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• Limestone sculptures continue to take shape on Day 2 of stone carving festival

  21-07-2018 23:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  Everyone from beginners to sculptors kept chipping away at it on Saturday during Day 2 of the Canadian Stone Carving Festival on Sparks Street.
  The work was scheduled to continue on Sunday beginning at 8 a.m., leading up to the grand finale at 2 p.m. Carving is to conclude at 1 p.m., allowing for an hour of viewing before a public auction of the finished pieces begins. Money raised through the auction will be donated to Ottawa Innercity Ministries, the festival stated on its website.
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• Nearly 1,000 homes on evacuation alert, order over wildfires in B.C.'s Okanagan ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/YgLl1zPbky

  21-07-2018 22:19 via twitter.com
  
  Nearly 1,000 homes on evacuation alert, order over wildfires in B.C.'s Okanaganottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/YgLl1zPbky
  
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• Homicide detectives investigating death in Toronto's east end ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  21-07-2018 21:20 via twitter.com
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• Astronaut drops in on Kraftwerk gig, plays duet from space ottawamatters.com/world-news/ast… https://t.co/KbfTFoy2hJ

  21-07-2018 20:12 via twitter.com
  
  Astronaut drops in on Kraftwerk gig, plays duet from spaceottawamatters.com/world-news/ast… https://t.co/KbfTFoy2hJ
  
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• Revelations of US cardinal sex abuse will force pope's hand ottawamatters.com/world-news/rev… https://t.co/UCIrX8Aj4v

  21-07-2018 19:40 via twitter.com
  
  Revelations of US cardinal sex abuse will force pope's handottawamatters.com/world-news/rev… https://t.co/UCIrX8Aj4v
  
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• Margaret Thatcher's spouse not happy about McCartney invite ottawamatters.com/world-news/mar…

  21-07-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
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• Algonquin College activities knocked out by power outage

  21-07-2018 18:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  Programs and activities at Algonquin College were suspended until further notice Saturday following a power outage Friday night.
  The exceptions are the college’s ACCE building and the residence, Algonquin said in a news release.
  Much of the Ottawa campus remains on emergency power, using generators.
  The college has called in specialists for consultations, and said there would be an update later Saturday.
  “Employees in non-essential roles are advised not to come to the campus.”
  
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• Mob lynches Muslim man over cow smuggling charges in India ottawamatters.com/world-news/mob… https://t.co/71nEN09zK8

  21-07-2018 18:20 via twitter.com
  
  Mob lynches Muslim man over cow smuggling charges in Indiaottawamatters.com/world-news/mob… https://t.co/71nEN09zK8
  
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• Officials release names of those killed in boat accident. ottawamatters.com/world-news/off… https://t.co/JtYSBqaw5J

  21-07-2018 18:06 via twitter.com
  
  Officials release names of those killed in boat accident.ottawamatters.com/world-news/off… https://t.co/JtYSBqaw5J
  
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• Ottawa police get $1M federal grant to expand 'radicalization' intervention program

  21-07-2018 17:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  The federal government has announced a $1-million grant to Ottawa police to expand a program that would see officers and community groups intervene when people are at risk of radicalization.
  Ottawa-area member of parliament and cabinet minister Catherine McKenna announced the funding Friday on behalf of Minister of Public Safety Ralph Goodale.
  The grant, spread over four years, comes from the federal “community resilience fund” to expand a program with a new focus on radicalizat
  
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• Certain cheese and pizza flavored Ritz Bits Sandwiches are being recalled due to salmonella risk. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-07-2018 17:42 via twitter.com
  Certain cheese and pizza flavored Ritz Bits Sandwiches are being recalled due to salmonella risk. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Director James Gunn fired from 'Guardians 3' over old tweets ottawamatters.com/national-busin… https://t.co/vKoJTZThWK

  21-07-2018 17:36 via twitter.com
  
  Director James Gunn fired from 'Guardians 3' over old tweetsottawamatters.com/national-busin… https://t.co/vKoJTZThWK
  
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• Wildfire threat prompts evacuations in northeastern Ontario. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  21-07-2018 16:26 via twitter.com
  Wildfire threat prompts evacuations in northeastern Ontario.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Certain No Name brand chicken nuggets are being recalled by Loblaw Companies Ltd. due to possible salmonella contam… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-07-2018 15:43 via twitter.com
  Certain No Name brand chicken nuggets are being recalled by Loblaw Companies Ltd. due to possible salmonella contam… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Cigarette packs with graphic images, blunt warnings are effective: focus groups ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  21-07-2018 15:24 via twitter.com
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• Weather: Sunny Saturday, then rain, rain and more rain

