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• Black widow spider found in grapes

  06-07-2017 23:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A Kanata family discovered an unexpected visitor Monday night when they were preparing an evening snack.
  Casey Canning was in his kitchen, washing grapes with a strainer when he noticed a spider web. A closer look proved that web was the work of a female black widow spider, which was nestled in the stems of the fruit.
  He yelled to his son, Cain, who then yelled to his sister to come look.
  “I was laying down and I heard my parents getting ready to watch some TV,” said Christy Canning,
  
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• Motorcyclist in south-end collision has died, investigation continues

  06-07-2017 23:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 51-year-old motorcyclist has died in hospital after a serious collision with another vehicle in the city’s south end. 
  Ottawa paramedics received a call about a collision between a motorcycle and a car on Bank Street and Rideau Road at 7:47 p.m. on Wednesday night.
  Paramedics treated a man “for multi-systems trauma,” including head, neck and chest injuries. 
  After the motorcyclist’s condition was stabilized he was transported to The Ottawa
  
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• President of the Ontario Liberal Party, Michael Spitale, resigns

  06-07-2017 23:33
  
  Spitale, who cited a heavy workload after taking a promotion at his full-time job, resigned with less than a year to go before the provincial election.
  
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• Egan: Widow seeks answers after husband found on floor, bleeding

  06-07-2017 23:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Earlier this week, Rita Bisson saw the wrenching images of a vulnerable elderly man — lying helpless in bed — being struck over and over by a care worker at the Garry J. Armstrong long-term care home.
  After a restless night, she could be silent no longer.
  Bisson, 85, was moved to reveal the story of her husband François — 88, in a wheelchair, with advanced dementia — who was found bleeding on the floor of his room at the city-run Armstrong home on Dec. 30, 2016.
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• Five acts you might not know that are worth checking out for Bluesfest

  06-07-2017 23:21
  
  Ottawa's biggest musical event of the year starts this weekend.
  
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• Canadian nationals a lure for U.S. hurdler Jarvis Harris

  06-07-2017 23:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Runners want to run, which is one way of explaining how Jarvis Harris of New Orleans, La., made it to the start line for the men’s 400 metres of the Canadian track and field championships in Ottawa on Thursday.
  His time of 49.57 seconds would have qualified Harris for the Friday semifinals, but he had already told meet officials he would bypass that race in favour of his specialty, the 400-metre hurdles on Saturday and Sunday.
  “Just another racing opportunity. The 400-metre dash is s
  
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• Former home of Lester B. Pearson is pretty much falling down

  06-07-2017 23:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Lester B. Pearson’s former home on Cobourg Street is a dump.
  Maybe 60 years ago it was a pleasant place for Pearson to escape the bustle of Parliament Hill.
  Today, it’s pretty much falling down.
  “An intervention is impossible. Where do you even begin?” architect Judah Mulalu said Thursday as he took this reporter and a photographer on a soggy tour through 231 Cobourg St. in Sandy Hill.
  The Uganda High Commission owns the red-brick, two-storey building at the corner of Wil
  
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• Motorcyclist dies after crash at Rideau and Bank St. Wednesday night #ottnews 1310news.com/2017/07/06/mot…

  06-07-2017 22:47 via twitter.com
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• Reevely: Police forcing their way into Pride aren't helping

  06-07-2017 22:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The organizers of Ottawa’s Pride parade won’t stop Chief Charles Bordeleau and other police officers from marching in uniform, says Capital Pride’s chair Tammy Dopson, but the police will have to live with the fallout of their decision.
  “If the chief and his team show up in uniform, the community will decide how they’re going to respond to that,” Dopson said in an interview Thursday.
  The group putting together Ottawa’s gay pride celebration at the end of
  
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• Ottawa welcomes a new twist on ‘Haute Cuisine’

  06-07-2017 22:28
  
  The Sky Lounge event, part of Ottawa 2017, offers fine dining 150 feet (46 meters) in the air.
  
