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• Two years after Jordan, the Ottawa courthouse remains beset by delays

  30-07-2018 23:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  More than 20 per cent of criminal cases in Ottawa are at risk of breaching Supreme Court limits on “unreasonable delay” two years after the Jordan decision set new standards for swift justice.
  Provincial statistics show that, at the end of March, 1,073 cases were in the judicial system for 15 months or more at the Ottawa courthouse.
  That number is virtually unchanged from late 2016, when the province first began to wrestle with the fallout from the Supreme Court decision in R. v. Jor
  
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• Victim of ByWard Market serial rapist remains unknown to Ottawa cops

  30-07-2018 23:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  In the disturbing video, the severely drugged woman is seen lying on the couch, her eyes half-closed, as she raises her arms and covers her face and says, “Stop, don’t do this,” just before her head slumps back.
  Serial rapist Philip Wilson is then seen taking his underwear off, and the defenceless woman is heard slurring, “No.”
  The woman likely has no memory of the attack, and despite an exhaustive Ottawa police investigation that identified 14 other women who were
  
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• UPDATE: Plane flying from Pembroke to P.E.I. crashes in Maine, three people dead

  30-07-2018 23:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  A small plane crash in Maine claimed the lives of three people travelling from Pembroke on Monday.
  Destined for Charlottetown, P.E.I., the Aerostar AEST crashed on approach to Greenville Municipal Airport in Greenville, Maine, at approximately 10:55 a.m, a Federal Aviation Administration statement said.
  In a video posted to Facebook by local reporter Rachel Ohm, Greenville Chief of police Jeff Pomerleau told media at the scene that there three people had been travelling on the plane, and all wer
  
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• Reevely: Trusting province with pot-shop plans could come back to haunt Ottawa - Ottawa Citizen

  30-07-2018 23:43 via ottawacitizen.com
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  Reevely: Trusting province with pot-shop plans could come back to haunt Ottawa
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  If the Ontario government opens marijuana sales to the private sector, cities such as Ottawa that have left the whole mess to the province will have to come up with a lot of rules in a hurry. Lawyers and consultants who work in the cannabis business ...and more »
  
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• Reevely: Trusting province with pot-shop plans could come back to haunt Ottawa

  30-07-2018 23:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  If the Ontario government opens marijuana sales to the private sector, cities such as Ottawa that have left the whole mess to the province will have to come up with a lot of rules in a hurry.
  Lawyers and consultants who work in the cannabis business started posting online with increasing certainty about the prospect last week.
  Major news – looks like ON is scrapping the plan to have only government #cannabis stores and will allow private retail. Huge progress in the right direction if this
  
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• 130 overdoses in one day in BC: Premier calls opioid crisis a 'scourge.' ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  30-07-2018 23:35 via twitter.com
  130 overdoses in one day in BC: Premier calls opioid crisis a 'scourge.'ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• 10,000 more people ordered to flee California wildfires ottawamatters.com/world-news/100… https://t.co/3MmSAoUzse

  30-07-2018 23:05 via twitter.com
  
  10,000 more people ordered to flee California wildfiresottawamatters.com/world-news/100… https://t.co/3MmSAoUzse
  
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• Teen facing charges after Greely break-in ottawamatters.com/police-beat/te… https://t.co/1r8CrkGqDw

  30-07-2018 22:35 via twitter.com
  
  Teen facing charges after Greely break-inottawamatters.com/police-beat/te… https://t.co/1r8CrkGqDw
  
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• Man arrested after robbery attempt at LCBO, robbery at bank

  30-07-2018 22:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police arrested a man after he allegedly tried to rob an LCBO store and robbed a bank on Monday morning.
  Police said the attempted robbery at the LCBO location on Rideau Street occurred around 9:45 a.m. A man allegedly brandished a knife in order to steal alcohol, but nobody was injured.
  Police said in a media release that the man then entered a bank in the 700 block of Sussex Drive, showed the same knife and a note to a teller and left with an undisclosed amount of money. Again, no injur
  
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• Two years after Jordan, the Ottawa courthouse remains beset by delays - Ottawa Citizen

  30-07-2018 22:27 via ottawacitizen.com
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  Two years after Jordan, the Ottawa courthouse remains beset by delays
  Ottawa Citizen
  More than 20 per cent of criminal cases in Ottawa are at risk of breaching Supreme Court limits on “unreasonable delay” two years after the Jordan decision set new standards for swift justice. Provincial statistics show that, at the end of March, 1,073 ...
  
