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• Inquiry into missing, murdered women only scratching the surface: chair. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/fYAbRYPN8r

  07-04-2018 23:00 via twitter.com
  
  Inquiry into missing, murdered women only scratching the surface: chair.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/fYAbRYPN8r
  
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• Russell Crowe's $104M violin high note of Sydney auction. ottawamatters.com/world-news/rus… https://t.co/yjDGevJB4y

  07-04-2018 22:00 via twitter.com
  
  Russell Crowe's $104M violin high note of Sydney auction.ottawamatters.com/world-news/rus… https://t.co/yjDGevJB4y
  
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• Outbreak at recruit centre: more than 1,800 Canadian military personnel given antibiotics

  07-04-2018 21:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  More than 1,800 military personnel have been given antibiotics after an outbreak of streptococcal infections at a garrison in Quebec.
  Six recruits from the Saint-Jean Garrison were recently hospitalized but have since been released. Of those there was one confirmed invasive Group A Streptococcal (GAS) case and one probable invasive GAS case, according to the Department of National Defence.
  The garrison, located in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., is the basic training base for recruits in the Can
  
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• Gaza buries journalist killed while covering mass protests. ottawamatters.com/world-news/gaz… https://t.co/JyLhtRBrcG

  07-04-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  
  Gaza buries journalist killed while covering mass protests.ottawamatters.com/world-news/gaz… https://t.co/JyLhtRBrcG
  
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• Study finds symphony pumps $261M into Massachusetts' economy. ottawamatters.com/world-news/stu…

  07-04-2018 20:00 via twitter.com
  Study finds symphony pumps $261M into Massachusetts' economy.ottawamatters.com/world-news/stu…
  
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• 14 dead, 14 others injured in crash involving Humboldt Broncos' team bus. Among those dead, the head coach, Darcy H… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-04-2018 19:24 via twitter.com
  14 dead, 14 others injured in crash involving Humboldt Broncos' team bus. Among those dead, the head coach, Darcy H… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Popular Nigerian musician, daughter killed; husband arrested ottawamatters.com/world-news/pop…

  07-04-2018 19:00 via twitter.com
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• Former NHLer Sheldon Kennedy says he understands the "state of shock and confusion" that people are feeling after t… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-04-2018 18:33 via twitter.com
  Former NHLer Sheldon Kennedy says he understands the "state of shock and confusion" that people are feeling after t… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Police: Vehicle crashes into crowd in German city, some dead. ottawamatters.com/world-news/pol… https://t.co/XA7dsieOl9

  07-04-2018 18:09 via twitter.com
  
  Police: Vehicle crashes into crowd in German city, some dead. ottawamatters.com/world-news/pol… https://t.co/XA7dsieOl9
  
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• Opposition accuses N.B. premier of failing to act on harassment allegations. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  07-04-2018 17:40 via twitter.com
  Opposition accuses N.B. premier of failing to act on harassment allegations.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Offers of help are pouring in for families of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team, which was involved in a horrific cr… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-04-2018 17:23 via twitter.com
  Offers of help are pouring in for families of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team, which was involved in a horrific cr… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Canada claims leadership but lacks details on plan to cut shipping emissions. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/ciGsamgfmA

  07-04-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  
  Canada claims leadership but lacks details on plan to cut shipping emissions.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/ciGsamgfmA
  
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• Inquiry into missing, murdered women only scratching the surface: chair. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  07-04-2018 17:00 via twitter.com
  Inquiry into missing, murdered women only scratching the surface: chair.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Former CTV reporter sues broadcaster, woman who accused him of sexual misconduct. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  07-04-2018 16:40 via twitter.com
  Former CTV reporter sues broadcaster, woman who accused him of sexual misconduct.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…
  
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• Transparent patch designed to detect pathogens like E. coli in packaged foods. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/NezjAuz0yY

  07-04-2018 15:40 via twitter.com
  
  Transparent patch designed to detect pathogens like E. coli in packaged foods.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/NezjAuz0yY
  
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• Canadian firm tied to Facebook data scandal got $100K from feds in 2017. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/gyvKA8rgGc

  07-04-2018 15:20 via twitter.com
  
  Canadian firm tied to Facebook data scandal got $100K from feds in 2017.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/gyvKA8rgGc
  
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• Raptors beat Pacers to clinch No. 1 in East, set record for franchise wins. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/eZOxvA6mJj

  07-04-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  
  Raptors beat Pacers to clinch No. 1 in East, set record for franchise wins.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/eZOxvA6mJj
  
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• ICYMI: Two fundraisers have been set up for the teenage children of Brian and Dora Aspelund, who were both killed i… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-04-2018 14:40 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: Two fundraisers have been set up for the teenage children of Brian and Dora Aspelund, who were both killed i… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Cappies review: St. Patrick's High School's Peter and the Starcatcher skilfully executed

