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• After a 13-year battle, former Health Canada scientist won't get his job back

  06-09-2017 23:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Federal Court of Appeal won’t hear the case of  a former Health Canada scientist fired for alleged insubordination in 2004.
  Shiv Chopra, a veterinarian and microbiologist who drew national attention for his criticism of the veterinary drug approval process, was one of three researchers fired in June 2004 by Health Canada. While the other two scientists were eventually ordered re-instated, the Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board upheld Chopra’s dismissal last
  
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• Military police seek public’s help in finding missing Canadian Forces captain

  06-09-2017 23:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Canadian Forces Military Police is seeking the public’s help in finding a missing member of the Canadian Armed Forces. Capt. Timothy Bowman, 36, was last seen on the evening of August 26, 2017, in Kingston, Ont. Bowman is described as a male Caucasian, 6-feet tall, athletic build, with short blond hair and green eyes, weighing 181 pounds.
  Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Captain Bowman is asked to contact Canadian Forces Base Kingston Military Police at 613-541-5010
  
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• New survey finds 42 per cent of Ontarians live paycheque to paycheque

  06-09-2017 23:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  TORONTO — The Canadian Payroll Association says Ontarians are not immune to a national trend of spending too much and saving too little.
  The association’s ninth annual survey found 42 per cent of people living in Ontario spend all of their net paycheque, right in line with the national average of 41 per cent.
  It says 43 per cent of Ontarians save just five per cent of their paycheques, well shy of a recommended 10 per cent threshold.
  A quarter of Ontarians say they would be unable to
  
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• Trial for two Liberals on Election Act bribery charges to start in Sudbury

  06-09-2017 23:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two Ontario Liberals go on trial Thursday on Election Act bribery charges stemming from a 2015 byelection in Sudbury, but the stakes are also high for Premier Kathleen Wynne herself.
  The Sudbury trial happens nearly simultaneously with another Liberal trial — related to the cancellation of two gas plants — which makes for terrible optics for the party. But while that second trial involves staffers for former premier Dalton McGuinty, the Sudbury scandal is one forged entirely under Wy
  
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• 'Like a blizzard with warm water': Ottawans scramble in face of Hurricane Irma

  06-09-2017 23:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  Hurricane Irma is 3,000 kilometres away, but repercussions from the immense Category 5 hurricane can still be felt in Ottawa.
  “It’s the reason I’m not sleeping,” said Crystal Smalldon, an addictions counsellor whose boyfriend works in neurosurgery at a hospital in Orlando, a city bracing for the storm’s arrival on the weekend. Because he provides an essential service, Smalldon’s boyfriend isn’t allowed to leave to escape the approaching storm.
  “Rig
  
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• Q&A: What makes math hard?

  06-09-2017 23:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  Daniel Ansari studies how children learn math. The Western University psychologist Canada Research Chair in developmental cognitive neuroscience holds a Steacie Fellowship.
  He focuses on the earliest years of school, and we asked him about kids and math.
  When does math difficulty appear?
  He says the divide begins in junior and senior kindergarten: 
  “A lot of our research shows that (these) children’s understanding — being able to name Arabic numerals, being able to compare
  
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• Five to watch: White, Chabot take centre stage as Senators rookie camp opens

  06-09-2017 22:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  Typically, the Ottawa Senators rookie camp is an exercise in evaluation, a chance for the organization to see how its prospects stack up against peers.
  Yet there’s a much bigger buzz this time around.
  Thomas Chabot and Colin White, the Senators’ prized 2015 first-round draft picks, could potentially land spots on the Senators’ roster when the regular season opens Oct. 5 against Washington.
  The first step toward that goal will be a 2 p.m. workout Thursday at the Bell Sensplex in
  
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• Canada is a leader in public sector gender equality, says new report

  06-09-2017 22:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  Canada is a global leader when it comes to gender equality in the public sector’s senior levels, according to a recent report by Global Government Forum, a research group focused on issues facing civil servants.
  At 46.4 per cent, Canada has the highest proportion of female senior civil servants of any G20 country, according to the report. Australia and South Africa trail close behind at 43.3 and 41.1 per cent, respectively.
  “This kind of progress produces big rewards in terms of bett
  
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• Ottawa's population continues to increase, with western suburbs seeing largest growth in 2016