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• Climatologist predicting a more balanced August in Ottawa ottawamatters.com/local-news/cli… https://t.co/uulmiH7zHk

  30-07-2018 22:05 via twitter.com
  
  Climatologist predicting a more balanced August in Ottawaottawamatters.com/local-news/cli… https://t.co/uulmiH7zHk
  
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• Two arrested as stolen vehicle from Hamilton is found in Pembroke ottawamatters.com/police-beat/tw… https://t.co/LfkzyYh9cM

  30-07-2018 21:35 via twitter.com
  
  Two arrested as stolen vehicle from Hamilton is found in Pembrokeottawamatters.com/police-beat/tw… https://t.co/LfkzyYh9cM
  
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• Ottawa residents take on dangerous plant invading their neighbourhood - CTV News

  30-07-2018 21:31 via ctvnews.ca
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  Ottawa residents take on dangerous plant invading their neighbourhood
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  Residents of an Ottawa neighbourhood are taking action against a poisonous plant threatening to take over their community. Dressed in protective gear, Garry Allen and his family took it upon themselves to remove wild parsnip rapidly growing in a public ...
  
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• Plane flying from Pembroke to P.E.I. crashes in Maine, three people reported dead

  30-07-2018 21:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  A small plane crash in Maine has reportedly claimed the lives of three people travelling from Pembroke, Ont. on Monday.
  Destined for Charlottetown, P.E.I., the Aerostar AEST crashed on approach to Greenville Municipal Airport in Greenville, Maine at approximately 10:55 a.m, according to a Federal Aviation Administration statement. Inquires about the condition of “the three people on board” were directed to local authorities. 
  Local media report that three people travel
  
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• Update: Man killed after trying to cross Highway 417 on foot

  30-07-2018 19:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 22-year-old man trying to cross Hwy. 417 on foot Sunday night died after being struck by a vehicle.
  Gordon Pitseolak of Pangnirtung, Nunavut, was apparently trying to run across the highway near St. Laurent Boulevard when he was struck. Police responded around 10:30 p.m.
  Acting OPP Sgt. Tina Hunt confirmed another man was located and removed from the highway earlier Sunday evening, in an unrelated incident.
  The OPP says their investigation is continuing and they are asking anyone with informat
  
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• The @rick_gibbons Show for Monday, July 30th: 1:08: @tobi_nussbaum 1:17: #CarolineAndrew 1:30: @BobWolfeSPS 2:05:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-07-2018 18:28 via twitter.com
  The @rick_gibbons Show for Monday, July 30th: 1:08: @tobi_nussbaum 1:17: #CarolineAndrew 1:30: @BobWolfeSPS 2:05:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 12:30: @GalindoPW of @Sportsnet joins @MarkDayNews live: 📻: 1310 💻: bit.ly/2oQd8u1 📞… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-07-2018 18:25 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 12:30: @GalindoPW of @Sportsnet joins @MarkDayNews live: 📻: 1310 💻: bit.ly/2oQd8u1📞… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• UPDATE: No fire @ Bank Street location in #Centretown. Crews clearing the scene. #ottnews #otttraffic twitter.com/OttFire/status…

  30-07-2018 18:13 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: No fire @ Bank Street location in #Centretown. Crews clearing the scene. #ottnews #otttraffic twitter.com/OttFire/status…
  
