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• Patients of marijuana dispensary upset after personal information shared in email

  26-10-2017 23:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  The owner of a medical marijuana dispensary in Gloucester has apologized after emails were accidentally sent to 24 patients that revealed the names and addresses of all the store’s customers.
  “Some people were obviously upset, for good reason,” said Charlie Cloutier, owner of Greenworks Medicinal on Canotek Road. Staff phoned all the people who received the email to apologize and ask them to delete it, he said. 
  The email contained the names and addresses of about 250 peop
  
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• How long will college faculty strike last? If past is any indication, it could drag on

  26-10-2017 23:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  Twenty three days. That’s the average length of the three previous strikes by college faculty in Ontario. As the current strike heads into Day 12, pressure is growing to settle the dispute. But neither the union, college management nor the government appears willing to budge yet. 
  Student association leaders from eight colleges are pressuring Deb Matthews, the minister responsible for post-secondary education, for a solution that would allow students at 24 colleges to get back to clas
  
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• No criminal charges for 9 @ottawapolice members in OPP probe requested by @ChiefBordeleau #ottnews 1310news.com/2017/10/26/no-…

  26-10-2017 23:10 via twitter.com
  No criminal charges for 9 @ottawapolice members in OPP probe requested by @ChiefBordeleau#ottnews 1310news.com/2017/10/26/no-…
  
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• Egan: Chastened chef Matthew Carmichael a 'product' of an industry with a problem

  26-10-2017 23:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  Somewhere between Julia Child and Gordon Ramsay, our daily bread became a form of worship and chefs our high priests in aprons.
  Anyway you slice it, food has gotten a little weird.
  Of course, high-end chefs can holler and harass — have we not made them into geniuses with sizeable public profiles and pots of sizzling oil?
  For better or worse, “celebrity” chef Matthew Carmichael’s name appeared on Citizen and Sun pages at least 69 times in the past few years. I flip through
  
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• Horse killed on rural road near Osgoode

  26-10-2017 22:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  A horse was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Stagecoach Road, near Osgoode on Thursday afternoon.
  An Ottawa Fire Services spokeswoman said no one was riding the horse, and the driver of the vehicle wasn’t hurt.
  UPDATE: No injuries to driver. No one riding horse. Avoid area of Stagecoach north of Snake Island. #otttraffic https://t.co/Lhi8Snkpl1
  — Ottawa Fire Services (@OttFire) October 26, 2017Ottawa fire headquarters didn’t immediately have information about how the horse g
  
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• Horse killed on rural road near Kemptville

  26-10-2017 22:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  A horse was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Stagecoach Road, east of Kemptville on Thursday afternoon.
  An Ottawa Fire Services spokeswoman said no one was riding the horse, and the driver of the vehicle wasn’t hurt.
  UPDATE: No injuries to driver. No one riding horse. Avoid area of Stagecoach north of Snake Island. #otttraffic https://t.co/Lhi8Snkpl1
  — Ottawa Fire Services (@OttFire) October 26, 2017Ottawa fire headquarters didn’t immediately have information about how the h
  
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• No charges in OPP probe of Ottawa police employees over training explosion

  26-10-2017 22:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  No charges will be laid after provincial police completed their investigation into allegations of fraud and evidence manipulation made against senior Ottawa police employees.
  Chief Charles Bordeleau, in a statement to all officers and then to media, confirmed he received an investigative report from the Ontario Provincial Police Thursday morning. That probe looked at the conduct of nine Ottawa Police Service employees during an Special Investigations Unit investigation into a tactical train
  
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• No charges in OPP probe of Ottawa police employees over training ... - Ottawa Citizen

  26-10-2017 22:38 via ottawacitizen.com
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  No charges in OPP probe of Ottawa police employees over training ...
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  Two Ottawa police tactical officers and three paramedics were injured in a joint-training exercise with the RCMP that was conducted in 2014 on March Road in ...
  No charges for Ottawa police officers accused of wrongdoing in SIU ...CBC.ca
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• No charges in OPP probe of Ottawa police employees over training explosion - Ottawa Citizen