  07-04-2018 14:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Show #10: Peter and the StarcatcherWhere: St. Patrick’s High SchoolDirector: Fadi El-Saikali
  Shayla Joshi, CriticSt. Francis Xavier High School
  Childhood is where people truly discover themselves; what they would like to be when they grow up, what makes them happy, and what their heart truly desires. In St. Patrick’s High School’s performance of Peter and the Starcatcher, the characters discover that there is more to desire than what simply “catches” the eye.
  Peter
  
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• Homicide squad investigating fatal shooting of man in Toronto's east end. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  07-04-2018 14:20 via twitter.com
  Homicide squad investigating fatal shooting of man in Toronto's east end.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…
  
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• McGregor posts $50,000 bond, released after arraignment. ottawamatters.com/national-busin… https://t.co/gJ9r3zp3TU

  07-04-2018 14:12 via twitter.com
  
  McGregor posts $50,000 bond, released after arraignment.ottawamatters.com/national-busin… https://t.co/gJ9r3zp3TU
  
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• City wants to name something after Jonathan Pitre, will wait for family's blessing. #ottnews #Ottawa #ottcity… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-04-2018 14:06 via twitter.com
  City wants to name something after Jonathan Pitre, will wait for family's blessing. #ottnews #Ottawa #ottcity… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Weekend weather: Cool, sunny and blustery, but no cherry blossoms

  07-04-2018 14:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  At least the weekend didn’t start out with the predicted 2-4 cm of snow, we have seemed to dodge that bullet.
  But don’t start celebrating spring just yet, cool temperatures, possible flurries and blustery winds are in the forecast for the weekend.
  Saturday will have a mix of sun and clouds with a forecast high of 0 C and winds from the northwest at 30 km/h gusting to 50. The low Saturday night will dip down to -8 C.
  Sunday looks much the same, with a predicted high of 0 C and a 30 pe
  
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• London principal faces sex-related charges: police. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  07-04-2018 13:09 via twitter.com
  London principal faces sex-related charges: police.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…
  
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• Today's letters: Jonathan Pitre's remarkable life

  07-04-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Today, Citizen readers remember the life of Jonathan Pitre and how he inspired them. You can write to us too, on this or any other topic, at: [email protected]
  —
  May he rest in blessed peace
  Re: ‘My role in life was to help people.’ April 6.
  I just finished reading Andrew Duffy’s tribute to Jonathan Pitre. What a beautiful and moving testament to a young man and his mother who endured so much.His spirited attitude towards a life that would have crushed any one of
  
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• McAleese: Liberals, we're still waiting for ‘Real Change’ on pardons

  07-04-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Support for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government is dwindling. For some, the frustration stems from a lack of movement on much-needed criminal justice reform.
  Five years ago, I (along with other members of the Criminalization and Punishment Education Project) organized a public forum in reaction to the changes made to Canada’s pardon system under the previous federal government. Academics, practitioners, and individuals with criminal records came together to talk about
  
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• Sask. RCMP say 14 dead, 14 hurt after truck collided with bus carrying hockey team. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/8qTR6Ntpuw

  07-04-2018 12:21 via twitter.com
  
  Sask. RCMP say 14 dead, 14 hurt after truck collided with bus carrying hockey team.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/8qTR6Ntpuw
  
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• Teacher group demands more cash after lawmakers approve $40M. ottawamatters.com/world-news/tea… https://t.co/NP0IFiCRVl

  07-04-2018 12:00 via twitter.com
  
  Teacher group demands more cash after lawmakers approve $40M.ottawamatters.com/world-news/tea… https://t.co/NP0IFiCRVl
  
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• Meghan Markle is about to join more than one select group. In addition to her May 19 wedding to Prince Harry, she'l… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-04-2018 11:30 via twitter.com
  Meghan Markle is about to join more than one select group. In addition to her May 19 wedding to Prince Harry, she'l… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Sessions orders 'zero tolerance' policy for border crossers ottawamatters.com/world-news/ses… https://t.co/CNGKjMqimB

  07-04-2018 11:00 via twitter.com
  
  Sessions orders 'zero tolerance' policy for border crossersottawamatters.com/world-news/ses… https://t.co/CNGKjMqimB
  
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• NAFTA: Countries seeking to nail down broad outline of preliminary agreement. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  07-04-2018 10:00 via twitter.com
  NAFTA: Countries seeking to nail down broad outline of preliminary agreement.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Conflict of interest? Gen. Vance’s new investigation to investigate Vance’s staff over party flight

  07-04-2018 09:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Canadian Forces says the Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jon Vance has ordered a summary investigation into the events surrounding Team Canada’s so-called “party flight.”
  That flight was in early December and was supposed to bring VIPs and entertainers to boost the morale of troops in Europe.
  But as a result of that trip a sexual assault charge was laid against former NHL player Tiger Williams. (The incident involved one of the flight attendants on the RCAF Polaris aircraft
  
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• Nova Scotia's NDP wants immediate moratorium on police street checks. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  07-04-2018 09:00 via twitter.com
  Nova Scotia's NDP wants immediate moratorium on police street checks.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• P.E.I. government tables balanced budget, with new spending and a little swagger. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  07-04-2018 08:00 via twitter.com
  P.E.I. government tables balanced budget, with new spending and a little swagger.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Daniel Akaka, first Native Hawaiian in Congress, dies at 93. ottawamatters.com/world-news/dan… https://t.co/FAyGAksnOX

