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• ON AIR NOW: The Afternoon News with @MarkDayNews & @MelAdams1310 On 1310NEWS or online: player.1310news.com… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  25-09-2017 23:52 via twitter.com
  ON AIR NOW: The Afternoon News with @MarkDayNews & @MelAdams1310On 1310NEWS or online: player.1310news.com… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Ontario organ donation increased 57 per cent after new policy introduced

  25-09-2017 23:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  Organ donation in Ontario increased 57 per cent over the past decade after the province became the first in Canada to allow and promote donations after “circulatory determination of death.” 
  The figure comes from a study published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal that looked at what happened after Ontario changed its policy in 2006.
  “The study really highlights the significant increase in the number of donors,” said Dr. Sonny Dhanani, one of the aut
  
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• Popular Gee-Gees football player mourned after he dies in his sleep

  25-09-2017 23:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  Family, friends and University of Ottawa Gee-Gees teammates are mourning the death of a talented football player on Sunday.
  Loic Kayembe, 24, the Gee-Gees’ starting defensive end, died in his sleep early Sunday morning, according to a press release from the university on Monday.
  The six-foot-one, 255-pound Kayembe was in his third year with the team and was a student in the Faculty of Social Science.
  “Loic brought energy and joy to the game and to his teammates. He was a core member
  
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• City approached turf maker for new price after failed contract competition

  25-09-2017 23:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  Faced with operating a million-dollar sports field that football clubs refuse to rent, the city reached out to the supplier of its preferred replacement turf to negotiate a cheaper price on a full surface swap-out.
  Another $800,000 will be sunk into the field after the city found a way to knock down the cost from the nearly $1.2-million bid price.
  The city asked for bids on the Nexxfield NextGen Reverse turf product and installation but received only one response from the approved Nexxfield inst
  
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• Gatineau man faces arson, mischief charges

  25-09-2017 22:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  A Gatineau man carrying two bottles of gasoline and a lighter when stopped by police early Sunday morning has been charged with arson, possession of incendiary materials and mischief in connection with three recent incidents at a store on Saint-Joseph Boulevard.
  Gatineau police say a detailed description of a suspect was given to patrol officers in connection with an investigation into arson and mischief at a store at 569 Saint-Joseph Blvd. between Sept. 13 and  21.Officers arrested the 31-
  
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• Once-slice-or-two pizza debate misses the point, say diet experts

  25-09-2017 22:53
  
  An Orléans Catholic school is getting some spicy responses – from “what nonsense” to “just dumb” and “none of their business” – for limiting kids to a single slice at weekly fundraiser pizza lunches.But some experts say the social media debate misses the point when it comes to kids, fast food and schools.“
  
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• Spencer: Taking The Knee – as told by a Canadian

  25-09-2017 22:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  Among the characteristics, both large and small, that separate Canadians from Americans must surely be their attitudes toward their respective national anthems.
  The Americans belt out The Star-Spangled Banner with deep passion. They sing of the “rocket’s red glare” and “bombs bursting in air.” We, in contrast, shuffle our feet and murmur about “true patriot love” and “glowing hearts.” The U.S. anthem’s second verse highlights “hav
  
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• #RightNow in Ottawa and Gatineau HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT Temp: 33 Humidex: 38 1310news.com/2017/09/25/rar… #ottnews

  25-09-2017 22:43 via twitter.com
  #RightNow in Ottawa and GatineauHEAT WARNING IN EFFECTTemp: 33 Humidex: 381310news.com/2017/09/25/rar… #ottnews
  
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• U.S. has 'very ambitious' NAFTA plans: John Melle 1310news.com/2017/09/25/the…

  25-09-2017 22:33 via twitter.com
  U.S. has 'very ambitious' NAFTA plans: John Melle1310news.com/2017/09/25/the…
  
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• Today is hottest day in Ottawa so far this year - CBC.ca

