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• ICYMI: The Canadian Screen Awards takes place at 8-10 p.m. (EST). ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/XdWcugijBe

  11-03-2018 23:30 via twitter.com
  
  ICYMI: The Canadian Screen Awards takes place at 8-10 p.m. (EST).ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/XdWcugijBe
  
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• Science of Winter: Plants are sleeping but they are still busy

  11-03-2018 23:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  Today we continue our annual look at what makes this season special, a time when nature is doing much more than just hitting the Pause button for three months. Welcome to the Science of Late Winter.
  Plants have been busy through the deep freeze, even though winter keeps them very still and we can’t see any activity. They are silently and invisibly preparing for the approaching spring.
  Recharging batteries is “a good analogy,” says plant biologist Jessica Forrest of the Universi
  
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• ICYMI: Police arrested an intoxicated man wielding a sawed-off shotgun. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/pol… https://t.co/YymgYBJJ9D

  11-03-2018 23:00 via twitter.com
  
  ICYMI: Police arrested an intoxicated man wielding a sawed-off shotgun.#ottnewsottawamatters.com/local-news/pol… https://t.co/YymgYBJJ9D
  
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• At least five people have died recently from falling into tree wells while skiing or snowboarding in the mountains… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-03-2018 22:30 via twitter.com
  At least five people have died recently from falling into tree wells while skiing or snowboarding in the mountains… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• ICYMI: Doug Ford is the new Ontario Tory leader. Here's five things you should know about him.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-03-2018 22:00 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: Doug Ford is the new Ontario Tory leader. Here's five things you should know about him.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Egan: Private cat sanctuary in Vanier — good intentions have fur flying

  11-03-2018 21:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  April Kibzey says she cannot sit idly by while cats freeze or go hungry outside her rambling home in central Vanier.
  “As human beings, in a society that we created and live by, I think we’re all responsible for the domesticated animals that we’ve turned into our companions.”
  And so she is running an unofficial cat sanctuary in her tucked-away house on Montgomery Street — the one with the big, leafy yard — within spitting distance of the Loblaws on McArthur Ave
  
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• North American markets rallied Friday on strong U.S. jobs figures and a Canadian reprieve from U.S. President Donal… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-03-2018 21:30 via twitter.com
  North American markets rallied Friday on strong U.S. jobs figures and a Canadian reprieve from U.S. President Donal… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Two of Canada's biggest internet service providers are preparing to increase their monthly subscriber prices, a mov… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-03-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  Two of Canada's biggest internet service providers are preparing to increase their monthly subscriber prices, a mov… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• A new Polish law banning almost all trade on Sundays has taken effect, with large supermarkets and most other retai… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-03-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  A new Polish law banning almost all trade on Sundays has taken effect, with large supermarkets and most other retai… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Montreal Molson brewery workers to vote on latest contract from employer. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  11-03-2018 20:00 via twitter.com
  Montreal Molson brewery workers to vote on latest contract from employer.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Insurance company uncovers 'pervasive' auto body shop scams; urges action. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/3Xu0Wwi7t9

  11-03-2018 19:30 via twitter.com
  
  Insurance company uncovers 'pervasive' auto body shop scams; urges action.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/3Xu0Wwi7t9
  
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• A Labrador woman is safe after police say she was taken against her will by her husband. RCMP are investigating the… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-03-2018 19:00 via twitter.com
  A Labrador woman is safe after police say she was taken against her will by her husband. RCMP are investigating the… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Housing prices are up slightly, but the condo market is where the money is. #ottnews #OttCity #ottawa… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-03-2018 18:30 via twitter.com
  Housing prices are up slightly, but the condo market is where the money is. #ottnews #OttCity #ottawa… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• 'Mr. Records' keeps Kenya's last vinyl music shop alive ottawamatters.com/world-news/mr-… https://t.co/FSXxrvIkhc

  11-03-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  
  'Mr. Records' keeps Kenya's last vinyl music shop aliveottawamatters.com/world-news/mr-… https://t.co/FSXxrvIkhc
  
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• Critics across partisan divide assail Florida's new gun law. ottawamatters.com/world-news/cri… https://t.co/HPwTMqLscl

  11-03-2018 17:30 via twitter.com
  
  Critics across partisan divide assail Florida's new gun law.ottawamatters.com/world-news/cri… https://t.co/HPwTMqLscl
  
