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• New bike repair stations going in across Ottawa

  17-08-2017 23:54
  By the end of the day Friday, the city will have 17 stations installed
  
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• How Canada can boost democracy in Venezuela

  17-08-2017 23:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  Civil war is a possibility in Venezuela, but things have changed, at least politically, since the illegitimate and unconstitutional Constituent Assembly was “elected” (this is an overstatement) on July 30. There is a new “normal” in which all political actors are trying to find their place, including the opposition, represented under the coalition umbrella called Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD).
  This new “normalcy” has not prevented the regime from
  
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• LISTEN to @1310NEWS for the latest on the terror attack in #Barcelona Join @MelAdams1310 & @MarkDayNews LIVE:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  17-08-2017 23:28 via twitter.com
  LISTEN to @1310NEWS for the latest on the terror attack in #Barcelona Join @MelAdams1310 & @MarkDayNewsLIVE:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Welcome, Matt … Albright back early, steps into O-Line spot

  17-08-2017 22:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  HAMILTON — It’s not Matt Albright’s first CFL start Friday against the Ticats, but being out there on a football field, at right guard, is something he wasn’t sure was going to happen in 2017.
  After injuring his knee in a preseason win over Hamilton, Albright will get his first start of the season, replacing Nolan MacMillan, who is on the one-game injured list.
  “I’d never had any knee problems,” said Albright. “So I didn’t know what it felt l
  
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• More hurdles for new Ottawa hospital 1310news.com/2017/08/17/hur…

  17-08-2017 22:44 via twitter.com
  More hurdles for new Ottawa hospital1310news.com/2017/08/17/hur…
  
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• President Trump is criticizing the removal of Confederate monuments across the country, saying it amounts to history being ``ripped apart.''

  17-08-2017 22:31 via twitter.com
  President Trump is criticizing the removal of Confederate monuments across the country, saying it amounts to history being ``ripped apart.''
  
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• Game Day: Redblacks at Ticats

  17-08-2017 22:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  OTTAWA AT HAMILTON
  WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday
  WHERE: Tim Hortons Field
  RADIO: TSN 1200, FM 104,7, Sirius XM 167 (English), 174 (French)
  STREAM: TSN GO
  TV: TSN, RDS, ESPN 3 (in the U.S.)
  WEATHER: 24 C, chance of rain 20%, wind gusts up to 38 km/h
  GAME LINE: Ottawa by 3 1/2
  FIVE THINGS TO WATCH
  1. The BudsPals Greg Ellingson (749 yards) and Brad Sinopoli (589 yards) are on a 3,000-yard pass-catching pace: The Redblacks’ dynamic duo comes into Week 9 ranked first and third in receiving with a com
  
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• #BizNews Dow Jones drops 1% -- the first 1% drop in 64 sessions

  17-08-2017 22:24 via twitter.com
  #BizNews Dow Jones drops 1% -- the first 1% drop in 64 sessions
  
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• Ottawa's Heart Institute wait times longest in the province

  17-08-2017 22:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  With eight months to go until a long-awaited expansion is complete, cardiac surgery wait times at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute are the longest in Ontario — more than triple the provincial average in the case of elective bypass surgery.
  A patient undergoing elective bypass surgery at the Heart Institute waits an average of 95.7 days, according to recent figures from Health Quality Ontario, compared to an average wait of 27.4 days province-wide and significantly lower at som
  
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• Brockville police veteran emerges from a dark addiction

  17-08-2017 22:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  BROCKVILLE — For Staff-Sgt. Todd Bertrend, Jan. 10, 2017, was the “worst day of my life.”
  That was the day the veteran Brockville police officer was arrested for buying 124 pills of Oxycocet from a woman on a city street. But, Bertrend says, “There’s a blessing in all of it because, if (the arrest) didn’t happen, I don’t think I’d be alive.
  “Yes, it was the worst day of my life and I’m thinking, ‘This is the end of every
  
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• Labour council wants city to acknowledge LRT problems 1310news.com/2017/08/17/lab… #ottnews

  17-08-2017 22:11 via twitter.com
  Labour council wants city to acknowledge LRT problems 1310news.com/2017/08/17/lab… #ottnews
  
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• Arboretum finds its 'dream' venue nestled in the Rideau Pines

  17-08-2017 22:10
  New site offers pick-your-own food, late-night dance parties and top-drawer lineup
  
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• Judge strikes down union lawsuit aimed at stopping sale of Hydro One stake

  17-08-2017 21:50
  Rules selling off public utility is a matter of public policy and the government is entitled to set this.
  