  26-10-2017 22:38 via ottawacitizen.com
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  No charges in OPP probe of Ottawa police employees over training explosion
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  Two Ottawa police tactical officers and three paramedics were injured in a joint-training exercise with the RCMP that was conducted in 2014 on March Road in Kanata. PAT McGRATH / THE OTTAWA CITIZEN. Share Adjust Comment Print. Ontario Provincial ...
  No charges for Ottawa police officers accused of wrongdoing in SIU caseCBC.ca
  No evidence of wrongdoing after OPP investigate Ottawa Police
  
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• Man arrested after accusations he assaulted his daughter for taking off her hijab - 1310news.com/2017/10/26/man… #ottnews https://t.co/wuAfWf6Hc0

  26-10-2017 22:35 via twitter.com
  
  Man arrested after accusations he assaulted his daughter for taking off her hijab - 1310news.com/2017/10/26/man… #ottnews https://t.co/wuAfWf6Hc0
  
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• Story: @JimWatsonOttawa explains his strong public reaction to Quebec's Bill 62 - 1310news.com/2017/10/26/jim… #ottnews https://t.co/Nk06FwLtp5

  26-10-2017 21:51 via twitter.com
  
  Story: @JimWatsonOttawa explains his strong public reaction to Quebec's Bill 62 - 1310news.com/2017/10/26/jim… #ottnews https://t.co/Nk06FwLtp5
  
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• Trudeau: Canadians rightfully angry after Ottawa pays $31.25M to men falsely imprisoned in Syria - Globalnews.ca

  26-10-2017 21:16 via globalnews.ca
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  Trudeau: Canadians rightfully angry after Ottawa pays $31.25M to men falsely imprisoned in Syria
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  WATCH: Ottawa said it is not confirming the total amount received by each man, noting that “the details are confidential.” X. - A A +. Listen. The federal government has paid settlements totalling just over $31 million to three men falsely accused of ...
  Three Canadians tortured in Syria receive $31-million settlement from OttawaToronto Star
  Ottawa pays $31.3M
  
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• Trudeau: Canadians rightfully angry after Ottawa pays $31.25M to ... - Globalnews.ca

  26-10-2017 21:16 via globalnews.ca
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  The federal government has paid settlements totalling just over $31 million to three men falsely accused of links to terror groups, then imprisoned and tortured in ...
  Three Canadians tortured in Syria receive $31-million settlement from OttawaToronto Star
  Ottawa pays $31.3M to Canadian men tortured in Syria - Politics ...CBC.caall 15 news articles »
  
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• Why are trees still green in late October? - CBC.ca

  26-10-2017 21:10 via cbc.ca
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  Why are trees still green in late October?
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  It's almost November, but many parts of Ottawa are looking decidedly summery. While there are splashes of fall colour here and there, and some trees have started to shed their foliage, plenty of others remain green. Why, you ask? The days are surely ...
  
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• A look at how the Grey Cup will impact the Ottawa hotel industry - 1310news.com/2017/10/26/loo… #ottnews https://t.co/xJsCzViS24

  26-10-2017 20:55 via twitter.com
  
  A look at how the Grey Cup will impact the Ottawa hotel industry - 1310news.com/2017/10/26/loo… #ottnews https://t.co/xJsCzViS24
  
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• #ottnews #otttraffic twitter.com/OttFire/status…

  26-10-2017 20:50 via twitter.com
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• Game 10 Preview: Philadelphia Flyers vs. Ottawa Senators - Silver Seven

  26-10-2017 20:49 via silversevensens.com
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  Game 10 Preview: Philadelphia Flyers vs. Ottawa Senators
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  The Flyers come into town for their first matchup against the Senators this season. Can Ottawa avoid another shootout loss? by Trevor Shackles@ShackTS Oct 26, 2017, 2:49pm EDT. tweet · share · pin · Rec. Marc DesRosiers-USA TODAY Sports. The Ottawa ...
  Senators hold on for win after late Flyers surgeOttawa Citizen
  Turris needs time to get healthy after struggling through Kings gameOttawa
  
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• Six firearms stolen near #Eganville 1310news.com/2017/10/26/six…

  26-10-2017 20:32 via twitter.com
  Six firearms stolen near #Eganville 1310news.com/2017/10/26/six…
  
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• LISTEN: The Ontario Autism Coalition is rallying in Ottawa today, demanding better programming. @MeehanCarolAnne… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  26-10-2017 20:15 via twitter.com
  LISTEN: The Ontario Autism Coalition is rallying in Ottawa today, demanding better programming. @MeehanCarolAnne… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Redblacks add to firepower with howitzer celebrating touchdowns

