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• Ottawa won't appeal ruling that allows homegrown medical pot for patients - Toronto Star

  24-03-2016 22:33 via
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  Ottawa won't appeal ruling that allows homegrown medical pot for patients
  Toronto Star
  OTTAWA—The federal government will not appeal a Federal Court decision that struck down a ban on medicinal marijuana patients growing their own pot, Health Minister Jane Philpott said Thursday. Speaking outside the Commons, Philpott said the ...
  Ottawa won't appeal marijuana ruling, will address rulesThe Globe and Mailall 29 news articles »
  

• Seniors residence thrilled as city tweaks Stage 2 LRT alignment - Ottawa Citizen

  24-03-2016 21:10 via
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  Seniors residence thrilled as city tweaks Stage 2 LRT alignment
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  The city announced Thursday, March 24, 2016 a new alignment for the western LRT line at Cleary station. Instead of the LRT tunnel cutting through the Unitarian campus, it will cut through an existing strip mall to connect with Richmond Road. Ottawa ...
  Cleary Station should be relocated to Richmond Road: project managerCBC.caall 2 news articles »
  

• City sees 30% increase of names on provincial Sunshine List - Ottawa Sun

  24-03-2016 20:39 via
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  City sees 30% increase of names on provincial Sunshine List
  Ottawa Sun
  More than 2,900 City of Ottawa employees collected a salary of at least $100,000 last year — a 30% increase over the number of people who made the 2014 list. There are 2,912 City of Ottawa employees on the list for 2015, an increase of 665 over 2014.
  Number of City of Ottawa employees on Sunshine List jumps againCBC.ca
  Sunshine List swells in Ottawa580 CFRA Radioall 97 news articles »
  

• Ottawa taxi companies play up local ties before bylaw report - CBC.ca

  24-03-2016 20:28 via
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  Ottawa taxi companies play up local ties before bylaw report
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  Ottawa taxi drivers and their dispatch company are contrasting their local ties with Uber's as they prepare for a city report that could change the way the two services compete. City staff will release a report suggesting whether or not to include ride ...and more »
  

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• Ottawa Community Housing 'really ready' for federal money, chair says - Ottawa Sun

  24-03-2016 18:22 via
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  Ottawa Community Housing 'really ready' for federal money, chair says
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  Ottawa Housing Ottawa Community Housing Corporation Head Office at 39 Auriga Drive. (Errol McGihon/Ottawa Sun/QMI Agency). Article. Change text size for the story; Print this story. Report an error. Related Stories. Ottawa Community Housing has had ...and more »
  

• Ottawa Community Housing 'really ready' for federal money, chair says - Ottawa Citizen

  24-03-2016 17:52 via
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  Ottawa Community Housing 'really ready' for federal money, chair says
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  City Councillor Mathieu Fleury was at a gathering in McNabb Park Saturday November 14, 2015. Ashley Fraser / Ottawa Citizen. Share Adjust Comment Print. New money in the federal budget comes at a perfect time as Ottawa Community Housing gets a ...and more »
  

• Ottawa archbishop says Supreme court opened 'Pandora's box' with doctor-assisted suicide - Ottawa Sun

  24-03-2016 17:33 via
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  Ottawa archbishop says Supreme court opened 'Pandora's box' with doctor-assisted suicide
  Ottawa Sun
  The head of the Catholic church in Ottawa is using his Easter message to encourage church members not to resort to doctor-assisted suicide. “A person contemplating assisted suicide often fears physical pain, does not want to be a burden on family or ...
  Ottawa Archbishop against doctor-assisted deathOttawa Citizenall 2 news articles »
  

• Downtown streets reopen after call for suspicious package near Laurier Avenue - Ottawa Citizen

  24-03-2016 17:20 via
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  Downtown streets reopen after call for suspicious package near Laurier Avenue
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  Ottawa police have reopened several streets in the downtown sector following reports of a suspicious package near the Rideau Centre. Ottawa police deployed the chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) team to the scene on ...
  

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• Ottawa doctor's new tuberculosis study could be game-changer in the North - Ottawa Sun

  24-03-2016 17:12 via
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  Ottawa doctor's new tuberculosis study could be game-changer in the North
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  Dr. Gonzalo Alvarez is a TB researcher at the Ottawa Hospital General Campus. FILE PHOTO. Article. Change text size for the story; Print this story. Report an error. Related Stories. Police arrest man with infectious TB · Tuberculosis hitting Canada's ...and more »
  

• More snow and ice predicted, starting tonight - Ottawa Sun

  24-03-2016 16:39 via
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  More snow and ice predicted, starting tonight
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  Snow storm dig out_9 Traffic is snarled on Riverside Dr. as Ottawa digs out from 50 cms of snow Wednesday February 17, 2016. (Darren Brown. Assignment 122921. Article. Change text size for the story; Print this story. Report an error. Honey, we shrunk ...
  Environment Canada dials back storm alerts for Ottawa, Eastern OntarioOttawa Citizenall 177 news articles »
  

• Live music for a long weekend in Ottawa-Gatineau - CBC.ca

  24-03-2016 13:36 via
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  Live music for a long weekend in Ottawa-Gatineau
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  OL'CD @ Avant-Garde Bar on Friday, 9 p.m., $7. OL'CD brings its brand of surfy garage-rock to Avant-Garde Bar on Friday night. (Kelly Samuel). Like their band name suggests, the members of OL'CD are young enough that they see compact discs as ...
  

• School buses cancelled across eastern Ontario as wintry storm begins - CBC.ca

  24-03-2016 12:29 via
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  School buses cancelled across eastern Ontario as wintry storm begins
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  School buses have been cancelled for most students in eastern Ontario this morning as a wintry storm that's expected to bring freezing rain gets underway. School buses are cancelled for the following boards: Ottawa-Carleton District School Board.and more »
  

• School bus cancellations - CTV News

  24-03-2016 10:40 via
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  School bus cancellations
  CTV News
  School bus cancellations today: Ottawa Carleton District School Board. Ottawa Catholic School Board. Ottawa's French and Catholic schools. Ottawa Redeemer Christian High School. Public and Catholic Schools in Renfrew County. Upper Canada District ...
  

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