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• Ottawa Senators head to break sitting in last place - Ottawa Sun

  23-01-2019 22:58 via ottawasun.com
  Ottawa Senators head to break sitting in last place  Ottawa SunThe Ottawa Senators didn't have a worry in the world as the headed their separate ways for a nine-day break Wednesday.But, when they get back to work next ...
  
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• Gatineau child, 3, dies of flu; mother warns 'it can happen to anyone'

  23-01-2019 22:34
  Nancy Bouchard of Gatineau lost her three-year-old daughter, Charlotte, to the flu last week. Now the devastated mother is trying to spread the word that elderly people are not the only ones in danger from the virus.
  Charlotte seemed fine on Monday morning of last week when she went to daycare, said Bouchard said in an interview Wednesday. That evening she seemed mildly unwell, but not in any real distress.
  The following day, however, she had a fever and stayed home, Bouchard said. It got steadi
  
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• Early winter storms risk burying city's cleanup budget

  23-01-2019 22:32
  Budgeting for snow cleanup is a crapshoot since there’s no telling what Mother Nature will throw at the city.
  The snowfall was relentless Wednesday as city plows tried to keep up with the accumulation. Such a heavy snowfall early in a budget year — a budget year for which a budget hasn’t even been approved yet — can drain the winter maintenance account faster than expected.
  Cumberland Coun. Stephen Blais is the new chair of council’s transportation committee, which
  
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• Early winter storms risk burying city's cleanup budget - Ottawa Citizen

  23-01-2019 22:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  Early winter storms risk burying city's cleanup budget  Ottawa CitizenBudgeting for snow cleanup is a crapshoot since there's no telling what Mother Nature will throw at the city.The snowfall was relentless Wednesday as city plows ...
  
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• Cold, snow, freezing rain conspiring to ruin your commute, Ottawa - CBC.ca

  23-01-2019 22:16 via cbc.ca
  Cold, snow, freezing rain conspiring to ruin your commute, Ottawa  CBC.caAll week, pedestrians have had to wade down snow-clogged sidewalks and scramble over neck-high drifts. Cars and trucks that weren't stuck in winter gridlock ...
  
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• 'Messy situation' could continue on Ottawa roads with rain and flurries following storm - OttawaMatters.com

  23-01-2019 22:10 via ottawamatters.com
  'Messy situation' could continue on Ottawa roads with rain and flurries following storm  OttawaMatters.comThursday morning's commute might still be rough. Environment Canada Senior Climatologist David Phillips gives a weather update, while city road crews ...
  
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• Hospital asks forgiveness after Indigenous smudging ceremony forced outside into -20 C cold

  23-01-2019 22:10
  The Ottawa Hospital has asked for “understanding and forgiveness” after a counsellor was forced to wheel an Indigenous patient outside in Saturday’s bitter cold to perform a smudge ceremony when staff mistakenly told them the ritual couldn’t be performed on hospital property.
  “What happened in this case was not right, and does not reflect our values or our smudging procedure,” the hospital said in a emailed statement Wednesday. “We are determined to work
  
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• 'It's how we pray': How smudging works

  23-01-2019 22:09
  Smudging is a traditional custom shared by many North American Indigenous cultures and is intended to purify the body of illness or negative energy.
  The smudge is a bundle of various herbs and plants, that may include tobacco, sage, cedar, sweetgrass, and lavendar, tied tightly together into a smudge stick. When lit in a smudge bowl, the mixture produces a sweet-smelling smoke that is wafted over the individual being smudged by waving a feather, fan or hand.
  The smoke is said to chase away bad f
  
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• Pro Tip: if you have meetings or events scheduled this evening...check to make sure they haven't been postponed or… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  23-01-2019 21:47 via twitter.com
  Pro Tip: if you have meetings or events scheduled this evening...check to make sure they haven't been postponed or… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Want to know about a helipad at Harrington Lake? Don't ask

  23-01-2019 21:42
  Remember when there was talk about building a helicopter pad at the prime minister’s Harrington Lake retreat?
  Details remain scant, even after an access-to-information request.
  Just how scant? Let us show you.
  The federal government maintains a website that shows what documents have been released under access requests. It shows that the National Capital Commission released 68 pages of documents on this topic. (The site never says who receives papers, but this seems to be a set of papers re
  
