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• Stations appear to be full again after gas shortage closed some Ottawa pumps

  11-07-2018 23:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  Some Ottawa gasoline stations were closed Wednesday and many others were offering only premium fuel as a shortage hit the region, but by that evening it appeared a crisis had been averted.
  Major oil companies contacted by this newspaper early in the day did not answer questions about the reason behind the station closures, and did not say how long the shortage might last.
  By Wednesday evening, however, Petro-Can stations were all full and a spokesman for Suncor, which operates Petro-Can, said th
  
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• Priced out of the market: Why homebuyers are moving to Ottawa - CTV News

  11-07-2018 23:45 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
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  Priced out of the market: Why homebuyers are moving to Ottawa
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  The dream of owning a home has some Toronto and Vancouver residents turning to Ottawa. Daniel and Christine Whiting rented a two-bedroom apartment in midtown Toronto for the last seven years. The couple decided to move back to Ottawa this summer ...
  
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• Canada's Big Six hike rates on BoC's move to increase lending rate. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  11-07-2018 23:40 via twitter.com
  Canada's Big Six hike rates on BoC's move to increase lending rate.ottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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• Ottawa shelter fundraising to cover care for cat found 'near death' in apartment after tenants moved out - Globalnews.ca

  11-07-2018 23:21 via globalnews.ca
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  Ottawa shelter fundraising to cover care for cat found 'near death' in apartment after tenants moved out
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  The Ottawa Humane Society is asking for donations to help cover the health care bills it has incurred in saving a two-year-old Himalayan cat abandoned in an empty apartment for a month. The cat, named Delilah, was left behind by the unit's previous ...
  
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• Reevely: Amazon's new warehouse isn't a 'city-building project' but it's still a good deal for Ottawa

  11-07-2018 23:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  The deal Ottawa’s made to help Amazon open a warehouse in the east end is good, even if our politicians’ prostrations at the online retail giant’s feet are unbecoming.
  Mayor Jim Watson hung an Amazon.com placard over the city crest on the podium in his office Tuesday as he and a few city councillors announced that the company will have a million-square-foot “fulfilment centre” at Boundary Road and Highway 417. The politicians goofed around with it afterward like it
  
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• Small plane makes safe emergency landing in North Gower ottawamatters.com/police-beat/sm… https://t.co/OzyjfNiO3O

  11-07-2018 22:45 via twitter.com
  
  Small plane makes safe emergency landing in North Gowerottawamatters.com/police-beat/sm… https://t.co/OzyjfNiO3O
  
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• #ottnews #RNation #RCAF twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  11-07-2018 22:43 via twitter.com
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• Mixed reviews for a Montreal borough's experiment with 3D-style painted crosswalks. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  11-07-2018 22:35 via twitter.com
  Mixed reviews for a Montreal borough's experiment with 3D-style painted crosswalks. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• City council July 11: Ottawa is getting a 65-storey skyscraper ... - Globalnews.ca

  11-07-2018 22:25 via globalnews.ca
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  City council July 11: Ottawa is getting a 65-storey skyscraper ...
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  A majority of Ottawa city council gave developers the green light to go ahead with a massive trio of towers at 900 Albert St.and more »
  
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• Canada, U.S. express concern at NATO over Russian pipeline into Germany ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/VUMaYdRJDu

  11-07-2018 22:20 via twitter.com
  
  Canada, U.S. express concern at NATO over Russian pipeline into Germanyottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/VUMaYdRJDu
  
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• Updated: Council approves 65-storey complex near Bayview O-Train station

  11-07-2018 21:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  City council’s approval on Wednesday of a 65-storey complex near the Bayview O-Train station has cast a shadow on the city’s efforts to encourage neighbourhood visions adopted by regular folks who live in those areas.
  Mayor Jim Watson said community design plans aren’t cast in stone. Any property owner can apply to city hall for a land-use change and it’s up to council to say yes or no, he said.
  In the case of 900 Albert St., an overwhelming majority of council voted in f
  
