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• Erik Karlsson is set to make his return to the ice tonight against the Carolina Hurricanes. Puck drop at 7pm on Hoc… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-03-2018 23:47 via twitter.com
  Erik Karlsson is set to make his return to the ice tonight against the Carolina Hurricanes. Puck drop at 7pm on Hoc… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Gee-Gees' Jackson Bennett among Ottawa-area kids making impact at CFL Combine - Ottawa Sun

  24-03-2018 23:26 via ottawasun.com
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  Gee-Gees' Jackson Bennett among Ottawa-area kids making impact at CFL Combine
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  WINNIPEG — Watched and scrutinized by scouts, coaches and football ops people with stopwatches in hand, it was show-me time for several players with Ottawa-area connections on the first day of the Canadian Football League Combine at the RBC Convention ...and more »
  
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• Chinatown-area shooting sends man to hospital - Ottawa - CBC News - CBC.ca

  24-03-2018 23:25 via cbc.ca
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  Ottawa police are investigating after a man was shot Saturday afternoon inside a home on Anderson Street.
  Man wounded in afternoon shooting in city's Chinatown district ...Ottawa Citizenall 4 news articles »
  
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• Ottawa Heart Institute lifts curtain on major expansion - CBC.ca

  24-03-2018 22:37 via cbc.ca
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  Ottawa Heart Institute lifts curtain on major expansion
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  New operating rooms. Wide swaths of natural light. And a cutting-edge "cardiac robot." Those are just a few of the highlights of a 145,000 square-foot expansion project unveiled this week at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute — an expansion ...
  
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• Man wounded in afternoon shooting in city's Chinatown district

  24-03-2018 22:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  One man has been hospitalized in critical condition following a shooting near the intersection of Anderson and Booth streets in the Chinatown area of the city.
  Police were called to the scene shortly before 4 p.m. and found the victim.
  Paramedics reported they arrived to find the victim in cardiac arrest and they revived him before transporting him to hospital.
  He was listed in critical condition at the time of arrival at hospital.
  Police said they have no suspects in custody and that the guns a
  
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• 15th defence lawyer in Suge Knight's murder case leaves. ottawamatters.com/world-news/15t… https://t.co/OtE7sz2Tls

  24-03-2018 21:30 via twitter.com
  
  15th defence lawyer in Suge Knight's murder case leaves.ottawamatters.com/world-news/15t… https://t.co/OtE7sz2Tls
  
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• Somerset: The Liberals take their shot at gun control — and satisfy nobody

  24-03-2018 21:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  This week, after months of promises and much fearful speculation among Canada’s gun owners, the Liberals opened Al Capone’s vault to reveal a used paperclip, three startled mice and Bill C-71 — in short, not much.
  No sweeping prohibitions, no AR-15 ban, nor any other Monster at the End of This Book. Instead, it does more or less what the Liberals promised, and much less than gun control activists had hoped.
  No one is pleased, neither Canada’s fractured and fractious gun l
  
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• UK data watchdog raids Cambridge Analytica office in London. ottawamatters.com/world-news/uk-… https://t.co/GEtb4eHSyV

  24-03-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  
  UK data watchdog raids Cambridge Analytica office in London.ottawamatters.com/world-news/uk-… https://t.co/GEtb4eHSyV
  
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• ICYMI: $1.8-billion committed for new Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus ottawamatters.com/local-news/18-… https://t.co/FTHblY0R6y

  24-03-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  
  ICYMI: $1.8-billion committed for new Ottawa Hospital Civic Campusottawamatters.com/local-news/18-… https://t.co/FTHblY0R6y
  
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• 'The whole world is disgusted': Hundreds rally in Ottawa against U.S. ... - CBC.ca

  24-03-2018 20:20 via cbc.ca
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  Hundreds of Ottawa high school students, parents and other supporters took to the streets Saturday in solidarity with a major U.S. march calling for an end to gun violence.and more »
  
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• Bombardier executive compensation rises to US$33.4 million in 2017. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  24-03-2018 20:00 via twitter.com
  Bombardier executive compensation rises to US$33.4 million in 2017.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Student-led demonstrators deliver anti-gun letter to U.S. Embassy in solidarity march

  24-03-2018 19:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  From high schoolers to the Raging Grannies, hundreds of protestors chanted and carried signs from Parliament Hill to the U.S. Embassy Saturday in solidarity with student-led anti-gun marches around the world.
  Edna Rodriguez, 17, one of the organizers of Saturday’s Ottawa March For Our Lives, told the swelling crowd at Major’s Hill Park she had only expected herself and a few dozen friends to show up when she first started spreading word on social media. SharePHOTOS: March For Our Liv
  