  06-09-2017 22:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa continues to welcome new resident as the population steadily climbs and developers build new homes.
  Commercial and industrial space vacancies inched up last year, but developers continued to add more space to the market.
  All of the latest statistics are in the City of Ottawa’s 2016 development report, which was published this week.
  The City of Ottawa’s population at the end of 2016 was 968,580, up by 0.8 per cent from 2015. It was lower than the 975,008 projected in the c
  
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• Ottawa's population continues to increase, with western suburb seeing largest growth in 2016

  06-09-2017 22:31
  
  Ottawa continues to welcome new resident as the population steadily climbs and developers build new homes.Commercial and industrial space vacancies inched up last year, but developers continued to add more space to the market.All of the latest statistics are in the City of Ottawa's 2016 development report, which was published this week.
  
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• Gatineau man gets $662 ticket area police continue back-to-school anti-speeding blitz

  06-09-2017 22:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  Traffic officers on both side of the river continue heir back-to-school watch, but it would appear drivers are slow learners.
  More than two dozen tickets for excessive speed in school zones were handed out across the region Wednesday.
  In Gatineau, the worst appeared to be a 63-year-old man who blew through a 30 km/h zone at 78 km/h.
  The man received a ticket specifying a fine of $662 and 10 demerit points; his license was suspended for a week pending further legal proceedings.
  In Ottawa an early
  
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• Spectacular Carleton Place crash becomes YouTube sensation

  06-09-2017 22:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  OPP have charged an Ottawa man with careless driving after a car smashed into a traffic light Tuesday evening in Carleton Place.
  By Wednesday, a dramatic video of the vehicle weaving, then running into the ditch, striking a culvert and flying through the air  into the light standard had already racked up thousands of views on YouTube. That’s courtesy of a motorist who captured  video of the crash on the road behind him, then stopped to help.
  OPP said they were called to the
  
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• Reevely: The risk of trying to be everything for everyone in Ontario's education revamp

  06-09-2017 22:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario’s education ministry is about to start a major overhaul of the whole school curriculum, questioning what we teach, how we teach it, and how we evaluate whether students have learned it.
  The project has a dreamy goal in two conflicting parts: helping students do better in “core skills” such as math, and “increasing emphasis on transferable life skills that can help students of all ages meet the changing demands of today and tomorrow.” Those include “com
  
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• MISSING: @CanadianForces looking for Capt.Timothy Bowman last seen Aug.26 in #kingston #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  06-09-2017 22:10 via twitter.com
  MISSING: @CanadianForces looking for Capt.Timothy Bowman last seen Aug.26 in #kingston #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• HMCS St. John’s ready for Hurricane Irma response

  06-09-2017 21:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Canadian Forces says it is ready if called upon by the Canadian government to respond to any relief effort in the wake of Hurricane Irma.
  “The Canadian Armed Forces remains on high alert and monitors the situation closely,” said Department of National Defence spokesman Daniel Le Bouthillier. “As a precautionary measure, the CAF has identified Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship ST. JOHN’S to be ready to support any potential relief efforts, should they be directed by th
  
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• #RightNow Ottawa News, Sports, Traffic & Weather with @MarkDayNews & @MelAdams1310 LIVE: player.1310news.com https://t.co/hkLYsjTe6z

  06-09-2017 21:35 via twitter.com
  
  #RightNowOttawa News, Sports, Traffic & Weather with @MarkDayNews & @MelAdams1310LIVE: player.1310news.com https://t.co/hkLYsjTe6z
  
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• Gatineau man fined $662 as area forces continue back-to-school anti-speeding blitz

  06-09-2017 20:56
  
  Traffic officers on both side of the river continue heir back-to-school watch, but it would appear drivers are slow learners.More than two dozen tickets for excessive speed in school zones were handed out across the region Wednesday.In Gatineau, the worst appeared to be a 63-year-old man who blew through a 30 km/h zone at 78 km/h.
  
