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• Ottawa's supervised injection site will have high-tech drug analyzing device

  31-08-2017 23:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa’s first supervised injection site is now slated to have a high-tech device that can almost instantly analyze street drugs to stop overdoses before they happen and flag dangerous new drugs as they land on city streets.
  It would be a first in Canada.
  Lynne Leonard, a University of Ottawa epidemiologist, announced Thursday that her team has secured funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to put a mass spectrometer at the site set to open this fall at the Sandy Hill Comm
  
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• Fresh season, fresh start for the Ottawa 67's

  31-08-2017 23:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  When Travis Barron is asked about all the changes with the Ottawa 67’s, the first thing that comes to mind is his first bus trip with the Ontario Hockey League club in September 2014. He was then a wide-eyed, 16-year-old rookie who had been a first-round draft pick from Belfountain, Ont., only a couple of months earlier.
  Now, from his captain’s chair at the very back of the 67’s Silver Eagle, Barron is well aware the only other remaining links from those days are head equipment
  
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• Reevely: Pierre Poilievre, at the kids' table no more

  31-08-2017 23:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  At a window table at 3 Brewers on Sparks Street on Thursday, I slide across to Pierre Poilievre a printout of the first photographs we ever took of him.
  “Oh, God,” he says. “Burn them. Burn them!”
  The best one is a candid shot from a hospitality suite at the Westin in 2000, where conservative politicos had gathered to try to unite Canada’s fractured right-wing parties. Poilievre — more Calgarian than Ottawan at the time — was at the convention
  
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• Gatineau medical pot company lands high-profile former politician

  31-08-2017 23:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  A medical marijuana company in Gatineau has snagged a high-profile former politician to work for its growing operation.
  Terry Lake, who until a few months ago was B.C.’s Health Minister, will take a job as vice-president at Hydropothecary Corp., the company announced Thursday.
  Lake served eight years in the B.C. legislature, and was health minister in the Liberal government between 2013 and the spring of 2017. He didn’t run in the provincial election in May.
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• Ottawa EMS head sick of 'gamesmanship' in paramedic spat with counties

  31-08-2017 22:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  Relentless needling by neighbouring counties over paramedic coverage has the head of Ottawa’s emergency services criticizing the “gamesmanship” of the border municipalities.
  Anthony Di Monte, general manager of Ottawa’s emergency and protective services, is fighting back against claims by outside municipalities that they’re being loaded up with Ottawa-based calls for service.
  On Thursday, Di Monte acknowledged the pressures of outside municipalities with smaller par
  
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• Todays letters: Thanks for sensitive coverage

  31-08-2017 22:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  Our letter writers weigh in on coverage of assisted dying, respond to our columnists and wonder where the benefits for singles are.Got opinions? Write to us at [email protected].
  Thank you for sensitive story
  Re: ‘It’s a great adventure’, Aug. 26
  This remarkable account of one fine woman’s chosen death naturally raises many emotions. I was also greatly impressed by the degree of co-operation, and loving organization, which appears to have existed between the docto
  
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• Carleton Place company RockGarden gets approval to start growing medical marijuana

  31-08-2017 21:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  A medical marijuana company in Carleton Place has received permission from Health Canada to start growing cannabis.
  The cultivation licence for RockGarden Medicinals Inc.was approved Aug. 25. The company operates from a building in an industrial park. There are plans to add an addition and eventually employ 30 to 40 people in the town 53 kilometres southwest of Ottawa.
  RockGarden becomes the third marijuana grower in the Ottawa area. Canopy Growth Corp., with headquarters in Smiths Falls, is Can
  
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• Salvation Army's economic study rosy 'in a vacuum,' BIA says

  31-08-2017 21:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  The chair of the Quartier Vanier BIA is skeptical about a study commissioned by the Salvation Army that suggests a relocated shelter and health complex would pump $15 million into the local economy.
  Mark Kaluski said no business owner has told him that the proposed complex for 333 Montreal Rd. would bring a financial windfall for Vanier.
  “The report paints a rosy picture, but there’s a reason Ottawa neighbourhoods aren’t lining up to fight to get this project into their area,&r
  
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• Ottawa firefighters rescue senior citizen stuck on Nepean roof

  31-08-2017 20:54
  
  In twist on the usual firefighter rooftop rescue story, Ottawa Fire Services safely assisted a senior citizen Thursday when the senior felt unsafe climbing down after completing some work on the roof of their single-story Nepean residence.Just after 12:20 p.m. a family member called Ottawa fire for help at a home near Macfarlane Road and Deakin
  
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• Police watchdog investigating after man, 56, seriously hurt in Hawkesbury cell

  31-08-2017 20:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  The province`s civilian police watchdog is investigating after a 56-year-old Hawkesbury man was badly hurt in an OPP detachment cell early Thursday.
  The Special Investigations Unit says that Hawkesbury OPP officers were called to a home at Main Street East and Tupper Street where the man was arrested just before midnight Wednesday.
  The OPP had earlier said that they were called to a disturbance in the town.
  The man was put in a cell at the force’s Hawkesbury detachment at about 12:30 a.m.
  
