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• Reevely: Abortion-clinic law everybody wants continues to divide politicians at Queen's Park

  16-10-2017 23:34
  A new law creating anti-protest bubble zones around Ontario abortion clinics and the people who work in them should be in place within a couple of weeks, says Attorney General Yasir Naqvi, though it’s still inching through Queen’s Park.
  All three major parties at Queen’s Park agree the law is needed. Debating it Monday afternoon, they vehemently disagreed on why, and disputed each other’s foul motives for supporting the bill that they all support.
  For the Liberals, the Pr
  
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• Loblaw is laying off 500 of its office workers, but the company says it still expects to create more jobs than it eliminates.

  16-10-2017 23:29 via twitter.com
  Loblaw is laying off 500 of its office workers, but the company says it still expects to create more jobs than it eliminates.
  
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• 'A dark day for my community': Ottawa Somalis react to Saturday bombing - CBC.ca

  16-10-2017 23:22
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  'A dark day for my community': Ottawa Somalis react to Saturday bombing
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  Members of Ottawa's Somali community are coming together to support each other and consider possible responses to Saturday's deadly bombing in Mogadishu. Farah Aw-Osman, executive director of Canadian Friends of Somalia, said his group is looking ...and more »
  
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• 'How are we supposed to do stuff on our own?': Students anxious as Algonquin faculty strikes

  16-10-2017 23:21
  Raman Deed, 22, wasted no time in following advice from Algonquin College President Cheryl Jensen that students should study on their own while their professors are on strike.
  Deed and fellow student Carlie Espenant were inside a meeting room at the Algonquin Student Commons building on Monday morning, helping each other complete course projects while professors outside walked a picket line.
  About 12,000 professors, instructors, counsellors and librarians walked off the job across the provi
  
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• Call to increase parking fees and freeze transit fares 1310news.com/2017/10/16/cal…

  16-10-2017 23:09 via twitter.com
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• #RightNow Ottawa News, Sports, Traffic & Weather with @MarkDayNews & @MelAdams1310 LIVE: player.1310news.com https://t.co/HN5tAIivNk

  16-10-2017 23:05 via twitter.com
  
  #RightNowOttawa News, Sports, Traffic & Weather with @MarkDayNews & @MelAdams1310LIVE: player.1310news.com https://t.co/HN5tAIivNk
  
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• Some of the MosaïCanada sculptures will stay until winter – but behind a fence

  16-10-2017 22:58
  
  While MosaïCanada officially wrapped this past weekend, the bigger floral exhibits aren’t going anywhere – yet. “Some of them will stay until the wintertime in the park and they will be removed afterwards, but most of them will be dismantled,” said spokesperson Kim Murray. “The pieces that were made in collaboration with the provinces, they will be
  
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• Adam Picard, once freed for trial delay, denied bail on first-degree murder charge

  16-10-2017 22:46
  
  An accused killer once freed because of a lengthy delay in his proceedings has been denied bail.Superior Court Justice Catherine Aitken denied Adam Picard’s bid to be released from custody while he awaits his April 2018 murder trial.Picard is charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Fouad Nayel.
  
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• Some of the MosaïCanada sculptures will stay until winter

  16-10-2017 22:45
  While MosaïCanada officially wrapped this past weekend, the bigger floral exhibits aren’t going anywhere – yet. 
  “Some of them will stay until the wintertime in the park and they will be removed afterwards, but most of them will be dismantled,” said spokesperson Kim Murray. “The pieces that were made in collaboration with the provinces, they will be returned to their respective province.”
  The pieces that stay behind, however, are going to be fenced-i
  
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• Jonathan Pitre back in hospital with high fever

  16-10-2017 22:43
  Jonathan Pitre has been readmitted to hospital in Minneapolis after spiking another high fever.
  The Russell teenager is once again a patient at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital. Doctors decided to readmit him after his temperature rose to 103 F on Monday morning — exactly one week after he was released from the same hospital.
  “Jon is so bummed,” said his mother, Tina Boileau. 
  Tests are now being performed in an attempt to identify the source o
  