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• Pump prices expected to start trickling down with four-cent drop Thursday: Analyst

  06-09-2017 20:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  The gas pains we’ve been feeling at the pump should start to ease but “fast up, slow down,” an industry analyst warns.
  Dan McTeague of gasbuddy.com predicts a four-cent price drop Thursday and perhaps a penny on Friday but says the best case scenario is that it’s two weeks before the impact of Hurricane Harvey blows over.
  As of Wednesday afternoon, gas prices in the area ranged from a low of 120.9 cents a litre to a high of 131.9 cents.
  The Ottawa average was 128.5 cents
  
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• Police name suspect alleged to have assaulted woman in Riverside Drive apartment

  06-09-2017 20:06
  
  Police say they’re looking for a man who approached a woman in her apartment building and sexually assaulted her early Saturday morning.It happened on Riverside Drive near Smyth Road at about 3:45 a.m.I
  
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• Sens Erik Karlsson has no timetable to get back on the ice following foot surgery Latest coming up at 3PM LIVE:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  06-09-2017 19:49 via twitter.com
  Sens Erik Karlsson has no timetable to get back on the ice following foot surgeryLatest coming up at 3PMLIVE:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• LIVE: Watch as Hurricane Irma batters the Caribbean

  06-09-2017 19:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  Hurricane Irma is the most powerful hurricane ever recored in the Atlantic ocean.
  The hurricane grew into a dangerous Category 5 storm on Tuesday and showed no signs of losing strength. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Irma was a “potentially catastrophic” storm with winds that extend 50 miles (80 kilometres) from the centre.
  The centre of the storm is expected to cross near Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba and possibly Florida. It could arrive in South Florida
  
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• Many flooded-out Gatineau homeowners still in limbo

  06-09-2017 19:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  With 240 West Quebec residents still under the care of the Red Cross after flooding devastated their homes in May, the City of Gatineau says it continues to wait on its provincial counterparts to fully assess the damage.
  In a presentation Tuesday, some four months after the river crested, Gatineau councillors heard the city is waiting for relevant damage and claim information from Quebec’s Ministry of Public Security.
  The ministry has divulged the number of damage claims, but not the addre
  
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• Committee votes to extend weekend parking limits on unsigned streets

  06-09-2017 19:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  Motorists will get six hours of worry-free street parking on weekends if council ratifies a decision made by the transportation committee on Wednesday.
  The committee voted in favour of extending the current three-hour maximum parking time on unsigned streets to six hours between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on weekends and holidays.
  The change is expected to give relief to homeowners who are having visitors — for a birthday party or for Christmas dinner, for example — so they don’t have t
  
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• The @MeehanCarolAnne show starts now. Listen in: player.1310news.com https://t.co/bipdIObQBX

  06-09-2017 19:00 via twitter.com
  
  The @MeehanCarolAnne show starts now.Listen in: player.1310news.com https://t.co/bipdIObQBX
  
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• Canada’s 1st #safeinjection site struggles with rise of fentanyl @hutchwriter joins @_MarkSutcliffe coming up:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  06-09-2017 18:28 via twitter.com
  Canada’s 1st #safeinjection site struggles with rise of fentanyl@hutchwriter joins @_MarkSutcliffe coming up:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• House Works: Steve Maxwell chronicles 30 years of rural Ontario life

  06-09-2017 18:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  In September 1985 I bought a rural property on a dead-end road on a rural island that changed the course of my life. I was 22 then, and I’d decided to get serious about my dream to move from the suburbs of Toronto to one of the most rural corners of rural Canada. At the time there were lots of questions to be answered. There were even questions I didn’t know enough to ask. How would I make a living? How would I build some kind of home on this property? Would the reality of an authent
  
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• After multi-agency response, report of diapers floating in river turns out to be foam

  06-09-2017 18:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  A mistaken report of “hundreds,” even “thousands,” of diapers floating down the Ottawa River Wednesday morning, underscored the multi-layered problem of who is responsible for what floats in the river.
  The diapers turned out to be naturally occurring foam, a common byproduct of organic matter in the water, something Ontario’s Ministry of Environment discovered after checking out the report from a passing commuter.
  Before the issue was resolved, it bounced through se
  
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• NEXT on the #POWERLunch @wickdchiq & @sherrilynne join @_MarkSutcliffe LIVE in STUDIO: bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  06-09-2017 17:58 via twitter.com
  NEXT on the #POWERLunch@wickdchiq & @sherrilynne join @_MarkSutcliffe LIVE in STUDIO: bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• NEXT: @SteveClarkPC on #Sudbury byelection scandal bit.ly/1uwtdOs @_marksutcliffe #onpoli https://t.co/MmTHRB2MGq

  06-09-2017 17:44 via twitter.com
  
  NEXT: @SteveClarkPC on #Sudbury byelection scandal bit.ly/1uwtdOs @_marksutcliffe#onpoli https://t.co/MmTHRB2MGq
  
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• The northern lights should be on display in Ottawa on Wednesday and Thursday (weather-permitting)

  06-09-2017 17:38
  
  The northern lights stand a good chance of putting on a show in Ottawa Wednesday night and/or Thursday night. Sadly, the weather forecast isn't good. The forecast calls for a mix of clouds and clear sky, and possibly showers, both nights. The good news is...
  