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• Bluesfest concert preview: Blue Rodeo back on track

  11-07-2018 21:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  Blue Rodeo
  9:30 p.m. Thursday, City Stage, RBC Ottawa Bluesfest
  (Also performing today: Naughty By Nature, Lighthouse, The LYNN(e)S, Vanessa Collier, Angelique Francis, the Town Cryers and more. Go to ottawabluesfest.ca for details)
   
  It’s been a challenging year for Blue Rodeo. The future of the Canadian roots-rock band was up in the air for months because of a progressive inner-ear problem experienced by singer-songwriter Greg Keelor.For a while, not even co-frontman Jim Cuddy knew
  
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• Quebec liquor store workers turn wine labels around as pressure tactic ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/Geb0hF1qh1

  11-07-2018 21:45 via twitter.com
  
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• Bronson Avenue reopens following high-rise fire

  11-07-2018 20:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  Traffic was blocked for several hours on Bronson Avenue between Primrose Avenue East and Somerset Street West Wednesday afternoon due to a high-rise fire.
  Firefighters were called to a high-rise apartment building at 272 Bronson Ave. at 12:50 p.m.
  The fire was contained to a ninth-floor apartment and heavy smoke was seen leaving the corner unit.
  It was quickly under control, but firefighters were ventilating the floors above and below the unit.
  Crews were also conducting salvage operations to tr
  
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• uOttawa says it has a 230-person gap when it comes to visible minority professors

  11-07-2018 20:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  The University of Ottawa is nowhere near to meeting its employment equity targets, acknowledging it should hire 230 visible minority professors to be on track, documents reveal.
  The university, however, says budget restraints prevent it from moving quickly to do so.
  The information, from October 2016, is contained in documents released by the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada through access to information and reviewed by this paper.
  Under the Federal Contractors Program
  
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• Council briefs: New Rideau Canal footbridge to be named after Flora MacDonald, free Elgin St. parking,

  11-07-2018 20:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  Flora Footbridge has been chosen as the name for the new crossing being built between the Glebe and Old Ottawa East.
  Council on Wednesday was unanimous in voting to name the bridge after the late Flora MacDonald, who represented Kingston as an MP in the 1970s and 1980s and lived in the area where the bridge will be located. She died in 2015.
  MacDonald, the first female foreign minister, was considered a bridge-builder in her career as a politician and humanitarian.
  Coun. David Chernsuhenko,
  
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• Gasoline shortage closes some Ottawa pumps

  11-07-2018 20:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  Some Ottawa gasoline stations are closed and many others are offering only premium fuel as a shortage hits this region.
  Major oil companies contacted by this newspaper have so far not answered questions about the reason, or how long the shortage will last.
  The shortage began several days ago, as one east-end customer notes:
  @gasbuddydan, any reason why some gas stations in Orleans have been out of gas for a few days?
  — André Demers (@AccessRus) July 8, 2018Industry analyst Dan McTea
  
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• first face-to-face encounterbetween hte PM & US President since the explosive G7 meetings last month in Quebec. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  11-07-2018 20:05 via twitter.com
  first face-to-face encounterbetween hte PM & US President since the explosive G7 meetings last month in Quebec.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• 'No crash' as small plane lands in field near North Gower

  11-07-2018 20:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  A plane had to land in the North Gower area Wednesday afternoon quickly but managed it safely, police said.
  Const. Chuck Benoit said that people were starting to talk about a plane “crash” so they wanted to clarify that there was no crash or injuries after the pilot of a small plane landed in a field near the intersection of Church Street and Farmstead Road.
  The plane had an unspecified problem in flight.
  Police responded but are not investigating, Benoit said.
  Small Plane landed saf
  
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• RCAF's Cyclone helicopter to go on first international deployment next week

