:18 GMT
On the same day that the Ontario Provincial Police charged 35 people with various offences related to child pornography, the Canada Family Action Coalition held a news conference on Parliament Hill demanding major changes to Canada's child porn laws.
Homan, Walker in hunt at junior curling worlds (CBC Toronto)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:28:48 GMT
Ottawa's Rachel Homan and Jake Walker of Kitchener, Ont., both remained in the hunt for first place at the world junior curling championships in Flims, Switzerland, on Tuesday.
Ottawa to up prison spending to prep for inmate influx (National Post)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:38:17 GMT
The head of Canada’s prison system says there will be “major construction initiatives” in the coming years to cope with federal legislation to imprison more offenders longer
Ottawa boosts prison budget (Canada.com)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:03:33 GMT
The head of Canada's prison system says there will be "major construction initiatives" in the coming years to cope with federal legislation to imprison more offenders longer — an assertion backed by new spending estimates showing a 43 per cent increase in penitentiary capital costs next year.
Canada's jr. curlers still strong at worlds (CBC Toronto)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:58:48 GMT
Canada's Jake Walker grabbed a share of the lead at the world junior curling championship in Switzerland with a 9-5 victory over previously unbeaten Norway on Monday.
Google gripe shows Ottawa's cybersecurity 'vacuum' (CTV.ca)
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:43:48 GMT
A prominent Canadian cybersecurity expert says Canada is unprepared to deal with the issues of Internet-based attacks and online censorship highlighted by Google's complaint against the Chinese government.
Pedophile who fled Ottawa found at London hotel (Canada.com)
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:35:21 GMT
A convicted pedophile who had fled an Ottawa mental health facility last week was arrested at a London, Ont. hotel Saturday morning.
