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• BREAKING: Canadian pleads guilty to terrorist charges in New York City 1310news.com/2017/10/06/can…

  06-10-2017 23:59 via twitter.com
  BREAKING:Canadian pleads guilty to terrorist charges in New York City 1310news.com/2017/10/06/can…
  
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• Another year, another round of uncertainty begins for the Senators

  06-10-2017 23:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Welcome back to another year of fun, games, distractions, injury setbacks and who knows what for the Ottawa Senators.
  One game into a new National Hockey League season and it’s oh so cloudy again inside Canadian Tire Centre.
  Let’s begin with the hint of uncertainty about Kyle Turris’s future as contract negotiations continue.
  The talks — or at least talk about the talks — took a twist before Thursday’s season-opening 5-4 shootout loss to the Washington Capital
  
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• Give thanks for the arts in Ottawa this weekend - CBC.ca

  06-10-2017 23:47
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  Give thanks for the arts in Ottawa this weekend
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  A new multi-coloured view of Chaudière Falls, an exhibition that puts black women in the picture and a play addressing timely issues told with laughter are on the list for the weekend. Mìwàte: Illumination of Chaudière Falls. It's a breathtaking ...and more »
  
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• Reevely: Play the Nepean Point design drinking game

  06-10-2017 23:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  If renovating Nepean Point is going to be worth the money, we have to make it magnetic, a place people cannot help but visit.
  The lookout behind the National Gallery is a spectacular spot with glorious views of the heart of Ottawa and Gatineau. It’s also hard to get to and there’s nothing to do when you arrive but take in the view and then leave again. A couple of sculptures are all but concealed there. The decaying amphitheatre needs major work. The NCC rightly wants to take the opp
  
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• Three charged in Ottawa human trafficking probes

  06-10-2017 23:22
  
  Ottawa police have charged three men with human trafficking in connection with two separate investigations that began in the summer.In one case, an adult woman came to police in July with her complaint.
  
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• Three charged in Ottawa human trafficking probes - Ottawa Citizen

  06-10-2017 23:19
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  Three charged in Ottawa human trafficking probes
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  Ottawa police have charged three men with human trafficking in connection with two separate investigations that began in the summer. In one case, an adult woman came to police in July with her complaint. As a result, police arrested and charged 25-year ...
  Gatineau man, two Ottawa men charged with human trafficking following two separate investigationsCTV Newsall 2 news articles »
  
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• 'I'm thankful just to still be alive and kicking,' says Jonathan Pitre

  06-10-2017 23:11
  
  One year later, Jonathan Pitre is counting his blessings. Last Thanksgiving, the Russell teenager learned his first stem cell transplant had failed, which meant all of the suffering involved had been for naught. This year, however, Pitre is celebrating the success of his second transplant — and the slow repair of his battered and scarred body.
  
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• 'I'm thankful just to still be alive and kicking,' says Jonathan Pitre

  06-10-2017 23:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  One year later, Jonathan Pitre is counting his blessings. 
  Last Thanksgiving, the Russell teenager learned his first stem cell transplant had failed, which meant all of the suffering involved had been for naught. This year, however, Pitre is celebrating the success of his second transplant — and the slow repair of his battered and scarred body.
  He’s improved so much in the past two weeks that he has started daily physiotherapy and occupational therapy, and hopes to be released f
  
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• Gatineau man, two Ottawa men charged with human trafficking in separate investigations - 1310news.com/2017/10/06/gat…… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  06-10-2017 22:56 via twitter.com
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• 'Operation Impact' hits the roads this Thanksgiving weekend - 1310news.com/2017/10/06/ope… #ottnews

  06-10-2017 22:49 via twitter.com
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• Survivors of '60s Scoop share stories of loss as Ottawa announces compensation - Toronto Star

  06-10-2017 22:45
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  Survivors of '60s Scoop share stories of loss as Ottawa announces compensation
  Toronto Star
  The federal government announces $800 million in compensation for Indigenous peoples taken from their homes as infants and raised by non-Indigenous families. Chief Marcia Brown Martel sings outside the parliament buildings following a government ...
  'A small step': Ottawa Sixties Scoop survivors on federal settlementCBC.ca
  Ottawa to settle Sixties Scoop suits for hundreds of millions of
  
