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• 'Mr. Hockey and stem cells' on the agenda at U of O brain conference

  15-10-2017 23:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  Gordie Howe defied the aging process long enough to play professional hockey into his 50s.
  Cheating death proved a greater challenge, but the man known as Mr. Hockey did that, too, living another year and a half following an experimental stem-cell procedure in Tijuana, Mexico, in December 2014.
  Howe was so ill from a stroke that fall that his family believed death was imminent. By Dec. 3, he was bedridden and unresponsive, but, following stem-cell therapy on Dec. 8, Howe made a recovery that was
  
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• Could increasing parking fees help stave off transit fare hikes?

  15-10-2017 23:26
  The Healthy Transportation Coalition is calling for an un-freeze of parking costs in Ottawa.
  
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• 67's close out road trip with victory in the Soo

  15-10-2017 23:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa 67’s made the long trek back from Sault Ste. Marie Sunday with a victory under their belts.
  The Senators closed out their three-game road trip with two victories after they erased two two-goal deficits to score a 5-4 overtime victory over the Greyhounds at the Essar Centre.
  Kody Clark scored his second of the game at 3:01 of overtime to give the 67’s the victory before they made the nine-hour bus ride back to Ottawa. Clark scored his first of the game at 13:45 of the secon
  
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• Last dance: Friends and family say farewell to Jean and George Spear

  15-10-2017 23:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  The farewell for Jean and George Spear was in the same in spirit as the night the two met, 76 years ago in a dance hall during The Blitz in London.
  There was dancing, starting with As Time Goes By, the song from Casablanca and ending We’ll Meet Again, the song Vera Lynn made famous in 1939. 
  Jean Tubbs and George Spear, a sergeant major of the 1st Corps Field Survey Co., Royal Canadian Engineer, met in London in August 1941. They married in August 1942. George secured passage for Jean
  
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• Snapshots: Chabot may be gone, but he'll be back

  15-10-2017 23:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  EDMONTON — It took the Ottawa Senators less than one week to learn that an NHL team can never have too many defencemen.
  That’s why you won’t find them complaining about their depth.
  Though not all of the fanbase will be happy that defenceman Thomas Chabot — who showed he could play at this level during the club’s three-game Western Canada road swing — was sent back to the club’s AHL affiliate in Belleville Sunday, it’s a promising sign for the futu
  
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• With Karlsson's return imminent, Thomas Chabot sent to Belleville

  15-10-2017 22:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  EDMONTON — The Ottawa Senators lightened their load as they made their way home from Western Canada Sunday morning.
  But, in this case, that’s good news.
  The waiting game for Senators’ captain Erik Karlsson, who is recovering from foot surgery had to repair a torn tendon in June, won’t go on much longer because his return is imminent.
  Coach Guy Boucher said Saturday Karlsson could be back Tuesday against the Canucks and it looks like that will the case after the club sent
  
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• 'We want to repay them': Community comes out to support Ruiter family

  15-10-2017 20:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  Friends, family and community members descended on a small community centre in North Gower on Saturday night to show support for the Ruiter family as the farmers continue to put their lives back together following a horrific fire that devastated their livestock.
  The benefit was put on jointly by the Ruiter family’s church, Saint Monica Parish, the Ottawa Carleton Milk Committee, the Ottawa Federation of Agriculture and the Junior Farmer’s Association of Ontario.
  While there was
  
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• Looking back at Canada 150's MosaiCanada, by the numbers

  15-10-2017 20:11
  
  With the MosaiCanada 150 exhibit at Jacques Cartier Park coming to a close Sunday, all signs point to the event being far bigger than anyone had anticipated.The horticultural wonder featured numerous living sculptures that have been pared and pruned by specialists to capture scenes or showcase elements that relate to Confederation’s 150-year history
  
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• New WSIB policy on mental health will set workers back decades, critics say

  15-10-2017 18:36
  Workers making claims for chronic mental stress must meet a different standard of proof than other injured workers.
  
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• 'We want to repay them': Community comes out to support family devastated by barn fire

  15-10-2017 18:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  Friends, family and community members descended on a small community centre in North Gower on Saturday night to show support for the Ruiter family, as the farmers continue to put their lives back together following a horrific fire that devastated their livestock.
  The benefit was put on jointly by the Ruiter family’s church Saint Monica Parish, the Ottawa Carleton Milk Committee, the Ottawa Federation of Agriculture and the Junior Farmer’s Association of Ontario.
  While there was
  
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• Community benefit for Ruiter family affected by barn fire draws a packed house

  15-10-2017 18:18
  
  Crowds of friends, family and community supporters descended on a small community centre in North Gower on Saturday night to show support for the Ruiter family, as the farmers continue to put their lives back together after a horrific fire devastated their livestock.The benefit was put on jointly by the Ruiter family's church Saint Monica Parish,
  