  25-09-2017 22:18
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  Today is hottest day in Ottawa so far this year
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  Ottawa experienced the hottest day of the year Monday and the hottest fall day on record when the temperature hit 33 C at 3 p.m., according to CBC's climatologist Ian Black. After an unseasonably cool, wet summer, Ottawa hasn't had rain since Sept.and more »
  
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• Baby saved by bystanders' CPR is back at CHEO after further seizures

  25-09-2017 22:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  Baby Nikita, the two-month-old infant who was revived by bystanders with CPR, is back in intensive care and friends have started a GoFundMe campaign to help the family manage what could be a long hospital stay.
  The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario was the site of an emotional reunion last Monday, when Nikita’s parents, Yuriy and Oksana Shelkovvy, met with the two CPR-trained civilians and the paramedic dispatcher who came to the family’s aid when Nikita suffered a seizure
  
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• Dawson: Liberals' impaired driving bill has civil liberties problems

  25-09-2017 20:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  The veil of grief and the badge of noble intent aren’t guarantors of improved policymaking. Just because a law is meant to do good – as with the federal Liberals’ reforms to impaired driving legislation – doesn’t mean it will. 
  Between 1986 and 2015, there was a 65-per-cent drop in impaired driving rates, says Statistics Canada. Nevertheless, around 1,000 people are killed annually in Canada, and some 60,000 injured, according to the best estimates of
  
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• Karlsson takes a break from the ice, but not a step back from recovery

  25-09-2017 20:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — Captain Erik Karlsson made the trip to Hockeyville with the Senators but he didn’t step on the ice.
  Don’t worry, he hasn’t taken a step back in his recovery.
  Coach Guy Boucher told reporters Monday the club’s top defenceman, who had foot surgery in June to repair a tendon issue, is headed in the right direction to return to the club’s lineup but the plan ways always to keep him off skates for two days after Karlsson was on the ice with the
  
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• Ottawa's record breaking heat wave continues Monday

  25-09-2017 20:11
  
  Keep the sunscreen close by, because Ottawa could break a few more of its heat records for the second day straight.According to Environment Canada, temperatures in the nation’s capital were sitting around 30 C Monday afternoon, breaking the record for the hottest Sept. 25 as recorded at the Ottawa International Airport.
  
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• 1000+ customers affected. Crews en route. #ottnews twitter.com/hydroottawa/st…

  25-09-2017 19:39 via twitter.com
  1000+ customers affected. Crews en route. #ottnews twitter.com/hydroottawa/st…
  
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• The @MeehanCarolAnne show is next. Listen in: player.1310news.com https://t.co/bItTloUHS0

  25-09-2017 19:00 via twitter.com
  
  The @MeehanCarolAnne show is next.Listen in: player.1310news.com https://t.co/bItTloUHS0
  
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• Westboro Beach cleared after pair spotted with apparent gun

  25-09-2017 18:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police say they’ve arrested two men after witnesses spotted an apparently armed pair at Westboro Beach Sunday.
  Police were alerted at 12:49 p.m. and the beach cleared while officers located them. The two men, both 18, were arrested and a weapon was recovered. Charges had not been laid.
  A police spokesman on Monday would not say whether the weapon seized was genuine, saying that the information is part of the ongoing investigation.#westboro beach re-opens with 2 arrests. pic.twitter.co
  
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• Coming up: @padams29 & @_MarkSutcliffe discuss the State of the Media: bit.ly/1ppeuDa @Carleton_U https://t.co/4MILdknHww

  25-09-2017 18:28 via twitter.com
  
  Coming up: @padams29 & @_MarkSutcliffe discuss the State of the Media: bit.ly/1ppeuDa @Carleton_U https://t.co/4MILdknHww
  
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• Government must share info on Infrastructure Bank

  25-09-2017 18:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  In 40 countries around the world, this week is “Right to Know” week, a time when citizens look at the transparency of their government. Just how much are we allowed to know about the way our governments make decisions?
  Right to Know Week is a perfect time for Canadian citizens to look at the federal government’s new Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB). The bank was created to encourage the development of infrastructure in Canada, but if the federal government proceeds with this pl
  