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• Dutch police detain 90 England supporters for violence. ottawamatters.com/world-news/dut… https://t.co/qeuudHkDT1

  24-03-2018 19:30 via twitter.com
  
  Dutch police detain 90 England supporters for violence.ottawamatters.com/world-news/dut… https://t.co/qeuudHkDT1
  
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• Australian volunteers save 5 of over 150 stranded whales. ottawamatters.com/world-news/aus… https://t.co/lMSrvf7Ttn

  24-03-2018 19:00 via twitter.com
  
  Australian volunteers save 5 of over 150 stranded whales.ottawamatters.com/world-news/aus… https://t.co/lMSrvf7Ttn
  
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• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to exonerate Tsilhqot'in warriors hanged in 1860s. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  24-03-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to exonerate Tsilhqot'in warriors hanged in 1860s.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…
  
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• US Postal Service unveils Mister Rogers postage stamp. ottawamatters.com/world-news/us-… https://t.co/8sKQGnpEh4

  24-03-2018 18:20 via twitter.com
  
  US Postal Service unveils Mister Rogers postage stamp.ottawamatters.com/world-news/us-… https://t.co/8sKQGnpEh4
  
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• Driver fired after Ottawa school vehicle struck by gate arm at train ... - CTV News

  24-03-2018 18:15 via ctvnews.ca
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  Driver fired after Ottawa school vehicle struck by gate arm at train ...
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  An Ottawa father is demanding answers after a vehicle transporting his eight-year-old son to school was struck by a railway crossing's gate arms while a VIA Rail Canada train roared past.and more »
  
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• ICYMI: Gatineau blaze displaces three people. Police believe the blaze to be of criminal origin.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-03-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: Gatineau blaze displaces three people. Police believe the blaze to be of criminal origin.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• FBI seeks motive for fiery van crash at California air base. ottawamatters.com/world-news/fbi… https://t.co/STtvXd7CgJ

  24-03-2018 17:40 via twitter.com
  
  FBI seeks motive for fiery van crash at California air base.ottawamatters.com/world-news/fbi… https://t.co/STtvXd7CgJ
  
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• A funeral service will be held today in Toronto for a mother and her two children killed east of the city last week… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-03-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  A funeral service will be held today in Toronto for a mother and her two children killed east of the city last week… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• New witnesses detail sexual misconduct by Tavis Smiley. ottawamatters.com/world-news/new… https://t.co/mRG8YLMLZF

  24-03-2018 17:00 via twitter.com
  
  New witnesses detail sexual misconduct by Tavis Smiley.ottawamatters.com/world-news/new… https://t.co/mRG8YLMLZF
  
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• French hero officer who swapped himself for hostage dies. ottawamatters.com/world-news/fre…

  24-03-2018 16:40 via twitter.com
  French hero officer who swapped himself for hostage dies.ottawamatters.com/world-news/fre…
  
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• Watchdog report on Gatineau police actions in woman's death goes to prosecutors, coroner

  24-03-2018 16:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  Quebec’s police watchdog says it has completed its investigation into the conduct of Gatineau police in the 2017 death of a woman who was handcuffed by police, then died in hospital.
  The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes, which examines cases of death or serious injury involving police, says it has forwarded its file on the death of Nadia Racine, 34, to the director of criminal and penal prosecutions and the coroner’s office.
  “The (prosector’s offic
  
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• UK watchdog assessing evidence from Cambridge Analytica raid. ottawamatters.com/world-news/uk-…

  24-03-2018 16:20 via twitter.com
  UK watchdog assessing evidence from Cambridge Analytica raid.ottawamatters.com/world-news/uk-…
  
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• Police investigate suspicious Gatineau fire that displaced three residents

  24-03-2018 16:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  Gatineau police are investigating a suspicious Friday night fire in the city’s Vieux Hull district that displaced three people.
  Firefighters were called to the eight-unit residential complex at 9 Rue St-Étienne, near Rue St-Rédempteur, shortly before 11 p.m.
  Flames were shooting from a second-storey window, the fire service said in a release. 
  Residents in the two-storey unit had already cleared the building, but neighbours were also ordered to leave in case the fire spr
  
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• Wayne Huizenga, who built his fortune from trash, dies at 80 ottawamatters.com/national-busin… https://t.co/ZCFbOcSFsx

  24-03-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  
  Wayne Huizenga, who built his fortune from trash, dies at 80ottawamatters.com/national-busin… https://t.co/ZCFbOcSFsx
  
