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• Reevely: Ontario's PCs investigate candidate's physical-intimidation claim against MPP Randy Hillier

  29-01-2018 23:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives have hired an investigator to probe a complaint from their candidate in the south-Ottawa riding of Carleton that she was physically accosted by Ottawa Valley MPP Randy Hillier at a party convention in Ottawa in 2016.
  Goldie Ghamari, the nominated Tory candidate in the new south-Ottawa riding of Carleton, wrote on Twitter Sunday night that “a sitting #PCPO MPP harassed me, intimidated me, & used his body to bully and scare me out of getting invo
  
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• What is sexual misconduct, exactly? Depends on who you ask

  29-01-2018 23:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  Patrick Brown’s fall from the leadership of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives was sudden after allegations of sexual misconduct were levelled against the Simcoe North MPP last Wednesday.
  Brown is accused of sexual misconduct with two unnamed teenaged girls, one a high school student and the other a university student. Brown said the accusations are false and he will defend himself against them. He has not been charged.
  The definition of sexual misconduct is far from clear. This newspap
  
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• Ottawa researchers to study new approach to liver surgery and blood transfusions

  29-01-2018 22:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  France Todd was leading a busy, healthy life when a routine test during a checkup led to a diagnosis of early-stage liver cancer.
  “I never felt ill,” she said. “It was very fortunate I had the physical at the right time. It was just one of those fluke things.”
  Before she had surgery to remove a four-centimetre tumour, the Ottawa human resources executive was asked if she would participate in a pilot study aimed at reducing the need for blood transfusions after liver surge
  
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• Cleveland Indians removing Chief Wahoo logo from uniforms next year bit.ly/2DJtUkB https://t.co/nBIFIFaRxs

  29-01-2018 21:38 via twitter.com
  
  Cleveland Indians removing Chief Wahoo logo from uniforms next year bit.ly/2DJtUkB https://t.co/nBIFIFaRxs
  
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• STORY: Doug Ford to run for leader of Ontario PC Party bit.ly/2DM34ID https://t.co/qpJdlFXrvk

  29-01-2018 21:21 via twitter.com
  
  STORY: Doug Ford to run for leader of Ontario PC Party bit.ly/2DM34ID https://t.co/qpJdlFXrvk
  
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• Man in serious condition after being hit by bus in east end bit.ly/2Fpo60o https://t.co/VLpemr5yFw

  29-01-2018 21:18 via twitter.com
  
  Man in serious condition after being hit by bus in east end bit.ly/2Fpo60o https://t.co/VLpemr5yFw
  
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• Police investigating after videos surface of man smashing cab window in Market

  29-01-2018 21:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police are investigating after videos surfaced of a man punching out the rear window of what appears to be a Blue Line taxi in the ByWard Market.
  Police wouldn’t provide any details about the incident. However, videos shot by witnesses and posted to social media on Sunday show that a man became upset with a taxi driver travelling ahead of him, close to the restaurant Blue Cactus on Clarence Street and the ByWard Market Square.
  Several men watching from the sidewalk are shown in the
  
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• ICYMI: Ontario PC Party president Rick Dykstra resigns after sexual assault accusation bit.ly/2DIeAVw https://t.co/pY7rSe4oRi

  29-01-2018 21:14 via twitter.com
  
  ICYMI: Ontario PC Party president Rick Dykstra resigns after sexual assault accusation bit.ly/2DIeAVw https://t.co/pY7rSe4oRi
  
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• Bruce McArthur now facing 5 first-degree murder charges; police discover dismembered human remains in Leaside… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-01-2018 21:11 via twitter.com
  Bruce McArthur now facing 5 first-degree murder charges; police discover dismembered human remains in Leaside… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Today's letters: Patrick Brown, the #metoo movement

  29-01-2018 20:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  Letter-writers still have lots to say on Patrick Brown and the allegations against him. You can write to us too, on this or any other topics, at [email protected]
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  Let’s revisit fixed-date elections
  Patrick Brown’s precipitous departure from the leadership of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, only months before a general election, raises a number of questions. One worth considering is this: Would we be in this predicament if we had not switched to fixed election d
  
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• Fitness tracking app not a security problem for Canadian military

  29-01-2018 20:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Pentagon is scrambling to figure out the operational security ramifications from the news on the weekend that fitness devices could be giving away the location of some of its secret bases.
  An interactive map found online can show the locations and activities of people who use fitness devices such as Fitbit, raising security concerns about soldiers and other people who are at U.S. military bases in sensitive areas, the Associated Press pointed out in its article.
  The Global Heat Map, publishe
  
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• Sanderson and Maracle: Where is the federal government's Indigenous housing strategy?