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• Ottawa firefighters rescue senior citizen stuck on a Nepean roof

  31-08-2017 20:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  In a twist on the usual firefighter rooftop rescue story, Ottawa Fire Services safely assisted a senior citizen Thursday when the senior felt unsafe climbing down after completing some work on the roof of their single-story Nepean residence.
  Just after 12:20 p.m. a family member called Ottawa fire for help at a home near Macfarlane Road and Deakin Street, when a senior fixing the ventilation caps on their roof felt they weren’t wearing appropriate footwear to get down.
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• Police seek woman, 60, missing since Wednesday

  31-08-2017 19:56
  
  Ottawa police are seeking public assistance in locating Carole Pinard, 60, of Ottawa who was last seen Wednesday at about 4 p.m. while walking her pet Chihuahua on Bilbery Drive.Pinard is described as Caucasian, five-feet-five inches (165 cm) tall, with a heavy set build. She has dark brown hair that may have been dyed a slightly lighter shade and
  
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• No criminal or disciplinary charges for Canadian military “Proud Boys”

  31-08-2017 19:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  A group of Canadian Forces members who belong to the “Proud Boys” will not face criminal or disciplinary charges for disrupting a protest in Halifax by Indigenous activists.
  The incident happened on Canada Day.
  In a statement the Canadian Forces noted that the behaviour of the five Canadian military members was “inconsistent with the values and ethics expected of those in uniform.”  The members were relieved of their duties and re-assigned to other jobs, pending the
  
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• Police seek assistance finding missing girl, 14

  31-08-2017 19:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police are seeking public assistance in finding Abigail (Abbie) Dormer, of Ottawa.
  She was last seen Aug. 26 on Lacroix Avenue and her family is concerned for her safety.
  The teenager is Caucasian, about five-feet-three-inches (160 cm) tall, weighing 220 pounds, with black hair.
  Anyone who knows where Abbie is now is asked to call police dispatch at 613-236-1222. Anyone with other information that could assist police is asked to call 613-236-1222, ext. 2355.
  
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• MISSING: @OttawaPolice looking for 76 y.o. Carole Pinard. Last seen on Bilberry Dr. yesterday walking her dog.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  31-08-2017 19:08 via twitter.com
  MISSING: @OttawaPolice looking for 76 y.o. Carole Pinard. Last seen on Bilberry Dr. yesterday walking her dog.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• .@rick_gibbons hosts the Carol Anne Meehan show next. Listen Live: player.1310news.com https://t.co/S8ek5GyaJ1

  31-08-2017 19:05 via twitter.com
  
  .@rick_gibbons hosts the Carol Anne Meehan show next.Listen Live: player.1310news.com https://t.co/S8ek5GyaJ1
  
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• Opinion: How to heal the scars of Canada's War on Drugs

  31-08-2017 19:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  The legalization of cannabis and rapid scale up of supervised-injection sites – as well as community-led initiatives, such as the site set up by Overdose Prevention Ottawa in Lowertown this month – have thrust Canada back into the limelight of global drug policy. Against the backdrop of a national overdose crisis and a fracturing of global consensus on drug prohibition, these are welcome changes. Yet they only begin to chip away at the drug policy challenges facing Canada.
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• MISSING: @OttawaPolice hope you'll keep an eye out for 14 y.o. Abbie Dormer, missing since Saturday. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaPolice/s…

  31-08-2017 18:52 via twitter.com
  MISSING: @OttawaPolice hope you'll keep an eye out for 14 y.o. Abbie Dormer, missing since Saturday. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaPolice/s…
  
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• Labour Day 2017: What's open and closed in Ottawa

