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• Government looking to build a home for Canada's next 500 years of history

  10-07-2017 23:30
  
  New archives building would be designed to stand for centuries.
  
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• Kristy's tower plan a tough swallow for neighbouring ward councillor

  10-07-2017 23:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Development applications to build tall, densely populated buildings near future LRT stations are virtually slam dunks at city hall, but one councillor is challenging a property owner to “inspire” through the design of a tower on Richmond Road.
  The owner of Kristy’s Restaurant on Tuesday will seek the planning committee’s permission for a 24-storey mixed-use complex at 809 Richmond Rd. The proposal is different from the original one filed last year, when the restauran
  
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• A match made on OC Transpo

  10-07-2017 23:24
  
  An elaborate proposal onboard an OC Transpo bus has become a viral hit in Ottawa
  
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• Canada's civil service is world's most effective: UK report

  10-07-2017 23:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Canada’s public service is the most effective in the world, according to the results of a new British study that compares the performance of government workforces in 31 countries.
  Canada topped the rankings based on its overall score for performance measures such as tax administration, policy making, inclusiveness, openness, integrity, crisis management, fiscal and financial management.
  New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Norway, Korea and the U.S. rounded
  
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• Police charge man with impaired driving, find 6 year-old in back seat - 1310news.com/2017/07/10/pol… #ottnews https://t.co/VquV1hHaUI

  10-07-2017 22:52 via twitter.com
  
  Police charge man with impaired driving, find 6 year-old in back seat -1310news.com/2017/07/10/pol… #ottnews https://t.co/VquV1hHaUI
  
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• Kristy's customers ponder restaurant's future

  10-07-2017 22:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Although some of the details are lost to time, Abby Yuill can tell you the exact date and occasion of her first visit to Kristy’s Restaurant on Richmond Road. It was Feb. 7, 1998, when she and her mother, Janet Yuill, along with a handful of other moms and babies, gathered in the restaurant’s bright solarium to celebrate Abby’s first birthday, a party so new and exciting that Abby had cake icing under her fingernails before the first guests had even arrived.
  In the intervening
  
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• Cannabis users argue Trudeau plan amounts to 'Prohibition 2.0'

  10-07-2017 22:40
  
  Liberal bill fails to destigmatize marijuana use, activists say.
  
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• Four decades later, The Zombies rock on

  10-07-2017 22:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Zombies
  When: July 11, 9 p.m.
  Where: RBC Bluefest, Bluesville Stage
  Fifty years ago this summer, the Zombies went into Abbey Road Studios to record their second album, Odessey and Oracle. The young band broke up before it was released.
  Without a promotional campaign or a tour to support the record, you’d think that would be the end of the story.
  But instead of vanishing into the ether, one of the singles, Time of the Season, was discovered almost two years by North American radio stati
  
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• Kristy's tower plan a tough swallow for neighbouring ward councillor: 'It fails to inspire'

  10-07-2017 22:26
  
  Development applications to build tall, densely populated buildings near future LRT stations are virtually slam dunks at city hall, but one councillor is challenging a property owner to “inspire” through the design of a tower on Richmond Road.The owner of Kristy’s Restaurant on Tuesday will seek the planning committee’s permission for a 24-storey m
  
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• Wynne Liberals look for public input on minimum wage hikes - 1310news.com/2017/07/10/wyn… #ottnews https://t.co/TtwK9NZcQE

  10-07-2017 22:21 via twitter.com
  
  Wynne Liberals look for public input on minimum wage hikes - 1310news.com/2017/07/10/wyn… #ottnews https://t.co/TtwK9NZcQE
  
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• Trucker crashed his rig swerving to avoid a family of ducks on Hwy. 401

  10-07-2017 22:18
  
  He’s a hero to ducks everywhere but the OPP is calling fowl with an $85 ticket after a trucker crashed his rig swerving to avoid a family of ducks on Hwy. 401 Monday morning.
  
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• No end in sight for wet, hot Ottawa summer

  10-07-2017 22:10
  
  Ottawa has had its fair share of rainfall this summer. Don’t expect it to let up any time soon.
  
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• Trucker crashed a rig swerving to avoid a family of ducks on Hwy. 401

  10-07-2017 22:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  He’s a hero to ducks everywhere, but the OPP is calling fowl with an $85 ticket after a trucker crashed his rig swerving to avoid a family of ducks on Hwy. 401 Monday morning.
  The road was still down to one lane as of mid-Monday afternoon near where Hwy. 401 and Hwy. 416 meet east of Prescott and engine oil was spilled into the marsh, police said.
  It was at about 9:40 a.m. when the 49-year-old man from Vineland, Ont., swerved his transport truck in the eastbound lanes, lost control, w
  
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• Ottawa unemployment rises to 6.1 per cent in June

  10-07-2017 21:58
  
  The city’s jobless rate, which hit a low of 5 per cent in March, has climbed steadily while national numbers have improved.
  
