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• Two arrests in connection to two separate west Ottawa stabbings

  05-07-2017 23:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 25-year-old man and a 17-year-old male youth have been arrested in connection to two separate stabbings that took place within an hour-and-a-half of each other in the west part of Ottawa on Tuesday.
  At 3:25 p.m., police were called to the 100 block of Falcon Brook Road in Carp after reports of a 17-year-old male being stabbed by another teenager, also 17. 
  Paramedics said the victim was taken to CHEO with “multiple penetrating trauma wounds.” Police said the victim’s inj
  
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• Two charged after two separate west-end stabbings

  05-07-2017 23:25
  
  A 25-year-old man and a 17-year-old male youth have been arrested in connection to two separate stabbings that took place within an hour-and-a-half of each other in the west part of Ottawa on Tuesday.
  
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• LRT: Trillium line realignment will bring train closer to Riverside South

  05-07-2017 23:24
  
  Change will also allow for a possible extension into the neighbourhood in the future.
  
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• #update A 15 year-old high school student from Toronto, found dead after going missing in Algonquin Park lake

  05-07-2017 23:23 via twitter.com
  #update A 15 year-old high school student from Toronto, found dead after going missing in Algonquin Park lake
  
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• Confederation and Major's Hill parks to be repaired after wet, busy weekend

  05-07-2017 23:19
  
  Both parks dealt with soggy conditions and many thousands of stomping feet.
  
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• 911 caller helps save the day in St. Joseph Boulevard fire

  05-07-2017 23:17
  
  A resident in a three-storey building in Orléans could have been critically injured if not for the swift action of a passerby, Ottawa Fire Services said Wednesday.Around 1:25 p.m., Ottawa fire received a call from a passerby about visible smoke and the sound of a smoke alarm coming from the second-storey window of a residence in the area of 1940 St
  
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• Police focus on cycling safety, red light running for July STEP 1310news.com/2017/07/05/pol…

  05-07-2017 23:09 via twitter.com
  Police focus on cycling safety, red light running for July STEP1310news.com/2017/07/05/pol…
  
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• OC Transpo cancellations drop in month of June

  05-07-2017 22:49
  
  Service still sees more than 900 buses taken out of service.
  
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• Charges laid in Tavistock stabbing 1310news.com/2017/07/05/man… #ottnews

  05-07-2017 22:40 via twitter.com
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• Teen charged in stabbing in Carp 1310news.com/2017/07/05/tee… #ottnews

  05-07-2017 22:33 via twitter.com
  Teen charged in stabbing in Carp 1310news.com/2017/07/05/tee… #ottnews
  
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• May: Trudeau must step up on climate change at G20 summit

  05-07-2017 22:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Recent media coverage in advance of the G20 summit in Hamburg has set the stage for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to press for climate action. In comparing Trudeau’s support for the Paris Agreement to the Trump administration’s “exit” from the Paris Agreement, it is possible to associate the word “leadership” with Canada’s climate policies.
  However, it is only in comparison with Trump that our policies look at all progressive. In fact, Trudeau will
  
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• Lansdowne is a graveyard for trees

  05-07-2017 22:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Three years after Lansdowne Park reopened, the trees on its commercial streets are still struggling, scraggly things, fighting for life in tough conditions.
  “Greening” Lansdowne was a major selling point for the partnership between the city government and the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG), turning a dreary old fairground-cum-parking-lot into a city oasis. And, in fairness, the new trees in the Lansdowne’s eastern parky section are doing just fine. The ones in Abe
  
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• 911 caller helped save the day in St. Joseph Boulevard fire

  05-07-2017 22:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A resident in a three-storey building in Orléans could have been critically injured if not for the swift action of a passerby, Ottawa Fire Services said Wednesday.
  Around 1:25 p.m., Ottawa fire received a call from a passerby about visible smoke and the sound of a smoke alarm coming from the second-storey window of a residence in the area of 1940 St. Joseph Boulevard. 
  Upon arrival, firefighters located a small blaze coming from a pot that was left on the stove inside
  
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• Pageau files for arbitration

  05-07-2017 22:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Jean-Gabriel Pageau will be at training camp in September. 
  What he’ll make next season is to be determined. 
  The Ottawa Senators centre, who had a standout performance in the playoffs, filed for arbitration with a 5 p.m. deadline Wednesday to get the paperwork in. 
  Pageau, 24, who had 12 goals and 21 assists for 33 points in 82 games, had eight goals and 10 points in 19 games in the playoffs. He is a restricted free agent and this is the first time he’s had the right
  
