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• Residents displaced after smoky two-alarm highrise blaze near Billings Bridge

  21-02-2018 23:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two women were sent to hospital and several others treated on scene for smoke inhalation after fire broke Wednesday out near the top of a 23-storey highrise apartment building.
  Ottawa firefighters made quick work controlling the smoky two-alarm electrical fire after multiple 911 calls came in at 10:49 a.m. from 2201 Riverside Dr., across Bank Street from Billings Bridge Shopping Centre.
  Faced with elevators that were out of operation due to a loss of power, firefighters, each loaded with about 4
  
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• One dead after Highway 17 collision near Pembroke

  21-02-2018 23:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  One person died Wednesday in a Highway 17 collision between a passenger vehicle and a commercial vehicle, the Upper Ottawa Valley detachment of the OPP said.
  The crash, which took place at about 2 p.m., occurred at B Line Road near Pembroke. The victim was confirmed dead at the scene.
  Wednesday evening, Highway 17 remained closed between Round Lake Road and Highway 41.
  OPP Technical Collision Investigation members were helping in the investigation.
   
  
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• One dead after Highway 17 collision near Pembroke - Ottawa Citizen

  21-02-2018 23:47
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  One dead after Highway 17 collision near Pembroke
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  One person died Wednesday in a Highway 17 collision between a passenger vehicle and a commercial vehicle, the Upper Ottawa Valley detachment of the OPP said. Staff Reporter. Published on: February 21, 2018 | Last Updated: February 21, 2018 5:49 PM EST ...
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• Ottawa is 'blurring' lines on privacy as it looks for new ways to collect data: watchdog - Toronto Star

  21-02-2018 23:06
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  Ottawa is 'blurring' lines on privacy as it looks for new ways to collect data: watchdog
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  Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien suggests the 35-year old Privacy Act may be too “permissive” in how the federal government can collect and use Canadians' personal information. Federal Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien warns that despite the ...and more »
  
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• Refugee musicians will help raise funds for Canadian Blood Services, Inuit children

  21-02-2018 23:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Before he fled Syria, Mohammed Naser wanted to become a musician. He played a range of instruments — piano, drums, violin, guitar and oud (a Middle Eastern lute) — and sang powerfully and even piercingly.
  But five years ago, his homeland’s civil war drove him from Daraa, in southwestern Syria, to a refugee camp in Jordan. He spent three years there before coming to Ottawa in the winter of 2016. In the last two years, Naser, now 23, has learned English and found work at a shawar
  
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• #BREAKING Patrick Brown has been approved to run as a candidate in the Ontario PC leadership contest by the party… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  21-02-2018 22:35 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING Patrick Brown has been approved to run as a candidate in the Ontario PC leadership contest by the party… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Wednesday roundup: Norway's Marit Bjøergen is the new Olympic medal record holder

  21-02-2018 22:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Olympic Winter Games record for total medals now belongs to Marit Bjøergen.
  The 37-year-old cross-country skier from Norway broke a short-lived deadlock with compatriot and biathlete Ole Einar Bjøerndalen on Wednesday, when she joined with Maiken Caspersen Falla to finish third in the women’s team sprint of the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. That result gave Bjøergen a total of 14 career medals, including seven gold, just one behind another record set by Bjoerndalen.
  
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• Transit commission wants to allow bikes on trains during all service hours

  21-02-2018 22:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  OC Transpo customers should be allowed to bring their bikes on Confederation Line and Trillium Line trains during all hours of operation, the transit commission recommends.
  As part of changes to the transit bylaw, the commission on Wednesday also approved allowing customers to bring their pets on buses and trains, as long as the animals are in carriers that can sit on the customer’s lap. In addition, the transit commission directed Transpo to draw up a program that regulates busking in tra
  
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• Rideau Canal Skateway closed for the season

  21-02-2018 22:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  It was fun while it lasted.
  The Rideau Canal is officially closed for the season, the National Capital Commission announced Wednesday afternoon.
  “Our team inspected the conditions (Wednesday) and observed that the mild weather and precipitation over the last days have deteriorated the Rideau Canada Skateway’s ice faster than expected,” the NCC said in a statement.
  The canal’s 48th skating season started on Jan. 5 and last 48 days, but just 35 skating days. The skateway re
  
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• STORY: NCC shuts down Rideau Canal Skateway for the season bit.ly/2sFfdxW https://t.co/8Lhpmu9kvN

  21-02-2018 21:48 via twitter.com
  
  STORY: NCC shuts down Rideau Canal Skateway for the season bit.ly/2sFfdxW https://t.co/8Lhpmu9kvN
  
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• BREAKING: NCC announces that the 48th season of the Rideau Canal Skateway is over.

