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• Air Transat owed stranded passengers more, says federal transportation agency

  30-11-2017 23:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  The federal transportation agency says Air Transat failed the 590 hapless passengers who were confined inside two planes that sat more than four hours on a hot tarmac in Ottawa.
  Following a report issued Tuesday, the Canadian Transportation Agency fined the Montreal airline $295,000 for not living up to its contractual obligations to passengers during last summer’s travel nightmare. 
  That contract, known as a “tariff agreement,” gives passengers the right to deplane after
  
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• Shady Ottawa Dispensaries Close Shop Following VICE Investigation - VICE

  30-11-2017 23:28
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  Shady Ottawa Dispensaries Close Shop Following VICE Investigation
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  Several Ottawa weed dispensaries have shut down after their shady practices were exposed in a recent VICE investigation. The VICE story focused on a national chain of dispensaries that go by the names Green Tree, WeeMedical, CannaGreen, Herbal Leaf ...
  
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• Man taken to hospital with gunshot wound after shooting on Rochester Street

  30-11-2017 23:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  A man is being treated in hospital for a gunshot wound after numerous rounds were reportedly fired at the north end of Rochester Street on Thursday afternoon.
  Ottawa police were called to the area, near the corner of Primrose Avenue, at about 2:40 p.m. The man’s injuries are serious but not life-threatening. They were called to the scene after neighbours heard shots in the 1-100 block of Rochester.
  A vehicle was also damaged in the gunfire. Police continue to investigate.
  
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• Canadian military personnel no longer have to pay income tax when deployed on international operations

  30-11-2017 23:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jon Vance has outlined changes that have been brought in for income tax and the Canadian Forces. What this means in practical terms, he pointed out, is that soon military personnel will no longer have to pay income tax while deployed on named international operations. 
  Here are more details from the message Vance sent to military personnel:
  Here’s how it will work:  CAF members who deployed outside of Canada on a named internati
  
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• Triple killer argues his own Jordan application at attempted murder trial

  30-11-2017 23:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  Triple killer Ian Bush stood in an Ottawa courtroom this week and argued that his charge of attempting to murder a Second World War Veteran should be stayed because of court delay.
  Bush awaits a jury’s verdict in his attempted murder trial stemming from the 2014 home invasion at 101-year-old veteran Ernest Côté’s condo.
  The jury in the home invasion trial is now deliberating, and has not been told that Bush is a convicted killer who was found guilty in May of three count
  
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• City auditor general looks into cyber security, shelter inspections, emergency preparedness and LRT regs

  30-11-2017 22:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  The city’s cyber network is at risk of being compromised by people accessing the system from remote locations, an audit discovered.
  Auditor general Ken Hughes tabled the audit on information technology remote access on Thursday as part of his annual report.
  Part of the written audit report is redacted because of sensitive security matters. The audit committee also went into a closed session to discuss the report, citing the need to protect the security of the city’s property.
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• Air Transat owed stranded passengers more, says federal transportation agency - Ottawa Citizen

  30-11-2017 22:26
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  Air Transat owed stranded passengers more, says federal transportation agency
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  Alan and Patricia Abraham were among three passengers on flight TS507 who testified at a hearing of the Canadian Transportation Agency examining Air Transat's conduct on the evening of July 31 when 20 commercial flights were diverted to Ottawa because ...
  Air Transat failed passengers stuck on 2 flights at Ottawa airport, agency decidesCBC.ca
  Editorial: Air Transat's to blame for passenge
  
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• Special Care Nursery opens at Ottawa Hospital Civic campus for preemies - CTV News

  30-11-2017 22:12
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  Special Care Nursery opens at Ottawa Hospital Civic campus for preemies
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  The Ottawa Hospital unveiled its new special care nursery today aimed at helping the region's tiniest patients. The Special Care Nursery at the Civic campus will help those babies who aren't sick enough to be in the neonatal intensive care unit but ...
  
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• One man in hospital with injuries connected to shooting on Rochester St. near Primrose. @ottawapolice #ottnews twitter.com/Stu_McGinn/sta…

  30-11-2017 21:57 via twitter.com
  One man in hospital with injuries connected to shooting on Rochester St. near Primrose. @ottawapolice #ottnews twitter.com/Stu_McGinn/sta…
  
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• JUST IN: The Ottawa Senators have announced an Alumni Game. It'll happen on December 15th at the outdoor rink on Pa… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-11-2017 21:52 via twitter.com
  JUST IN: The Ottawa Senators have announced an Alumni Game. It'll happen on December 15th at the outdoor rink on Pa… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• TRAFFIC: All lanes on HWY 417 WB off-ramp at Maitland Ave are blocked due to a collision.

