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• Ottawa man faces charges after teen allegedly touched inappropriately

  11-10-2017 23:58
  
  A 54-year-old Ottawa man faces charges after police received information that a man made contact with a teen boy and allegedly touched him inappropriately in a pawn shop in Blackburn Hamlet.
  
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• Three Sears stores in Ottawa to liquidate, 323 out of jobs

  11-10-2017 23:54
  
  More than 300 Ottawans will be out of jobs fromthree local Sears stores after the companyannounced all its Canadian locations would closeshop.
  
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• Love of the game drives Redblacks DB Sherrod Baltimore

  11-10-2017 23:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  SASKATOON — Early in training camp, Sherrod Baltimore was like a sponge, soaking up everything he could and hoping for an opportunity to get into the Ottawa Redblacks lineup.
  His diligence, hard work and attention to detail paid off. The 25-year-old defensive back has become one of the Redblacks’ best defenders, with 38 tackles in 11 games. He’ll once again be put to a big test Friday in Regina when the Redblacks face the Saskatchewan Roughriders, who have a very good receiving
  
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• Ottawa man faces charges after teen allegedly touched inappropriately - Ottawa Citizen

  11-10-2017 23:32
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  Ottawa man faces charges after teen allegedly touched inappropriately
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  A 54-year-old Ottawa man faces charges after police received information that a man made contact with a teen boy and allegedly touched him inappropriately in a pawn shop in Blackburn Hamlet. The Ottawa police's Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit ...
  Ottawa man facing sex assault charges following alleged incident in Blackburn HamletCTV Newsall 2 news articles »
  
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• Ottawa man charged with child pornography offences 1310news.com/2017/10/11/ott… #ottnews

  11-10-2017 23:25 via twitter.com
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• Friedman: Canadians should be proud of the Holocaust Monument

  11-10-2017 23:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  Last month, Canada unveiled our incredible Holocaust Monument. Let me tell you about my proudest moment that day. It wasn’t when, for the very first time, I walked into the awe-inspiring monument. It wasn’t when, alongside our prime minister, I addressed the nation. And, despite my great reverence for them, it wasn’t when I met the hundreds of inspiring survivors and generous donors.
  My proudest moment was watching Justin Trudeau step off stage after his speech. Just then, he n
  
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• Redblacks QB Harris among CFL top performers for the week, but eyes bigger prize

  11-10-2017 23:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  SASKATOON — Fresh off winning being named one of the Shaw CFL Top Performers of the Week, Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Trevor Harris has his sights set on a much bigger award — the Grey Cup.
  “If I look at us, there’s been one game this year where we haven’t played well,” Harris said Wednesday. “Outside of that, we’ve been in position to win every single game this year. Why wouldn’t we be contenders? If we can continue playing in the four
  
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• Ottawa 2017's Mìwàte roils Chaudière Falls controversy

  11-10-2017 23:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  The city’s popular new sound and light show, Mìwàte, has breathed new life into an old controversy about the fate of Chaudière Falls and two nearby islands slated for development.
  Mìwàte — it means “dazzle with light” in Anishinaabe — has drawn overflow crowds during its first week while revealing to a new generation of Canadians the dramatic vista that lies at the heart of their capital. 
  The area is considered sacred by
  
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• Charges laid against Ottawa man for Sexual Assault, Sexual Interference and Invitation to Sexual Touching 1310news.com/2017/10/11/cha… #ottnews

  11-10-2017 23:06 via twitter.com
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• Warren: Another Swede logs Karlsson-type minutes in Vancouver - Ottawa Citizen

  11-10-2017 23:03
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  Warren: Another Swede logs Karlsson-type minutes in Vancouver
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  Fredrik Claesson's quietly effective 26:51 — that's approaching Karlsson territory — stood out in the Sens' win over Vancouver on Tuesday night. Ken Warren, Ottawa Citizen More from Ken Warren, Ottawa Citizen. Published on: October 11, 2017 | Last ...and more »
  
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• Ottawa 2017's Mìwàte roils Chaudière Falls controversy - Ottawa Citizen

  11-10-2017 23:03
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  Ottawa 2017's Mìwàte roils Chaudière Falls controversy
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  The city's popular new sound and light show, Mìwàte, has breathed new life into an old controversy about the fate of Chaudière Falls and two nearby islands slated for development. Mìwàte — it means “dazzle with light” in Anishinaabe — has drawn ...and more »
  
