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• ALS walk: 'Tremendous human spirit' in the face of cruel disease

  09-06-2018 23:36
  Hundreds of people walked along the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway Saturday morning to honour loved ones who ultimately lose the ability to do just that.
  The Walk for ALS (which stands for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known at Lou Gehrig’s disease) is largest annual fundraiser for the cause in Ottawa and across Canada, where some 80 similar events will occur this year. Locally, organizers hoped to raise $215,000.
  Most of that money stays in the community to provide clients of ALS Can
  
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• Ottawa-area landmark Karters' Korner up for sale: 'I have no fight left,' owner says

  09-06-2018 23:35
  It looks like racers at Karters’ Korner in Stittsville may be nearing the final lap.
  The Ottawa-area landmark, which has been open since Canada Day 1980, has been put up for sale.
  The property encompasses 76 acres of land near the intersection of Fallowfield Road and Huntley Road, and was originally constructed and designed as a competitive go-karting track. According to owner Paul Joinette, an avid motorsports fan, the track was inspired by world-renowned raceway Watkins Glen Interna
  
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• Ottawa seeing resurgence in film photography, lab owner says - CBC.ca

  09-06-2018 23:33 via cbc.ca
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  Ottawa seeing resurgence in film photography, lab owner says
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  In this age of digital cameras and Instagram filters, one local film lab owner says Ottawa residents are resurrecting their passion for film photography. "We are seeing a considerable resurgence in film. We're up almost 25 per cent over the previous ...
  
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• Lasseter, Pixar co-founder, to step down at end of year. ottawamatters.com/national-busin… https://t.co/PTVd82Z4Hd

  09-06-2018 23:19 via twitter.com
  
  Lasseter, Pixar co-founder, to step down at end of year.ottawamatters.com/national-busin… https://t.co/PTVd82Z4Hd
  
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• Brazilian tennis great Maria Bueno dies after cancer battle. ottawamatters.com/world-news/bra… https://t.co/iYlbKXSnmS

  09-06-2018 22:30 via twitter.com
  
  Brazilian tennis great Maria Bueno dies after cancer battle.ottawamatters.com/world-news/bra… https://t.co/iYlbKXSnmS
  
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• Trump signals support for states deciding if pot is legal. ottawamatters.com/national-busin… https://t.co/nuXu4jxGX4

  09-06-2018 21:15 via twitter.com
  
  Trump signals support for states deciding if pot is legal.ottawamatters.com/national-busin… https://t.co/nuXu4jxGX4
  
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• Vancouver's conversion therapy ban more than symbolic for identity: experts. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/FEneaooXLJ

  09-06-2018 20:46 via twitter.com
  
  Vancouver's conversion therapy ban more than symbolic for identity: experts.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/FEneaooXLJ
  
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• Taliban announce cease-fire over Eid holiday for 1st time. ottawamatters.com/world-news/tal… https://t.co/hnx8j1X5eH

  09-06-2018 19:30 via twitter.com
  
  Taliban announce cease-fire over Eid holiday for 1st time.ottawamatters.com/world-news/tal… https://t.co/hnx8j1X5eH
  
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• Donald Trump gives a 10-out-of-10 to his relationship with G7 countries. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/mS2cQWMJvA

  09-06-2018 18:25 via twitter.com
  
  Donald Trump gives a 10-out-of-10 to his relationship with G7 countries.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/mS2cQWMJvA
  
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• Prosecutor: No evidence of any foul play in Bourdain death. ottawamatters.com/world-news/pro… https://t.co/CGngmKcfqi

  09-06-2018 17:46 via twitter.com
  
  Prosecutor: No evidence of any foul play in Bourdain death.ottawamatters.com/world-news/pro… https://t.co/CGngmKcfqi
  
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• OPP investigate death of pedestrian killed by Via Rail passenger train. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  09-06-2018 17:41 via twitter.com
  OPP investigate death of pedestrian killed by Via Rail passenger train.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…
  
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• Ottawa Senators off-season report: Busy summer ahead? - Sportsnet.ca

  09-06-2018 17:12 via sportsnet.ca
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  Ottawa Senators off-season report: Busy summer ahead?
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  The panel breaks down the upcoming free agency of Los Angeles Kings' Drew Doughty, Ottawa Senators' Erik Karlsson, and Washington Capitals' John Carlson, as well as the situation of the Montreal Canadiens and Max Pacioretty. Ryan Dixon ...
  
