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• Canada-wide warrant issued for suspect in recent murders, shootings 1310news.com/2017/07/27/can…

  27-07-2017 23:54 via twitter.com
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• Christopher Vandette wins Quebec Amateur men's golf championship

  27-07-2017 23:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  Christopher Vandette shot an even-par 72 on Thursday and came from behind to win the Quebec Amateur men’s golf championship at the Eagle Creek Golf Course in Dunrobin.
  Playing in the final group as overnight leader Marc-Olivier Plasse, Vandette, a Beaconsfield resident playing out of the Summerlea club in suburban Montreal, made up the three-shot deficit he had at the start of the day and won by two strokes with a four-round total of 7-under-par 281.
  It was his second provincial golf champ
  
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• Parliamentary Protective Services responds to Canada Day criticism

  27-07-2017 23:30
  Ottawa Police Chief Charles Bordeleau told board meeting that gaps in planning were identified ahead of time but were not addressed.
  
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• Scanlan: The only girl in the boys' Provincials delivers an A-level fastball

  27-07-2017 23:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  The boys always know when Danika St. Louis has arrived for baseball practice.
  She’s the one wearing the pink Mohawk helmet while riding on the back of her dad’s Triumph motorcycle.
  St. Louis, 13, also happens to be the only girl participating in the 2017 Major Provincials — an elite level tournament — in Perth this week. St. Louis and her fellow South Ottawa Blues have a 2-1 record heading into Friday’s action. That loss, to Port Arthur, was South Ottawa’s fir
  
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• Union calls long-term care violence 'tragic symptom of a care system in crisis'

  27-07-2017 22:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  The union representing nurses and long-term care workers at Ottawa’s 17 city-run facilities says “many tragic stories” could be avoided if Ontario increased its funding.
  CUPE staged a rally at the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre on Thursday, urging support for Bill 33, a private member’s bill calling for higher levels of daily resident care, along with four hours minimum daily hands-on care.
  CUPE referenced the murders of eight elderly residents in Woodsto
  
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• Man falls down tree while holding chainsaw in Greely

  27-07-2017 22:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  A man is in stable condition after he fell roughly 25 feet from a tree, while holding a chainsaw, in Greely on Thursday afternoon.
  Ottawa paramedics said the 47-year-old man was trying to cut a tree at a private residence when he fell. 
  According to paramedics, the man suffered minor chest, back and abdominal injuries.  
  He was in serious but stable condition at The Ottawa Hospital’s trauma centre. 
  
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• Mitel to spend $430M U.S. net to acquire ShoreTel in second try

  27-07-2017 22:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  Give Mitel chief executive Rich McBee credit for patience.
  Nearly three years ago he made a play for California-based rival ShoreTel but withdrew Mitel’s $8.50-per-share offer when ShoreTel’s directors demanded more.
  Thursday morning he revealed ShoreTel had agreed to be acquired for $7.50 per share (all figures U.S.)
  This time around ShoreTel’s directors are all on board. In all, Mitel will pay $530 million for ShoreTel’s equity. Minus ShoreTel’s cash and some othe
  
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• Reevely: Des Rosiers staffer who called cop a murderer won't be fired, MPP says

  27-07-2017 22:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  Nathalie Des Rosiers on Thursday blamed a staffer for tweeting in her name that an Ottawa police officer is a murderer, let the premier’s office speak for her because she was too busy, then found time for a bunch of interviews.
  “I’ve had better days,” the Ottawa-Vanier MPP conceded.
  The mess began Wednesday night, coinciding with a vigil in memory of Ashton Dickson, the star football player shot to death one month ago after an argument at the Mingle Room bar on Rideau Str
  
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• Ottawa police to convene civilian panel to review handling of sex-assault cases

  27-07-2017 22:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa police will convene a civilian panel this fall to review the way sexual assault cases have been investigated, with an eye to improving police procedures. 
  The so-called “Philadelphia model” of oversight is considered to have improved the way police handle sexual assault complaints in Philadelphia, where similar panels have conducted reviews since 2000.
  “We’re embracing this internally. It might make us better,” said Ottawa police Insp. Jamie Dunlop.
  