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• Warren: Another Swede logs Karlsson-type minutes in Vancouver

  11-10-2017 23:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  Just in case you had other things to do late Tuesday and early Wednesday — sleeping, perhaps? — you might have missed what surely was a record-setting performance by the Ottawa Senators in their 3-2 shootout win over the Vancouver Canucks.
  In the continued absence of captain Erik Karlsson, three defencemen (Fredrik Claesson, Thomas Chabot and Christian Jaros) established “career highs” for ice time.
  Chabot, playing his second career game, checked in at 13:41. Jaros, makin
  
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• Wednesday marks a return to typical autumn temperatures - CBC.ca

  11-10-2017 22:43
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  Wednesday marks a return to typical autumn temperatures
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  If I could give you one piece of advice for Wednesday in Ottawa, it would be to dress warmly. There will be a decidedly autumn-like chill in the air today. Temperatures will struggle to make it up to 13 C, and Ottawa will be stuck in the path of the ...
  
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• Shopify's anti-short strategy: just watch us

  11-10-2017 22:41
  
  Citron Research editor Andrew Left upped his attack against Ottawa’s software star Shopify on Wednesday by threatening to publish a second negative report about the company’s business.
  
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• Snapshots: Senators will only keep 'kids' if they play - Ottawa Citizen

  11-10-2017 22:24
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  Snapshots: Senators will only keep 'kids' if they play
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  Alex Formenton and Logan Brown played the role of spectators Tuesday night at Rogers Arena. That's not why they're here and that's not going to last long. Bruce Garrioch More from Bruce Garrioch. Published on: October 11, 2017 | Last Updated: October ...
  
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• Snapshots: Senators will only keep 'kids' if they play

  11-10-2017 22:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  VANCOUVER — Alex Formenton and Logan Brown played the role of spectators Tuesday night at Rogers Arena.
  That’s not why they’re here and that’s not going to last long.
  Yes, it’s only three games into the season and, yes, the 18-year-old winger and the 19-year-old centre both made the Ottawa Senators coming out of training camp, but general manager Pierre Dorion noted they were only going to stay in the NHL if they were going to get the chance to play and develop
  
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• Ottawa man, 54, faces child porn charges

  11-10-2017 22:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 54-year-old Old Ottawa South man will appear in court Thursday to face child porn charges, the result of an investigation that began in April.
  In the spring, an Ottawa police officer from the Internet Child Exploitation Unit was searching a peer-to-peer file sharing network. The technology is sometimes used to share child pornography images.
  The investigator identified an Ottawa IP address used to share images of young children being sexually abused.
  Police arrived with a search warrant W
  
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• Reevely: Ottawa's courthouse gets better at speaking French, but it's not easy

  11-10-2017 22:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  Speaking both French and English will be an even bigger deal if you’re looking to get a job working at the Ottawa courthouse, the provincial government has decided, after a two-year project to see whether we can do better at delivering justice in both languages.
  Yes we can, the government concluded. But this is harder than it thought.
  Madeleine Meilleur started the experiment back in 2015, when she was both Ontario’s attorney general and its minister for francophone affairs. It&rsquo
  
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• Watson, Bordeleau dodge responsibility of closing down OPO - 1310news.com/2017/10/11/wat… #ottnews https://t.co/OjUKd6YHje

  11-10-2017 21:48 via twitter.com
  
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• Ottawa man, 54, faces child porn charges - Ottawa Citizen

  11-10-2017 21:48
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  A 54-year-old Old Ottawa South man will appear in court Thursday to face child porn charges, the result of an investigation that began in April. In the spring, an Ottawa police officer from the Internet Child Exploitation Unit was searching a peer-to ...
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• City to track rat population with cameras in sewers - CBC.ca

  11-10-2017 21:47
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  City to track rat population with cameras in sewers
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  Ottawa's normally shy sewer rats are about to get their close-up, whether they're ready for it or not. Beginning in 2018, the city will place closed-circuit television cameras in sanitary sewers to monitor them for rat activity and try to get a grip on ...
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• Jazz vocalist Peter Liu Counts on Lindy to help recovery from recent stroke

  11-10-2017 21:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  Peter Liu and the Pollcats CD release party
  When: Friday, Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. (lessons at 7:30 and 8:30 p.m., dancing from 9:30 p.m. on) 
  Where: Ottawa Swing Dance Society dance, St. Joseph’s Church, 174 Wilbrod St.
  Admission: $12
  A recent stroke won’t stop Ottawa jazz vocalist Peter Liu from swinging.
  Liu, a 48-year-old who is a psychologist by day and singer by night, launches his second CD, Count On Lindy, Friday night at a swing dance hosted by the Ottawa S
  