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• A man suspected of shooting two California police officers, killing one of them, was arrested Saturday after barric… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-03-2018 17:30 via twitter.com
  A man suspected of shooting two California police officers, killing one of them, was arrested Saturday after barric… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• China makes historic move to allow President Xi to rule indefinitely. ottawamatters.com/world-news/chi… https://t.co/XW7WrrlR9m

  11-03-2018 16:30 via twitter.com
  
  China makes historic move to allow President Xi to rule indefinitely.ottawamatters.com/world-news/chi… https://t.co/XW7WrrlR9m
  
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• President Donald Trump told western Pennsylvania voters Saturday night that his new tariffs were saving the steel i… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-03-2018 15:30 via twitter.com
  President Donald Trump told western Pennsylvania voters Saturday night that his new tariffs were saving the steel i… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Canadian Screen Awards to take place in Toronto #CanadianScreenAwards ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/BIflsmGO9x

  11-03-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  
  Canadian Screen Awards to take place in Toronto#CanadianScreenAwardsottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/BIflsmGO9x
  
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• Missing Chelsea woman found dead, foul play not suspected. #ottnews #Gatineau #ottawa ottawamatters.com/local-news/mis… https://t.co/Nnn7wz7yhS

  11-03-2018 14:54 via twitter.com
  
  Missing Chelsea woman found dead, foul play not suspected. #ottnews #Gatineau #ottawaottawamatters.com/local-news/mis… https://t.co/Nnn7wz7yhS
  
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• Denley: Doug Ford drags the Ontario PCs further into the abyss

  11-03-2018 14:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  It was no surprise that the most dramatic six weeks in the history of Ontario politics would end with even more drama.  Doug Ford’s narrow victory at a convention where nothing went right was a fitting finale to the train wreck that has ensued since the Ontario Progressive Conservative executive, in its wisdom, decided that a quickie leadership race was just what the party needed.
  The alternative was to go into the June election with a credible platform and solid veteran MPP Vic Fedel
  
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• British health authorities on Sunday urged people to wash their clothing and possessions as a precaution if they vi… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-03-2018 14:30 via twitter.com
  British health authorities on Sunday urged people to wash their clothing and possessions as a precaution if they vi… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Doug Ford has been named the new leader of Ontario's Progressive Conservatives, winning a contest fraught with comp… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-03-2018 13:58 via twitter.com
  Doug Ford has been named the new leader of Ontario's Progressive Conservatives, winning a contest fraught with comp… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Why do we spring forward (and then fall back)? Here’s the rundown on DST and whether or not we really need it.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-03-2018 13:00 via twitter.com
  Why do we spring forward (and then fall back)? Here’s the rundown on DST and whether or not we really need it.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• There's still more snow in the forecast

  11-03-2018 12:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  Good morning… from an hour earlier than anyone would really like.
  In case you already haven’t, it’s time to move your clocks forward.
  (Yes, even the ones on your stove and in your car).
  An employee climbs a ladder to change a huge clock. Still easier than changing the time on your microwave.
  The good news for those sleepy eyes?
  By moving the clocks forward this morning, we’re now one hour closer to spring.
  Although it may not seem that way right now.
  Ottawa has received
  
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• Ottawa Police arrest intoxicated man wielding a sawed-off shotgun. #ottnews #OttCity #Ottawa… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-03-2018 12:24 via twitter.com
  Ottawa Police arrest intoxicated man wielding a sawed-off shotgun.#ottnews #OttCity #Ottawa… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Doug Ford named new Ontario Progressive Conservative party leader. #ottnews #onpoli #OntarioPC #ontpoli #OntPC… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-03-2018 11:17 via twitter.com
  Doug Ford named new Ontario Progressive Conservative party leader.#ottnews #onpoli #OntarioPC #ontpoli #OntPC… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Here's a timeline of what's happened so far in Ontario's PC party leadership race. #OttNews #onpoli #onpcldr #ONPC… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-03-2018 05:30 via twitter.com
  Here's a timeline of what's happened so far in Ontario's PC party leadership race.#OttNews #onpoli #onpcldr #ONPC… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Reevely: It took some time, but Ontario PCs finally announce Ford as leader