  21-02-2018 21:38 via twitter.com
  BREAKING: NCC announces that the 48th season of the Rideau Canal Skateway is over.
  
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• Chelsea doctor who practiced in Ottawa faces new sex assault charges bit.ly/2ohEIRD https://t.co/6aFj6cy14F

  21-02-2018 21:36 via twitter.com
  
  Chelsea doctor who practiced in Ottawa faces new sex assault charges bit.ly/2ohEIRD https://t.co/6aFj6cy14F
  
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• Decision on whether Brown can run in Ontario Tory leadership race expected later today bit.ly/2CySUda https://t.co/d7mjXFfRFK

  21-02-2018 21:28 via twitter.com
  
  Decision on whether Brown can run in Ontario Tory leadership race expected later today bit.ly/2CySUda https://t.co/d7mjXFfRFK
  
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• BREAKING: One dead in Highway 17 crash near Pembroke bit.ly/2EYkWE2 https://t.co/SrtCE74f35

  21-02-2018 21:25 via twitter.com
  
  BREAKING: One dead in Highway 17 crash near Pembroke bit.ly/2EYkWE2 https://t.co/SrtCE74f35
  
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• Going out best bets, Feb. 22 to 28

  21-02-2018 21:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  Folk
  Alan Doyle, the irrepressible member of the now-dormant Newfoundland band, Great Big Sea, brings his new crew to the National Arts Centre’s Southam Hall on Sunday. You can expect the same level of musicality, showmanship and tunesmithery from the singer-songwriter’s solo material, as demonstrated on his latest album, A Week at the Warehouse. Doyle has also published his second memoir, A Newfoundlander in Canada, and was recently named to the Order of Canada. He performs at 8 p.m
  
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• Dining Out: Guru's Inspired Food Bar consistently serves a few fine items worth returning for

  21-02-2018 21:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  Guru’s Inspired Food Bar1015 Wellington St. W., 613-695-8999, gurusinspired.comOpen: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.Prices: most single-serving items between $11.50 and $17Access: no steps to front door or washroom
  It never fails. From behind the divider that separates the kitchen from the cash at Guru’s Inspired Food Bar, I hear a succession of slapping sounds, and all I can think of is the piping hot, impeccably made naan th
  
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• Residents displaced after smoky two-alarm high-rise blaze near Billings Bridge

  21-02-2018 20:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa firefighters made quick work Wednesday controlling a smoky two-alarm electrical fire near the top of high-rise apartment building at on Riverside Drive.
  Multiple 911 calls started coming in at 10:49 a.m. from 2201 Riverside Dr., across Bank Street from Billings Bridge Shopping Centre.
  Faced with elevators that were out of operation due to a loss of power, firefighters, each loaded with about 40 kg of gear, climbed to the 21st floor using the stairs and confirmed “heavy, black”
  
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• Chelsea doctor charged with 10 new sex assault counts

  21-02-2018 19:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  A doctor who worked at the University of Ottawa Health Services clinic has been charged with ten new counts of sexual assault. 
  Dr. Vincent Nadon, 56, of Chelsea, has been charged in relation to ten alleged incidents, all of which involve female victims.
  Nadon is scheduled to appear in court today. 
  He was first arrested in January on charges of sexual assault and voyeurism after a patient in her early twenties reported him to police. She alleged that she had been secretly vi
  
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• Firefighters continue to remove residents following two-alarm high-rise blaze near Billings Bridge

  21-02-2018 19:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  An under-control has been issued for a smoky two-alarm electrical fire near the top of high-rise apartment building at 2201 Riverside Dr. near the Billings Bridge shopping mall.
  Firefighters were called at about 11 a.m. by several residents on the building’s 21st floor reporting heavy smoke in the hallways.
  Some residents were told to go to their balconies for safety to await firefighters.
  Reports from the scene indicate the building’s elevators had shut down, and firefighters had to
  