  30-11-2017 21:49 via twitter.com
  TRAFFIC: All lanes on HWY 417 WB off-ramp at Maitland Ave are blocked due to a collision.
  
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• Air Transat slammed, fined for handling of hours-long tarmac delay ow.ly/UBvg30gVGBm https://t.co/uw0KABLWJX

  30-11-2017 21:46 via twitter.com
  
  Air Transat slammed, fined for handling of hours-long tarmac delay ow.ly/UBvg30gVGBm https://t.co/uw0KABLWJX
  
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• STORY: Ottawa Police investigate afternoon shooting in Little Italy ow.ly/HBqA30gVFjM https://t.co/AEP7HD1Gs8

  30-11-2017 21:36 via twitter.com
  
  STORY: Ottawa Police investigate afternoon shooting in Little Italy ow.ly/HBqA30gVFjM https://t.co/AEP7HD1Gs8
  
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• JUST IN: Ottawa Police are on scene investigating reports of shots fired on Rochester St. No injuries or arrests are reported at this time.

  30-11-2017 21:23 via twitter.com
  JUST IN: Ottawa Police are on scene investigating reports of shots fired on Rochester St. No injuries or arrests are reported at this time.
  
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• Ottawa triple killer had hit list of targets — including CBC journalist, two other judges - Ottawa Citizen

  30-11-2017 20:30
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  Ottawa triple killer had hit list of targets — including CBC journalist, two other judges
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  Ian Bush inside the back of of an unmarked police cruiser as it leaves the Elgin St. courthouse in Ottawa, Friday, February 20, 2015. Mike Carroccetto / Ottawa Citizen. Share Adjust Comment Print. Ian Bush, the failed Ottawa consultant who was branded ...and more »
  
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• Ottawa triple killer had hit list of targets — including CBC journalist ... - Ottawa Citizen

  30-11-2017 20:30
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  Ian Bush, the failed Ottawa consultant who was branded a monster after his May convictions for the horrific 2007 killings of three seniors — including a retired judge — had drafted a hit list of other people he despised enough to kill.and more »
  
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• Ottawa triple killer had hit list of targets — including CBC journalist, two other judges

  30-11-2017 20:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ian Bush, the failed Ottawa consultant who was branded a monster after his May convictions for the horrific 2007 killings of three seniors — including a retired judge — had drafted a hit list of other people he despised enough to kill.
  Bush, 61, had two hit lists — a long list and a short list. The short list of targets included two Ottawa judges, one from Ontario Court, the other from Superior Court. 
  The triple killer’s No. 1 entry on the long list of targets was n
  
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• Canadians' Black Friday spending hits a plateau: study

  30-11-2017 20:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  Canadians’ spending at “Black Friday” shopping events seems to have peaked, according to new spending data.
  Moneris, Canada’s largest processor of electronic payments, reports that year over year, shopping on Black Friday 2017 saw a slight 4.5 per cent increase in spending over Black Friday 2016.
  The increase was even smaller in Ontario, where sales increased by a slim 3.86 per cent.
  Nationally, in 2016 Canadians spent 5.91 per cent more on Black Friday than they did
  
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• Montreal rocker Sam Roberts shows off his classical chops

  30-11-2017 20:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  Montreal rocker Sam Roberts popped by Canterbury High School in Ottawa’s east end last week to inspire music students there with not just his guitar playing and singing but also his violin abilities. Brought to Ottawa’s English-language arts high school by Music and Beyond, Roberts showed that he could handle Bach as well as rock. 
  