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• 'I killed them because they were not innocent,' Borutski says in police interview

  06-10-2017 22:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  Basil Borutski said God “was making it easy” for him as he killed three women, telling a police detective the morning after his arrest the bloodshed was a form of “vindication.”
  The jury in Borutski’s triple murder trial on Friday heard the accused describe the killings to OPP Det. Sgt. Caley O’Neill during a five-hour interview at the Pembroke OPP detachment on the morning of Sept. 23, 2015.
  According to Borutski, who has remained silent during the trial whil
  
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• Flu season could be a bad one, health officials warn

  06-10-2017 22:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  With weeks until flu season begins in earnest, health officials are already warning that it could be a tough one.
  That could cause further problems for Ottawa’s already overcrowded hospitals.
  Public health officials have been watching flu activity in the southern hemisphere with concern. Australia has had its worst flu season in recent memory with at least 166,000 cases and more than 370 deaths, compared to 91,000 cases the year before.
  That is often — although not always — a g
  
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• Weaves unspool new album

  06-10-2017 22:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  After earning a Juno nomination and a spot on this year’s Polaris short list with their full-length debut, the indie-pop rockers Weaves are already back with another album and plans for a major tour. Lynn Saxberg spoke to singer-songwriter/frontperson Jasmyn Burke about songwriting, diversity and their burgeoning career. 
  Q: Congratulations on a powerful new album. What was going on around you when you were writing the songs for Wide Open?A: We were on the road for a lot of the time,
  
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• Politics matter: Pipelines, personalities and plagues

  06-10-2017 22:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Parliament Hill was a swirl of fresh faces and a storm of news this week in the rush to get things done and squared away before the Thanksgiving break.
  In a sea of pageantry, the next Governor General, astronaut Julie Payette, was sworn in to her new position, replacing David Johnston. Premiers and Indigenous leaders then gathered nearby for a meeting with the prime minister — a meeting that led to a more solid picture of what legalization of cannabis will eventually look like.
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• "They were not innocent"; court hears Borutski's confession interview - 1310news.com/2017/10/06/bor… #ottnews https://t.co/y3wZjpDfIL

  06-10-2017 22:17 via twitter.com
  
  "They were not innocent"; court hears Borutski's confession interview -1310news.com/2017/10/06/bor… #ottnews https://t.co/y3wZjpDfIL
  
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• What's open on Thanksgiving Monday in Ottawa - Ottawa Citizen

  06-10-2017 22:11
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  What's open on Thanksgiving Monday in Ottawa
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  If you feel the need to get out of the house on Thanksgiving Monday, there are options. While many city services, banks and stores, including the LCBO, will be closed, some retailers and museums will remain open in Ottawa. Here is a sample of stores ...
  Open and Closed on Thanksgiving MondayCTV Newsall 2 news articles »
  
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• What's open on Thanksgiving Monday in Ottawa

  06-10-2017 22:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  If you feel the need to get out of the house on Thanksgiving Monday, there are options. While many city services, banks and stores, including the LCBO, will be closed, some retailers and museums will remain open in Ottawa. Here is a sample of stores and services that are open:
  Shopping:
  Most ByWard Market (including Sussex Drive) vendors and stores, and other tourist areas will have some stores open.
  The Rideau Centre will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  Most retailers in the Glebe, including at
  
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• Flu in Ottawa by the numbers - Ottawa Citizen

  06-10-2017 22:06
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  Flu in Ottawa by the numbers
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  3,500 The number of deaths caused by flu in Canada each year, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. 12,200 The number of hospitalizations across the country each year, the Public Health Agency of Canada estimates. 504 The number of ...and more »
  
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• Flu in Ottawa by the numbers

  06-10-2017 22:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  3,500 The number of deaths caused by flu in Canada each year, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.
  12,200 The number of hospitalizations across the country each year, the Public Health Agency of Canada estimates
  504 The number of influenza cases in Ottawa in 2015-2016, the most recent year for which numbers are available. These confirmed numbers likely represent a fraction of actual cases.
  200 The number of participating Ottawa pharmacies getting flu vaccine over the next two weeks.
  