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• A late-night Gatineau fire has left three people without a home, police say they believe the blaze to be of crimina… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-03-2018 14:21 via twitter.com
  A late-night Gatineau fire has left three people without a home, police say they believe the blaze to be of crimina… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• "Goodnight, not goodbye:' embattled band Hedley plays last show before hiatus. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/yW9XANXe4J

  24-03-2018 14:20 via twitter.com
  
  "Goodnight, not goodbye:' embattled band Hedley plays last show before hiatus.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/yW9XANXe4J
  
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• Trump order would ban most transgender troops from serving. ottawamatters.com/world-news/tru… https://t.co/VB9ixEfEaC

  24-03-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  
  Trump order would ban most transgender troops from serving.ottawamatters.com/world-news/tru… https://t.co/VB9ixEfEaC
  
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• Indian court jails powerful politician for embezzling funds. ottawamatters.com/world-news/ind… https://t.co/ow91xw2zu0

  24-03-2018 13:40 via twitter.com
  
  Indian court jails powerful politician for embezzling funds.ottawamatters.com/world-news/ind… https://t.co/ow91xw2zu0
  
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• China's economic czar tells US Beijing will defend interests. ottawamatters.com/world-news/chi…

  24-03-2018 13:30 via twitter.com
  China's economic czar tells US Beijing will defend interests.ottawamatters.com/world-news/chi…
  
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• Thousands expected to leave second pocket in Syria's Ghouta. ottawamatters.com/world-news/tho…

  24-03-2018 13:20 via twitter.com
  Thousands expected to leave second pocket in Syria's Ghouta.ottawamatters.com/world-news/tho…
  
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• Second-degree murder charge laid in death of missing central Ontario man. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  24-03-2018 13:02 via twitter.com
  Second-degree murder charge laid in death of missing central Ontario man.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…
  
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• Today's forecast has some good news and some bad news

  24-03-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Let’s start with the good news: It’s going to warm up.
  Ottawans started their Saturday at a very winter-like -7C.
  By midday the temperature is expected to rise to -1C. It’s not quite tanning weather so don’t leave that jacket at home quite yet.
  But wait, there’s more good news.
  If you’re out and about that -1C will probably feel a bit more civilized with a generous amount of sunshine.
  If you’ve been worried about your vitamin D levels after those gloomy
  
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• She was ready to build a future at Algonquin — and then the bad news came

  24-03-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Early in February, Alex Geoffrion got the news she had been hoping for wrapped in a big green envelope with the words “We hope you’re sitting down” printed on the outside.
  The 17-year-old had been accepted into the heritage and traditional masonry course at the Perth campus of Algonquin College. Graduates have worked on the Parliament Buildings, museums and hundreds of other historic buildings, not just in Canada but all over the world.
  “You’re in! We’re thril
  
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• Wanted federal inmate known to frequent #Ottawa area. James Houle is described as white male, 39 years old, 6'2",… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-03-2018 12:30 via twitter.com
  Wanted federal inmate known to frequent #Ottawa area.James Houle is described as white male, 39 years old, 6'2",… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• A ticket sold somewhere in Ontario claimed Friday night's $15.5-million Lotto Max jackpot. The winning numbers were… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-03-2018 12:15 via twitter.com
  A ticket sold somewhere in Ontario claimed Friday night's $15.5-million Lotto Max jackpot. The winning numbers were… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• ICYMI: The Heart Institute officially inaugurated their new $230-million dollar facility. ottawamatters.com/local-news/the… https://t.co/p2QbCZHze0

  24-03-2018 12:10 via twitter.com
  
  ICYMI: The Heart Institute officially inaugurated their new $230-million dollar facility.ottawamatters.com/local-news/the… https://t.co/p2QbCZHze0
  
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• Seven Ottawa firms capture nine awards from Canadian Home Builders Association

  24-03-2018 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Once again, Ottawa developers and design firms have been honoured for their work in Canada’s residential and construction industry.
  The Canadian Home Builders Association (CHBA) awards were held Friday in Victoria, B.C.  
  The awards represent Canada’s construction and residential industry and recognize companies working at a local, provincial and national level.
  The nominations came out early last month and included 12 Ottawa nominees. Out of the 12, seven of them have won,
  
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• Kemptville College spat spills over from council chambers to local editorial pages

  24-03-2018 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  North Grenville Mayor David Gordon is hoping to quell an escalating war of words that has played out in a very public realm, with town council accusing a local newspaper of “bullying” and “threaten(ing) the democratic rights” of residents, and the paper returning fire by accusing the politicians of trying to stifle free speech. 
  The dispute has centred around the venerable Kemptville College campus, which the municipality has now purchased from the province.
  On Thurs
  
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• Great Canadian Theatre Company releases 2018-19 season