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• Wayward young osprey gets free ride back to nest courtesy Ottawa firefighters

  17-08-2017 21:21
  
  It took three attempts, a raw fish as bait and — crucially — kevlar gloves, but Ottawa firefighters helped a wayward, not-quite-fledged osprey home Thursday morning.“I’d never been that close to an osprey before,” said Ottawa Fire public information officer Danielle Cardinal.
  
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• Today's letters: We must resolve supply management, leave assisted dying to hospitals

  17-08-2017 21:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  A farmer laments supply management, while other letter writers weigh in on Bryan Murray, animal welfare and abortion. 
  Got thoughts? Write us at [email protected].
  We must resolve supply management issue
  Re: Milking supply management, Aug. 11
  As one who experienced the benefits of supply management when it was established in the 1970s, I now see its downside.
  Many European farmers, unable to access the lucrative Canadian dairy market, have sold their properties and emigrated to Cana
  
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• The 'LRT litter': Kitten 'crisis' hits even city's light-rail project

  17-08-2017 20:58
  
  Half-a-dozen scraps of fluff might just be the tiny mascots of Ottawa’s massive LRT project but they’re definitely emblems, however adorable, of a population of stray and feral cats that’s gone off the rails, advocates say.
  
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• Harris: Time for an honest discussion of torture and Guantanamo

  17-08-2017 20:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  The fact that torture occurred in Guantanamo Bay is not news. Not only did former president Barack Obama state it bluntly as “we tortured some people,” even former vice-president Dick Cheney implied it in his “dark side” quote justifying some forms of torture. International law, however, is explicit in it. The International Convention Against Torture makes clear that any statement extracted as the product of torture cannot be used except as proof that the torture occurred
  
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• #UPDATE Reports of a 2nd attack in Barcelona say a car hit a cop & someone has opened fire on police

  17-08-2017 20:26 via twitter.com
  #UPDATE Reports of a 2nd attack in Barcelona say a car hit a cop & someone has opened fire on police
  
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• #BREAKING Catalan official says 13 killed in Barcelona van attack, more than 50 injured

  17-08-2017 20:26 via twitter.com
  #BREAKINGCatalan official says 13 killed in Barcelona van attack, more than 50 injured
  
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• OSPCA confirms investigation into zoo allegations, urges stronger legislation

  17-08-2017 20:23
  
  The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has confirmed it is investigating allegations of animal cruelty at the Papanack Zoo.“We understand and respect the public interest regarding this matter and, for that reason, we will provide all information that can be made public as the investigation proceeds,” the OSCPA said.
  
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• Riverkeeper joins opposition to Chalk River waste storage site

  17-08-2017 19:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa Riverkeeper Meredith Brown has joined the voices opposing a low-level radioactive waste storage site at Chalk River.
  On Wednesday, she submitted an analysis to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission that says: “there is already significant groundwater contamination at the site and the (environmental impact statement) clearly states that contaminated leachate will be released into the nearby surface water that is directly connected to the Ottawa River.”
  The analysis was prepare
  
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• .@rick_gibbons hosts the Carol Anne Meehan show now. Listen in:player.1310news.com https://t.co/1CU8bERVwh

  17-08-2017 19:09 via twitter.com
  
  .@rick_gibbons hosts the Carol Anne Meehan show now. Listen in:player.1310news.com https://t.co/1CU8bERVwh
  
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• Adam: Decriminalizing drugs would be insane

  17-08-2017 18:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  The hare-brained idea from Toronto that the country should consider decriminalizing or legalizing illicit drugs because current policy has failed is not just “crazy,” it is insane.
  It would be laughable if the issue weren’t so deadly serious.
  The worst of it is that Ottawa’s medical officer of health, Dr. Isra Levy, supports this, saying Ottawa Public Health backs “new evidence-based approaches” on fighting drug addiction, including decriminalization. Also on
  
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• Update: Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer distances himself from Rebel Media

  17-08-2017 18:37
  Scheer denounces controversial site over Charlottesville coverage
  
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• Lessons from Ottawa’s own neo-Nazi riot

  17-08-2017 18:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  It was a cool evening in Ottawa on May 29. The weather, however did nothing to cool the fury of a white supremacist hate rock concert held that evening in the downtown area.
  RAHOWA, or “Racial Holy War” banged out a set of racist, anti-semitic hard rock sounds that whipped the crowd of a couple hundred, mostly young skinheads and Nazi wannabees, into a frenzy.
  They heard racist lyrics like: “These boots are made for stompin; and that’s just what they’ll do; and one
  
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• Wynne’s balanced budget plan relies on rosy projections for tax revenue growth: watchdog

  17-08-2017 18:20
  Given the government’s spending plans, maintaining a balanced budget relies critically on an optimistic revenue forecast and, in particular, on very strong growth in tax revenues,” said Ontario’s independent Financial Accountability Office.
  