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• Medical marijuana company announces funding for more research

  06-07-2017 22:26
  
  Canopy Growth puts in $200,000 in seed funding to study medical pot.
  
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• Motorcyclist dies after Wednesday night crash - CBC.ca

  06-07-2017 22:22 via cbc.ca
  
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  Motorcyclist dies after Wednesday night crash
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  A 51-year-old man who was riding his motorcycle when he was involved in a serious crash with a car on Rideau Road and Bank Street on Wednesday evening has died. Paramedics said they were called to the crash site at 7:47 p.m. Wednesday and when ...
  Motorcyclist in south-end collision has died, investigation continuesOttawa Citizen
  Police confirm motorcyclist has died following south-end collisionCTV Newsall 4 news articles &ra
  
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• City must get "creative" to pay for O-Train to Riverside South

  06-07-2017 22:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The city must “get creative” if it wants to bring the O-Train all the way to Riverside South, planning boss Steve Willis said Thursday.
  Tweaking the proposed extension of the north-south Trillium Line to bring trains almost a kilometre closer to the fast-growing suburb can be done as part of the $3-billion Stage 2 transit program. The future station would move south from a rural area along Bowesville Road to Earl Armstrong Road.
  But a further three-kilometre extension to the communit
  
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• injunction granted in fight against Chelsea plan to make bike trail

  06-07-2017 21:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 10-day injunction over conversion of the Wakefield Steam Train’s tracks to a bike trail has left opposing sides arguing over what work is permitted.
  Chelsea wants to tear up the old tracks, saying they are damaged beyond repair by repeated washouts and landslides. It wants a bike trail instead, but this has some opposition.
  On Wednesday, a judge ruled that for the next 10 days Chelsea and its contractors are limited in what they can do: They can remove rails and ties, but not bring in he
  
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• Ottawa real estate market seeing strong 2017 so far

  06-07-2017 21:41
  
  Sales and prices up in local market as slide takes places in Toronto.
  
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• Capital Pride won't stop officers from marching in uniform

  06-07-2017 21:27
  
  Tammy Dopson said some in LGBTQ community uncomfortable with police uniforms, but they won't deny officer who want to march in them.
  
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• NDP MP Peter Julian drops bid to replace Mulcair at helm

  06-07-2017 21:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  OTTAWA — B.C. NDP MP Peter Julian is dropping out out of the race to lead the federal New Democrats.
  Julian — the first contender to enter the race — made the announcement at a news conference today in Ottawa.
  The veteran MP was one of five candidates so far to join the race to replace Tom Mulcair at the helm of the party.
  Other current contenders include MPs Niki Ashton, Charlie Angus, Guy Caron and Ontario legislator Jagmeet Singh.
  The next leadership debate is scheduled to t
  
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• Piano greats salute Oscar Peterson at NAC Monday

  06-07-2017 21:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  It couldn’t get any more swinging than the gathering of musicians who will pay tribute to Oscar Peterson on Monday at the National Arts Centre.
  The Canada Scene concert Oscar, With Love will feature seven celebrated pianists ranging from Peterson’s friend and fellow Montreal native, Oliver Jones, 82, and Toronto-based Peterson protégé Robi Botos to rising thirty-something U.S. jazz stars Gerald Clayton and Justin Kauflin, as well as Toronto bassist Dave Young, playing m
  
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• Police flag down wide-load garage on trailer

  06-07-2017 20:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A man moving a wooden garage on a trailer along Bank Street south was fined Thursday for having an extra-wide load without a police escort or safety straps.
  Ottawa police traffic Const. Phil Kane said the bust occurred at about 8 a.m. when a colleague spotted the driver trying to make a left turn from Bank Street to Leitrim Road.
  “(The officer) pulled it over because it was a wide load and upon inspection, we noticed the garage was just sitting on the trailer and not tied down, which is an
  
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• Police flag down garage on trailer headed for Carlsbad Springs

  06-07-2017 20:48
  
  A man moving a wooden garage on a trailer along Bank Street south was fined Thursday for having an extra-wide load without a police escort or safety straps.Ottawa police traffic Const. Phil Kane said the bust occurred at about 8 a.m. when a colleague spotted the driver trying to make a left turn from Bank Street to Leitrim Road.
  
