http://ca.news.yahoo.com/localnews/3369/Ottawa+ON Yahoo! Canada Local News - Ottawa, ON Mike Fisher scored in overtime to give the Ottawa Senators a 4-3 comeback victory over the Washington Capitals at Scotiabank Place Monday night. http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Overtime+puts+Sens+place/2257989/story.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:33:13 +0000 Stop teaching official languages to middle-aged bureaucrats, says language czar Graham Fraser, and get universities to pre-qualify their students for federal jobs http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Teach+bureaucrats+language+university+language+czar/2258099/story.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:33:03 +0000 The BCI Red Rams just gave the Smiths Falls Redhawks too much to think about. The Red Rams kept the Redhawks off balance both offensively and defensively in claiming a 12-1 victory in senior boys high school football playdown action at Commonwealth Field on Saturday.[...] http://recorder.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2189140 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:56:04 +0000 Haydain Neale, the Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter who was the creative force behind Canadian R&B group jacksoul, died of lung cancer on Sunday, a little more than a week before the release of a new album that was to mark his return to the recording industry. http://www.ottawacitizen.com/OBITUARY+Haydain+Neale+Juno+winner+loses+cancer+battle+days+before+comeback/2258128/story.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:18:04 +0000 Canada’s universities should pre-qualify their students for the language requirements of federal jobs to help end the costly cycle of training, testing and re-testing middle-aged bureaucrats, says the official languages commissioner. http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Arr%c3%aat/2258099/story.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:48:24 +0000 Ontario’s Ministry of Revenue will cut as many as 50 per cent of its employees when the harmonized sales tax takes effect on July 1, and many of those displaced workers may be snatched up by the federal government. http://www.ottawacitizen.com/kill+Revenue+Ministry+jobs/2258096/story.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:48:15 +0000 Facing a two-goal deficit heading into the third period, the Senators rallied and gave Mike Fisher the chance to play overtime hero as Ottawa beat the Washington Capitals 4-3. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/11/23/sp-capitals-senators.html?ref=rss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:32:45 +0000 An Ontario woman convicted of killing her four-month-old son after a now-disgraced pathologist concluded the child's death was suspicious should be acquitted of infanticide, both the Crown and defence say in new court filings. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/11/23/ottawa-sherret-robinson-charles-smith-infanticide.html?ref=rss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:17:45 +0000 At least 1,000 Nortel employees in Ottawa alone are expected to receive job offers from the company that successfully bid for Nortel's optical networking and carrier ethernet businesses. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/11/23/ottawa-nortel-jobs-ciena.html?ref=rss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:02:44 +0000 Ottawa transit riders should pick up new timetables, as OC Transpo is making changes to its routes and schedules starting Saturday. It is also adding new park-and-ride lots in Orleans East and Riverside South. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/11/23/ottawa-transit-schedule-route-changes.html?ref=rss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:47:44 +0000 Four Toronto-area men have been charged with kidnapping in relation to the robbery of a tractor-trailer full of alcohol in Ottawa in July. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/11/23/ottawa-liquor-truck-kidnapping.html?ref=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:47:53 +0000 There will be over 100 extra spaces for east-end OC Transpo users to park in next week. On Monday, Nov... http://www.eastottawa.ca/article-404462-More-Park-Ride-spots-for-eastend-commuters.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:18:31 +0000 The City of Ottawa is hosting a series of public meetings to get resident reaction to projects aimed at reducing sewage overflows into the Ottawa River. On Dec... http://www.eastottawa.ca/article-404409-City-seeks-public-input-on-how-to-reduce-sewage-overflows.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:03:32 +0000 A little high school that turns out big achievers, Brockville Collegiate Institute on Saturday honoured three of its finest graduates: a nuclear scientist, a high-powered lawyer in Central Europe – and a top-notch runner who delights in telling people he's not from TISS.[...] http://recorder.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2187900 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:42:04 +0000 PRESCOTT – The CSL Assiniboine, which ran aground near Cardinal's Galop Canal on Monday morning, finally broke free Saturday night with the help of tugs and the benefit of a lighter load. Andrew Bogora, a spokesman for the St.[...] http://recorder.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2187902 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:41:55 +0000 The Brockville Braves are red hot. The Braves notched a team record-tying 10th straight win in a well-deserved 6-3 win over the Gloucester Rangers in Central Junior A Hockey League action at the Memorial Centre before almost 800 fans on Friday night.[...] http://recorder.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2187813 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:41:47 +0000 Cecily Channer believes in guardian angels -- and she's not alone. According to a recent Gallup poll, 82% of women and 72% of men believe in angels.[...] http://recorder.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2187822 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:41:35 +0000 Trusts are used in financial and estate planning because they enjoy special treatment under our income tax law. The use of trusts can result in significant tax savings, savings that can be even greater when combined with another jurisdiction's preferential tax rates. http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/378772885410040.php Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:10:52 +0000 It's become abundantly clear that no matter the economic times, employers need to pay close attention to keeping their talent engaged, committed and content. http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/337363059317251.php Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:10:42 +0000 If you are like me you probably have always viewed stress and pressure as being synonymous, two sides of the same coin. I did until I recently read an article by John Schrock, where he states that there is a difference and described them in this way. http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/337363059051568.php Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:10:32 +0000 Individuals and corporations have long been reluctant to express any kind of sympathy or remorse to a person who has made a claim against them, even though it might clearly be the humane thing to do. http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/337363058785885.php Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:10:22 +0000 What does it take to be successful in doing business with the government? While it is not rocket science (unless, perhaps, you are bidding on an opportunity with the Canadian Space Agency) it is different than being successful in the private sector or with consumers. http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/295953233224462.php Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:10:12 +0000 Convent Glen Elementary School could be the first public school in Orléans to offer full-day kindergarten, according to Orléans-Cumberland trustee John Shea. If approved by the Ministry of Education, Convent Glen will be one of 11 Ottawa-Carleton District School Board schools to start offering all-day kindergarten in September 2010. ?Convent Glen ES is the perfect school to launch this exciting ... http://www.eastottawa.ca/article-404076-OCDSB-chooses-Convent-Glen-for-fullday-kindergarten.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:03:32 +0000 ... http://www.eastottawa.ca/article-404062-Electronic-Star-now-online.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:18:32 +0000 Most Canadians would jump at the chance to go on an all-expenses paid vacation to Barbados in the middle of winter. But after winning the trip for two from a local sports talk radio contest as the biggest Ottawa Senators fan in March 2008, Bill Kelly had another idea in mind ? he was donating the prize to charity... http://www.eastottawa.ca/article-403731-Resident-aims-to-win-thousands-for-charity.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:48:36 +0000 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:33:13 +0000