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  14-05-2018 22:55 via twitter.com
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• Local Palestinians protest US Embassy move to Jerusalem - ottawamatters.com/local-news/loc… #ottnews https://t.co/Xotz6FonRN

  14-05-2018 22:15 via twitter.com
  
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• Kathy Ablett, long-serving Ottawa Catholic School Board trustee, dies

  14-05-2018 22:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  After nearly 27 years as a trustee on the Ottawa Catholic School Board, Kathy Ablett became known as a fierce defender of faith-based learning.
  During her time with the board, Ablett sat in leadership roles on almost every committee including Honours and Awards, Child Care Corporation, and the Ottawa Student Transportation Authority.
  She became known as a tireless worker that gave everything she had to support her community.
  Ablett died on Saturday. The cause of her death was
  
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• Reevely: Liberals' attack on NDP platform 'error' a graze, not a direct hit

  14-05-2018 21:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  The New Democrats screwed up big with their pre-election platform, top Liberals alleged Monday, by cutting billions of dollars in spending the Liberals planned.
  Mostly this is about how the New Democrats would govern differently from the Liberals, not a catastrophic failure of competence.
  Kathleen Wynne, Charles Sousa and Eleanor McMahon — the Liberal premier, finance minister and treasury-board president, the boss and her money ministers — assembled at a trades school Monday morning
  
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• Ottawa Paramedics say a woman in her 60s suffered life-threatening injuries after she was hit by a dump truck.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-05-2018 21:47 via twitter.com
  Ottawa Paramedics say a woman in her 60s suffered life-threatening injuries after she was hit by a dump truck.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Woman in critical condition after being struck by truck

  14-05-2018 21:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  A woman in her 60s was rushed to hospital in critical condition Monday afternoon after she was struck by a large truck while walking in the area of Cedar Creek Drive and Findlay Creek in the city’s south end.
  Police and paramedics responded after the call came in at 1:21 p.m.
  Paramedics said she suffered life-threatening injuries to her legs, pelvis and chest. It was not immediately known whether the woman was crossing the intersection at the time she was struck.
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• Man charged after warning about fake Uber driver

  14-05-2018 20:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  A man has been charged with two counts of sexual assault after police circulated a photo of a suspected fake Uber driver.
  Ottawa police warned on the weekend that a man appeared to be posing as an Uber driver, and that he was trying to pick up intoxicated women in the ByWard Market.
  Police said one woman reported that she was allegedly sexually assaulted as the man was driving. The suspect, still posing as an Uber driver, then told her to go to a nearby ATM to pay for the ride in cash, poli
  
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• A man turned himself in after reports of someone posing as an Uber driver and sexually assaulting women downtown.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-05-2018 20:44 via twitter.com
  A man turned himself in after reports of someone posing as an Uber driver and sexually assaulting women downtown.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Art of the Brick brings ornate Lego sculptures to Ottawa

  14-05-2018 20:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  Nathan Sawaya starts with a single brick, and ends with tens of thousands of little coloured plastic pieces that combine and bring to life Roman sculpture, a flowing red dress, a man trying to escape clutching hands, or a castle popping up from a storybook.
  Sawaya makes art from Lego bricks.
  His exhibit, The Art of the Brick, opens Wednesday and runs until Labour Day at the Canada Science and Technology Museum.
  “Some of the work is from early on and it’s very straightforward and repr
  
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  14-05-2018 19:56 via twitter.com
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• Sadrehashemi: Four myths about Canada's border crossings

  14-05-2018 19:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  Michelle Rempel, Conservative immigration critic, tweeted recently that the media was finally writing about “illegal border crossings” after she had been raising it for a year. The problem is that several recurring myths are shaping much of the coverage. Here are four of them:
  The first myth is that Canada could designate the entire border as a port of entry. This is not a viable option. The public safety minister cannot legally designate the entire border as a “port of entry.&
  
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• The @rick_gibbons Show for Monday, May 14th: 1:08: @RiverWardRiley 1:17: @JeanCloutierOtt 1:30: @AndreaHorwath 1:4… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-05-2018 18:07 via twitter.com
  The @rick_gibbons Show for Monday, May 14th: 1:08: @RiverWardRiley 1:17: @JeanCloutierOtt1:30: @AndreaHorwath 1:4… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Mathias: A message to the next government on jail reform

  14-05-2018 18:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  The recent passage of the new Correctional Services and Reintegration Act 2018 in the Ontario legislature was very good news. But it arrived on the heels of a resurgence of media coverage, controversy and concerns about the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre, and news of an inmate’s brutal beating death.
  Should we be throwing up our hands in despair or celebration?
  Huge steps have been taken in the right direction, but ample evidence says there is another side to this problem, which is still
  
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• Community safety meeting Monday night in south Ottawa as concern grows about gun violence

  14-05-2018 18:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police Chief Charles Bordeleau will attend a community meeting in the south end of Ottawa on Monday night to discuss safety after recent shootings in the area.
  There is growing concern over gun violence in the city, said Coun. Diane Deans in a notice on her website about the meeting. Residents can learn about safety and crime prevention at a fair that includes tables operated by Ottawa Police Service, Crime Prevention Ottawa, Crime Stoppers and city bylaw services. Bordeleau will give a presenta
  