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• NORAD, Lt.-Gen. St-Amand appear at odds with Mattis, NATO Treaty

  25-09-2017 18:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has somewhat suggested he might be open to rethinking Canadian involvement in the U.S. ballistic missile defence system.
  Although he hasn’t at this point reversed the decision of previous Canadian governments not to become involved in the U.S. ground-based missile defence system, news media outlets point out he opened the door, albeit a little, when he acknowledged his government will look at how to deal the situation with North Korea’s missiles.
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• NEXT on the #POWERLunch: @miketherien & @caitlinkealey join @_MarkSutcliffe live in studio:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  25-09-2017 17:58 via twitter.com
  NEXT on the #POWERLunch:@miketherien & @caitlinkealey join @_MarkSutcliffe live in studio:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Police link swarming to string of robberies, ask any other victims to report

  25-09-2017 17:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police have linked a Kanata swarming to one of a group of youths already charged in connection with a string of violent robberies in the south end.
  They’re urging anyone who was the victim of a similar unreported crime to come forward, noting they have cell phones whose rightful owner has yet to be identified. The robbery unit is now reviewing recent unsolved cases citywide.
  A 14-year-old faces new charges of robbery and breach of probation in the Aug. 2 incident. He turned himself in Sept
  
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• Still ahead: @suggestedits has your #InvictusGames2017 update: bit.ly/1uwtdOs @_MarkSutcliffe… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  25-09-2017 17:44 via twitter.com
  Still ahead: @suggestedits has your #InvictusGames2017 update: bit.ly/1uwtdOs @_MarkSutcliffe… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• COMING UP: Weekly guest @michaeltaube joins @_MarkSutcliffe to talk #politics: bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  25-09-2017 17:28 via twitter.com
  COMING UP: Weekly guest @michaeltaube joins @_MarkSutcliffe to talk #politics:bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Senators ready for Hockeyville game vs. Devils

  25-09-2017 17:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — This wasn’t just any other morning skate.
  And, this won’t just another ho-hum pre-season game as the Ottawa Senators prepare to face the New Jersey Devils Monday night at Credit Union Centre as part of the Kraft Hockeyville Celebration.
  The players were welcomed on a red carpet for the morning skate and school kids filled the stands while the Senators and Devils went for a twirl. The players spent Sunday fishing or golfing then gathered at alternate captain
  
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• Ontario Superior Court warns feds it ‘desperately’ needs more judges

  25-09-2017 17:18
  As one lawyer puts it: “Toronto courts have been plagued with too many cases and not enough judges.”
  
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• Coming up: @Sportsnet's Stephen Brunt joins @_MarkSutcliffe on #NFL players kneeling for anthems:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  25-09-2017 16:58 via twitter.com
  Coming up: @Sportsnet's Stephen Brunt joins @_MarkSutcliffe on #NFL players kneeling for anthems:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Westboro Beach cleared after pair spotted with apparent guns

  25-09-2017 16:57
  
  Police say they’ve arrested two men after witnesses spotted an apparently armed pair at Westboro Beach Sunday.Police were alerted at 12:49 p.m. and the beach cleared while officers located them. The two men, both 18, were arrested and a weapon was recovered.
  
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• Coming up: @BruceLazenby joins @_marksutcliffe on #Ottawa's #Amazon bid: bit.ly/1uwtdOs #ottnews https://t.co/rjBhdvZiby

  25-09-2017 16:43 via twitter.com
  
  Coming up: @BruceLazenby joins @_marksutcliffe on #Ottawa's #Amazon bid: bit.ly/1uwtdOs #ottnews https://t.co/rjBhdvZiby
  