  31-08-2017 18:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  In preparation for your last summer long weekend, find out what’s open and closed on Labour Day. 
  Retail, groceries and alcohol
  CF Rideau Centre will be operating on a holiday hour schedule from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  Tanger Outlets, Bayshore, Place d’Orléans, St. Laurent and Carlingwood will all be closed on Labour Day. 
  Most businesses in the ByWard Market will be open for the holiday with individual shops setting their own hours. Most vendors at the market wi
  
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• NEXT Legendary singer-songwriter @TheGrahamNash joins @_MarkSutcliffe LIVE: bit.ly/1uwtdOs #ottnews https://t.co/wOMbqJqANI

  31-08-2017 18:44 via twitter.com
  
  NEXT Legendary singer-songwriter @TheGrahamNash joins @_MarkSutcliffe LIVE: bit.ly/1uwtdOs #ottnews https://t.co/wOMbqJqANI
  
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• Police watchdog investigating after man, 56, taken to hospital from cell

  31-08-2017 18:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  The province`s civilian police watchdog is investigating after a 56-year-old Hawkesbury man was taken from the OPP’s cells to hospital Wednesday.
  The OPP reports that officers from the Hawkesbury detachment dealt with a disturbance on Gladstone Street in the town at about 11:30 p.m.
  A man was arrested and put in a cell where he experienced what the OPP is describing a “some issues” and taken to the hospital by ambulance.
  Police notified the SIU, which invoked its mandate to inv
  
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• No criminal or disciplinary charges for Canadian military “Proud Boys” – group now back on the job

  31-08-2017 18:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  A group of Canadian Forces members who belong to the “Proud Boys” will not face criminal or disciplinary charges for disrupting a protest in Halifax by Indigenous activists.
  The incident happened on Canada Day.
  In a statement the Canadian Forces noted that the behaviour of the five Canadian military members was “inconsistent with the values and ethics expected of those in uniform.”  The members were relieved of their duties and re-assigned to other jobs, pending the
  
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• SIU rules OPP not responsible for Bancroft man's 2016 death

  31-08-2017 18:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario’s police watchdog has ruled there are no grounds for criminal charges against Ontario Provincial Police officers connected to a case in which a 26-year-old man shot himself inside a residence in Bancroft, about 200 kilometres west of Ottawa.
  On April 25, 2016, the OPP executed a search warrant at the home in an attempt to catch a man wanted in connection with an earlier incident.
  When officers entered the residence they found the man dead of self-inflicted gunshots.
  The SIU —
  
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• Science of summer: Threatened monarchs battle back for best summer in years

  31-08-2017 18:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  As September arrives, our series on the Science of Summer is still in full swing. Today Tom Spears finds good news that no one expected for a brilliant butterfly that was once found all over this region in late summer.
  Monarch butterflies, the flashy insects that have been close to extinction for years, are suddenly flapping their orange-and-black wings all over our region in a population boom that has stunned biologists.
  “In the last several years you look around and you (didn’t) se
  
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• NEXT on the #PowerLunch @MicheleOttawa & @SocialKeenan join @_MarkSutcliffe live in studio:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  31-08-2017 17:58 via twitter.com
  NEXT on the #PowerLunch@MicheleOttawa & @SocialKeenan join @_MarkSutcliffe live in studio:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Arcade Fire, which plays Ottawa Sept. 9, dips its toes into the musical mainstream

  31-08-2017 17:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  Arcade Fire When: Sept. 9, 7:30 p.m.Where: Canadian Tire CentreTickets: $26 to $85 at ticketmaster.ca, canadiantirecentre.com, or by phoning 1-877-788-3267
  Richard Reed Parry almost gave it all up to become a goatherd.
  Well, not quite, but following Arcade Fire‘s European tour a few months ago, the Montreal-based multi-instrumentalist who attended Canterbury High School was past the point of exhaustion;. He had brought his bike along, and someone made him an offer he couldn&
  
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• Pop-up OD prevention group claims life saved Wednesday night

  31-08-2017 17:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  After less than a week in operation, an unauthorized pop-up supervised injection site in a Lowertown park has averted an overdose, organizers said on the eve of an international event to draw attention to the opioid crisis.
  “Tonight Overdose Prevention Ottawa saved a life,” the group said on social media Wednesday night.
  “After all the hard work, sleepless nights, endless days, and multiple criticisms from higher ups – we persevered and tonight brought someone deserv
  
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• Adam: Police union boycott does more harm than good