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• Man faces 45 charges related to commercial break-ins

  06-07-2017 20:47
  
  Two weeks after police sought public assistance in the search for a man wanted in a number of break-and-enter robberies, they have arrested the man peacefully.On June 22, they announced they were looking for Trieu Dinh, 31, after a series of break-and-enters at commercial properties, mostly in Centretown.
  
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• Dyslexia centre operator convicted of practising psychology

  06-07-2017 20:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A woman who operates a dyslexia centre in Ottawa has been convicted of “treating mental problems” in Quebec without being qualified as a psychologist.
  The Quebec Order of Psychologists prosecuted the case against Louise Ward. The charges relate to a consultation she had in Gatineau with a woman who was hired by the Order of Psychologists to visit Ward undercover for their investigation.
  Ward was convicted in a court in Gatineau Thursday and fined $1,500, plus court fees.
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• Man faces 45 charges related to break-ins

  06-07-2017 20:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Two weeks after police sought public assistance in the search for a man wanted in a number of break-and-enter robberies, they have arrested the man peacefully.
  On June 22, they announced they were looking for Trieu Dinh, 31, after a series of break-and-enters at commercial properties, mostly in Centretown.
  The break-ins happened between February and early June.
  On Wednesday, members of the break and enter unit found Dinh and arrested him.
  He is charged with 45 offences including breaking and ent
  
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• Canada's top athletes are in the capital. Next on the @MeehanCarolAnne show the Canada Track & Field championships… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  06-07-2017 20:15 via twitter.com
  Canada's top athletes are in the capital. Next on the @MeehanCarolAnne show the Canada Track & Field championships… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Have questions about your plants? Call 613-750-1310, our expert is answering your questions next on the… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  06-07-2017 20:00 via twitter.com
  Have questions about your plants? Call 613-750-1310, our expert is answering your questions next on the… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Actors of colour cast in re-imagined Salt-Water Moon

  06-07-2017 19:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  When theatre director Ravi Jain, who is of South Asian descent, read the script for Salt-Water Moon, the classic play set in rural Newfoundland at the end of the First World War, he imagined people who look like him. 
  “I look at how it’s relevant now,” said Jain, the founding artistic director of Why Not Theatre in Toronto. “For me, it’s important to re-contextualize the classic in a way that speaks to now. It isn’t a museum piece.”
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• Ontario SPCA warns pet owners after dog dies in fire in locked car

  06-07-2017 19:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The death of a dog locked in a running car that caught fire in Smiths Falls Wednesday has prompted the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to warn about the dangers of leaving pets unattended in vehicles.
  Smiths Falls fire chief Normand Beauchamp said the incident happened around 2 p.m. on Wednesday when a small dog was left in a running car at a Walmart parking lot.
  He says the owner told firefighters they wanted to keep the dog cool, so they left the air conditioning runni
  
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• Tegan and Sara talk music, politics and the power of pop

  06-07-2017 19:47
  
  Tegan and Sara When: July 8, 6 p.m. Where: RBC Bluesfest, Claridge Homes stage
  
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• Still ahead on the @MeehanCarolAnne show our weekly chat with @LauraPeck6 https://t.co/xo5SlIaaht

  06-07-2017 19:45 via twitter.com
  
  Still ahead on the @MeehanCarolAnne show our weekly chat with @LauraPeck6 https://t.co/xo5SlIaaht
  
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• Today's letters: Help improve long-term care

  06-07-2017 19:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Readers share more thoughts on how we care for the frail elderly. You can write to us too, at [email protected]
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  Boost long-term care staffing
  Re: Elder abuse case – personal support workers need governing body, group says, July 5.
  Abuse and neglect must not be tolerated, and every step should be taken to prevent them. However, creating a governing body for non-regulated health workers will not reduce incidences of violence in Ontario’s nursing homes.
  A far more basic
  
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• Ottawa Airport neighbours can expect a louder summer

  06-07-2017 19:39
  
  Airport shifting planes to north-south runway as main runway repaired.
  
