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• Police get boost from federal government to fight extremism - CTV News

  22-07-2018 23:27 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
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  Police get boost from federal government to fight extremism
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  Ottawa Police are getting a boost from the federal government to fight violent extremism. $1 millionwill go directly to Ottawa MERIT(Multiagency Early Risk Intervention Tables). The program aims to connect social and health services with high risk ...
  
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• Rolling Barber wheels into town, offering free haircuts to those in need

  22-07-2018 23:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  Lynn Kelly doesn’t like to look in the mirror much.
  “It’s not as bad as it used to be,” she said. “I hated what I saw.”
  For Kelly, her reflection was a reminder of where she was in life; she felt inadequate and it was painful to see a person whose life felt out of control.
  She came downtown on a whim Sunday, and went by Centre 454 on King Edward Avenue, which offers a day program for the homeless or those without consistent housing.
  She ended up, of all places
  
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• Woman sues fertility clinic, says lawsuit highlights need for better regulation ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/ulumSnBiU6

  22-07-2018 22:20 via twitter.com
  
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• Algonquin College to resume all classes Monday after power outage

  22-07-2018 21:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  All classes and activities at Algonquin College’s Ottawa campus in the west end will resume Monday, but heating and cooling systems won’t be running at full capacity, the college announced Sunday afternoon after a large-scale power outage Friday shuttered much of the campus for the weekend.
  Some areas of the Ottawa campus continued to operate on reduced power Sunday.
  The college is estimating it will take as long as seven weeks to repair the cause of the problem, which still hasn&rsq
  
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• Science of summer: Those unbreakable, unbeakable loons

  22-07-2018 21:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  The female loon on a Wisconsin lake was still swimming, looking for all the world like one of those Second World War photos of an aircraft shot full of holes that somehow made it home.
  The upper half of the animal’s beak was bent sharply upward at a bizarre angle, raising all kind of questions: How could it catch fish? How could it eat if it did catch something?
  Yet the female was surviving, teaching even veteran scientists a lesson in just how tough these birds are.
  Or as Piper puts it, &
  
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• Spin yarn unspun: Research upends theory that Vikings taught Inuit fibre skills ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/xvToaezhGb

  22-07-2018 21:19 via twitter.com
  
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• Reevely: As bad as the Holland Avenue bike detour was on paper, it's worse in real life

  22-07-2018 21:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  The temporary bike route on Holland Avenue seemed like a bad idea when the city was thinking it up. As it’s turned out in real life, it’s worse.
  This is a short stretch of north-south road that passes under Highway 417, and it matters because there’s a good chance somebody will die there.
  For two years, the nearby Harmer Avenue footbridge over the highway will be out of action while it’s replaced. It’s the choice route for kids who live south of the highway who go t
  
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• A fine balance: Ottawa architect's 1895 home is traditional outside, modern inside - Ottawa Citizen

  22-07-2018 20:17 via ottawacitizen.com
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  A fine balance: Ottawa architect's 1895 home is traditional outside, modern inside
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  Architect John Donkin's Old Ottawa South home is full of surprises: a traditional brick-clad beauty on the outside and an ultra modern marvel on the inside. But there is nothing jarring about the design that merges two different eras into one. With ...
  
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• A fine balance: Ottawa architect’s 1895 home is traditional outside, modern inside

  22-07-2018 20:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  Architect John Donkin’s Old Ottawa South home is full of surprises: a traditional brick-clad beauty on the outside and an ultra modern marvel on the inside. But there is nothing jarring about the design that merges two different eras into one.
  With almost 30 years in the business, Donkin has built a solid reputation for his masterful modern infills and renovations throughout the capital and has a shelf full of design awards from the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association to prove
  
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• 'Do Indians have property rights?' Former Alberta chief's land dispute in court. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/lwgGK1pHII

  22-07-2018 20:12 via twitter.com
  
  'Do Indians have property rights?' Former Alberta chief's land dispute in court.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/lwgGK1pHII
  
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• Ottawa sets full-time salary range for Trudeau's nanny - The Globe and Mail

