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• Big sound, capital views revealed in Phase Two of NAC reno

  04-10-2017 23:51
  
  The National Arts Centre showcased spectacularnew views and sounds as it unveiled the secondof three phases of a massive renovationWednesday.
  
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• 'I won't back down': Original Senators owner laments death of Tom Petty

  04-10-2017 23:42
  
  Few in Ottawa were more devastated to learn ofTom Petty’s death this week than Bruce Firestone,the original owner of the Ottawa Senators.
  
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• Karlsson won't be ready for Senators' season opener

  04-10-2017 23:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Senators won’t have captain Erik Karlsson for the Thursday night opener against Washington.
  He’s still recovering from the foot surgery he had in June and needs more time before he gets medical clearance to play. That’s a lot of minutes out of the lineup but the players aren’t going to let it be an excuse.
  “You’re not going to replace the style of player that Erik Karlsson is,” said alternate captain Dion Phaneuf on Wednesday. “Our goal as a gr
  
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• House prices up nearly seven per cent in Ottawa as supply tightens

  04-10-2017 23:23
  
  With the exception of a couple of outliers, Ottawa’s real estate market in September continued to be marked by a great east-west divide.Overall, the benchmark price for single-family homes jumped 6.8 per cent year over year in September, reaching $401,100, according to figures published Wednesday by the Ottawa Real Estate Board
  
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• The numbers add up as Logan Brown makes his NHL debut

  04-10-2017 23:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  Logan Brown had a new look Wednesday at the Canadian Tire Centre with the No. 21 on the back of his helmet.
  The rookie centre can’t wait until he pulls on the Ottawa Senators’ jersey to make his NHL debut in the club’s season opener against the Washington Capitals on Thursday night at the CTC.
  The 19-year-old centre, who wore No. 51 through camp, went to equipment manager John Forget on Tuesday after the skate to see if he could make the change to the No. 21 his dad Jeff wore t
  
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• Shopify shares plunge after short-seller report questions company operations 1310news.com/2017/10/04/sho… #ottnews

  04-10-2017 23:05 via twitter.com
  Shopify shares plunge after short-seller report questions company operations 1310news.com/2017/10/04/sho… #ottnews
  
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• We did it. We tied a thunderstorm record today

  04-10-2017 22:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  Is thunderstormiest a word?
  It should be, because Ottawa tied the record on Wednesday for the most thunderstorms in any year since records began in 1953.
  Thunder rumbled and rain began to pour in the Ottawa area around 4:45 p.m. Wednesday. 
  Environment Canada had predicted possible thunderstorms, with southwest winds at 20 km/h gusting to 40 and a high of 25 C that would feel more like 30 with the humidity.
  It was expected to clear up by late evening and dip to 9 C.At 4:33pm today, the #Ott
  
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• 'Baby Face Brass' shoulders his way into the lineup for Sens' season opener

  04-10-2017 22:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  You might not immediately recognize him, but that will indeed be Derick Brassard wearing No. 19 for the Senators on Thursday night.
  Just a younger looking version, that’s all.
  A week-and-a-half after his 30th birthday, Brassard was minus the beard he has worn for “a long time” for the last practice prior to the season opener against the Capitals. Not because he was worried about it suddenly having flecks of grey, either, or that he’s determined to get a fresh start to the
  
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• Carfentanil confirmed in Ottawa 1310news.com/2017/10/04/car… #ottnews

  04-10-2017 22:42 via twitter.com
  Carfentanil confirmed in Ottawa1310news.com/2017/10/04/car… #ottnews
  
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• After losing court dispute, Ottawa Humane Society to stop transporting injured animals

  04-10-2017 22:31
  
  The Ottawa Humane Society plans to get out of the business of transporting injured animals to its shelter. The group made the decision after a court ruling last month in a dispute between Ottawa and six other large animal-welfare organizations in the province and the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
  
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• Game Day: Senators vs. Capitals