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• Coming up on the #POWERLunch @ NOON @miketherien & @caitlinkealey join @_MarkSutcliffe live in studio… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  25-09-2017 16:35 via twitter.com
  Coming up on the #POWERLunch @ NOON @miketherien & @caitlinkealey join @_MarkSutcliffe live in studio… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Still ahead @cmaconthehill joins @_marksutcliffe w/ look ahead at the week in Canadian politics:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  25-09-2017 16:28 via twitter.com
  Still ahead @cmaconthehill joins @_marksutcliffe w/ look ahead at the week in Canadian politics:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• 15 Canadian Stories: Helen Betty Osborne, a murder that resonates nearly 50 years later

  25-09-2017 16:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  Decades before the inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, the abduction and murder of Helen Betty Osborne in The Pas, Man., in 1971 — and her family’s 16-year wait for justice — forced Canada to confront the issue of racism toward its Indigenous people. This is one of 15 Canadian stories the Citizen presents as part of its ongoing Canada 150 coverage.
  Helen Betty Osborne moved to The Pas because she dreamed of being a teacher.
  Today, nearly half a century after her
  
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• Cops investigating gunshots on Glenview Avenue [Video]

  25-09-2017 14:57
  
  Police are investigating after shots were fired Sunday night on Glenview Avenue near Main Street.
  
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• Ottawa weather: Another heat warning [Video]

  25-09-2017 14:56
  
  At 31.8 C, Sunday was Ottawa's hottest day since records began and Monday is forecast to be even hotter. The capital is under a heat warning but expect more typical temperatures by the end of the week. Environment Canada is predicting a Monday high of 32 C with a humidex of 40 and a low of 17 C.
  
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• Meadowlands fire sends one to hospital [Video]

  25-09-2017 14:55
  
  Paramedics took one resident to the hospital with burns to the hands and smoke inhalation early Monday morning after a fire in a Carleton Square apartment. Fire crews were summoned to 1140 Meadowlands Drive at 4:17 a.m. by 911 calls reporting visible smoke from the fifth floor and a call from the alarm company.
  
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• One taken to hospital after early-morning fire on Meadowlands

  25-09-2017 14:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  Paramedics took one resident to the hospital with burns to the hands and smoke inhalation early Monday morning after a fire in a Carleton Square apartment.
  Fire crews were summoned to 1140 Meadowlands Drive at 4:17 a.m. by 911 calls reporting visible smoke from the fifth floor and a call from the alarm company. They quickly declared a working fire.
  It was under control at 4:32 a.m. and out by 4:58 a.m.
  A fire investigator was on scene but found nothing suspicious.
  The resident’s injuries w
  
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• Heat warning in effect but actually autumnal temps are on the way

  25-09-2017 14:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  At 31.8 C, Sunday was Ottawa’s hottest day since records began and Monday is forecast to be even hotter.
  The capital is under a heat warning but expect more typical temperatures by the end of the week.
  Environment Canada is predicting a Monday high of 32 C with a humidex of 40 and a low of 17 C. 
  Tuesday is expected to be 31 C which will again feel more like 40 with a low of 18 C.
  Wednesday’s forecast is for a mix of sun and cloud with a 40 per cent chance of showers and a high
  
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• Gunshots fired Sunday night on Glenview Avenue near Main Street

  25-09-2017 14:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police are investigating after shots were fired Sunday night on Glenview Avenue near Main Street.
  Police received a report at 10:36 p.m. of multiple gunshots fired on Glenview, a quiet residential street between Riverdale Avenue, Main Street and the Rideau River.
  Evidence at the scene confirmed there had been shots fired, said Ottawa Police Const. Paramjit Singh. No one was injured.
  The investigation continues.
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• Gatineau Olympiques game melts down in the mist

  25-09-2017 14:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  Thick fog blanketed the ice Sunday as the Gatineau Olympiques kicked off their season Sunday.
  The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League game against the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada had to be put off after the first period because excessive heat inside the aging Robert Guertin Arena combined with deteriorating ice conditions that were judged unsafe for play.
   Ils disparaissent dans la brume……………#Olympiques #caMB28 #LHJMQhttps://t.co/KA6nbnC8ko
  — Martine
  
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• Cops investigating gunshots on Glenview Avenue

  25-09-2017 14:12
  
  Police are investigating after shots were fired Sunday night on Glenview Avenue near Main Street.
  
