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• Ottawa audience for performance art in decline, report finds - CBC.ca

  15-12-2016 21:57 via cbc.ca
  
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  Ottawa audience for performance art in decline, report finds
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  People are spending increasingly less time at arts events in Ottawa than they did seven years ago, according to a report released Thursday on the city's arts and culture landscape. The amount of time people are spending at performance art events ...
  
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• Ottawa police create task force to probe unsolved gang killings - CBC.ca

  15-12-2016 21:44 via cbc.ca
  
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  Ottawa police create task force to probe unsolved gang killings
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  The Ottawa Police Service is creating a special task force to investigate all unsolved killings believed to be gang-related, paying special attention to those that appear to be linked. The force announced Thursday they've added new investigative ...
  We focus on the homicide meter, but the running total is not the storyOttawa Citizen
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• Ottawa group wants to resurect Sparks Street streetcar - MetroNews Canada

  15-12-2016 20:50 via metronews.ca
  
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  Ottawa group wants to resurect Sparks Street streetcar
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  With Mayor Jim Watson is pushing a long-term plan for rail to Gatineau, this group believes a historic streetcar is the answer. Share on Facebook. Reddit this! A. A. Report an Error. Share via Email. Print. This photo illustration is what the group ...
  
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• Ottawa Public Library picks city-owned site for $168M central branch - CBC.ca

  15-12-2016 20:43 via cbc.ca
  
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  Ottawa Public Library picks city-owned site for $168M central branch
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  The Ottawa Public Library is recommending a city-owned site for a new $168-million central library branch that would include Library and Archives Canada. The land runs west from the intersection of Albert and Commissioner streets and south of the ...
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• Body found in Orléans, police investigating - Ottawa Sun

  15-12-2016 19:34 via ottawasun.com
  
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  Body found in Orléans, police investigating
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  Ottawa Police are investigating Ottawa's 20th homicide of the year after a fatal shooting on Bayswater Avenue Tuesday December 6, 2016. Ottawa Police were still on scene Wednesday morning continuing their investigation. ASHLEY FRASER / POSTMEDIA.and more »
  
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• Ottawa cop wanted to give runaway boy back to father — a Mountie. Then she noticed the gouges from chains - National Post

  15-12-2016 17:09 via news.nationalpost.com
  
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  Ottawa cop wanted to give runaway boy back to father — a Mountie. Then she noticed the gouges from chains
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  When you're on patrol, even out in the suburbs, a single minute can mean life or death, and on the night of February 12, 2013, Ottawa police Const. Cindy Cybulski took that extra minute for a closer look at a boy who was starving to death. It was ...
  
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• Sens await possible suspension decision for Hoffman check - Ottawa Citizen

  15-12-2016 16:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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  Sens await possible suspension decision for Hoffman check
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  The NHL is studying Mike Hoffman's check to the back of the head on San Jose Sharks' forward Logan Couture Wednesday night in Ottawa's 4-3 loss. Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS. Share Adjust Comment Print. The Senators are waiting for word on ...and more »
  
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• Ottawa-Gatineau artists: Highest earnings in Canada's largest cities - Ottawa Sun

  15-12-2016 15:38 via ottawasun.com
  
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  Ottawa-Gatineau artists: Highest earnings in Canada's largest cities
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  Busker Embrun artist, Francois Pelletier, beautifies the street during 25th Annual Ottawa International Buskerfest along Sparks St. in Ottawa. Article. Tweet. Change text size for the story; Print this story. Report an error. Artists in Ottawa-Gatineau ...and more »
  
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• Full asbestos ban, changed codes and regulations expected by 2018 - CBC.ca

  15-12-2016 14:59 via cbc.ca
  
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  Full asbestos ban, changed codes and regulations expected by 2018
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  By 2018, the federal government hopes to ban asbestos in Canada and change rules and regulations about the deadly material, which contaminates tens of thousands homes and buildings across the country and kills thousands every year. Asbestos ...
  Asbestos, O Canada on the pre-holiday political agendaOttawa Citizenall 37 news articles »
  
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• Earnings by Ottawa-Gatineau artists highest in Canada's largest cities - Ottawa Citizen

  15-12-2016 14:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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  Earnings by Ottawa-Gatineau artists highest in Canada's largest cities
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  Mike Kosowan, from Orbital Talent Circus School, teaches people how to juggle during 25th Annual Ottawa International Buskerfest along Sparks St. in Ottawa Thursday July 28, 2016. Darren Brown / Postmedia. Share Adjust Comment Print. Artists in ...and more »
  
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• Ottawa weather forecast calls for a deep freeze tonight, Friday - CBC.ca

  15-12-2016 13:28 via cbc.ca
  
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  Ottawa weather forecast calls for a deep freeze tonight, Friday
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  If you thought it was cold Thursday morning, prepare yourself. It's going to get worse overnight. Thursday's forecast calls for clouds and a 60 per cent chance of flurries early in the morning. A high of –9 C is expected with northwest winds gusting ...and more »
  
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• Ottawa watched US campaign warily, documents show - CTV News

