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• Scheer proposes cutting off schools that don't allow for open debate

  29-05-2017 23:59
  
  Conservative leader wants universities to lose federal grants if they don't welcome controversial speakers.
  
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• Bubble zone legislation for abortion clinics has resulted in numerous legal challenges

  29-05-2017 23:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  After news Monday that Ontario could have a law limiting protests outside abortion clinics this fall, here’s a look at the history and legal challenges that similar “bubble zone” legislation in Canada and the U.S. has faced.
  Where: Ontario
  When: 1994
  What happened: After the Morgentaler Clinic in Toronto was firebombed in 1992, the province sought an injunction to keep protesters away. An injunction was granted by Justice George Adams of the Ontario Court’s Gene
  
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• Ottawa Police Arson Unit investigating $1-million fire in Barrhaven - CTV News

  29-05-2017 23:39
  
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  Ottawa Police Arson Unit investigating $1-million fire in Barrhaven
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  Ottawa Police arson investigators are looking into what or who may be behind a massive, $1-million fire in Barrhaven. 16-homes, under construction, were burned to the ground early Monday morning. The fire is now being considered suspicious.and more »
  
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• Ontario releases details of $50M cycling infrastructure plan

  29-05-2017 23:35
  
  Ottawa will apply for funding under the new program, which promises more bike lanes for commuters.
  
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• The 300,000 flowers that shouldn't be here, but are anyway

  29-05-2017 23:34
  
  Once in a while, nature finds a way to tease usabout how little we understand our world. Anda delicate red and white flower is doing thatright now, near Arnprior.
  
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• #new A deal has been reached that paves the way for the NDP to form a minority government in BC with support from the Green party.

  29-05-2017 23:19 via twitter.com
  #new A deal has been reached that paves the way for the NDP to form a minority government in BC with support from the Green party.
  
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• Canada Aviation and Space Museum honours Mauril Bélanger by renaming its theatre

  29-05-2017 23:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The late Mauril Bélanger was a big supporter of the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, and starting Monday, his memory will live on at its theatre.
  The museum announced it will be renaming its theatre the Mauril Bélanger Theatre in recognition of the late MP, who died last year at the age of 61 of Lou Gehrig’s Disease, or ALS. 
  “I am grateful to the Canada Aviation and Space Museum for recognizing Mauril’s contribut
  
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• Globe editorial: Ottawa finds a welcome place at the Fete Nationale - The Globe and Mail

  29-05-2017 23:05
  
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  Globe editorial: Ottawa finds a welcome place at the Fete Nationale
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  The federal government has long sprinkled public dollars on cultural and artistic festivals, but this time it's different. Federal Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly says the federal government will contribute funds to a Fete Nationale event next month in ...
  
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• Drive-by shooting nets wheelman seven years in prison

  29-05-2017 23:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  When Caesar lowered his tinted window, extended his arm out of the passenger side of his car and fired once into a white Mercedes, he had no idea that police, already watching his car from the ground and sky, witnessed the entire thing.
  Shooter Fawaz “Caesar” Abdullah and wheelman Hussein Mohammad were both arrested within hours of the July 23, 2014, drive-by shooting, thanks, in large part, to the existing surveillance being conducted by Ottawa police during a summer of gunfire.
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• LGBT Conservatives not worried about Scheer's non-participation in Pride

  29-05-2017 22:33
  
  Group says they're watching steps by new leader, but Pride parade not a deal breaker.
  
