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• Trudeau and Freeland outline retaliation for U.S. tariffs

  31-05-2018 23:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says in response to punitive U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum Canada has no choice but to retaliate.
  The government says it is slapping tariffs on up to 16.6 billion in U.S. imports.  Video provided by The Canadian Press
  
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• Meet the newest RCMP recruits

  31-05-2018 23:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  We meet the spring crop of foals (and the new stable manager) at the RCMP musical ride’s breeding farm near Pakenham. Seventeen foals were expected to be born this year.
  Names for 12 foals, which had to start with the letter ‘P’,  were chosen in a public contest.
   
  
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• 'You don't need us anymore': Ottawa antique dealers say business is dying

  31-05-2018 23:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  When Dee Legault and her husband opened their antique store in Old Ottawa South 30 years ago, the market was booming.
  Logan Antiques was one of nearly a dozen stores along Bank Street — Ottawa’s “antique alley” — that attracted thousands of buyers each year to its regal 19th century furniture and timeless silverware dining sets.
  Now, antique dealers in Ottawa say their carefully curated collections are falling unnoticed as millennials, who prefer brand names and lar
  
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• Musical Ride mounts in the making and the manager who dreamed of raising them

  31-05-2018 22:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  P is for Poppy, Partner, Pixie, Pax, Pace and Pride.
  Not to mention Pascal, Phantom, Prince, Patriot, Puck and Penny.
  Those are the winning names from kids across Canada for a dozen of the foals born this spring at the Pakenham farm, where the RCMP breeds Hanoverians as future Musical Ride steeds.
  The farm’s new manager Karen Ryan was only seven herself when her mom first took her to meet the spring foals at Remount Depot, minutes away from the family’s dairy farm.
  “I carry a p
  
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• Argument over $40 escalated quickly to fatal stabbing, witness testifies in Ethier trial

  31-05-2018 22:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  It was an argument over as little as $40 that escalated until Brandon Ethier stormed out of his bedroom and stabbed his roommate, Joshua Briere, according to testimony Thursday from an eyewitness to his friend’s death.
  “They got into an argument. … I knew it was over money,” Daulton Boudreau, 24, told the jury in Ethier’s second-degree murder trial. “Josh was asking Brandon to borrow money. … I can’t remember if it was $40 or $60… Josh did
  
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• Suspect in Parkdale Ave. robbery claimed to have a gun, say police

  31-05-2018 22:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  Robbery detectives are asking the public to help them identify a suspect accused of holding up a Parkdale Avenue convenience store while claiming to be armed with a gun.
  The man walked into the store at Scott Street at about 11:38 p.m. on April 5. He asked for cigarettes but as the clerk handed them over, he demanded cash, police allege. The clerk handed it over and the man fled on foot, heading east on Scott Street.
  The suspect is described as black, about 5-9 and 180 pounds with a shaved or ba
  
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• Canada responds to U.S. steel, aluminum tariffs with 'countermeasures' of its own ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/Wjt9fOEd48

  31-05-2018 22:00 via twitter.com
  
  Canada responds to U.S. steel, aluminum tariffs with 'countermeasures' of its ownottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/Wjt9fOEd48
  
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• In attempt to win over critics, new Château Laurier design includes more limestone

  31-05-2018 21:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  The owner of the Château Laurier has filed a new design for its proposed addition, attempting to make the contemporary wing complement, not overwhelm, the historic hotel.
  A heritage brief submitted with the package at city hall this week says “limestone fins” on the north-facing side, fronting Major’s Hill Park, will break up the height of the building, which is proposed to be one storey shorter than the previous iteration. The addition is now proposed to be seven storeys
  
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• What do you think of the new design for the addition at the Chateau Laurier? Have a look: twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  31-05-2018 21:47 via twitter.com
  What do you think of the new design for the addition at the Chateau Laurier? Have a look: twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…
  
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• Redblacks GM expecting a more aggressive defence and polished offense this season ottawamatters.com/local-news/red… https://t.co/n0wk9L0FEo

