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• No panic as one-win Redblacks look to knock off perfect Eskimos

  09-08-2017 23:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  With no desperation, his voice never wavering, quarterback Trevor Harris talked about what’s at stake for the Ottawa Redblacks on Thursday night at home against the Edmonton Eskimos.
  “We’re very close to turning the corner,” said Harris. “You look at the record and you probably think, ‘Oh, man, fractured locker room, bickering, coaches yelling at each other, team falling apart’ … that’s not the case. Most of the panicking is going on outside
  
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• Game Day: Eskimos at Redblacks

  09-08-2017 23:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  Edmonton at OttawaWHEN: 7:30 p.m. ThursdayWHERE: TD PlaceRADIO: TSN 1200, FM 104,7, Sirius XM 167 (English), 174 (French)STREAM: TSN GOTV: TSN, RDS, ESPN 3 (in the U.S.)WEATHER: 23C at game time, cloudy, 20% chance of rain, winds up to 9 km/hGAME LINE: Edmonton by 2 1/2
   
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  1. Can the Redblacks get to Edmonton QB Mike Reilly?The key for Ottawa will be getting pressure on him. Redblacks coach Rick Campbell said: “He’s a pain in the butt. He’s definitely t
  
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• #RightNow Ottawa News, Sports, Traffic & Weather with @MarkDayNews & @MelAdams1310 LIVE: player.1310news.com https://t.co/EFzoUauKKS

  09-08-2017 23:39 via twitter.com
  
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• Police lay charges after Meadowlands stabbing - 1310news.com/2017/08/09/pol… #ottnews https://t.co/0KY8QcjM1y

  09-08-2017 23:38 via twitter.com
  
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• Ottawa cop Sgt. Hrnchiar continues journey toward reconciliation

  09-08-2017 23:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ten months ago, a police prosecutor told Sgt. Chris Hrnchiar he would be “forever labelled” by the “insulting and racist” comments he made online after the drowning death of Annie Pootoogook.
  Wednesday morning, the veteran Ottawa police sergeant took up a paddle and climbed into a canoe with Pootoogook’s daughter, Napatchie, 4, and Napatchie’s biological cousin, Ellie, 8, another step in Hrnchiar’s journey of healing and reconciliation. 
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• Man charged in Tuesday stabbing on Meadowlands Drive - CBC.ca

  09-08-2017 23:33
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  Man charged in Tuesday stabbing on Meadowlands Drive
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  Ottawa police have laid charges after a man was stabbed on Meadowlands Drive early Tuesday morning. At about 5:30 a.m. on Aug. 8, officers responded to a stabbing on the 900 block of Meadowlands Drive. They found a man in his 30s with stab wounds, ...and more »
  
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• A complex picture of Canada's LGBT communities

  09-08-2017 23:27
  A new study released on Wednesday about Canada's LGBT communities shows many positives, but reveals a lot of work left to do.
  
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• Man charged after Meadowlands-area stabbing

  09-08-2017 23:20
  
  An Ottawa man has been charged after an early Tuesday morning stabbing on Meadowlands Drive, near Hog’s Back Park, left another man in serious condition.
  
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• C-130J Hercules aircraft to conduct flyby Thursday over CFL game in Ottawa

  09-08-2017 23:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two CC-130J Hercules aircraft, from 8 Wing Trenton, Ont., will conduct a flyby over TD Place Stadium in Ottawa on Thursday. The flyb at approximately 7:30 p.m. is to support the Canadian Armed Forces Appreciation Day before the Canadian Football League game.
  The CC-130J Hercules will fly at an altitude no lower than 500 feet above obstacles before they regain their cruising altitude and return to 8 Wing Trenton, the Canadian military noted in a news release.
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• Denley: Ontario keeps dancing around the debt

  09-08-2017 22:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  Managing deficits and debt hasn’t been a strong point for Ontario’s Liberal government, but if anyone asks, it has an answer. The deficit has been eliminated after a heroic, decade-long battle. There is still the debt, but not to worry, the government has a plan to bring that under control as well.
  The Fraser Institute looks at that debt control plan in some detail in a new report entitled Wishful Thinking. The think tank finds a few sizeable holes in the government’s approach,
  
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• Police arrest alleged human trafficker known for recruiting underage wome

  09-08-2017 22:19
  
  Ottawa police are hunting for a woman suspected of committing human trafficking offences.
  
