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• At hopeful time, hundreds brave chilly Sunday to walk for MS

  29-04-2018 23:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  Andrea Shoup was 12 when she began getting symptoms of what would turn out to be multiple sclerosis.
  It would take years before she got a diagnosis, though. Shoup, who had to use a walker to get around her high school, was repeatedly told that children don’t get MS.
  Twenty years later, things have changed when it comes to understanding, diagnosing and, especially treating, MS.
  “It is so hopeful and positive right now,” said Shoup, now 33, and a special-education teacher.
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• Cree want governments to pay court costs up front to move along lawsuit. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  29-04-2018 23:30 via twitter.com
  Cree want governments to pay court costs up front to move along lawsuit.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Old Ottawa East residents clean up after vandalism spree hits ... - CBC.ca

  29-04-2018 23:12 via cbc.ca
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  Old Ottawa East residents clean up after vandalism spree hits ...
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  Ottawa police have charged three people after cars and homes were vandalized and racist graffiti was sprayed on children's play structures in an Old Ottawa East neighbourhood overnight. Police said the graffiti was found within the area bound by Lees ...and more »
  
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• Five things: 2018 municipal election nominations open Tuesday

  29-04-2018 23:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  Nominations open 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday for the next municipal election, signalling the official start of a campaign period that will last until the Oct. 22 vote.
  When the city has received their papers and fees, candidates for city council and the four school boards can start collecting campaign contributions and spending the money on their runs for office. The names on the ballots will be finalized by July 27.
  Here are five things to know about this year’s municipal election.
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• The Ottawa Senators feel good about their prospects at No. 4 - Ottawa Sun

  29-04-2018 22:59 via ottawasun.com
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  The Ottawa Senators feel good about their prospects at No. 4
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  TORONTO — The Ottawa Senators didn't win the lottery so it will remain a mystery just who they might select in the NHL draft in June in Dallas. No, the Senators didn't get the right bounces when the balls fell in Saturday night's NHL draft lottery at ...
  Ottawa Senators Land Fourth Spot In 2018 NHL DraftSenShotall 17 news articles »
  
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• Brother of injured Broncos player to hold hockey tournament to give back. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/4TVzzPY8mv

  29-04-2018 22:30 via twitter.com
  
  Brother of injured Broncos player to hold hockey tournament to give back.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/4TVzzPY8mv
  
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• CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of April 22 - CBC.ca

  29-04-2018 21:44 via cbc.ca
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  CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of April 22
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  Stalwart Brewing was forced to rename their Dr. Feelgood IPA after the LCBO said the name could falsely promote health benefits. What's the new name? x. The Carleton Place brewery has renamed the beer the Snake Oil IPA: https:/. The Carleton Place ...
  
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• Flooded-out rivers continue to threaten New Brunswick. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/fSxeX54knW

  29-04-2018 21:30 via twitter.com
  
  Flooded-out rivers continue to threaten New Brunswick.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/fSxeX54knW
  
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• Anxiety, fear and grief normal at this stage for van attack witnesses: experts. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/z4VDOCJ1dE

  29-04-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  
  Anxiety, fear and grief normal at this stage for van attack witnesses: experts.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/z4VDOCJ1dE
  
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• Firefighters rescue man trapped in vehicle near creek

  29-04-2018 19:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  A man had to be extracted from his vehicle after a single vehicle accident landed him on the edge of a creek Saturday evening with water inside the vehicle.
  The accident, just before 11 p.m., happened on Highway 7 westbound, two kilometres east of Dwyer Hill Road.
  Firefighters successfully freed the man, who was treated by paramedics.
  