  11-07-2018 19:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  The CH-148 Cyclone – the RCAF’s new maritime helicopter – will embark on its first international deployment next week, the RCAF says. The helicopter will be assigned to the frigate, HMCS Ville de Quebec, which will leave its Nova Scotia port for Operation Reassurance. The ship will carry one Cyclone.
  The helicopter is operated by crew from 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron based at 12 Wing Shearwater, Nova Scotia.
  The CH-148 Cyclone will replace the CH-124 Sea King as Canada&rsq
  
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• Federal N-D-P Leader Jagmeet Singh is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take immediate action to stop Greyhou… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-07-2018 19:30 via twitter.com
  Federal N-D-P Leader Jagmeet Singh is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take immediate action to stop Greyhou… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Paramedics say a toddler rescued from a car in Barrhaven had locked himself in the vehicle. Mom was trying to get h… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-07-2018 19:22 via twitter.com
  Paramedics say a toddler rescued from a car in Barrhaven had locked himself in the vehicle. Mom was trying to get h… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Some pictures of the apartment fire near Bronson and Somerset: #ottnews twitter.com/1310Alexblack/…

  11-07-2018 19:13 via twitter.com
  Some pictures of the apartment fire near Bronson and Somerset: #ottnews twitter.com/1310Alexblack/…
  
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• A fire has caused some road closures around Bronson and Somerset. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaPolice/s…

  11-07-2018 19:10 via twitter.com
  A fire has caused some road closures around Bronson and Somerset. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaPolice/s…
  
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• Bruce the Moose thinks he's a horse of course

  11-07-2018 18:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  A Bourget-area farm has a new addition to its herd of Arabian horses.
  At least, the young moose dubbed ‘Bruce’ thinks so.
  “He just thinks he’s a horse so he watches the horses and does what they do,” said the clearly charmed Kelsa Staffa of Wildfire Arabians who has made the muddled moose Facebook famous.
  “As long as he decides to be here, he’s the most delightful thing,” she said.
  It likely won’t be for long. According to a moose expert
  
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• Council approves 65-storey complex near Bayview O-Train station

  11-07-2018 18:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa is reaching for more of the sky.
  The large majority of city council on Wednesday voted in favour a proposal by TIP Albert GP (Trinity Developments, InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust and PBC Real Estate Advisors) to build three towers of 65, 56 and 27 storeys at 900 Albert St., beside the Bayview O-Train station.
  The vote was 16-5 with councillors Catherine McKenney, Mathieu Fleury, Tobi Nussbaum, Jeff Leiper and David Chernushenko voting against the application.
  T
  
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• The @rick_gibbons Show for Wednesday, July 11th w/ @cmaconthehill: 1:08: @CanadaSafetyCSC 1:17: @andraydomise 1:30:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-07-2018 18:27 via twitter.com
  The @rick_gibbons Show for Wednesday, July 11th w/ @cmaconthehill: 1:08: @CanadaSafetyCSC 1:17: @andraydomise 1:30:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Seatbelts to be mandatory on new highway buses after September 2020

  11-07-2018 17:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  Transport Canada says seatbelts will become mandatory on all large buses built after September, 2020.
  The new regulations will apply to all highway coaches weighing more than 4536 kilograms.
  The measures do not apply to schoolbuses, which are already meant to be designed to protect children in an accident, although operators may install them voluntarily, provided they meet Transport Canada requirements.
  Smaller coaches are already required to have lap and diagonal belts.
  Transport Canada wa
  
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• Dining Out: Two Chinese eateries spice up strip malls, authentically