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• Ottawa not to blame for newspaper closings: Joly - The Globe and Mail

  30-11-2017 20:16
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  Ottawa not to blame for newspaper closings: Joly
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  The Barrie Examiner, Orleans News, the Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin, Metro Winnipeg, Our London and the Orillia Packet & Times are among the local newspapers shutting down after the deal between Torstar and Postmedia. Susan Krashinsky Robertson and ...
  Postmedia shutting down Metro Ottawa, 14 eastern Ontario newspapersCBC.ca
  Metro Ottawa among local papers to close, after Postmedia-Torstar dealOttawa C
  
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• #BREAKING A federal agency is ordering Air Transat to cover out-of-pocket expenses for passengers caught in an hou… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-11-2017 20:04 via twitter.com
  #BREAKINGA federal agency is ordering Air Transat to cover out-of-pocket expenses for passengers caught in an hou… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Ottawa eyes 4% hotel and Airbnb room tax - Ottawa Business Journal

  30-11-2017 20:03
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  Ottawa eyes 4% hotel and Airbnb room tax
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  Whether they choose a traditional hotel room or make use of platforms such as Airbnb, Ottawa tourists may find a new tax on their stays in the new year. City staff have proposed the new hotel and short-term accommodation tax in a report to the finance ...
  
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• Audit identifies sloppiness in city's management of child-care subsidies

  30-11-2017 19:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  Children who were entitled to child-care subsidies did not receive them because the city department overseeing the program didn’t make sure the people who were already receiving subsidies still qualified and, ultimately, ran out of money.
  An audit of child-care services has uncovered examples of such extreme sloppiness in the management of child-care subsidies that one councillor said the revelations “got my blood boiling.”
  The number of Ottawa children on a waiting list for a
  
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• Store clerk sent to hospital after robbers blast him with bear spray

  30-11-2017 19:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  A convenience store clerk was taken to hospital Wednesday night after robbers sprayed him with a substance like bear repellent so they could grab cash and smokes.
  It happened at about 10:20 p.m. at a store on Montreal Road near St. Laurent Boulevard.
  Two men, both disguised, walked into the store and immediately sprayed and incapacitated the clerk.
  They grabbed the items and fled.
  A witness outside the store spotted the suspects as they left the store and called 911, Staff Sgt. Michael Haarbosch
  
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• The @rick_gibbons Show for Thursday, November 30th: 1:15: @SRHHospital 1:30: @MayorBrettTodd 1:45: @SimonPalamar 2:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-11-2017 18:52 via twitter.com
  The @rick_gibbons Show for Thursday, November 30th: 1:15: @SRHHospital 1:30: @MayorBrettTodd 1:45: @SimonPalamar 2:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Katz: Apology still owed to the Jewish community, and all Canadians

  30-11-2017 18:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  In modern times, the federal government has issued the following apologies:
  • 1988, for the internment of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War;
  • 2006, for the Chinese Head Tax, charged to Chinese people entering Canada (1885-1923);
  • 2008, to the former students of Indian Residential Schools;
  • 2016, for turning away south Asian immigrants aboard the Komagata Maru in 1914; 
  • 2017, to students of the Newfoundland and Labrador residential sc
  
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• City AG questions quality of asphalt used for pothole repairs

  30-11-2017 18:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  The city could be buying loads of crummy asphalt, based on the results of an investigation by the auditor general.
  In fact, the city wasn’t even testing asphalt for its small road projects outside the winter months to make sure the material was adequate, the audit revealed.
  Auditors tested samples from two suppliers and neither met the requirements set in the city’s contract.
  It might be only two samples, but the fact that both failed to meet the specifications is “concerning,&
  
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• Seafood fraud is rampant, including in Ottawa

  30-11-2017 18:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  That white tuna roll you just ordered might actually be escolar, the “laxative of the sea.”
  There is increasing consumer demand for farm-to-fork supply chain and labelling transparency; however, when it comes to seafood and our oceans, “boat-to-plate” transparency is virtually nonexistent. This hurts our health, our wallets and our oceans.
  This past summer, Oceana Canada conducted seafood testing in Ottawa, collecting samples from popular grocery stores and rest
  
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• British Army criticized for recruiting boy soldiers

  30-11-2017 18:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  There is controversy over a British Army recruiting drive that is aimed at enticing 16 and 17 year old youths to join the regular force.
  The Guardian newspaper in the UK revealed the campaign, which began in January, was aimed specifically at young people from working-class backgrounds.
  New figures obtained by the charity Child Soldiers International reveal that more than 19,041 16- and 17-year-olds applied to join the army after the launch of the campaign, a recent report in the Guard
  
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• Budget, we have a problem: Truck gets wedgie at St. Laurent mall