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• Hamburg taught the world that the U.S. no longer matters - macleans.ca/news/world/ham… https://t.co/b6LOcX9LPU

  10-07-2017 21:58 via twitter.com
  
  Hamburg taught the world that the U.S. no longer matters - macleans.ca/news/world/ham… https://t.co/b6LOcX9LPU
  
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• Bluesfest takes day off before Fetty Wap, Jake Owen Tuesday - 1310news.com/2017/07/10/blu… #ottnews https://t.co/P1TQ51nHjd

  10-07-2017 21:31 via twitter.com
  
  Bluesfest takes day off before Fetty Wap, Jake Owen Tuesday - 1310news.com/2017/07/10/blu… #ottnews https://t.co/P1TQ51nHjd
  
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• Reevely: Councillors golf with developers to stop kids' drug overdoses

  10-07-2017 21:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Unable to squeeze enough funding out of the city budget for two youth programs in his ward, Rideau-Goulbourn Coun. Scott Moffatt turned to the mainstay of politicians trying to raise money for good causes: a developer-sponsored golf tournament.
  Scott Moffatt’s Golf4Youth Classic Presented by Caivan Communities was last Friday. Sixty-four golfers and a handful of silent-auction items helped clear about $15,000, he says. 
  The money from this tournament is for good and important causes:
  
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• Family of five displaced in Herongate townhouse fire

  10-07-2017 21:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Firefighters quickly upgraded a blaze in a Herongate townhouse to a second-alarm Monday to keep the flames from spreading.
  A family of five, including three children, are displaced.
  Crews were called to a bed on fire and blaring smoke alarms at 2870 Baycrest Drive at 12:44 p.m. There was no one inside the unit, where there was heavy smoke visible at the top of the house, one of six in a row.
  So the incident commander called a second alarm fire as crews began an “aggressive” offensive
  
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• Still ahead on the @MeehanCarolAnne show, a look at local events with @JulieBeun https://t.co/1pY2Hw8OPK

  10-07-2017 20:30 via twitter.com
  
  Still ahead on the @MeehanCarolAnne show, a look at local events with @JulieBeun https://t.co/1pY2Hw8OPK
  
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• Police hunting 19-year-old in jewellery store smash-and-grabs

  10-07-2017 20:17
  
  An arrest warrant was issued Monday for a 19-year-old accused of being one of four suspects who smashed jewellery store display cases and grabbed their contents in a pair of robberies last fall.
  
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• City of Cornwall investigating human rights complaint regarding toplessness at municipal pools -… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  10-07-2017 20:17 via twitter.com
  City of Cornwall investigating human rights complaint regarding toplessness at municipal pools -… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Do you have tips for saving money or have questions? Share now 613-750-1310 @MoneycoachJudi joins us next on the… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  10-07-2017 20:00 via twitter.com
  Do you have tips for saving money or have questions? Share now 613-750-1310 @MoneycoachJudi joins us next on the… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Coming up next on the @MeehanCarolAnne show, details on this year's sound and light show on Parliament hill. https://t.co/tqBbMhc4cP

  10-07-2017 19:45 via twitter.com
  
  Coming up next on the @MeehanCarolAnne show, details on this year's sound and light show on Parliament hill. https://t.co/tqBbMhc4cP
  
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• Coming up on the @MeehanCarolAnne show, a state of emergency has been declared for Ontario's turtles… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  10-07-2017 19:30 via twitter.com
  Coming up on the @MeehanCarolAnne show, a state of emergency has been declared for Ontario's turtles… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• What does this wet weather means for farmers & consumers? We speak with @OntarioFarms pres. Keith Currie next on th… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  10-07-2017 19:15 via twitter.com
  What does this wet weather means for farmers & consumers? We speak with @OntarioFarms pres. Keith Currie next on th… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Piché: Why a new Ottawa jail won't necessarily make things better

  10-07-2017 18:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  When Queen’s Park announced that a new 725-bed jail was coming to Ottawa, those advocating for diversion, decarceration and better living and working conditions at the local remand centre expressed concerns about the potential costs – both financial and human – and size of the proposed facility.
  Some have asked whether it makes sense to build a new and bigger facility when more just and effective policy alternatives are underused at present. While there are also some who are co
  
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• Today's letters: Omar Khadr and a shoutout to long-term care workers

  10-07-2017 18:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Letter writers have conflicting views on Omar Khadr, and a reader writes in with a shoutout to all the hardworking long-term care staff out there.Got thoughts? Email us at [email protected].***
  Khadr fought against his country
  During the Second World War, when a German invasion of Britain was a distinct possibility, I, along with thousands of other boys between the ages of 14 and 17, joined various military cadet units.
  At age 15, I was a competent infantryman, with the skill, amongst ot
  