  21-07-2018 14:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  If you are planning to attend one of the many festivals and events in Ottawa this weekend, you might want to visit the outdoor events on Saturday.
  Here’s a few to choose from:
  – Wiener-Paw-Looza in Carlington Park
  – Canadian Stone Carving Festival on Sparks Street 
  – Lebanese Festival at the St. Elias Cathedral
  – Natsu Matsuri a Japanese festival at City Hall
  Saturday’s forecasted high is 31 C, with the humidex it will feel like 35. The winds should pick
  
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• ICYMI: Two wards are uncontested, four incumbents are stepping down, and the mayoral race seems one sided according… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-07-2018 14:05 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: Two wards are uncontested, four incumbents are stepping down, and the mayoral race seems one sided according… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The Latest: Cohen lawyer: 'Spin' can't change what's on tape. ottawamatters.com/world-news/the… https://t.co/qiV7I8ufIt

  21-07-2018 13:26 via twitter.com
  
  The Latest: Cohen lawyer: 'Spin' can't change what's on tape.ottawamatters.com/world-news/the… https://t.co/qiV7I8ufIt
  
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• OPP reopens 130-km stretch of Hwy 17, closed by smoke from brush fire

  21-07-2018 13:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  A large stretch of Highway 17 between Mattawa and Petawawa was closed Friday as authorities battled a large brush fire.
  The Ontario Provincial Police said smoke from that fire had severely reduced visibility, making the road unsafe for driving. Nearing 9:30 p.m., OPP had closed around 130 kilometres of highway.
  There was no information available as to the cause of the brush fire.
  HWY CLOSED – #OPP in #Mattawa advise #Hwy17 is closed at Bissett Creek due to smoke and fire hazard. Unknown wh
  
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• Egan: Why we shouldn't fawn over footbridge named Flora

  21-07-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Why on earth would we name a new footbridge in central Ottawa after Flora MacDonald?
  Still don’t get this one.
  On July 11, Ottawa City Council was unanimous in approving the naming of the $21-million bridge (by the way, $21 million for a shortcut?) between Fifth Avenue and Clegg Street.
  MacDonald, certainly, had an admirable career and is probably best-known as Canada’s first female foreign affairs minister in the government of Joe Clark. She did lots of other great stuff and has won
  
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• William Powell's TD in final minute caps Redblacks' 29-25 comeback over Lions. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/wil… https://t.co/dDf2sDUjK5

  21-07-2018 12:58 via twitter.com
  
  William Powell's TD in final minute caps Redblacks' 29-25 comeback over Lions. #ottnewsottawamatters.com/local-news/wil… https://t.co/dDf2sDUjK5
  
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• Today's letters: Support business, not bureaucracy

  21-07-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Keep the street patios intact
  Re: Better ‘access’ bylaw could mean last call for La Roma’s patio, July 15; and Ottawa restaurant La Roma finds patio compromise, July 18.
  I was shocked and dismayed to read of the plight of La Roma restaurant, which, until this week, was facing the possibility of losing 32 of its 40 patio seats because of the city’s unwillingness to exempt it from a new bylaw requiring two metres of barrier-free access along the public sidewalk. The pa
  
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• Liew: Ontario can't ignore its obligations on refugee claimants

  21-07-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  There’s been a lot of posturing between the Ontario Provincial Conservative government and the federal Liberal government over housing, refugee claimants and border-crossers. Let’s take a closer look at the situation and see if we can look past the rhetoric.
  Our Constitution divides governing powers between the provinces and the federal government. Section 92 of the Constitution gives the provinces the power over matters of local or private nature in the province. This includes housi
  
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• Editorial: A Spark of a plan for Ottawa's pedestrian mall

  21-07-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  This time, will they get Sparks Street right? Let’s hope, but let’s not hold our breath.
  Almost a year ago, Mayor Jim Watson pledged to play a “hands on” role in revitalizing the pedestrian mall. He announced, along with the federal government, the hiring of a consultant for a “public realm” design study of Sparks.
  This month, he’s back, unveiling some first – and very modest – ideas offered through that consultation and study. The “Spa
  
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• Small cyclist army rides to protest 'harrowing' Holland Avenue detour

  21-07-2018 06:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  A small army of cyclists took to the streets — one street, actually — on Friday night to protest what they say is a dangerous stretch of Holland Avenue, where city staff scrapped a plan for a protected bike lane and replaced it with a confusing slalom of road markings after residents complained about the loss of on-street parking.
  The Harmer Avenue pedestrian bridge, recognizable to drivers as the aging footbridge that crosses over top of the 417 near Island Park Drive, is being demo
  