  04-10-2017 22:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  WASHINGTON CAPITALS at OTTAWA SENATORS
  Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Canadian Tire Centre
  TV: TSN5, RDS2
  RADIO: TSN1200, 94,5 uniqueFM
  FIVE KEYS
  1. STICK TO IT: In front of an opening-night crowd they want to bring back, Senators can’t get tricked into going toe-to-toe with a team that last season was third in goals scored. Their own 22nd-ranked offence would almost certainly get smothered. To have a chance, they must adhere to Guy Boucher’s system.
  2. STAY OUT OF THE BOX: While the Senators
  
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• Ottawa Humane Society to stop transporting injured animals to shelter after losing court dispute

  04-10-2017 22:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa Humane Society plans to get out of the business of transporting injured animals to its shelter.
  The group made the decision after a court ruling last month in a dispute between Ottawa and six other large animal-welfare organizations in the province and the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The disagreement between the Ottawa Humane Society and the provincial body began a year and a half ago over philosophical differences on governance and voting rights. The OSP
  
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• Trump meets with survivors of Las Vegas shooting: 1310news.com/2017/10/04/tru…

  04-10-2017 21:59 via twitter.com
  Trump meets with survivors of Las Vegas shooting: 1310news.com/2017/10/04/tru…
  
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• Laurier bike lane audit raises the standard of future cycling infrastructure

  04-10-2017 21:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Laurier Avenue segregated bike lane safety audit could put pressure on city council to elevate the standard for building new cycling lanes in Ottawa.
  In an ideal scenario, the east-west bike lanes in the downtown core would be raised, completely coloured green, have their own traffic signals and pass through intersections that protect cyclists as the lanes cross vehicular paths.
  The audit, whose results were released this week, has set the bar for safe cycling infrastructure as the city look
  
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• Donations down at food bank as we head into Thanksgiving weekend: 1310news.com/2017/10/04/foo… #ottnews

  04-10-2017 21:47 via twitter.com
  Donations down at food bank as we head into Thanksgiving weekend: 1310news.com/2017/10/04/foo… #ottnews
  
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• Ontario setting up #opioid task force 1310news.com/2017/10/04/ont…

  04-10-2017 21:44 via twitter.com
  Ontario setting up #opioid task force1310news.com/2017/10/04/ont…
  
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• Reevely: Ontario to forbid anti-abortion protests near clinics, homes of providers

  04-10-2017 21:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario will ban anti-abortion protests near clinics that provide abortions, near pharmacies that dispense pregnancy-ending pills and near the homes of people who work in any of those places, Attorney General Yasir Naqvi announced Wednesday.
  “They will just have to call the police and the police will take care of the rest,” Naqvi said at a clinic specializing in women’s health in Toronto. He was moved to act after complaints that regular protests outside The Morgentaler Clinic
  
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• Ottawa woman who received two kidney transplants dies after being struck by tree in storm

  04-10-2017 21:21
  
  An Ottawa woman who became a champion for organ donations after undergoing two kidney transplants, has died after a tree fell on her during a violent thunderstorm last week.Hiba Yusuf, 37, was walking on the grounds of The Ottawa Hospital’s General campus on Sept. 27 when she was struck by a falling tree
  
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• Six men, two women charged in Ottawa pot shop raids

  04-10-2017 20:54
  
  Ottawa police raided the Dr. Greenthumb marijuana dispensary on Montreal Road Tuesday, the same day they made a sweep of the Cannabis Culture shop on Bank Street.A total of six men and two women were arrested during the two raids and charged with a variety of offences, including drug trafficking and possessing the proceeds of crime.
  