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• Coming up NEXT on the Power Lunch: @SaraBuchan & @UW_Michael join @_MarkSutcliffe in studio 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-05-2018 17:58 via twitter.com
  Coming up NEXT on the Power Lunch: @SaraBuchan & @UW_Michael join @_MarkSutcliffe in studio📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Woman succumbs to injuries following crash in North Gower

  14-05-2018 17:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police have confirmed that a 78-year-old woman has died after being involved in a serious collision in North Gower on Sunday.
  According to police, the woman, who has not been identified, was a passenger in a car that struck another vehicle near the intersection of Roger Stevens Drive and McCordick Road.
  The high-speed collision occurred at around 3:15 p.m. and involved three vehicles.
  Ottawa paramedics said an 85-year-old man and the 78-year-old woman suffered multi-system trauma and
  
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• Coming up at 11:45: Jordan Solway - Lawyer and Vice-President of claim at Travelers Canada - joins @_MarkSutcliffe… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-05-2018 17:44 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:45:Jordan Solway - Lawyer and Vice-President of claim at Travelers Canada - joins @_MarkSutcliffe… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Israeli radar expected to be declared operational by Canadian Army this summer

  14-05-2018 17:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  The first of the Medium Range Radar systems being bought by the Canadian Army are expected to be operational sometime this summer.
  The radars were ordered by the previous Conservative government in 2015 in a $243 million deal. Ten systems, developed by Elta of Israel, are on order. Rheinmetall Canada is the prime contractor for the transportable system that is quickly detect and identify sources of indirect fire. Those include rockets, mortar rounds and rocket-propelled grenades.
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• Coming up at 11:30: @michaeltaube - Troy Media syndicated columnist and Washington Times contributor joins… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-05-2018 17:28 via twitter.com
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• Coming up at 11:15: @Colettod from Abacus Data for his weekly chat with @_MarkSutcliffe 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-05-2018 17:13 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:15:@Colettod from Abacus Data for his weekly chat with @_MarkSutcliffe📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• UPDATE: @ottawapolice report Makayla Wilk has been located safe & thank the public for their help. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaPolice/s…

  14-05-2018 17:02 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: @ottawapolice report Makayla Wilk has been located safe & thank the public for their help. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaPolice/s…
  
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• Coming up at 11:00: Cancer patient Jillian O’Connor joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss her choice to give birth duri… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-05-2018 16:56 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:00:Cancer patient Jillian O’Connor joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss her choice to give birth duri… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Coming up at 10:45: @YoniFreedhoff - Medical Director of the Bariatric Medical Institute joins @_MarkSutcliffe for… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-05-2018 16:42 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10:45:@YoniFreedhoff - Medical Director of the Bariatric Medical Institute joins @_MarkSutcliffe for… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Residents of Heron Gate and Banff-Ledbury will attend a public safety meeting tonight, after a rash of shootings in… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-05-2018 14:22 via twitter.com
  Residents of Heron Gate and Banff-Ledbury will attend a public safety meeting tonight, after a rash of shootings in… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Gorgeous week ahead but there's rain on the horizon

  14-05-2018 13:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  Do you feel like you didn’t maximize your outdoor time this weekend?
  Don’t worry: It’s going to be absolutely gorgeous this week.
  Today’s high should hit 23 C with copious amounts of sun.
  So much sun, in fact, that the UV index is at 7 (high) so make sure to lather up with sunscreen.
  Tonight’s low will drop to 13 C.
  Tomorrow will still be warm with a high near 20 C but Environment Canada is calling for substantially more cloud coverage.
  Tomorrow’s low will als
  
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• If no party wins a majority of seats in the June 7 election, would you support a coalition government between the Liberals and the NDP?

  14-05-2018 13:18 via twitter.com
  If no party wins a majority of seats in the June 7 election, would you support a coalition government between the Liberals and the NDP?
  
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• Live from 5-9 a.m. Ottawa's breaking news, traffic & weather with @1310glennis & @1310Andrew: Listen: 📻: 1310… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-05-2018 13:14 via twitter.com
  Live from 5-9 a.m.Ottawa's breaking news, traffic & weather with @1310glennis & @1310Andrew: Listen: 📻: 1310… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Ottawa airport looking at driverless shuttle service

  14-05-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa International Airport could become the first location in Canada with a driverless shuttle service for public use.
  The airport authority and others are looking at introducing an autonomous shuttle to ferry people from external parking lots to the terminal on a regular route, a proposal that’s still in its early stages.
  “We are interested in participating in it,” said airport spokeswoman Krista Kealey. “It is premature to say if and when, but it is something that
  
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• 'Violated and horrified': patient complaint about camera sparked investigation into doctor now facing 94 charges of voyeurism and sexual assault

  14-05-2018 12:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  At first she was tearful, then she was horrified.
  The young woman had just discovered a cellphone that was recording her as she took her clothes off in an Ottawa doctor’s examining room.
  Confronted, the doctor insisted that the video was for “training purposes” and deleted it in front of her.
  Incredulous, she refused to back down, demanding an immediate response from senior administrators with University of Ottawa Health Services, which runs the Rideau Street clinic.
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• Today's letters: Ignoring our heritage, punishing cyclists

