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• North Korea says talks with Pompeo were 'regrettable'. ottawamatters.com/world-news/nor… https://t.co/IABvzhPy98

  07-07-2018 23:23 via twitter.com
  
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• One dead and three injured after three-vehicle collision in Barrie. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  07-07-2018 22:19 via twitter.com
  One dead and three injured after three-vehicle collision in Barrie.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…
  
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• Smoky dryer fire causes concerns in downtown highrise

  07-07-2018 22:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  A fire in a Laurier Avenue apartment building turned out to be less serious than first thought after a clothes dryer caught fire, sending heavy smoke streaming out of the 14th floor unit.
  The occupant of the unit called Ottawa fire shortly after 3 p.m. The smoke was visible from street level and extra units were called as a precaution.
  Firefighters found the fire contained mainly to the inside of the dryer, but it did affect the area immediately around the appliance.
  Crews gained control over th
  
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• Montreal firefighter dies in fall on Pakistan's treacherous K2 ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  07-07-2018 21:14 via twitter.com
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• Toronto police investigating officer's scathing letter to mayor. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  07-07-2018 20:14 via twitter.com
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• Concert review: Neil Young delivers epic show in Quebec City

  07-07-2018 19:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  Neil Young with Promise of the RealFestival d’été de Quebec, Quebec CityReviewed Friday
  Once an artist gets to a certain age, you wouldn’t expect much to thrill them. At 72, Neil Young has done everything and seen it all.But in Quebec City on Friday, performing on an enormous stage overlooking a vast audience that stretched as far as the eye could see along the historic Plains of Abraham battlefield, the Canadian rock legend seemed every bit as stoked as the young whipp
  
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• Man dead after Friday night motorcycle crash on Central Elgin racetrack. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  07-07-2018 19:16 via twitter.com
  Man dead after Friday night motorcycle crash on Central Elgin racetrack.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…
  
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• Police seize loaded handguns in early morning incidents

  07-07-2018 18:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police officers seized a pair of handguns in separate incidents in the wee hours of Saturday morning.
  The first occurred shortly before 1 a.m. during a traffic stop near the corner of Lester and Albion roads.
  Police said the anti-gang officers were in the area as part of an increased police focus following recent incidents of shots fired.
  At the stop, officers spotted marijuana in the vehicle and while arresting the two occupants, discovered that the passenger was carrying a loaded .32-ca
  
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• England reaches World Cup semifinals, beats Sweden 2-0 ottawamatters.com/world-news/eng… https://t.co/tTyZo7d55C

  07-07-2018 18:34 via twitter.com
  
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• Gatineau lifts boil water advisory in Limbour neighbourhood

  07-07-2018 17:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  The City of Gatineau advised residents of the Limbour district Saturday that a 48-hour boil water advisory has ended.
  The advisory was issued as precaution while the work was underway to replace a watermain serving the area.
  The construction is part of the larger project to repave a section of Highway 307.
  The affected area is bounded by Saint-Louis, Pointe-Pêlée and de la Tire streets and Érables Road.
  [Update] The boil water advisory for part of the Limbour sector is now li
  
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• Arson squad probes fire at unoccupied building in south end

  07-07-2018 17:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa police arson squad is investigating an early morning fire in the south end that destroyed an unoccupied building.
  Ottawa fire received a number of 911 calls at about 1:15 a.m. reporting flames shooting from a building at 1034 McGarry Terrace, near Longfields and Strandherd drives.
  Firefighters declared a working fire and worked to contain the blaze and protect nearby buildings.The fire was declared under control at 1:44 a.m. There were no injuries.
  An arson squad detective tweeted Sat
  
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• Hurricane Beryl forms in Atlantic, heads for east Caribbean. ottawamatters.com/world-news/hur…

  07-07-2018 17:11 via twitter.com
  Hurricane Beryl forms in Atlantic, heads for east Caribbean.ottawamatters.com/world-news/hur…
  