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• Today's letters: Parking vs. biking, and improving long-term care

  21-02-2018 19:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa discourages parking and drivingRe: Let’s walk and bike to revitalize the downtown, Feb. 20
  The City of Ottawa and the federal government woo tourists to the capital, but block off access by reducing the width of the main streets by taking pieces out of them for bicycle lanes and also creating complete streets, which narrow the main roads that were built before our population grew by leaps and bounds.
  The “easy driving and parking” that Michelle Perry wrote about is a thi
  
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• Chelsea doctor charged with 10 new sex assault counts - Ottawa Citizen

  21-02-2018 19:07
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  Chelsea doctor charged with 10 new sex assault counts
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  A University of Ottawa doctor has been charged with sexually touching 10 more of his patients in a sprawling police investigation of allegations that date back to 1995. Ottawa police sexual assault detectives, however, say they still fear that there ...
  U of O doctor facing 10 more sexual assault chargesCBC.ca
  Ottawa doctor facing new charges after allegedly filming examGlobalnews.ca
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• Gatineau police hand out 62 tickets to solo drivers in carpool lane

  21-02-2018 18:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  Gatineau police laid down the law against carpool scofflaws Wednesday morning with an enforcement blitz along  Alexandre-Taché Boulevard in the Hull sector.
  The lane is reserved for high-occupancy vehicles like buses, taxis or other vehicles with three or more people in them.
  Police intercepted a total of 62 vehicles between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m.The minimum penalty for driving in a reserved lane is $175 in addition to administrative costs.A dozen additional tickets were issued
  
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• Bertrand: Post-Canada 150, how do we make Ottawa a great destination?

  21-02-2018 18:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  Now that we’re into the year after Canada 150, it is time to focus on permanent changes to Ottawa that will satisfy residents and attract more tourists, who will enjoy their visit so much they will tell their family and friends to make the capital their next destination.
  While some will say to leave the city alone, that they are satisfied as is, others would counter that people want to find more, see more and do more. And there will have to be more since the Centre Block of the Parliament
  
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• Petawawa soldier charged with sex assault

  21-02-2018 18:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  A soldier from the Canadian Forces base in Petawawa has been charged with sexual assault. The charge relates to an alleged incident in May 2016 at Royal Military College Saint-Jean in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., involving another member of the Canadian Armed Forces, according to a statement from the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service.
  Warrant Officer Rickey Bursey of 2 Combat Engineer Regiment in Petawawa faces one count of sexual assault.
  The allegation has not been tested in co
  
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• The @rick_gibbons Show for Wednesday, February 21st: 1:17: @mokhov 1:30: @TGranicAllen 1:45: @canadianprguy 2:05:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  21-02-2018 18:09 via twitter.com
  The @rick_gibbons Show for Wednesday, February 21st: 1:17: @mokhov 1:30: @TGranicAllen 1:45: @canadianprguy 2:05:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Coming up at 11:45: @JSportsnet joins @_MarkSutcliffe on Olympic hockey/ Karlsson trade rumours: Listen: 📻: 13… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  21-02-2018 17:40 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:45: @JSportsnet joins @_MarkSutcliffe on Olympic hockey/ Karlsson trade rumours: Listen:📻: 13… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Residents displaced after smoky two-alarm highrise blaze near Billings Bridge - Ottawa Citizen

  21-02-2018 17:38
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  Residents displaced after smoky two-alarm highrise blaze near Billings Bridge
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  Two women were sent to hospital and several others treated on scene for smoke inhalation after fire broke Wednesday out near the top of a 23-storey highrise apartment building. Ottawa firefighters made quick work controlling the smoky two-alarm ...
  Heavy smoke forces highrise residents onto balconiesCBC.ca
  Electrical fire forces hundreds from Riverside Drive apartment buildingCTV Newsall
  
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• UPDATE: fire @ Riverside apartment bldg under control/ restricted to 21st floor. Residents evacuating w/ assistance… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  21-02-2018 17:36 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: fire @ Riverside apartment bldg under control/ restricted to 21st floor. Residents evacuating w/ assistance… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Air exchanger likely culprit in Gatineau fire