  29-01-2018 18:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  After more than 20 years of the federal government staying out of the housing game, the release of Canada’s first-ever National Housing Strategy  in November was largely celebrated by Canadians as a monumental step in the right direction. Our prime minister described it as a “robust, comprehensive, life-changing plan” representing a “once-in-a-generation vision.” The government’s key talking points focused on how the strategy would serve our nation’
  
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• Canadian firms could be in the running to repair F-35 parts – but will they succeed in such a bid?

  29-01-2018 18:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  The US government is looking for a company to conduct future depot level repair of F-35 components for the North American region.
  Since Canada is still part of the F-35 program, Public Services and Procurement Canada is providing details to Canadian industry.
  The US government wants information from the firms and whether they can do the job. Key criteria include: existing capability, ability to grow, and labour costs.
  “The Canadian Government, as for all F-35 Participant nations, has been
  
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• Kaplan: Trudeau's fact-flexible approach to globalization

  29-01-2018 18:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  Justin Trudeau’s speech last week to the World Economic Forum in Davos was one of the most striking attacks on economic globalization by a Canadian prime minister in recent memory.
  Speaking of “the importance of progressive values in the context of globalization,” Trudeau was in full form as a tireless and righteous defender of the middle class.
  In an astoundingly jaw-dropping display of his anti-corporatist worldview, Trudeau lectured his listeners on the apparent realities of
  
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• Ottawa woman charged after fentanyl robberies in Gatineau

  29-01-2018 18:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 31-year-old woman from Ottawa has been charged with two robberies of fentanyl from a drug store in Gatineau.
  The robberies happened on Jan. 11 and 20 at 225 Saint-Joseph Blvd. in the Hull sector. Someone later called police with information, and officers arrested a woman Saturday morning as she was walking across a parking lot.
  Gatineau police ask people to bring them “information about crimes or suspicious persons, even if they believe it is trivial,” by calling (819) 243-INFO (46
  
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• Coming up at 12:30: Associate Professor @padams29 joins @_MarkSutcliffe live: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-01-2018 18:27 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 12:30: Associate Professor@padams29 joins @_MarkSutcliffe live: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• The @rick_gibbons Show for Monday, January 29th: 1:08: @nccm 1:15: @Randall_Denley 1:30: @DownGoesBrown 1:45:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-01-2018 18:17 via twitter.com
  The @rick_gibbons Show for Monday, January 29th: 1:08: @nccm 1:15: @Randall_Denley 1:30: @DownGoesBrown 1:45:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Coming up on the Power Lunch at 12: @LauraPeck6 & @RickChiarelli join @_MarkSutcliffe in studio: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-01-2018 17:40 via twitter.com
  Coming up on the Power Lunch at 12: @LauraPeck6 & @RickChiarelli join @_MarkSutcliffe in studio: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Coming up at 11:45: Human rights advocate @AmiraElghawaby joins @_MarkSutcliffe on the one-year anniversary of Qu… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-01-2018 17:35 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:45: Human rights advocate @AmiraElghawaby joins @_MarkSutcliffe on the one-year anniversary of Qu… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Coming up at 11:30: @michaeltaube joins @_MarkSutcliffe live: 📻: 1310 💻: bit.ly/1uwtdOs 📞: 613-750… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-01-2018 17:25 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:30:@michaeltaube joins @_MarkSutcliffe live: 📻: 1310 💻: bit.ly/1uwtdOs📞: 613-750… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Coming up 11:15: @Colettod of @abacusdataca joins @_MarkSutcliffe live: 📻: 1310 💻: bit.ly/1uwtdOs 📞:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-01-2018 17:09 via twitter.com
  Coming up 11:15:@Colettod of @abacusdatacajoins @_MarkSutcliffe live:📻: 1310 💻: bit.ly/1uwtdOs📞:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Coming up at 11: @mspratt joins @_MarkSutcliffe live to discuss Ottawa street checks: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-01-2018 16:59 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:@mspratt joins @_MarkSutcliffe live to discuss Ottawa street checks: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Former NDP candidate says she'll seek Capital ward seat on city council

  29-01-2018 16:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  Emilie Taman, a community association president and former NDP candidate, says she’ll run in the next municipal election to represent Capital ward on Ottawa city council.
  Taman, who lives in Old Ottawa South, said she believes there needs to be “new energy” at city hall.
  David Chernushenko, who has represented Capital ward since 2010, hasn’t decided if he’ll seek re-election.
  Nominations for the October municipal election don’t open until May, but Taman said s
  
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• STORY: Emilie Taman running for city council in Capital Ward: bit.ly/2noTWD0 https://t.co/683eG4NLRp

  29-01-2018 16:50 via twitter.com
  
  STORY: Emilie Taman running for city council in Capital Ward: bit.ly/2noTWD0 https://t.co/683eG4NLRp
  