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• Carleton, uOttawa fare well in report on response to campus sexual violence

  11-10-2017 21:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  The University of Ottawa and Carleton University fared well in a survey of 14 Canadian campuses to see how they ranked in the battle against sexual violence.
  uOttawa received a B grade and tied with three other schools for second place in the ranking while Carleton was given a B minus and ranked sixth. The survey, Our Turn: A national student-led action plan to end campus sexual violence, was released Wednesday. It was a joint project undertaken by 22 student unions from eight provinces.
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• Mayoral candidate Goneau wants big renewal of downtown Gatineau

  11-10-2017 21:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  Mayoral candidate Sylvie Goneau says redevelopment of Gatineau’s downtown is key to increasing tax revenues and keeping the city’s finances healthy.
  Goneau has already said she wants to reduce the number of city employees by attrition to save money. The city’s property taxes have been rising by 2.9 per cent a year.
  On Wednesday she added a new four-point vision of the city’s future core:
  • In the western part of downtown she wants residential and commercial developme
  
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• Borutski said 'karma is gonna come back and get her' on eve of killings

  11-10-2017 21:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  After killing three women in a rampage through the Upper Ottawa Valley, while awaiting his arrest in a field near Kinburn, Basil Borutski texted goodbye to a neighbour he called “friend,” court heard Wednesday.
  Shirl Roesler, 57, lived downstairs from Borutski at the Renfrew County community housing lowrise at 5967 Palmer Rd. in Palmer Rapids. She testified Wednesday about a conversation she had with Borustki on the eve of the killings.
  Borutski has remained silent in the prisoner&rs
  
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• Woman, 81, badly hurt in Gatineau collision

  11-10-2017 21:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  An 81-year-old woman suffered major injuries when she was hit by a vehicle on a sidewalk in Gatineau Wednesday afternoon.
  Police say a vehicle backed up and struck the woman as she walked along the sidewalk of St. Joseph Boulevard. They are still investigating the circumstances.
  The woman suffered “severe injuries to her legs, abdomen and head,” police said.
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• Quirky Ottawa jazz group Safe Low Limit is all about the bass clef

  11-10-2017 21:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  Earlier this year, the Ottawa quartet that calls itself Safe Low Limit created a bit of a splash when it gave a concert, and shot a video, in an drained swimming pool in Vanier. 
  The band is moving up in the world, says its trombonist Steve Berndt. 
  “The band is considering a follow-up concert in a larger empty pool, if one can be found,” he quips.
  Before that happens, the group — which includes Berndt on trombone, Ken Kanwisher playing cello, tuba player Keith Hartsh
  
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• Redblacks rookie O-lineman Evan Johnson feels right at home

  11-10-2017 21:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  SASKATOON — You can bet this week has been circled on Evan Johnson’s calendar for a few months.
  The Ottawa Redblacks rookie offensive lineman, who has been so effective since getting an opportunity to start a month ago, is back home – he played for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies, whose field the Redblacks have occupied since Monday. Thursday, he will hop on a bus with his teammates and head to his hometown of Regina – where the Redblacks will play the Roughriders
  
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• Council briefs: Tax breaks for redevelopment and money to end backup 'beeps'

  11-10-2017 20:58
  
  Three developers have landed municipal fee breaks thanks to decisions made by city council on Wednesday.TIP Albert GP, the owner of the property at 900 Albert St., will receive an $8.3-million incentive to clean contaminated soil at the site, which is at the junction of the Trillium Line and Confederation Line LRT at Bayview station.
  