  24-03-2018 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Great Canadian Theatre Company’s 2018-19 season will feature six plays that cover top-of-mind social issues from gender equity to the Me Too movement to civil rights.
  “What happened as I selected one play after another was that things were really aligning with current events,” says artistic director Eric Coates.
  “Every year, we provide topical, provocative theatre and our audience responds to the challenge. It is so gratifying to produce art that spawns a meaning
  
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• Editorial: End the 'eye candy' in Ontario politics

  24-03-2018 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  It wasn’t exactly the media event Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa hoped for when he dumbly referred to a mixed-gender crowd of hospital workers as “eye candy” this week. The workers were standing behind him on stage for a health-funding announcement when he delivered this inopportune utterance.
  Sousa apologized, but actually he has done everyone a favour: He has inadvertently identified the main – if not the sole – reason politicians are constantly surrounded
  
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• Today's letters: Recycling is in the bag

  24-03-2018 11:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Citizen readers are interested in changes to the green-bin program, the Senators’ owner, and the looming Ontario election campaign. You can write to us too, on these or any other topics, at [email protected]
  Please consult our guidelines, here.
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  Garbage in, garbage out
  Re: Waste contract big risk, city told, March 21.
  Two words taxpayers never want to hear describing a city contract are: “severe ambiguity.” It is downright shocking to see them as the opening word
  
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• Ottawa's off to a chilly start this weekend - Ottawa - CBC News - CBC.ca

  24-03-2018 09:11 via cbc.ca
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  Prepare for some cold weather to kick off your weekend, Ottawa. Saturday morning's sun will give way to cloudy skies by afternoon, along with the slight chance of evening flurries. Look for a high near –3 C with a cold wind from the north. It also ...and more »
  
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• Ottawa students to rally against U.S. gun violence | CBC News - CBC.ca

  24-03-2018 09:11 via cbc.ca
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  Hundreds of Ottawa high school students are expected to rally Saturday in solidarity with a much larger U.S. march calling for an end to gun violence.and more »
  
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• Concert review: Foreigner, Chilliwack at TD Place

  24-03-2018 04:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  Foreigner with Chilliwack, TD Place
  Reviewed Friday, March 23, 2018.
  The group of musicians that passes as Foreigner these days sure sounded the part at TD Place arena on Friday, although they tore through the first part of the show with no sign of founding member and guitarist Mick Jones.Led by lusty singer Kelly Hansen, who has been with the band since 2005, it was an energetic display of greatest hits with an emphasis on rock-star moves and cheesy showmanship. “Are you ready to have a g
  
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• Radio-Canada reporter 'troubled' after experience with Gatineau police

  24-03-2018 02:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  A day after Gatineau police announced they would not be charging him, Radio-Canada reporter Antoine Trépanier said Friday it’s too early to say whether he will be taking legal action against the force.
  “It’s too soon. It’s too early in the process,” Trépanier told CBC Radio. “I’m not a lawyer, I want to take time. I want to just digest what happened. It was shocking for me, it was shocking for my family.”
  Police arrested the Radi
  
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• Local charity to provide 100 deserving kids with Camp Fortune ski trip

  24-03-2018 01:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  Fifteen-year-old Zakia Kuiurusumu has never skied in his life. But that’s about to change.
  Living with his family in Confederation Community Housing, admission to a ski resort is a luxury that his family simply can’t afford.
  However, with help from Kids Up Front Ottawa, Kuiurusumu, along with 99 other deserving kids from the across the city, is set to hit the slopes of Camp Fortune on Saturday for what will likely be the first time on skis for many.
  Despite having no skiing experienc
  
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• Worker injured at Claridge construction site where man died two years ago

  24-03-2018 00:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  A construction worker was injured at a Claridge construction site Friday afternoon, the same site where a worker died two years ago.
  The Ottawa Paramedic Service was called to the Icon condo building at the corner of Preston Street and Carling Avenue just after 2:30 p.m. A spokesperson said the man had been working on the seventh floor and was discovered injured on the fifth floor. He was transported to the hospital for treatment. 
  On March 23, 2016, 25-ye
  
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• Ottawa officer once found to be 'simply not suited to policing' was city's second-highest paid officer for 2017

  24-03-2018 00:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  An Ottawa police officer once ordered to resign because of “unsatisfactory work performance” earned more than every other officer on the force except for Chief Charles Bordeleau in 2017. 
  According to the province’s public sector salary disclosure, known as the Sunshine List, Const. Emmanuel Diafwila earned $247,797.98 in 2017 — almost $3,000 more than Deputy Chief Jill Skinner, who earned $244,909.59, plus $11,133.35 in taxable benefits. Deputy Chief Steve Bell earn
  
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