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• The story in quotes

  06-10-2017 21:23
  
  It is vital now that we not succumb to hatred, that we not be intimidated by violence, and that we respond with love and strength. …We will not be divided.— Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson, urging calm on Sunday in the wake of last Saturday’s terror attack
  
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• Theatre review: Sir John A.: Acts of a Gentrified Ojibway Rebellion

  06-10-2017 21:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  Who knew the relationship between Canada and her Indigenous people could be so fun?Yes, fun. Sir John A: Acts of a Gentrified Ojibway Rebellion, the new play commissioned by the National Arts Centre in honour of Canada’s 150th anniversary, unpacks the issues that divide us in a smart, punchy production that’s bolstered by sharp satire, a quirky musical score and a cast that displays near-perfect comedic timing.Written by playwright Drew Hayden Taylor, who’s no stranger to stand
  
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• #RightNow Ottawa News, Sports, Traffic & Weather with @MarkDayNews & @MelAdams1310 LIVE: player.1310news.com https://t.co/eBgMbjmEl0

  06-10-2017 21:11 via twitter.com
  
  #RightNowOttawa News, Sports, Traffic & Weather with @MarkDayNews & @MelAdams1310LIVE: player.1310news.com https://t.co/eBgMbjmEl0
  
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• Let's make sure Nepean Point's new park works as a park

  06-10-2017 21:01
  
  If renovating Nepean Point is going to be worth the money, we have to make it magnetic, a place people cannot help but visit.The lookout behind the National Gallery is a spectacular spot with glorious views of the heart of Ottawa and Gatineau.
  
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• LISTEN: Coming up on the @MeehanCarolAnne Show, Foodie Friday and Bart Cormier teeing up weekend events. player.1310news.com

  06-10-2017 20:45 via twitter.com
  LISTEN: Coming up on the @MeehanCarolAnne Show, Foodie Friday and Bart Cormier teeing up weekend events. player.1310news.com
  
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• Reevely: Let's make sure Nepean Point's new park works as a park

  06-10-2017 20:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  If renovating Nepean Point is going to be worth the money, we have to make it magnetic, a place people cannot help but visit.
  The lookout behind the National Gallery is a spectacular spot with glorious views of the heart of Ottawa and Gatineau. It’s also hard to get to and there’s nothing to do when you arrive but take in the view and then leave again. A couple of sculptures are all but concealed there. The decaying amphitheatre needs major work. The NCC rightly wants to take the opp
  
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• Planned Parenthood criticizes city's tweaked flag-raising policy

  06-10-2017 20:38
  
  Planned Parenthood Ottawa is criticizing the tweaks made to the City of Ottawa’s flag-raising policy, saying it’s offsetting gains made this week through a proposed “bubble zone” law in Ontario.“There’s nothing here saying flags won’t be flown for issues that undermine human rights or that are politically divisive."
  
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• LISTEN: @MeehanCarolAnne has more on the @OttawaMission's Thanksgiving Dinner this weekend. player.1310news.com https://t.co/n3nxnJ4Sxi

  06-10-2017 20:30 via twitter.com
  
  LISTEN: @MeehanCarolAnne has more on the @OttawaMission's Thanksgiving Dinner this weekend. player.1310news.com https://t.co/n3nxnJ4Sxi
  
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• LISTEN: @cyndiCMF joins @MeehanCarolAnne to talk about the government's new military suicide prevention strategy.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  06-10-2017 20:15 via twitter.com
  LISTEN: @cyndiCMF joins @MeehanCarolAnne to talk about the government's new military suicide prevention strategy.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Australian Army unit trains with Canadian Rangers

  06-10-2017 20:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ten members of Australia’s North-West Mobile Force (NORFORCE) are in Canada to take part in Exercise NORTHERN LIGHTS. The exercise started October 5 and runs until Oct. 21.
  The exercise, hosted by the 4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group, is a reciprocal training event where the two army units share best practices, training methods, procedures, and cultural aspects unique to both units.
   The 4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group has participated in training with NORFORCE si
  
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• Funny man Steve Patterson combines current events with comedy

  06-10-2017 20:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  An Evening with Steve Patterson
  Where: Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Blvd., Orléans 
  When: Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, 8 p.m.
  Admission: $42 at shenkmanarts.ca
  Toronto-based comedian Steve Patterson says a certain American president — “he whose name shall not be mentioned,” Patterson calls him — does not figure into his standup routine.
  What that person “has done, mostly, is make comedians out of newscasters,” says Patterson. “I think t
  