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• Some Ont. students to negotiate end-of-term grades Principal James Kardash with more NEXT:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  06-09-2017 17:28 via twitter.com
  Some Ont. students to negotiate end-of-term grades Principal James Kardash with more NEXT:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Note to readers: Vines magazine

  06-09-2017 17:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  Because of a production problem, Vines magazine was not included in the print edition of Wednesday’s Citizen.The magazine will be distributed with the print edition on Sept. 13.
  We apologize for the omission.
  
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• Dawson: School can suck – get help when you need it

  06-09-2017 17:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  School sucks.
  Not always, mind you – a lot of the time it’s incredible – but sometimes, it’s excruciating. The intense pressure of university life, the freedom that comes along with it and all of the attendant challenges can make post-secondary education tough.
  Exams, breakups, sex, drugs (for the most part, the rock ‘n’ roll is OK) alcohol, family, finances, deaths, lost friendships, moving away. And that’s just what comes to me in a split second.&
  
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• Gatineau police seek help to identify suspect in ID theft, bank fraud

  06-09-2017 17:17
  
  Police in Gatineau are asking for the public’s assistance to identify a man who is believed to be involved in identity theft and bank fraud.Police said the incident occurred June 30 when a man went to a bank at the Galeries d’Aylmer, 181 Principale St. He claimed to have lost his bank card and presented two pieces of identification.
  
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• How this student's outrage led to the National Holocaust Monument

  06-09-2017 17:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  When the National Holocaust Monument opens to the public later this month, Laura Grosman will be there to mark the end of her long and unlikely campaign to see it built.
  The star-shaped monument to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust will be officially inaugurated at a Sept. 27 ceremony led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. 
  The $8.9-million memorial, which stands at Booth and Wellington streets opposite the Canadian War Museum, is the largest new monument to be built in the capital in
  
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• Coming up Professor Elliot Tepper joins @_MarkSutcliffe for weekly global affairs segment bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  06-09-2017 16:58 via twitter.com
  Coming upProfessor Elliot Tepper joins @_MarkSutcliffe for weekly global affairs segmentbit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• #Ontario to review school curriculum as student math scores decline bit.ly/2w78Ujl #onpoli https://t.co/UpMKYbbemV

  06-09-2017 16:54 via twitter.com
  
  #Ontario to review school curriculum as student math scores declinebit.ly/2w78Ujl#onpoli https://t.co/UpMKYbbemV
  
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• Planting the seeds of #respect, one teenager at a time Dr. Sheema Khan joins @_MarkSutcliffe NEXT… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  06-09-2017 16:43 via twitter.com
  Planting the seeds of #respect, one teenager at a timeDr. Sheema Khan joins @_MarkSutcliffe NEXT… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• LIVE NEXT @powerstim joins @_MarkSutcliffe LIVE: bit.ly/1uwtdOs #cdnpoli @abacusdataca https://t.co/EQQLkyjJdp

  06-09-2017 16:28 via twitter.com
  
  LIVE NEXT @powerstim joins @_MarkSutcliffe LIVE: bit.ly/1uwtdOs#cdnpoli @abacusdataca https://t.co/EQQLkyjJdp
  
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• Kee: Tackling the world's problems with an arts degree

  06-09-2017 16:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  This week my son begins his first year of university. Like almost a quarter-million other young Canadians, Jacob is starting a new adventure, with a curiosity about the world around him, an eye to the job market and a relationship with technology that sometimes baffles his dad.
  Like all parents, I am concerned for his future. But as he settles down in a new city and province, eager to get away from mom and dad, I am confident that he will succeed, and that the four years, and thousands of dollar
  
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• STORY: Bank of Canada raises key rate by quarter-point to 1 per cent: bit.ly/2wHvKzM https://t.co/PGnep2IjIO