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• OUTAGE UPDATE: @hydroquebec reports a circuit breaker tripped. Power should be restored for most customers.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  17-08-2017 18:09 via twitter.com
  OUTAGE UPDATE: @hydroquebec reports a circuit breaker tripped. Power should be restored for most customers.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Coming up the #POWERLunch @NOON: @KatlynHarrison & @objpublisher join @_MarkSutcliffe in studio… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  17-08-2017 18:00 via twitter.com
  Coming up the #POWERLunch @NOON: @KatlynHarrison &@objpublisherjoin @_MarkSutcliffein studio… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• POWER OUTAGE: for thousands of customers in Gatineau. ETA lights back on - 2:30 #ottnews #gatineau https://t.co/AloIiXNt7S

  17-08-2017 17:53 via twitter.com
  
  POWER OUTAGE: for thousands of customers in Gatineau. ETA lights back on - 2:30 #ottnews #gatineau https://t.co/AloIiXNt7S
  
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• NEXT: @camrclark w/ @globeandmail joins @_MarkSutcliffe on Trump and #NAFTA bit.ly/1ppeuDa… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  17-08-2017 17:43 via twitter.com
  NEXT: @camrclark w/ @globeandmail joins @_MarkSutcliffe on Trump and #NAFTAbit.ly/1ppeuDa… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Gatineau police teach speedy new driver expensive lesson

  17-08-2017 17:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  The 19-year-old Gatineau man who was clocked at nearly 100 km/h over the speed limit was a fast driver, but a slow learner.
  Stopped by police around 3 a.m. Thursday for driving 166 km/h in a 70 km/h zone on Boulevard de La Vérendrye West, the young driver should have come clean.
  But he tried giving a false name. This didn’t work out so well. He is now charged with identity fraud, a criminal offence.
  Once police sorted out his real name they noticed something else: The young man
  
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• NEXT on #EthicsLab: #Ethics of restricting extremism on social media & keeping pets bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  17-08-2017 17:00 via twitter.com
  NEXT on #EthicsLab:#Ethics of restricting extremism on social media & keeping petsbit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Canadian military wraps up three-year mission in Poland

  17-08-2017 16:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Canadian military’s Land Task Force in Poland has completed its three-year mission in that country. The deployment was part of Operation REASSURANCE, which aims to support NATO in Eastern and Central Europe.
  The last rotation of the task force, which has been in Poland for about six months, is comprised of about 200 Canadian soldiers mainly from 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry out of Canadian Forces Base Edmonton, Alberta.
  Following the mission completi
  
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• NEXT: @markusoff joins @_MarkSutcliffe on confronting white nationalism in Canada bit.ly/1ppeuDa… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  17-08-2017 16:43 via twitter.com
  NEXT: @markusoff joins @_MarkSutcliffe on confronting white nationalism in Canadabit.ly/1ppeuDa… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Ontario announces new nursing home with 36 additional beds in Arnprior

  17-08-2017 16:27
  
  Premier Kathleen Wynne was in Arnprior Wednesday to announce the construction of a new 96-bed nursing home, adding 36 beds to the existing Grove nursing home for the elderly and upgrading conditions.The new facility will be built connected to the old Grove nursing home on Ida Street North in Arnprior. The old Grove facility will be repurposed.
  
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• Coming up: #QuestionOfTheDay Listen: bit.ly/1uwtdOs Watch: bit.ly/1ldOZJF call… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  17-08-2017 15:49 via twitter.com
  Coming up: #QuestionOfTheDayListen: bit.ly/1uwtdOsWatch: bit.ly/1ldOZJFcall… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Still ahead: Sean McKenny w/ @Ottawalabour joins @_MarkSutcliffe on LRT safety bit.ly/1ppeuDa… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  17-08-2017 15:43 via twitter.com
  Still ahead:Sean McKenny w/ @Ottawalabour joins @_MarkSutcliffe on LRT safety bit.ly/1ppeuDa… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Renovation transformation: Drab attic to fab loft

  17-08-2017 15:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  After nearly 50 years in their Dow’s Lake-area home, the homeowners had renovated almost every square inch of the 1947 single, detached, frame-and-brick dwelling — with the exception of the attic, which was home to a collection of old books and squirrels that were chewing up the electrical wires.
  So, they evicted the squirrels and hired Revision Built to create a third bedroom loft, complete with an ensuite and a fantastic view of the surrounding neighbourhood.
  “From the s
  