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• Should #NFL players be fired/suspended if they sit or kneel during the national anthem as #Trump suggests? Story: bit.ly/2hpV5uz

  25-09-2017 13:55 via twitter.com
  Should #NFL players be fired/suspended if they sit or kneel during the national anthem as #Trump suggests?Story: bit.ly/2hpV5uz
  
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• The names of victims and offenders whose names are under publication bans are appearing in Google searches [Video]

  25-09-2017 13:44
  
  New and startling evidence of Google's ability to possibly defeat court-ordered publication bans has emerged as an Ottawa law firm prepares a class-action lawsuit against the search engine giant.
  
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• One man extricated from vehicle after rollover: bit.ly/2hpFhYJ #ottnews https://t.co/EpAgBFx92l

  25-09-2017 13:40 via twitter.com
  
  One man extricated from vehicle after rollover: bit.ly/2hpFhYJ #ottnews https://t.co/EpAgBFx92l
  
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• Annual Turkey Drop in support of @OttawaMission runs this Thurs/Fri! Drop off a turkey at 2001 Thurston Dr.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  25-09-2017 13:23 via twitter.com
  Annual Turkey Drop in support of @OttawaMission runs this Thurs/Fri!Drop off a turkey at 2001 Thurston Dr.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Searching for news on Google can return victim and offender names under strict pub ban

  25-09-2017 13:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  New and startling evidence of Google’s ability to possibly defeat court-ordered publication bans has emerged as an Ottawa law firm prepares a class-action lawsuit against the search engine giant.
  The Citizen has found that, in two high-profile Ontario cases, Google searches aimed at finding online news coverage of the trials will return “related searches” that include the names of individuals shielded by the courts.
  These inadvertent disclosures provide fresh examples of how Go
  
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• POLL: Do you agree w/ #Trump that #NFL players who kneel during national anthem should be fired or suspended?… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  25-09-2017 13:10 via twitter.com
  POLL: Do you agree w/ #Trumpthat #NFL players who kneel during national anthem should be fired or suspended?… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Whitcomb: Time for Ontarians to dump the nanny state

  25-09-2017 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Recent developments in Ontario suggest that our problem with booze and pot is not that the general population is or might become drunk, high and out-of-control but rather that the politicians and bureaucrats are drunk with power and the insatiable desirable to control the lives of ordinary citizens. 
  The government has become a control-freak, as demonstrated by recent changes to liquor regulations and the proposal that the LCBO sell pot. We might rename it the Liquor and Pot Control-Freak B
  
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• Today's letters: 'Climate Barbie' sexist slur not new

  25-09-2017 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Celebrity cult must go from politics
  Re: Trudeau keeps his sunny ways at United Nations, Sept. 22
  I thoroughly enjoyed the article by Terry Glavin about Justin Trudeau’s appearance at the UN, also the caption to the accompanying photo.
  “Stellar performance” is just what one would expect from someone who taught drama, apparently great preparation for his future role as our prime minister. Our “cult of celebrity,” which we share with the U.S., has got to go.
  W.B.Pelle
  
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• McAleese: Here's why Canada needs more automatic pardons for crimes

  25-09-2017 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  As the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health discussed the Cannabis Act last week, there has been a lot of chatter about providing expedited – if not free and automatic – pardons to people with simple possession convictions.
  This is a step in the right direction, but there are thousands of other people with different kinds of criminal records who are now law-abiding, yet face discrimination as it relates to employment and access to other basic necessities who need similar con
  
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• Rare fall heat wave continues in #Ottawa --- #hot trend to continue until Thursday: bit.ly/2y36BmU… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  25-09-2017 12:58 via twitter.com
  Rare fall heat wave continues in #Ottawa --- #hot trend to continue until Thursday: bit.ly/2y36BmU… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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