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• TRAFFIC NOTE: westbound #Hwy401 users -- all lanes are open past Prescott. Collision cleared. #otttraffic twitter.com/OPP_COMM_ER/st…

  06-07-2017 19:36 via twitter.com
  TRAFFIC NOTE: westbound #Hwy401 users -- all lanes are open past Prescott. Collision cleared. #otttraffic twitter.com/OPP_COMM_ER/st…
  
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• Operator of dyslexia centre convicted of practising psychology in Quebec without licence

  06-07-2017 19:36
  
  A woman who operates a dyslexia centre in Ottawa has been convicted of “treating mental problems” in Quebec without being qualified as a psychologist.The Quebec Order of Psychologists prosecuted the case against Louise Ward.
  
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• Ottawa fails in bid to delay Ontario solitary confinement lawsuit - The Globe and Mail

  06-07-2017 18:56 via theglobeandmail.com
  
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  Ottawa fails in bid to delay Ontario solitary confinement lawsuit
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  An Ontario judge has rejected the federal government's attempt to delay a constitutional challenge of Canada's solitary-confinement regime, ruling Ottawa's proposed legislation does not fully address the lawsuit's concerns about the use of segregation ...
  
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• TRAFFIC NOTE: For westbound #HWY401 travelers. Highway closed past Prescott. #otttraffic twitter.com/OPP_COMM_ER/st…

  06-07-2017 18:46 via twitter.com
  TRAFFIC NOTE: For westbound #HWY401 travelers. Highway closed past Prescott. #otttraffic twitter.com/OPP_COMM_ER/st…
  
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• Should the city pull #CapitalPride funding over police uniform controversy? @AllanHubley_23 w/ @cmaconthehill NEXT… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  06-07-2017 18:44 via twitter.com
  Should the city pull #CapitalPride funding over police uniform controversy?@AllanHubley_23 w/ @cmaconthehill NEXT… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Commuters deal with Hwy 417 delay after 5-vehicle crash at March Road

  06-07-2017 18:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The westbound Highway 417 slowed to a crawl during the Thursday morning commute as emergency services mopped up a multi-vehicle collision at March Road.
  Five vehicles were reported involved in the crash at about 8 a.m. which sent at least one vehicle into the ditch.
  Debris was strewn across the roadway.
  None of the motorists or passengers needed to be extricated from their vehicles.
  There was no immediate report on injuries.
  
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• Kronos Quartet delighted Music and Beyond festival's audience

  06-07-2017 18:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Kronos QuartetMusic and Beyond Dominion-Chalmers United ChurchWednesday night
  First came adventure and then came Americana at Wednesday night’s concert by the Kronos Quartet.
  As it has for more than 40 years, the renowned San Francisco-based ensemble quickly demonstrated that it was a string quartet like no other, startling listeners with music from far-flung cultures and genres. A classical group that revels in the unconventional, Kronos front-loaded its concert at Dominion-Chalmers
  
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• Surprise! Ottawa house price gains outpace those of Toronto

  06-07-2017 18:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The average sale price for residential properties in Ottawa in June jumped 8.8 per cent year over year to reach $434,500, the Ottawa Real Estate Board reported Thursday.
  Somewhat surprisingly, that was a bigger gain than recorded in Toronto where the average selling price for all homes in the metro area increased by a comparatively modest 6.3 per cent year over year to nearly $794,000.
  Of course, much of this odd result reflects politics playing out in the Ontario capital.
  Prices in the Toronto
  
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• Police seek assistance locating missing man, 76

  06-07-2017 18:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa police are seeking public assistance locating Bryan Bennett, 76, who has been missing since Wednesday morning.
  Police say he was last seen in the Southvale Crescent area in Ottawa’s Sheffield Glen neighbourhood.  
  He is described as Caucasian, five feet six inches (168 cm) tall, weighing 170 pounds (77 kg), with light brown and grey balding hair and a few days growth of facial hair.
  Anyone knowing Bennett’s whereabouts should call Ottawa police dispatch at 613-236-12
  
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• Q&A with Tegan of Tegan and Sara, who play Bluesfest on July 8.