  26-10-2017 20:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  Good news and bad news for the folks — you know who you are — who get upset at the roar of military planes soaring over the Stadium at TD Place during Redblacks games.
  The good news is there will be no flybys Friday night when the Redblacks face the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
  The bad news for some, and good news for others, is the 30th Field Artillery Regiment will be in the house for fan appreciation night.
  And they’re bringing their little friend, a 105-mm C3 howitzer. Th
  
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• Canadian spy agency’s frat house atmosphere revealed in new report

  26-10-2017 20:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  A scathing review of the Toronto office of Canada’s spy agency has painted a picture of a dysfunctional organization that is more akin to a frat house than a government’s intelligence-gathering agency.
  According to the article by Jim Bronskill of the Canadian Press, the assessment found leadership skills “wanting” and employees facing reprisals for speaking out. Here is more from the CP story:
  Employees who had served in the region more than two years referred to the past
  
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• LISTEN: @LauraPeck6 joins @MeehanCarolAnne to break down this week in the news. player.1310news.com https://t.co/RXnrXdWk8Z

  26-10-2017 20:03 via twitter.com
  
  LISTEN: @LauraPeck6 joins @MeehanCarolAnne to break down this week in the news. player.1310news.com https://t.co/RXnrXdWk8Z
  
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• Police seek assistance as six long guns taken in break-in

  26-10-2017 19:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  Provincial police are seeking public assistance after six long-guns were stolen in a break-in at a residence in rural North Algona-Wilberforce Township, about 150 kilometres west of Ottawa.
  The break-in was reported Oct. 22 and the owners believe the intrusion on Letts Cemetery Road occurred sometime between Oct. 15 and Oct. 22.
  Police listed the stolen firearms as:
  12-gauge pump action Mossberg shotgun – brown stock;
  12-gauge pump action Mossberg shotgun – camouflage stock;
  22-
  
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• LISTEN: How is @odpreventionott preventing trauma and burnout among its volunteers? @MeehanCarolAnne finds out.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  26-10-2017 19:45 via twitter.com
  LISTEN: How is @odpreventionott preventing trauma and burnout among its volunteers? @MeehanCarolAnne finds out.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• UPDATE: Missing teen Michael Marotta found safe. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaPolice/s…

  26-10-2017 19:33 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: Missing teen Michael Marotta found safe. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaPolice/s…
  
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• Sold-out Grey Cup part of 'unbelievable ride' for Redblacks - Ottawa Citizen

  26-10-2017 19:30 via ottawacitizen.com
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  Sold-out Grey Cup part of 'unbelievable ride' for Redblacks
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  It's almost been a blur to Jeff Hunt – four years have gone by so quickly and in a month the Ottawa Redblacks will host the Grey Cup, a game that is officially sold out. The Redblacks, of course, are the defending Grey Cup champions. “I remember when ...
  Next month's Grey Cup in Ottawa sold outCTV News
  Next month's Grey Cup in Ottawa sold out, capacity at TD Place to be increasedNews1130all 9 n
  
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• Sold-out Grey Cup part of 'unbelievable ride' for Redblacks

  26-10-2017 19:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  It’s almost been a blur to Jeff Hunt – four years have gone by so quickly and in a month the Ottawa Redblacks will host the Grey Cup, a game that is officially sold out.
  The Redblacks, of course, are the defending Grey Cup champions.
  “I remember when we were negotiating our expansion franchise,” said Hunt, Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group’s president of sports and a catalyst in bringing the Canadian Football League back to Ottawa for the 2014 season. “We
  
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• High profile sex assault cases and social media campaigns have the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre busy. @MeehanCarolAnne… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  26-10-2017 19:15 via twitter.com
  High profile sex assault cases and social media campaigns have the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre busy. @MeehanCarolAnne… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Wanted – painting crew for HMCS Victoria

  26-10-2017 19:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Department of National Defence has put out the call for a painting crew to spruce up HMCS Victoria.
  The sub will be docked at HMC Dockyard facility at CFB Esquimalt, BC and the contractor winning the bid will be given one month to complete the job.
  Painting is to start Nov. 21. The painting will be done on the inside of the submarine.
  Employees of the winning contractor will be required to take a 1/2 day submarine familiarization/safety training course.
  