  07-04-2018 07:30 via twitter.com
  
  Daniel Akaka, first Native Hawaiian in Congress, dies at 93.ottawamatters.com/world-news/dan… https://t.co/FAyGAksnOX
  
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• U.K. man donates amputated, frost-bitten toes to famed 'Sourtoe cocktail'. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  07-04-2018 07:00 via twitter.com
  U.K. man donates amputated, frost-bitten toes to famed 'Sourtoe cocktail'.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Conflict on interest? Gen. Vance’s new investigation to investigate Vance’s staff over party flight

  07-04-2018 06:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Canadian Forces says the Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jon Vance has ordered a summary investigation into the events surrounding Team Canada’s so-called “party flight.”
  That flight was in early December and was supposed to bring VIPs and entertainers to boost the morale of troops in Europe.
  But as a result of that trip a sexual assault charge was laid against former NHL player Tiger Williams. (The incident involved one of the flight attendants on the RCAF Polaris aircraft
  
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• Canadian firm tied to Facebook data scandal got $100K from feds in 2017. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  07-04-2018 05:59 via twitter.com
  Canadian firm tied to Facebook data scandal got $100K from feds in 2017.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…
  
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• Waterloo officer charged with sexual assault after watchdog investigation. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  07-04-2018 05:45 via twitter.com
  Waterloo officer charged with sexual assault after watchdog investigation.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…
  
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• A high school principal in London, Ont., faces charges of sexual assault and sexual exploitation dating back nearly… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-04-2018 05:30 via twitter.com
  A high school principal in London, Ont., faces charges of sexual assault and sexual exploitation dating back nearly… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Missing and murdered inquiry emboldens those to move forward: chairwoman. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/DdE63iEIie

  07-04-2018 05:15 via twitter.com
  
  Missing and murdered inquiry emboldens those to move forward: chairwoman.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/DdE63iEIie
  
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• Ontario Tories significantly more popular with male voters than Liberals: poll. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  07-04-2018 04:30 via twitter.com
  Ontario Tories significantly more popular with male voters than Liberals: poll.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…
  
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• ICYMI: Man arrested in drugging, home invasions. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/man… https://t.co/U7wBXR02Rj

  07-04-2018 04:30 via twitter.com
  
  ICYMI: Man arrested in drugging, home invasions. #ottnewsottawamatters.com/local-news/man… https://t.co/U7wBXR02Rj
  
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• Easter one 'last good memory' before their parents died in collision on Merivale Road

  07-04-2018 03:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  They first met in 1987, at the Perley hospital. Dora Pucci was 18 and training to become a nurse, while Brian Aspelund, five years her senior, was an orderly working in the hospital’s laundry.
  They dated and danced, and decided to spend the rest of their lives together. On June 29, 1991, the pair exchanged wedding vows.
  Last Monday, Dora, 49, and Brian, 54, were killed in an automobile collision on Merivale Road. Police have charged Sishun Liang, 19, of Ottawa with two counts of crimi
  
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• ICYMI: Pitre's family grateful for support, requesting privacy. #Ottnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/pit… https://t.co/x7ynEXZx2e

  07-04-2018 03:30 via twitter.com
  
  ICYMI: Pitre's family grateful for support, requesting privacy. #Ottnewsottawamatters.com/local-news/pit… https://t.co/x7ynEXZx2e
  
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• National security adviser to brief committee on Trudeau's India trip. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/msfgCERnh4

  07-04-2018 03:15 via twitter.com
  
  National security adviser to brief committee on Trudeau's India trip.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/msfgCERnh4
  
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• Navy commander Vice Admiral Ron Lloyd to open maritime conference

  07-04-2018 02:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  Vice-Admiral Ron Lloyd, Commander, Royal Canadian Navy, has been confirmed as attending the Maritime Security Challenge conference later this year. Planning is still underway for MSC18 which takes place on Tuesday, October 16. So far a number of topics have been organized for the conference to take place in Victoria, BC. They include:Striking a Balance in the Full Spectrum of Maritime Operations
  The Evolving Seascape: Understanding the Future Maritime Environment
  Building Strategic Resolve: Poli
  
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• Manitoba premier says he'll take the federal government to court over carbon tax. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/fdiaeRTFZr

  07-04-2018 02:30 via twitter.com
  
  Manitoba premier says he'll take the federal government to court over carbon tax.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/fdiaeRTFZr
  
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• Friends detail last hours of yoga teacher's life at Butcher murder trial. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  07-04-2018 02:15 via twitter.com
  Friends detail last hours of yoga teacher's life at Butcher murder trial.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Tory leader insists committee get briefed on India trip before he does. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/7nB5fwtgkd

  07-04-2018 02:00 via twitter.com
  
  Tory leader insists committee get briefed on India trip before he does.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/7nB5fwtgkd
  
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