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• Police west of Toronto arrest three men, seize two guns in shooting. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  07-07-2018 16:46 via twitter.com
  Police west of Toronto arrest three men, seize two guns in shooting.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…
  
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• Man stabbed in pepper spray fueled brawl in Gatineau

  07-07-2018 16:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  Gatineau police say a “settling of accounts” is being considered the likely motive behind a Friday night brawl that left one man stabbed.
  Police were called to a rooming house at 176 Brian St., near Maloney Boulevard in Gatineau’s Lac Beauchamp district for reports of a home invasion.
  Up to five individuals were reported to have stormed the building, setting off a number of fights.
  Some of the fighters were using pepper spray police said.
  When police arrived they found the vict
  
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• At least 9 dead in ongoing attack on Somali ministry. ottawamatters.com/world-news/at-… https://t.co/hwJn6WkYpf

  07-07-2018 16:21 via twitter.com
  
  At least 9 dead in ongoing attack on Somali ministry.ottawamatters.com/world-news/at-… https://t.co/hwJn6WkYpf
  
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• Weather: The kind of day we dream about all winter

  07-07-2018 15:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  Today is what Ottawa waits for all winter.
  We’re talking sunny (mostly) and warm. Not the hellfire heat of last week, but a forecast high of 28 C, although there’s a UV rating of 8 or very high.
  Notice we didn’t include a ‘feels like’ humidity rating? Because there is none. At least not much.
  A few clouds are expected to Saturday night, with a pleasant overnight low of 14 C.
  This just in! Ottawa Public Health confirms all five public beaches are ready for business.
  
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• Three stabbed early Saturday in Market garage

  07-07-2018 15:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  Three people were stabbed early Saturday in a dispute at the municipal parking garage on Clarence Street in the ByWard Market.
  Police were called to the scene, at the end of Parent Avenue.
  The victims’ injuries were described as minor.
  The investigation continues.
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• Provincial police find seven missing people in northern Quebec. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  07-07-2018 15:42 via twitter.com
  Provincial police find seven missing people in northern Quebec.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Three people stabbed in a parking garage in the ByWard Market. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/thr… https://t.co/qheXvJoJU1

  07-07-2018 15:16 via twitter.com
  
  Three people stabbed in a parking garage in the ByWard Market. #ottnewsottawamatters.com/local-news/thr… https://t.co/qheXvJoJU1
  
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• Immigrant PhD candidate rocked by sudden US Army discharge. ottawamatters.com/world-news/imm… https://t.co/PHjfE3dxgf

  07-07-2018 15:14 via twitter.com
  
  Immigrant PhD candidate rocked by sudden US Army discharge.ottawamatters.com/world-news/imm… https://t.co/PHjfE3dxgf
  
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• Six rescued by water rescue crews. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/six… https://t.co/Xba8PuNceA

  07-07-2018 14:55 via twitter.com
  
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• Saskatchewan man gets 10 years for crash that killed three Edmonton women. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  07-07-2018 14:49 via twitter.com
  Saskatchewan man gets 10 years for crash that killed three Edmonton women.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Thai soccer coach trapped in a cave with 12 Thai boys apologizes to parents as boys write they're OK.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-07-2018 14:21 via twitter.com
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• Wiseman: Ford and Trudeau will get along like oil and water

  07-07-2018 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  In accounting for his personal success as premier and that of his Ontario Progressive Conservative party, Bill Davis once observed, “Bland works.” Those days are long gone.
  The Liberals and the NDP cheered for Doug Ford’s victory in the race for the Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership in the spring, because his negatives in public opinion polling far exceeded those of his opponents. Nevertheless, Ford’s Conservatives triumphed resoundingly in the general election.
  