  06-07-2017 18:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Tegan and SaraWhen: July 8, 6 p.m.Where: RBC Bluesfest, Claridge Homes stage
  The twin-sister duo of Tegan and Sara has shifted from indie folk-rock, distilling their love of 1980s music into catchy synth-pop. It’s brought a whole new level of global fame for Calgary’s Quinn sisters, along with a greater desire to help others in their community. Tegan Quinn spoke to Lynn Saxberg about the mid-career transformation, and the sense of responsibility that has evolved with it.
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• NEXT on the #POWERLunch @Baileymariereid & @TimTierney join @cmaconthehill LIVE in studio:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  06-07-2017 17:58 via twitter.com
  NEXT on the #POWERLunch@Baileymariereid & @TimTierney join @cmaconthehill LIVE in studio:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Long-term care staff dedicated, professional

  06-07-2017 17:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The reports regarding the abuse that took place at Garry J. Armstrong Long Term Care Home are very disturbing. Our infirm and vulnerable elderly deserve the greatest care and protection possible and it is our responsibility to do all we can to ensure this. That is why my wife and I have been volunteers at this residence since it opened in 2005.
  I have been president of the Family and Friends Council for almost 10 of those years and my wife is on the board of directors. So we have considerable ex
  
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• Eventful weekend in Ottawa will close roads, limit parking - CBC.ca - CBC.ca

  06-07-2017 17:57 via cbc.ca
  
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  From the biggest music festival in the city to the biggest track meet in the country, it will be an eventful weekend in Ottawa, and that's going to have a major ...and more »
  
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• Eventful weekend in Ottawa will close roads, limit parking - CBC.ca

  06-07-2017 17:57 via cbc.ca
  
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  Eventful weekend in Ottawa will close roads, limit parking
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  From the biggest music festival in the city to the biggest track meet in the country, it will be an eventful weekend in Ottawa, and that's going to have a major impact on traffic. Roads will be closed and parking will be limited at and around major ...and more »
  
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• Concerns about drug use at summer festivals -- hear @cmaconthehill full interview w/ @CPHO_Canada:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  06-07-2017 17:19 via twitter.com
  Concerns about drug use at summer festivals -- hear @cmaconthehill full interview w/ @CPHO_Canada:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Judge grants injunction in fight against Chelsea plan to convert tracks to bike trail

  06-07-2017 17:06
  
  A 10-day injunction over conversion of the Wakefield Steam Train’s tracks to a bike trail has left opposing sides arguing over what work is permitted.Chelsea wants to tear up the old tracks, saying they are damaged beyond repair by repeated washouts and landslides. It wants a bike trail instead, but this has some opposition.
  
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• Judge grants injunction in fight against Chelsea plan to convert track

  06-07-2017 16:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 10-day injunction over conversion of the Wakefield Steam Train’s tracks to a bike trail has left opposing sides arguing over what work is permitted.
  Chelsea wants to tear up the old tracks, saying they are damaged beyond repair by repeated washouts and landslides. It wants a bike trail instead, but this has some opposition.
  On Wednesday, a judge ruled that for the next 10 days Chelsea and its contractors are limited in what they can do: They can remove rails and ties, but not bring in he
  
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• Still ahead: Tammy Dopson of @OttCapitalPride on #PrideParade police uniform controversy:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  06-07-2017 16:28 via twitter.com
  Still ahead: Tammy Dopson of @OttCapitalPride on #PrideParade police uniform controversy:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Coming up at 11:45AM: @ChiefBordeleau will join @cmaconthehill LIVE to discuss #prideparade uniform controversy:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  06-07-2017 16:21 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:45AM:@ChiefBordeleau will join @cmaconthehill LIVE to discuss #prideparade uniform controversy:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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