  21-02-2018 17:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Firefighters in Gatineau were called to an early morning blaze at 660 Boul. Cité-des-Jeunes at around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday to find heavy smoke coming from a condominium complex.
  Ten residents at home in the 11-unit, three-storey building were evacuated.
  A total of 17 firefighters working with pumper trucks to get the blaze under control by 9:30 a.m.
  There was one minor injury.
  Damages are estimated at $50,000. A faulty air exchanger is believed to have caused the fire, according to prelimin
  
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• Coming up at 11:30: Local woman @mldyck tells @_MarkSutcliffe why she is speaking out against Gerald Stanley GoFu… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  21-02-2018 17:25 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:30: Local woman @mldyck tells @_MarkSutcliffe why she is speaking out against Gerald Stanley GoFu… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Working fire on 21st floor of highrise @ Bank & Riverside. Fire crews on scene. AVOID AREA. Riverside NB CLOSED @ B… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  21-02-2018 17:19 via twitter.com
  Working fire on 21st floor of highrise @ Bank & Riverside. Fire crews on scene. AVOID AREA. Riverside NB CLOSED @ B… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Coming up at 10:45: Olympian & High Performance Consultant @nicoleforrester joins @_MarkSutcliffe on why some Oly… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  21-02-2018 16:40 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10:45: Olympian & High Performance Consultant @nicoleforrester joins @_MarkSutcliffe on why some Oly… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• "As PC leader, Patrick Brown took free trips from suppliers, MPP Randy Hillier alleges" @davidreevely of the… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  21-02-2018 16:25 via twitter.com
  "As PC leader, Patrick Brown took free trips from suppliers, MPP Randy Hillier alleges"@davidreevely of the… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Coming 9:45: @journo_dale joins @_marksutcliffe on what Patrick Brown reveals about Canada’s broken leadership sy… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  21-02-2018 15:40 via twitter.com
  Coming 9:45: @journo_dale joins @_marksutcliffe on what Patrick Brown reveals about Canada’s broken leadership sy… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Ottawa pursuing return visit for La Machine - Ottawa Business Journal

  21-02-2018 15:33
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  Ottawa pursuing return visit for La Machine
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  Ottawans who were captivated last summer by the mechanical creatures of La Machine might not have to wait too long for a return visit if the capital's tourism boosters have their way. The man behind Ottawa's Canada 150 celebrations spent four days in ...
  
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• Police officer douses flaming sign in Heron Gate area

  21-02-2018 15:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  A police officer who was first on the scene used a fire extinguisher to douse a commercial sign that was in flames at a an Albion Road North plaza Wednesday morning.
  Ottawa Fire Services reported that they were called to strip mall at the intersection of Walkley Road.
  The mall contains businesses including a fast food restaurant and dollar store.
  Upon arrival, they found the officer had matters in hand. The flaming sign was for a small grocery store. 
  Traffic remained sn
  
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• Canada's men's hockey team is off to the semi-finals in Pyeonchang after a 1-0 win over Finland. They're guaranteed… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  21-02-2018 15:22 via twitter.com
  Canada's men's hockey team is off to the semi-finals in Pyeonchang after a 1-0 win over Finland. They're guaranteed… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Canada wins bronze in women's bobsled: bit.ly/2HyS6c0 https://t.co/K0yxnhgXUx

  21-02-2018 15:15 via twitter.com
  
  Canada wins bronze in women's bobsled: bit.ly/2HyS6c0 https://t.co/K0yxnhgXUx
  
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• POLL: Should Patrick Brown be allowed to continue his bid to lead Ontario's Progressive Conservatives? STORY: bit.ly/2CySUda

  21-02-2018 15:09 via twitter.com
  POLL: Should Patrick Brown be allowed to continue his bid to lead Ontario's Progressive Conservatives? STORY:bit.ly/2CySUda
  
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• Coming up at 9:15: @Shawn_Jeffords joins @_MarkSutcliffe with the latest in the Patrick Brown saga: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  21-02-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 9:15: @Shawn_Jeffords joins @_MarkSutcliffe with the latest in the Patrick Brown saga: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• BRONZE! Kaillie Humphries & Phylicia George win bronze in bobsleigh: twitter.com/TeamCanada/sta…

  21-02-2018 14:50 via twitter.com
  BRONZE!Kaillie Humphries & Phylicia George win bronze in bobsleigh: twitter.com/TeamCanada/sta…
  