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• #Missing #Ottawa twitter.com/OttawaPolice/s…

  27-07-2017 22:11 via twitter.com
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• Vigil held for Mingle Room shooting victim

  27-07-2017 22:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  Donna Dickson, Ashton Dickson’s mother, had tears in her eyes as she watched the dozens of friends, family and members of the community lay roses at the foot of a lamp-post where her son’s photo stood. 
  A candlelight vigil began shortly after 8 p.m. on Wednesday in front of the Mingle Room bar at 470 Rideau St. where Ashton Dickson was shot on June 26. He died at the scene after an altercation that started inside the bar. About 50 people came to share their memories of Ashton an
  
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• La Machine set to take over downtown core; expect traffic delays 1310news.com/2017/07/26/la-… #ottcity https://t.co/HuGVeIBpfJ

  27-07-2017 22:02 via twitter.com
  
  La Machine set to take over downtown core; expect traffic delays 1310news.com/2017/07/26/la-… #ottcity https://t.co/HuGVeIBpfJ
  
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• Two teens charged in connection with robberies across Ottawa

  27-07-2017 22:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two Ottawa teenagers face a number of charges in connection with at least four alleged robberies across the city.
  Police said the first robbery occurred at about 12:30 a.m. July 23, when two suspects entered a gas station near the Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre on Carling Avenue, one of them indicating he had a weapon in his pocket. The pair were given cigarettes and then left the premises. No weapon was seen.
  About three hours later, a man walking along Carling Avenue near the gas sta
  
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• Angry man smashes Kingston restaurant cashbox, returns to hurl bricks through window

  27-07-2017 21:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 29-year-old Kingston man has been charged after a restaurant patron with anger issues smashed a cash register in a fit of pique, then returned a couple of hours later to throw bricks through the front window.
  Police say the incident started at about 6:15 p.m. when a man lost his temper with drive-thru operators at a restaurant near Division and Weller streets in Kingston’s north end.
  He took his rage indoors and smashed the restaurant’s cash register onto the floor, before storming
  
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• Government wants security screening to be culturally sensitive

  27-07-2017 21:47
  CATSA looking to review policies with input from an online survey.
  
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• ON AIR NOW: The Afternoon News with @MarkDayNews & @MelAdams1310 On 1310NEWS or online: player.1310news.com https://t.co/8CmlRBlA3L

  27-07-2017 21:32 via twitter.com
  
  ON AIR NOW: The Afternoon News with @MarkDayNews & @MelAdams1310On 1310NEWS or online: player.1310news.com https://t.co/8CmlRBlA3L
  
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• One dead in single car crash in South Dundas Twp

  27-07-2017 20:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  The driver of a Mazda 6 has died following an early morning crash in South Dundas Township, about 90 kilometres south of Ottawa.
  Police said the crash occurred just after midnight Thursday when the car, travelling south on County Road 16 left the road and crashed into a tree before bursting into flames.
  The driver was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders.
  The victim’s identity was withheld pending notification of next-of-kin.
   
  
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• Chamberfest Preview: "With classical musicians, I discovered a wide-open space," David Braid says

  27-07-2017 20:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  Braid n’ Strings
  When: Saturday, July 29, 10 p.m.
  Where: La Nouvelle Scène, 333 King Edward Ave.
  Tickets: chamberfest.com
  More and more musicians are positioning themselves at the intriguing intersection of jazz and classical music. But few are as thoughtful about it as Toronto’s David Braid.
  As part of Chamberfest, the 42-year-old pianist Juno-winning pianist and composer (note — he’s conflicted about that term) plays his latest, lush and expansive music with a st
  
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• Gatineau police search for suspects in tombstone toppling

  27-07-2017 20:34
  Tombstones were knocked over, causing "several thousands of dollars" in damage, Gatineau police say.
  