  11-07-2018 17:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  Chinese Dragon BBQ1465 Merivale Rd. B03, 613-695-7788Open: Monday, Wednesday to Friday 4 p.m. to 1 a.m., Saturday and Sunday noon to 1 a.m., closed TuesdayPrices: most dishes under $15Access: no steps to front door, washrooms
  Delicious Sichuan Cuisine1430 Prince of Wales Dr., 613-695-6868, delicioussichuan.comOpen: Monday, Wednesday to Sunday 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.. closed TuesdayPrices: most dishes under $15Access: no steps to front door, washrooms
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• Next on the Power Lunch: @Gen_Tellier & @OPA_President join @_MarkSutcliffe in-studio: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-07-2018 17:55 via twitter.com
  Next on the Power Lunch:@Gen_Tellier & @OPA_President join @_MarkSutcliffe in-studio:📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 11:45: @REDBLACKSHC (Rick Campbell) joins @_MarkSutcliffe on @REDBLACKS military appreciation night:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-07-2018 17:40 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:45: @REDBLACKSHC (Rick Campbell) joins @_MarkSutcliffe on @REDBLACKS military appreciation night:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Double-double on the double: Tim Hortons testing delivery in Ottawa

  11-07-2018 17:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  If you have a hankering for a doughnut or double-double and can’t get to the drive-through, Tim Hortons has rolled out a new delivery service to get you through the day.
  The national chain started testing the market this week in 148 restaurants in Ottawa, Vancouver and Edmonton through the food delivery app Skipthedishes.com
  “I think we came in with a mindset that we have to listen to our guests and adapt to their changing needs,” said Alex Macedo, president of Tim Hortons
  
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• Tim Hortons to offer delivery on double-double through Skip the Dishes

  11-07-2018 17:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  If you have a hankering for a doughnut or double-double and can’t get to the drive-through, Tim Hortons has rolled out a new delivery service to get you through the day.
  The national chain started testing the market this week in 148 restaurants in Ottawa, Vancouver and Edmonton through the food delivery app Skipthedishes.com
  “I think we came in with a mindset that we have to listen to our guests and adapt to their changing needs,” said Alex Macedo, president of Tim Hortons
  
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• Coming up at 11:30: @TristinHopper joins @_MarkSutcliffe on the fight over what to call the thousands of migrants… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-07-2018 17:25 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:30:@TristinHopper joins @_MarkSutcliffe on the fight over what to call the thousands of migrants… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Denley: Stating facts doesn't make conservatives anti-refugee

  11-07-2018 17:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  The mayors of Ottawa and Toronto, as well as the premier of Ontario, all think the federal government should be paying far more than it is towards the costs of looking after the country’s recent influx of refugees. It’s tough to disagree.
  Mayor Jim Watson says Ottawa had a $5.7-million deficit in its shelter budget last year because of the unexpected number of refugees, and they continue to come. By the end of this year, Toronto Mayor John Tory says his city will have spent about $65
  
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• Coming up at 11: Professor Elliot Tepper joins @_MarkSutcliffe live on Trump/Iran decision: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-07-2018 16:55 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11: Professor Elliot Tepper joins @_MarkSutcliffe live on Trump/Iran decision: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 'There was never any wrongdoing': Mac Harb settles RBC claim

  11-07-2018 16:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  A lawyer for Mac Harb says that the former senator has settled a claim against the Royal Bank of Canada for negligence and breach of fiduciary duty for making “false allegations” to the RCMP during an investigation of his finances.
  “The claim for damages resulting from false allegations has been settled to Mr. Harb’s full satisfaction,” Lawrence Greenspon said.
  “There was never any wrongdoing.”
  The terms of the settlement were not released but a statemen
  
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• BREAKING: Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott named new Speaker of the house, wins on first ballot #ONpoli

  11-07-2018 16:46 via twitter.com
  BREAKING: Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott named new Speaker of the house, wins on first ballot #ONpoli
  
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• Pedestrian in serious but stable condition after being struck on Strandherd Drive

  11-07-2018 16:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 28-year-old man was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition late Tuesday night after he was struck by a small SUV as he walked on Strandherd Drive.
  His injuries aren’t considered life-threatening, police said Wednesday morning.
  They were called to the intersection with Greenbank Road at 11:30 p.m.
  Police cordoned off a stretch of westbound Strandherd Drive for hours as they launched a continuing investigation.
  