  15-12-2016 13:18 via ctvnews.ca
  
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  Ottawa watched US campaign warily, documents show
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  OTTAWA - Canadian diplomats in Washington warned Ottawa earlier this year that a Donald Trump presidency would affect how the two countries co-operated on fighting climate change. They also levelled criticism at Trump's protectionist trade policy, at ...and more »
  
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• Asbestos, O Canada on the pre-holiday political agenda - Ottawa Citizen

  15-12-2016 12:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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  Asbestos, O Canada on the pre-holiday political agenda
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  The House of Commons has shut down for the season, with MPs not scheduled to return until January 30. Justin Tang / THE CANADIAN PRESS. Share Adjust Comment Print. Gargoyle-Parliament Hill notebook. As predicted right here in this space on ...
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• Ottawa's revised liquor rules spark controversy ahead of 2017 celebrations - CTV News

  15-12-2016 12:08 via ctvnews.ca
  
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  Ottawa's revised liquor rules spark controversy ahead of 2017 celebrations
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  With 2017 just around the corner, the City of Ottawa has loosened some of its liquor rules in a bid to draw more people to Canada's 150th birthday celebrations. But don't expect things in the quiet capital to look like Mardi Gras in New Orleans quite yet.and more »
  
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• Syrian children find comfort in numbers at Ottawa elementary school - CBC.ca

  15-12-2016 11:30 via cbc.ca
  
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  Syrian children find comfort in numbers at Ottawa elementary school
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  When teachers at Carson Grove Elementary School in Ottawa call out the name "Mohammad," dozens of heads turn. No fewer than 50 boys named Mohammad — or some slight variation of that spelling — now attend classes at the Gloucester school.
  
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• Ottawa contractors see new opportunities constructing coach houses - MetroNews Canada

  15-12-2016 11:00 via metronews.ca
  
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  Ottawa contractors see new opportunities constructing coach houses
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  Construction of Ottawa's first coach house is underway and one builder is hoping the discrete form of infill represents a market opportunity. Share on Facebook. Reddit this! A. A. Report an Error. Share via Email. Print. An example of a coach house, ...
  
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• Ottawa's newest, and only, roller coaster is now on track - CTV News

  15-12-2016 05:25 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
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  Ottawa's newest, and only, roller coaster is now on track
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  Ottawa's first, and only, permanent roller coaster is now officially open. Funhaven, in the city's west end, has launched the Crazy 8. It's a small, indoor ride designed and manufactured in Italy, specifically tailored to fit inside the amusement ...
  Ottawa's only permanent roller coaster offers winter thrillsOttawa Citizenall 2 news articles »
  
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• Photos: Chris Neil honoured for 1000-game milestone - Ottawa Citizen

  15-12-2016 02:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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  Photos: Chris Neil honoured for 1000-game milestone
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  Ottawa Senators right wing Chris Neil (25) battles for position with San Jose Sharks defenseman Paul Martin (7) in front of Sharks netminder Martin Jones during NHL action at the Canadian Tire Centre on Wednesday December 14, 2016.
  Ottawa Senators coach loses temper after sour road tripCBC.ca
  'Do your f—— job!' Ottawa Senators coach Guy Boucher erupts at slumping team after 'no-show' in CaliforniaNatio
  
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• Dimmock: On the Ottawa officer who arrested the child-torturing ... - Ottawa Sun

  15-12-2016 02:21 via ottawasun.com
  
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  Dimmock: On the Ottawa officer who arrested the child-torturing ...
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  When you're on patrol, even out in the suburbs, a single minute can mean life or death, and on the night of February 12, 2013, Ottawa police Const. Cindy ...and more »
  
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• The story of the Ottawa officer who arrested the child-torturing Mountie - Ottawa Citizen

  15-12-2016 00:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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  The story of the Ottawa officer who arrested the child-torturing Mountie
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  When you're on patrol, even out in the suburbs, a single minute can mean life or death, and on the night of February 12, 2013, Ottawa police Const. Cindy Cybulski took that extra minute for a closer look at a boy who was starving to death. It was ...and more »
  
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• Dimmock: On the Ottawa officer who arrested the child-torturing ... - Ottawa Citizen

  15-12-2016 00:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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  Dimmock: On the Ottawa officer who arrested the child-torturing ...
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  When you're on patrol, even out in the suburbs, a single minute can mean life or death, and on the night of February 12, 2013, Ottawa police Const. Cindy ...and more »
  
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• The biggest Christmas trees in Ottawa, ranked - Ottawa Citizen

  15-12-2016 00:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The biggest Christmas trees in Ottawa, ranked
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  he lighting of the Christmas tree took place at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau Quebec. Adorned with red and white coloured lights to mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation, the Christmas tree, which stands 14.3 metres high, will shine ...
  
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• 'Significant' snowfall expected for Ottawa by this weekend - Ottawa Sun

  15-12-2016 00:10 via ottawasun.com
  
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  'Significant' snowfall expected for Ottawa by this weekend
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  Grab the shovels, Ottawa — it's going to get a lot messier before the week's over. According to an Environment Canada weather advisory, a large weather system is expected to bring a “significant” amount of precipitation into southern Ontario from the ...
  
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