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• Councillors want better way to handle traffic problems

  05-07-2017 22:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Communities need more influence in city decisions to improve traffic safety when studies shoot down requests for speed limit reductions or stop signs, according to council’s transportation chairman.
  Knoxdale-Merivale Coun. Keith Egli said he doesn’t want to get rid of the “warrant” system – the metrics that must be achieved before a traffic change happens – but he sees the need for more flexibility in how the city makes decisions on traffic measures.
  Warrant c
  
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• Still struggling to make Lansdowne Park green

  05-07-2017 21:45
  
  Three years after Lansdowne Park reopened, the trees on its commercial streets are still struggling, scraggly things, fighting for life in tough conditions.“Greening” Lansdowne was a major selling point for the partnership between the city government and the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group.
  
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• An in-depth interview with British music phenom Jacob Collier

  05-07-2017 21:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Want some insight into how Jacob Collier became the prodigious musical phenom capable of the feat below?Dive right in to this in-depth interview conducted in late May with the 22-year-old Briton, who recently played several North American concerts and whose travels later this year will take him to stages in Europe, Brazil and Japan.
  Q: I understand that your parents are musicians and you grew up in a musical environment. When it comes to your musical abilities, how much was nature and how much w
  
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• Ottawa Bluesfest taking steps to prevent sexual assault

  05-07-2017 21:00
  
  For the third straight year, the city's biggest music festival will be working with Project SoundCheck to train staff in prevention techniques.
  
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• Transportation minister pledges $50M to update rules for self-driving cars

  05-07-2017 20:55
  
  Marc Garneau says the government wants rules for the autonomous vehicle industry that keep people safe— while leaving room for innovation.
  
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• Give communities more say on traffic control measures, transport chair says

  05-07-2017 20:38
  
  Communities need more influence in city decisions to improve traffic safety when studies shoot down requests for speed limit reductions or stop signs, according to council’s transportation chairman.
  
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• Housework Help: A messy girl’s guide to cleaning your home

  05-07-2017 20:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  It’s rare to find a person who actually looks forward to taking on housework.  Over the week, tasks add up very quickly and it can feel daunting to take on such a large list. As a creative individual who houses three rescue cats, I thrive in organized chaos. My desk is always covered in papers, empty coffee cups, paints, books and at least one cat.
  According to a national survey conducted by polling firm Research & Incite for home-cleaning product manufacturer Vileda Canada, 64 pe
  
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• New Jock River issues: Not just development, but future flooding

  05-07-2017 20:23
  
  Ecologists who study the Rideau River thought they knew what questions to ask, until the nature of flooding in Eastern Ontario changed before their eyes.A new study of the Jock River by the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority says ecologically it is stable despite many pressures. But the flood threat is a new variable.
  
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• City of Gatineau pushes back on province's new flood rules

  05-07-2017 20:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Gatineau city council has urged the Quebec government to slow down the implementation of a new regime that could determine the fate of hundreds of riverfront properties along the Ottawa River. 
  Councillors adopted a resolution Tuesday calling on the province to wait until the Public Security ministry completes its post-flood evaluation of property damage before evicting homeowners from land considered likely to flood again in the next 20 years.
  The provincial government said last month it w
  
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• Texas woman, 55, dies when thrown from kayak into Ottawa River

  05-07-2017 20:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 55-year-old Texas woman who was described as an experienced kayaker died Tuesday after she was thrown from her kayak on an excursion in the Whitewater Region Township along the Ottawa River.
  Emergency crews were called at about 10 a.m. after a caller reported the woman had been pulled from the water after being ejected from her kayak while being caught in rapids.
  The woman had paddled the Ottawa River many times before and on Tuesday was with a group who were learning advanced kayaking techniq
  
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• Ottawa Community Housing changing rules for window A/C units

  05-07-2017 20:03
  
  Starting next spring, units will only be allowed on the ground floor or over balconies.
  
