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• Fear of concussions is nearly as troubling as the brain trauma itself, says CHEO doctor

  24-10-2017 23:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Twenty years ago, there was limited knowledge of brain trauma and concussion treatment.
  At what point do we know too much?
  Dr. Kristian Goulet, medical director at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario concussion clinic, says that one of his greatest fears is fear itself, when it comes to concussions and public perception.
  “It’s almost as though we’ve gone too far with awareness,” Goulet said in an interview. “Now kids are living in fear of head injuries.
  
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• Orléans little league caught in doggone squeeze play over Heritage Park

  24-10-2017 23:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  A dust-up between Orléans dog owners and baseball players is playing out at Ottawa City Hall, as a councillor cries foul over a bid to put a new diamond in a treasured off-leash park.
  The Orléans Little League Baseball Association is proposing to build a new tyke-sized baseball diamond in greenspace at Heritage Park, with help from a city grant program available for major community projects.
  Bruce Murdock, an executive member with the little league, said the organization wants
  
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• Reevely: Top Liberals acquitted in Sudbury bribery trial, but damage is done

  24-10-2017 22:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  A judge ended the corruption trial of two influential Ontario Liberals Tuesday afternoon, deciding that bribery charges against them were so weak he didn’t even need to hear a whole defence case before acquitting them.
  Patricia Sorbara and Gerry Lougheed, a top campaign marshal for Premier Kathleen Wynne and a party potentate in Sudbury, walked out of court after Judge Howard Borenstein entered directed verdicts on charges under the province’s Elections Act.
  The decision, at the defe
  
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• Ontario to require individual care plans for students with certain medical conditions

  24-10-2017 22:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  TORONTO The Ontario government says it will require school boards to create individual care plans for students with certain medical conditions in a bid to make schools safer for them.
  Boards will be required to provide students who have medical conditions such as anaphylaxis, asthma, diabetes and epilepsy with a plan of care that outlines contacts and procedures tailored to the specific needs of the student.
  Education Minister Mitzie Hunter says the new policy, Supporting Children and Students w
  
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• Why does Ottawa forget how to drive when it rains? - CBC.ca

  24-10-2017 22:15 via cbc.ca
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  Why does Ottawa forget how to drive when it rains?
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  I just knew it. Shortly after 5 a.m. the rain started falling on the city. I thought — Tuesday, not close to the weekend in any way, not a PD day — a full-load commute, with poor visibility. It's going to be awful. Was it ever.
  
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• #BREAKING Liberals to spend $15B of economic windfall over next five years:

  24-10-2017 22:11 via twitter.com
  #BREAKINGLiberals to spend $15B of economic windfall over next five years:
  
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• Quebec justice minister says Bill 62 on face coverings is not repressive - 1310news.com/2017/10/24/que… #ottnews https://t.co/3hTvGOnVGz

  24-10-2017 21:28 via twitter.com
  
  Quebec justice minister says Bill 62 on face coverings is not repressive - 1310news.com/2017/10/24/que… #ottnews https://t.co/3hTvGOnVGz
  
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• Driver registers double-double, for speed and booze level

  24-10-2017 21:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  A Kingston police officer nabbed a 58-year-old man driving his Ford Mustang at more than twice the legal limit.
  But back at the police station, officers learned the man had doubled another limit, too.
  The officer was doing speed enforcement on Battersea Road at about 10:30 a.m. last Friday when he spotted the man’s northbound car flying along while passing another car in an area with a double-centre line. Radar clocked the motorist at 128 km/h in a posted 60 km/h zone. There was an open ca
  
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• #BREAKING A judge has acquitted two Ontario Liberals of Election Act bribery charges.

  24-10-2017 21:06 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING A judge has acquitted two Ontario Liberals of Election Act bribery charges.
  
