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• Ottawa police hunting for suspected human trafficker known for recruiting underage women

  08-08-2017 23:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police are hunting for a woman suspected of committing human trafficking offences.
  On Tuesday police said they obtained an arrest warrant for Marina Javier, 33.
  Javier is known to recruit underage woman, including some from group homes, police said. 
  Investigators with the police’s human trafficking unit said there may be multiple victims. 
  Javier is described by police as Caucasian, 5’2″, and about 180 lbs. She has short, curly dyed salt & pepper hair and
  
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• Two men seen fleeing the scene after fire in Orléans home

  08-08-2017 23:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  Residents of Belcourt Boulevard in Orléans heard what sounded like an explosion on their street Monday and rushed to the aid of a person screaming. They thought they’d find an injured neighbour, but instead came across two unknown men fleeing the scene of a house fire in a car.
  “I love my neighbours, I don’t have a problem with nobody or (know) why this happened to me,” said Yehia Akl, 60, who owns the 1466 Belcourt Blvd. home.
  Before 10 p.m. on Monday, severa
  
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• Ontario energy minister says hydro talks with Quebec still underway

  08-08-2017 23:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  TORONTO Ontario is negotiating a possible agreement to buy electricity from Quebec, but the government is disputing a published report that it is preparing to sign a deal for enough electricity to power a city the size of Ottawa.
  La Presse reported Tuesday that it obtained a copy of a draft, 20-year deal that says Ontario would buy eight terawatt hours per year from Quebec — about six per cent of Ontario’s consumption — whether the electricity is consumed or not.
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• Arnprior doctor, hospital sued in $5-million malpractice claim

  08-08-2017 23:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  When Ray Nicholas noticed a bump on his stomach, he went to see his family doctor and was advised it was likely a hernia, and that there was no need for treatment.
  A month later, in July 2015, he returned to the doctor, complaining of pain. He says he was told to keep rubbing and pushing it in to alleviate the discomfort.
  No medication prescribed, no referral to a specialist.
  A month after that, Nicholas needed life-saving surgery. 
  The details of how Nicholas ended up on the brink of death
  
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• .@OttawaPolice issue arrest warrant for human trafficking suspect.1310news.com/2017/08/08/pol… #ottnews https://t.co/AdajAnqWzt

  08-08-2017 23:27 via twitter.com
  
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• Authorities seize dog shown in video being hit by woman on Toronto subway train

  08-08-2017 23:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  TORONTO Authorities in Toronto have seized a dog that police say was seen in an online video being hit by its owner while on a subway train.
  The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals took the dog after executing a search warrant on Monday, OSPCA spokeswoman Alison Cross said Tuesday, noting that charges were pending in the case.
  “This is a concerning video that we wanted to have an opportunity to investigate,” Cross said.
  The alleged incident caught on video took p
  
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• So you want to be a spy? You'll need a clean driving record and a polygraph test

  08-08-2017 23:16
  CSIS is accepting applicants and holding a one-day, open recruitment event on Wednesday.
  
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• Corktown, Adàwe bridges a hit with pedestrians, cyclists

  08-08-2017 22:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  More than 185,000 people used the Corktown Footbridge to walk, jog or pedal over the Rideau Canal in a five-week span this spring, making it Ottawa’s most heavily-used pedestrian and cycling bridge.
  Between May 10 and June 13, 186,333 people — an average of 5,324 per day — used the decade-old bridge to travel between Somerset Street West in Centretown and the street’s eastern portion in Sandy Hill, according to figures supplied by the city. The numbers don’t disting
  
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• Cops looking for seven 'potential witnesses' in Ashton Dickson homicide

  08-08-2017 22:38
  
  Major crime investigators released surveillance camera images Tuesday of seven men police hope to identify and speak with in the shooting death of Ashton Dickson. Const. Chuck Benoit said the men could be “possible witnesses” to the shooting.
  