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• Gatineau pushes back on province's new flood rules

  05-07-2017 19:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Gatineau city council has urged the Quebec government to slow down the implementation of a new regime that could determine the fate of hundreds of riverfront properties along the Ottawa River. 
  Councillors adopted a resolution Tuesday calling on the province to wait until the Public Security ministry completes its post-flood evaluation of property damage before evicting homeowners from land considered likely to flood again in the next 20 years.
  The provincial government said last month it w
  
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• Another night, more high-speed action in Gatineau

  05-07-2017 19:42
  
  They say age brings wisdom, but a couple of Gatineau drivers who blew through a speed trap on Tuesday night throw cold water on that theory.The first was 19, and police who were set up on eastbound St. Raymond Boulevard caught him travelling at 154 km/h in a 70 km/h zone.It’s a long stretch of four-lane road crossing Gatineau Park.
  
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• Coming up on the @MeehanCarolAnne show, an @adele superfan that can't catch a break! She has spent upwards of $10,0… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  05-07-2017 19:30 via twitter.com
  Coming up on the @MeehanCarolAnne show, an @adele superfan that can't catch a break! She has spent upwards of $10,0… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Man charged in machete attack arrested in shooting of pregnant woman, boyfriend

  05-07-2017 19:29
  
  A man accused in a machete attack lastyear is among a trio now facingattempted murder for the suspectedgang-related shooting of a sleepingpregnant woman and her boyfriend inRexdale early Tuesday.
  
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• There's madness to our methadone regime

  05-07-2017 19:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  There has been no lack of media coverage of the current opioid crisis or sensational press releases from elected governments of all stripes (including the Trump administration). We have debated the root causes, the mistakes along the way and the solutions, into the ground.
  Licit opioids – those prescribed by physicians for pain – are a mainstay in the relatively small arsenal of pharmacological analgesics available to us. As a newly minted resident physician with a few more letters a
  
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• Summer runway work means things will get loud for residents north, south of airport

  05-07-2017 19:15
  
  Things may get loud this summer for Ottawa residents north and south of the Ottawa International Airport as the facility closes its main runway for upkeep projects.The airport announced Wednesday that the east-west runway will be closed in July and August, and for another week in September and October.
  
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• Coming up on the @MeehanCarolAnne show: how common is elder abuse? @OttawaPolice tell us what to look for and how t… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  05-07-2017 19:15 via twitter.com
  Coming up on the @MeehanCarolAnne show: how common is elder abuse? @OttawaPolice tell us what to look for and how t… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Two men clocked going over twice the speed limit in Hull #Gatineau #ottnews 1310news.com/2017/07/05/two…

  05-07-2017 18:45 via twitter.com
  Two men clocked going over twice the speed limit in Hull #Gatineau #ottnews 1310news.com/2017/07/05/two…
  
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• Trio arrested in shooting of pregnant woman, boyfriend

  05-07-2017 18:45
  
  Toronto Police have arrested three menfor allegedly shooting a pregnant womanand her boyfriend in their apartment inToronto.
  
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• Today's letters: It takes everyone to fix elder care

  05-07-2017 18:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Letter-writers were touched by the story of Georges Karam, the elderly man who suffered physical abuse in a local nursing home. You can write to us too, at [email protected] . Find our guidelines here.
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  Are we truly willing to fix elder care?
  Re: Shocking elder-abuse case shows our shameful complacency, July 5.
  There is no other word but horrifying to describe what happened to Georges Karam. I have no doubt that it has happened to others and will happen again until there is a
  
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• Gatineau reins in speeders

  05-07-2017 18:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  They say age brings wisdom, but a couple of Gatineau drivers who blew through a speed trap on Tuesday night throw cold water on that theory.
  The first was 19, and police who were set up on eastbound St. Raymond Boulevard caught him travelling at 154 km/h in a 70 km/h zone.
  It’s a long stretch of four-lane road crossing Gatineau Park.
  The next driver was 49 — old enough to know better but still travelling at nearly the same speed. He was timed at 143 km/h on the same street.
  Each man
  
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• Runway work means things will get loud for residents near airport

  05-07-2017 18:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Things may get loud this summer for Ottawa residents north and south of the Ottawa International Airport as the facility closes its main runway for upkeep projects.
  The airport announced Wednesday that the east-west runway will be closed in July and August, and for another week in September and October, as a section of a taxiway connecting the terminal apron to Runway 7/25, will be rebuilt.
  All commercial aviation will be redirected to Runway 14/32, which runs north-south, during the project.
  Th
  