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• Three adults hospitalized after being found unconscious in hot tub in Quebec. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  29-04-2018 19:30 via twitter.com
  Three adults hospitalized after being found unconscious in hot tub in Quebec.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…
  
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• Police arrest three in early morning vandalism spree - Ottawa Citizen

  29-04-2018 19:26 via ottawacitizen.com
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  Police arrest three in early morning vandalism spree
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  Police have arrested three people after a vandalism spree in the area of Lees Avenue, Chestnut Street, Springhurst Avenue and Main Street. Ashley Fraser / Postmedia. Share Adjust Comment Print. Police have arrested three people after a vandalism spree ...and more »
  
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• Police arrest three in early morning vandalism spree

  29-04-2018 19:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police have arrested three people after a vandalism spree in Old Ottawa East early Sunday morning.
  Parked vehicles had windshields smashed, and houses and a local play structure were spray painted in an area bounded by Lees Avenue, Chestnut Street, Springhurst Avenue and Main Street. The rampage happened around 1 a.m.
  Police have arrested three people after a vandalism spree in the area of Lees Avenue, Chestnut Street, Springhurst Avenue and Main Street.
  Police have charged Connor Hutcheson, 18,
  
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• The Rideau Canal Celtic Cross fully resurrected at locks. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/the… https://t.co/b2C0ouhsH5

  29-04-2018 18:25 via twitter.com
  
  The Rideau Canal Celtic Cross fully resurrected at locks. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/the… https://t.co/b2C0ouhsH5
  
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• MMA fighter with links to Trump, Cohen is questioned by FBI. ottawamatters.com/world-news/mma… https://t.co/ZUBoxThthh

  29-04-2018 16:20 via twitter.com
  
  MMA fighter with links to Trump, Cohen is questioned by FBI.ottawamatters.com/world-news/mma… https://t.co/ZUBoxThthh
  
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• Car windows smashed in early morning rampage

  29-04-2018 16:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police are investigating after an early morning rampage Sunday that left numerous vehicles with smashed windows in Old Ottawa East.
  A handful of cars near Evelyn and Rosemere avenues had windshields and windows smashed.
  Ottawa police say they have made arrests and will release more information later today.
  
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• Ontario's New Democrat leader will officially launch what her party is promising to be "the biggest campaign" in it… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-04-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  Ontario's New Democrat leader will officially launch what her party is promising to be "the biggest campaign" in it… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Head-on collision on Highway 174 has sent three to hospital. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/hea… https://t.co/G1kkKa3PYm

  29-04-2018 15:59 via twitter.com
  
  Head-on collision on Highway 174 has sent three to hospital. #ottnewsottawamatters.com/local-news/hea… https://t.co/G1kkKa3PYm
  
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• The pungent smell of the rotten durian fruit at an Australian university library has been mistaken for a gas leak,… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-04-2018 15:40 via twitter.com
  The pungent smell of the rotten durian fruit at an Australian university library has been mistaken for a gas leak,… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Sainsbury's in merger talks with Walmart's British unit. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  29-04-2018 15:20 via twitter.com
  Sainsbury's in merger talks with Walmart's British unit.ottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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• Michelle Wolf draws laughs, gasps at correspondents' dinner. ottawamatters.com/world-news/mic… https://t.co/eS4E6hqDSz

  29-04-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  
  Michelle Wolf draws laughs, gasps at correspondents' dinner.ottawamatters.com/world-news/mic… https://t.co/eS4E6hqDSz
  
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• N. Korea to close nuke test site in May, unify time zone. ottawamatters.com/world-news/n-k… https://t.co/XJvFXHWDVg

  29-04-2018 14:40 via twitter.com
  
  N. Korea to close nuke test site in May, unify time zone.ottawamatters.com/world-news/n-k… https://t.co/XJvFXHWDVg
  
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• Central Americans will seek asylum at southern US border. ottawamatters.com/world-news/cen… https://t.co/uU92f4JBXu

  29-04-2018 14:20 via twitter.com
  
  Central Americans will seek asylum at southern US border.ottawamatters.com/world-news/cen… https://t.co/uU92f4JBXu
  
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• White: How we can stop abuse in long-term care homes