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• Many Canadians aren’t taking their prescriptions as prescribed

  08-08-2017 22:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  When preventing or overcoming an illness, medication is often a needed step in improving the quality of someone’s life and sometimes even saving it. However, the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists reports that, after six months, only half of Canadians continue to take their medications as prescribed.
  “The statistics on medication adherence are alarming,” says Mary Kelly, Chief Pharmacy Officer with Rexall Pharmacy Group Ltd. “Unfortunately, there are still too many
  
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• 1,871 tickets: Speeders 'not getting the message' in OPP long weekend blitz

  08-08-2017 22:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  Speed demons don’t seem to be getting the message, according to OPP Const. Guy Prevost, so police are more than happy to deliver it for them.
  Provincial police reported a significant spike in Highway Traffic Act offences on OPP-patrolled roadways over the August long weekend, with 1,871 total tickets issued, a 36-per-cent increase over the same weekend last year.
  The biggest increase was seen in speeding tickets, with OPP issuing 1,312 of them over the three-day weekend, a spike of nearly
  
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• Police seek seven 'potential witnesses' in Ashton Dickson homicide

  08-08-2017 22:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  Major crime investigators released surveillance camera images Tuesday of seven men police hope to identify and speak with in the shooting death of Ashton Dickson.
  Const. Chuck Benoit said the men could be “possible witnesses” to the shooting.
  Dickson, 25, was a celebrated athlete and CFL-bound star football player for St. Patrick’s High School and later Saint Francis-Xavier University. He gunned down in the early hours of June 26 after an apparent argument spilled out of the Mi
  
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• 'Exceeded expectations': Latest figures show Corktown, Adàwe bridges popular with pedestrians, cyclists

  08-08-2017 21:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  More than 185,000 people used the Corktown Footbridge to walk, jog or pedal over the Rideau Canal in a five-week span this spring, making it Ottawa’s most heavily-used pedestrian and cycling bridge.
  Between May 10 and June 13, 186,333 people — an average of 5,324 per day — used the decade-old bridge to travel between Somerset Street West in Centretown and the street’s eastern portion in Sandy Hill, according to figures supplied by the city. The numbers don’t disting
  
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• #RightNow Ottawa News, Sports, Traffic & Weather with @MarkDayNews & @MelAdams1310 LIVE: player.1310news.com https://t.co/TUUuCRSbgK

  08-08-2017 21:12 via twitter.com
  
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• Air travellers need a strong public champion

  08-08-2017 20:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  With great interest, I read about the recent push for an Airline Travellers’ Bill of Rights. While not doubting the desirability of such an initiative, I point out that the issue of air travellers’ rights is nothing new.
  Back in 1999-2000, faced with the merger of Canadian Airlines and Air Canada and public concern about how the newly enlarged Air Canada would deal with its customers, Parliament, by all-party agreement, created the very successful position of Air Travel Complaints Co
  
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• Next on the Carol Anne Meehan show it's Money Monday on a Tuesday! Call in with your questions for @MoneycoachJudi… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  08-08-2017 20:00 via twitter.com
  Next on the Carol Anne Meehan show it's Money Monday on a Tuesday!Call in with your questions for @MoneycoachJudi… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Canadian Forces officer charged with sexual assault

  08-08-2017 19:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service charged an officer Aug. 8 with one count of sexual assault under the Criminal Code.
  The charge relates to an alleged sexual assault involving two members of the Cadet Instructors Cadre during a training course in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu in 2001, according to the NIS. The accused, currently a regular force member of the Canadian Forces, was a member of the Cadet Instructors Cadre at the time of the alleged assault.
  Major Trent Krajaefski, a memb
  
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• Spaghetti dinner to raise funds for school playground burned to ground

  08-08-2017 19:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  Community members and a city councillor are throwing a spaghetti dinner Wednesday to raise money for the playground of a Beacon Hill elementary school that burned to the ground in a suspected arson last month.
  School staff, parents and children were shocked to find their beloved kindergarten play structure at Le Phare Elementary School reduced to rubble in July. 
  Ottawa police and Ottawa fire were investigating the blaze at 1965 Naskapi Dr.
  The playground fundraiser, which will serve pasta
  
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• .@rick_gibbons hosts the Carol Anne Meehan show next. Listen in: player.1310news.com https://t.co/z43eBNIq58

  08-08-2017 19:00 via twitter.com
  
  .@rick_gibbons hosts the Carol Anne Meehan show next. Listen in: player.1310news.com https://t.co/z43eBNIq58
  
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• Man charged with mischief after police find no evidence he was victim of armed robbery