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• List of Ottawa Senators' UFAs and RFAs

  29-05-2017 22:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Pierre Dorion is set to have an interesting summer.
  After head coach Guy Boucher brought the team to within inches of a Stanley Cup Final, the Senators’ GM will have to find a way to make his team better while dealing with free agency and the NHL expansion draft.
  Here’s a list of players Dorion will either need to sign to new contracts or let walk during the off-season:
  Unrestricted Free Agents (UFAs)
  GoaliesMike Condon
  ForwardsChris Neil Viktor StalbergChris KellyTommy WingelsT
  
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• Officer demoted, another pleads guilty in ongoing ghost warning probe

  29-05-2017 22:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A police officer who faked two traffic warnings and was suspended for 15 months by the Ottawa Police Service was demoted for five months Monday, at the culmination of his police disciplinary hearing.
  Const. Peter Dawson pleaded guilty on May 2 to discreditable conduct and insubordination under the Police Services Act for falsifying two traffic warnings or “ghost warnings,” and failing to take proper notes for 176 traffic warnings he issued.
  Dawson was one of two officers in
  
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• Ontario to create safe zones around abortion clinics 1310news.com/2017/05/29/ont… #ottnews https://t.co/LbL7lEl6dv

  29-05-2017 21:55 via twitter.com
  
  Ontario to create safe zones around abortion clinics 1310news.com/2017/05/29/ont… #ottnews https://t.co/LbL7lEl6dv
  
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• #RightNow Ottawa News, Sports, Traffic & Weather with @MarkDayNews & @1310JasonWhite LIVE: player.1310news.com https://t.co/D8rggdrTbL

  29-05-2017 21:40 via twitter.com
  
  #RightNowOttawa News, Sports, Traffic & Weather with @MarkDayNews & @1310JasonWhiteLIVE: player.1310news.com https://t.co/D8rggdrTbL
  
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• #Ontario to create safe zones around abortion clinics 1310news.com/2017/05/29/ont… #ottnews #onpoli https://t.co/YEAB9GKg2F

  29-05-2017 21:24 via twitter.com
  
  #Ontario to create safe zones around abortion clinics 1310news.com/2017/05/29/ont… #ottnews #onpoli https://t.co/YEAB9GKg2F
  
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• Operation Artemis extended until 2021

  29-05-2017 21:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan announced Monday that Operation Artemis will be extended for 2021.
  Artemis is a multinational operation that deploys ships and surveillance systems to intercept shipments of weapons and narcotics in the region.
  More details from the Canadian Forces: 
  The renewal of Op ARTEMIS authorizes the Canadian Armed Forces to:Deploy up to 375 personnel;
  Seek command of CTF 150 twice during the four year mandate;
  Provide a Halifax-class frigate once every two years a
  
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• Next on the @MeehanCarolAnne show - the @GutsyWalk, why you should take part @SLPang https://t.co/McjHaSYqgp

  29-05-2017 20:45 via twitter.com
  
  Next on the @MeehanCarolAnne show - the @GutsyWalk, why you should take part @SLPang https://t.co/McjHaSYqgp
  
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• Government looking to boost LGBT tourism to Canada

  29-05-2017 20:43
  
  Canada in top five destinations for LGBT tourists.
  
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• Next on the @MeehanCarolAnne show a look at what's happening around town with @JulieBeun https://t.co/tiDyTmcnDW

  29-05-2017 20:30 via twitter.com
  
  Next on the @MeehanCarolAnne show a look at what's happening around town with @JulieBeun https://t.co/tiDyTmcnDW
  
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• City of Gatineau issues water boil advisory for Buckingham

  29-05-2017 20:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The City of Gatineau says a preventive boil water advisory is in effect for the Buckingham area, which is 40 kilometres northeast of Ottawa. 
  Residents were asked Sunday to boil water for one minute before drinking, washing their hands and brushing their teeth. The water can be used for bathing, washing dishes and laundry, according to a city press release.
  The advisory was issued after the city realized there were lower levels of chloride and chlorine used for water treatmen
  
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• Police seek suspect in downtown drug store robbery

  29-05-2017 20:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa police are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect involved in a May 16 drug store robbery. 
  According to police, around 7:10 p.m., a man entered a drug store near the corner of Bank and Albert streets in downtown Ottawa. He lined up at a cashier multiple times, but each time he got near the front of the line, he exited and returned to the back, police said.
  After doing this several times, the man eventually reached the cashier and allegedly produced a note demanding
  