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• Adam Picard, once freed for trial delay, denied bail in murder case

  16-10-2017 21:46
  An accused killer once freed because of a lengthy delay in his proceedings has been denied bail.
  Superior Court Justice Catherine Aitken denied Adam Picard’s bid to be released from custody while he awaits his April 2018 murder trial.
  Picard is charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Fouad Nayel. Just days before Picard was supposed to stand trial in November 2016, another judge stayed the murder charge against him, citing unreasonable court delays.
  In July 2016, months earlier,
  
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• Student-launched petition seeking tuition reimbursement garners thousands of signatures #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-10-2017 21:44 via twitter.com
  Student-launched petition seeking tuition reimbursement garners thousands of signatures #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Shaver: Morneau's tax plan poses risks for doctors and dentists

  16-10-2017 21:35
  In the interest of perceived “fairness,” the Liberals have proposed corporate tax changes.
  Sadly, these may adversely affect the availability of physician care, as well as certain dental and legal services, especially to low-income groups. The current uncertainty for small businesses will jeopardize new job creation just when the economy is finally growing at a record rate of 4.5 per cent per year.
  The Fraser Institute found that those families in the top one percent of income earned
  
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• Action Gatineau promises more spending for downtown

  16-10-2017 20:58
  
  The only organized party in Gatineau politics wants to spend more money rejuvenating downtown, and a lot of its plans have a familiar look.Action Gatineau – the party of incumbent mayor Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin – said Monday it’s been doing a great job of fixing up the core since the 2013 election.
  
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• LISTEN: It's Brain Health Awareness Week. Dr. Davis Park is telling @MeehanCarolAnne what that means for Ottawa.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-10-2017 20:45 via twitter.com
  LISTEN: It's Brain Health Awareness Week. Dr. Davis Park is telling @MeehanCarolAnne what that means for Ottawa.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Erik Karlsson set to return to lineup on Tuesday

  16-10-2017 20:35
  So much for not messing with a winning lineup.
  Ottawa Senators captain Erik Karlsson will make his long-awaited return to the lineup Tuesday against the Vancouver Canucks at the Canadian Tire Centre, joining a team that sparkled with a perfect 3-0 record on the road last week.Overall, the Senators own a 3-0-2 record, joining the Los Angeles Kings as the only other team without a loss in regulation to start the season.
  “I had the appropriate amount of time to get ready to play again and it&
  
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• LISTEN: @JulieBeun has key events you should put on your calendar this week. She's on the @MeehanCarolAnne Show.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-10-2017 20:30 via twitter.com
  LISTEN: @JulieBeun has key events you should put on your calendar this week. She's on the @MeehanCarolAnne Show.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• LISTEN: @awudrick speaks with @MeehanCarolAnne about the @liberal_party's latest stance on a small business tax.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-10-2017 20:15 via twitter.com
  LISTEN: @awudrick speaks with @MeehanCarolAnne about the @liberal_party's latest stance on a small business tax.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• LISTEN: It's Money Monday! Money Coach Judith Cane is in, talking to @MeehanCarolAnne about kids' allowance.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-10-2017 20:03 via twitter.com
  LISTEN: It's Money Monday! Money Coach Judith Cane is in, talking to @MeehanCarolAnne about kids' allowance.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Homes evacuated after gas leak in Vanier

  16-10-2017 20:00
  
  Ottawa Fire Services is warning people to avoid the area near Fréchette and Lavergne streets in Vanier as they tackle a gas leak after a four-inch main line was punctured Monday.Fire crews were securing the area as workers from Enbridge, which notified the fire department of the leak shortly after 1 p.m., checked gas levels in surrounding homes.
  