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• Egan: Jack Kinsella, a kingly sports columnist when newspapers were king

  23-01-2019 21:30
  As a young man, Jack Kinsella nearly became a Catholic priest. Instead he took to delivering sermons on the sports pages of the Ottawa Citizen, hearing confessions inside a two-point box, all the while wearing a bow tie and a dimpled smile.
  Old columnists tend to bury each other, so after Kinsella died on the weekend, days shy of 98, we were flipping through his work, “Kinsella’s Corner,” to make him breathe again. In the 1950s and ’60s, in a city that was really an overg
  
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• Yasir Naqvi named CEO of Institute for Canadian Citizenship, rules out Liberal leadership run

  23-01-2019 21:25
  After Yasir Naqvi was named CEO of a national non-profit organization on Wednesday, the former Ottawa MPP confirmed he won’t be seeking the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party.
  “I’m really focused and excited about this new opportunity,” Naqvi said in an interview during his first day as chief executive of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship.
  “There’s a lot of incredible work that needs to be done and I’m looking forward to working with an amazing
  
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• Updated: Police union head charged by OPP after probe into leaked audio recordings

  23-01-2019 20:50
  Ottawa Police Association president Matt Skof has been charged by the Ontario Provincial Police with breach of trust and obstruction of justice.
  Skof was arrested Wednesday morning around 10:30 a.m. after a probe by the OPP that began in the summer of 2018 when leaked audio recordings of Skof surfaced.
  Association directors were surprised by the arrest and some are meeting this afternoon to discuss the development.
  Skof, who was a sergeant before he was elected in 2011 to lead the rank-and-file
  
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• Ottawa should tweak mortgage stress test before election: Report - Toronto Star

  23-01-2019 20:50 via thestar.com
  Ottawa should tweak mortgage stress test before election: Report  Toronto StarThe federal government should tweak Canada's year-old mortgage stress test now, rather than waiting for the heat of the October election when housing ...
  
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• Head of Ottawa police union charged with breach of trust, obstructing justice - Toronto Star

  23-01-2019 20:33 via thestar.com
  Head of Ottawa police union charged with breach of trust, obstructing justice  Toronto StarOTTAWA—The head of the Ottawa police union has been charged with breach of trust and obstructing justice following an investigation into leaked audio ...
  
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• Ottawa Police union president Matt Skof has been arrested and charged with breach of trust. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  23-01-2019 19:57 via twitter.com
  Ottawa Police union president Matt Skof has been arrested and charged with breach of trust. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• City crews tool up for the freezing rain heading our way. #ottnews twitter.com/JennnPritchard…

  23-01-2019 19:22 via twitter.com
  City crews tool up for the freezing rain heading our way. #ottnews twitter.com/JennnPritchard…
  
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• Ottawa remains affordable for most homebuyers, real estate report says - Global News

  23-01-2019 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  Ottawa remains affordable for most homebuyers, real estate report says  Global NewsOttawa remains well in the realm of affordability for most home buyers in the area, according to a report released on Wednesday by real estate brokerage ...
  
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• Police union head charged by OPP after probe into leaked audio recordings

  23-01-2019 19:10
  Ottawa Police Association president Matt Skof has been charged by the Ontario Provincial Police for breach of trust and obstruction of justice.
  Skof was arrested Wednesday morning after a probe by the OPP that began in the summer of 2018 after leaked audio recordings of Skof surfaced.
  Ottawa police have called an emergency meeting of senior officers for noon.
  Association directors were surprised by the arrest and some are meeting this afternoon to discuss the development.
  Skof is scheduled to ap
  
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• Gatineau man charged with manslaughter in fatal crash

  23-01-2019 19:02
  A 29-year-old Gatineau man faces a charge of manslaughter in connection with the Sept. 7, 2018 head-on collision on Autoroute 50 near Buckingham, about 50 kilometres east of Ottawa.
  Richard Larcher-Ethier was also to be arraigned in Gatineau court on charges of criminal negligence and dangerous driving, Quebec provincial police said.
  The crash between a small pickup truck and an SUV claimed the life of Vincent Labelle, 34, of nearby l’Ange Gardien.
  Larcher-Ethier was seriously injured in t
  