  06-09-2017 16:19 via twitter.com
  
  STORY: Bank of Canada raises key rate by quarter-point to 1 per cent: bit.ly/2wHvKzM https://t.co/PGnep2IjIO
  
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• Northern lights coming — but it may be too cloudy to enjoy them

  06-09-2017 16:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  The northern lights stand a good chance of putting on a show in Ottawa Wednesday night and/or Thursday night.
  Sadly, the weather forecast isn’t good.
  The forecast calls for a mix of clouds and clear sky, and possibly showers, both nights.
  The good news is that while the aurora appears most often in the north, the space weather forecast says it should be visible this time as far south as Lake Erie and northern New York. Here’s the map.
  The cause of all the excitement is a large ejecti
  
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• The unique journey of a U.S. M1 Carbine – from D-Day to the Canadian War Museum

  06-09-2017 15:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  Over the last couple of months I have been publishing photos and material about unusual artifacts from the Canadian War Museum. In some cases the items were being prepared for display as exhibit areas are being reworked.
  In other cases they are kept in the museum’s vaults and have not been seen by the public. That is the case in the item being featured today on Defence Watch.
  Eric Fernberg and Andrew Burtch of the war museum have provided the details about this US military M1A1 carbine fro
  
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• Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore: Where doing good also means big home reno savings

  06-09-2017 15:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  What feels better than “doing good”? Doing good while saving a bundle on building supplies.That’s exactly what Ottawa home renovators can experience by shopping at Habitat for Humanity’s two ReStore home reno stores. Operated by Habitat for Humanity Greater Ottawa (Habitat GO), the local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity helps deserving low-income families build their own homes.
  “ReStore sells new and gently used renovation supplies at up to 50 per cent off retail,&
  
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• Showers and chill but wait! Is that sun in the forecast for the weekend?

  06-09-2017 14:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  Sun and cloud. Chance of rain.
  Yes, you’ve read that before. And you’re reading it again in this year of the Groundhog Day forecasts.
  Wednesday morning’s fog will burn off sometime before noon, giving way to mixed skies for the rest of the day.
  Cloudy skies will bring with it a 30-per-cent chance of showers and a high of about 20 C. The UV index will be 6, a high reading.
  Wednesday night should be similar but dark, with a 30-per-cent chance of  rain and a low of 12.
  Fog sh
  
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• Eight displaced following early morning fire in Vanier

  06-09-2017 14:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  Eight people, including several teens, are displaced after a fire in a low-rise apartment building in Vanier early Wednesday.
  One person suffered smoke inhalation.
  The fire at 292 Lajoie St. was centred in a top floor unit and went to two alarms.
  A fire investigator was on the scene determining how it started.
  Fire crews were summoned just before 2 a.m. Wednesday by several 911 calls reporting visible smoke and flames.
  As they arrived, the flames were obvious from the front of the two-storey mul
  
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• Ottawa weather: Three more days of rain leads to a sunny weekend (hopefully) [Video]

  06-09-2017 14:40
  
  Sun and cloud. Chance of rain. Yes, you've read that before. And you're reading it again in this year of the Groundhog Day forecasts. Wednesday morning's fog will burn off sometime before noon, giving way to mixed skies for the rest of the day.
  
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• Vanier fire displaces eight [Video]

  06-09-2017 14:38
  
  Eight people, including several teens, are displaced after a fire in a low-rise apartment building in Vanier early Wednesday. One person suffered smoke inhalation. The fire at 292 Lajoie St. was centred in a top floor unit and went to two alarms. A fire investigator was on the scene determining how it started.
  
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• Meet the Ottawa student who helped build the National Holocaust Monument

  06-09-2017 14:05
  
  When the National Holocaust Monument opens to the public later this month, Laura Grosman will be there to mark the end of her long and unlikely campaign to see it built.The star-shaped monument to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust will be officially inaugurated at a Sept. 27 ceremony led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
  
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• How an Ottawa student's outrage led to the National Holocaust Monument

  06-09-2017 13:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  When the National Holocaust Monument opens to the public later this month, Laura Grosman will be there to mark the end of her long and unlikely campaign to see it built.
  The star-shaped monument to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust will be officially inaugurated at a Sept. 27 ceremony led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. 
  The $8.9-million memorial, which stands at Booth and Wellington streets opposite the Canadian War Museum, is the largest new monument to be built in the capital in
  
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