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• Traffic headaches: Sparks, Glebe, and west-end street closures

  30-07-2018 18:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  Construction season carries on this week, and is scheduled to cause a number of road closures and traffic disruptions.
  Watch for periodic lane closures Monday in both directions on Highway 174 between Trim Road and Highway 417 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  Beginning Monday and lasting until Aug. 13, Glebe Avenue will be closed between Percy Street and Lyon Street for sanitation and water installation.
  A crane will close Sparks Street from Bay Street to Lyon Street from 7 a.m. to 5 a.m. from Mo
  
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• Ottawa man charged in Greely break and enters | Ottawa Citizen - Ottawa Citizen

  30-07-2018 18:06 via ottawacitizen.com
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  Ottawa man charged in Greely break and enters | Ottawa Citizen
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  A 19-year-old Ottawa man is facing charges after a police responded to back-to-back break and enters in Greely over the weekend.Ottawa police were called to ...
  Ottawa man charged with two alleged break and enters in east-endGlobalnews.caall 3 news articles »
  
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• Ottawa man charged in Greely break and enters

  30-07-2018 18:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 19-year-old Ottawa man is facing charges after a police responded to back-to-back break and enters in Greely over the weekend.
  Ottawa police were called to Teena Colleen Private shortly after 10 a.m. Sunday. “A short time later,” police said, they received another call about a break and enter in the same area.
  A suspect was located and arrested without incident.
  Evan Gaudet of Ottawa was charged with attempted break and enter, breaking and entering, and possession of breaking and e
  
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• .@OttFire on the scene of a potential blaze in Centretown. #ottnews twitter.com/OttFire/status…

  30-07-2018 18:02 via twitter.com
  .@OttFire on the scene of a potential blaze in Centretown. #ottnews twitter.com/OttFire/status…
  
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• NEXT on the Power Lunch: @amykishek & @RadioNewsGuy join fill-in host @MarkDayNews in-studio: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-07-2018 17:54 via twitter.com
  NEXT on the Power Lunch: @amykishek & @RadioNewsGuy join fill-in host @MarkDayNews in-studio: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Adam: How Clive Doucet could change Ottawa's mayoralty race

  30-07-2018 17:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  In the 2010 mayoral race, Clive Doucet was described in the Citizen as having run “arguably the most passionate visionary campaign.” Alas, his campaign of ideas was not enough. It captured the imagination but not votes.
  He lost because people don’t necessarily vote for the candidate with the best ideas or best plan. They often vote for the candidate they are most comfortable with, and Jim Watson ended up winning, ahead of incumbent Larry O’Brien and Doucet.
  But out of the
  
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• Ottawa OPP have identified the man killed on Highway 417 Sunday evening as 22 y.o. Gordon Pitseolak, of Pangnirtung… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-07-2018 17:12 via twitter.com
  Ottawa OPP have identified the man killed on Highway 417 Sunday evening as 22 y.o. Gordon Pitseolak, of Pangnirtung… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 11:15 Ottawa mayoral candidate Bruce McConville joins @markdaynews live: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-07-2018 17:10 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:15 Ottawa mayoral candidate Bruce McConville joins @markdaynews live: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 10:45: @MathieuFleury joins @markdaynews on concerns around pot privatization: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-07-2018 16:40 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10:45: @MathieuFleury joins @markdaynews on concerns around pot privatization:📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• RCAF to present Shearwater Aviation Museum with two Sea Kings as part of base anniversary

  30-07-2018 16:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  Royal Canadian Air Force personnel will be at the Shearwater Aviation Museum at 12 Wing in Shearwater, NS on August 2 for a dedication parade to mark the 100th anniversary of the base.
  As part of the celebrations, there will be a dedication parade for an outdoor Aviation Park. The park will have three historical aircraft including a CT-133 Silver Star, a TBM Avenger, and a CH-124 Sea King, according to the Canadian Forces. It will also display historical monuments depicting the history of S
  