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• BREAKING: Taliban says freed Canadian hostage's allegations of rape and murder are false - 1310news.com/2017/10/15/tal…… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  15-10-2017 17:09 via twitter.com
  BREAKING: Taliban says freed Canadian hostage's allegations of rape and murder are false - 1310news.com/2017/10/15/tal…… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Boyle in Smiths Falls, says taken hostage because wife was pregnant

  15-10-2017 15:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  A couple held hostage for five years by a Taliban-linked network and forced to raise three children while in captivity were initially targeted for ransom because of the impending birth of their first child, the Canadian man at the heart of the case speculated Saturday.
  Joshua Boyle said he and his wife, Caitlan Coleman, heard at least half a dozen reasons why they had been snatched from a village in Afghanistan and held against their will by the Haqqani network over the years they were imprisone
  
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• Police raid another marijuana dispensary - 1310news.com/2017/10/15/pol… #ottnews https://t.co/AQYBpJ7cxq

  15-10-2017 14:34 via twitter.com
  
  Police raid another marijuana dispensary - 1310news.com/2017/10/15/pol… #ottnews https://t.co/AQYBpJ7cxq
  
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• Showers, gusty winds, and a Humidex for last day of MosaiCanada

  15-10-2017 14:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  This is the last day for the spectacular MosaiCanada exhibit at Jacques Cartier Park, so if you’re going, you will probably have to dodge some showers. 
  The overnight rain will be ending this morning but it will remain cloudy with showers beginning again this afternoon.
  There’s a risk of a thunderstorm Sunday afternoon. 
  The winds will become southwest 30 km/h gusting to 60 late this morning. The high of 21 C will give a Humidex of 27. 
  Showers should end this evening,
  
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• The O-Train is out of service until 1pm today for site inspections. OC Transpo's route 107 is running in its place.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  15-10-2017 14:08 via twitter.com
  The O-Train is out of service until 1pm today for site inspections. OC Transpo's route 107 is running in its place.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Two face charges after police raid on Parkdale Market-area pot dispensary

  15-10-2017 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police have staged another raid on an illegal marijuana dispensary, charging two people at the CannaGreen on Armstrong Street across from the Parkdale Market with drug trafficking.
  “We continue to stress that there is no ‘grey area’ when it comes to storefront marijuana dispensaries,” said a statement from Staff Sgt. Rick Carey. “They are and will continue to be illegal operations.”
  The raid conducted Friday appears to be part of a renewed effort by pol
  
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• Senators sweep Western Canada with blowout win over Oilers - 1310news.com/2017/10/15/sen… #Sens #ottnews https://t.co/JX1LNmbh9b

  15-10-2017 13:26 via twitter.com
  
  Senators sweep Western Canada with blowout win over Oilers - 1310news.com/2017/10/15/sen… #Sens #ottnews https://t.co/JX1LNmbh9b
  
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• Union representing Ont college professors puts forward a new contract proposal - 1310news.com/2017/10/15/uni… #ottnews https://t.co/XU10aphaTS

  15-10-2017 12:53 via twitter.com
  
  Union representing Ont college professors puts forward a new contract proposal - 1310news.com/2017/10/15/uni… #ottnews https://t.co/XU10aphaTS
  
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• How sweep it is: Senators cap perfect trip by blitzing Oilers

  15-10-2017 07:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  Senators 6, Oilers 1
  EDMONTON — A perfect end to a perfect trip for the Ottawa Senators.
  For the first time in franchise history, the Senators completed the difficult Western Canadian road swing with a sweep after they pulled off their third consecutive victory 6-1 victory against Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place Arena on Saturday night.
  Battling the odds after starting the National Hockey League regular season without captain Erik Karlsson, who is recovering from foo
  
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• Ottawa Senators put the boots to Edmonton Oilers - Edmonton Journal

  15-10-2017 06:46
  Edmonton Journal
  Ottawa Senators put the boots to Edmonton Oilers
  Edmonton Journal
  Ottawa Senators' Kyle Turris (7) and Edmonton Oilers' Darnell Nurse (25) vie for the puck during first period NHL hockey action in Edmonton on Saturday, October 14, 2017. JASON FRANSON / THE CANADIAN PRESS. Share Adjust Comment Print.
  Ottawa Senators Pummel the Province of Alberta 12-1Silver Seven
  Ottawa Senators @ Edmonton Oilers Game PreviewThe Copper & Blue (blog)
  How sweep it is: Senators cap perfect trip
  
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• Two people face charges after police raid on marijuana dispensary

  15-10-2017 05:18
  
  A 45-year-old man and 24-year-old woman are facing charges including possession of the proceeds of crime and drug possession for the purpose of trafficking following an Ottawa Police Service drug unit raid of a marijuana dispensary, police announced late Saturday.
  