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• 'Mother Nature has spoken': Melting Mosaïvernales snow sculptures closed

  21-02-2018 14:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  Noting that “Mother Nature has spoken,” organizers of Mosaïvernales say they’ve had to shut down early because the snow sculptures can’t be kept up in the continued warm, wet weather.
  Only 20,000 people took in the exhibit at Jacques Cartier Park over 20 days.
  Organizers had hoped to attract 200,000 over 38 days running through March 4.
  “Despite the goodwill and the perseverance of the operations team and the artists, the weather will simply not allow the maint
  
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• STORY: Evangelist the Rev. Billy Graham has died: bit.ly/2HyA3CL https://t.co/E7he9s2eJu

  21-02-2018 14:47 via twitter.com
  
  STORY: Evangelist the Rev. Billy Graham has died: bit.ly/2HyA3CL https://t.co/E7he9s2eJu
  
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• Weird Wednesday weather as temps swing from 11 C to -7 C

  21-02-2018 14:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  Because we couldn’t go a day without some kind of watch or warning, the capital awoke Wednesday to a fog advisory.
  According to Environment Canada, dense fog reduced visibility to as little as 200 metres in some areas so slow down and watch for tail lights on the road until later morning when an advancing cold front should clear it up.
  But that’s not the end of the wacky weather with the temperature first rising to 11 C amid periods of rain then dropping to 2 C by afternoon and
  
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• Woman killed Tuesday in West Carleton crash

  21-02-2018 13:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  Kinburn Side Road has reopened near Stonecrest Road in the West Carleton area after a woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday.
  Police released few details about the crash except to confirm that the victim was 71 years old.
  Kinburn Side was closed between Stonecrest and Torbolton Ridge roads for several hours for the investigation.
  The @OPScollision investigation continues into the fatal collision on Kinburn Side Road last night. A 71-year-old female driver died from her injuries on sc
  
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• Dawson: Here's why Mayor Jim Watson is wrong about pot lounges

  21-02-2018 13:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  Mayor Jim Watson won’t support the idea of legal lounges where people can smoke pot.
  That’s not even remotely surprising: Watson’s a cautious, conservative mayor when it comes to social policy. He doesn’t want to make it easier for anyone to smoke anything in lounges. 
  If his view wins the day, there won’t really be anywhere in Ottawa to smoke pot, because politicians at Queen’s Park have banned smoking marijuana in public places. 
  The only place whe
  
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• Grandson alleges Ottawa long-term care home negligent in woman's death - Ottawa Citizen

  21-02-2018 13:00
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  Grandson alleges Ottawa long-term care home negligent in woman's death
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  When Doris Lawton's Alzheimer's disease began to worsen at age 93, her grandson moved her into a long-term care home to keep her safe. “I put her there because I thought she was going to be protected,” said Bradley Sproule. “That is the one thing that ...and more »
  
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• Grandson alleges Ottawa long-term care home negligent in woman's death

  21-02-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  When Doris Lawton’s Alzheimer’s disease began to worsen at age 93, her grandson moved her into a long-term care home to keep her safe.
  “I put her there because I thought she was going to be protected,” said Bradley Sproule. “That is the one thing that didn’t happen.”
  What did happen soon after Lawton moved to Carlingview Manor in 2016 were falls — including one the day after she returned from the hospital following surgery for a hip fracture, accor
  
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• Editorial: Expect more lawsuits over long-term care

  21-02-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Today, we report another tragic story of protection gone wrong for a senior in an Ottawa long-term care home. And it appears the death of 91-year-old Doris Lawton is headed to court, after her grandson filed a negligence suit against Carlingview Manor, where she was a resident.
  Ontario’s long-term care facilities can expect more such legal action until the province finally overhauls its flawed, rationed approach to long-term care.
  Lawton died Oct. 19 from a blood clot in her lung, having e
  
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• Ottawa family finds 1930s homemade sled at museum - CBC.ca - CBC.ca

  21-02-2018 12:58
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  Ottawa family finds 1930s homemade sled at museum - CBC.ca
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  When Bruce Dudley walked into the Canada Science and Technology Museum, he wasn't expecting to see his family's history front and centre.and more »
  
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