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• LISTEN LIVE: GottaGo! Ottawa wants to see more signage downtown regarding public washrooms. @MeehanCarolAnne… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  04-10-2017 20:45 via twitter.com
  LISTEN LIVE: GottaGo! Ottawa wants to see more signage downtown regarding public washrooms. @MeehanCarolAnne… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Security concerns on Parliament Hill. @MeehanCarolAnne talks to Public Service Alliance of Canada about its event.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  04-10-2017 20:30 via twitter.com
  Security concerns on Parliament Hill. @MeehanCarolAnne talks to Public Service Alliance of Canada about its event.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Ottawa woman who received two kidney transplants dies after being struck by tree in storm - Ottawa Citizen

  04-10-2017 20:30
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  Ottawa woman who received two kidney transplants dies after being struck by tree in storm
  Ottawa Citizen
  An Ottawa woman who became a champion for organ donations after undergoing two kidney transplants, has died after a tree fell on her during a violent thunderstorm last week. Hiba Yusuf, 37, was walking on the grounds of The Ottawa Hospital's General ...
  Double-transplant survivor ID'd as victim of fallen treeCBC.caall 2 news articles »
  
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• Today's letters: Why not put the OTTAWA sign on Sparks Street?

  04-10-2017 20:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  The federal Liberals should totally decriminalize pot, says one letter writer, while another muses about the OTTAWA sign, and long-term care continues to be up for debate. 
  If you’ve got opinions, we want to hear them. Email us at [email protected]
  Liberals’ pot plan doesn’t go far enough
  Re: Ontario still pushing ahead on marijuana, Sept. 18
  Although bill C-45 has positive implications, it does not go as far as fully decriminalizing marijuana. The laws currently i
  
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• Today's letters: Pot plan doesn't go far enough, province should step in on long-term care and a new idea for the ... - Ottawa Citizen

  04-10-2017 20:22
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  Today's letters: Pot plan doesn't go far enough, province should step in on long-term care and a new idea for the ...
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  Workers are seen installing the OTTAWA sign at Inspiration Village on York Street in the ByWard Market earlier this year, part of the Ottawa 2017 celebrations. Wayne Cuddington / Postmedia. Share Adjust Comment Print. The federal Liberals should ...and more »
  
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• HMCS St John’s returns Thursday from Hurricane Irma humanitarian deployment

  04-10-2017 20:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship St. John’s returns Thursday to Halifax. The ship and crew are returning from their deployment on Operation RENAISSANCE in support of humanitarian efforts in the Caribbean after destruction caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, according to the Royal Canadian Navy.
  
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• .@ddale8 joins @MeehanCarolAnne to talk @realDonaldTrump, as the reporter has been blocked by the President.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  04-10-2017 20:15 via twitter.com
  .@ddale8 joins @MeehanCarolAnne to talk @realDonaldTrump, as the reporter has been blocked by the President.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Trudeau: Ottawa reviewing refugee process following Edmonton attacks - CTV News

  04-10-2017 20:10
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  Trudeau: Ottawa reviewing refugee process following Edmonton attacks
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  OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government is reviewing its handling of refugee claims following revelations that a Somali man accused in attacks in Edmonton had been ordered deported from the United States. Trudeau says the ...and more »
  
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• A Halifax cafe is asking customers to put phones away. Sean Gallagher of Lion and Bright joins @MeehanCarolAnne.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  04-10-2017 20:01 via twitter.com
  A Halifax cafe is asking customers to put phones away. Sean Gallagher of Lion and Bright joins @MeehanCarolAnne.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Nathalie Des Rosier on new grounds for discrimination in Ontario's human rights code. She joins @MeehanCarolAnne.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  04-10-2017 19:50 via twitter.com
  Nathalie Des Rosier on new grounds for discrimination in Ontario's human rights code. She joins @MeehanCarolAnne.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Backup BEEP BEEP BEEP from city snow vehicles could be silenced for good

  04-10-2017 19:47
  
  The beeping backup signals could be removed from the city’s fleet of snow-clearing vehicles if a trial on new, and more tolerable, audio technology is a success this winter.Council’s transportation committee on Wednesday approved spending $120,000 on the new warning devices for 302 vehicles. City staff will try the broadband technology on a handful
  
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• Warrants, searches, arrests, at two marijuana dispensaries 1310news.com/2017/10/04/dru… #ottnews