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• Chamberfest preview: The towering role of classical music in Stanley Kubrick's films

  27-07-2017 20:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  Chamber chat with Jan Harlan
  What: Stanley Kubrick’s executive producer discusses music in his films
  When: Saturday, July 28, 2:45 p.m.
  Where: National Gallery of Canada auditorium
  Admission: free
  Kubrick Mashup
  What: concert of classical works featured in Stanley Kubrick’s films
  When: Sunday, July 29, 7 p.m.
  Where: Dominion-Chalmers United Church
  Tickets: $35 at chamberfest.com
  Thanks to filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, the pairings of 2001: A Space Odyssey with the music of Richard and J
  
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• Repatriate Diab, reform our extradition law

  27-07-2017 19:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Canadians have recently become increasingly aware of the plight of Hassan Diab. Diab, a former Ottawa university professor, was extradited from Canada to France in 2014. He has since been held in custody without trial, on the basis of what can increasingly only be called trumped-up charges involving the bombing of a Paris synagogue in 1980. Recently, two prominent Canadian professionals, Bernie Farber and Mira Sucharov, published a piece in the Toronto Star in which they urged the government of
  
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• Coming up next on the Carol Anne Meehan show, @profmusgrave with the latest in U.S. politics. #trump https://t.co/rHQqtirdgk

  27-07-2017 19:26 via twitter.com
  
  Coming up next on the Carol Anne Meehan show, @profmusgrave with the latest in U.S. politics. #trump https://t.co/rHQqtirdgk
  
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• Angry Kingston man smashes restaurant cashbox, returns to hurl bricks through window

  27-07-2017 19:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 29-year-old Kingston man with anger issues has been charged for smashing a restaurant’s cash register in a fit of pique, then allegedly returning a couple of hours later to throw bricks through the front window.
  Police say the incident started at about 6:15 p.m. when a man lost his temper with drive-thru operators at a restaurant near Division and Weller streets in Kingston’s north end.
  He took his rage indoors and smashed the restaurant’s cash register onto the floor, before
  
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• Giant creatures of La Machine set Ottawa abuzz - CBC.ca

  27-07-2017 19:20
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  Giant creatures of La Machine set Ottawa abuzz
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  Commuters and tourists in downtown Ottawa encountered a couple of unusual creatures inhabiting the city Thursday morning. It's all part of an Ottawa 2017 event called La Machine, which will see the two robots crawl along downtown streets beginning ...
  Coming to see Ottawa's robot street battle? Maybe leave the car at homeMetroNews Canadaall 2 news articles »
  
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• Ottawa Salsa Convention - CBC.ca

  27-07-2017 19:17
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  Ottawa Salsa Convention
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  CBC Ottawa is a proud sponsor of the Ottawa Salsa Convention. The Ottawa Salsa Convention is a 3-day dance extravaganza bringing together more than 50 wold-renowned Latin dance stars from all of over Canada, USA and Mexico to perform right here in ...
  
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• Coming to see Ottawa's robot street battle? Maybe leave the car at home

  27-07-2017 19:12
  Drivers will have a tough time parking downtown this weekend
  
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• .@rickgibbons hosts the Carol Anne Meehan show next. Listen in: player.1310news.com https://t.co/2GSLgcimFm

  27-07-2017 19:00 via twitter.com
  
  .@rickgibbons hosts the Carol Anne Meehan show next. Listen in: player.1310news.com https://t.co/2GSLgcimFm
  
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• Royal Canadian Navy ships taking part in Tall Ships Regatta – vessels open to public in Halifax

  27-07-2017 18:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Oriole, the Royal Canadian Navy’s only tall ship, will arrive in Halifax Thursday night as part of the Rendez-Vous (RDV) 2017 Tall Ships Regatta, the RCN says. The ship will be open for public tours this weekend. On Tuesday August 1, HMCS Oriole will participate in the RDV2017 Tall Ships Parade of Sail starting at 12 p.m.   
  HMCS Moncton, a Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel, will be alongside in Dartmouth to support RDV2017, and will also be o
  
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• Canada Post says drivers should not block Ottawa bike lanes

  27-07-2017 18:30
  Company issued statement pledging not to block lanes in Toronto initially unsure if that applied to rest of country.
  