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• BREAKING: Deb Matthews, Liz Sandals won't seek re-election in 2018 1310news.com/2017/10/06/deb…

  06-10-2017 20:03 via twitter.com
  BREAKING: Deb Matthews, Liz Sandals won't seek re-election in 2018 1310news.com/2017/10/06/deb…
  
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• Carleton's Sprott School of Business to get new $48-million home

  06-10-2017 19:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business will soon have a new $48-million dollar home in the heart of the campus.
  Carleton’s board of governors officially approved construction of the 100,000-square-foot Nicol Building, named in honour of Ottawa entrepreneur, Tartan Homes founder and Carleton alumnus, the late Wesley Nicol. 
  “This new building will take the Sprott School of Business to the next level so that we can keep up with rising enrolment and continu
  
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• How an Ottawa cancer patient is trying to make CHEO more accessible for everyone

  06-10-2017 19:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  Just before the elevators doors at opened at CHEO, Sarah Telford playfully, but pointedly, picked up a nearby yellow caution cone — the kind that warn of wet floors, spills and whatnot — and placed it in front of the elevator. When the doors opened, the elevator’s lone occupant, hospital CEO Alex Munter, was compelled to negotiate his way around the obstacle as he exited, no small feat considering that he was in a wheelchair.
  For Telford, a 19-year-old Merrickville resident who
  
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• Poison ivy on steroids: Another side of climate change

  06-10-2017 19:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  An American forest scientist has identified a new and scary face of global warming for Ottawa residents: Not drought or pestilence, but bigger and badder poison ivy.
  Lee Frelich is a big name in the field of forecasting what climate change will do to forest species. He teaches at the University of Minnesota, and has been in the forest research business since the late 1970s. He knows Ontario’s forests too.
  And he says there’s firm evidence that poison ivy will thrive in our expected f
  
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• Lougheed: Canadians, let's get serious about CPR

  06-10-2017 19:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  The plea came: “Someone get help! Call 911!”
  He had collapsed and wasn’t moving. We found out later that he was experiencing a massive heart attack, and was one of the unlucky ones that had no typical warning signs or chest pain. Instead, his heart flipped quickly into a deadly rhythm, rendering him unresponsive.
  If this had happened alone in his garage, or during a quiet solo hike, he would likely have passed away, a tragic example of  a life lost much too young.
  But he d
  
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• LISTEN NOW: @MeehanCarolAnne speaks with one of the victims of the 60's scoop about a new federal settlement.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  06-10-2017 19:12 via twitter.com
  LISTEN NOW: @MeehanCarolAnne speaks with one of the victims of the 60's scoop about a new federal settlement.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Today's letters: Las Vegas, long-term care, supporting the Senators

  06-10-2017 18:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  Dealing with violent attacks, coping with long-term care, why the Senators can’t fill seats – these and other topics were on your mind this past week. We appreciate your letters, which can be sent to: [email protected]
  Our guidelines can be read here.
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  Simple fix: Vote for gun-control politicians
  Re: Chaos and fear in Las Vegas after gunman kills 59, injures more than 500, Oct. 3.
  After the horror in Las Vegas, we now get all the usual responses, the largely impotent m
  
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• Gormley: Japan's foreign policy is shifting towards militarism

  06-10-2017 18:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  Somehow, a country of vital importance to Western interests, regional stability and global security is managing to hold a national election of seemingly little importance to anything at all, including itself.
  On Oct. 22, Japan elects a new government. Exposed to China’s dominance and North Korea’s missiles, many Japanese citizens will base their votes on foreign policy, their choice made simpler by the fact that the two biggest contenders appear to offer the same thing.
  That thing is
  
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• Scanlan: Senators' anniversary season seeks magic, sellouts of the past

  06-10-2017 18:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  Twenty-five years ago this weekend, the Ottawa Senators played their first home opener, against the Montreal Canadiens.
  There were no Kanata driving complaints then, except for the folks from Kanata who made the trek down to the Civic Centre in the Glebe to witness hockey history.
  The old rink was full to bursting, but then it only took 10,500 people to fill the place. It was so long ago, Brian Mulroney was Canada’s prime minister and his wife, Mila, was getting the rock star treatment sit
  