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• Jedwab: French university about more than dollars and demographics

  23-01-2019 19:00
  The following is offered in rebuttal to the article “Ford was right to think twice about a French university,” which ran Jan. 5:
  There has been much debate about the decision by the Doug Ford government to eliminate funding for the establishment of a French-language university in Ontario. Applauding the decision, Dr. Charles Shaver contends that it was motivated by the fiscal responsibility of the Ford administration, as the funds were simply not available.
  Shaver added that those st
  
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• UPDATE: This city has enacted its parking ban for this evening. No on-street parking between 1am - 7am unless you h… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  23-01-2019 18:59 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: This city has enacted its parking ban for this evening. No on-street parking between 1am - 7am unless you h… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Yasir Naqvi named CEO of Institute for Canadian Citizenship

  23-01-2019 18:33
  Former Ottawa MPP Yasir Naqvi has a new job as CEO of a national non-profit organization.
  The Institute for Canadian Citizenship announced Naqvi as its new chief executive Wednesday.
  The organization aims to help new Canadians participate in the country’s cultural and political life.
  Former governor general Adrienne Clarkson and writer John Ralston Saul created the institute.
  Naqvi was the Liberal MPP for Ottawa Centre from 2007 until he was defeated by the NDP’s Joel Harden in the p
  
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• Ottawa police release photo of parka to help find missing woman from Igloolik - CBC.ca

  23-01-2019 18:33 via cbc.ca
  Ottawa police release photo of parka to help find missing woman from Igloolik  CBC.caOttawa police have released a photo of Susan Kublu-Iqqittuq's parka in the hope that it might help locate the missing 37-year-old woman. Kublu-Iqqittuq​ was ...
  
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• Carleton student-led online petition against OSAP changes collects more than 200K signatures

  23-01-2019 18:29
  A Carleton University student is spearheading an online petition signed by more than 200,000 people protesting the province’s recently announced changes to education funding.
  The petition on Change.org was originally created as three different petitions protesting the PC government’s plans to cut fees for universities, while paring back the loans available to students in the province.
  Officials at Change.org suggested the three petitions be merged into one late Tuesday night.
  As of W
  
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• The @rick_gibbons Show for Wednesday, January 23rd: 1:07: @ctaylor_onn 1:17: @Randall_Denley 1:30: @CAVCOE 1:38:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  23-01-2019 18:01 via twitter.com
  The @rick_gibbons Show for Wednesday, January 23rd: 1:07: @ctaylor_onn 1:17: @Randall_Denley 1:30: @CAVCOE 1:38:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Former girl guides banding together to save Ottawa camp - CBC.ca

  23-01-2019 17:53 via cbc.ca
  Former girl guides banding together to save Ottawa camp  CBC.caSome former girl guides are rounding up the old troop to save a beloved camp on the banks of the Ottawa River that's slated for closure after 80 years.
  
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• According to @OttawaPolice there have been 57 collisions since 5 am. Police are asking you to go slow, clear off yo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  23-01-2019 17:47 via twitter.com
  According to @OttawaPolice there have been 57 collisions since 5 am. Police are asking you to go slow, clear off yo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ottawa to fund programs, mental health services at La Loche high school: Trudeau - CTV News

  23-01-2019 17:32 via ctvnews.ca
  Ottawa to fund programs, mental health services at La Loche high school: Trudeau  CTV NewsLA LOCHE, Sask. -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited a remote northern Saskatchewan community Wednesday to announce $2.2 million to help people heal ...
  
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• Fake health-care worker arrested after Ottawa break-ins: police - CTV News

  23-01-2019 17:32 via ctvnews.ca
  Fake health-care worker arrested after Ottawa break-ins: police  CTV NewsPolice in Ottawa have arrested a 43-year-old woman after multiple victims and witnesses came forward claiming a woman posing as a health-care worker ...
  