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• LISTEN: Should Ontario raise taxes on smokes? @ottawahealth talks with @MeehanCarolAnne about whether it would help… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-10-2017 19:45 via twitter.com
  LISTEN: Should Ontario raise taxes on smokes? @ottawahealth talks with @MeehanCarolAnne about whether it would help… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• LISTEN: @MarkBonokoski joins @MeehanCarolAnne to talk about Joshua Boyle and his family's return to Canada.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-10-2017 19:30 via twitter.com
  LISTEN: @MarkBonokoski joins @MeehanCarolAnne to talk about Joshua Boyle and his family's return to Canada.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• LISTEN: @MeehanCarolAnne is talking to students, demanding tuition refunds as the college teachers strike continues… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-10-2017 19:15 via twitter.com
  LISTEN: @MeehanCarolAnne is talking to students, demanding tuition refunds as the college teachers strike continues… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• City hall is starting to feel optimistic again about Somerset House

  16-10-2017 19:08
  
  The last time there was optimism about the future of Somerset House was in 2013 when the owner had a new design and council was giddy about the project.Finally, everyone thought, there would be life again at the historic building in the heart of Centretown.
  
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• Still ahead: Associate Prof. @padams29 joins @_MarkSutcliffe on State of the Media bit.ly/1ppeuDa https://t.co/mxHjTGr4ji

  16-10-2017 18:28 via twitter.com
  
  Still ahead:Associate Prof.@padams29 joins @_MarkSutcliffe on State of the Mediabit.ly/1ppeuDa https://t.co/mxHjTGr4ji
  
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• Bonnell: Here's why the leap to judge Joshua Boyle cheapens us all

  16-10-2017 18:06
  In the days since his rescue from captivity, many have taken the measure of Joshua Boyle.
  The angriest assessments seem to be that he is an idiot, a terrorist sympathizer and a narcissist.
  “No pity,” screamed some on Twitter in Trumpian caps lock. “No welcome mat,” wrote others.
  It’s said with barely concealed relish. It seems, at times, to verge on gleeful disdain.
  And it leaves me cold.
  I understand the assessment, certainly.
  A man with dubious past associations (
  
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• Coming up at 11:30: Weekly guest @michaeltaube joins @_MarkSutcliffe to talk #politics: bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-10-2017 17:22 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:30:Weekly guest @michaeltaube joins @_MarkSutcliffe to talk #politics:bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Picket lines set up at Algonquin College as faculty strikes [Video]

  16-10-2017 17:02
  
  Picket lines are up at Algonquin College as faculty at Ontario’s 24 colleges began a strike Monday morning.About 12,000 professors, instructors, counsellors and librarians, both full-time and “partial load” employees who work seven to 12 hours a week, walked off the job.
  
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• Fire at Prince of Wales Drive synagogue deemed accidental

  16-10-2017 17:01
  A fire at a Prince of Wales Drive synagogue Sunday night caused an estimated $10,000 in damage and slightly injured a neighbour who came to help.
  Ottawa fire crews were called to Temple Israel, south of Baseline Road, at 11:25 p.m. when a neighbour called 911.
  A fire investigator was called to the scene and concluded it was accidental and likely caused by an electrical malfunction of a hydro vault.
  The flames appear to have spread from the vault along a grassy area to a wooden enclosure outside
  
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• Picket lines set up at Algonquin College as faculty strikes

  16-10-2017 17:00
  Picket lines are up at Algonquin College as faculty at Ontario’s 24 colleges began a strike Monday morning.
  About 12,000 professors, instructors, counsellors and librarians, both full-time and “partial load” employees who work seven to 12 hours a week, walked off the job.
  In a letter to students, Algonquin College President Cheryl Jensen repeated her promise that no one would lose the academic year because of the strike.
  “No student at an Ontario college has ever lost the
  
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• Canadian Forces recruit school instructor charged with sex assault