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• Fury FC fit to be tied with Riverhounds in 2017 season finale

  15-10-2017 03:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  Fury FC 1, Pittsburgh 1
  Ottawa Fury FC playeres must never have heard the line about a tie being like kissing your sister.
  Fury FC finished its up and down 2017 campaign doing what it did best, something the club’s faithful had to live with pretty much since Day 1 of the season back in April.
  Once more Fury FC blew a lead, this time a lead it had held for 68 minutes, turning what looked like a three-point win into a single point via a 1-1 draw with the host Pittsburgh Riverhounds on Saturd
  
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• Sears liquidation: 3 things to know - CBC.ca

  15-10-2017 03:03
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  Sears liquidation: 3 things to know
  CBC.ca
  With the three remaining Sears locations in Ottawa set to begin liquidating next week, you can say it's the end of an era. The retailer has been a mainstay since 1952. While shoppers may be able to cash in on the liquidation sales about to start, the ...and more »
  
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• Boyle at parents' home in Smiths Falls, says he, wife kidnapped because she was pregnant

  15-10-2017 03:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  A couple held hostage for five years by a Taliban-linked network and forced to raise three children while in captivity were initially targeted for ransom because of the impending birth of their first child, the Canadian man at the heart of the case speculated Saturday.
  Joshua Boyle said he and his wife, Caitlan Coleman, heard at least half a dozen reasons why they had been snatched from a village in Afghanistan and held against their will by the Haqqani network over the years they were imprisone
  
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• Football Ravens improve playoff hopes while Gee-Gees clinch a berth

  15-10-2017 01:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  Calculators may be required to determine the final two playoff spots in the Ontario University Athletics football league.
  If the Carleton Ravens upset the Guelph Gryphons and the Queen’s Gaels get past the Toronto Varsity Blues, the Ravens, Gaels, Gryphons and Waterloo Warriors would finish the regular season tied for fifth at 4-4, leaving a complicated tie-breaking formula to settle the final two quarterfinal spots.
  The Ravens kept their hopes alive by blasting the Toronto Varsity Blues 4
  
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• Football Ravens improve playoff hopes while Gee-Gees clinch a berth - Ottawa Citizen

  15-10-2017 01:32
  Football Ravens improve playoff hopes while Gee-Gees clinch a berth
  Ottawa Citizen
  If the Carleton Ravens upset the Guelph Gryphons and the Queen's Gaels get past the University of Toronto Blues, the Ravens, Gaels, Gryphons and Waterloo Warriors would finish the regular season tied for fifth at 4-4, leaving a complicated tie-breaking ...
  
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• Ottawa urged to help farm workers from hurricane-ravaged Dominica - Toronto Star

  15-10-2017 01:01
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  Ottawa urged to help farm workers from hurricane-ravaged Dominica
  Toronto Star
  Seasonal labourers from the small Caribbean island are asking the federal government to extend their permits and allow them to stay in Canada and work while their families rebuild their lives back home. Benjimine Camrane Joseph arrived in Canada in ...
  
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• Thomas Chabot seems to be on a fast track for success with the Senators

  15-10-2017 00:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  EDMONTON — Thomas Chabot picked up his first NHL point with an assist Friday night against the Calgary Flames.
  You have to think it will the first of many in the National Hockey League.
  The Ottawa Senators sent their top prospect down to their American Hockey League affiliate in Belleville at the end of training camp because they felt he needed to work on his defensive game before he could assume a full-time NHL role.
  Of course, injuries to captain Erik Karlsson, Johnny Oduya and Ben Harpu
  
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• Algonquin students told what to expect if there's a strike

  15-10-2017 00:32
  
  Information circulars have been posted on Algonquin College’s website to warn students about what to expect Monday morning should a deal not be hammered out between the College Employer Council and the Ontario Public Service Union.
  
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• Algonquin College warns students about what to expect in the event of a strike

  15-10-2017 00:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  Information circulars have been posted on Algonquin College’s website to warn students about what to expect Monday morning should a deal not be hammered out between the College Employer Council and the Ontario Public Service Union.
  The union (OPSEU), which represents workers at Ontario’s 24 colleges, planned to see its 12,000 members begin to strike as early as Monday morning if it couldn’t agree to a new contract with the province on the weekend. More than 64 per cent of
  
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• Senators "kids" Alex Formenton and Logan Brown won't sit much longer

  15-10-2017 00:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  EDMONTON — Alex Formenton and Logan Brown were scratched again Saturday night as the Ottawa Senators wrapped up their Western Canada road swing.
  Head coach Guy Boucher promised that wouldn’t be the case much longer .
  “There will be a decision soon enough,” Boucher said Saturday before the Senators faced the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place Arena. “Right now, it’s a road trip, so that’s a circumstance that demanded (the team) to have more players than less
  
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