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• Live now on @1310NEWS twitter.com/Randall_Denley…

  17-08-2017 15:26 via twitter.com
  Live now on @1310NEWS twitter.com/Randall_Denley…
  
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• Ahead on Ottawa Today : @Randall_Denley joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss the Liberal tax plan… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  17-08-2017 15:15 via twitter.com
  Ahead on Ottawa Today :@Randall_Denley joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss the Liberal tax plan… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• #QuestionOfTheDay Would you feel safe having a family member in a long-term care facility operated by @ottawacity?… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  17-08-2017 15:09 via twitter.com
  #QuestionOfTheDayWould you feel safe having a family member in a long-term care facility operated by @ottawacity?… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Burials continue after deadly Sierra Leone mudslides bit.ly/2uT0v37 https://t.co/ffdjHqdNAo

  17-08-2017 14:46 via twitter.com
  
  Burials continue after deadly Sierra Leone mudslidesbit.ly/2uT0v37 https://t.co/ffdjHqdNAo
  
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• Kingston man arrested for attempted murder

  17-08-2017 14:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  Kingston Police have arrested a local man after responding to a stabbing early Wednesday morning.
  Emergency services were called to an apartment in the 600 block of Division Street just before 4 a.m. where a man had been stabbed nine times.
  Det. Blair Watt, of the Kingston Police, said that the victim and his wife had welcomed a man known to them into their home at about 3:45 a.m. The man, under the influence of crystal methamphetamine asked the victim to cook him a meal. While the victim was co
  
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• East-end traffic snarled by early morning crash

  17-08-2017 14:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  Traffic was snarled around a crash at the intersection of Innes and Blair roads Thursday morning.
  First responders got the call at about 6:30 a.m. for a two-vehicle crash involving a five-ton truck.
  Police were on hand directing traffic while city crews picked up debris.
  The city’s traffic centre reported that eastbound Innes was reduced to one left-turn lane at Blair.Innes E/B reduced to 1 left-turn lane at Blair – collision. Duration unknown. #otttraffic
  — Ottawa_Traffic (@Ot
  
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• Traffic backed up in east-end after crash

  17-08-2017 14:28
  
  Traffic was snarled around a crash at the intersection of Innes and Blair roads Thursday morning. First responders got the call at about 6:30 a.m. for a two-vehicle crash involving a five-ton truck. Police were on hand directing traffic while city crews picked up debris.
  
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• Four stories in the news for today, Aug. 17 bit.ly/2vG5zL3 https://t.co/mnSZNaBKpx

  17-08-2017 14:18 via twitter.com
  
  Four stories in the news for today, Aug. 17bit.ly/2vG5zL3 https://t.co/mnSZNaBKpx
  
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• Ottawa weather: Expect rain, t-storms later today, tomorrow [Video]

  17-08-2017 14:05
  
  Thursday’s forecast promises a gorgeous summer day with mainly sunny skies and a high of 26 C. But then the clouds are expected to roll in with showers beginning by evening, the risk of a thunderstorm overnight and a low of 17 C.
  
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• Mainly sunny Thursday but you'll need your umbrella tonight

  17-08-2017 14:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  Thursday’s forecast promises a gorgeous summer day with mainly sunny skies and a high of 26 C.
  But then the clouds are expected to roll in with showers beginning by evening, the risk of a thunderstorm overnight and a low of 17 C.
  Friday is mainly cloudy with a 60-per-cent chance of showers, the risk of a thunderstorm both morning and afternoon and a high of 25 C that will feel more like 34.
  Fingers should remain crossed for the weekend.
  For Saturday, Environment Canada is predicting a mix
  
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• LIVE 5-9AM: #Ottawa's breaking news, traffic & weather w/@1310Andrew & @1310glennis LISTEN: player.1310news.com https://t.co/s21PT65o2i

  17-08-2017 13:58 via twitter.com
  
  LIVE 5-9AM: #Ottawa's breaking news, traffic & weather w/@1310Andrew & @1310glennis LISTEN: player.1310news.com https://t.co/s21PT65o2i
  
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• Glavin: Charlottesville – this is not going to end well

  17-08-2017 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  It is not the kind of observation that should be made out loud, especially not in the pages of a respectable daily newspaper, without first taking great care to be clear and plain. So, to that purpose, and to guard against any ambiguity, here are three caveats. The state must maintain its monopoly on violence. Vigilantism cannot be tolerated, in any form. The rights of free speech are possessed by all of us, even by the vile, the loathsome and the wicked.
  With that out of the way, then, there is
  
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