Christopher Vallee didn’t know he had an eating disorder until it was almost too late. Read MoreDr. Nicole Obeid says Canada needs to do a better job of treating and supporting the 1.4 million youth with eating disorders. News, Local News, CHEO, eating disorders, Ottawa Sun, Realtime Christopher Vallee didn’t know he had an eating disorder until it was almost too late. Read More
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Re: Carney asks Ford for election advice, something Poilievre won’t do, Feb. 10 Read MoreSunday, Feb. 15: Here are today’s Ottawa Sun letters to the editor. Letters, letters, opinion, Ottawa Sun Re: Carney asks Ford for election advice, something Poilievre won’t do, Feb. 10 Read More
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that members of his newly created Board of Peace have pledged $5 billion toward rebuilding war-ravaged Gaza and will commit thousands of personnel to international stabilization and police forces for the territory. The pledges will be formally announced when board members gather in Washington on Thursday for their first meeting, he said. “The Board of Peace will prove to be the most consequential International Body in History, and it is my honor to serve as its Chairman,” Trump said in a social media posting announcing the pledges. He did…
OTTAWA — The Liberal government is making sweeping changes to the way it approaches supporting the domestic defence industry, as Canada looks to transition away from overreliance on the United States for military gear. “In this uncertain world, it is more important than ever that Canada possess the capacity to sustain its own defence and safeguard its own sovereignty,” reads the defence-industrial strategy Ottawa is set to release this week. “This is especially important when it comes to protecting Canada’s Arctic sovereignty and promoting a secure North.” The government was expected to announce its strategy last week, but Prime Minister…
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago teen who spoke out for her father’s release after he was detained last fall by immigration officials in a deportation case has died after battling a rare form of cancer. Ofelia Giselle Torres Hidalgo, 16, died Friday from stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, the family said in a statement. Funeral arrangements are private. The teenager had been diagnosed in December 2024 with the aggressive form of soft tissue cancer and had been undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment. An immigration judge in Chicago ruled three days before Ofelia’s death that her father, Ruben Torres Maldonado, was conditionally…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Searchers have discovered the wreck of a luxury steamer that sank in a Lake Michigan gale in the late 19th century, completing a quest that began almost 60 years ago. Shipwreck World, a group that works to locate shipwrecks around the globe, announced Friday that a team led by Illinois shipwreck hunter Paul Ehorn found the Lac La Belle about 20 miles (32 kilometers) offshore between Racine and Kenosha, Wisconsin, in October 2022. Ehorn told The Associated Press in a phone interview on Sunday that the announcement was delayed because his team wanted to include a…
EDMONTON — Mounties in Alberta say there’s been an uptick in calls for people with a weapon and school lockdowns since the mass school shooting in Tumbler Ridge. An RCMP spokesman says that he can’t say with certainty that the increase is connected with the shooting that left nine dead last Tuesday, but it is unusual and Mounties believe people have been more sensitive to the tragedy. “Having those (calls) in that short amount of time is more than what is standard,” Cpl. Troy Savinkoff said in a phone interview on Sunday. “We certainly can’t disprove that the recent event…
MILAN — When the referee pointed to centre ice, awarding Macklin Celebrini a penalty shot in an already lopsided affair, you just knew his next point would be toward the back of the net. Where the youngest NHLer in the 2026 Olympic tournament would surely stuff the puck. Celebrini is a teenage dream living his Olympic one. Three games, four goals. And in Sunday’s preliminary-round finale for Team Canada, the 19-year-old put a cherry on top of a cupcake matchup against an overwhelmed Team France, who leave Milan without a victory. “Just trying to embrace it. Trying to just kind…
Connor McDavid just can’t stop racking up points. With his third-period goal against France on Sunday, McDavid became the first NHLer in the Olympics to register three points in three consecutive games, while his nine points are the most through the first three games of an Olympic tournament with NHL players. Not only that, but the Team Canada star has also set the record for the most points in an Olympic tournament by a Canadian NHLer with nine. His seven assists also rank second amongst NHLers at a single tournament, just one behind Finland’s Saku Koivu, who totalled eight helpers twice…
OTTAWA — Canada has officially signed onto the European defence procurement program it announced it would join last summer, as Washington’s upending of geopolitics overshadows the world’s top security conference. Defence Minister David McGuinty announced Ottawa had signed onto the European Union’s 150-billion euro program called Security Action for Europe, or SAFE, Saturday at the Munich Security Conference. The program allows EU countries to access low-interest loans to buy military gear and weapons, as part of an initiative called ReArm Europe aimed at weaning the continent off relying on the U.S. As the first non-European country taking part in SAFE,…