  11-03-2018 04:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  Until Saturday, the biggest gong in the world was more than five metres across. According to Guinness. Made of copper, weighing more than 550 kilograms. It was displayed at the Third China Taiyuan International Cooked Wheaten Food Festival in Shanxi in 2005.
  The Shanxi gong is now second-class. The title has passed to the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, which blew up its own announcement of its new leader — Doug Ford — in a voting fiasco only to reveal him in the middle of
  
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• Gold medal sounded 'really cool,' Canadian Paralympian Mac Marcoux says

  11-03-2018 03:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  JEONGSEON, South Korea — There’s a feeling of freedom when Mac Marcoux is roaring down the mountain at 120 km/h, the only sounds coming from the crunch of his skis on the snow and the directions from guide Jack Leitch.
  The 20-year-old skier’s love of speed carried him to Canada’s first gold medal of the Pyeongchang Paralympic Games, as he and Leitch won the downhill for visually impaired on Saturday.
  “It’s a pretty special feeling. It’s just me and Jack
  
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• Reevely: Ontario PCs somehow ruin the party to announce a new leader

  11-03-2018 02:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ontario Progressive Conservatives had a stage-managed play all set to reveal their new leader to take on Kathleen Wynne on Saturday, and they botched it.
  Doug Ford probably won. Maybe it was Christine Elliott. But probably Doug Ford. The party didn’t know when it would know.
  They couldn’t be sure they’d counted the votes accurately. Four hours after they were supposed to be done, the poor volunteer chairman of the Tory leadership election committee, Hartley Lefton, admitted
  
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• Details on leadership are to be announced "as soon as practically possible". #ottnews #OnPoli

  11-03-2018 01:25 via twitter.com
  Details on leadership are to be announced "as soon as practically possible". #ottnews #OnPoli
  
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• Lefton says a review is underway over some votes and that's expected to be announced as soon as possible. All membe… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-03-2018 01:22 via twitter.com
  Lefton says a review is underway over some votes and that's expected to be announced as soon as possible. All membe… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Hartly Lefton is speaking to the Ontario PC leadership convention now.

  11-03-2018 01:21 via twitter.com
  Hartly Lefton is speaking to the Ontario PC leadership convention now.
  
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• About 130 skiers lowered by ropes after chairlift seizes at Camp Fortune

  11-03-2018 01:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  About 130 skiers had to rescued from a broken chairlift at Camp Fortune on Saturday afternoon.
  Marketing manager Erin Boucher said the “Pineault quad” suddenly malfunctioned at about noon, leaving the skiers stranded on the four-seater lifts, one of seven at the Chelsea facility.
  Because there was a problem with the gear box, the so-called “evacuation motor” — normally used in cases of lift mechanical problems — could not kick in to move the chairs and disemba
  
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• Comments from candidate Tanya Granic Allen on today's Ontario PC leadership announcement delay. #ottnews #OnPoli twitter.com/CityCynthia/st…

  11-03-2018 01:07 via twitter.com
  Comments from candidate Tanya Granic Allen on today's Ontario PC leadership announcement delay. #ottnews #OnPoli twitter.com/CityCynthia/st…
  
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• Hartley Lefton announcement on behalf of Ontario PC party delayed another 30 minutes. #ottnews #OnPoli

  11-03-2018 00:36 via twitter.com
  Hartley Lefton announcement on behalf of Ontario PC party delayed another 30 minutes. #ottnews #OnPoli
  
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• Reports that announcement could be about inconclusive results. #ottnews #onpoli twitter.com/robertbenzie/s…

  11-03-2018 00:18 via twitter.com
  Reports that announcement could be about inconclusive results. #ottnews #onpoli twitter.com/robertbenzie/s…
  
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• Crown wins appeal of discharge in dangerous highrise gun-play

  11-03-2018 00:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  If, on a drunken lark, you fired three bullets from a handgun inside a highrise apartment — piercing a neighbour’s wall — what kind of penalty would be reasonable?
  Yili Yang, then 18, received a conditional discharge from Ontario Justice Matthew Webber, meaning he would have no criminal conviction if terms were obeyed.
  The Ontario Court of Appeal wasn’t impressed. On Friday, it released a decision on the Crown’s appeal of the original sentence, handed down March 23,
  
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