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• Quebec daycare workers, including 19 Outaouais centres, poised for strike

  24-10-2017 20:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  Workers at more than 400 Quebec daycares — 19 of them in the Outaouais — will strike for one day on Monday, with five more strike days coming that have not yet been identified.
  The 11,000 teachers are members of the Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN).
  Teachers have been without a contract for two and a half years, the union says.
  It says there has been progress during negotiations on working conditions, but not on salaries or pensions.
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• Petawawa soldier facing sex assault charge, Halifax sailor charged with two counts sex assault

  24-10-2017 20:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  A Petawawa soldier is facing one count of sex assault following an alleged incident early this year during a training exercise in Alberta.
  The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service said Tuesday it has charged Bombardier Mathieu Poirier of 2 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery in Petawawa with one count of sexual assault and one count of drunkenness.
  The charges relate to an alleged incident in May during a training exercise at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, Alta. involving another individu
  
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• Grieving Ottawa mother takes on tech giants — and wins

  24-10-2017 20:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  Maureen Henry took on the tech giants this month — and won.
  The Ottawa mother was seeking access to the digital footprint left by her son Dovi, 23, who was found dead along Toronto’s waterfront in July 2014 but not identified for nearly two years.
  The police suspect it was suicide; Henry refuses to believe it. Because the Glebe Collegiate graduate and former U of T student had been in the water for some weeks, the time and cause of death could not be determined. An investigation fail
  
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• LISTEN: Cataraqui Region Conservation is launching a forest therapy program. @MeehanCarolAnne has more. Authorityhttp://player.1310news.com/

  24-10-2017 20:45 via twitter.com
  LISTEN: Cataraqui Region Conservation is launching a forest therapy program. @MeehanCarolAnne has more. Authorityhttp://player.1310news.com/
  
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• Reevely: Ontario's pretty much abandoned endangered species, environment commissioner says

  24-10-2017 20:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ontario government hasn’t turned down a request for a permit to harm a threatened species in four years, the province’s environment commissioner reported Tuesday, and it doesn’t check whether the rules for the permits are followed anyway.
  Eastern Ontario is a hot spot for this stuff, commissioner Dianne Saxe says in a damning section of her annual report, because we have a lot of development going on and a lot of animals and plants that are in danger. Collectively they&rsqu
  
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• Grieving Ottawa mother takes on tech giants — and wins - Ottawa Citizen

  24-10-2017 20:44 via ottawacitizen.com
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  Grieving Ottawa mother takes on tech giants — and wins
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  Maureen Henry holds a photograph of her son, Dovi, who was found dead and without ID in Lake Ontario near Ontario Place in July 2014, in her house in Ottawa Wednesday, September 7, 2016. Darren Brown / Postmedia. Share Adjust Comment Print.
  
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• LISTEN: @MeehanCarolAnne is talking three-parent babies with Dr. Arthur Leader of the Ottawa Fertility Centre.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-10-2017 20:03 via twitter.com
  LISTEN: @MeehanCarolAnne is talking three-parent babies with Dr. Arthur Leader of the Ottawa Fertility Centre.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• LISTEN: @CPetitclerc and Harold Hoff join @MeehanCarolAnne to debate a bill which addresses the spanking of kids.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-10-2017 19:32 via twitter.com
  LISTEN: @CPetitclerc and Harold Hoff join @MeehanCarolAnne to debate a bill which addresses the spanking of kids.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• LISTEN: .@MeehanCarolAnne kicks off today's show talking car fires after a smart car was engulfed on the 417.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-10-2017 19:07 via twitter.com
  LISTEN: .@MeehanCarolAnne kicks off today's show talking car fires after a smart car was engulfed on the 417.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Pehringer: On the rise of the right in Austria – a reply to Shannon Gormley

  24-10-2017 19:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  Confronted with the headline on Shannon Gormley’s recent column (“How Austria managed to elect neo-Nazis,” Oct. 21), an ambassador would most likely react with an angry protest. I will take a different approach and simply set the record straight on a few facts.
  “Austria elected neo-Nazis” comes not even a year after Austrian voters were praised for electing, with a clear majority, a candidate of the Green Party, rather than a representative of the “far-right,&
  
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• Today's letters: The meaning of populism

  24-10-2017 18:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Today, you wrote to us about populism, Chaudière Falls and even the national anthem. We welcome your thoughts, which may be sent to: [email protected]
  Our guidelines are here.
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  Populism is not Nazism
  Re: How Austria managed to elect neo-Nazis, Oct. 21.
  Accusing people and governments of being neo-Nazis should not be done lightly and clearly Shannon Gormley is light on understanding the rise of “populist” parties in Europe. 
  Elections within the last year in
  
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• House Works: DIY septic system rescue

  24-10-2017 18:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  Back in 2012, I wrote about my backed up septic system and the non-traditional methods I was using to try and solve the problem. Five years later people are still asking me how things are going and if the approach I wrote about back then has proven worthwhile. The good news is that my system has been working perfectly for more than three years, though the original fix I was pursuing back in 2012 has nothing to do with the success.
  There are two main reasons septic systems are a big deal for peop
  
