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• Missing 32-year-old man found safe

  03-02-2018 21:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Brady O’Hearn-Benoit, 32, of Ottawa, who was reported missing Saturday, has been found safe, Ottawa police said Saturday afternoon.
  Police had earlier asked for the public’s assistance in locating him.
  O’Hearn-Benoit had last been seen in the area of Richmond Road and Croydon Avenue in the Lincoln Field area at about 10:30 a.m.
   
  
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• ICYMI: Alexandre Cadet should be considered armed and dangerous. @OttawaPolice has an arrest warrant out for the 18… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-02-2018 21:30 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: Alexandre Cadet should be considered armed and dangerous. @OttawaPolice has an arrest warrant out for the 18… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Former prime minister Stephen ICYMI: Harper and one of his senior aides are now publicly admitting they were aware… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-02-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  Former prime minister Stephen ICYMI: Harper and one of his senior aides are now publicly admitting they were aware… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• ICYMI: An assault charge for a Carleton Place Town Councillor. OPP responded to an incident at Town Hall yesterday… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-02-2018 20:00 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: An assault charge for a Carleton Place Town Councillor.OPP responded to an incident at Town Hall yesterday… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• ICYMI: @OttawaPolice are investigating an assault that took place on an OC Transpo bus. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-02-2018 19:30 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: @OttawaPolice are investigating an assault that took place on an OC Transpo bus. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• ICYMI: @OttawaPolice has an arrest warrant out for an 18-year-old, wanted on gun charges. He is considered armed an… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-02-2018 18:30 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: @OttawaPolice has an arrest warrant out for an 18-year-old, wanted on gun charges. He is considered armed an… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Claude-Eric Gagne is resigning from his job as deputy director of operations in the federal government.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-02-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  Claude-Eric Gagne is resigning from his job as deputy director of operations in the federal government.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Former prime minister Stephen Harper admits he was aware a Conservative MP had been accused of sexual assault, but… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-02-2018 17:30 via twitter.com
  Former prime minister Stephen Harper admits he was aware a Conservative MP had been accused of sexual assault, but… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Château Montebello guests forced into cold by smokey chimney fire

  03-02-2018 17:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  Guests at the deluxe Fairmont Château Montebello were forced into the cold for a few hours early Saturday when a chimney fire sent smoke through the wooden building.
  Fire alarms sounded shortly after 11 p.m. and staff assisted guests outside to await firefighters.
  First responders quickly found the source of the smoke in the large chimney above the resort’s signature central fireplace.
  There were no injuries. Montebello, Que., is about 80 km east of Ottawa. 
  
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• A Carleton Place Town Councillor is facing an assault charge after an incident at Town Hall, allegedly involving th… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-02-2018 17:00 via twitter.com
  A Carleton Place Town Councillor is facing an assault charge after an incident at Town Hall, allegedly involving th… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Colin White returns for the @Senators when they take on the @NHLFlyers this afternoon. #ottnews twitter.com/Media_Sens/sta…

  03-02-2018 16:31 via twitter.com
  Colin White returns for the @Senators when they take on the @NHLFlyers this afternoon. #ottnews twitter.com/Media_Sens/sta…
  
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• The Ottawa Police Service are investigating an incident which left an OC Transpo bus driver with a swollen nose.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-02-2018 16:11 via twitter.com
  The Ottawa Police Service are investigating an incident which left an OC Transpo bus driver with a swollen nose.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• ICYMI: @CrimeStoppersOT is offering its maximum cash reward for anonymous tips which lead to the seizure of illegal… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-02-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: @CrimeStoppersOT is offering its maximum cash reward for anonymous tips which lead to the seizure of illegal… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• The Spice Girls have confirmed plans to work together for the first time in six years, though details of the projec… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-02-2018 15:30 via twitter.com
  The Spice Girls have confirmed plans to work together for the first time in six years, though details of the projec… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Nancy Greene Raine marks a half century as a Canadian Olympic heroine

  03-02-2018 15:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  Around the time she turned 50, Nancy Greene Raine suffered a serious knee injury during a celebrity ski event in California.
  The damage, to her anterior cruciate ligament, was then, and remains today, a serious injury.
  Soon after, back home in British Columbia, Greene Raine received a call from a friend imploring her to visit the Whistler ski club as soon as possible.
  “Why?” Greene asked.
  It seems Greene’s friend had ridden a chair lift with a young participant in Whistler&rsqu
  