  16-10-2017 16:56
  The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service charged a master corporal in the Canadian military with sexual assault under the Criminal Code, as well as related offences under the National Defence Act.
  The charges were laid Oct. 13.
  They relate to an alleged incident in December 2016 at a restaurant in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, involving an instructor and student from the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School located at the Saint-Jean Garrison, according to th
  
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• Justin Trudeau’s money pit, and those working hard to join it: @InklessPW joins @_MarkSutcliffe coming up:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-10-2017 16:55 via twitter.com
  Justin Trudeau’s money pit, and those working hard to join it:@InklessPW joins @_MarkSutcliffe coming up:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• New Royal Canadian Navy support ship now in the water, sea trials planned

  16-10-2017 16:46
  Davie Shipbuilding announced on Monday that Asterix, the new supply ship being leased to the Royal Canadian Navy, has now been launched.
  Commissioning of all onboard systems on the Resolve-class naval support ship began in early September and on Nov. 16, the ship will perform its sea-trials prior to achieving full operational capability, the firm noted.
  During the sea-trials – overseen by Lloyd’s Register – the ship’s safety, quality, systems and functionality will be tes
  
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• Coming up 10:45: #Ottawa pharmacist Mark Barnes joins @_MarkSutcliffe in studio for #Naloxone kit demonstration:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-10-2017 16:41 via twitter.com
  Coming up 10:45: #Ottawa pharmacist Mark Barnes joins @_MarkSutcliffe in studio for #Naloxone kit demonstration:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Coming up on the #PowerLUNCH @ NOON @hollyanndoan & @SusanSherring join @_MarkSutcliffe live in studio… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-10-2017 16:27 via twitter.com
  Coming up on the #PowerLUNCH @ NOON@hollyanndoan& @SusanSherring join @_MarkSutcliffe live in studio… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• High winds knocked out power for more than 10,000 Sunday night

  16-10-2017 16:01
  Power was mostly restored Monday morning after hydro crews scrambled Sunday evening when high winds swept through the area, knocking down tree limbs and power lines and causing a blackout for more than 10,000 customers in Kanata.
  Hydro Ottawa confirmed the outage around 6:30, saying affected Kanata residents might not have power restored until after midnight. Several other areas of the region were also affected, with 1,200 homes reported without power in Rideau-Goulbourn and Kanata South and oth
  
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• Last dance: Friends and family say farewell to Jean and George Spear [Video]

  16-10-2017 14:34
  
  The farewell for Jean and George Spear was inthe same in spirit as the night the two met, 76years ago in a dance hall during The Blitz inLondon.
  
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• Brrr! Chilly day for wind storm clean-up with a low of -1 C forecast overnight [Video]

  16-10-2017 14:32
  
  It’s the chill after the storm.Ottawa had a wet and wild Sunday, now Monday is forecast to be cool with a high of just 8 C and an overnight low of -1 C. Environment Canada also predicts a 30 per cent chance of showers and northwest winds at 20 km/h gusting to 40.That’s nothing compared to Sunday when gusts reached a record-setting 97 km/h.
  
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• Brrr! Chilly day for wind storm clean-up with a low of -1 C forecast overnight

  16-10-2017 14:30
  It’s the chill after the storm.
  Ottawa had a wet and wild Sunday, now Monday is forecast to be cool with a high of just 8 C and an overnight low of -1 C. 
  Environment Canada also predicts a 30 per cent chance of showers and northwest winds at 20 km/h gusting to 40.
  That’s nothing compared to Sunday when gusts reached a record-setting 97 km/h, knocking down trees and power lines and leaving thousands without power as 16.4 mm of rain pelted down. 
  Hydro Ottawa reported Sunday
  
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• Women ID as assault, harassment victims with 'me too' tweets: bit.ly/2ifRQqb https://t.co/QYp6N5pjhC

  16-10-2017 14:28 via twitter.com
  
  Women ID as assault, harassment victims with 'me too' tweets:bit.ly/2ifRQqb https://t.co/QYp6N5pjhC
  
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• Today's letters: The role of religion and the place of seniors