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• Still ahead: @obj_news @CarolinePhil has your #Ottawa social calendar: bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-10-2017 18:35 via twitter.com
  Still ahead: @obj_news @CarolinePhil has your #Ottawa social calendar: bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Man, 61, from Cornwall dead after Monday crash

  24-10-2017 18:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario Provincial Police have revealed the identity of the victim in a single vehicle crash near South Stormont Township, about 90 kilometres southeast of Ottawa, Monday afternoon.
  Police said Edmund Poirier, 61, of Cornwall was travelling east on Highway 401 at around 4:30 pm when his car left the road near the McConnell Avenue off-ramp.
  The car rolled before it came to a stop in the median.
  Poirier was pronounced dead at the scene.
  An investigation into the cause of the rollover continue
  
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• Egan: Former CTV anchor Carol Anne Meehan quitting daily radio show

  24-10-2017 18:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  Carol Anne Meehan is leaving the daily airwaves again — this time on her own terms.
  Meehan, 60, said Tuesday she is resigning from the afternoon slot on radio station 1310 News on Nov. 17 — ironically the date she was let go from CTV Ottawa in 2015.
  The firing set off a wave of sympathy for Meehan, coming only weeks after the death, at age 73, of CJOH legend Max Keeping, with whom she shared the supper hour anchor desk for more than 20 years.
  The pair were household names, if not hou
  
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• Ottawa rinks use ammonia — but much less than before, city says - CBC.ca

  24-10-2017 17:49 via cbc.ca
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  Ottawa rinks use ammonia — but much less than before, city says
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  All of Ottawa's municipal arenas use ammonia — the gas that killed three rink workers in Fernie, B.C., last week — to keep ice surfaces cool, but in much smaller quantities than in previous years, the city says. Older systems that circulated ammonia ...
  
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• Laurie Young's homecoming dance

  24-10-2017 17:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  Twenty years ago, Laurie Young was a promising young dancer in Ottawa when the influential German choreographer Sasha Waltz invited her to Berlin.
  It was a huge opportunity for Young, a Canterbury grad who, at the time, was dancing with Ottawa’s Le Groupe Dance Lab. Led by artistic director Peter Boneham and housed in Arts Court, the now-defunct dance lab was created as a workshop centre for contemporary dance research and development, with an ensemble of dancers to help visiting choreogra
  
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• NEXT: @Andrew_Z_Cohen on Trump possibly releasing #JFK assassination documents: bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-10-2017 17:44 via twitter.com
  NEXT: @Andrew_Z_Cohen on Trump possibly releasing #JFK assassination documents:bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Heads up if you're driving in the east end. twitter.com/OttawaPolice/s…

  24-10-2017 17:34 via twitter.com
  Heads up if you're driving in the east end. twitter.com/OttawaPolice/s…
  
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• Man charged after home-made 'explosive devices' seized @ home in Buckingham, PQ. #ottnews #gatineau 1310news.com/2017/10/24/pol…

  24-10-2017 17:25 via twitter.com
  Man charged after home-made 'explosive devices' seized @ home in Buckingham, PQ. #ottnews #gatineau 1310news.com/2017/10/24/pol…
  
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• Coming up 11:30: Pollster @niknanos joins @_MarkSutcliffe for weekly segment: bit.ly/1uwtdOs https://t.co/7JAqKLzGhI

  24-10-2017 17:22 via twitter.com
  
  Coming up 11:30: Pollster @niknanos joins @_MarkSutcliffe for weekly segment: bit.ly/1uwtdOs https://t.co/7JAqKLzGhI
  
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• New NAC Chef Kenton Leier brings humility and teamwork to the table

  24-10-2017 16:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa chef Kenton Leier has put his days as a hotel chef behind him.
  Over the past two decades, Leier has done the grand tour of Ottawa’s big downtown hotels, which included stints working at the Chateau Laurier, the Delta, the Marriott and, most recently, the Westin. But in June, he was appointed the National Arts Centre’s new executive chef, and the past Wednesday a belated event for VIPs was held to welcome him.
  At the NAC, Leier follows in the footsteps of chefs John Morris, Mic
  
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• King of the Yees brings lion dances, face changers and a father-daughter relationship to the stage