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• Concert review: Foo Fighters rock Bluesfest

  11-07-2018 16:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  Concert review
  Foo Fighters, Greta Van Fleet
  City Stage, RBC Ottawa Bluesfest
  The Foo Fighters have a response for the pundits who keep saying rock is in danger of extinction, certain to be taken over by country music or forced to the backburner by hiphop and R&B.
  The Foos’ stance on the issue was obvious on Tuesday as the band demonstrated its vitality with a loud and thrilling knockout punch of a rock concert in front of a sold-out crowd at RBC Ottawa Bluesfest.
  “Hey, I know we
  
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• Coming up at 10:45: @Vandecision joins @_MarkSutcliffe on the charges laid in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash: 📻… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-07-2018 16:40 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10:45: @Vandecision joins @_MarkSutcliffe on the charges laid in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash: 📻… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Police raids find drugs, weapons, cash in Gatineau and Cayamant

  11-07-2018 16:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  Gatineau police say a number of pre-dawn raids have disrupted a network of drug dealers whose territory allegedly ranged from the city up to Cayamant, west of Gracefield.
  The raids also resulted in the seizure of a number of weapons, including a crossbow and arrows.
  They arrived early last Friday at two homes and the Café Renaissance restaurant on Notre Dame Street in Gatineau’s east end and a home in Cayamant, following a four-month investigation.
  They arrested three men and two wo
  
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• Coming up at 10:30: @aradwanski joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss PC priorities for the upcoming session at Queens… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-07-2018 16:25 via twitter.com
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• Police investigate report of gunshots on Beechwood Avenue

  11-07-2018 15:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police were called to reports of gunfire heard on Beechwood Avenue early Wednesday morning but found no corroborating evidence shots had been fired on the scene.
  They were called to an undisclosed location on Beechwood Avenue between the Vanier Parkway and St. Charles Street at 12:40 a.m.
  Officers found no evidence at the scene such as shell casings but are continuing to investigate.
  There were no reports of injuries.
  
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• POLL: Should city council approve a plan to provide financial incentives for an Amazon facility in the east end?

  11-07-2018 14:48 via twitter.com
  POLL: Should city council approve a plan to provide financial incentives for an Amazon facility in the east end?
  
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• AP Interview: US rescuer details high-risk Thai cave mission: bit.ly/2Lc1ymM https://t.co/yYmRaFxv7M

  11-07-2018 14:42 via twitter.com
  
  AP Interview: US rescuer details high-risk Thai cave mission: bit.ly/2Lc1ymM https://t.co/yYmRaFxv7M
  
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• Trump claims Germany 'totally controlled' by Russia: bit.ly/2NIWrMD https://t.co/L56RU0tBoJ

  11-07-2018 14:35 via twitter.com
  
  Trump claims Germany 'totally controlled' by Russia: bit.ly/2NIWrMD https://t.co/L56RU0tBoJ
  
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• POLL: Should city council approve a plan to provide financial incentives for an Amazon facility in the east end?… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-07-2018 14:25 via twitter.com
  POLL: Should city council approve a plan to provide financial incentives for an Amazon facility in the east end?… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Pedestrian in serious but stable condition after struck on Strandherd Drive

  11-07-2018 14:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 28-year-old man was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition late Tuesday night after he was struck by a small SUV as he walked on Strandherd Drive.
  His injuries aren’t considered life-threatening, police said Wednesday morning.
  They were called to the intersection with Greenbank Road at 11:30 p.m.
  Police cordoned off a stretch of westbound Strandherd Drive for hours as they launched a continuing investigation.
  
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• Truck driver charged after parked MTO sign truck hit on Hwy 401, two workers hurt

  11-07-2018 14:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  Provincial police have charged a 42-year-old Toronto-area man with careless driving after two transport department workers were injured when their sign truck was hit on Highway 401 near Mallorytown Monday.
  Police said an eastbound tractor-trailer lost a wheel and crashed in the ministry truck parked on the highway shoulder.
  A 19-year-old man from North Stormont Township, who was working on the side of the road, was struck by the tractor-trailer’s wheel and taken to hospital in Kingsto
  
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