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• ICYMI: North Korea's latest nuclear test shakes buildings in Russia and China. 1310news.com/2017/09/03/nor… https://t.co/50PUN5sU1d

  03-09-2017 18:40 via twitter.com
  
  ICYMI: North Korea's latest nuclear test shakes buildings in Russia and China. 1310news.com/2017/09/03/nor… https://t.co/50PUN5sU1d
  
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• Akhavan and Sniderman: Here's how we can hold Syria accountable

  03-09-2017 17:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  After Bashar Assad suffocated children with poison gas in April, Donald Trump retaliated with Tomahawk missiles. But Syria’s victims deserve more than occasional vigilantism.
  The crimes continue: photos released by the U.S. State Department suggest the Syrian regime is incinerating the bodies of thousands of murdered political prisoners.
  The Assad government must face judgment by an international court.
  In theory, Assad and his top generals should be tried by the International Criminal Cou
  
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• ICYMI: @OttawaPolice continue to investigate an incident on Somerset St. W. near Bronson Ave.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-09-2017 17:19 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: @OttawaPolice continue to investigate an incident on Somerset St. W. near Bronson Ave.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Ottawa gas prices continue rising, up 27 per cent from month ago

  03-09-2017 17:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  Retail prices edged up another 1.2 cents per litre Sunday morning to 129.4 cents per litre for regular unleaded gas across the Ottawa region Saturday, according to GasBuddy.com, a website that tracks energy prices across North America.
  On average, prices were up a dramatic 27.5 per litre from a month ago, before Hurricane Harvey shuttered one-third of America’s oil refining capacity.
  Prices surged Sunday in Kanata, where the average price at the pump jumped 8.5 cents per litre from Saturda
  
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• Ottawa gas prices continue rising, up 27 per cent from month ago - Ottawa Citizen

  03-09-2017 17:05
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  Ottawa gas prices continue rising, up 27 per cent from month ago
  Ottawa Citizen
  Retail prices averaged 128.2 cents per litre for regular unleaded gas across the Ottawa region Saturday. Patrick Doyle / Postmedia. Share Adjust Comment Print. Retail prices edged up another 1.2 cents per litre Sunday morning to 129.4 cents per litre ...and more »
  
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• ICYMI: Here's a list of what's open and closed in Ottawa tomorrow. #labourday #ottnews 1310news.com/2017/09/01/lab… https://t.co/t0sT59Lozf

  03-09-2017 15:34 via twitter.com
  
  ICYMI: Here's a list of what's open and closed in Ottawa tomorrow. #labourday #ottnews 1310news.com/2017/09/01/lab… https://t.co/t0sT59Lozf
  
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• North Korea says it has detonated a thermonuclear device in its most powerful nuclear test to date.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-09-2017 14:44 via twitter.com
  North Korea says it has detonated a thermonuclear device in its most powerful nuclear test to date.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Rain has the @HotAirBalloonG on hold this morning. #ottnews twitter.com/HotAirBalloonG…

  03-09-2017 14:05 via twitter.com
  Rain has the @HotAirBalloonG on hold this morning. #ottnews twitter.com/HotAirBalloonG…
  
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• The @OttawaPolice is looking into an assault on Somerset St. W., a block west of Bronson Ave.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-09-2017 13:57 via twitter.com
  The @OttawaPolice is looking into an assault on Somerset St. W., a block west of Bronson Ave.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Police recover gun after assault call

  03-09-2017 06:53
  
  Ottawa police were investigating a “criminal offence” in the the area of Somerset and Bell streets late Saturday night, a spokesman said.
  
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• Police recover gun after receiving a Somerset Street assault call

  03-09-2017 06:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  A gun was recovered late Saturday night when Ottawa police responded to an assault call in the 700 block of Somerset Street West, Staff Sgt. Robert Price said.
  “Several suspects were involved in an assault on an adult male victim,” Price said.
  There was a short foot pursuit with one suspect, but there were no arrests and no injuries, Price said.
  Police were looking for other suspects, Sgt. Jean-François Morin said in an interview at the scene. He said police had received infor
  
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• Police investigate 'criminal offence' in area of Somerset and Bell

  03-09-2017 05:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police were investigating a “criminal offence” in the the area of Somerset and Bell streets late Saturday night, a spokesman said.
  The area bounded by Somerset West, Booth Street, Willow Street and Bell Street was closed to motorists and pedestrians, a news release stated. The roads had been reopened at 11:27 p.m., a subsequent release stated.
  No arrests had been made as of 11:15 and there were no injuries, Central division said.
  Irene Gyurcsak, who lives on the second floor o
  
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• Henderson slides all the way outside top 10 in bid to three-peat at Portland

