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Ottawa Citizen
15-07-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Royal Ottawa Golf Club ready to challenge Canadian men's amateur competitors
Article content Missing the fairway isn't an option. Former Ottawa Senators defenceman Jason York, a member at the Royal, told Lloyd and I before we teed off that if you missed the fairway, take your medicine — hit an eight-iron to get back to the middle and move on to try to make a par or bogey. Article content As Dilawri noted when we started on the 407-yard, par-4 No. 2 hole, 'you have to be right over your ball' to find it in the rough because, in most cases, it's buried. Article content York's sage advice came in handy after hitting left into the rough and then scrambling to make a double. Article content That doesn't change around the greens, either. The competitors will find out quickly that the rough will grab your ball. Getting out of the grass can easily turn into a nightmare, even if you're only 15 feet away from the pin and just off the green. Article content Dilawri, who shot an even-par 70 playing from the 6,100-yard white tees on Monday, was a wonderful host. He was quick to explain to McLaughlin, Lloyd and I where to try to be on each hole. As Dilawri noted, the best defence for the Royal Ottawa will be the difficult greens. Article content Article content The staff at the course will make sure they're running fast. Plus, they're small and tricky. If the competitors hit the ball too hard, there is a strong chance the ball runs by the hole and off the green. Article content That didn't happen to Dilawri because he's a plus-five handicap, but his playing partners struggled at times. Article content 'The small greens, high green speed, and thick rough will demand accuracy off the tee to score well,' said Greg Richardson, general manager of the Royal Ottawa. 'As a Top 100 course in Canada, it will provide a great challenge for even the most highly skilled players.' Article content Richardson said the organizers want the players 'to walk away with a memorable experience. We want them to score well and enjoy it.' Article content We had a memorable day with Dilawri on Monday because his game was incredible to watch. If he made a mistake or missed a green, he didn't make a second one. He didn't have to make many long putts because his short game is something to behold. Article content I'm not sure my colleague Tim Baines, who was playing in the group ahead of us, will be invited back after acing the 138-yard, No. 6 par-3. He didn't get too excited because it was the third of his career. Ho-hum, but golf is the great equalizer and he came back to earth on the next hole. Article content By the way, I had four pars on my scorecard, including one on No. 18, which I've never done. The eight doubles didn't help and the score added up to 93. Article content
CTV News
19-06-2025
- Health
- CTV News
A Canadian first at The Royal
The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre unveils a new brain imaging platform. CTV's Kimberley Fowler says it could help understand mental illness, addiction.
CTV News
19-06-2025
- Health
- CTV News
Major investment for The Royal Clinical Brain Research Centre to understand mental illness, addiction
The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre unveiled one of the world's most advanced brain imaging technology to better understand mental illness and addiction. (Kimberley Fowler/ CTV News Ottawa) On Thursday, The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre unveiled one of the world's most advanced brain imaging technology to better understand mental illness and addiction. It's a state-of-the-art neuroimaging platform, promising to put Canada at the forefront of global brain research. In partnership with Brain Canada, The Royal is announcing a $1.9 million grant to launch a first-of-its-kind brain imaging platform in Canada, giving researchers a new look inside the brain and creating the opportunity to transform mental health research. Brain Canada president and CEO, Dr. Viviane Poupon says: 'I'm a neuroscientist by training, so for me to see the future of neuroscience, the breakthroughs that are going to happen, and building capacity for the researchers, for me is always amazing.' 'We're super excited to get to continue to grow this facility,' said Katie Dinelle, The Royal's administrative director of the Clinical Brain Research Centre. 'It has been here since 2016, and this is a big 'next step' for us.' The state-of-the-art neuroimaging platform allows researchers to scan the brain three ways at once. An MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) provides detailed images of the brain, a PET (Positron Emission Tomography) acts a radioactive tracer to show brain activity and function, and an EEG (Electroencephalography) to measure electrical activity in the brain in real time. Only three teams in the world use this brain scanning technology for an unprecedented look at how the brain works. 'The idea with this grant is to combine all three of those imaging modalities to give us a very whole picture of the brain,' said Dinelle. Dr. Georg Northoff, senior scientist at The Royal and Psychiatry professor at the University of Ottawa says 'with depression you're extremely sad, you have anxiety disorders, also your sense of self can be very different, or you see yourself only as negative. So, understanding the basic mental brain-mind connection for basic mental features also implies that we can learn something from mental disorders.' The multi-modal imaging will also help researchers improve diagnostics and personalized treatments for mental health patients.