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• Today's letters: The prince, the politicians, the athletes

  09-08-2017 22:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  Citizen readers weigh in on the prince, the use of tax money for swag, and Henry Burris. You can write to us too, at [email protected]
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  Prince Philip deserved better than this
  Re: Editorial cartoon, Aug. 4.
  Your editorial cartoon marking the occasion of Prince Philip’s retirement misfired badly, both in spirit and humour value.
  The Duke of Edinburgh, at 96, has attended more than 22,000 public engagements in more than 65 years of service to his Queen and count
  
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• Canada Basketball tabs Rana to coach national team at upcoming tournaments 1310news.com/2017/08/09/can…

  09-08-2017 22:02 via twitter.com
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• Decriminalization could decrease impact of illicit drugs, addiction, Ottawa officials say - Ottawa Citizen

  09-08-2017 21:56
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  Decriminalization could decrease impact of illicit drugs, addiction, Ottawa officials say
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  The decriminalization of all illegal drugs — not just marijuana — may help decrease the devastating effects of drug use and addiction in Ottawa, city officials said Wednesday. They were responding to a suggestion by Toronto's medical officer of ...and more »
  
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• Decriminalization could decrease impact of illicit drugs, addiction, Ottawa officials say

  09-08-2017 21:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  The decriminalization of all illegal drugs — not just marijuana — may help decrease the devastating effects of drug use and addiction in Ottawa, city officials said Wednesday.
  They were responding to a suggestion by Toronto’s medical officer of health that such a drastic move could help address Canada’s spiralling opioid crisis.
  Dr. Eileen De Villa told reporters last week the current approach to drugs in her city and across the country “doesn’t
  
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• Transportation Authority to hold public hearing in fallout of Air Transat tarmac delays - 1310news.com/2017/08/09/tra… https://t.co/FbDArbfkP7

  09-08-2017 21:53 via twitter.com
  
  Transportation Authority to hold public hearing in fallout of Air Transat tarmac delays - 1310news.com/2017/08/09/tra… https://t.co/FbDArbfkP7
  
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• #RightNow Ottawa News, Sports, Traffic & Weather with @MarkDayNews & @MelAdams1310 LIVE: player.1310news.com https://t.co/mBYZLfL9dD

  09-08-2017 21:39 via twitter.com
  
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• Scissor-wielding suspect arrested after robbery spree in Vanier area

  09-08-2017 21:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police were kept busy overnight Wednesday, after a scissor-wielding man allegedly robbed three retail stores in the Vanier area before being tracked down by officers.
  Police said they responded to three reported robberies in the early hours of Wednesday. The first occurred at a gas station on the 100 block of Montreal Road at 1:15 a.m.; the second took place about 1.3 kilometres north of the first, at a convenience store on the 1 to 100 block of Beechwood Avenue at 4:45 a.m.; and the thir
  
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• Two new suspects face manslaughter charges in MacLaren Street death

  09-08-2017 21:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police have arrested two new suspects in the high-rise homicide of Ahmad Afrah, who fell from a MacLaren Street apartment to his death on May 15.
  Police have been investigating his fall as suspicious. It was deemed to be Ottawa’s third homicide of the year in the days after the incident.
  A 16-year-old girl and another man have already been charged in relation to the incident. Liban Gure, 29, and the girl, who cannot be named because of her age, were arrested in May and cha
  
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• Human trafficking suspect turns herself in - 1310news.com/2017/08/09/hum… #ottnews https://t.co/1PXUMKVmeh

  09-08-2017 21:20 via twitter.com
  
  Human trafficking suspect turns herself in - 1310news.com/2017/08/09/hum… #ottnews https://t.co/1PXUMKVmeh
  
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• Charges laid in connection to three overnight robberies - 1310news.com/2017/08/09/cha… #ottnews https://t.co/4j0p2LPXol

  09-08-2017 21:10 via twitter.com
  
  Charges laid in connection to three overnight robberies - 1310news.com/2017/08/09/cha… #ottnews https://t.co/4j0p2LPXol
  