  30-11-2017 18:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  There’s a parking pickle.
  The driver of a rented truck got the vehicle wedged under a parkade ramp at the St. Laurent Shopping Centre Thursday morning.
  Witness Awaleh Ismael was driving his minivan behind the truck when he heard a sudden, loud boom as the truck hit the concrete ramp and got wedged between it and a support column.’
  A rental truck being used by Canada Post managed to get stuck under a parking lot ramp at the St Laurent Shopping Centre. The driver was following a detour
  
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• Four family members, Ottawa man among suspects in Brockville-area drug bust

  30-11-2017 17:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  Four members of a Leeds and the Thousand Islands Township family, a teenager from nearby Rideau Lakes and a man from Ottawa have all been charged after the OPP seized drugs, paraphernalia and cash in a raid earlier this month.
  William Mattice, 45, his wife, Laurie Mattice, 43, and their children Marissa Mattice, 21, and Ryan Mattice, 18, are to appearing in Brockville court Dec. 29. They’re facing seven counts each of possession for the purpose of trafficking. 
  William Mattice is
  
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• Shot beagle Sadie Mae loses eye, but is recuperating well

  30-11-2017 17:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  A beagle that suffered a gunshot wound to the head and left on a trail in Carp is doing well despite losing its eye during surgery.
  The dog, affectionately named Sadie Mae by the Ottawa Humane Society, was discovered wandering on a trail on Nov. 11 by passersby driving on an ATV behind Hidden Lake.
  She had suffered serious wounds to her skull, left eye and left ear, and was transferred to the OHS to receive life-saving care.
  Initially, surgeons were hopeful her eye could be saved but that was no
  
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• Coming up at 11:45: @OceanaCAN Josh Laughren on fish fraud in Ottawa and how to stop it. Listen:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-11-2017 17:38 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:45: @OceanaCAN Josh Laughren on fish fraud in Ottawa and how to stop it.Listen:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Coming up on the Power Lunch at Noon: @SusanSherring & @smsaideman join @_MarkSutcliffe in studio: Listen:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-11-2017 17:35 via twitter.com
  Coming up on the Power Lunch at Noon: @SusanSherring & @smsaideman join @_MarkSutcliffe in studio: Listen:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Coming up at 11:30: @Spencerpress joins @_MarkSutcliffe live for weekly @OttawaCitizen segment:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-11-2017 17:25 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:30: @Spencerpress joins @_MarkSutcliffe live for weekly@OttawaCitizen segment:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Coming up at 11:15: Guy Laflamme reviews @2017ottawa celebrations: bit.ly/1uwtdOs @_MarkSutcliffe https://t.co/CQsijvJ2wG

  30-11-2017 17:05 via twitter.com
  
  Coming up at 11:15:Guy Laflamme reviews @2017ottawa celebrations: bit.ly/1uwtdOs @_MarkSutcliffe https://t.co/CQsijvJ2wG
  
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• Coming up at 11: @JSportsnet on Senators losing streak hitting seven: Listen: bit.ly/1uwtdOs https://t.co/HcdsUDNBDH

  30-11-2017 16:56 via twitter.com
  
  Coming up at 11: @JSportsnet on Senators losing streak hitting seven: Listen: bit.ly/1uwtdOs https://t.co/HcdsUDNBDH
  
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• South-Ottawa shooting sends 1 to hospital | CTV Ottawa News - CTV News

  30-11-2017 16:47
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  Ottawa Police say 25-year-old man suffered gunshot wounds after shots fired on Uplands Drive near Paul Anka Drive.
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• South-end shooting sends 1 to hospital - CTV News

  30-11-2017 16:47
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  South-end shooting sends 1 to hospital
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  One person is in hospital in serious, but stable condition after a shooting in Ottawa's south-end. Ottawa Police responded to reports of multiple gunshots fired on Paul Anka Drive near Uplands Drive just after 2 a.m.. Police say a 25-year-old man was ...
  Shooting leaves Ottawa man in serious conditionCBC.caall 2 news articles »
  
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• Coming up at 10:45: Birder Jeremy Bensette joins @_MarkSutcliffe on his Ontario birding record: Listen:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-11-2017 16:37 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10:45: Birder Jeremy Bensette joins @_MarkSutcliffe on his Ontario birding record: Listen:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Teenager killed in single-vehicle crash near Bancroft