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• Charges laid in deadly Stittsville crash

  27-07-2017 18:04
  Chris Galletta, 18, faces multiple counts of dangerous driving causing death
  
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• Teen charged in Fernbank Road crash that killed 2 other teens - CBC.ca

  27-07-2017 18:03
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  Teen charged in Fernbank Road crash that killed 2 other teens
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  An 18-year-old man is facing dangerous driving and criminal negligence charges after a June crash that left two young women dead and another seriously injured. Sommer Foley crash stittsville June 21. Sommer Foley, 17, was recovering in hospital after ...
  Charges laid in deadly Stittsville crashMetroNews Canadaall 4 news articles »
  
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• Driver, 18, charged in June 18 Fernbank Road crash that killed two girls

  27-07-2017 18:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police have charged an 18-year-old Ottawa man in connection with a June 18 crash in on Fernbank Road in Sittsville that killed two teenaged girl and sent a third person to hospital.
  According to police the man was driving a vehicle from a bush party on Fernbank Road with three other passengers.
  The car went out of control and left the road, crashing into a ditch at around 9:20 p.m.
  Two of the passengers in the vehicle, Michaela Martel and Maddie Clement both 17, succum
  
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• NEXT on the #POWERLunch: @wickdchiq & @RyanKennery join @_MarkSutcliffe LIVE in studio: bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  27-07-2017 17:58 via twitter.com
  NEXT on the #POWERLunch: @wickdchiq & @RyanKennery join @_MarkSutcliffe LIVE in studio: bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• NEXT Dr. Daniel Daneshvar study that finds brain disease in almost all football players tested… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  27-07-2017 17:44 via twitter.com
  NEXTDr. Daniel Daneshvar study that finds brain disease in almost all football players tested… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• MPP tweet says tweet stating police officer 'murdered' Ottawa man written by staffer - CBC.ca

  27-07-2017 17:34
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  MPP tweet says tweet stating police officer 'murdered' Ottawa man written by staffer
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  Ottawa–Vanier MPP Nathalie Des Rosiers apologized and said she takes full responsibility for a post from her Twitter account that a "careless" Ottawa police officer "murdered" Abdirahman Abdi, although she says she did not write it. "I want to say how ...
  Ottawa MPP's Twitter account condemns officer who 'murdered' Abdirahman AbdiMetroNews Canada
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• Mitel to spend US$430M net to acquire Shoretel in second try

  27-07-2017 17:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  Give Mitel CEO Rich McBee credit for patience.
  Nearly three years ago he made a play for California-based rival ShoreTel but withdrew Mitel’s $8.50-per-share offer when ShoreTel’s directors demanded more.
  Thursday morning he revealed ShoreTel had agreed to be acquired for $7.50 per share (all figures U.S.)
  This time around ShoreTel’s directors are all on board. In all, Mitel will pay $530 million for ShoreTel’s equity. Minus ShoreTel’s cash and some other items, tha
  
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• A little sympathy for personal support workers

  27-07-2017 17:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  In the wake of video images showing a caregiver repeatedly punching a resident of a city-run long-term care home, it’s worth noting that personal support workers in general are also taking a pounding over these reports.
  To hear their side of the story and understand what the job is really like, I interviewed a number of caregivers – and the result was a fascinating glimpse into the tough and unheralded life of a personal support worker.
  The attack in a city-run long-term care facilit
  
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• NEXT on the #EthicsLab: #Ethical black boxes for robots & "Textalyzers" bit.ly/1uwtdOs @dk_munro… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  27-07-2017 16:58 via twitter.com
  NEXT on the #EthicsLab:#Ethical black boxes for robots & "Textalyzers" bit.ly/1uwtdOs@dk_munro… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Update: Ottawa MPP's Twitter account condemns officer who 'murdered' Abdirahman Abdi

  27-07-2017 16:48
  The tweets caused a backlash after they appeared on MPP Nathalie Des Rosiers' Twitter on Wednesday. Des Rosiers says a 'young employee' wrote the messages.
  