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• Has the age of the anonymous sperm donor ended?

  09-06-2018 16:12
  Erin Jackson did not learn that her biological father was a sperm donor until she was 35. Until then, her parents had kept it a secret, as the doctor involved had advised.
  That information, when it arrived, put Jackson’s entire life into a new perspective. “It was shocking, but it also made complete sense to me. It was probably the most transformational life event I have experienced,” said the Toronto native who now lives in California.
  The first question she had after learning
  
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• "The magical part of music rips me out of bed every morning," Jill McKenna says

  09-06-2018 15:54
  When a musician as gifted as pianist Adrean Farrugia contacted me to say that I should put a young bassist named Jillian McKenna on my radar, I knew I had to pay attention.
  It turns out that McKenna, 23, the equally young drummer Mackenzie Read, and Farrugia head out from Hamilton this Sunday for a little stretch of touring. After playing Peterborough and before its stops in North Bay and Toronto, the trio plays Monday night in Ottawa at LIVE! on Elgin.
  McKenna, who has studied with Reggie Workm
  
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• Anti-G7 activists plan full day of protest in Quebec City, comedy show at night. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/FTr0mj0vJE

  09-06-2018 15:34 via twitter.com
  
  Anti-G7 activists plan full day of protest in Quebec City, comedy show at night.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/FTr0mj0vJE
  
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• Police report reveals alleged new details in Sens assistant GM case

  09-06-2018 14:46
  The 19-year-old hotel shuttle driver had already told him to stop touching his shoulder when the front-seat passenger started rubbing it.
  Then the passenger offered to massage parts of his body and then “tried to get (the teen driver) to look at his groin area because he had an erection.”
  These alleged new details are found in a Buffalo Police Department report on the May 30 arrest of Ottawa Senators assistant GM Randy Lee.
  Lee, 56, was arrested shortly after the shuttle van pulled u
  
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• Man in life-threatening condition after being hit by OC Transpo bus. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/man… https://t.co/1ilJxVYT8Y

  09-06-2018 13:51 via twitter.com
  
  Man in life-threatening condition after being hit by OC Transpo bus. #ottnewsottawamatters.com/local-news/man… https://t.co/1ilJxVYT8Y
  
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• Singapore diplomat: 'All systems go' for Trump-Kim summit. ottawamatters.com/world-news/sin… https://t.co/fqBiEHTw2i

  09-06-2018 13:36 via twitter.com
  
  Singapore diplomat: 'All systems go' for Trump-Kim summit.ottawamatters.com/world-news/sin… https://t.co/fqBiEHTw2i
  
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• Perfect weather to enjoy the many weekend activities in Ottawa

  09-06-2018 13:35
  Whether you’re planning to attend Westfest, ride in the Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour, join the ALS or VETS walk or just sit by the lake, this weekend’s weather will be perfect.
  Saturday will be mainly sunny with a forecasted high of 23 C, with a very high UV index at 8. So don’t forget the sunscreen.
  Tonight’s low will be a comfortable 9 C with clear skies.
  Sunday morning Ottawa will wake up to more sunny skies with a high of 22 C and a low of 8 C.
  The temperature is expected
  
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• Renovation Transformation: Manotick Estates reno goes off on time, and without a hitch

  09-06-2018 13:30
  Like winning the lottery, a nearly seamless renovation is hard to come by.
  Extended timelines, budget complications and homeowner horrors like mould in the ceiling or structural issues have long been the reality of renovating. So when asked, renovator Philip Coe said that the unique aspect of a large-scale renovation he completed in Manotick was that it went well – “really well.”
  “It just went off without a hitch,” said Coe, who owns residential renovation firm Revi
  