  31-05-2018 21:45 via twitter.com
  
  Redblacks GM expecting a more aggressive defence and polished offense this seasonottawamatters.com/local-news/red… https://t.co/n0wk9L0FEo
  
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• Naked and arrested in Aylmer

  31-05-2018 21:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  Gatineau police were quick to deduce that two break-ins were connected early Tuesday. The fact that the intruder was naked both times was a strong clue.
  Police allege the naked man broke into a home on Grands Châteaux Street at about 3 a.m. but ran away as soon as the woman who lives there woke up.
  Police said the man seemed surprised by the woman.
  About 45 minutes later, it was the same story in a home on Cherbourg Street: A naked man allegedly breaking in, and again confronted by a woman
  
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• Today's letters: Mosaïculture, Laura Secord and Ontario votes

  31-05-2018 21:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  Mosaïculture will be too priceyRe: Art of topiary to take off again, May 30
  Mosaïculture was a wonderous hit with family and friends last year. It was a must-see and do for all our visitors. The one drawback in 2017 was parking availability and expense.
  The landscape is more complicated this year. With entrance fees and parking fees, this outing will not be happening this year. A review of last year’s numbers and visits using this year’s prices comes out to about a little s
  
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• More sex assault charges for Ottawa high school teacher ottawamatters.com/police-beat/mo… https://t.co/8X2H5orIzl

  31-05-2018 21:30 via twitter.com
  
  More sex assault charges for Ottawa high school teacherottawamatters.com/police-beat/mo… https://t.co/8X2H5orIzl
  
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• Owner-operator of Prescott retirement home now faces additional sex assault charge

  31-05-2018 21:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police have charged the owner-operator of a retirement home near Prescott with an additional count of sexual assault, bringing the number of alleged victims in the ongoing investigation to three.
  Last Friday, the OPP announced that Robert Lunnie, 72, of Augusta Township, had been charged with four counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual exploitation against two alleged victims, including a resident of the home.
  According to the Prescott detachment of the OPP and the Grenville County cr
  
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• Charge laid in murder of Chesterville man ottawamatters.com/police-beat/ch… https://t.co/LkwqHdmcQH

  31-05-2018 21:15 via twitter.com
  
  Charge laid in murder of Chesterville manottawamatters.com/police-beat/ch… https://t.co/LkwqHdmcQH
  
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• Hot, stormy summer expected in Ottawa ottawamatters.com/local-news/hot… https://t.co/dqSQEEoBs7

  31-05-2018 21:03 via twitter.com
  
  Hot, stormy summer expected in Ottawaottawamatters.com/local-news/hot… https://t.co/dqSQEEoBs7
  
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• New Château Laurier design includes more limestone, in hopes to win over critics

  31-05-2018 20:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  The owner of the Château Laurier has filed a new design for its proposed addition, attempting to make the contemporary wing complement the historic hotel.
  A heritage brief submitted with the package at city hall this week says “limestone fins” on the north-facing side, fronting Major’s Hill Park, will break up the height of the building.
  One of the knocks against the previous design was that the glassy facade sullied the vista to the limestone and copper hotel. Including
  
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• Former St. Pat's teacher faces more sexual assault charges

  31-05-2018 20:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  A high school teacher who has been charged with sexually assaulting a young girl at a local Catholic school now faces more charges.
  In March, Ottawa police charged 55-year-old Robert Lavergne with sexual assault and sexual exploitation for incidents involving a girl under 18 that allegedly took place between 2014 and 2016.
  He was teaching at St. Patrick’s High School in Alta Vista at the time.
  On Thursday, police said the Ottawa man faces more charges, including three additional counts of
  
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• Spotlight: 'I feel I've always been a closet pyromaniac,' says Ottawa glassblower Lauretta Peters