  24-10-2017 16:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  King of the Yees was written by American playwright Lauren Yee, who set out to explore her Chinese heritage, as well as her relationship with her father. Despite the specifics of her story, it’s a tale that everyone can relate to, says Sherry J. Yoon, who directs the B.C.-based Gateway Theatre production that comes to the National Arts Centre next week. Here’s more from Yoon’s interview with Lynn Saxberg: 
  Q: What was your first experience with King of the Yees?A: It was a
  
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• Centre Block evacuated after false-alarm reports of smoke

  24-10-2017 16:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  It turned out to be a false alarm – at least for those who had their umbrellas.
  On the day the Liberals are set to deliver their fiscal update, the Centre Block was evacuated after a 9:07 a.m. call reporting smoke in the building.
  Fire crews search the building and found no sign of a fire and staff were heading back into the building at about 9:30 p.m.
  Someone needed an extension to finish their homework. Classic! #cdnpoli
  — James Young (@shamukemo) October 24, 2017
  
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• Liberals snatch Quebec riding in federal byelection; Tories win one in Alberta - Ottawa Citizen

  24-10-2017 16:01 via ottawacitizen.com
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  Liberals snatch Quebec riding in federal byelection; Tories win one in Alberta
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  Richard Hebert, Liberal candidate for the byelection in the Lac-Saint-Jean riding, right, hugs Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a Liberal party rally in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Que, on Thursday, October 19, 2017. Hebert won the byelection Monday night.and more »
  
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• Liberals snatch Quebec riding in federal byelection

  24-10-2017 16:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Justin Trudeau’s Liberals have pulled off a stunning byelection upset, snatching the federal riding of Lac-Saint-Jean away from the Conservatives.
  A Liberal victory in Quebec’s nationalist heartland — where the party hasn’t won since 1980 and where it posted its worst result in the province in 2015 — would have been remarkable at any time.
  But it was particularly sweet for the prime minister on Monday, coming at time when his government has been mired for weeks in c
  
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• In wooing Amazon, Ottawa makes one list – 'most desperate stunts'

  24-10-2017 15:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa’s made at least one list in its bid to land the new Amazon headquarters.
  Too bad it’s Vanity Fair’s roundup of the dozen most “desperate stunts” that cities have pulled to catch the online retail giant’s eye.
  The Manhattan-based mag picked up a tweet from an alert Ottawan reporting that Sens fans were invited to “make noise for Amazon” at a recent home game against the Vancouver Canucks.
  By all accounts, the response was “tepid.”
  
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• Also ahead after 10: POLL: What should feds do if the deficit is smaller than originally projected?… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-10-2017 15:42 via twitter.com
  Also ahead after 10: POLL: What should feds do if the deficit is smaller than originally projected?… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Make sewage cleanup a priority, Riverkeeper tells Gatineau candidates

  24-10-2017 15:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa Riverkeeper wants Gatineau election candidates to make it a priority to stop sewage overflows into the Ottawa River.
  Riverkeep and the Friends of Brewery Creek have collected five years of data from tests looking for E. coli bacteria in the creek. 
  “The findings are troubling,” Riverkeeper says in an announcement Tuesday.
  It’s going to release the whole report and recommendations Wednesday, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Les Brasseurs du Temps.
  Anyone with an intere
  
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• Coming up at 9:45 @RandallMoore26 joins @_MarkSutcliffe live in-studio for #RandallsRant bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-10-2017 15:30 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 9:45@RandallMoore26 joins @_MarkSutcliffe live in-studio for #RandallsRantbit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• DCR/Phoenix's Cuckoo Kochar named Ottawa's Outstanding Individual Philanthropist - Ottawa Business Journal

  24-10-2017 15:28 via obj.ca
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  DCR/Phoenix's Cuckoo Kochar named Ottawa's Outstanding Individual Philanthropist
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  Cuckoo Kochar is president, CEO and founder of DCR/Phoenix Group of Companies. (Phoenix Homes photo). By: Caroline. Phillips. Caroline Phillips. Published: Oct 24, 2017 8:17am EDT. Comments. Share: Topic: Social. Organizations: DCR Phoenix.and more »
  
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• Heavy rain causes traffic chaos in Tuesday rush hour - Ottawa Citizen

  24-10-2017 15:20 via ottawacitizen.com
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  Heavy rain causes traffic chaos in Tuesday rush hour
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  Eastbound Qway traffic Tuesday morning as seen from Parkdale overpass. Wayne Cuddington Wayne Cuddington / Postmedia. Share Adjust Comment Print. Traffic slowdowns brought on by rain and a handful of fender benders caused havoc for morning ...
  