  04-10-2017 19:40 via twitter.com
  Warrants, searches, arrests, at two marijuana dispensaries 1310news.com/2017/10/04/dru… #ottnews
  
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• Ottawa man charged in month-long bank robbery spree

  04-10-2017 19:37
  
  An Ottawa man accused in a month-long bank robbery spree was tracked down Wednesday by officers and charged.Before the arrest on Wednesday, police had been investigating three robberies between Sept. 7 and Sept. 25 at banks on Heron Road, Main Street and Strandherd Drive. In each case, police said a man who was disguised would enter the bank
  
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• Owner of Stunning and @MathieuFleury joining @MeehanCarolAnne to talk about the new placement of the Ottawa sign.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  04-10-2017 19:30 via twitter.com
  Owner of Stunning and @MathieuFleury joining @MeehanCarolAnne to talk about the new placement of the Ottawa sign.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Man charged in series of bank robberies treated for dog bite after search: 1310news.com/2017/10/04/cha… #ottnews

  04-10-2017 19:30 via twitter.com
  Man charged in series of bank robberies treated for dog bite after search: 1310news.com/2017/10/04/cha… #ottnews
  
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• Ottawa man charged in month-long bank robbery spree - Ottawa Citizen

  04-10-2017 19:29
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  Ottawa man charged in month-long bank robbery spree
  Ottawa Citizen
  An Ottawa man accused in a month-long bank robbery spree was tracked down Wednesday by officers and charged. Before the arrest on Wednesday, police had been investigating three robberies between Sept. 7 and Sept. 25 at banks on Heron Road, Main ...
  Ottawa man charged in brazen bank robberiesCBC.ca
  Ottawa man facing changes in relation to four bank robberiesCTV Newsall 3 news articles »
  
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• Denley: Ontario can't easily change our wasteful culture

  04-10-2017 19:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ontario government says there is too much garbage going into the province’s landfills, so it has come up with a solution.  If green-bin-type garbage were banned from landfills, the government reasons, the problem would be significantly reduced.
  If the ban goes ahead, the government will be getting its fingers deeply into how we manage our homes. It’s one thing to be encouraged to use a green bin, quite another to be ordered to do so. In Ottawa, with green bin use at 50 per c
  
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• Gatineau needs to reap financial benefits of amalgamation, mayor hopeful says

  04-10-2017 19:20
  
  It’s about time Gatineau politicians began to take advantage of fiscal efficiencies — including staff reductions — that were supposed to come with the amalgamation to create the West Quebec metropolis in 2002, says mayoral candidate Sylvie Goneau.The candidate noted other amalgamated Quebec municipalities, notably Laval, are already saving money
  
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• Too much of our waste ends up in landfills, says Ontario watchdog

  04-10-2017 19:19
  Environmental Commissioner Diane Saxe says businesses in particular are generating far more waste then they should; they only recycle 15 per cent, and send 6.7 million tonnes to landfill sites each year.
  
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• .@MacLeodLisa joins @MeehanCarolAnne to talk about Ontario's new Emergency Opioid Overdose Task Force.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  04-10-2017 19:15 via twitter.com
  .@MacLeodLisa joins @MeehanCarolAnne to talk about Ontario's new Emergency Opioid Overdose Task Force.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Ontario to set up an opioid emergency task force - 1310news.com/2017/10/04/ont… #ottnews https://t.co/MjPIwEoLD3

  04-10-2017 19:07 via twitter.com
  
  Ontario to set up an opioid emergency task force - 1310news.com/2017/10/04/ont… #ottnews https://t.co/MjPIwEoLD3
  
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• BlakDenim preview: 'A sweaty mess in the first five minutes'

  04-10-2017 18:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  The fast-rising Ottawa party band, BlakDenim, is stoked to be christening the National Arts Centre’s newly renovated Fourth Stage when it opens to the public on Friday, Oct. 6.“It’s probably going to be the best show we’ve ever had,” predicts singer Crystalena Paquette during an interview with five of the eight members of the hiphop collective, who are sitting around a table on the patio of a west Ottawa coffee shop.She’s not just engaging in a caffeine-fueled
  