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• Reevely: Hydro prices to keep rising, just a bit more slowly, Ontario government says

  26-10-2017 18:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  The average Ontario household’s electricity bill will reach nearly $200 a month before levelling off in 2030, the provincial government predicted as it released its latest long-term energy plan Thursday morning.
  This is the first overhaul to the province’s electricity forecast in four years, which means it’s the first one since the Liberal government got seriously spooked by Ontarians’ fury over constant hydro price hikes.
  It promises more options for people who are willi
  
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• Reid, Ifill and Gee: Addiction is no excuse for sexual harassment

  26-10-2017 18:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  Matt Carmichael, an Ottawa celebrity chef, has come forward and admitted to sexually harassing some of his employees.
  What the world has come to see is that sexual harassment exists in every male-dominated industry (which, let’s face it, is basically every industry).
  In the statement Carmichael issued – he got ahead of the news, as the first to publicly address the allegations – he leads with his addiction issues and details how he completed a 30-day recovery program (congratul
  
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• Today's letters: Jeff Hunt responds to Citizen on 67's attendance

  26-10-2017 18:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa 67’s working hard to improve attendance, and the Canadian National Institute for the Blind weighs in on dogs and Uber. 
  Write to us at [email protected].
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  How the 67’s are winning back fans
  Re: 67’s celebrate a glorious history, Oct. 23.
  Writer Wayne Scanlan and I spoke about many factors that can lead to declining attendance at sporting events in general and at 67’s games. We did not discuss the measures the 67’s are taking to earn back f
  
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• So much for Kurdish independence

  26-10-2017 17:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  If you blinked, you would have missed it.
  For less than three weeks, it looked as if the Kurds might have their own independent country. The Kurds control a mountainous area in northern Iraq and since the British occupation in 1920 they have been pushing for their own independent country.
  Last month, the Kurds held a referendum in which those who turned out voted 92 per cent in favour of independence. Cue cheers and celebrations in the Kurdish Highlands of Iraq.
  It was not a popular move among K
  
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• Today's letters: Jeff Hunt responds to Citizen story on 67's attendanc

  26-10-2017 17:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa 67’s working hard to improve attendance and the Canadian National Institute for the Blind weighs in on dogs and Uber. 
  Write to us at [email protected].
  Re: 67’s celebrate a glorious history, Oct. 23
  Writer Wayne Scanlan and I spoke about many factors that can lead to declining attendance at sporting events in general and at 67’s games. We did not discuss the measures the 67’s are taking to earn back fans we’ve lost and to attract new fans.
  I sho
  
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• Coming up just after 11:45 JimWatsonOttawa will join @_MarkSutcliffe with more on his response to #Bill62 Live:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  26-10-2017 17:30 via twitter.com
  Coming up just after 11:45JimWatsonOttawa will join @_MarkSutcliffe with more on his response to #Bill62 Live:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Couple escapes west-end fire Thursday morning

  26-10-2017 17:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  A blaze that began in the basement of a split-level house in the city’s west end Thursday morning has been brought under control.
  The homeowners called 911 at 8:51 a.m. and firefighters declared a working fire on arrival. The couple was able to safely escape their home on Gold Crescent near Queensview Drive.
  The operation caused traffic problems for about 90 minutes.
  Firefighters worked with the residents to retrieve electronic equipment, musical instruments and laptops as part of the salv
  
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• MP @CharlieAngusNDP is criticizing feds over treatment of #Indigenous youth He joins @_MarkSutcliffe at 11:15… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  26-10-2017 17:05 via twitter.com
  MP @CharlieAngusNDP is criticizing feds over treatment of #Indigenous youth He joins @_MarkSutcliffe at 11:15… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Coming up at 11 @TomWhalenBU on #JFKassassination files being released today: Listen: bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  26-10-2017 16:55 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11@TomWhalenBU on #JFKassassination files being released today: Listen: bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• ByWard Market beating leaves victim with broken ankle

  26-10-2017 16:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police are investigating after a man was beaten by a group of assailants in the ByWard Market Wednesday night.
  The victim suffered a broken ankle, police said. 
  A 911 call drew them to the intersection of Rideau and Waller streets at 10:25 p.m. The victim was taken to hospital by ambulance.
  Central investigations are probing the assault. The suspects are described as four black men, police said.
   