  31-08-2017 17:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa Police Association’s boycott of public events to underline its feud with Chief Charles Bordeleau is baffling.
  Union president Matt Skof was a no-show at last week’s Capital Pride parade. Not, you might think, in protest at the ban on uniformed police officers, but because of the association’s disagreements with Bordeleau. Indeed, Skof told the Citizen he would have boycotted the parade even if police uniforms were allowed. Participating, he said, would have given the
  
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• Gatineau medical pot company hires former B.C. health minister as VP

  31-08-2017 16:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  A medical marijuana company in Gatineau has snagged a high-profile former politician to work for its growing operation.
  Terry Lake, who until a few months ago was B.C.’s Health Minister, will take a job as vice-president at Hydropothecary Corp., the company announced Thursday.
  It’s another indication of how mainstream the marijuana industry has become as Canada heads toward the legalization of recreational pot.
  Lake served eight years in the B.C. legislature, and was health minister
  
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• Coming up at 12:45PM Legendary singer-songwriter @TheGrahamNash joins @_MarkSutcliffe LIVE:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  31-08-2017 16:55 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 12:45PMLegendary singer-songwriter @TheGrahamNash joins @_MarkSutcliffe LIVE:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• All clear @ Britannia Beach. No kite-surfer in distress. #ottnews twitter.com/OttFire/status…

  31-08-2017 16:51 via twitter.com
  All clear @ Britannia Beach. No kite-surfer in distress. #ottnews twitter.com/OttFire/status…
  
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• Gatineau pot company hires former B.C. health minister Terry Lake

  31-08-2017 16:48
  
  A medical marijuana company in Gatineau has snagged a high-profile former politician to work for its growing operation. Terry Lake, who until a few months ago was B.C.’s Health Minister, will take a job as vice-president at Hydropothecary Corp., the company announced Thursday.
  
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• Auditor general to review long-term care homes, as more complaints brought forward

  31-08-2017 16:46
  
  Ottawa's auditor general will turn his focus to this city’s troubled long-term care system in the fall, the Sun has learned. Ken Hughes said Wednesday that issues within city-run long-term care have been brought to his attention. “When we looked, we felt it was something we should audit.”
  
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• NEXT Royal Watcher/Blogger @PatriciaTreble on the 20th anniversary of #PrincessDiana's death:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  31-08-2017 16:44 via twitter.com
  NEXT Royal Watcher/Blogger @PatriciaTreble on the 20th anniversary of #PrincessDiana's death:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• On #EthicsLab at 11 Is there a moral duty to read the news? How utilitarian are you? bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  31-08-2017 16:37 via twitter.com
  On #EthicsLab at 11Is there a moral duty to read the news?How utilitarian are you? bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• What would nuclear war with #NorthKorea look like? @hutchins_aaron joins @_marksutcliffe NEXT:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  31-08-2017 16:28 via twitter.com
  What would nuclear war with #NorthKorea look like?@hutchins_aaron joins @_marksutcliffe NEXT:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Still ahead: Should the school curriculum be overhauled after only 50% of Grade 6 students met the provincial math… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  31-08-2017 15:46 via twitter.com
  Still ahead:Should the school curriculum be overhauled after only 50% of Grade 6 students met the provincial math… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• NEXT #AirTransat passenger Maryanne Zehil on her experience stranded at #Ottawa Airport July 31… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  31-08-2017 15:44 via twitter.com
  NEXT#AirTransat passenger Maryanne Zehil on her experience stranded at #Ottawa Airport July 31… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Renovation Transformation: New accessibility in an aging home

  31-08-2017 15:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  When Phyllis So and her family moved into their brand new two-storey home in Kanata’s Bridlewood neighbourhood they fell in love with their home. Now, 35 years later, the homeowners’ needs have changed,  Phyllis needs a walker to navigate the family’s home and the traditional layout and walled-off spaces were creating difficulties. And while moving to a new and modern home was an option, the So family chose to remain in the neighbourhood they’d grown to love ove
  
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• Coming up on the 10 O’Clock Talk @LMartinWashDC, @David_Moscrop & @1310Alexblack join @_MarkSutcliffe… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  31-08-2017 15:14 via twitter.com
  Coming up on the 10 O’Clock Talk @LMartinWashDC,@David_Moscrop & @1310Alexblack join @_MarkSutcliffe… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Former B.C. health minister Terry Lake named VP of Gatineau medical marijuana company

  31-08-2017 14:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  A medical marijuana company in Gatineau has snagged a high-profile former politician to work for its growing operation.
  Terry Lake, who until a few months ago was B.C.’s Health Minister, will take a job as vice-president at Hydropothecary Corp., the company announced Thursday.
  It’s another indication of how mainstream the marijuana industry has become as Canada heads toward the legalization of recreational pot.
  Lake served eight years in the B.C. legislature, and was health minister
  
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• Water use restrictions in effect starting on Friday in Gatineau sectors

  31-08-2017 14:13
  
  Restrictions on water use will begin in the Hull and Aylmer sectors of Gatineau Friday as the city’s water treatment plant undergoes a $68-million “open heart surgery” project. The primary measure will be a mechanical watering ban, forbidding the use of automatic sprinklers and other measures.
  