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• Italian police say a drive-by shooting has left wounded in the central city of Macerata, and authorities are warnin… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-02-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  Italian police say a drive-by shooting has left wounded in the central city of Macerata, and authorities are warnin… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• At a glance: What you need to know about the undercurrents theatre festival

  03-02-2018 14:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  undercurrents theatre festivalproduced by Ottawa FringeWhen: Feb. 7-17 Where: Arts Court, 2 Daly Ave.Tickets: Prices range from pay-what-you-can to $25, depending on the show. Box office opens an hour before showtime. Passes: Evening passes $32, full-festival passes $75More information: undercurrentsfestival.ca
  The eighth annual undercurrents festival of original, contemporary theatre starts at 8 p.m. Wednesday with a performance of The Pipeline Project, followed by the opening ni
  
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• ICYMI: Armed and dangerous teen wanted by @OttawaPolice. #ottnews 1310news.com/2018/02/02/arm… https://t.co/1vAzJcbTjo

  03-02-2018 14:36 via twitter.com
  
  ICYMI: Armed and dangerous teen wanted by @OttawaPolice. #ottnews 1310news.com/2018/02/02/arm… https://t.co/1vAzJcbTjo
  
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• undercurrents festival: DIY puppets star in Wakefield feature film

  03-02-2018 14:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Want to inspire a village? Ask people to make puppets.That was the first step for Siminovitch-winning director Nadia Ross and her STO theatre company when they set out to create a show that would not only cultivate community spirit, but also travel well to other places and work in both official languages.The result of their efforts is an all-ages feature film entitled The Twilight Parade, which premiered in Wakefield last weekend and is part of next week’s undercurrents theatre festival in
  
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• Nancy Greene Raine: Résumé of a champion

  03-02-2018 14:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Personal and career highlights of Nancy Greene Raine
  Born: May 11, 1943, in Ottawa.
  Family: married husband Al Raine in 1969; twin sons Charley and Willy born in 1970; grandsons James and Kingston.
  Residence: Sun Peaks, B.C., where she is director of skiing at Sun Peaks Resort.
  Ski career: national alpine ski team member 1959-68; Canadian world championship teams 1962 and ’66; Canadian Olympic teams in 1960, ’64 and ’68; 17 Canadian alpine ski championships; three United States
  
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• 'It's too bad everybody can't do it,' retiring senator Nancy Greene Raine says

  03-02-2018 14:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Time doesn’t pass as fast as it seemed to when she was careening down a French mountainside to Olympic gold and silver, but it’s still running out on Nancy Greene Raine in the Senate.
  Currently the oldest member of Parliament’s Upper Chamber, Greene Raine will reach the mandatory retirement age of 75 on May 11, ending a tenure of slightly more than nine years since she was appointed to the Senate by the prime minister of the day, Stephen Harper.
  She promises to remain engaged b
  
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• Canada's alpine skiing Olympic medal snapshot

  03-02-2018 14:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Only nine Canadians have won Olympic Winter Games medals in alpine skiing, and only Nancy Greene (Grenoble 1968) and Karen Percy (Calgary 1988) captured two each. Here’s the full list:
  1956, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy – Lucille Wheeler, bronze, women’s downhill
  1960, Squaw Valley, U.S. – Anne Heggtveit, gold, women’s slalom
  1968, Grenoble, France – Nancy Greene, silver, women’s slalom; gold, women’s giant slalom
  1976, Innsbruck, Austria –
  
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• A top-ranking official in the prime minister’s office resigned from his position Friday, following an investigation… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-02-2018 14:26 via twitter.com
  A top-ranking official in the prime minister’s office resigned from his position Friday, following an investigation… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Former prime minister Stephen Harper and one of his senior aides are now publicly admitting they were aware a Conse… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-02-2018 14:22 via twitter.com
  Former prime minister Stephen Harper and one of his senior aides are now publicly admitting they were aware a Conse… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• MacDougall: Will a Canadian leader truly heed the call of #metoo in alpha-male Ottawa?