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• Going out best bets, Aug. 10 to 16

  09-08-2017 20:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  Country Fair Aedan Helmer
  With festival season winding down, it’s time to head further afield to the region’s many fine country fairs. Often imitated, never duplicated, the Navan Fair is one of the biggest and best, and its eclectic music mix is one of the reasons. Day passes are $12 for adults or $27 for a four-day pass, and admission to concerts in the “Dome” is an additional $10 for Friday and Saturday night shows. Legendary Canadian glam-rockers Honeymoon Suite headli
  
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• Man dies from work-related injuries in Gatineau

  09-08-2017 20:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  A man in his 50s who suffered work-related injuries on Tuesday has died, Gatineau police confirmed on Wednesday.
  Police said they received a call at 10:39 a.m. about a man who suffered “several injuries while working” on ch. Industriel in Gatineau’s east end and was taken to hospital.
  Police are not releasing the man’s name and could not say what his injuries were.
  The Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la s&eac
  
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• Police arrest alleged human trafficker known for recruiting underage women

  09-08-2017 20:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  A woman faces human trafficking charges after she turned herself into Ottawa police Wednesday morning.
  An arrest warrant for Marina Javier, 33, was obtained by police Tuesday.
  Javier is known to recruit underage women, including some from group homes, police alleged. 
  Javier faces charges of trafficking persons under 18 years, financial and material benefit by trafficking persons under 18, material benefit from sexual services provided by persons under 18, and several other offences.
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• Dining Out: Chez Anh serves curated Northern Vietnamese fare in a cosy, youthful setting

  09-08-2017 20:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  Chez Anh435 Sunnyside Ave., 613-709-1724, facebook.com/ChezAnh/
  Open: Wednesday to Monday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., closed Tuesdays
  Prices: sandwiches $4 and $5, soups $8
  Access: one step to front door
  The young woman who was running Chez Anh all by herself during our recent lunch visit seemed to be right on top of things, cooking and doling out tasty food in a cool, steady rhythm. We certainly had no qualms about the piping hot beef pho or the beefy bánh mì sub at our table.
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• Glavin: Admit it. We've lost Afghanistan

  09-08-2017 20:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  It’s a bitter pill that Afghanistan’s ethnic minorities find themselves increasingly obliged to swallow: marginalization from the political mainstream and an upswing in suicide-bomb atrocities and massacres that the Pashtun-dominated government in Kabul stands accused of either ignoring or addressing with a mix of indifference and incompetence.
  The latest outrage occurred last weekend in Mirza Oleng, a remote, mostly Hazara town in the mountainous northern province or Sar-e-Pol. Afte
  
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• More arrests in connection with death of man believed to have fallen from MacLaren St. high rise: 1310news.com/2017/08/09/pol… #ottnews

  09-08-2017 19:59 via twitter.com
  More arrests in connection with death of man believed to have fallen from MacLaren St. high rise: 1310news.com/2017/08/09/pol… #ottnews
  
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• Jean-Charles will be in court today, while the young offender's court date has yet to be determined. #ottnews

  09-08-2017 19:55 via twitter.com
  Jean-Charles will be in court today, while the young offender's court date has yet to be determined. #ottnews
  
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• Daniel Matthnai Jean-Charles, 21, of Ottawa, was arrested in Toronto this week. Facing charges of Manslaughter & Aggravated Assault #ottnews

  09-08-2017 19:52 via twitter.com
  Daniel Matthnai Jean-Charles, 21, of Ottawa, was arrested in Toronto this week. Facing charges of Manslaughter & Aggravated Assault #ottnews
  
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• A 16-year-old male from Ottawa was also arrested in Toronto this week. He is facing charges of Manslaughter and Aggravated Assault. #ottnews

  09-08-2017 19:52 via twitter.com
  A 16-year-old male from Ottawa was also arrested in Toronto this week. He is facing charges of Manslaughter and Aggravated Assault. #ottnews
  
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• Police confirm arrest of two people in connection with homicide of Ahmad Afrah on May 15th on MacLaren Street. #ottnews

  09-08-2017 19:51 via twitter.com
  Police confirm arrest of two people in connection with homicide of Ahmad Afrah on May 15th on MacLaren Street. #ottnews
  
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• Transportation agency orders hearing into Air Transat tarmac delays

  09-08-2017 19:49
  
  OTTAWA — The Canadian Transportation Agency says it plans to hold a public hearing about an incident last week in which two Air Transat planes sat for hours on an Ottawa tarmac.The agency is releasing Air Transat's detailed explanation of what went wrong, with the airline saying there was no way to get passengers off the planes safely.
  