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• Still ahead: Associate Prof. @padams29 joins @cmaconthehill on State of the Media bit.ly/1ppeuDa https://t.co/IENUcHXAm3

  10-07-2017 18:28 via twitter.com
  
  Still ahead:Associate Prof.@padams29 joins @cmaconthehill on State of the Mediabit.ly/1ppeuDa https://t.co/IENUcHXAm3
  
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• Large chemical, biological, nuclear defence training exercise underway in Alberta

  10-07-2017 18:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  More than 400 military personnel are taking part in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence training in Alberta.
  Defence Research and Development Canada is co-ordinating Exercise PRECISE RESPONSE at Canadian Forces Base Suffield, according to a news release from the Canadian Forces.
  The exercise started Monday and runs until July 28.
  The 14th annual NATO exercise is part of ongoing chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defence training.
  The exercise will bring toge
  
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• NEXT on the #POWERLunch @Go_Taylor & @MelAdams1310 join @cmaconthehill LIVE in studio: bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  10-07-2017 17:58 via twitter.com
  NEXT on the #POWERLunch @Go_Taylor & @MelAdams1310 join @cmaconthehill LIVE in studio: bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Still ahead: @llikemoyd joins @cmaconthehill live with update on #BCwildfires: bit.ly/1uwtdOs @NEWS1130 https://t.co/cYMSYOLYsz

  10-07-2017 17:28 via twitter.com
  
  Still ahead: @llikemoyd joins @cmaconthehill live with update on #BCwildfires:bit.ly/1uwtdOs @NEWS1130 https://t.co/cYMSYOLYsz
  
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• Coming up: @abacusdataca @Colettod w/ @cmaconthehill for weekly segment: bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  10-07-2017 17:14 via twitter.com
  Coming up:@abacusdataca @Colettod w/ @cmaconthehill for weekly segment:bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Opposition to Omar Khadr’s settlement is puzzling and cynical: Paradkar

  10-07-2017 17:05
  
  It didn’t seem possible that any Canadians would look askance at making reparations with a man whose life has been shaped by repeated betrayals, but the rage is palpable.
  
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• Gormley: Trump doesn't have a clue on North Korea

  10-07-2017 16:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Donald Trump doesn’t know what to do about North Korea, and he doesn’t mind saying so.
  “I don’t know,” he said about North Korea last week. “We will see what happens.”
  On the matter of whatever is to be done with Pyongyang, at least, the vulgarian president finds himself in respected company at last: Many North Korea experts are also uncertain about how the United States can persuade the belligerent dictatorship to end or freeze its nuclear-weapons progr
  
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• Police seek help in finding diabetic man last seen in Old Hull Saturday

  10-07-2017 15:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Fears are growing for the health of a diabetic man who was last seen in Old Hull early Saturday morning.
  Police believe he does not have his medication with him.
  Dave Lanteigne, 28, was last seen at Pizza Italie at 3:30 a.m. July 8. 
  Lanteigne is 5’7″ tall and 161 pounds with brown hair and eyes and a partial beard. He was wearing a green T-shirt and jeans when he was last seen. 
  Anyone with information that could help police find him is asked to dial 819-246-0222 or call 9
  
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• NEXT @michaeltaube joins @cmaconthehill live to discuss #politics of the day: bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  10-07-2017 15:44 via twitter.com
  NEXT@michaeltaube joins @cmaconthehill live to discuss #politics of the day:bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• House Works: DIY efforts give you twice the deck for the money

  10-07-2017 15:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The colder the country you live in, the more important backyard decks seem to become. This is my explanation for the enduring and widespread popularity of decks in Canada. With only four or five months of decent deck-sitting weather even in the most clement parts of the country, we’ve got to make the most of the chance to relax outdoors, take some air, and look at the sky. The trick is making the whole deck thing happen at a reasonable cost. This is where an interesting financial fact come
  
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• Coming up 10AM What will raising the #minimumwage mean for the province? @cmaconthehill #QuestionOfTheDay #onpoli twitter.com/1310NEWS/statu…

  10-07-2017 15:30 via twitter.com
  Coming up 10AM What will raising the #minimumwage mean for the province?@cmaconthehill #QuestionOfTheDay #onpoli twitter.com/1310NEWS/statu…
  
