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• Taxpayer money used to protect Ottawa from Lac-Megantic lawsuits - CTV News

  27-04-2016 22:29 via ctvnews.ca
  
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  Taxpayer money used to protect Ottawa from Lac-Megantic lawsuits
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  OTTAWA -- The federal government used taxpayer money to shield itself from lawsuits related to the deadly Lac-Megantic rail disaster -- but it's refusing to say how much it paid. Ottawa denies any legal responsibility for the fiery 2013 oil-train ...and more »
  
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• Feds won't say how much was paid to protect Ottawa from Lac-Megantic lawsuits - Montreal Gazette

  27-04-2016 22:14 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Feds won't say how much was paid to protect Ottawa from Lac-Megantic lawsuits
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  OTTAWA - The federal government used taxpayer money to shield itself from lawsuits related to the deadly Lac-Megantic rail disaster — but it's refusing to say how much it paid. Ottawa denies any legal responsibility for the fiery 2013 oil-train ...and more »
  
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• Bryan Berard has no regrets about requesting trade from Ottawa - Sportsnet.ca

  27-04-2016 20:47 via sportsnet.ca
  
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  Bryan Berard has no regrets about requesting trade from Ottawa
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  The NHL Draft Lottery is April 30 so we look at how the first pick will be decided, who is eligible and what it means if your favourite team doesn't will the chance to select top prospect Auston Matthews. headshot Canadian Press April 27, 2016, 2:47 PM.and more »
  
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• Ottawa earmarks $10.9M to upgrade 400 rail crossings this year - CBC.ca

  27-04-2016 18:52 via cbc.ca
  
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  Ottawa earmarks $10.9M to upgrade 400 rail crossings this year
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  Canada's transport minister says Ottawa will spend more than $10.9 million this year to fund upgrades to fix more than 400 railway crossings across Canada. Marc Garneau says it is part of the federal Grade Crossing Improvement Program (GCIP), which ...and more »
  
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• Best bets for going out, April 28 to May 4 - Ottawa Citizen

  27-04-2016 17:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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  Best bets for going out, April 28 to May 4
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  Royal Tusk, a group of Edmonton rockers fronted by fronted by Daniel Carriere, play Ottawa April 30. Supplied. Share Adjust Comment Print. Rock Lynn Saxberg. Edmonton guitar rockers Royal Tusk release DealBreaker, their full-length debut, on May 6, but ...
  
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• Secrecy key to how Ottawa handles hostage situation overseas: diplomat - News1130

  27-04-2016 17:02 via news1130.com
  
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  Secrecy key to how Ottawa handles hostage situation overseas: diplomat
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  OTTAWA, ON. (NEWS 1130) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has released few details about what the government is doing to deal with the hostage situation in the Philippines, but a former diplomat says secrecy is a key strategy when something like this ...
  Pardy: Getting hostages back is a delicate danceOttawa Citizenall 691 news articles »
  
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• Nature experts baffled as Ottawa recommends gloves, goggles during hikes in the woods - National Post

  27-04-2016 16:28 via news.nationalpost.com
  
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  Nature experts baffled as Ottawa recommends gloves, goggles during hikes in the woods
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  If you go down to the woods this summer, the City of Ottawa wants you in full hazmat gear. With goggles. Gloves, too. And don't touch any wild flowers. And stay in parks with groomed paths. Ottawa is worried about wild parsnip, a weed that's all over ...
  
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• Blue box brouhaha: Ottawa resident files complaint over recycling bin scavengers - CTV News

  27-04-2016 14:36 via ctvnews.ca
  
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  Blue box brouhaha: Ottawa resident files complaint over recycling bin scavengers
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  Should neighbours and passersby be able to take bottles out of your recycling bin for the cash refund? That question was at the centre of a debate sparked in an Ottawa neighbourhood recently when a resident filed a complaint over recycling bin scavenging.
  
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• Ottawa police seek help finding missing girl, 15 - Ottawa Sun

  27-04-2016 13:52 via ottawasun.com
  
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  Ottawa police seek help finding missing girl, 15
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  Ottawa police are seeking public assistance in finding Salwa Osman, 15, last seen early Tuesday in the Fisher Avenue, Meadlowlands Drive area. Salwa is described as black, about five feet six inches tall, 110 pounds, with dental braces and long ...and more »
  
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• Construction zones need safer drivers, better barriers, workers say - CBC.ca

  27-04-2016 12:52 via cbc.ca
  
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  Construction zones need safer drivers, better barriers, workers say
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  Drivers and contractors could both be doing more to make construction zones less dangerous for workers on the road, according to the president of the Ottawa & District Labour Council. On Monday William Milton, 42, of Northbrook, Ont., was killed when ...
  
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• Ottawa firefighters battling two-alarm fire - CTV News

  27-04-2016 11:51 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
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  Ottawa firefighters battling two-alarm fire
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  Ottawa firefighters and other emergency crews are on the scene of a large working fire in Hintonburg. Crews were called around 3:45 a.m. to 24 Spadina Avenue. The fire spread to neighbouring homes. Upon arrival, firefighters found heavy fire and smoke.
  Spadina Avenue house fire in Hintonburg damages neighbouring homesCBC.ca
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• Ticks emerge early in Ottawa region - CBC.ca

  27-04-2016 11:31 via cbc.ca
  
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  Ticks emerge early in Ottawa region
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  Pet owners and outdoor enthusiasts beware: Ticks are emerging earlier than normal in the national capital region this spring. At the Algonquin Animal Hospital in Nepean, Dr. Kevin McIntosh has been busy since early this month treating dogs for ticks ...and more »
  
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• Police have identified suspect in suspicious incident on bus - Ottawa Citizen

  27-04-2016 05:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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  Police have identified suspect in suspicious incident on bus
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  Ottawa police allege that a man was touching himself in front of a child last week on an OC Transpo bus. Photo supplied / Ottawa Police Service. Share Adjust Comment Print. The Ottawa police sexual assault and child abuse unit has identified a man they ...
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  Police seek help to identify suspects in jewelry store holdupsOttawa Sunall 6 news articles&nbs
  
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• In Lebreton, the chance to fix 1987's mistake - Ottawa Sun

  27-04-2016 01:53 via ottawasun.com
  
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  In Lebreton, the chance to fix 1987's mistake
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  John Paul II was your pope. Ronald Reagan was your president. Brian Mulroney was your prime minister. And Jim Durrell was your mayor of Ottawa, where the Sun was making plans to rise. You may recall Platoon won your Oscar for best picture, Michael ...
  
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• Ottawa Mountie on trial admits to burning, handcuffing son - CBC.ca

  27-04-2016 00:34 via cbc.ca
  
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  Ottawa Mountie on trial admits to burning, handcuffing son
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  An Ottawa Mountie on trial for the severe abuse of his 11-year-old son admitted he burnt, hit and near starved the boy while he handcuffed him to a pole in the family basement, saying "I felt the devil lived in him." The 44-year-old man and the ...
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