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• .@rick_gibbons hosts the Carol Anne Meehan show next. Listen in: player.1310news.com https://t.co/Mz15OaidEw

  09-08-2017 19:02 via twitter.com
  
  .@rick_gibbons hosts the Carol Anne Meehan show next. Listen in: player.1310news.com https://t.co/Mz15OaidEw
  
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• Former police chief applauds new opioid exchange program

  09-08-2017 18:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  Former Ottawa police chief and current senator Vern White is applauding an opioid replacement program being set up by Ottawa Inner City Health. He has been calling for similar programs across the country.
  White planned to contact Wendy Muckle, the executive director of the non-profit health agency that works with Ottawa’s homeless. “I am going to congratulate her on being willing to take on the bigger discussion around addiction,” White said.
  “I guarantee this will make a
  
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• Maloney: North Korea's nuclear threat could be a 'blast from the past.' Why isn't Canada ready?

  09-08-2017 18:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  Let the sabre-rattling commence! In our last instalment in this fine newspaper, I provided a primer on 1960s’ Soviet technology that North Korea could use against North America: Fractional Orbital Bombardment Systems and Electromagnetic Pulse. I emphasize “North America” because, once again, numerous Canadian pundits think that somehow if the feces hit the rotating wind-making device, we’ll be left out of proceedings because we’re nice guys/girls/trans people.
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• Canadian military to set up tents to house 500 asylum seekers

  09-08-2017 18:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  Nearly 100 Canadian Forces members are being sent to Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec today to set up tents as temporary accommodation for asylum seekers at the border.
  The Canadian military will put into place tents to accommodate approximately 500 people. Lighting and heating equipment will also be installed.
  Large numbers of asylum seekers, mainly Haitian nationals, have crossed the border illegally from the U.S. into Quebec. They fear they will face deportation from the U.S. since the T
  
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• Do you recognize this cow?

  09-08-2017 18:23
  
  Have you lost your cow recently?A farmer in Pontiac, Que. found a wandering cow on her property on Tuesday and MRC des Collines police are asking for the public’s help to locate the bovine’s owner. The farmer found the cow wandering on her land in the Breckenridge area, and called police to report what she found.
  
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• Do you recognize this cow? If so, the cops want to see you

  09-08-2017 18:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  Have you lost your cow recently?
  A farmer in Pontiac, Que. found a wandering cow on her property on Tuesday and MRC des Collines police are asking for the public’s help to locate the bovine’s owner. 
  The farmer found the cow wandering on her land in the Breckenridge area, and called police to report what she found. After an unsuccessful search for the cow’s owner, the resident took care of the animal on her farm.
  The Ministry of Agriculture was contacted to help find the o
  
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• Ontario keeps dancing around the debt

  09-08-2017 17:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  Managing deficits and debt hasn’t been a strong point for Ontario’s Liberal government, but if anyone asks, it has an answer. The deficit has been eliminated after a heroic, decade-long battle. There is still the debt, but not to worry, the government has a plan to bring that under control as well.
  The Fraser Institute looks at that debt control plan in some detail in a new report entitled Wishful Thinking. The think tank finds a few sizeable holes in the government’s approach,
  
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• Two arrested after 'high-risk takedown' on Hwy. 7

  09-08-2017 17:36
  
  Two Ottawa men were collared after what the OPP describes as a high-risk takedown of a suspect on Hwy. 7 in Tweed. Central Hastings OPP reports that officers were asked Saturday to help the Ottawa Police Service nab a man suspected of uttering threats to cause harm and possessing a restricted weapon.
  
