Calgary-based WestJet says it will be introducing a temporary $60 surcharge for certain bookings and has consolidated numerous flights due to skyrocketing fuel prices. The airline said in an email the additional charge will be included with all bookings made with a companion voucher after this Wednesday. It has also combined some flights on lower demand routes, reducing the number of flights by approximately one per cent in April and three per cent in May. It said most clients have been provided accommodation options due to the consolidations. “Fuel is the largest contributor to airline operating costs, and a temporary…
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André Lapensée was on his way out of the Ottawa Mission after a “delicious” meal at 53 Daly St., where Ottawa’s oldest — and largest — homeless shelter served 1,756 meals on Easter day. Lapensée hadn’t noticed the big blue Ottawa Mission truck (known as Truck No. 2), which was stationed just by the entrance, serving free hot chocolate to accompany the Easter meals. Read MoreThe Ottawa Mission totalled 18,302 meals served over Easter day and the week before Local News, Ottawa Sun, Realtime André Lapensée was on his way out of the Ottawa Mission after a “delicious” meal at 53 Daly…
There was a potential first-round playoff series preview on Sunday night. Read MoreCaptain Brady Tkachuk scored twice, while top centres Tim Stutzle, Dylan Cozens and Shane Pinto delivered with goals in Ottawa’s huge 6-3 victory over the Hurricanes Ottawa Senators, Hockey, NHL, Senators Extra, Sports, NHL Playoffs, Ottawa Sun There was a potential first-round playoff series preview on Sunday night. Read More
Paityn Short’s dedication, passion and leadership for the game of basketball was on full display last month in Brantford when she led the Oakville Vytis U12 girls team to the tournament championship. Paityn scored 21 of her teams 52 points in the gold medal game against Hamilton Transway as her Oakville team didn’t lose once in the tournament. Paityn’s work ethic and positive attitude makes her a great role model for other athletes and a terrific choice for 680 NewsRadio Athlete of the Week. Paityn Short – Basketball Player Do you know an athlete or community ambassador who is as…
President Donald Trump told ABC News if Iran doesn’t make a peace deal in the next 48 hours, “we’re blowing up the whole country.” President Donald Trump told ABC News if Iran doesn’t make a peace deal in the next 48 hours, “we’re blowing up the whole country.” International President Donald Trump told ABC News if Iran doesn’t make a peace deal in the next 48 hours, “we’re blowing up the whole country.”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called the rescue of a U.S. airman in Iran “heroic,” but continued to criticize what he called a “war of choice” with Iran. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called the rescue of a U.S. airman in Iran “heroic,” but continued to criticize what he called a “war of choice” with Iran. Politics House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called the rescue of a U.S. airman in Iran “heroic,” but continued to criticize what he called a “war of choice” with Iran.
Happy retirement to Gary Mason, a SEPTA trolley driver who made commuting a little more fun. Happy retirement to Gary Mason, a SEPTA trolley driver who made commuting a little more fun. WNT Happy retirement to Gary Mason, a SEPTA trolley driver who made commuting a little more fun.
An immigrant family is grappling with the ordeal suffered by a 3-year-old girl who endured alleged sexual abuse while her father fought for five months for her release from federal custody An immigrant family is grappling with the ordeal suffered by a 3-year-old girl who endured alleged sexual abuse while her father fought for five months for her release from federal custody US An immigrant family is grappling with the ordeal suffered by a 3-year-old girl who endured alleged sexual abuse while her father fought for five months for her release from federal custody
UConn beat Illinois 71-62 in the Final Four. UConn beat Illinois 71-62 in the Final Four. Sports UConn beat Illinois 71-62 in the Final Four.