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• Kilgour: Harper was right to speak out on Iran

  07-07-2018 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  The criticism levelled at former prime minister Stephen Harper for speaking to a “Free Iran” rally near Paris last Saturday is unfair. At that rally, Harper thanked the tens of thousands of participants for their “long battle for a free and democratic Iran,” without endorsing any political party.
  Harper wasn’t alone at the rally. Canada’s delegation at the event included the former prime minister, Liberal MP Judy Sgro, former Conservative foreign minister
  
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• Woman says Trudeau apologized day after encounter at B.C. music festival in 2000. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/AKOmNmGBe0

  07-07-2018 13:48 via twitter.com
  
  Woman says Trudeau apologized day after encounter at B.C. music festival in 2000. #ottnewsottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/AKOmNmGBe0
  
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• Firefighters douse early morning Barrhaven blaze. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/fir… https://t.co/0Uj9Nrayku

  07-07-2018 13:26 via twitter.com
  
  Firefighters douse early morning Barrhaven blaze. #ottnewsottawamatters.com/local-news/fir… https://t.co/0Uj9Nrayku
  
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• Iran executes 8 over 2017 Islamic State attack on Tehran. ottawamatters.com/world-news/ira… https://t.co/o2l0sZaoJz

  07-07-2018 13:09 via twitter.com
  
  Iran executes 8 over 2017 Islamic State attack on Tehran.ottawamatters.com/world-news/ira… https://t.co/o2l0sZaoJz
  
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• Today's letters: Remembering two heroic people who helped others

  07-07-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Sister Betty Ann’s legacy lives on
  Sister Elizabeth (Betty) Ann Kinsella passed away on June 15. After retiring from decades of teaching, and support work, Sister Betty Ann focused on making a difference for young mothers and their children. She knew the most important thing one could provide a young mother was an education. To that end, in 1985 she created the Youville Centre.
  Sister Betty Ann was a woman of deep faith, clear vision, tireless energy and commitment to action. A board membe
  
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• Editorial: In abuse cases, who do we believe?

  07-07-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Recently, a 101-year old woman in an Ottawa long-term care home reported being “walloped” with a towel by a personal service worker. Though she suffers some dementia, her family believes her. The care home’s own probe, though, found no evidence of the alleged abuse. Police and the Ministry of Health and Long-term Care continue to investigate.
  Meanwhile, in a case that seems unrelated but actually has parallels, the prime minister is accused of sexual misconduct 18 years ago, wh
  
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• Bluesfest Review: Jethro Tull takes a nostalgic trip through the heady, hazy '60s

  07-07-2018 05:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  RBC Ottawa BluesfestFridayIan Anderson presents Jethro Tull / The War on Drugs
  It was a throwback of three different sorts on Bluesfest’s main stage Friday with Ian Anderson celebrating the 50th anniversary of Jethro Tull, former teenyboppers Hanson marking their 25th year, and The War on Drugs rocking out their vintage heartland vibe.
  While the venerable prog rockers of Jethro Tull may not be the marquee headliner they were in their hey-day, there were no signs of the long lineups and cro
  
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• Aaron Brown narrowly wins men's 100-metre final at Canadian championships

  07-07-2018 04:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  The country’s eight fastest sprinters crossed the line in one big blur, leaving the Terry Fox Athletic Facility crowd in suspense and meet announcers lost over who actually won.
  Toronto’s Aaron Brown won the men’s 100-metre final at the Canadian track and field championships Friday night, while three-time Olympic medallist Andre De Grasse finished third, in a race so tight it took officials a couple of minutes to decide the winner. Less than a tenth of a second separated the fi
  
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• Six surviving dogs from SPCA of Western Quebec are ready for adoption after fire

  07-07-2018 04:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  Six dogs from the SPCA of Western Quebec are ready for a second chance at adoption days after a fire destroyed the Aylmer shelter where they were being housed and took the lives of more than 70 other animals.
  While the canine survivors of the Monday night blaze wait for permanent homes, they’re being fed, sheltered and cared for at a nearby pet hotel.
  Aside from minor coughs she chalks up to smoke inhalation, the dogs were healthy and ready to match with new owners, said Katia Veilleux, co
  