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• What did the #RollingStone get wrong in #Trudeau cover story? @mariedanielles joins @_marksutcliffe coming up:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  27-07-2017 16:44 via twitter.com
  What did the #RollingStone get wrong in #Trudeau cover story?@mariedanielles joins @_marksutcliffe coming up:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Marketplace: Add personality to your kitchen

  27-07-2017 16:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  In many homes, the kitchen takes priority. It’s where we prepare and cook meals for ourselves, our children, extended family members and guests. It’s where experimentation, learning and fun happen all at once, especially when working together to make a new dish. In some homes, the kitchen houses an island with bar stools so members of the family can gather and enjoy each other’s company.
  Coincidentally, the kitchen is one of the largest investments in our home. We renovate them
  
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• Coming up on the #POWERLunch @ NOON: @wickdchiq & @RyanKennery join @_MarkSutcliffe LIVE in studio:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  27-07-2017 16:36 via twitter.com
  Coming up on the #POWERLunch @ NOON: @wickdchiq & @RyanKennery join @_MarkSutcliffe LIVE in studio:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• MPP tweet saying police officer 'murdered' Ottawa man not written by her, says assistant - CBC.ca

  27-07-2017 16:35
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  MPP tweet saying police officer 'murdered' Ottawa man not written by her, says assistant
  CBC.ca
  Ottawa–Vanier MPP Nathalie Des Rosiers has been taking criticism on social media for a post from her Twitter account that a "careless" Ottawa police officer "murdered" Abdirahman Abdi, but her executive assistant says Des Rosiers didn't write it. On ...
  Ottawa MPP's Twitter account condemns officer who 'murdered' Abdirahman AbdiMetroNews Canadaall 5 news articles »
  
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• Still ahead: @SuptRheaume on #Ottawa #supervisedinjection site approval: bit.ly/1uwtdOs #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  27-07-2017 16:28 via twitter.com
  Still ahead: @SuptRheaume on #Ottawa #supervisedinjection site approval:bit.ly/1uwtdOs #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Fears grow in Ottawa that Bank of Canada hiked rates too soon - Financial Post

  27-07-2017 15:40
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  Fears grow in Ottawa that Bank of Canada hiked rates too soon
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  Stephen Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada, and Carolyn Wilkins, Senior Deputy Governor, seen at the Bank of Canada. Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick. Bloomberg News. July 27, 2017 12:02 PM EDT. Filed under. News · Economy · Facebook. Twitter.and more »
  
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• Senators captain Erik Karlsson works on his offseason snapshot

  27-07-2017 15:00
  
  Along his road to recovery, Erik Karlsson hit the highway to Sandbanks for a photo shoot with his future wife.In style typical of the colourful Senators’ captain, he and his fiancée, Ottawa’s Melinda Currey, made the three-hour drive to Prince Edward County in a ’64 Impala.
  
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• State fair to open without rides after deadly malfunction: bit.ly/2vLC2xz https://t.co/1cVwNaiIBe

  27-07-2017 14:22 via twitter.com
  
  State fair to open without rides after deadly malfunction: bit.ly/2vLC2xz https://t.co/1cVwNaiIBe
  
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• Ottawa weather: More rain could break record; sun on its way - Ottawa Sun

  27-07-2017 14:06
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  Ottawa weather: More rain could break record; sun on its way
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  But after that, Environment Canada's latest forecast is for plenty of sunshine and no chance of rain through the weekend. Thursday is expected to feature a mix of sun and cloud with a 40 per cent chance of showers, northwest winds at 20 km/h gusting to ...
  
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• Ottawa weather: More rain could break record; sun on its way [Video]

  27-07-2017 14:02
  
  Showers that could make July 2016 one for the rain record books threaten for Thursday. But after that, Environment Canada's latest forecast is for plenty of sunshine and no chance of rain through the weekend.
  
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• Man wanted in double slaying has struggled with alcohol addiction

  27-07-2017 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  When Alam Gabriel Buoc — the youngest of nine — arrived from Sudan as a boy in 1996, his parents figured his troubles in life would be limited to learning English, or worse, braving the Ottawa winters.
  And those were his only problems until he turned 18 and found fire in a bottle. He held a few honest jobs at a restaurant and in retail but when he got drunk, which was often, he turned to crime, and soon found himself making a living as a cocaine trafficker who had a thing for handgun
  
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