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• HMCS St. John’s returns Monday, Sea King on board was last operational deployment of that RCAF helicopter fleet

  21-07-2018 06:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship St. John’s will return to its homeport of Halifax, N.S. after completing a six-month deployment in the Baltic Sea, Northern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The ship returns Monday, July 23.
  HMCS St. John’s concludes its participation in Operation REASSURANCE as part of Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) and Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2), according to the Royal Canadian Navy.
  The return of 12 Wing&rs
  
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• Permanent memorial site at Broncos crash site sought, but no decision yet ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/yqrbBcWRi9

  21-07-2018 04:30 via twitter.com
  
  Permanent memorial site at Broncos crash site sought, but no decision yetottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/yqrbBcWRi9
  
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• OPP close 130-km stretch of highway because of smoke from brush fire

  21-07-2018 04:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  A large stretch of Highway 17 between Mattawa and Petawawa was closed Friday as authorities battled a large brush fire.
  The Ontario Provincial Police said smoke from that fire had severely reduced visibility, making the road unsafe for driving. Nearing 9:30 p.m., OPP had closed around 130 kilometres of highway.
  There was no information available as to the cause of the brush fire.
  HWY CLOSED – #OPP in #Mattawa advise #Hwy17 is closed at Bissett Creek due to smoke and fire hazard. Unknown wh
  
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• Statue honouring Chris Cornell to be erected in Seattle ottawamatters.com/world-news/sta… https://t.co/DKoWIBf8Qx

  21-07-2018 03:50 via twitter.com
  
  Statue honouring Chris Cornell to be erected in Seattleottawamatters.com/world-news/sta… https://t.co/DKoWIBf8Qx
  
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• ICYMI: Meat of 417 moose given to Algonquins of Ontario ottawamatters.com/local-news/mea… https://t.co/edrH9DxHeC

  21-07-2018 03:20 via twitter.com
  
  ICYMI: Meat of 417 moose given to Algonquins of Ontarioottawamatters.com/local-news/mea… https://t.co/edrH9DxHeC
  
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• Visiting knifemaker rock stars draw a crowd to their sharpening party

  21-07-2018 03:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  There are two different kinds of sharp. There is sharp, as in things that might hurt when you touch them, and which you are careful around because they could cut you. And then there is sharp sharp — a kind of sharpness that seems to defy the laws of physics, rendering objects infinitely, effortlessly divisible.
  That second kind of sharp, that’s the kind of sharp you want in your kitchen knife. That’s the kind of sharp you get with a Japanese knife.
  “Japanese knives are mo
  
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• Municipal election nomination bids close in a week ottawamatters.com/local-news/mun… https://t.co/rGnTqDR9Qx

  21-07-2018 02:45 via twitter.com
  
  Municipal election nomination bids close in a weekottawamatters.com/local-news/mun… https://t.co/rGnTqDR9Qx
  
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• The director of the province's police watchdog agency says it had a caseload approaching "record-high levels" in 20… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-07-2018 02:10 via twitter.com
  The director of the province's police watchdog agency says it had a caseload approaching "record-high levels" in 20… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Trump-Putin II: Planning fall event in aftermath of Helsinki. ottawamatters.com/world-news/tru… https://t.co/4ESkthNRli

  21-07-2018 01:44 via twitter.com
  
  Trump-Putin II: Planning fall event in aftermath of Helsinki.ottawamatters.com/world-news/tru… https://t.co/4ESkthNRli
  
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• Merkel insists US ties key to Germany despite Trump tensions. ottawamatters.com/world-news/mer… https://t.co/oFiF7PTZ9c

  21-07-2018 00:44 via twitter.com
  
  Merkel insists US ties key to Germany despite Trump tensions.ottawamatters.com/world-news/mer… https://t.co/oFiF7PTZ9c
  
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• Raptors president Ujiri apologizes to DeRozan for 'gap in communication' ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/0Rv4wDg97g

  21-07-2018 00:30 via twitter.com
  
  Raptors president Ujiri apologizes to DeRozan for 'gap in communication'ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/0Rv4wDg97g
  
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• Accused ringleader in sex-shame attack branded a liar in court

  21-07-2018 00:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  Eunice “Chou Chou” Ilunga would love to have been anywhere else than in the witness box in Courtroom No. 36 under cross-examination by the seasoned James Cavanagh on Friday.
  And it didn’t take long for the Crown attorney to brand her a liar.
  The accused ringleader in a vicious 2015 kidnapping and sex-shame attack of a young Congolese woman that was broadcast on Facebook was a combative witness who could not recall key events.
  The degrading attack was broadcast on Facebook
  
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