Yahoo
19-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Major Investment to Transform Mental Health Research
OTTAWA, ON, June 19, 2025 /CNW/ - Brain Canada is proud to announce its support for the development of the Brain Imaging Centre Advanced Multi-modal neuroimaging Platform for Psychiatry (BIC-AMPP) at The Royal Ottawa Health Care Group's BIC. Through its 2024 Platform Support Grants (PSG) program, Brain Canada is partnering with The Royal to invest $1.9 million in this groundbreaking initiative, which will integrate multiple brain imaging modalities to revolutionize mental health research. Led by Dr. Georg Northoff of the University of Ottawa's Institute of Mental Health Research (IMHR), the BIC-AMPP project brings together experts in MRI, PET, and EEG imaging to unlock the complex biochemical, structural, and functional changes associated with mental illness. This rare and technically advanced platform will allow researchers to simultaneously capture a more thorough and integrated picture of the brain, laying the groundwork for improved diagnostics and personalized treatments. "This investment represents a step-change in the capabilities of our team and our infrastructure, positioning Canada at the forefront of brain imaging research for mental health," said Dr. Florence Dzierszinski, President and CEO of the IMHR and vice-president of research at The Royal. "Simultaneous tri-modal imaging is only being actively pursued in two other centres in the world, yet offers endless possibilities with the right technology and skills." "This platform will enable us to link brain structure, chemistry, and function in real time," said Katie Dinelle, Administrative Director of The Royal's Clinical Brain Research Centre. "It will give us a more complete picture of mental illness and open new doors for discovery." "Mental health research has long been limited by our inability to fully understand how the brain's structure, chemistry, and function interact," said Dr. Georg Northoff, lead Principal Investigator for the BIC-AMPP. "By integrating multiple imaging modalities in a single platform, we can finally start to connect the dots. This will help us move beyond fragmented insights toward a more holistic understanding of mental illness—one that can inform better, more personalized treatments." The BIC-AMPP platform is designed to foster collaboration among scientists and provide unprecedented access to simultaneous multi-modal imaging, positioning The Royal as a hub for innovation and knowledge mobilization. Supported by expert scientific staff and a secure, open-access data-sharing infrastructure, the platform will accelerate discoveries that improve mental health care in Canada and beyond. Dr. Viviane Poupon, President and CEO of Brain Canada, emphasized the importance of this initiative: "The BIC-AMPP represents a major leap forward in our ability to understand mental illness and develop personalized treatments. Brain Canada is proud to support this visionary platform, which underlines Canada's position as a global leader in brain imaging research." Brain Canada is contributing over $18 million in this year's PSG program through the Canada Brain Research Fund (CBRF), funded by Health Canada, as well as matching donations from sponsors for a total investment of $36.8 million. By enabling access to cutting-edge tools and specialized skills beyond the reach of individual researchers, the PSG program plays a vital role in strengthening the research landscape. "Research and innovation deepen our understanding, unlock new treatments, and improve quality of life for people affected by mental illness," said the Honourable Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health. "Through the Canada Brain Research Fund, the Government of Canada is pleased to support this initiative, bringing together experts from different fields to accelerate discoveries that will improve mental health care for Canadians." Over the coming weeks, Brain Canada will unveil the full list of 14 research platforms selected to receive PSG funding. The total investment of $36.8 million represents a major step forward in Canada's ability to support cutting-edge brain research and improve outcomes for people living with brain-disorders. For more information, please visit The Royal is one of Canada's foremost mental health care, teaching, and research hospitals and is home to the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, the Brockville Mental Health Centre, the University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health and the Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health. Our mission is to transform the lives of people living with complex mental illness and addictions. Learn more about The Royal, our services, and our impact. SOURCE Brain Canada View original content to download multimedia:
CBC
05-06-2025
- General
- CBC
Man accused in Ottawa femicide charged in separate assault
The man accused of second-degree murder in a femicide in south Ottawa earlier this week is now facing more charges related to an alleged assault that occurred later that same day. On Thursday, Ottawa police said they were called to an assault in progress at a medical facility on Carling Avenue around 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Police said one person suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries in the attack. Police did not identify the medical facility, but Ottawa paramedics told CBC it happened at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, and the victim was man in his 50s. Staff at the Royal intervened to stop "significant blood loss" before the man was taken to a separate hospital, paramedics said. Stephen Doane, 57, has been charged with attempted murder, assault with a weapon and aggravated assault in relation to that incident. He remains in custody, police said. The alleged assault came about six hours after police discovered the body of Tracey Duncan, 54, at her apartment on Carousel Crescent. Woman found dead in Ottawa apartment 2 days ago Duration 0:53 Ottawa police are investigating the death of a woman in her home at an apartment building on Carousel Crescent. A man has been charged and police are investigating the case as a femicide. CBC's Natalia Goodwin reports. Doane has already been charged with second-degree murder in Duncan's death, which Ottawa police immediately labelled a femicide, a term they've defined as the killing of women, girls or gender non-conforming individuals because of their gender. Duncan's killing was Ottawa's 13th homicide of 2025.