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• With kids home from school, rain likely to kick-off Thanksgiving long weekend

  06-10-2017 17:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  It’s an extra-long long weekend for many local kids and it may feel interminable for parents with rain in the forecast.
  The Ottawa Carleton District School Board has what they now call a PA – professional activity – day Friday.
  Friday’s forecast is for clouds and a 60 per cent chance of morning showers then a mix of sun and cloud and a high of 18 C.
  Overnight, the forecast is for clouds, a 60 per cent chance of rain and a low of 10 C.Reminder: PA Day TOMORROW Friday, Octo
  
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• Ottawa-born photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur pushes for animal rights with her book Capitive

  06-10-2017 17:47
  
  Award-winning photojournalist, author, and humane educator, Jo-Anne McArthur returns to her hometown of Ottawa for the launch of her book Captive at Bar Robo on Oct. 10 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
  
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• Loto-Québec says $2M winning ticket sold in Outaouais

  06-10-2017 17:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  Check your purses and pants pockets if you’ve been buying lottery tickets in the Outaouais.
  Loto-Québec says a $2-million winning ticket for the Sept. 6 Quebec 49 draw was sold in the region.
  The winning numbers are 02-03-12-29-40-43 (bonus number 07).
  If that’s you, call Loto-Québec’s customer service line at 1-866-611-5686 or head to the corporation’s payment offices in Montreal or Quebec City to claim your prize.
  Deadline to claim your prize is Sept.
  
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• "Conflicted on Jagmeet Singh" @ShachiKurl joins @_MarkSutcliffe coming up: bit.ly/1ppeuDa #cdnpoli https://t.co/TS92fP0HHn

  06-10-2017 17:29 via twitter.com
  
  "Conflicted on Jagmeet Singh" @ShachiKurl joins @_MarkSutcliffe coming up: bit.ly/1ppeuDa #cdnpoli https://t.co/TS92fP0HHn
  
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• "The Liberals show not just contempt for Parliament, but truth" @thejohnrobson joins @_MarkSutcliffe NEXT… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  06-10-2017 16:47 via twitter.com
  "The Liberals show not just contempt for Parliament, but truth"@thejohnrobson joins @_MarkSutcliffe NEXT… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Police investigating apparent shots fired in Overbrook

  06-10-2017 16:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police are investigating after shots were apparently fired in Overbrook Thursday night.
  Officers responding to 911 calls at about 10 p.m. found shell casings at the intersection of Presland Road and Whitton Crescent, in the middle of a residential neighbourhood.
  However there was no evidence anyone was hurt.
  Central district investigators are on the case.
  
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• coming up on the PowerLUNCH @ NOON: @OttawaPolice Alex Lewis & @TimWasylko join @_MarkSutcliffe live in studio:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  06-10-2017 16:21 via twitter.com
  coming up on the PowerLUNCH @ NOON: @OttawaPolice Alex Lewis & @TimWasylko join @_MarkSutcliffe live in studio:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Third candidate joins mayoral race in Chelsea

  06-10-2017 15:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  Former Chelsea councillor Edmond Hétu has announced his candidacy for mayor of the municipality about 20 kilometres north of Ottawa.
  Hétu was councillor from 2009 to 2013, serving as chair of the roads committee. He was also a volunteer firefighter.
  He has pledged to pay down the township’s debt, while maintaining city services and infrastructure in good condition.
  He is running against incumbent Mayor Caryl Green, seeking her third term, and former Ottawa city councillor&nb
  
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• Report into Harvey #Weinstein reveals decades of harassment accusations: bit.ly/2fRAyeD https://t.co/XNi0jiQZ4B

  06-10-2017 15:49 via twitter.com
  
  Report into Harvey #Weinstein reveals decades of harassment accusations: bit.ly/2fRAyeD https://t.co/XNi0jiQZ4B
  
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• Next @ 9:45 @SandraKiss1053 in studio w/ @_MarkSutcliffe bit.ly/1ppeuDa… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  06-10-2017 15:40 via twitter.com
  Next @ 9:45@SandraKiss1053 in studio w/ @_MarkSutcliffebit.ly/1ppeuDa… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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