  29-04-2018 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  As a new registered practical nurse working in long-term care, I’ve been appalled at media reports about elder abuse in long-term homes.
  More than seven per cent of complaints investigated at these facilities are due to elder abuse, some American and European research suggests. The most predominant forms are physical abuse, psychological abuse and neglect. 
  An American randomized sample survey of long-term care elderly patients found that 24.3 per cent of residents were abused in
  
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• U.S. snowboarder Brock Crouch survives being buried by avalanche near Whistler. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/LeQi80mNg1

  29-04-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  
  U.S. snowboarder Brock Crouch survives being buried by avalanche near Whistler.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/LeQi80mNg1
  
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• The United States on Friday added Canada to a priority watch list of countries that it says have failed to enforce… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-04-2018 13:40 via twitter.com
  The United States on Friday added Canada to a priority watch list of countries that it says have failed to enforce… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Karl Toft, convicted serial pedophile, dies in Edmonton from lung cancer. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/jKLLoE6H8G

  29-04-2018 13:20 via twitter.com
  
  Karl Toft, convicted serial pedophile, dies in Edmonton from lung cancer.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/jKLLoE6H8G
  
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• Editorial: Flooding review leaves lessons for Ottawa - Ottawa Sun

  29-04-2018 13:03 via ottawasun.com
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  Editorial: Flooding review leaves lessons for Ottawa
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  There's both sun and cloud in a new report on how the City of Ottawa handled last year's flooding. The sunny news is about how well members of the community did in helping and supporting each other during the spring 2017 deluge, when hundreds of people ...
  
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• Mayor Tory, Premier Wynne to attend vigil for victims of Toronto van attack. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  29-04-2018 13:00 via twitter.com
  Mayor Tory, Premier Wynne to attend vigil for victims of Toronto van attack.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Sabres earn No. 1 pick in upcoming NHL draft; Canadiens will pick third. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/yRaBZOLfAC

  29-04-2018 12:42 via twitter.com
  
  Sabres earn No. 1 pick in upcoming NHL draft; Canadiens will pick third.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/yRaBZOLfAC
  
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• Ottawa Innovators 'hacking' solutions to complex healthcare challenges. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/ott… https://t.co/S6MPtyzAnu

  29-04-2018 12:23 via twitter.com
  
  Ottawa Innovators 'hacking' solutions to complex healthcare challenges. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/ott… https://t.co/S6MPtyzAnu
  
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• Fired up: Why Ottawa's deputy fire chief wants builders to use less flammable materials - CBC.ca

  29-04-2018 10:02 via cbc.ca
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  Fired up: Why Ottawa's deputy fire chief wants builders to use less flammable materials
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  Ottawa Fire Services deputy chief Sean Tracey spoke to CBC Ottawa about the challenges of fighting fires in modern residential buildings and the training being done in Ottawa to better educate firefighters. Sean Tracey of Ottawa Fire Services says the ...
  
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• Gun group clashing with Ottawa over effort to eliminate lead from ammunition - CBC.ca

  29-04-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
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  Gun group clashing with Ottawa over effort to eliminate lead from ammunition
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  A leading organization representing Canadian gun owners is up in arms about a renewed effort by the federal government to get the lead out of ammunition. "The only purpose of this is to set up more anti-gun obstacles," Tony Bernardo, head of the ...
  