  08-08-2017 18:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police charged a 50-year-old man with public mischief on Aug. 3 after an investigation found no evidence to support the man’s claims that he had been robbed.
  According to police, the man reported that he had been the victim of a swarming-style robbery near 100 Besserer St. downtown on May 19. He claimed he was robbed by two suspects, one of them had a knife. He said they stole his prescription medications, which he had just picked up.
  An investigation into the man’s claims fou
  
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• Still ahead: Associate Prof. @padams29 joins @_MarkSutcliffe on State of the Media: bit.ly/1ppeuDa https://t.co/ypUnMjJ7xR

  08-08-2017 18:28 via twitter.com
  
  Still ahead:Associate Prof.@padams29 joins @_MarkSutcliffe on State of the Media: bit.ly/1ppeuDa https://t.co/ypUnMjJ7xR
  
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• Milking NAFTA: Supply management on shaky ground

  08-08-2017 18:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  Some have claimed that supply management was established as a social contract between farmers and consumers. Our heavily criticized quota regime to support the dairy, egg and poultry industries in Canada was set up decades ago to protect strategic agricultural sectors by implementing high tariffs on imports. Farmers produce what we need and import little from abroad – simple.
  There is nothing like it in the Northern Hemisphere – at least not anymore, since Europe got rid of its syste
  
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• Police charge man after investigation finds nearby handgun

  08-08-2017 18:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police have charged a 23-year-old man with firearm offences after they found a handgun, illicit drugs and cash near the spot where he was allegedly seen smoking marijuana.
  According to police, a man was seen allegedly using marijuana inside a car near 3100 Carling Ave. on Saturday at 12:15 p.m. He was arrested at the scene. 
  When the officers searched the immediate area around the spot where the arrest occurred, they found a handgun and also seized drugs and cash.
  Police have charged
  
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• NEXT on the #POWERLunch: @SusanSherring & @hobbs_katherine join @_MarkSutcliffe LIVE in studio:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  08-08-2017 17:58 via twitter.com
  NEXT on the #POWERLunch:@SusanSherring & @hobbs_katherine join @_MarkSutcliffe LIVE in studio:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Ottawa kayaker wins gold at the Canada Summer Games

  08-08-2017 17:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  Lexy Vincent was well prepared for her first women’s kayak race Monday at the Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg, but she stored a little extra motivation in her heart.
  The 20-year-old Rideau Canoe Club paddler wanted to make her 1,000-metre race with Ontario teammate Genevieve L’Abbe of the Ottawa River Canoe Club extra special to honour her grandmother, Liz Vincent, who passed away Friday.
  The outcome couldn’t have been better as Vincent and L’Abbe powered through a headwi
  
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• Ottawa police locate woman missing for three days

  08-08-2017 17:39
  
  Ottawa police have located a 27-year-old woman who had been missing for three days.
  The woman, who was last seen in Vanier on Saturday night, was found safe and sound on Tuesday. She was seen around 10:45 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Carillon and Kipp streets, just east of the Vanier Parkway.
  
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• Weather: Partly cloudy, chance of showers, better on Tuesday

  08-08-2017 17:37
  
  With a cool start to the August holiday Monday, Environment Canada is forecasting a mix of sun and cloud.There’s a 30 per cent chance of showers early this morning with 40 per cent chance of showers late this afternoon.And, there’s the usual (for summer 2017) risk of a thunderstorm late this afternoon and a high of 21.Tonight should be mainly cloud
  
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• Recreational weed – who should set the rules?

  08-08-2017 17:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  Marijuana for recreational use will soon become legal under the federal Liberal government’s Bill C-45, but the discussion of how to best regulate what many suspect will be an enormous industry is still ongoing.
  The model put forward by Bill C-45 was suggested by the federal Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation and is based on the Tobacco Act. Under it, the federal government oversees the wholesale side (licensing and security for all production in Canada) and the provincial
  
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• Missing woman found safe. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaPolice/s…

  08-08-2017 17:21 via twitter.com
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• Dutch and U.S. F-35s to appear at Abbotsford International Air Show

  08-08-2017 17:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  Those attending the Abbotsford International Air Show in British Columbia this weekend will be able to see a number of F-35s on display. The Royal Netherlands Air Force is sending two F-35s, which will be on static display, according to show organizers.
  A USAF F-35 will fly in what is being called the Heritage Flight. The Heritage Flight will include the P-51, F35, F-16 and F-86 Sabre.
  Meanwhile, I have an article about Lockheed Martin offering the F-35 to the Liberal government as an “int
  
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• Two teen males injured in Sea-Doo collision on Big Rideau Lake

  08-08-2017 17:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two teenage males were injured over the long weekend after their Sea-Doos collided while wave jumping in Big Rideau Lake near Portland, about 100 kilometres southwest of Ottawa.
  Rideau Lakes Ontario Provincial Police officers were called to the scene around 3:10 p.m. on Sunday. An investigation revealed that two 19-year-old males had crashed their Sea-Doos into each other while wave jumping, which involves a rider performing stunts on their watercraft by jumping over an unbroken wave. 
  