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• House Works: Your questions on building on bedrock, deck stripping, lichen removal

  30-07-2018 15:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Tips for building on bedrock
  Q: Should I spray foam directly on the bedrock in the crawlspace under the house I’m building or put crushed stone on the rock before spraying?
  A: If you want to avoid grievous moisture problems, you need to back up with your planning. Building on bedrock is trickier than it looks. There are two difficulties— the cooling action of the rock that’ll cause condensation and sky-high crawlspace humidity in the summer, and the tendency for liquid water to
  
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• Local van driver fired for splashing pedestrians: bit.ly/2LYdgSv #ottnews https://t.co/PD9d5dm4uE

  30-07-2018 14:27 via twitter.com
  
  Local van driver fired for splashing pedestrians: bit.ly/2LYdgSv #ottnews https://t.co/PD9d5dm4uE
  
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• SIU investigating police, cyclist collision in Cornwall

  30-07-2018 14:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit is looking for witnesses to a collision between an unmarked police vehicle and a cyclist in Cornwall last Friday. The 33-year-old male cyclist was taken to hospital with a serious injury.
  The SIU said the cyclist was travelling eastbound in the bike lane on Second Street East at about 2:30 p.m. last Friday. The police vehicle, an unmarked SUV, was also travelling in the same direction. Upon turning right onto Millville Avenue, the SUV was involved
  
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• POLL: In light of Premier Ford's plan to slash the size of Toronto City Council, should our local council size get another look?

  30-07-2018 13:57 via twitter.com
  POLL: In light of Premier Ford's plan to slash the size of Toronto City Council, should our local council size get another look?
  
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• World No. 1 Dustin Johnson wins Canadian Open for first time in his career: bit.ly/2mQJ9BD https://t.co/O1EtUfMgwd

  30-07-2018 13:51 via twitter.com
  
  World No. 1 Dustin Johnson wins Canadian Open for first time in his career: bit.ly/2mQJ9BD https://t.co/O1EtUfMgwd
  
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• Ottawa weather: Sunny skies and a high of 29 C expected

  30-07-2018 13:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Early forecasts for this week had a couple days of rain pencilled in.
  While we might still some of the wet stuff, this week is now shaping up to be pretty close to perfect.
  Skies should be mostly clear today and temperatures should reach 29 C. The humidex will inch us up to about 32 but chances are you’ll feel the effects of the sun more than anything. Today’s UV index is 8.
  Tonight’s low will drop to about 15 C.
  Tuesday will be similar with a high near 27 C. Clouds will start
  
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• Fatal collision on Highway 417 claims the life of male pedestrian

  30-07-2018 13:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  A male pedestrian was involved in a fatal collision on Highway 417 late Sunday night when he attempted to run across the highway, the Ontario Provincial Police reported.
  Ottawa police are assisting the OPP with identifying the man who died.
  The collision happened near St. Laurent Boulevard, closing several westbound highway lanes which have since been reopened.
  The Ottawa detachment of the OPP are investigating the fatal collision.
   
  
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• SIU investigating collision between police cruiser, cyclist: bit.ly/2mU1Ns8 https://t.co/8dJKzQvRXm

  30-07-2018 13:09 via twitter.com
  
  SIU investigating collision between police cruiser, cyclist: bit.ly/2mU1Ns8 https://t.co/8dJKzQvRXm
  
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• Do Canadians know enough about food safety? Federal survey says No: bit.ly/2M1B87Z https://t.co/bUU6C6Vfc2

  30-07-2018 12:53 via twitter.com
  
  Do Canadians know enough about food safety? Federal survey says No: bit.ly/2M1B87Z https://t.co/bUU6C6Vfc2
  
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• Dozens of fires out of control in Ontario; largest is 82 square kilometres: bit.ly/2M1B87Z

  30-07-2018 12:46 via twitter.com
  Dozens of fires out of control in Ontario; largest is 82 square kilometres: bit.ly/2M1B87Z
  