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• Ontario to celebrate 150th w/ a 30,000 lbs duck. Next on the @MeehanCarolAnne show, @awudrick weighs-in on the cos… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  29-05-2017 20:15 via twitter.com
  Ontario to celebrate 150th w/ a 30,000 lbs duck.Next on the @MeehanCarolAnne show, @awudrick weighs-in on the cos… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Here's the best way to build a new central library

  29-05-2017 20:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  After decades of delay in committing to a worthy new central library, followed by an extended sharp debate over location, the city and its federal government partner have been surprisingly quick off the mark to impose their design selection process.
  But instead of producing the “iconic” architecture so often promoted, will the result of this rather opaque process be instead an “ironic” new central library and archives?
  Why ironic? First, the new central library will be aw
  
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• It's time for 'Money Monday' on the @MeehanCarolAnne show. Do you have questions for our money coach… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  29-05-2017 20:00 via twitter.com
  It's time for 'Money Monday' on the @MeehanCarolAnne show. Do you have questions for our money coach… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Two Ajax men recovering after stabbing outside Subway

  29-05-2017 19:55
  
  Durham police say they responded to a call for an altercation between two groups of people outside a Subway eatery Sunday night.
  
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• Police seek public's help to ID suspect in storage unit robbery

  29-05-2017 19:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Ottawa Police Service is asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect connected to the robbery of a number of storage units at a facility on Coventry Road.
  According to police on Monday, a man allegedly broke into a commercial storage site on Coventry Road on May 7 around 1:40 a.m. Once inside, the man pried open walls to gain entry to storage units in the facility. The man allegedly stole a number of items from the lockers, which were then loaded onto a&
  
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• Police search for thief in storage unit break-ins 1310news.com/2017/05/29/pol… #ottnews https://t.co/QVflDwcBzh

  29-05-2017 19:45 via twitter.com
  
  Police search for thief in storage unit break-ins 1310news.com/2017/05/29/pol… #ottnews https://t.co/QVflDwcBzh
  
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• Bugs are coming to @SparksStreet! We learn all about #OttawaInsectarium next on the @MeehanCarolAnne show. https://t.co/J6hjLEFw8M

  29-05-2017 19:45 via twitter.com
  
  Bugs are coming to @SparksStreet! We learn all about #OttawaInsectarium next on the @MeehanCarolAnne show. https://t.co/J6hjLEFw8M
  
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• Next on the @MeehanCarolAnne show. @dlkelsall discusses why she feels Bill C-45 doesn't protect Canada's Youth.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  29-05-2017 19:30 via twitter.com
  Next on the @MeehanCarolAnne show. @dlkelsall discusses why she feels Bill C-45 doesn't protect Canada's Youth.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• MPP Jack MacLaren says he was quitting before PC leader fired him

  29-05-2017 19:23
  
  MacLaren, who said he “never” speaks to Brown anymore (despite having co-chaired his 2015 leadership campaign) said he was planning to leave long before a video surfaced where he disparaged French-language rights.
  
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• House Works: The beauty in brickwork beyond the basics

  29-05-2017 19:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  When it comes to the look and feel of homes and cottages, the materials used to make exterior walls matter more than you might realize. Wood siding creates a certain look and feel. Cedar shingles are wood too, but lend a completely different character than horizontal boards. Vinyl or aluminum siding creates yet another impression. Bricks are different again, but brick is unique in at least one way. Brick can be both simple and plain, fancy and thrilling. It all depends on how its used. I’v
  
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• The Weeknd and Belly: 5 Things to know for the show