  16-10-2017 14:00
  One writer muses on the origins of mistreatment of women, while another says, how can you expect compassionate care in long-term care homes, if you’re not willing to care for your own loved ones?
  Write to us: [email protected] 
  Religion, culture, informs treatment of women
  Re: Don’t define us as ‘someone’s daughter,’ Oct. 13
  Shall I start with the awkward and inherently demeaning phrase “As the father of two daughters?”
  The subject of women&
  
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• Should the city increase parking fees & freeze transit fares in response to declining public transit use?… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-10-2017 13:53 via twitter.com
  Should the city increase parking fees & freeze transit fares in response to declining public transit use?… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Call to increase parking fees and freeze transit fares: bit.ly/2ysRanx #ottnews #ottcity https://t.co/aeKq39Wvnt

  16-10-2017 13:26 via twitter.com
  
  Call to increase parking fees and freeze transit fares: bit.ly/2ysRanx #ottnews #ottcity https://t.co/aeKq39Wvnt
  
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• Changes to #taxreform proposals aimed at clarifying wealthy are the target: bit.ly/2gdfuz7 #cdnpoli https://t.co/uweVABIp2A

  16-10-2017 13:16 via twitter.com
  
  Changes to #taxreform proposals aimed at clarifying wealthy are the target: bit.ly/2gdfuz7 #cdnpoli https://t.co/uweVABIp2A
  
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• #Kaepernick files grievance against #NFL, alleging collusion: bit.ly/2xItnM4 https://t.co/lzrZvewLRa

  16-10-2017 13:01 via twitter.com
  
  #Kaepernick files grievance against #NFL, alleging collusion:bit.ly/2xItnM4 https://t.co/lzrZvewLRa
  
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• Kennedy: So … what has Trudeau accomplished? (Hint: very little)

  16-10-2017 13:00
  Two years ago, I did something wacky. I voted aspirationally.
  Two years ago, I was delighted by the victory of the Justin Trudeau Liberals I helped elect. Their parade to Rideau Hall for the swearing-in looked like a collective embodiment of invigorating hope and change.
  But that was then.
  In this two-year electoral anniversary week, rain is falling steadily on the Sunny Ways parade.
  Campaign promises broken or unfulfilled, bungling, displays of ineptitude, fiscal recklessness – all defian
  
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• Dip below the freezing mark possible Monday night - CBC.ca

  16-10-2017 12:55
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  Dip below the freezing mark possible Monday night
  CBC.ca
  Regardless of your opinions of Mondays in general, the facts for this week suggest it will be the bleakest day of the week, weather-wise. Today's high is a sweater-grabbing 8 C, with the only chance of rain in the long-term forecast today as well ...
  
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• UPDATE: Power back to all but 44 customers in Bells Corners; click through for outage map #ottnews twitter.com/1310NEWS/statu…

  16-10-2017 12:34 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: Power back to all but 44 customers in Bells Corners; click through for outage map #ottnews twitter.com/1310NEWS/statu…
  
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• #NDP aims to unlock suburban ridings under Jagmeet Singh's leadership: bit.ly/2ypU6iH #cdnpoli https://t.co/Czs9fJdg6a

  16-10-2017 12:20 via twitter.com
  
  #NDP aims to unlock suburban ridings under Jagmeet Singh's leadership: bit.ly/2ypU6iH #cdnpoli https://t.co/Czs9fJdg6a
  
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• Commercial aircraft hit by drone – first time this has happened in Canada, says minister

  16-10-2017 05:34
  The Canadian government says a commercial aircraft was hit by a drone as it was approaching Quebec City.
  Here is the statement by Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport
  “On October 12, 2017, a Skyjet flight was struck by a drone while inbound to Jean Lesage International Airport in Québec City. This is the first time a drone has hit a commercial aircraft in Canada and I am extremely relieved that the aircraft only sustained minor damage and was able to land safely.
  “Transport Can
  
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