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• BlakDenim preview: 'A sweaty mess in the first five minutes' - Ottawa Citizen

  04-10-2017 18:43
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  BlakDenim preview: 'A sweaty mess in the first five minutes'
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  Five members of the local band Blakdenim, photographed Monday (October 2, 2017) in Ottawa. They include (from left): Sacha Nagy, Andrew Knox, Precise Kenny Creole, Gabriel Paul and Crystalena Paquette. Julie Oliver / Postmedia. Share Adjust ...and more »
  
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• Something is broken in the United States @TerryGlavin joins @_MarkSutcliffe coming up next:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  04-10-2017 18:28 via twitter.com
  Something is broken in the United States@TerryGlavin joins @_MarkSutcliffe coming up next:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Dining Out: Oz Kafe boasts veg-forward dishes in new, larger venue

  04-10-2017 18:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  Oz Kafe10 York St., 613-234-0907, ozkafe.squarespace.com
  Open: Monday to Saturday 5 p.m. to 2 a.m., lunch and brunch services coming
  Prices: mains $26 to $32
  Access: ground floor is fully wheelchair-accessible
  For almost a dozen years, the old Oz Kafe on Elgin Street was a hidden gem that served fresh, vibrant dinners made in a very small, custom-made kitchen. But in the summer of 2016, co-owner and operator Oz Balpinar had had enough of the cramped quarters, and she closed down her popular
  
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• OPP hunt damaged sedan from Wednesday morning Hazeldean hit and run

  04-10-2017 17:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa OPP officers are looking for a sedan with a crushed driver’s side panel after a motorist fled a crash that sent another vehicle flying into the ditch on Hwy. 7 Wednesday morning.
  The crash happened at about 7:04 a.m. at Hazeldean Road when two westbound vehicles collided.
  One vehicle was sent into the centre median, rolling several times.
  The driver was taken to the hospital in Ottawa with injuries that aren’t believed to be life-threatening.
  The suspect vehicle is descri
  
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• Liberal government to roll out suicide prevention strategy for Canadian Forces members and veterans

  04-10-2017 17:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan will roll out the government’s Joint Suicide Prevention Strategy on Thursday.
  This will be the government’s answer to preventing suicides among veterans and Canadian Forces members.
  
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• Would Canada sanction U.S. officials for legalizing torture? Russia accuses Canada of hypocrisy on new legislation

  04-10-2017 16:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  The so-called Magnitsky Act, named after tax accountant Sergei Magnitsky, who was found dead in his Moscow prison cell after uncovering a $230-million corruption ring in 2008, will likely become law in Canada on Wednesday, my Postmedia colleague John Ivison reports.
  The Russian government is angry about the proposed Canadian law – known officially as S-226. It says the law is aimed directly at Russia.
  The law would prevent Canadian firms from dealing with foreign nationals who are “r
  
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• ByWard Market businesses say park for parking a bad trade - CBC.ca

  04-10-2017 15:57
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  ByWard Market businesses say park for parking a bad trade
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  The Ottawa sign in the ByWard Market was a popular backdrop for photos this summer, but some nearby business owners aren't smiling about a plan to make it a permanent feature of the revitalized York Street Plaza, and take away precious parking spots in ...and more »
  
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• Coming up on the #PowerLUNCH @ NOON: @TerryLake16 & @KurtStoodley join @_MarkSutcliffe live in studio:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  04-10-2017 15:51 via twitter.com
  Coming up on the #PowerLUNCH @ NOON: @TerryLake16 & @KurtStoodley join @_MarkSutcliffe live in studio:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Coming up on the 10 O'Clock Talk: @DerickFage, @AGMacDougall & @1310Alexblack join @_MarkSutcliffe live:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  04-10-2017 15:45 via twitter.com
  Coming up on the 10 O'Clock Talk: @DerickFage, @AGMacDougall & @1310Alexblack join @_MarkSutcliffe live:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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