  29-05-2017 19:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  1. Homegrown hitmakers hit the big time
  When The Weeknd capped off a blockbuster 2015 by scooping up his first two Grammy Awards, it was “just the beginning” for an Ottawa-based management team that was hitting the big time.
  Amir “Cash” Esmailian, a Merivale High School grad, and friend Tony Sal were the engine driving The Weeknd’s rapid ascent, with their connection going back to Ottawa-based label Capital Prophets Records, which was founded in 2002, with Belly its
  
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• Phoenix fallout? PS charity donations fall 14.6 per cent in 2016

  29-05-2017 18:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Charitable giving by public servants in the National Capital Region fell 14.6 per cent in 2016, the first year of the government’s problem-plagued Phoenix payroll system.
  That meant nearly $2.8 million less for charities, primarily the United Way/Centraide Ottawa and HealthPartners, an umbrella organization that represents major health charities such as the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke, and the Alzheimer’s Society.
  Workers in the National Capital Re
  
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• Arson unit investigating overnight fire at Barrhaven townhouse complex

  29-05-2017 18:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Ottawa police arson unit is now investigating after a raging fire broke out overnight Monday at a pair of townhouse blocks in Barrhaven that were still under construction.
  Damage is estimated at $1 million.
  Residents of nearby homes called 911 reporting visible smoke just before 3 a.m. on Mancini Way at Garrity Crescent.
  The blaze went from a second alarm to a third within minutes. By 4:25 a.m., it was under control.
  The fire department reported that the flames were so intense that the
  
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• Not to worry: No new flooding expected despite rainy week

  29-05-2017 18:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A week of rainy forecasts is making people nervous, but so far water managers say there’s little reason to fear more flooding.
  Environment Canada forecasts 15 to 25 millimetres of rain in Ottawa Monday, followed by chances of showers for the rest of the week.
  Water levels may rise slightly in the Rideau River and Lakes, “but there’s enough capacity in the whole watershed now — ditches and streams and some of the lakes — that it shouldn’t have too muc
  
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• Fire forces evacuation of Tweed marijuana facility in Smiths Falls

  29-05-2017 18:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A small explosion and fire forced a brief evacuation of the Tweed Inc. medicinal marijuana production plant in Smiths Falls Monday morning.
  The fire occurred while construction crews were using an acetylene torch in an unoccupied portion of the company’s sprawling campus in the former Hershey’s Chocolate factory, said Bruce Linton, founder and CEO of Canopy Growth, Tweed’s parent company.
  “It appears that somehow they damaged the tanks and that caused a sma
  
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• There will be changes as Senators head into summer

  29-05-2017 18:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Pierre Dorion isn’t going to rest on his laurels.
  The Ottawa Senators may be coming off one of the most successful seasons in club history, but general manager and coach Guy Boucher told reporters Monday morning during their end-of-season wrap-up at the Canadian Tire Centre that the club must come back next September and be prepared to improve.
  “Teams are going to get better. We need to improve,” said Boucher.
  No, the Senators don’t plan to make wholesale changes, but Dor
  
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• There will be changes as Senators head into summer - Ottawa Citizen

  29-05-2017 18:28
  
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  There will be changes as Senators head into summer
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  The Ottawa Senators may be coming off one of the most successful seasons in club history, but general manager and coach Guy Boucher told reporters Monday morning during their end-of-season wrap-up at the Canadian Tire Centre that the club must come ...and more »
  
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• Still ahead: Associate Prof. @padams29 joins @_MarkSutcliffe on State of the Media bit.ly/1ppeuDa https://t.co/eUDGUikbEY

  29-05-2017 18:28 via twitter.com
  
  Still ahead:Associate Prof.@padams29 joins @_MarkSutcliffe on State of the Mediabit.ly/1ppeuDa https://t.co/eUDGUikbEY
  
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• Reevely: Law restricting protests at Ontario abortion clinics coming this fall, Naqvi says