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• NEXT: Rick Sproule of @DUALOttawa joins @cmaconthehill to discuss #MedicalMarijuana: bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  10-07-2017 15:28 via twitter.com
  NEXT: Rick Sproule of @DUALOttawa joins @cmaconthehill to discuss #MedicalMarijuana: bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Hamburg taught the world that the U.S. no longer matters @Scott_Gilmore NOW: bit.ly/1uwtdOs #G20Summit… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  10-07-2017 15:20 via twitter.com
  Hamburg taught the world that the U.S. no longer matters@Scott_Gilmore NOW:bit.ly/1uwtdOs #G20Summit… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• #OnAir 9AM-1PM #OttawaToday live with guest host @cmaconthehill on @1310NEWS & @rogersottawa22… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  10-07-2017 15:04 via twitter.com
  #OnAir 9AM-1PM#OttawaToday live with guest host @cmaconthehill on @1310NEWS & @rogersottawa22… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• What will raising the #minimumwage to $15 per hour by 2019 mean for the province? #onpoli

  10-07-2017 14:48 via twitter.com
  What will raising the #minimumwage to $15 per hour by 2019 mean for the province?#onpoli
  
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• Muggy Monday, risk of rain lingers until Wednesday [Video]

  10-07-2017 14:32
  
  Just ’cause we haven’t had enough rain, watch for a 40 per cent chance of showers Monday with the risk of an afternoon thunderstorm and a sticky high of 25 C that will feel more like 31.Monday night’s forecast features a 30 per cent chance of showers, the risk of more thunderstorms and a low of 17 C.Environment Canada predicts that Tuesday will be
  
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• Muggy Monday, risk of rain lingers until Wednesday

  10-07-2017 14:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Just ’cause we haven’t had enough rain, watch for a 40 per cent chance of showers Monday with the risk of an afternoon thunderstorm and a sticky high of 25 C that will feel more like 31.
  Monday night’s forecast features a 30 per cent chance of showers, the risk of more thunderstorms and a low of 17 C.
  Environment Canada predicts that Tuesday will be a mix of sun and cloud with a 30 per cent chance of showers and a high of 27 C and a humidex of 31.
   
   #Ottawa had its 2
  
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• Coming up 9:15AM @Scott_Gilmore joins @cmaconthehill to discuss #G20Summit twitter.com/1310NEWS/statu…

  10-07-2017 14:18 via twitter.com
  Coming up 9:15AM@Scott_Gilmore joins @cmaconthehill to discuss#G20Summit twitter.com/1310NEWS/statu…
  
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• #Hamburg taught the world that the U.S. no longer matters: @Scott_Gilmore: bit.ly/2v312iP @macleans https://t.co/F7XuJZB9w2

  10-07-2017 14:17 via twitter.com
  
  #Hamburg taught the world that the U.S. no longer matters: @Scott_Gilmore:bit.ly/2v312iP@macleans https://t.co/F7XuJZB9w2
  
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• Surgical delays lead to higher risk of death and higher costs, says Ottawa Hospital study

  10-07-2017 06:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Patients whose emergency surgery is delayed are at a higher risk of dying, stay longer in hospital and cost the system more money, says a groundbreaking study at The Ottawa Hospital.
  The study, to be published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, is based on records of 15,160 emergency surgery patients between January 2012 and October 2014. Of these, 2,820 patients — about 19 per cent — experienced a delay. About 3.2 per cent of the non-delayed patients died in hospita
  
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• Bluesfest Review: P!nk dazzles crowd with superhero act - Ottawa Citizen

  10-07-2017 05:42
  
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  P!nk flies over the crowd during the encore of her performance at RBC Bluesfest on Sunday. Ashley Fraser/Postmedia Ashley Fraser / Postmedia. Share Adjust Comment Print. P!nk / Gabrielle Shonk RBC Ottawa Bluesfest Reviewed Sunday. Bluesfest has ...and more »
  
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• Bluesfest Review: P!nk dazzles crowd with superhero act

  10-07-2017 05:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  P!nk / Gabrielle ShonkRBC Ottawa BluesfestReviewed Sunday
  Bluesfest has never been visited by a superhero before, but pop star P!nk came close Sunday, dazzling fans and giving the festival crowd something it has never quite seen before.
  After leading fans through a powerhouse performance of her biggest hits, P!nk donned a harness and pulled off some daring aerial acrobatics on a wire, flying high across the crowd.
  All that despite the quick and sudden rainstorm that blew in midset, soaking the t
  
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• Chinook and Griffon helicopters, C-17 and C-130J to help BC firefighting effort

  10-07-2017 05:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A C-17 Globemaster, a C-130J Hercules, two CH-147F Chinooks, and three CH-146 Griffons are being sent by the Canadian military to support crews fighting wildfires in British Columbia. The government in British Columbia requested help from the federal government in the form of RCAF aircraft to conduct a variety of tasks. Those include assisting with the evacuation of the local population affected by the wildfires and assisting the ground operations by providing airlift capacities for first respon
  
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