A new artificial intelligence video generator from Beijing-based ByteDance, the creator of TikTok, is drawing the ire of Hollywood organizations that say Seedance 2.0 “blatantly” violates copyright and uses the likeness of actors and others without permission. Seedance 2.0, which is only available in China for now, lets users generate high-quality AI videos using simple text prompts. The tool quickly gained condemnation from the movie and TV industry. The Motion Picture Association said Seedance 2.0 “has engaged in unauthorized use of U.S. copyrighted works on a massive scale.” “By launching a service that operates without meaningful safeguards against infringement, ByteDance…
Team Canada all but guaranteed it would be the No. 1 seed heading into the medal round, after a 10-2 victory over France on Sunday. Read MoreMacklin Celebrini took the tournament lead in goals, Connor McDavid had another three points, and Sidney Crosby passed Jarome Iginla to become Canada’s all-time leader in points at the Winter Olympics during the NHL era. Olympics, Hockey, Sports, Connor McDavid, Milano-Cortina Games, Ottawa Sun, Sidney Crosby, Team Canada Team Canada all but guaranteed it would be the No. 1 seed heading into the medal round, after a 10-2 victory over France on Sunday. Read More
A glove containing DNA found about two miles from the house of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother appears to match those worn by a masked person outside her front door in Tucson the night she vanished, the FBI said Sunday. The glove, discovered in a field beside a road, was sent for DNA testing. The FBI said in a statement that it received preliminary results Saturday and was awaiting official confirmation. The development comes as law enforcement gathers more potential evidence as the search for Guthrie’s mother heads into its third week. Authorities had previously said they had not…
Velvet LeClair’s papier mâché likeness of U.S. President Donald Trump drew a lot of attention from skaters on the Rideau Canal on Sunday. Read MoreVelvet LeClair’s papier mâché likeness of U.S. President Donald Trump drew a lot of attention from skaters on the Rideau Canal on Sunday. News, Local News, Ottawa Sun, Realtime Velvet LeClair’s papier mâché likeness of U.S. President Donald Trump drew a lot of attention from skaters on the Rideau Canal on Sunday. Read More
Police are searching for a man in connection with an unprovoked Valentine’s Day assault in downtown Toronto. Investigators say the victim was walking northbound on Spadina Avenue near Nassau Street just before 4 p.m. on February 14 when a man approached them and discharged a substance believed to be pepper spray into their face. Police say the man fled the scene south on Spadina. The man is described as being in his 30s, six-feet-tall with a medium build, a light complexion and a full beard. He was last seen wearing a baseball hat, a white hoodie, dark coloured winter jacket…
Longtime Ottawa radio personality Lowell Green has died at the age of 89, according to his family. Read MoreGreen was best known for his role at CFRA, for many years. News, Local News, Ottawa Sun, Realtime Longtime Ottawa radio personality Lowell Green has died at the age of 89, according to his family. Read More
MILAN — Could Tom Wilson play in the Olympics and not fight? That was a question that hovered over the combustible power forward as soon as he was named to Team Canada. And now, thanks to Pierre Crinon, we know the answer. In Sunday’s 10-2 blowout victory for Canada over France, the little-known Crinon took a healthy run at superstar Nathan MacKinnon in the third period. A garbage play in garbage time. “He elbowed me in the face, and I was nowhere near the puck,” MacKinnon said post-game, still sounding irritated. “Yeah, appreciate it. Obviously, Tom is a good teammate, and I…
On Family Day weekend, the Tkachuk brothers made a stop at Sesame Street during the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. Read MoreBrady Tkachuk called it a ‘unique opportunity’ to spend time with Elmo Ottawa Senators, Hockey, NHL, Olympics, Senators Extra, Sports, Ottawa Sun, Winter Olympics On Family Day weekend, the Tkachuk brothers made a stop at Sesame Street during the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. Read More
For the family of Maya Gebala, sitting by her hospital bed is a blessing. It means she’s still with them — even if doctors didn’t think she would be. Maya was shot in the head and neck during the rampage at Tumbler Ridge Secondary Feb. 10. After being airlifted to BC Children’s Hospital, she has remained in extreme critical condition, clinging to life. But as a nation sends its love and support to the 12-year-old and her family, Maya is showing signs of improvement. “She is progressing a little bit each day…and we’re happy to report that she is having…
Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud showed they could compete with the best pairs figure skating teams in the world on Sunday at the Winter Olympics. The Canadians finished an impressive third in the short program with a personal-best score of 74.80 points. The free skate is on Monday. “We’ve been really prepared,” Pereira told CBC Olympics. “We’ve trained really hard this season. We knew especially with the short program that it was such a good vehicle for us … To kind of put all the pieces together with such great elements at the biggest venue is really special.” Pereira and…