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• Heavy rain causes traffic chaos in Tuesday rush hour

  24-10-2017 15:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  Traffic slowdowns brought on by rain and a handful of fender benders caused havoc for morning commuters in Ottawa.
  Ottawa police said that, while no major accidents were reported, the rain contributed to several minor collisions and saw traffic throughout the city increase to heavier than normal volumes.
  Highway 416 northbound saw traffic backed up all the way from the Highway 417 exit through to Barrhaven. Traffic travelling eastbound along Highway 417 was also stopped into Kanata, as a st
  
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• Coming up 9:30: @ChiefBordeleau on @OttawaPolice plan to add hijabs to inclusion policy bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-10-2017 15:17 via twitter.com
  Coming up 9:30: @ChiefBordeleau on @OttawaPolice plan to add hijabs to inclusion policy bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Here are the details on how Asterix will be crewed by the Royal Canadian Navy

  24-10-2017 15:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  Defence Watch was told that the Royal Canadian Navy was originally looking at having two crews, one on each coast, for MV Asterix. That is now off the table. Here is the latest from the RCN on how Asterix will be crewed:
  MV Asterix will sail with a combined crew of civilian and military personnel, featuring 36 civilian personnel and up to 114 military personnel.The embarked basic military specialist crew consists of 67 personnel which will provide sustained underway replenishment, aviation, medi
  
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• In wooing Amazon, Ottawa makes one list – 'most desperate stunts' - Ottawa Citizen

  24-10-2017 15:13 via ottawacitizen.com
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  In wooing Amazon, Ottawa makes one list – 'most desperate stunts'
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  Invest Ottawa envisions Amazon HQ2 as part of a massive LeBreton Flats development along the Ottawa River. Invest Ottawa / . Share Adjust Comment Print. Ottawa has made at least one list in its bid to land the new Amazon headquarters. Too bad it's ...
  
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• Coming up 9:15: @cmaconthehill on #fiscal update & #byelection results: bit.ly/1uwtdOs @_MarkSutcliffe… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-10-2017 15:05 via twitter.com
  Coming up 9:15: @cmaconthehill on #fiscal update & #byelection results: bit.ly/1uwtdOs @_MarkSutcliffe… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Police seek 15-year-old missing nearly two weeks - Ottawa Citizen

  24-10-2017 14:48 via ottawacitizen.com
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  Police seek 15-year-old missing nearly two weeks
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  The Ottawa Police Service is asking for assistance in locating a 15 year old male Dustin Lance. His family is greatly concerned for his safety. Dustin is described as a white male 5'9" (175 cm), 126 lbs (57 kg), hazel eyes. No facial hair. No clothing ...
  MISSING: Dustin Lance, 15, last seen in OrleansCTV Newsall 3 news articles »
  
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• Police seek 15-year-old missing nearly two weeks

  24-10-2017 14:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police are asking for help in locating Dustin Lance, a 15-year-old whose family is worried about his safety.
  Dustin was last seen about 8:10 a.m. on Oct. 11 at Sir Wilfred Laurier Secondary School.
  He is white, five feet nine inches tall, weighs 126 pounds, has hazel eyes and no facial hair.
  Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call Ottawa police missing persons unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 2355.
  Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll free
  
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• Police seek #missing 15-year-old boy -- not seen since Oct 11 bit.ly/2yHdo5L https://t.co/U9L7gQXt79

  24-10-2017 14:35 via twitter.com
  
  Police seek #missing 15-year-old boy -- not seen since Oct 11 bit.ly/2yHdo5L https://t.co/U9L7gQXt79
  
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• Wet and windy weather Tuesday, risk of showers Wednesday

  24-10-2017 13:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  Hope you enjoyed the pleasant climate over the last few days.
  Except for a few sunny days later this week, Environment Canada’s latest forecast has rain threatening every day through Monday.
  For Tuesday, expect showers in the morning then a 40 per cent chance of more rain through the night. Southeast winds of 30 km/h gusting to 60 becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 early in the afternoon.
  The high is a forecast 16 C and the low 7 C.
  Wednesday is expected to be mainly cloudy with a 40 per
  
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