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• IPC hopes it won't be tough for U.S. President Trump to see future Paralympics. Trump said the Paralympics were "so… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-04-2018 03:30 via twitter.com
  IPC hopes it won't be tough for U.S. President Trump to see future Paralympics. Trump said the Paralympics were "so… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Senators even suffer a loss in the NHL's draft lottery - Ottawa Sun

  29-04-2018 03:12 via ottawasun.com
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  Senators even suffer a loss in the NHL's draft lottery
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  TORONTO — The Ottawa Senators suffered a tough loss to start their off-season Saturday night. But the Senators believe they'll be just fine, even though they won't have a chance at selecting Swedish sensation Rasmus Dahlin, who is the top-ranked ...
  Colorado Avalanche will get the Ottawa Senators 2019 first round pickMile High Hockeyall 11 news articles »
  
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• Two trapped in vehicles after head-on collision at Canaan Road and Regional Road 174

  29-04-2018 02:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  A head-on collision in Ottawa’s far east end sent three people to hospital late Saturday afternoon.
  Ottawa Fire Services said it used extraction equipment to get two victims out of their vehicles — one in the ditch and one on the street — after the crash at Canaan Road and Regional Road 174.
  The person trapped in the vehicle on the street was unconscious when first responders arrived. The person trapped in the vehicle in the ditch was conscious.
  Police initially said two of the
  
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• The Swedish Academy says a seventh board member has decided to step down amid a crisis at the prestigious instituti… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-04-2018 02:30 via twitter.com
  The Swedish Academy says a seventh board member has decided to step down amid a crisis at the prestigious instituti… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Ottawa chiropractor walks to support MS research - CBC.ca

  29-04-2018 02:12 via cbc.ca
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  Ottawa chiropractor walks to support MS research
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  A local chiropractor is leading a group of walkers Sunday in support of research into multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease, he himself, struggles with for nearly seven years. Keith Moore was 'devastated' by his diagnosis — and then learned to ...and more »
  
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• Ottawa chiropractor walks to support MS research | CBC News - CBC.ca

  29-04-2018 02:12 via cbc.ca
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  A local chiropractor is leading a group of walkers Sunday in support of research into multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease, he himself, struggles with for nearly seven years.
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• Climate change battle looms for Ottawa and provinces - Globalnews.ca

  29-04-2018 01:27 via globalnews.ca
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  Climate change battle looms for Ottawa and provinces
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  As the May 31st deadline looms for the government to come up with a rescue plan for the Tans Mountain Pipeline expansion project, court challenges in two provinces may derail those plans and plans on carbon pricing. As Eric Sorensen explains those ...
  
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• Two trapped in vehicles after crash at Canaan Road and Regional Road 174

  29-04-2018 01:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  A crash in Ottawa’s far east end sent three people to hospital Saturday. Two of the victims were in serious, but not life-threatening, condition, according to police.
  Ottawa Fire Services said it used extraction equipment to get two victims out of their vehicles — one in the ditch and one on the street — after the crash at Canaan Road and Regional Road 174.
  The person trapped in the vehicle on the street was unconscious. The person trapped in the vehicle in the ditch was consci
  
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• We have splashdown: Beer pong players get dressed up, play for CHEO

  29-04-2018 01:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  A colourful — and at times somewhat soggy — fusion of ping pong balls, beer and playing dress-up took place again on Saturday at the Aberdeen Pavilion.
  The annual event, in its sixth year, set an attendance record last year, giving it the distinction of being the “world’s largest costume party beer pong tournament.”
  The first ping pong ball was to be aimed at a cup shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday, with teams continuing to line up shots until about midnight. 
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• The Brain Bee: Inspiring a love of neuroscience with some friendly competition

  29-04-2018 00:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  They know their hippocampi from their hypothalami and much more.
  Six Ottawa high school students answered rapid-fire questions about the brain on Saturday as the final challenge in a day-long regional Brain Bee held at Carleton University.
  In the end, just one of the brainy students — 17-year-old Melisa Eraslan — became the champ, but they were all winners, according to the organizers.
  “A big congratulations,” said co-organizer Natalie Prowse during a break in the competi
  
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• Fitted with ankle bracelet, Cosby to be prisoner inside home. ottawamatters.com/world-news/fit…

  29-04-2018 00:20 via twitter.com
  Fitted with ankle bracelet, Cosby to be prisoner inside home.ottawamatters.com/world-news/fit…
  
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