  31-05-2018 19:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  Spotlight is a weekly look at some of the people who are part of the Ottawa area’s arts community. This week, Bruce Deachman talks with artist, performer and glassblower Lauretta Peters.
  “I feel I’ve always been a closet pyromaniac, but this is a way you can do it without seeming crazy. I also do some fire-performing — spinning things that are lit on fire. It’s not glass-related at all, but I started them at around the same time. I just have some props — hula&
  
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• OPP lay first-degree murder charge in decade-old cold case

  31-05-2018 19:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ontario Provincial Police have charged a 75-year-old Winchester man with first-degree murder in a decade-old cold case.
  The OPP arrested James Henry “Jimmy” Wise on Thursday at a retirement residence in Winchester and charged him with first-degree murder in the death of Raymond Collison.
  Collison, 59, went missing in the summer of 2009. His family had reported him missing in September, three weeks after he was last seen getting on his bicycle outside of the McCloskey Hotel in Che
  
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• What to know about Doors Open Ottawa this weekend

  31-05-2018 18:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  This weekend, Ottawa residents and visitors have their annual opportunity to explore a side of Ottawa that is rarely available to the public.
  Doors Open Ottawa 2018 takes place Saturday and Sunday. The citywide event offers free access to more than 140 buildings. It is an opportunity for the public to get a behind-the-scenes look at everything from government buildings and research facilities to artist studios, and embassies and high commissions.
  Some of the highlights include:Shopify at 150 Elg
  
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• Johnstone: Ontario parties must help trans and gender-diverse people

  31-05-2018 18:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  It’s 2018. Ontario has had human rights legislation for trans and gender-diverse individuals for almost six years. But despite these legal protections, the everyday realities of trans and gender-diverse communities are still rife with violence and discrimination.
  It is time – we’re not far from an election – for Ontario’s political parties to stop just talking about inclusion, and start acting on it.
  While data is desperately lacking on the state of trans communitie
  
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• Coming up at 12:30: Astrophysics professor @DrRob_Thacker joins @_MarkSutcliffe for his weekly science segment:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  31-05-2018 18:25 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 12:30: Astrophysics professor @DrRob_Thacker joins@_MarkSutcliffe for his weekly science segment:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Azhar Ali Khan: Reflecting on my Ramadan celebrations

  31-05-2018 18:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  Muslims view Ramadan as a holy month when they fast from sunrise until sunset to remember God and follow His commands that include kindness to all, particularly family, neighbours, the weak and animals, good behaviour, patience and giving charity.
  It is a month to bring you closer to the Creator through fasting and compassion for people and to animals.
  I’ve observed Ramadan in several places – from cities in the United States where I was the only Muslim, to the grand mosque in Mecca
  
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• The @rick_gibbons Show for Thursday, May 31st: 1:08: @ForumPoll 1:17: @mspratt 1:30: @lispop 1:45: @robcolin 2:05:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  31-05-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  The @rick_gibbons Show for Thursday, May 31st: 1:08: @ForumPoll 1:17: @mspratt 1:30: @lispop 1:45: @robcolin 2:05:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Leadership key election issue in Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes

  31-05-2018 17:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  This story first appeared in the Brockville Recorder on May 25, 2018.
  GANANOQUE – As the provincial election campaign reaches its halfway point, the question of party leadership was the elephant in the room at this all-candidates meeting Wednesday, May 23.
  Asked why their leader would be best for the province, the local candidates alternatively praised and defended their leaders or took potshots at the others.
  Conservative candidate Steve Clark said Doug Ford always has been approachable,
  
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• Suspect in Parkdale robbery claimed to have a gun, say police

  31-05-2018 17:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  Robbery detectives are asking the public to help them identify a suspect accused of holding up a Parkdale Avenue convenience store while claiming to be armed with a gun.
  The man walked into the store at Scott Street at about 11:38 p.m. on April 5. He asked for cigarettes but as the clerk handed them over, he demanded cash, police allege. The clerk handed it over and the man fled on foot, heading east on Scott Street.
  The suspect is described as black, about 5-9 and 180 pounds with a shaved or ba
  
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• Tanker still stuck 'like a boot in mud' in seaway at Morrisburg