  30-11-2017 16:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  Bancroft OPP is warning of road closures Thursday as they investigate a single-vehicle collision that killed an 18-year-old motorist when his pick-up truck went off Highway 62 and smashed into a rock cut.
  James Keller of Tudor Cashel Township was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in Limerick Township.
  Police said they were called to the scene at about 6:32 a.m. by paramedics.
  Highway 62 is closed between Old Hastings Road and Highway 620 until further notice, OPP said.
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• Coming up at 10:30: @powerstim joins @_MarkSutcliffe LIVE: bit.ly/1uwtdOs https://t.co/OuIzcZMQfh

  30-11-2017 16:25 via twitter.com
  
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• Stephen Wilkes' Day to Night photograph documents historic Canada Day 2017 celebration

  30-11-2017 15:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  American photographer Stephen Wilkes, an artist who describes himself as a “relentless collector of magical moments,” returns to Ottawa today to unveil the latest image in his Day To Night series.The dramatic, large-scale photograph offers a stunning view of Parliament Hill on Canada Day, complete with all the activity of this year’s sesquicentennial July 1 celebrations, from the tipi protest and security lineups to the fireworks and mainstage entertainers.  
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• Coming up on the 10 O'Clock Talk: @AugustRamsay, @David_Moscrop & @SaraBuchan join @_MarkSutcliffe live: Liste… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-11-2017 15:45 via twitter.com
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• Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle facility to be opened at Petawawa

  30-11-2017 15:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan will be on hand for the official opening of the new Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) facility at 4 Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa on Friday. Following that, Sajjan will visit to the construction site of a new complex for the Canadian Special Operations Regiment.
  Construction of the new TAPV facility was completed in Petawawa in June of this year, and two new facilities were completed in November 2016 in Valcartier, Que., according to the Canadian Fo
  
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• Stolen guns, fentanyl seized in Pembroke raid

  30-11-2017 15:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  A Pembroke man is to appear in court Dec. 4 facing 21 criminal charges after a police raid turned up guns stolen in a burglary last month and fentanyl.
  The Upper Ottawa Valley OPP conducted a search warrant at a home on Reynolds Avenue in Pembroke earlier this month. 
  They found guns that had been reported stolen from a home in North Algona-Wilberforce Township in October, along with ammunition, a chainsaw and several televisions. 
  Kyle Robert Lee Belaire is charged with three cou
  
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• Coming up 9:45 The always hilarious @SandraKiss1053 in studio with @_MarkSutcliffe: bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-11-2017 15:35 via twitter.com
  Coming up 9:45The always hilarious @SandraKiss1053 in studio with @_MarkSutcliffe:bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Smart phone technology is readying us to embrace the connected home

  30-11-2017 15:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Home automation is not a new concept. For decades, glorified egg timers and clunky remotes have turned off and on lights, opened garage doors and controlled indoor temperatures.
  So why are “smart homes” suddenly a buzzword in today’s technology market?
  In truth, the answer isn’t even about your home. It’s about you — and, ultimately, your smartphone as an extension of yourself.
  The first iPhone was released in 2007, but it wasn’t until 2012 when sales re
  
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• Marketplace – Deck the halls with picks from Lee Valley Tools

  30-11-2017 15:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  An Ottawa institution that now has stores from Halifax to Victoria, the family-owned Lee Valley Tools has long been a one-stop-shop for stocking stuffers for the woodworker, gardener or kid-at-heart.
  Christmas favourites include puzzles, games and miscellanea that for 2017 range from rechargeable hand warmers ($23.50) to wooden model kits of Star Wars spaceships ($19.95).
  But they also have a host of products that make decking the halls more festive and fuss-free available at the Morrison D
  
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• Missing Peterborough teen believed to be in Ottawa

  30-11-2017 15:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police in Peterborough are asking the public to help them find a 14-year-old boy who’s been missing for a week.
  Balin Gage Scott is believed to be in Ottawa. 
  He was last seen on Champlain Drive in Peterborough on Nov. 23.
  The teenager is five feet seven inches tall with a think build, short blond hair and blue eyes.
  When he was last seen, he was wearing beige pants, a blue hooded sweater and a white baseball cap.
  Anyone with information is asked to call Peterborough police at 1-
  
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