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• #snowday twitter.com/jilltaylor680/…

  23-01-2019 16:33 via twitter.com
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• Wolfson: Ottawa, let's share and celebrate the Dominion Observatory

  23-01-2019 16:10
  Development of the new Civic campus of the Ottawa Hospital at the Central Experimental Farm site near Dow’s lake raises a question: How much do we want to remember and celebrate the scientific heritage of the old Dominion Observatory next door?
  This heritage building with the dome, close to Carling Avenue, has an impressive history. It played a critical role more than 100 years ago in helping to map Canada, including measuring the famous 49th parallel and setting the borders of Manito
  
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• ‘Hazardous’ conditions expected: Winter storm warning issued for Ottawa - Global News

  23-01-2019 16:05 via globalnews.ca
  ‘Hazardous’ conditions expected: Winter storm warning issued for Ottawa  Global NewsEnvironment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for the city of Ottawa, recommending that residents in the national capital stay off the roads on ...
  
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• Coming up on the 10 O'Clock Talk: @AGMacDougall, @DerickFage & @JulieBeun join @_MarkSutcliffe 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  23-01-2019 16:05 via twitter.com
  Coming up on the 10 O'Clock Talk:@AGMacDougall, @DerickFage & @JulieBeun join @_MarkSutcliffe📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ottawa's Shopify to open TV and film production house for streaming and network content - Ottawa Business Journal

  23-01-2019 16:04 via obj.ca
  Ottawa's Shopify to open TV and film production house for streaming and network content  Ottawa Business JournalThe Ottawa-based e-commerce company says the venture will be called Shopify Studios and will involve developing, producing and financing projects for both ...
  
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• Wolfson: Ottawa, let's share and celebrate the Dominion Observatory - Ottawa Citizen

  23-01-2019 16:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  Wolfson: Ottawa, let's share and celebrate the Dominion Observatory  Ottawa CitizenHow much do we want to remember and celebrate the scientific heritage of the old Dominion Observatory next door?
  
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• Environment Canada issues winter storm warning for Ottawa region - OttawaMatters.com

  23-01-2019 15:56 via ottawamatters.com
  Environment Canada issues winter storm warning for Ottawa region  OttawaMatters.comEnvironment Canada expects winter weather conditions to become more hazardous, with up to 25 cm and freezing rain. It issued a special weather statement ...
  
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• All Ottawa-Carleton District School Board events scheduled for tonight are cancelled due to weather conditions. #OCDSB #ottweather #ottnews

  23-01-2019 15:56 via twitter.com
  All Ottawa-Carleton District School Board events scheduled for tonight are cancelled due to weather conditions. #OCDSB #ottweather #ottnews
  
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• Segal: A modern Governor General is a good thing for Canada

  23-01-2019 15:13
  Independent of the very different politics on both sides of our border with the United States, we Canadians sometimes forget that our constitutional underpinnings are also quite different.
  Americans have a congressional republic, with en elected Head of State, and three branches – executive, congressional and judicial – each with its own powers. The system was born through armed revolution against the British in 1776. Canada has a constitutional parliamentary democracy which evolved
  
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• Snarled traffic, OC Transpo cancellations for third rotten commute in a row

  23-01-2019 15:09
  It’s the third downright rotten commute of the week with slick and snow-covered roads across the region Wednesday.
  OC Transpo warned of “major delays on most routes,” as well as for the ParaTranspo service due to the snow and heavy traffic.
  #otttraffic #octranspo pic.twitter.com/0nOunRl8RG
  — Roman.mmxx (@MmxxRoman) January 23, 2019As usual, Scott Street near the Bayview station was particularly troublesome.
  Surprisingly quick commute from Barrhaven to Tunney's Pasture, gi
  
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• 1310 NEWS Question of the day: Will you make changes to your diet based on the new Canada Food Guide? bit.ly/2FUQfQ8

  23-01-2019 14:22 via twitter.com
  1310 NEWS Question of the day:Will you make changes to your diet based on the new Canada Food Guide?bit.ly/2FUQfQ8
  
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• House Works: Four insulation myths debunked

  23-01-2019 14:00
  Winter is the season when Canadians think most about home insulation because winter is when we feel the greatest need —both physically and financially.
  The thing is, you have to think correctly about insulation if you want to make wise upgrade decisions. Break free of the four most popular insulation myths and you’ll be warmer and wealthier.
   