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• Ottawa man target of 'high-risk takedown' on Hwy. 7

  09-08-2017 16:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two Ottawa men were collared after what the OPP describes as a high-risk takedown of a suspect on Hwy. 7 in Tweed.
  Central Hastings OPP reports that officers were asked Saturday to help the Ottawa Police Service nab a man suspected of uttering threats to cause harm and possessing a restricted weapon.
  Just after noon, they spotted the suspect driving on Hwy. 7 in the municipality about 200 km southwest of Ottawa and arrested two men.
  Glenn Brown, 44, and Ryan Johnston, 35, are jointly charged wit
  
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• Police search for man on bike seen near house fire in Vanier

  09-08-2017 16:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man seen near the scene of a suspicious fire on Granville Street on Tuesday.
  According to the police’s arson unit, the man was seen peddling away from the scene around 1:20 a.m. He was seen on Granville Street, between Montfort and Shakespeare streets. 
  Investigators would like to talk with the man, although specific details about his appearance or clothing are not available.
  Police ask anyone with information regardin
  
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• Is it time to lower the legal blood-alcohol limit? Martin Vézina of @ARQ_resto joins @_MarkSutcliffe NEXT:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  09-08-2017 16:14 via twitter.com
  Is it time to lower the legal blood-alcohol limit? Martin Vézina of @ARQ_resto joins @_MarkSutcliffe NEXT:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Is it time to lower the legal blood-alcohol limit? Robert Solomon of @maddcanada joins @_marksutcliffe NEXT:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  09-08-2017 15:44 via twitter.com
  Is it time to lower the legal blood-alcohol limit? Robert Solomon of @maddcanada joins @_marksutcliffe NEXT:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• BREAKING out of Toronto: twitter.com/CityCynthia/st…

  09-08-2017 15:40 via twitter.com
  BREAKING out of Toronto: twitter.com/CityCynthia/st…
  
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• Sarajevo Olympic Torch from besieged city – Behind the Scenes at the Canadian War Museum

  09-08-2017 15:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  I recently received a behind-the-scenes look at the Canadian War Museum’s storage facilities/vaults as specialists there prepare for reworking exhibit areas at the museum.
  The concluding area of Gallery 4: From the Cold War to the Present is being redeveloped to explore Canadian involvement in operations in the Gulf War, Somalia, Rwanda, the former Yugoslavia and Afghanistan. New artifacts, eyewitness testimonies and artwork connected to individual stories will highlight how these mis
  
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• Coming up @ 10AM: Should the legal blood alcohol level for drivers be lowered from 0.08 to 0.05? @_MarkSutcliffe twitter.com/1310NEWS/statu…

  09-08-2017 15:36 via twitter.com
  Coming up @ 10AM:Should the legal blood alcohol level for drivers be lowered from 0.08 to 0.05? @_MarkSutcliffe twitter.com/1310NEWS/statu…
  
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• Coming up NEXT: @mclomedia joins @_MarkSutcliffe live: bit.ly/1uwtdOs @Trans4mLeaders https://t.co/jokMgMmzye

  09-08-2017 15:28 via twitter.com
  
  Coming up NEXT:@mclomedia joins @_MarkSutcliffe live: bit.ly/1uwtdOs@Trans4mLeaders https://t.co/jokMgMmzye
  
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• What do we make of Trump's #NorthKorea threats? @Scott_Gilmore joins @_MarkSutcliffe NEXT:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  09-08-2017 15:13 via twitter.com
  What do we make of Trump's #NorthKorea threats? @Scott_Gilmore joins @_MarkSutcliffe NEXT:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Traffic: Expect delays after multi-car crash on eastbound 417

  09-08-2017 14:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  A multi-car crash on Highway 417 eastbound at Bronson Avenue was mopped up just before 7 a.m. Wednesday but expect delays during the Wednesday morning commute.
  The OPP warned that vehicles – four were reportedly involved – were blocking the left lane and motorists reported lingering traffic snarls.
   Four car pileup on 417 EB blocking two left lanes just past Rochester #otttraffic pic.twitter.com/2vF8urkVIx
  — Dan (@ottpak) August 9, 2017
   COLLISION: #Hwy417 EB approach
  
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