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• Cohen: A U.S. ambassador's quick guide to Canada

  08-08-2017 17:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  To: Kelly Knight Craft, United States Ambassador the Canada
  Dear Ambassador Craft,
  Congratulations on your appointment – and speedy confirmation – as ambassador of the United States to Canada. You are your country’s 31st representative in Ottawa and the first woman, which is something to celebrate.
  And, mercifully for Canadians, you are not Sarah Palin.
  Like all of your recent predecessors, you are not a career diplomat. The office is a reward for partisans and donors. (No reas
  
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• Still ahead: @StephanieCarvin LIVE in studio for weekly International Affairs segment: bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  08-08-2017 16:59 via twitter.com
  Still ahead: @StephanieCarvin LIVE in studio for weekly International Affairs segment: bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• House Works: Cedar wall shingles, humid basements

  08-08-2017 16:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Cedar Wall Shingles
  Q: What are the pros and cons of leaving cedar sidewall shingles unfinished? We’re planning to cover the walls of our house in western red cedar, but don’t know what to do after that.
  A: I install cedar sidewall shingles on my own projects because they’re the best option I know of for interesting, exterior wood on your house without a maintenance burden. That’s the biggest advantage. Leave them bare and you never need to do anything to them afterwards.
  
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• How does #Canada fix problems at the #border? @camrclark joins @_MarkSutcliffe NEXT: bit.ly/1uwtdOs https://t.co/oubJTO4De9

  08-08-2017 16:41 via twitter.com
  
  How does #Canada fix problems at the #border? @camrclark joins @_MarkSutcliffe NEXT: bit.ly/1uwtdOs https://t.co/oubJTO4De9
  
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• Coming up: @BJSiekierski w/ @ipoliticsca joins @_MarkSutcliffe for weekly political segment:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  08-08-2017 16:28 via twitter.com
  Coming up:@BJSiekierski w/ @ipoliticsca joins @_MarkSutcliffe for weekly political segment:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Defensive armament suite being purchased for Griffon helicopters

  08-08-2017 16:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  Public Services and Procurement Canada will hold a bidders’ conference on Sept. 12 for the purchase of what is being called the Canadian Forces Defensive Armament Suite.
  The Royal Canadian Air Force and Department of National Defence has finalized its design of the Canadian Forces Defensive Armament Suite (CFDAS), the equipment that interfaces the C6 and GAU-21 (50-cal) machine guns on the CH146 Griffon Helicopter.
  Design of new CFDAS was performed at the Aerospace and Telecommunications E
  
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• NEXT: Gabor Lukacs of @AirPassRightsCA on transportation agency being accused of censorship:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  08-08-2017 16:14 via twitter.com
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• Coming up on the #POWERLunch @ NOON: @SusanSherring & @hobbs_katherine join @_MarkSutcliffe LIVE in studio:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  08-08-2017 15:52 via twitter.com
  Coming up on the #POWERLunch @ NOON: @SusanSherring & @hobbs_katherine join @_MarkSutcliffe LIVE in studio:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Woman identified in fatal Highway 7 crash near Silver Lake

  08-08-2017 15:06
  
  One person is dead after two-vehicle crash on Highway 7 east of Sharbot Lake on Monday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police from the Lanark County detachment in Perth said they were called to the scene just west of Silver Lake Provincial Park at 4:26 p.m. The scene is about 110 km southwest of Ottawa.
  