  14-05-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  We ignore our heritage at home
  Recently, and although the Built Heritage Committee had denied it, Ottawa Council agreed to allow the current owners (Ugandan Embassy) of 231 Cobourg St., the former residence of prime minister Lester Pearson, to be demolished and replaced.
  Once again, Canadians have displayed ignorance and disregard for buildings of value to our sense of our history.  In this case, we have erected a plaque at the graceful farmhouse at the corner of Augusta and Daly Streets, w
  
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• Mottiar: Ontarians need better access to palliative care

  14-05-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Last week was National Hospice Palliative Care week. In palliative care, we focus on improving a person’s quality of life by alleviating symptoms such as pain, breathlessness and anxiety. In distinction to many other areas of medicine, we know that almost all of us will eventually benefit from good palliative care at the end of our lives. We also know that our population is aging and that over time the number of people requiring palliative care has and will continue to increase.
  Despite th
  
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• Four people were sent to hospital after a serious crash in North Gower on Sunday. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  14-05-2018 10:54 via twitter.com
  Four people were sent to hospital after a serious crash in North Gower on Sunday. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…
  
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• Ottawa Paramedics treated five people, two with serious injuries after an incident in the Navan area on Sunday. Pol… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-05-2018 10:38 via twitter.com
  Ottawa Paramedics treated five people, two with serious injuries after an incident in the Navan area on Sunday. Pol… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Israel prepares for opening of US Embassy in Jerusalem. ottawamatters.com/world-news/isr… https://t.co/t0Msh0hsYq

  14-05-2018 03:05 via twitter.com
  
  Israel prepares for opening of US Embassy in Jerusalem.ottawamatters.com/world-news/isr… https://t.co/t0Msh0hsYq
  
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• Two critically injured in three-vehicle collision near North Gower

  14-05-2018 03:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  Four people were injured, two critically, in a multi-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon at the intersection of Roger Stevens Drive and McCordick Road.
  The high-speed collision occurred at around 3:15 p.m. and involved three vehicles.
  Ottawa paramedics said a 85-year-old man and an 82-year-old woman suffered multi-systems trauma and were in critical condition Sunday afternoon.
  A woman, aged 45, with a neck injury was in serious condition, and a 20-year-old man was in stable condition with a back inju
  
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• Thieves target signs of Glengary-Prescott-Russell Liberal candidate

  14-05-2018 02:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  Pierre Leroux, the Liberal candidate in Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, says it will be several days before he and his team can replace dozens of election signs that were stolen overnight Saturday night in a what he called a “co-ordinated and targeted” attack.
  Leroux, the mayor of Russell, got a text from a friend early Sunday morning that said one of his campaign signs had been taken overnight. 
  “I thought, ‘Oh that’s weird. It’s probably just kids screwing
  
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• A&W's first female CEO doubles down on burger chain's growth strategy. ottawamatters.com/national-busin… https://t.co/qv9xmyId1c

  14-05-2018 02:18 via twitter.com
  
  A&W's first female CEO doubles down on burger chain's growth strategy.ottawamatters.com/national-busin… https://t.co/qv9xmyId1c
  
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• Imbrogno: Why Lowertown deserves more love

  14-05-2018 01:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ten months ago, I moved to Ottawa from Montreal to start a new career. When I was looking for a place to live, I gravitated towards the Glebe. But the price of rent there sent me packing further north, where I found an apartment near Bank and Laurier. Since that time, I’ve been scouting out the best neighbourhood in which to buy my permanent Ottawa home.
  During these months, I received the same piece of advice more times than I can count: don’t move to Lowertown. Time and time a
  
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• 2 British tourists freed after being kidnapped in Congo. ottawamatters.com/world-news/2-b…

  14-05-2018 01:08 via twitter.com
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• Ottawa teen aims to be first to swim across widest part of Lake Ontario

  14-05-2018 00:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  An Ottawa teen is about to attempt something no one else has done.
  Maya Farrell, who turns 16 in June, plans to swim the 88 kilometres — from Rochester, New York, to Brighton, Ont., Lake Ontario’s widest part — in July. That’s nearly nine times further than an official swim marathon distance of 10 km. She expects it will take her 40 to 45 hours.
  This isn’t her first attempt. In 2016, Farrell started a similar swim across Lake Ontario but it quickly we
  
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• Family carries out suicide attacks on Indonesia churches. ottawamatters.com/world-news/fam… https://t.co/Wx7MwjUrE3

  14-05-2018 00:13 via twitter.com
  
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• Police investigate after five injured in Navan

  14-05-2018 00:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police were investigating after five people were injured, one critically, with “penetrating trauma” near Navan on Sunday morning.
  Police would say little about the incident, but Ottawa paramedics confirmed they received the call at 11:52 a.m. and treated five patients at the scene.
  The most seriously injured was a 58-year-old male who suffered “multiple penetrating trauma wounds” and was in critical condition with life-threatening injuries when paramedics arrived.
  
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