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• National Gallery showcases works by James Wilson Morrice, Canada's first great vagabond painter

  11-10-2017 20:56
  
  James Wilson Morrice: The A.K. Prakash Collection in Trust to the NationWhen: Oct. 13, 2017 to March 18, 2018Where: National Gallery of CanadaNational Gallery director Marc Mayer and Morrice exhibition curator Katerina Atanassova discuss the exhibitionWhen: Thursday, Oct. 12, 6 p.m. Where: National Gallery auditoriumAdmission: FreeGuided tour
  
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• Dorion confident he'll sign Turris

  11-10-2017 20:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  VANCOUVER  — The Senators are confident they’ll be able to keep Kyle Turris.
  Though there’s been plenty of talk the veteran centre will be dealt before the Feb. 26 trade deadline because he hasn’t signed a new deal, GM Pierre Dorion told reporters Wednesday’s talks with Turris’ agent Kurt Overhardt are continuing.
  “We’re really working hard, both parties, towards a contract,” Dorion said. “To us, there’s no panic, there&rsquo
  
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• Denley: Ottawa Council should not be subsidizing private business

  11-10-2017 20:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa city councillors gave up nearly $11.7 million in future revenues Wednesday to encourage developments ranging from a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Bells Corners to a three-tower condo megaproject on the edge of LeBreton Flats.
  In each case, the premise is that the project is so worthy and beneficial to the greater good that it justifies financial assistance from city taxpayers. The implication is that the projects simply wouldn’t go ahead without some local government largesse
  
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• Today's letters: Netflix, dangerous driving, protecting trees

  11-10-2017 20:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  Netflix, nature, the Queen and dangerous drivers were on the minds of letter-writers today. You can write to us too, at [email protected]
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  We’re still getting taxed for Netflix
  Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly has proudly announced an agreement in which Netflix streaming service would contribute $500 million to support Canadian content. Aside from the vocal criticism of this deal from many quarters, particularly Quebec, there remains the question of who will actual
  
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• Ottawa Uber customers can still get Gatineau drop-offs if company leaves Quebec

  11-10-2017 19:59
  
  Uber passengers who are picked up in Ottawa will still be able to get dropped off in Gatineau, even if the international ride-ordering company leaves Quebec, a spokeswoman says.“Nothing will change for riders in Ottawa in the event that Uber is forced to cease operations in Quebec. Ottawa riders can continue to be dropped off in Gatineau,” Susie He
  
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• Karlsson to stay in Ottawa, may return to Senators lineup next week

  11-10-2017 19:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  VANCOUVER _ The Ottawa Senators will have to soldier on throughout Western Canada without captain Erik Karlsson.
  This time, there will be no speedy recovery for the club’s top defenceman.
  While the Senators were hopeful their best player would be able to return to the lineup as early as Saturday night against the Edmonton Oilers when the club wraps up this three-game road trip, general manager Pierre Dorion told the travelling media at the club’s downtown hotel Wednesday that won&rsq
  
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• Dining Out: After a two-year hiatus, Hung Sum's dumplings still delight

  11-10-2017 19:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  Hung Sum939 Somerset St. W., 613-680-3228, facebook.com/HungSumRestaurant
  Open: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. 
  Prices: dim sum small plates $3.75 to $5.65, chef’s specials $2.20 to $8.25 
  Access: Steps to dining room
  Here are the two words you need to know if you go to eat at Hung Sum: “Ho sik.”
  That’s concise Cantonese for “
  
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• Husband in case of accused Irish-accented grifters in detention

  11-10-2017 19:36
  
  The husband of an Irish-accented family that Ottawa police accused of fleecing local hotels and bed-and-breakfasts over several months is behind bars at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre.John Moorehouse, 44, has a scheduled review Thursday of whether his detainment should continue after being held as a “flight risk,” the Canada Border Services A
  
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• Friedman: Canadians should be proud of the Holocaust Memorial

  11-10-2017 19:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  Last month, Canada unveiled our incredible Holocaust Monument. Let me tell you about my proudest moment that day. It wasn’t when, for the very first time, I walked into the awe-inspiring monument. It wasn’t when, alongside our prime minister, I addressed the nation. And, despite my great reverence for them, it wasn’t when I met the hundreds of inspiring survivors and generous donors.
  My proudest moment was watching Justin Trudeau step off stage after his speech. Just then, he n
  
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• Karlsson to stay in Ottawa, may return to Senators lineup next week - Ottawa Citizen

  11-10-2017 19:19
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  Karlsson to stay in Ottawa, may return to Senators lineup next week
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  VANCOUVER _ The Ottawa Senators will have to soldier on throughout Western Canada without captain Erik Karlsson. This time, there will be no speedy recovery for the club's top defenceman. While the Senators were hopeful their best player would be able ...
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• One step closer to home: Jonathan Pitre out of hospital in Minnesota

  11-10-2017 19:17
  
  Jonathan Pitre is one step closer to home — and to his beloved dog, Gibson — after being discharged from the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital. Pitre was released on Thanskgiving Day, bringing to an end his intensely difficult, but ultimately successful, five-month hospital stay.“It’s so nice to sleep in real beds,” his mother
  