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• Early Edition: How I lost a piece of Cold War history

  30-07-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Take a step behind the scenes as we highlight some memorable moments from the Ottawa Citizen’s storied past. Chris Cobb, who covered the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe, recounts how his quest for a memento of his adventures fell short.
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  It was late in 1989, my last day in Berlin after a stretch working in Eastern Europe, watching and writing as the Soviet empire collapsed.
  Before I left, I wanted a few pieces of the famed Berlin Wall. And Christmas was coming. What better
  
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• B.C. firefighters repeatedly impeded by recreational boaters on Okanagan Lake: bit.ly/2NUQfjT

  30-07-2018 12:05 via twitter.com
  B.C. firefighters repeatedly impeded by recreational boaters on Okanagan Lake: bit.ly/2NUQfjT
  
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• Former House Leader under Stephen Harper, Peter Van Loan, retiring from Commons: bit.ly/2M1f3GD https://t.co/yzx0f2TxTB

  30-07-2018 11:58 via twitter.com
  
  Former House Leader under Stephen Harper, Peter Van Loan, retiring from Commons: bit.ly/2M1f3GD https://t.co/yzx0f2TxTB
  
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• While Ottawa Police Association President Matt Skof tells Postmedia that it is his voice on the recordings, he says… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-07-2018 11:48 via twitter.com
  While Ottawa Police Association President Matt Skof tells Postmedia that it is his voice on the recordings, he says… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Police union head admits to being voice on parts of leaked audio tapes

  30-07-2018 11:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  The head of Ottawa’s police union, Matt Skof, has acknowledged his voice is caught on tape in leaked phone conversations that are now the subject of a chief’s complaint and an OPP investigation.
  In a statement to this newspaper on Sunday morning, Skof said the voice is not always clear on the four recordings that have circulated online for nearly two weeks.
  He also said he has “concerns about the accuracy of the context and content” of the recordings. However, he admitted
  
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• Trudeau expected at funeral today for victim of Toronto's Danforth shooting: bit.ly/2NVe0sh https://t.co/DB8lzG1IXb

  30-07-2018 11:14 via twitter.com
  
  Trudeau expected at funeral today for victim of Toronto's Danforth shooting: bit.ly/2NVe0sh https://t.co/DB8lzG1IXb
  
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• Pedestrian struck and killed crossing Queensway: bit.ly/2mVAg9L #ottnews https://t.co/gj04039UP5

  30-07-2018 11:05 via twitter.com
  
  Pedestrian struck and killed crossing Queensway: bit.ly/2mVAg9L #ottnews https://t.co/gj04039UP5
  
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• First Nations urging Ottawa to include cannabis in drugs covered by non-insured drug benefit plan - The Globe and Mail

  30-07-2018 03:03 via theglobeandmail.com
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  First Nations urging Ottawa to include cannabis in drugs covered by non-insured drug benefit plan
  The Globe and Mail
  A medical marijuana company led by Phil Fontaine, a former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, has hired a well-connected lobby firm to convince the federal government that cannabis should be included in the Non-Insured Health Benefits ...
  
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• Fire destroys boat on Ottawa River | Ottawa Citizen - Ottawa Citizen

  30-07-2018 00:39 via ottawacitizen.com
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  Fire destroys boat on Ottawa River | Ottawa Citizen
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  Firefighters from both sides of the river responded to the blaze.and more »
  
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• Fire destroys boat on Ottawa River

  30-07-2018 00:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  Firefighters from both sides of the Ottawa River converged on the scene of a motorboat fire near the Hull Marina on Sunday afternoon.
  No injuries have been reported and officials are investigating the cause of the fire that completely destroyed the pleasure boat and left a plume of dark smoke over the river.
  Gatineau firefighters towed the boat to shore at the marina and extinguished what was left of the fire.
  A plume of smoke from the boat fire floats over the Ottawa River on Sunday afternoon.
  
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