  03-09-2017 03:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Things changed in a hurry for two-time defending champion Brooke Henderson on Saturday at the Cambia Portland Classic in Oregon.
  She was staring at the opportunity to win three straight when she teed off on her first hole at the Columbia Edgewater Country Club, but, after leading going into Round 3, she had slipped all the way outside the top 10 after only three holes — and two bogeys.
  Things didn’t get much better for the remainder of the day, as the 19-year-old (she turns 20 on Sep
  
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• They're on two legs and two wheels for long-weekend events in nation's capital

  03-09-2017 02:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  On a long-weekend Saturday in September, when many were enjoying that last three-day cottage getaway of the summer, others were in the nation’s capital, supporting important causes or getting ready for the upcoming university school year.
  The Ovarian Cancer Walk of Hope took place at Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Park on Coventry Road, with participants choosing to stretch their legs over 2.5- or five-kilometre routes.
  At Parliament Hill, they were on two wheels rather than two legs,
  
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• Ottawa gas prices continue to soar, up 27% post-Harvey

  03-09-2017 02:02
  
  Retail prices averaged 128.2 cents per litre for regular unleaded gas across the Ottawa region Saturday, up 7.8 cents per litre from Friday according to GasBuddy.com, a website that tracks energy prices across North America.On average, prices were up a dramatic 27.5 per litre from a month ago, before Hurricane Harvey.
  
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• A different kind of pinball wizard

  03-09-2017 01:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  When Kim Darowski retired four years ago from his job as a Bell Canada technician he bought a small warehouse and stuffed it full of pinball machines and related paraphernalia. 
  “I didn’t want to get bored during retirement,” laughed the pinball technology expert.
  Darowski was in his milieu on Saturday, advertising his repair skills in the heart of the Nepean Sportsplex where hundreds of pinball enthusiasts were trying out several generations of pinball technology. The occ
  
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• Back to school: Five fun things to do

  03-09-2017 00:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  So you’ve unpacked your things, arranged your class schedule, scoped out the nearby restaurants and coffee shops and perused a pamphlet outlining some of Ottawa’s can’t-miss sights — a list of canals, farmers’ markets, changing guards and old buildings that makes you want to weep knowing you’ll have to take your parents to them when they visit, so why go now?
  Instead, we offer a handful of places and events you will not take your parents to, but where you may
  
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• Beat the back-to-school blues with a quick road trip

  03-09-2017 00:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  Students are back to school, but it doesn’t have to be all studying, tests and writing papers. Fun should also be on the agenda — and nothing says fun like a short weekend road trip to break up the school routine.
  Here are a few outings worth the drive for under $65.
  Camp Fortune’s zip line
  It’s hard to think of anything more exhilarating than zipping through the colourful Gatineau trees this fall. Camp Fortune features challenging aerial courses and zip lines t
  
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• 11 swinging hot spots for live music in Ottawa

  03-09-2017 00:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  There’s no longer a “nightclub at the end of the universe” in Ottawa after the iconic Zaphod Beeblebrox closed its doors, but the city is still brimming with hot spots for cool tunes … if you know where to look.
  And with some of the city’s best clubs located within a stone’s throw — or a short bus ride — from university campuses, students can get their fill of live music without breaking the bank.
  Here are 11 of the city’s best live music jo
  
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• Shawarma: the staple of Ottawa cuisine - Ottawa Citizen

  03-09-2017 00:41
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  Shawarma: the staple of Ottawa cuisine
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  Newcomers to Ottawa may be confused by the unique diet kept by locals, consisting, if you're to believe the travel literature, largely of BeaverTails — locally farmed deep-fried dough with sugar, cinnamon and lemon, as well as other optional toppings, ...
  
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• Shawarma: the staple of Ottawa cuisine

  03-09-2017 00:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  Newcomers to Ottawa may be confused by the unique diet kept by locals, consisting, if you’re to believe the travel literature, largely of BeaverTails — locally farmed deep-fried dough with sugar, cinnamon and lemon, as well as other optional toppings, a wintertime favourite of Rideau Canal skaters — and, of far greater year-round consumption, shawarmas, a Lebanese import consisting of slow-cooked seasoned, marinated and skewered chicken or beef, rolled into a pita bread sandwic
  
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• Decorating your house: The Anything-but-Ikea guide

  03-09-2017 00:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  If you’re moving to Ottawa — or if your place is just in need of a little sprucing up — you, like many, may be planning a pilgrimage to the land of Ikea.
  But if you want to differentiate yourself from the Malm crowd, there are several indie stores in Ottawa selling unique home furnishings and decor that won’t break the bank. 
  Here are a few of our favourites. 
  From the Maker House.
  1. Maker House Co.
  987 Wellington St. W., Hintonburg, 613-422-6253, makerhouse.co
  
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