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• Fashionista Jeanne Beker calls her parents' Holocaust story a 'family legacy'

  09-06-2018 13:00
  Trailblazing fashion journalist Jeanne Beker will bear witness on Monday in Ottawa to the courage and suffering of her parents — Holocaust survivors who hid in fields, barns and underground bunkers to escape genocide in wartime Poland.
  Beker, best known as the longtime host of Fashion Television, grew up in a household where the Holocaust was a vivid part of her everyday life.
  “I remember hiding under the bed because I didn’t want to hear any more of their stories,” Beker
  
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• Today's letters: Highway safety, redesigning the Château

  09-06-2018 12:30
  Time to crack down on highway driving
  Re: Residents close to bus crash site say too many collisions happen near their homes, June 5.
  There has been yet another call for the widening of Highway 401 after the recent accident involving a tour bus. An additional lane on the 401 would not have prevented this accident as it has been described. According to the driver, a mechanical problem prevented him from properly operating the bus.
  It would cost billions to add another lane from Kingston to the Que
  
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• Police and protesters face off during anti-G7 'day of disruption' in Quebec City. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/ENwiCVSEQ6

  09-06-2018 12:23 via twitter.com
  
  Police and protesters face off during anti-G7 'day of disruption' in Quebec City.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/ENwiCVSEQ6
  
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• PC cabinet could include strong Ottawa-area contingent - CBC.ca

  09-06-2018 10:02 via cbc.ca
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  PC cabinet could include strong Ottawa-area contingent
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  As premier-designate Doug Ford looks to start building his cabinet following Thursday's resounding election victory, his pool of candidates is likely to include both political veterans and a rising star from the Ottawa area. Among the list of ...
  The big election sign clean-up in Ottawa beginsOttawa Citizen
  You Said It: Wynne's courageous goodbyeOttawa Sun
  Election results for Ottawa and Eastern OntarioCTV News
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• Man taken to hospital in serious condition after being hit by OC Transpo bus

  09-06-2018 04:54
  A man was taken to hospital after being hit by an OC Transpo bus shortly after 6:30 on Friday night.
  The man was struck near the intersection of Britannia Road and Regina Street, near Britannia Beach. 
  Paramedics said the man had been taken to the trauma centre at The Ottawa Hospital’s Civic campus and was listed in serious condition.
  No further details were available about what led to the crash, and police said that they were continuing to investigate.
   
  
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• ICYMI: Police operation targeting street-level drug dealing nabs 14. More arrests expected. twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  09-06-2018 03:00 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: Police operation targeting street-level drug dealing nabs 14. More arrests expected. twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…
  
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• Hide and seek: Friday's efforts by G7 protestors and police in and around Quebec City

  09-06-2018 02:52
  Anti-G7 demonstrators carried out small protests in and around Quebec City on Friday including setting fire to several couches before holding a peaceful gathering in a park.
  It was all part of a cat-and-mouse-style game between the protestors and police in the provincial capital.
  
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• Chiarelli says goodbye to politics: 'If you're not prepared to lose, don't run'

  09-06-2018 02:40
  After a nearly unbroken 31-year run in public office, Bob Chiarelli told his supporters he was done with politics.
  Looking tanned and fit, the silver-haired 76-year-old political veteran gave a thank you to his family and supporters, a gracious congratulations to his opponents — the Ottawa West-Nepean contest wouldn’t be decided until, literally, the final polls came in — and exited the political stage.
  