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• Gatineau apartment fire leaves six displaced, damage at more than $60,000

  07-07-2018 04:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  Six people were displaced and cared for by the Red Cross following an apartment fire in Gatineau on Friday evening.
  With the help of 23 firefighters and 11 trucks, the Gatineau fire department reported quickly extinguishing flames that started in a bedroom in one of the 16 units at 84 Rue Richard, near Boulevard de Mont-Bleu.
  The blaze was restricted to a single apartment in the four-storey building. Its six occupants were unable to return to the unit.
  Damage was pegged at $61,575, and the polic
  
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• Syrian troops recapture vital border crossing with Jordan. ottawamatters.com/world-news/syr… https://t.co/UlrjkDGk21

  07-07-2018 04:05 via twitter.com
  
  Syrian troops recapture vital border crossing with Jordan.ottawamatters.com/world-news/syr… https://t.co/UlrjkDGk21
  
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• Pompeo in Pyongyang seeks progress on NKorea nuke commitment. ottawamatters.com/world-news/pom… https://t.co/dZRuuXpfhd

  07-07-2018 03:38 via twitter.com
  
  Pompeo in Pyongyang seeks progress on NKorea nuke commitment.ottawamatters.com/world-news/pom… https://t.co/dZRuuXpfhd
  
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• Americans playfully ponder pro-Trump scholar's 'shunning'. ottawamatters.com/world-news/ame… https://t.co/mw45D1kjxn

  07-07-2018 03:09 via twitter.com
  
  Americans playfully ponder pro-Trump scholar's 'shunning'.ottawamatters.com/world-news/ame… https://t.co/mw45D1kjxn
  
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• ICYMI: No campfires, as fire ban is expanded in #ottawa. #OTTNews ottawamatters.com/local-news/no-… https://t.co/DiKyHLu5zs

  07-07-2018 02:35 via twitter.com
  
  ICYMI: No campfires, as fire ban is expanded in #ottawa. #OTTNewsottawamatters.com/local-news/no-… https://t.co/DiKyHLu5zs
  
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• Canada has new Paralympic middle-distance running star in Nate Riech. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/CntkOZzbAF

  07-07-2018 02:10 via twitter.com
  
  Canada has new Paralympic middle-distance running star in Nate Riech.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/CntkOZzbAF
  
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• Doug Ford gives former PC president job as health adviser with $350k salary. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  07-07-2018 01:40 via twitter.com
  Doug Ford gives former PC president job as health adviser with $350k salary.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…
  
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• Thais fight water and oxygen levels in cave as diver dies. ottawamatters.com/world-news/tha… https://t.co/wFYgxbiZgk

  07-07-2018 01:28 via twitter.com
  
  Thais fight water and oxygen levels in cave as diver dies.ottawamatters.com/world-news/tha… https://t.co/wFYgxbiZgk
  
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• Provincial police looking for 7 fishermen missing in northern Quebec. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  07-07-2018 01:15 via twitter.com
  Provincial police looking for 7 fishermen missing in northern Quebec.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Judicial council offers up courses for judges on handling sex assault cases. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/L1LgKJgHts

  07-07-2018 00:40 via twitter.com
  
  Judicial council offers up courses for judges on handling sex assault cases.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/L1LgKJgHts
  
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• Bench dynamo VanVleet says loyalty a factor in quick deal with Raptors. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/gM8UeMKCct

  07-07-2018 00:25 via twitter.com
  
  Bench dynamo VanVleet says loyalty a factor in quick deal with Raptors.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/gM8UeMKCct
  
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• The province's police watchdog is probing an incident a week ago, where a man was injured while in the custody of O… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-07-2018 00:00 via twitter.com
  The province's police watchdog is probing an incident a week ago, where a man was injured while in the custody of O… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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