  31-05-2018 17:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Chem Norma remained stuck “like a boot in mud” Thursday, two days after she ran aground on the St. Lawrence Seaway at Morrisburg.
  The efforts of the tugs Ocean K. Rusby and Ocean Pierre Julien Wednesday weren’t enough to free her.
  Officials have now come up with a plan to “wiggle” her free to break the suction of the boggy bottom, St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. spokesman Andrew Bagora said.
  There’s been no spill or damage to the 145-metre tanker and
  
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• Coming up at 11:15: @DownGoesBrown joins @_MarkSutcliffe the #StanleyCupFinal: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  31-05-2018 17:10 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:15: @DownGoesBrown joins @_MarkSutcliffe the #StanleyCupFinal: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up on today's Power Lunch: @rick_gibbons & @goldyhyder join @_MarkSutcliffe in-studio: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  31-05-2018 17:00 via twitter.com
  Coming up on today's Power Lunch: @rick_gibbons & @goldyhyderjoin @_MarkSutcliffe in-studio: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Keep in mind new parking rules are in effect tomorrow. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaBylaw/st…

  31-05-2018 16:57 via twitter.com
  Keep in mind new parking rules are in effect tomorrow. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaBylaw/st…
  
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• Coming up at 11: @Scott_Gilmore joins @_marksutcliffe on Roseanne Barr and the four phases of Twitter justice: 📻… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  31-05-2018 16:55 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11: @Scott_Gilmore joins @_marksutcliffe on Roseanne Barr and the four phases of Twitter justice:📻… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• New Château Laurier design includes more limestone, hoping to win over critics

  31-05-2018 16:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  The owner of the Château Laurier has filed a new design for its proposed addition, attempting to make the contemporary wing complement the historic hotel.
  A heritage brief submitted with the package at city hall this week says “limestone fins” on the north-facing side, fronting Major’s Hill Park, will break up the height of the building.
  One of the knocks against the previous design was that the glassy facade sullied the vista to the limestone and copper hotel. Including
  
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• "Three Ontario parties. Zero fiscal discipline." Economist Don Drummond of @QueensSPS joins @_MarkSutcliffe at 10:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  31-05-2018 16:40 via twitter.com
  "Three Ontario parties. Zero fiscal discipline."Economist Don Drummond of @QueensSPS joins @_MarkSutcliffe at 10:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• NOW: @powerstim of @abacusdataca joins @_MarkSutcliffe: 📻: 1310 💻: bit.ly/1uwtdOs 📞: 613-750-1310 https://t.co/Bvri3FkpZ3

  31-05-2018 16:34 via twitter.com
  
  NOW: @powerstim of @abacusdataca joins @_MarkSutcliffe: 📻: 1310 💻: bit.ly/1uwtdOs 📞: 613-750-1310 https://t.co/Bvri3FkpZ3
  
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• Trump escalates fight with ABC after Roseanne cancellation: bit.ly/2skDwyD https://t.co/dMfphQfcj6

  31-05-2018 16:27 via twitter.com
  
  Trump escalates fight with ABC after Roseanne cancellation: bit.ly/2skDwyD https://t.co/dMfphQfcj6
  
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• Have you seen this man? twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  31-05-2018 16:18 via twitter.com
  Have you seen this man? twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…
  
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• NEXT on the 10 O'Clock talk: @1310JasonWhite, @1310glennis and @David_Moscrop join @_MarkSutcliffe live: 📻: 131… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  31-05-2018 16:02 via twitter.com
  NEXT on the 10 O'Clock talk: @1310JasonWhite, @1310glennis and @David_Moscrop join @_MarkSutcliffe live: 📻: 131… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• BREAKING: U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says the U.S. will slap tariffs on Canadian, Mexican and European Uni… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  31-05-2018 15:47 via twitter.com
  BREAKING: U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says the U.S. will slap tariffs on Canadian, Mexican and European Uni… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ride along on a (long) day in the life of two Ottawa paramedics