  29-05-2017 18:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ontario will have a law limiting protests outside abortion clinics this fall, Attorney General Yasir Naqvi promised Monday.
  The Ottawa Centre MPP’s riding includes Ottawa’s Morgentaler Clinic downtown, where protesters carrying placards regularly confront staff and patients. Demonstrators say they’re using their democratic rights to resist a procedure they believe is evil; the clinic workers and women who go there say they’re harassed and sometimes even assaulted.
  So
  
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• NEXT on the #POWERLunch @SusanSherring & @davidgourlay join @_MarkSutcliffe LIVE in studio:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  29-05-2017 17:58 via twitter.com
  NEXT on the #POWERLunch@SusanSherring & @davidgourlay join @_MarkSutcliffe LIVE in studio:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Canada Space and Aviation Museum honours Mauril Bélanger by renaming its theatre

  29-05-2017 17:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The late Mauril Bélanger was a big supporter of the Canada Space and Aviation Museum, and starting Monday, his memory will live on at its theatre.
  The museum announced it will be renaming its theatre to the “Mauril Bélanger Theatre” in recognition of the former MP, who passed away last year at 61 from Lou Gehrig’s Disease, or ALS. 
  “I am grateful to the Canada Aviation and Space Museum for recognizing Mauril’s contribution
  
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• Still ahead: @bnicholsonsmith joins @_MarkSutcliffe with all your @BlueJays news: bit.ly/1ppeuDa… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  29-05-2017 17:44 via twitter.com
  Still ahead: @bnicholsonsmith joins @_MarkSutcliffe with all your @BlueJays news: bit.ly/1ppeuDa… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Andrew Scheer cites ‘new hope for Canada’ in first caucus address

  29-05-2017 17:32
  
  New Conservative leader appeals for party unity, saying it’s the only way “we’ll defeat Justin Trudeau in 2019.”
  
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• Coming up: John Honderich on @MLInstitute Great Canadian Debates: bit.ly/1uwtdOs @_MarkSutcliffe… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  29-05-2017 17:27 via twitter.com
  Coming up: John Honderich on @MLInstitute Great Canadian Debates: bit.ly/1uwtdOs @_MarkSutcliffe… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Today's letters: Race weekend an inspiration for volunteer

  29-05-2017 17:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Race weekend an inspiration
  I had the pleasure and privilege of volunteering at the marathon and half-marathon events. We folks from Pay it Forward were tasked with handing out bananas and oranges to runners who were not yet halfway through their races. For five hours, I watched the runners, from the elite marathoners who didn’t even stop to grab some sustenance, but literally flew by, to those who chose to walk the half-marathon, to those who were clearly in pain but whose faces spoke of
  
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• 2 hospitalized after motorcycle, car collide - Ottawa - CBC News - CBC.ca

  29-05-2017 17:13
  
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  Two men are in hospital after a collision between a car and a motorcycle at Moodie Drive and Fallowfield Road in Ottawa Sunday night.
  Motorcyclist, motorist hurt in crash | Home | Ottawa SunOttawa Sunall 2 news articles »
  
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• 2 hospitalized after motorcycle, car collide - CBC.ca

  29-05-2017 17:13
  
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  2 hospitalized after motorcycle, car collide
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  Two men are in hospital after a collision between a car and a motorcycle at Moodie Drive and Fallowfield Road in Ottawa Sunday night. The collision occurred just before 9:30 p.m.. Paramedics said a 38-year-old male sustained head, spine and lower body ...
  Motorcyclist, motorist hurt in crashOttawa Sunall 2 news articles »
  
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• Ontario newborns to be screened for heart defects hours after birth

  29-05-2017 17:05
  
  In a first for Canada, Ontario will now screen babies for congenital heart issues hours after birth, a move that is expected to help hundreds each year.
  
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• In #Scheer, #Tories make a very conservative choice: @IvisonJ joins @_MarkSutcliffe coming up:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  29-05-2017 16:59 via twitter.com
  In #Scheer, #Tories make a very conservative choice: @IvisonJ joins @_MarkSutcliffe coming up:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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