  
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• Ottawa's Charron named to World Rugby Hall of Fame - Ottawa Citizen

  26-10-2017 16:41 via ottawacitizen.com
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  Ottawa's Charron named to World Rugby Hall of Fame
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  Ottawa rugby legend Al Charron, a former Canadian captain and the greatest forward this country has ever produced, was named Thursday to the World Rugby Hall of Fame. He is only the third Canadian to be inducted into the world rugby hall. The others ...and more »
  
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• Ottawa's Charron named to World Rugby Hall of Fame

  26-10-2017 16:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa rugby legend Al Charron, a former Canadian captain and the greatest forward this country has ever produced, was named Thursday to the World Rugby Hall of Fame.
  He is only the third Canadian to be inducted into the world rugby hall. The others are his former teammate, Gareth Rees, and Heather Moyse, the superstar women’s player.
  “It was awesome to get the call (from John Eales, chairman of world hall of fame selection committee),” Charron said. “It’s very humb
  
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• Coming up 10:45 Security Professor/ author @ProfAishaAhmad ahead of her @CanWarMuseum lecture:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  26-10-2017 16:40 via twitter.com
  Coming up 10:45 Security Professor/ author @ProfAishaAhmad ahead of her @CanWarMuseum lecture:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• More than 2,000 soldiers to take part in exercise at Wainwright

  26-10-2017 16:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  Approximately 2400 Canadian Army soldiers from 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (1 CMBG) in Edmonton, Alberta, are taking part in Exercise IRON RAM over the next three weeks. The exercise is being held at Canadian Forces Base / Area Support Unit Wainwright.
  The exercise runs from October 23 until November 17. It will, at times, involve live fire.
  “Exercise IRON RAM will test and enhance 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group’s combined arms skill, which is the integration and co
  
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• Coming up on the #PowerLUNCH at NOON: @cooperbrosband Dick Cooper & @TimTierney join @_MarkSutcliffe in studio:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  26-10-2017 15:55 via twitter.com
  Coming up on the #PowerLUNCH at NOON: @cooperbrosband Dick Cooper & @TimTierney join @_MarkSutcliffe in studio:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Coming up on the 10 O'Clock Talk: @LMartinWashDC, @David_Moscrop & @1310JasonWhite join @_MarkSutcliffe live:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  26-10-2017 15:41 via twitter.com
  Coming up on the 10 O'Clock Talk:@LMartinWashDC, @David_Moscrop & @1310JasonWhite join @_MarkSutcliffe live:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• At 9:45 Dr. Marie-Claude Gregoire on doctors being asked about #assisteddeath for children:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  26-10-2017 15:40 via twitter.com
  At 9:45Dr. Marie-Claude Gregoire on doctors being asked about #assisteddeath for children:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• #Twitter toughens abuse rules - and now has to enforce them: bit.ly/2ySja46 https://t.co/nSecolLR8f

  26-10-2017 15:30 via twitter.com
  
  #Twitter toughens abuse rules - and now has to enforce them: bit.ly/2ySja46 https://t.co/nSecolLR8f
  
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• QUESTION OF THE DAY: Does more need to be done to protect restaurant workers from harassment? Story: bit.ly/2yMYVFi

  26-10-2017 15:16 via twitter.com
  QUESTION OF THE DAY:Does more need to be done to protect restaurant workers from harassment? Story: bit.ly/2yMYVFi
  
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• Grey Cup is officially sold out one month in advance

  26-10-2017 14:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  Exactly a month before the 105th Grey Cup kicks off in the capital, the event is officially sold out.
  That’s the word from the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group Thursday.
  “The excitement from RNation and CFL fans across our country has been tremendous and we promise that this will be a Grey Cup to remember,” enthused  Jeff Hunt, president of OSEG Sports. “RNation is ready to welcome Our Nation for a week-long party that Canadians won’t soon forget
  
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• Crash takes out light standard snarling Fallowfield traffic

  26-10-2017 14:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  A single-vehicle crash damaged at light standard, leaving Fallowfield Road closed for repairs into the morning rush hour.
  Police said that the crash happened at 5:31 a.m. but repair crews and officers were still on the scene at 8 a.m. with road closures in effect from Woodroffe Avenue to Holitman Drive.
  No one was hurt in the crash, police said.
  ICYMI: Fallowfield Rd still closed in both directions for repairs on a lightpole.Closed from Woodroffe Ave to Holitman Dr.#otttraffic
  — Ottaw
  
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