It must be in the Professional Women’s Hockey League constitution. Read MoreIt must be in the Professional Women’s Hockey League constitution. There has to be a paragraph stating that the playoff fate of the Ottawa Charge will come down to a battle of Ontario in the final game of the regular season. That’s the way things are shaping up for a third straight campaign as the Sports, Hockey, PWHL, Ottawa Charge, Ottawa Sun It must be in the Professional Women’s Hockey League constitution. Read More
I just read Barrhaven crossing guard Peter Clark’s obituary and Mariia Dias’s excellent letter on her experience as a crossing guard in a recent Citizen. I thought I’d throw in my five cent’s worth. Read MoreThe Ottawa Citizen’s letters to the editor: Saturday, April 4, 2026 Opinion, Letters, bus lanes, crossing guard, cycling, eBikes I just read Barrhaven crossing guard Peter Clark’s obituary and Mariia Dias’s excellent letter on her experience as a crossing guard in a recent Citizen. I thought I’d throw in my five cent’s worth. Read More
First we had the NDP clown show convention. Then I saw clips from the Juno Awards show, which came across as nothing but a phoney disaster. Read MoreSaturday, April 4: Here are today’s Ottawa Sun letters to the editor. Letters, Opinion, letters, opinion, Ottawa Sun First we had the NDP clown show convention. Then I saw clips from the Juno Awards show, which came across as nothing but a phoney disaster. Read More
CAIRO (AP) — Iran’s government is detaining family members and threatening to seize property of Iranian opposition figures in exile, some tell The Associated Press, in the latest crackdown on dissenting voices as the war rages on. Activists overseas play a key role in tracking the crackdown, which is complicated by the internet shutdown imposed earlier this year during massive nationwide protests against the Islamic theocracy. Watchdogs say security forces shot and killed thousands of people. The war with the United States and Israel has intensified authorities’ threats against anyone speaking to outside media or activists. Now that pressure appears…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine traded deadly strikes overnight and on Saturday morning, killing 10 people and wounding several dozen more, officials on both sides said Saturday. The attacks came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Istanbul for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He will also meet with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians. “We are working to strengthen our partnership to ensure the real protection of lives, advance stability, and guarantee security in Europe and the Middle East. Joint efforts always yield the best results,” Zelenskyy said in a post…
Paul Alexander Nolan is sinking his teeth into his newest role as “The Lost Boys: A New Musical” hits Broadway. The production is generating buzz from audiences and praise from the original 1987 bloodsucker himself, Kiefer Sutherland. “Doesn’t Kiefer still look fantastic? You know, maybe he is a vampire,” Nolan quipped. Posting a video message last month on Instagram, the ’80s heartthrob shared his thoughts on the new take. “As an original cast member I was invited to one of the first run-throughs almost a year ago. I enjoyed myself so much that I wanted to be a part of…
The finance ministers of Spain and four other European countries are urging the European Union to impose a bloc-wide windfall tax on energy companies, concerned that surging oil and gas prices driven by the war in Iran will fuel inflation and strain households. Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo said Saturday that his counterparts from Germany, Italy, Portugal and Austria had signed a letter to the European Commission citing “market distortions” caused by the price spike. “The conflict in the Middle East has caused oil prices to rise, placing a significant burden on the European economy and on European citizens,” the…
Two people are dead following a late-night shooting in Brampton. Police in Peel Region were called to the Rutherford Road and Weybridge Trail area, north of Williams Parkway, just before 10:30 p.m. Friday. “There was a group of individuals who were at the school, some type of altercation occurred, a firearm or firearms were discharged, and two people were shot,” Cst. Laurie McCann said in an update on Saturday morning. One of the victims was located at the basketball courts behind St. Joachim Elementary School on Rutherford Road North, while the second victim was found on the front driveway of…
As many look to stock up on Easter chocolate, it comes as the major challenges facing many smaller Greater Toronto Area chocolate businesses for the past several months are beginning to ease. At Stubbe Chocolates Toronto, just before Good Friday and the Easter weekend, owner Daniel Stubbe and his staff rushed to fill the shelves with their signature chocolate products like German truffles, bonbons, whimsical Easter bunnies and elaborate eggs. “We have families who’ve come here for years, sometimes even decades, or where kids got Easter bunnies from us when they were little, and now they bring their own kids…
Show #9 All Saints High School Read MoreShow #9 All Saints High School Anne of Green Gables – The Musical Director: Shawna Pasini Firdaus El-Darymli, Critic Merivale High School A quiet farm, a simple request for a boy… and instead, a certain Anne (with an E!) Shirley arrives, ready to turn everything upside down. All Saints High School’s production of Anne of Cappies Show #9 All Saints High School Read More
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after a man was killed when a motorcycle he was riding crashed Friday night in Tay Valley Township. Read MoreOntario Provincial Police are investigating after a man was killed when a motorcycle he was riding crashed Friday night in Tay Valley Township. Lanark County OPP were called at about 6:15 p.m. to the crash scene on Upper Scotch Line between Scotch Line and Allans Mill Road, west of Perth. The rider of the motorcycle, News, Fatal, motorcycle, OttawaSun, Perth, Realtime Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after a man was killed when a motorcycle he was riding crashed…