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• Police report reveals alleged new details in Sens assistant GM case; celebrity defence lawyer hired

  09-06-2018 02:25
  The 19-year-old hotel shuttle driver had already told him to stop touching his shoulder when the front-seat passenger started rubbing it.
  Then the passenger offered to massage parts of his body and then “tried to get (the teen driver) to look at his groin area because he had an erection.”
  These alleged new details are found in a Buffalo Police Department report on the May 30 arrest of Ottawa Senators assistant GM Randy Lee.
  Lee, 56, was arrested shortly after the shuttle van pulled u
  
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• Swedish retail giant to phase out single-use plastics by 2020. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  09-06-2018 02:00 via twitter.com
  Swedish retail giant to phase out single-use plastics by 2020.ottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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• Ottawa-area veteran Bob Chiarelli exits political stage after losing in Ontario election

  09-06-2018 01:59
  “If you’re not prepared to lose, don’t run,” Bob Chiarelli told his supporters Thursday night, announcing he was done with politics after a nearly unbroken 31-year run in public office.
  Looking tanned and fit, the silver-haired 76-year-old political veteran gave a thank you to his family and supporters, a gracious congratulations to his opponents — the Ottawa West-Nepean contest wouldn’t be decided until, literally, the final polls came in — and exited t
  
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• Movie memorabilia auction next over $6M. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  09-06-2018 01:26 via twitter.com
  Movie memorabilia auction next over $6M.ottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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• Jays' prospect to have leg injury checked by club staff at Dunedin, Fla. facility. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  09-06-2018 01:00 via twitter.com
  Jays' prospect to have leg injury checked by club staff at Dunedin, Fla. facility. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…
  
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• Ottawa voter turnout surpasses 60 per cent - Ottawa Citizen

  09-06-2018 00:42 via ottawacitizen.com
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  Ottawa voter turnout surpasses 60 per cent
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  From Glengarry-Prescott-Russell in the east to Kanata-Carleton in the west, the average voter turnout across nine Ottawa ridings was just over 60 per cent for the 2018 provincial election, based on unofficial Elections Ontario results. Ottawa-Vanier ...
  Voters reporting technical glitches at Ottawa pollsCBC.ca
  Elections Ontario warns Ottawa voters to double-check polling placeCTV News
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• Ottawa voter turnout surpasses 60 per cent

  09-06-2018 00:42
  From Glengarry-Prescott-Russell in the east to Kanata-Carleton in the west, the average voter turnout across nine Ottawa ridings was just over 60 per cent for the 2018 provincial election, based on unofficial Elections Ontario results.
  Ottawa-Vanier had the lowest turnout, at 52.9 per cent, while Orléans was highest at 64.91. Most Ottawa electoral districts saw a higher percentage of registered voters turn out than did Ontario as a whole. While the province-wide turnout was the highest it
  
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• Report: Facebook shared user data after it says it blocked 3rd party apps access to the info. ottawamatters.com/world-news/rep…

  09-06-2018 00:35 via twitter.com
  Report: Facebook shared user data after it says it blocked 3rd party apps access to the info.ottawamatters.com/world-news/rep…
  
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• Cannabis industry alarmed over amendment requiring shareholders' identities to be made public

  09-06-2018 00:21
  The cannabis industry is alarmed by an amendment in Canada’s proposed marijuana law that would require companies to make public the identities of shareholders.
  A public list of investors is needed to prevent organized crime from infiltrating the industry when recreational marijuana is legalized, said senators who adopted the amendment.
  Canadian medical cannabis companies have already received millions of dollars from “anonymous rich investors” based in offshore tax havens in th
  
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• The big election sign clean-up in Ottawa begins

  09-06-2018 00:13
  There are few symbols of an election more quintessential than the campaign signs that pop up on lawns and green space in the run-up to voting day.
  But what goes up must inevitably come down — in the following 48 hours, says Ottawa bylaw.
  In the wake of a tumultuous provincial election, candidates both victorious and defeated were driving around the city with their campaign teams Friday, collecting thousands of signs around the city.
  “Before I got elected, I ran a lot of campaigns, an
  
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• Ontario's Liberals hope for change in 'official party status' rules. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  09-06-2018 00:00 via twitter.com
  Ontario's Liberals hope for change in 'official party status' rules.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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