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• NEXT on the #POWERLunch @awudrick & @Alison_Sandor join @cmaconthehill LIVE in studio: bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  05-07-2017 17:58 via twitter.com
  NEXT on the #POWERLunch@awudrick & @Alison_Sandor join @cmaconthehill LIVE in studio: bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Still ahead: @bnicholsonsmith joins @cmaconthehill with all your @BlueJays news: bit.ly/1ppeuDa… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  05-07-2017 17:44 via twitter.com
  Still ahead: @bnicholsonsmith joins @cmaconthehill with all your @BlueJays news: bit.ly/1ppeuDa… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Going out best bets, July 6 to 12

  05-07-2017 17:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Pop 
  When singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright performed a solo concert at the National Arts Centre in 2013, he drew a standing ovation for his poignant pop and his hall-filling personality. Wainwright, 43, returns to Southam Hall next Wednesday, July 12, at 7:30 p.m. when he teams up with the National Arts Centre Orchestra as part of the NAC’s Canada Scene series. Tickets, starting at $49, are available at nac-cna.ca.
  Classical
  While Canada’s sesquicentennial day has passed, ther
  
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• City looking at longer Trillium Line extension in Riverside South

  05-07-2017 17:43
  
  Residents in Riverside South and Barrhaven could be big winners if city council can find a way to bring Trillium Line trains even farther south as part of the $3-billion Stage 2 transit program.
  
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• Glavin: China's latest big lie on free speech

  05-07-2017 17:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Liar, coward, or hypocrite? It’s hard to say, given the amusing discrepancies between the official embassy translator’s account of the inanities People’s Republic of China ambassador Lu Shaye uttered during an interview last Friday with the Canadian Press, and the account contained in official transcript of the conversation the embassy later produced.
  Besides, lying, cowardice and hypocrisy – all three – are the key prerequisites for the job Lu occupied immediately
  
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• A moose was rescued from an Ottawa yard this morning #ottnews twitter.com/63Sutherland/s…

  05-07-2017 17:33 via twitter.com
  A moose was rescued from an Ottawa yard this morning #ottnews twitter.com/63Sutherland/s…
  
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• Still ahead @drewfoundland has your definitive list of the most easily offended provinces:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  05-07-2017 17:29 via twitter.com
  Still ahead @drewfoundland has your definitive list of the most easily offended provinces:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Toronto student, 15, presumed drowned in Algonquin Park mishap

  05-07-2017 17:16
  
  Provincial police and other agencies were continuing a search Wednesday for a Toronto high school student who is presumed drowned on a field trip to Algonquin Park.The boy, 15, was reported missing Tuesday night. OPP said the teen was swimming at Big Trout Lake and went under the water and did not resurface.
  
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• Still ahead The edition of @cmaconthehill ‘Secrets of the Hill’ segment w/ guest @lucediversa… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  05-07-2017 16:58 via twitter.com
  Still ahead The edition of @cmaconthehill ‘Secrets of the Hill’ segment w/ guest @lucediversa… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• NEXT The 1st edition of @cmaconthehill ‘Secrets of the Hill’ segment w/ today's guest @lucediversa… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  05-07-2017 16:58 via twitter.com
  NEXTThe 1st edition of @cmaconthehill ‘Secrets of the Hill’ segment w/ today's guest @lucediversa… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Gatineau police investigate after baby has 'medical distress'

  05-07-2017 16:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 10-month baby from Aylmer was in hospital in Gatineau Wednesday, and police were investigating the circumstances behind what they call a “medical distress call.”
  So far they aren’t saying the nature of the medical problem.
  They were called to a home on Michel Parizeau Street in the north end of Aylmer about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, and the baby was taken to hospital from there.
  Gatineau Police say they will likely have more details later Wednesday.
  They have been interviewing witne
  
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• #Texas woman dies after kayak gets caught in rapids on #OttawaRiver: bit.ly/2sMifv9 #ottnews https://t.co/Ut6BZ9oghR

  05-07-2017 16:51 via twitter.com
  
  #Texas woman dies after kayak gets caught in rapids on #OttawaRiver: bit.ly/2sMifv9 #ottnews https://t.co/Ut6BZ9oghR
  
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• Still ahead @S_Mark_Brown explains what makes #Ottawa the best place to live bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  05-07-2017 16:43 via twitter.com
  Still ahead @S_Mark_Brown explains what makes #Ottawa the best place to livebit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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