  31-05-2018 15:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa Paramedic Service took to Twitter Wednesday to give the public a digital ride-along on the noon-to-midnight shift with a pair of veteran first responders.
  Paramedics Krista and Julie’s day on the road including caring for a three-year-old boy who inhaled smoke in a kitchen fire (and rewarded them with hugs) and treating an 80-year-old man with a suspected heart attack. Meanwhile, they crisscrossed the city, waited with patients for hospital beds and caught up on paperwork &mdash
  
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• The suit had claimed the city treated its members unfairly when it allowed Uber & similar ride-sharing companies to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  31-05-2018 14:02 via twitter.com
  The suit had claimed the city treated its members unfairly when it allowed Uber & similar ride-sharing companies to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Pediatricians recommend IUDs as first choice for birth control in teen girls: bit.ly/2srDZyv https://t.co/E9xPh6zRv0

  31-05-2018 13:55 via twitter.com
  
  Pediatricians recommend IUDs as first choice for birth control in teen girls: bit.ly/2srDZyv https://t.co/E9xPh6zRv0
  
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• Sticky with risk of showers then cooler, sunnier weekend

  31-05-2018 13:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  A cooler and sunnier weekend is in store but we’ll have to wade through some wet and muggy weather first.
  For Thursday, expect increasing cloudiness, southerly winds at 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning then a 60 per cent chance of afternoon and evening showers with the risk of a thunderstorm. The high of 28 C will feel like 35 and the UV index is 7 or high.
  Overnight, the forecast is for winds to drop off the mercury to dip to 19 C.
  Friday’s forecast is for a 70 per cent chance of
  
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• Harvey Weinstein indicted on rape, criminal sex act charges: bit.ly/2J114mL https://t.co/UcsvtdGDfP

  31-05-2018 13:05 via twitter.com
  
  Harvey Weinstein indicted on rape, criminal sex act charges: bit.ly/2J114mL https://t.co/UcsvtdGDfP
  
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• And your Governor General Performing Arts Awards honourees are …

  31-05-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Alongside the honour going to Tegan and Sara, here is this year’s crop of Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards laureates …
  Angela Hewitt: The Ottawa-born classical pianist is considered the world’s foremost interpreter of Bach.
  World-renowned pianist Angela Hewitt
  Murray McLauchlan: The multi-Juno-winning singer-songwriter known for his socially conscious songs and support of songwriters’ rights. 
  Murray McLauchlan
  Genevieve Bujold: The Quebec-b
  
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• Agents of change: Tegan and Sara hailed by Governor General Performing Arts Awards for music and legacy

  31-05-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Governor General Performing Arts Awards Gala
  6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 2, National Arts Centre
  Tickets: Sold out
  When Tegan and Sara heard they would be receiving the National Arts Centre award, one of the prestigious Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards, the first reaction was confusion.“I was like, ‘Are you sure? Have we met whatever the requirements are?’” Sara Quin told this newspaper. “I was a little confused initially because I don’t imagine us
  
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• CEO of the @OttawaFoodBank @MichaelMaidment says food insecurity is a complex issue that affects thousands of peopl… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  31-05-2018 12:56 via twitter.com
  CEO of the @OttawaFoodBank @MichaelMaidment says food insecurity is a complex issue that affects thousands of peopl… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Convicted killer Dellen Millard to stand trial in death of father: bit.ly/2kBu5GU https://t.co/kgbUGqy1kN

  31-05-2018 12:30 via twitter.com
  
  Convicted killer Dellen Millard to stand trial in death of father: bit.ly/2kBu5GU https://t.co/kgbUGqy1kN
  
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• The projected total cost of the new central library has grown to $174.8 million. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  31-05-2018 12:18 via twitter.com
  The projected total cost of the new central library has grown to $174.8 million.#ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…
  
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• The @country1011fm team is broadcasting live from the @CHEOhospital cafeteria all day: twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  31-05-2018 12:05 via twitter.com
  The @country1011fm team is broadcasting live from the @CHEOhospital cafeteria all day: twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…
  
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