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• Water use restrictions in effect in Gatineau sectors starting Friday

  31-08-2017 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Restrictions on water use will begin in the Hull and Aylmer sectors of Gatineau Friday as the city’s water treatment plant undergoes a $68-million “open heart surgery” project.
  The primary measure will be a mechanical watering ban, forbidding the use of automatic sprinklers and other measures. Watering using hoses is permitted.
  Inspectors will be on the lookout for offenders “day and night” and violators could face fines of $200, plus administrative fees, the city w
  
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• Ottawa weather: August goes out with a shiver [Video]

  31-08-2017 13:49
  
  It’s feeling downright autumnal out there. Thursday’s forecast high is just 15 C with northwest winds at 20 km/h gusting to 40. There’s a 30-per-cent chance of showers by day and an overnight low of 6 C. Normal temperatures for this time of year are highs of 22 C and lows of about 12 C.
  
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• Glebe residents credit working smoke detector for fire warning

  31-08-2017 13:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two residents of the Glebe credited a working smoke detector for alerting them to a potentially dangerous situation early Thursday.
  First responders were called to 264 Fourth Ave. at about 3:45 a.m.
  Smoke was pouring from the home, but residents were safely on the sidewalk.
  Firefighters managed to contain the blaze just before 4 a.m.
  A malfunction in a fan plug was blamed for the fire, which caused an estimated $20,000 in damages.
  There were no injuries, but the two residents will be displaced p
  
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• Brrr! August leaves with a chilly forecast

  31-08-2017 13:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  It’s feeling downright autumnal out there.
  Thursday’s forecast high is just 15 C with northwest winds at 20 km/h gusting to 40. There’s a 30-per-cent chance of showers by day and an overnight low of 6 C.
  Normal temperatures for this time of year are highs of 22 C and lows of about 12 C.
  Friday’s forecast from Environment Canada is sunny and 18 C with an overnight low of 5 C.With 2 days left, #Ottawa's average temperature this August is just 19.0℃, 1.0℃ below t
  
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• Auditor to review Ottawa's long-term care homes, as more complaints brought forward

  31-08-2017 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa’s auditor general will turn his focus to this city’s troubled long-term care system in the fall, the Citizen has learned.
  Ken Hughes said Wednesday that issues within city-run long-term care have been brought to his attention.
  “When we looked, we felt it was something we should audit.”
  News of the audit comes as more concerns have been brought to the Citizen about medical errors and failure to follow physician’s orders at a city-run long-term care home, issue
  
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• Canadian snipers to get new body armour

  31-08-2017 04:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Canadian government is buying new body armour for Canadian Forces snipers.
  The sniper community currently uses the in-service Fragmentation Protective Vest (FPV) that is worn by all Canadian Forces members. The in-service FPV is an all-in-one system, meaning the soft armour and in-service Bullet Resistant Plate (BRP) pockets are part of one garment, the government noted. While the in-service FPV provides excellent ballistic protection, but it hinders the snipers ability to operate effectivel
  
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• We were treated like luggage, passengers testify at Air Transat hearing

  31-08-2017 04:28
  
  Alan and Patricia Abraham had a wonderful cruise through the Greek islands for their 25th wedding anniversary in July, only to arrive home to a nightmare.After two weeks away, their Montreal-bound Air Transat return flight was diverted to Ottawa because of a thunderstorm.
  
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• Egan: We were treated like luggage, passengers testify at Air Transat hearing

  31-08-2017 03:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  Alan and Patricia Abraham had a wonderful cruise through the Greek islands for their 25th wedding anniversary in July, only to arrive home to a nightmare.
  After two weeks away, their Montreal-bound Air Transat return flight was diverted to Ottawa because of a thunderstorm. For nearly five hours, they sat on the tarmac in sweltering heat, tantalizingly close to their Orléans home. It was nearly 30 C outside, with no air conditioning, no departure schedule, no answers. Tempers rose, shoutin
  
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