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• BREAKING: Toronto Police say Bruce McArthur is now charged with 3 additional counts of first degree murder, bringin… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-01-2018 16:44 via twitter.com
  BREAKING: Toronto Police say Bruce McArthur is now charged with 3 additional counts of first degree murder, bringin… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Coming up at 10:45: @mariedanielles joins @_marksutcliffe live on what it's like to be young and female on Parlia… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-01-2018 16:35 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10:45: @mariedanielles joins @_marksutcliffe live on what it's like to be young and female on Parlia… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Classes cancelled at Garneau High School Monday after weapons threat

  29-01-2018 15:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police arrested a person Monday morning after someone threatened to come to Garneau High School in Orléans with a weapon, says the school board.
  The school closed Monday as a precaution, said Stéphanie Pilon, a spokesperson for Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est.
  Sunday night, several staff at Garneau High School received an email in which a person threatened to come on school grounds armed with a weapon, said Pilon.
  Parents were sent a message at 6:42
  
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• Orléans house fire under investigation

  29-01-2018 14:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  Firefighters are investigating a two-alarm fire that broke out in an Orléans home Sunday night.
  The house, at 2243 Pagé Rd., near Innes Road and Orléans Boulevard, was unoccupied at the time of the fire. Firefighters responded to calls of heavy smoke just after 10 p.m. Sunday, and brought more equipment in 15 minutes later as flames from the basement spread to the first floor, which eventually collapsed.
  The fire was under control by 1 a.m. One firefighter was treated for a
  
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• Coming up at 9:15: @stphnmaher will join @_MarkSutcliffe live with more: 📻: 1310 💻: bit.ly/1uwtdOs 📞:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-01-2018 14:48 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 9:15: @stphnmaher will join @_MarkSutcliffe live with more: 📻: 1310 💻: bit.ly/1uwtdOs📞:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Keurig buys Dr. Pepper Snapple, creating a beverage giant: bit.ly/2DOK6W4

  29-01-2018 14:38 via twitter.com
  Keurig buys Dr. Pepper Snapple, creating a beverage giant: bit.ly/2DOK6W4
  
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• Take your pick of weather forecasts this week: Cloudy and cold, or bits of sun and colder

  29-01-2018 14:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  Don’t worry, the sun will return, but not until the weekend.
  Environment Canada’s forecast for the week calls for lots of cloud and a bit of snow. Monday’s clouds will be accompanied by a seasonal high of -5 C and a low of -10 C, with a 30 per cent chance of flurries overnight, with 2 to 4 centimetres of snow expected by Tuesday afternoon.
  The Weather Network, by comparison, is allowing for some sunny breaks Monday and Tuesday afternoon, but in exchange is lowering the mercury
  
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• Alright, alright, alright! Kevin Hart is coming to Ottawa on July 20 -- tickets on sale Wednesday. twitter.com/CdnTireCtr/sta…

  29-01-2018 14:09 via twitter.com
  Alright, alright, alright! Kevin Hart is coming to Ottawa on July 20-- tickets on sale Wednesday. twitter.com/CdnTireCtr/sta…
  
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• Mayor Watson will take a pie to the face in support of OCH: bit.ly/2Fr0U1w @1061CHEZ @1061ChezEric https://t.co/FdjL1pvIvy

  29-01-2018 14:04 via twitter.com
  
  Mayor Watson will take a pie to the face in support of OCH: bit.ly/2Fr0U1w@1061CHEZ @1061ChezEric https://t.co/FdjL1pvIvy
  
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• Rousey shifts to wrestling with surprise Royal Rumble cameo: bit.ly/2DRSEL9 https://t.co/Xxix2kYNsr

  29-01-2018 13:35 via twitter.com
  
  Rousey shifts to wrestling with surprise Royal Rumble cameo: bit.ly/2DRSEL9 https://t.co/Xxix2kYNsr
  
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• POLL: Is it fair for politicians to lose their jobs over unproven allegations of sexual misconduct?… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-01-2018 13:21 via twitter.com
  POLL: Is it fair for politicians to lose their jobs over unproven allegations of sexual misconduct?… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Police seek man in Old Ottawa South luring incident: bit.ly/2BAOgL5 https://t.co/NR0DLteUnG

  29-01-2018 13:00 via twitter.com
  
  Police seek man in Old Ottawa South luring incident: bit.ly/2BAOgL5 https://t.co/NR0DLteUnG
  
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• Pellerin: Political priorities from our people's panel

  29-01-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  As political parties return to the House of Commons this week, prepare for the Liberals to highlight their accomplishments and agenda, while the opposition touts promises of its own. But what do the rest of us want the parties to focus on right now? Brigitte Pellerin turned to a group of Canadians recently featured in her “Politics for the rest of us” series, whose views span the spectrum. She asked them to explain, in a few words of their own, what they’d like to see: &nb
  