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• Kitchener woman identified as person killed in Highway 7 crash near Silver Lake

  08-08-2017 15:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 35-year-old Kitchener woman has been identified as the person killed in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 7 east of Sharbot Lake Monday.
  Ontario Provincial Police from the Lanark County detachment in Perth said they were called to the scene just west of Silver Lake Provincial Park at 4:26 p.m. The scene is about 110 km southwest of Ottawa.
  Police say an eastbound Dodge collided with a westbound Subaru.
  The driver of the Subaru, Samantha Stremmelaar, was pronounced dead at the scene.
  The driv
  
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• Fire in Orléans home tamed by crews

  08-08-2017 14:32
  
  Crews knocked down a fire that's believed to have begun in the basement of an Orléans home Monday night. They were called to 1466 Belcourt Blvd. at 9:41 p.m. A 911 caller reported visible smoke. Within minutes, they declared a working fire. It was under control at 10:41 p.m. and damage halted by 11 p.m.
  
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• Man stabbed near Meadowlands and Prince of Wales drives

  08-08-2017 14:26
  
  A man in his 30s was in serious condition Tuesday after an early-morning stabbing near the intersection of Meadowlands and Prince of Wales drives. A 911 call drew first responders to the 900 block of Meadowlands Drive East, police said.
  
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• Victim in serious condition after early-morning stabbing

  08-08-2017 14:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  A man in his 30s was in serious condition Tuesday after an early-morning stabbing near the intersection of Meadowlands and Prince of Wales drives.
  A 911 call drew first responders to the 900 block of Meadowlands Drive East, police said. Paramedics reported that the victim, suffering from stab wounds, was stabilized en route to the Trauma Centre.
  No arrest has been made, police said.5:36 Meadowland : Male 30s stabilized by Paramedics for stab wounds. Serious condition at Trauma Centre. #ottnews
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• Skies clear Tuesday but risk of rain returning to the forecast

  08-08-2017 14:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  Enjoy clear skies while you can.
  There’s a risk of rain in the forecast every day for a week.
  Patches of fog are forecast to lift Tuesday morning and the temperature rises from 14 C to 24 C then back to 13 C overnight.
  Increasing clouds, a 70 per cent chance of late afternoon showers and the risk of a thunderstorm are on tap for Wednesday. The high is 24 C but it will feel more like 29. The low is 15 C.
  For Thursday, Environment Canada predicts a mix of sun and cloud, a 40 per cent ch
  
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• Ottawa weather: Today's the only day this week without a chance of rain [Video]

  08-08-2017 14:14
  
  Enjoy clear skies while you can. There's a risk of rain in the forecast every day for a week. Patches of fog are forecast to lift Tuesday morning and the temperature rises from 14 C to 24 C then back to 13 C overnight.
  
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• Fire crews tackle fire in Orléans home

  08-08-2017 13:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  Crews knocked down a fire that’s believed to have begun in the basement of an Orléans home Monday night.
  They were called to 1466 Belcourt Blvd. at 9:41 p.m.
  A 911 caller reported visible smoke.Ottawa Fire crews on scene of a Working Fire at 1466 Belcor Blvd. The main body of fire has been extinguished. pic.twitter.com/ds61eYaJnd
  — Scott Stilborn (@OFSFirePhoto) August 8, 2017
  Within minutes, they declared a working fire. It was under control at 10:41 p.m. and damage halted by
  
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• Ottawa scientists discover a protein that can trick the heart into healing

  08-08-2017 13:24
  
  The naturally-occurring  protein can trick the heart into repairing damage and improving blood flow. Therapy using the protein, which the Ottawa researchers have already proved in animal models, will likely be ready for clinical trials in patients with right heart failure and myocardial infarction — heart attack — in two or three years.
  
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• Naturally-occurring protein can trick the heart into healing, say Ottawa scientists

  08-08-2017 13:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  When Ottawa researchers publish a paper about a protein that can used to treat heart disease on Tuesday, fellow scientists in California will probably be saying, “Doh!” like Homer Simpson.
  The naturally-occurring  protein, called cardiotrophin 1, also known as CT-1, can trick the heart into repairing damage and improving blood flow. Therapy using the protein, which the Ottawa researchers have already proved in animal models, will likely be ready for clinical trials in patients w
  
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• #Alberta man injured in motorcycle crash on Highway 417 ramp: bit.ly/2wpcpTv #ottnews https://t.co/M1SBFsjvaJ

  08-08-2017 12:05 via twitter.com
  
  #Alberta man injured in motorcycle crash on Highway 417 ramp: bit.ly/2wpcpTv #ottnews https://t.co/M1SBFsjvaJ
  
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