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• On the @MeehanCarolAnne Show: NAFTA renegotiation, the effect of Sears closure, and university sex assault policies. player.1310news.com

  11-10-2017 19:15 via twitter.com
  On the @MeehanCarolAnne Show: NAFTA renegotiation, the effect of Sears closure, and university sex assault policies. player.1310news.com
  
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• Rat watch: City to use cameras in sewers to spy on rodents

  11-10-2017 19:10
  
  Ottawa’s sewer rats will finally get their moment in the TV spotlight, thanks to city hall. It will be a closed-circuit TV monitor, of course, available only to the professionals who work in the environmental services department and the city’s sewer contractors.
  
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• Fewer than 10 secret sites suggested in Ottawa-Gatineau bid for Amazon HQ2

  11-10-2017 18:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  Fewer than 10 sites are being suggested by the Ottawa-Gatineau bid team hoping to somehow get Amazon’s interest in Canada’s capital region for a second headquarters.
  The potential sites are being kept secret out of fear that other cities will get a leg up in the competition to land the international retail behemoth.
  Amazon has issued a request for proposals from North American cities interested in being home to a $5-billion corporate campus with 50,000 jobs, a project the company is
  
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• Federal offender known to frequent capital wanted on Canada-wide warrant

  11-10-2017 18:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  The OPP’s ROPE squad which hunts down repeat offenders and parole violators is seeking a 52-year-old man known to frequent Ottawa and Gatineau who has allegedly breached parole after serving a sentence for violent crimes.
  Daniel Pilon, 52, is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant. 
  He is on a long-term supervision order after serving a five-year sentence for robbery, forcible confinement and overcoming resistance by attempting to choke, suffocate or strangle the victim.
  He’s
  
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• Ottawa rats about to make big TV debut

  11-10-2017 18:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa’s sewer rats will finally get their moment in the TV spotlight, thanks to city hall.
  It will be a closed-circuit TV monitor, of course, available only to the professionals who work in the environmental services department and the city’s sewer contractors.
  The city doesn’t have a good method of tracking rats or a decent way to gauge how many of them are scurrying around Ottawa at any given time of the year.
  So, the city will keep tabs on sewer rats via closed-circuit TV f
  
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• Viking Air sells Panama a second Twin Otter for troop transport, medical support role

  11-10-2017 18:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  Viking Air Limited of Victoria, BC, has sold its second Series 400 Twin Otter to the government of Panama for use by its Servicio Nacional Aeronaval (SENAN) Air Group based in Cocoli, Panama. The aircraft is scheduled for delivery in December 2017.
  SENAN is the organization within Panama’s national forces that is responsible for public security through use of naval and air means.
  The Viking Series 400 will be equipped with standard wheel gear for its primary role as troop and cargo transpo
  
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• NEXT on the #PowerLUNCH: @MelAdams1310 & @stephegan613 join @_MarkSutcliffe LIVE in studio… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-10-2017 17:58 via twitter.com
  NEXT on the #PowerLUNCH: @MelAdams1310 & @stephegan613 join @_MarkSutcliffe LIVE in studio… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Defence industry update – news and contracts

  11-10-2017 17:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  I have this update on recent defence industry news in the latest issue of Esprit de Corps magazine……
  HMS Argyll successfully conducted the first firings of the Sea Ceptor system, an event being heralded as a major milestone for the Royal Navy as it brings its upgraded Type 23 frigates back into service. (see photo above from MBDA).
  The Sea Ceptor system, which utilizes MBDA’s next-generation Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM), is being fitted to replace the Sea Wolf weapo
  
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• Coming up at 11:45 @robcolin joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss #Trudeau - #Trump meeting in #Washington:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-10-2017 17:35 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:45@robcolin joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss #Trudeau - #Trump meeting in #Washington:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Faculties at Algonquin, La Cité and other Ontario colleges threaten to strike Monday

  11-10-2017 17:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  The union representing professors at Algonquin, La Cité and other colleges across Ontario is threatening to call a strike on Monday.
  The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) set a strike deadline of 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 16.
  “The purpose of setting a strike deadline is to get negotiations moving – before it’s too late, ” said J.P. Hornick, chair of the faculty union bargaining team, in a news release late Tuesday.
  OPSEU represents more than 12,000 professor
  
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