  Myth #1: R values accurately reflect real-world energy performance
  R value is the most common yardstick for measuring insulation performa
  
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• #ottnews #winterlude2019 twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  23-01-2019 13:51 via twitter.com
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• Power restored to 7,000 Hydro-Québec customers in Outaouais

  23-01-2019 13:46
  Power was restored to about 7,000 Hydro-Québec customers in the Outaouais by about 1 a.m. Thursday, the agency says.
  The blackout, affecting clients in La Pêche, Low, Val-des-Monts, Denholm, Chelsea and part of the Pontiac, was due to urgent repairs needed to the Wakefield substation, the company said.
  Power went out in the area at about 1 p.m.
  Pannes : Il y a présentement plus de 6 800 abonnés sans électricité dans la MRC des Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Sel
  
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• All school buses cancelled under freezing rain warning

  23-01-2019 13:29
  Now winter’s getting serious.
  A snowstorm and Environment Canada’s warning of freezing rain on the way has prompted the cancellation of all school bus service in the regions.
  Schools will remain open, however.
  The storm that began early today is expected to leave up to 10 cm while the temperature climbs towards a high of -3 C.
  But the weather folks warn freezing rain could begin this afternoon or early evening, as the temperature climbs even higher to about 4 C by Thursday morning.
  T
  
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• Harry Potter joins forces with the NAC Orchestra this week

  23-01-2019 13:19
  Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in Concert
  with the NAC Orchestra
  7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Canadian Tire Centre
  Tickets: $65 and up, plus surcharges, at www.Ticketmaster.ca, www.canadiantirecentre.com, by phone at 1-877-788-3267, and in person at various locations.
  When Harry Potter first hit the big screen in 2001, John Jesensky knew he had to see it.
  The American musician, composer and conductor was in his teens at the time, and well-versed in J.K. Rowling’
  
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• OC Transpo has had more collision fatalities in 10 years than eight major Canadian transit systems combined

  23-01-2019 12:40
  OC Transpo has experienced more on-board collision fatalities during the past 10 years than eight of the country’s largest transit systems combined.
  And one road-safety expert says that’s something OC Transpo officials should pay attention to.
  “OC Transpo’s record stands out because it is the same bus failing to stop in time in 2013 and in 2019,” said Ahmed Shalaby, the University of Manitoba engineering safety expert who has followed the OC Transpo bus crash closel
  
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• Transpo union wanted LRT severance to be option for bus drivers with most seniority, arbitrator says no

  23-01-2019 12:31
  An arbitrator has dismissed a grievance by the city’s transit union that, if allowed, would have added $23 million to the City of Ottawa’s severance bill for laying off 340 drivers when the LRT system opens.
  Amalgamated Transit Union Local 279 wanted OC Transpo to issue notices of job elimination to the most senior drivers — not the most junior drivers — under the collective agreement.
  Transpo has always said it would need to lay off drivers once it launched the $2.1
  
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• Today's letters: Food waste, policing, infill and the bus crash

  23-01-2019 12:30
  What restaurants can do about food waste
  Re: Health Canada’s new food guide drops ‘milk and alternatives’ and favours plant-based protein, Jan. 23.
  I would like to propose a new business model to reduce waste from restaurants:
  1. Reduce portions to the recommended amount for an adult (or child if appropriate);
  2. Reduce meal prices by 10 per cent or so;
  3. Offer free seconds;
  4. No doggie bags;
  5. Any leftovers from the kitchen are given to food banks etc.
  6. Adjust the in
  
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• Harden: It’s time to defend Ontario campuses against Doug Ford's cuts

  23-01-2019 12:30
  After six months as an MPP, I’m asking a similar question with anything I see coming from the Doug Ford government: What’s the hustle?
  Last week, the hustle was a 10-per-cent cut to tuition fees at colleges and universities. On the surface, that sounds like relief for cash-strapped students and their families, who’ve lived with the highest tuition fees and student debt levels in Canada.
  But here’s the hustle: The government isn’t funding the tuition cut, so thi
  
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