  22-07-2018 19:52 via theglobeandmail.com
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  Ottawa sets full-time salary range for Trudeau's nanny
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  The nanny caring for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's kids has been given a full-time salary and a slight pay increase compared with the reported hourly rate she was paid shortly after Mr. Trudeau took office in 2015. An order in council issued earlier ...and more »
  
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• Photos: Rolling Barber launches in Ottawa - Ottawa Citizen

  22-07-2018 19:26 via ottawacitizen.com
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  Photos: Rolling Barber launches in Ottawa
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  Anne Donovan, the founder, and Francois Thibeault co-founder, had the official launch of the Rolling Barber Sunday July 22, 2018 at the corner of Daly and King Edward. Ashley Fraser/Postmedia. https://postmediaottawacitizen2.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/.
  
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• Seniors and students living together to save on rent, find 'family' ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/3121Laof1t

  22-07-2018 18:32 via twitter.com
  
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• Riverside apartment fire quickly extinguished by Ottawa firefighters #ottnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/riv… https://t.co/yHlyAOaTYH

  22-07-2018 18:25 via twitter.com
  
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• Inspector warned duck boat company of design flaws last year ottawamatters.com/world-news/ins… https://t.co/0bFj7NfxI8

  22-07-2018 18:04 via twitter.com
  
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• Female chefs say Canada's culinary industry changing for the better. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  22-07-2018 16:58 via twitter.com
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• Fire crews battle electrical blaze in Nepean. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/fir… https://t.co/m6y8hXzjbi

  22-07-2018 16:28 via twitter.com
  
  Fire crews battle electrical blaze in Nepean. #ottnewsottawamatters.com/local-news/fir… https://t.co/m6y8hXzjbi
  
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• Fire crews continue battling dozens of fires in northeastern Ontario ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  22-07-2018 16:05 via twitter.com
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• Recovery high schools could help teens before addiction takes hold: B.C. parents ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/4EHOlC5Rlx

  22-07-2018 15:29 via twitter.com
  
  Recovery high schools could help teens before addiction takes hold: B.C. parentsottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/4EHOlC5Rlx
  
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• Egan: Judge kills door-to-door contract, saves woman $8K for unwanted water softener

  22-07-2018 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  In February 2017, a door-to-door company called Ontario Safety Standards sold Carol Baas a water softener she didn’t need, at $59 a month for 10 years, an agreement that looked both bad and iron-clad.
  Only 41 days later, before she received her first bill, a lien was slapped on her east-end property for any future unpaid amounts, potentially in excess of $8,000.
  First Baas got mad — “kicked myself in the pants” — then Baas went about getting even.
  On June 22 —
  
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• Ontario police watchdog investigating death of 49-year-old man in Guelph ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  22-07-2018 13:59 via twitter.com
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• Weather: Here comes the rain…maybe, but definitely sticky | Ottawa ... - Ottawa Citizen

  22-07-2018 13:58 via ottawacitizen.com
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  Weather: Here comes the rain…maybe, but definitely sticky | Ottawa ...
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  The Ottawa area should receive some rain Sunday morning to help our gardens, but the chances drop for the rest of the day. There is a better chance we'll see ...and more »
  
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• Weather: Here comes the rain…maybe, but definitely sticky

  22-07-2018 13:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa area should receive some rain Sunday morning to help our gardens, but the chances drop for the rest of the day. There is a better chance we’ll see the wet stuff mid-week.
  The forecast is for mainly cloudy skies, with a 40 per cent chance of rain this afternoon and evening. A predicted high of 24 C, factoring the humidex it will feel like 32. Hold on to your hat, their could be wind gusts up to 40 km/h. The low Sunday night is only expected to dip to 19 C.
  The outlook for Monday
  
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• Firefighters douse mobile home blaze in Bells Corners. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/fir… https://t.co/CWUQvq925i

  22-07-2018 13:36 via twitter.com
  
  Firefighters douse mobile home blaze in Bells Corners. #ottnewsottawamatters.com/local-news/fir… https://t.co/CWUQvq925i
  