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• Egan: Raw milk, raw deal? Farmer fined $1,500, quits milking operation

  29-01-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  GOLDEN LAKE — The cattle have all disappeared, all 11 hoofing it into nearby woods — the Jerseys named Jade, Emilie, Isabelle and Jennifer, Beverly and Apple, and various heifer hangers-on — spooked by the sound of loudly crunching snow.
  How now, brown cows, with your dark eyes and terrible timing?
  “They’ll be back,” says farmer Michael Ilgert, 54, standing in the barnyard on a beautiful sunny day at his rolling 50-acre farm deep in Renfrew County. “They
  
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• From weed to wages: Ontario marijuana producers hit by minimum pay rate hike: bit.ly/2DLKUGU https://t.co/kUWJpSFEH2

  29-01-2018 12:48 via twitter.com
  
  From weed to wages: Ontario marijuana producers hit by minimum pay rate hike: bit.ly/2DLKUGU https://t.co/kUWJpSFEH2
  
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• Not a bad start! For the rest of the week: Tomorrow: Cloudy with flurries high -10 Wed: Becoming cloudy with e… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-01-2018 12:41 via twitter.com
  Not a bad start! For the rest of the week: Tomorrow: Cloudy with flurries high -10Wed: Becoming cloudy with e… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Maclean's: Dykstra resignation related to 2014 sexual assault accusation: bit.ly/2DIeAVw https://t.co/1TxQ226PwW

  29-01-2018 12:21 via twitter.com
  
  Maclean's: Dykstra resignation related to 2014 sexual assault accusation: bit.ly/2DIeAVw https://t.co/1TxQ226PwW
  
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• Prest and Tenove: Here's how to protect Canadian democracy in 2018

  29-01-2018 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  In 2017, the vulnerability of democracy around the world became painfully clear.
  Canada seems an island of political stability, and yet we face many of the same risks as elsewhere. We use the same social media services that disseminate disinformation and foment hate. Our journalism sector is in crisis. We have seen populist attacks on visible minorities, Indigenous Canadians and other groups.
  As Parliament begins its work in 2018, Canada’s politicians – and the rest of us – sho
  
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• Ontario college strike aftermath continues to impact students, faculty

  29-01-2018 03:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  David Thomassin and his classmates in Algonquin College’s environmental technician program were ready to begin their shoreline naturalization project on Nov. 7.
  They had conducted their research and picked out the shrubs they’d plant along the shoreline of Muskrat Lake near Cobden, but by the time they finished the necessary groundwork their project had been put in limbo.
  The 2017 Ontario colleges strike stalled their project and, as the five-week strike dragged on, Thomassin an
  
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• Police seek suspect who tried to lure girl, 13, in Old Ottawa South

  29-01-2018 02:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  A man tried to lure a 13-year-old girl on her way to school in Old Ottawa South into his car, police said Sunday.
  They’re asking that witnesses or anyone who experienced something similar call investigators.
  The girl reported that it happened at about 8:30 a.m. last Wednesday in the parking lot near the Brewer Arena.
  The suspect seemed to be arranging something in the back seat of his car when he noticed her as she walked by. He got into his car and drove up to the girl and asked her
  
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• U of O Law faculty takes to the ice for DIFD cause

  29-01-2018 01:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  Mental health issues are so rampant at Ontario high schools, a survey of principals termed it a crisis for students as well as guidance staff.
  The scene at university campuses is similar, with one-fifth of post-secondary students dealing with anxiety, depression or other mental health concerns, according to a national study in 2016.
  When a group of law students at the University of Ottawa decided to establish a charity event for their faculty, there was no doubt it would involve mental health.
  J
  
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• Ultralight pilot escapes injury in Gatineau crash

  29-01-2018 01:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  A pilot was lucky to escape without injury after his ultralight aircraft was badly damaged in a crash near the intersection of chemin Pink and rue de Blizzard in Gatineau on Sunday morning.
  Gatineau Police said that by the time the pilot’s 11:46 a.m. mayday call was transmitted to them through aviation channels, the man had gotten out of the plane and was already taking off the wings to load it into a truck. The aircraft had mechanical problems.
  The pilot landed in a clearing in a resident
  
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• Ottawa marks the first anniversary of Québec mosque shooting

  29-01-2018 01:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  Dozens of people clutching bright carnations gathered Sunday at the Kanata Recreation Complex for a multi-faith prayer of peace and remembrance for the six killed and 19 wounded when a gunman opened fire in a Québec City mosque during prayers on Jan. 29, 2017.
  One by one, six schoolchildren rose and each read the name one of the dead as the victim’s smiling faces were projected on a screen: Mamadou Tanou Barry, Azzeddine Soufiane, Abdelkrim Hassane, Ibrahima Barry, Aboubaker Th
  
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