  03-02-2018 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Dear Justin, Andrew and Jagmeet: It’s time to throw down the gauntlet.
  The sexual misconduct dominoes now toppling across the country are eroding the public’s already wilted trust in their elected officials. He who moves first and most aggressively to challenge the status quo on misconduct will not only be doing the right thing, they’ll be helping their prospects come 2019.
  Not that electoral gain is the primary concern. The focus must be on rooting out the bad actors inhabitin
  
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• Winterlude Weather: Wind chill, snow coming, warmer Sunday

  03-02-2018 13:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  The weather gods heard the news, and have delivered a wintry environment for the first weekend of Winterlude. 
  Environment Canada is predicting mainly cloudy skies with a 30 per cent chance of light snow for Saturday, with a high of -8 C. However, winds from the SSE  in the morning will make it feel like -25. 
  Periods of snow should begin this evening, with 5 cm expected.  Temperatures will rise to -5 C  by Sunday morning.
  Sunday should see 5-10 cm of snow, and a high of
  
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• An assault at Carleton Place Town Hall has Councillor Douglas Black facing a criminal charge. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-02-2018 13:52 via twitter.com
  An assault at Carleton Place Town Hall has Councillor Douglas Black facing a criminal charge. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Editorial: Hospital's pitch to the public a healthy sign

  03-02-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  It is early days for the new campus of The Ottawa Hospital, the ambitious health centre whose future home was so contentious for so long. But all parties have finally compromised on a site at the northeast corner of the Central Experimental Farm and the planning process is underway in earnest. So far, hospital brass are going about it properly – for a change.
  This past week, the hospital held an open house to show the public concept drawings of the new buildings. These aren’t a final
  
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• Alex Néron (1977-2018): Hintonburg tattoo artist made his studio a centre for the arts

  03-02-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  “I’ve got one tattoo,” says Marta Néron, pulling up her sleeve to reveal her left forearm. “It’s in Alex’s handwriting. It says, ‘My love.’ It’s something we always called each other.
  “I think that it will be my one and only.”
  “Alex” was Alex Néron, Marta’s husband and the creative force behind the popular Railbender Tattoo Studio and Art Gallery in Hintonburg. Néron died Jan. 17, less than t
  
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• OC Transpo driver punched in the face - Ottawa Citizen

  03-02-2018 03:51
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  OC Transpo driver punched in the face
  Ottawa Citizen
  An OC Transpo driver was punched in the face Friday afternoon by a passenger who was angered by the bus operator's refusal to drop him off between regular stops. The assailant forced open the doors and fled after hitting the driver in the face ...
  
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• OC Transpo driver punched in the face

  03-02-2018 03:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  An OC Transpo driver was punched in the face Friday afternoon by a passenger who was angered by the bus operator’s refusal to drop him off between regular stops. 
  The assailant forced open the doors and fled after hitting the driver in the face, possibly breaking his nose. 
  Ottawa police and paramedics responded to the emergency call during Friday’s rush hour. The bus operator had by then stopped his vehicle on St. Laurent Boulevard and Tremblay Road. 
  Troy Charter, OC
  
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• Diplomatic immunity doesn't cover rent, judge rules - CBC.ca

  03-02-2018 03:35
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  Diplomatic immunity doesn't cover rent, judge rules
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  Diplomatic immunity doesn't apply to rent bills, according to an Ontario Superior Court justice who on Friday sided with an Ottawa landlord in an unusual legal spat over a luxury townhouse. Last year, Rolf Baumann got a judgment from the Landlord and ...and more »
  
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• Carleton Place councillor charged with assaulting the mayor

  03-02-2018 03:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  The acrimony at Carleton Place Town Hall reached a boiling point Friday when a local councillor was charged with assaulting the mayor. 
  Officers from the Lanark County OPP detachment were called to town hall at 12:04 p.m. in response to the report of a fight inside the historic downtown building.  
  A subsequent investigation resulted in one count of assault being laid against Doug Black, 65, a longtime Carleton Place councillor and IT consultant. 
  Reached at home last night,
  
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• More questions raised about role of security guards in courthouse altercation

  03-02-2018 02:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Maniwaki man shot in the face during a courthouse altercation with a special constable is recovering in a Gatineau hospital as more questions are raised about the actions of security officials.
  Steven Bertrand, 18, is out of danger and is “getting better and better every day,” according to an update provided by his mother, Julie, two days after the shooting incident.
  Meanwhile, the special constable who was beaten with his own telescopic baton during the scuffle is also improving
  
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• Pilieci: A tale of Netflix, taxes and those non-existent loopholes

  03-02-2018 00:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  When is an exemption not an exemption?
  It seems like such a silly question. Yet, after a recent exchange with Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly and her staff, it may be a question worth addressing.
  Speaking to a crowd of more than 500 members of Canada’s broadcast industry this week, Joly talked about a controversial federal government decision made in September, announcing that it would not force Netflix Inc. to collect sales taxes from its subscribers.
  As the government anno
  
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