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• RECALL: Loblaw is recalling certain unbranded $10 chicken fries due to possible salmonella contamination. Other p… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-07-2018 12:51 via twitter.com
  RECALL: Loblaw is recalling certain unbranded $10 chicken fries due to possible salmonella contamination. Other p… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Hillary Clinton is offering a helping hand to immigrants looking to reunite with their families: She says she'll he… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-07-2018 12:44 via twitter.com
  Hillary Clinton is offering a helping hand to immigrants looking to reunite with their families: She says she'll he… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Editorial: When in Ottawa, hang on to your wallet - Ottawa Sun

  22-07-2018 12:33 via ottawasun.com
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  Editorial: When in Ottawa, hang on to your wallet
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  Based on the recent experience of one Ottawa woman, we should all pray that we never have our purse or wallet stolen. Not just because of the inconvenience of losing money or our credit/debit cards, but because of the glacial response of Ottawa police ...
  
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• Israel rescues Syrian volunteers stranded in border area. ottawamatters.com/world-news/isr… https://t.co/JuFUXDdBj5

  22-07-2018 12:22 via twitter.com
  
  Israel rescues Syrian volunteers stranded in border area.ottawamatters.com/world-news/isr… https://t.co/JuFUXDdBj5
  
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• Algonquin College restores power to 'a large portion' of Ottawa campus

  22-07-2018 05:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  Algonquin College announced Saturday evening that crews had restored power to “a large portion” of the Ottawa campus that had been hit by a wide-scale outage around 3 p.m. Friday.
  The college said the outage was caused by “a fault in the conductors running from Woodroffe Avenue and College Avenue to the central plant.”
  On its website Saturday evening, Algonquin posted an update saying that it had been able to use one of its two high-efficiency co-generation natu
  
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• Ottawa husband aims to raise $250000 for wife's cancer treatment in Germany - CTV News

  22-07-2018 02:31 via ctvnews.ca
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  Ottawa husband aims to raise $250000 for wife's cancer treatment in Germany
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  An Ottawa-area woman battling metastatic breast cancer is flying to Germany on Monday for a second round of a treatment that she is not eligible to receive in Canada. Her husband, meanwhile, is trying to raise $250,000 to cover the cost. Sarah Haddad ...
  
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• No injuries after Barrhaven electrical panel fire

  22-07-2018 02:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa firefighters extinguished an electrical panel fire in Barrhaven after several 911 callers reported black smoke early Saturday evening.
  Crews responded to 53 Newborough Cres. around 7 p.m. Though initial reports were that someone may be in the home, crews found that it was empty.
  There were no reported injuries. Police, paramedics, power and gas crews were all notified and attended the scene. A fire investigator has yet to determine the cause of the fire, which caused approximately $2
  
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• Vanier Road mobile-home fire extinguished

  22-07-2018 00:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa firefighters were able to quickly put out a mobile-home fire late Saturday afternoon.
  Firefighters were called around 4:42 p.m. when flames were seen coming from the rear of a trailer at 37 Vanier Rd. Crews were able to extinguish the flames. The trailer was unoccupied at the time. Firefighters estimate that total damage at less than $50,000. No one was injured.
  Ottawa fire continues to investigate. No cause had been determined.
  
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• Swan floatie takes flight from shoreline, leading to water rescue call

  22-07-2018 00:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa firefighters responded to a possible water rescue situation late Saturday afternoon when Ottawa police notified them that a person was trying to swim back to shore at Britannia Beach after an inflatable swan floatie drifted 500 metres from the shoreline.
  Crews arrived on location to find the person safely back to shore without any injuries.
  Firefighters warned people to always wear a life jacket and to ensure it fits well and securely.
  
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• Hot dog! Dachshunds brave the heat to run for Wiener-paw-looza glory

  22-07-2018 00:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  Every morning at 5 a.m., Bacon is ready to hit the pavement.
  “He’s a bit of a sprinter, not long distance, but short distance,” his mother and trainer, Dianna, said just before his big race Saturday.
  “He’s been training for several weeks now, absolutely no doping whatsoever.”
  He’s been on a strict training diet.
  “He’s been following the diet of …” Dianne looks to Bacon’s dad.
  “Some kibbles and lots of water
  
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• A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a third suspect in a fatal shooting earlier this week in Brampton, Ont. P… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-07-2018 00:19 via twitter.com
  A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a third suspect in a fatal shooting earlier this week in Brampton, Ont. P… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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