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Blood Services allowed to ban gay men's donations
Canadian Blood Services is legally allowed to ban men who have sex with men from donating blood, an Ontario court has found. Gay rights groups are furious with the decision.

-- Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:52:04 -0400


Seventy per cent of Ont. adults obese or overweight
A study released Thursday found that 70 per cent of Ontario adults are either overweight or obese, and strong candidates for heart attack or stroke.

-- Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:43:14 -0400


McGuinty critical of federal move to end extended EI
It is a "mistake" for the federal government to cancel an extra five weeks of employment insurance benefits, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty said Thursday.

-- Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:39:44 -0400


Winning design selected for national firefighters' monument
The winning design for a national firefighters' monument in Ottawa will feature the names of more than 1,000 Canadian firefighters who died while serving their communities.

-- Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:09:54 -0400


Mayoral frontrunners hold big campaign rallies
Both frontrunners in the mayor's race held campaign kickoffs Wednesday night. Mayor Larry O'Brien promised to keep spending under control, while Watson criticized O'Brien's record.

-- Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:23:27 -0400


Pembroke mayor kicks off re-election campaign
The municipal campaign is also heating up in the Ottawa Valley where signs to re-elect Pembroke Mayor Ed Jacyno are popping up around town.

-- Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:45:25 -0400


Ottawa man critically injured in county road rollover
A 72-year-old Ottawa man is fighting for his life in hospital after his car rolled on a county road west of the capital.

-- Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:25:50 -0400


Google search accelerates with 'instant' results
Google is accelerating its search engine by displaying the results as soon as users begin to type in their requests.

-- Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:47:36 -0400


Solar power success for Ottawa start-up
In our mobile world, mobile power is a big business. Sharif Higazy of Ottawa saw an opportunity. He now has a solar-powered cellphone charger on the market.

-- Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:28:21 -0400


Ottawa council approves transitway project designs
Ottawa city council has approved designs for three transitway projects expected to improve OC Transpo service in Kanata and Orleans.

-- Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:46:56 -0400


Language of education hearings get off to fiery start
Members of the NDP are expected to appear today before a provincial public consultation on Bill 103.

-- Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:31:49 -0400


Obama implores minister to call off Qur'an burning
Generals, world leaders and U.S. President Barack Obama have all urged the pastor of a tiny Florida church to rethink his plans to burn the Qur'an to mark this weekend's anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

-- Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:42:36 -0400


Watson out front, but many voters still undecided: poll
Despite a new poll that suggests Jim Watson is the man voters think can get the job done at Ottawa City Hall, many residents say they are still undecided.

-- Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:59:47 -0400


Citing his own faith, PM condemns plan to burn Qur'an
Prime Minister Stephen Harper offered a rare glimpse into his own religious beliefs when he spoke out against a church in Florida that plans to burn 200 copies of the Qur'an on Sept. 11.

-- Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:43:19 -0400


Opposition parties condemn new Lotto Poker game
Ontario's opposition parties don't like a new poker-based lottery that started this week. The Progressive Conservatives and New Democrats both accuse the Liberal government of using the new lottery to squeeze money out of people who can't afford it.

-- Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:46:57 -0400