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• Chinese ambassador hopes to speed trade talks with Canada amid protectionism. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  20-08-2018 23:35 via twitter.com
  Chinese ambassador hopes to speed trade talks with Canada amid protectionism.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Health unit reports possible contaminated cannabis in Renfrew area

  20-08-2018 23:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  PEMBROKE — Renfrew County and District Health Unit has received reports of unexpected seizures among cannabis users in the Renfrew area.
  The public is being warned that there might be contaminated cannabis (cannabis mixed with other chemicals or street drugs) circulating in this area.
  The health unit said recreational cannabis use remains illegal and that cannabis use has health risks best avoided by abstaining.
  For more information, http://www.rcdhu.com or call the Renfrew County and Dist
  
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• Ontario boosts crosswalk fines just in time for back-to-school season

  20-08-2018 23:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  Provincial penalties for drivers who disobey the law pertaining to crosswalks and pedestrian crossovers will double on Sept. 1, just before many students head back to school.
  The fines can be levied if a driver fails to stop at a crosswalk, or obstructs a crosswalk by stopping inside its boundaries.
  Those actions could also lead to a charge of careless driving, especially if they cause bodily harm or death to a pedestrian. Fines for careless driving will increase from a maximum of $2,000 to
  
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• After six months on machine, Newfoundland fisherman has heart transplant

  20-08-2018 23:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  A Newfoundland fisherman being kept alive since February by a heart-assist device underwent a successful organ transplant over the weekend.
  The family of Jimmy Sullivan, 61, say he’s recovering well after the eight-hour operation Sunday.
  “He’s doing wonderful,” said his wife, Michelle, 61, noting he was already sitting up in a chair Monday afternoon and breathing on his own.
  The couple had been living on the grounds of the Civic campus of The Ottawa Hospital while he was
  
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• Several priests accused of sexual abuse in US received treatment in Canada

  20-08-2018 23:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  Several priests accused in an American grand jury report of preying on children for years were treated or assessed at a facility north of Toronto that specializes in services for members of the clergy, the recently released document reveals.
  The report, which said it found more than 1,000 children were molested or raped by more than 300 “predator priests” in six Pennsylvania Roman Catholic dioceses since the 1940s, also indicated a few allegedly committed assaults while on trips to C
  
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• B.C. wildfires linked to rising lumber prices and rallying forest company shares. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  20-08-2018 23:05 via twitter.com
  B.C. wildfires linked to rising lumber prices and rallying forest company shares.ottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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• Amazon breaks ground on massive east-end warehouse

  20-08-2018 22:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  It was a day for superlatives as a who’s who of local, provincial and federal politicians gathered alongside Amazon officials to break ground in Carlsbad Springs for the online retail giant’s first Ottawa-area warehouse on Monday.
  Huge. Biggest. Great.
  The warehouse, at a touch over a million square feet, will be the largest industrial building in the region. It will be the size of 60 NHL hockey rinks. If you were to fill the behemoth with maple syrup, there would be about 30 litres
  
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• Several priests accused of sexual abuse in US received treatment in Canada. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  20-08-2018 22:35 via twitter.com
  Several priests accused of sexual abuse in US received treatment in Canada.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Canadian Pacific moved more grain last year in spite of extreme weather. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  20-08-2018 22:05 via twitter.com
  Canadian Pacific moved more grain last year in spite of extreme weather.ottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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• MTO boosts crosswalk fines just in time for back-to-school season

  20-08-2018 21:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  Provincial penalties pertaining to crosswalks and pedestrian crossovers will be increasing on Sept. 1, just before students head back to school.
  The fines can be levied if a driver is seen failing to stop at a crosswalk, or obstructing a crosswalk by stopping inside its boundaries.
  Those actions could also lead to charges of careless driving against a motorist, especially if they cause bodily harm or death to a pedestrian. Convictions of that charge will also see fines increase Sept. 1 from
  
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• Higher than average catfish deaths reported in Ottawa River

  20-08-2018 21:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  More dead catfish than usual are washing up on the banks of the Ottawa River east of the city, prompting the Ottawa Riverkeepers to monitor what it believes is higher bacteria levels in some parts of the river.
  Reports have been coming in to the Ottawa Riverkeeper from around Hawkesbury, 110 kilometres east of Ottawa, that there have been more dead fish than in an average year. Mike Gasher, whose house backs on to the river near Hawkesbury, said that he returned home after some time away and fou
  
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• Blood pressure medication recall due to potential cancer risk expanded. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  20-08-2018 21:35 via twitter.com
  Blood pressure medication recall due to potential cancer risk expanded.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• PM: No apologies for heckler encounter, pledges to call out 'hate speech' ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  20-08-2018 21:05 via twitter.com
  PM: No apologies for heckler encounter, pledges to call out 'hate speech'ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Trudeau at Montreal Pride urges love not just tolerance

  20-08-2018 20:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  Justin Trudeau says Canadians need to do a lot more as a society to foster true acceptance of LGBTQ people. The prime minister continued his tradition of marching in Montreals annual Pride parade on Sunday.
  
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• Possible contaminated cannabis in Renfrew area

  20-08-2018 20:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  PEMBROKE — Renfrew County and District Health Unit has received reports regarding the unexpected occurrence of seizures following the use of cannabis in the Renfrew area.
  The public is being warned that there may be contaminated cannabis (cannabis mixed with other chemicals or street drugs) circulating in this area.
  Renfrew County and District Health Unit would like to remind the public that the use of cannabis for recreational purposes remains illegal. Cannabis use has health risks best a
  
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• MacDougall: After the 'good' and the 'good enough', time for Liberals to tackle the 'ugly'

  20-08-2018 20:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  Welcome to the next phase of next year’s federal election.
  Having shuffled the ministerial deck, Justin Trudeau will now meet with his revamped Cabinet in British Columbia to decide which cards to play in the run-up to the October 2019 vote.
  The deliberations will be 100 per cent political, namely: what do the Liberals feel they have to nail down to ensure the best possible shot at re-election? Put differently, are there enough ticks next to their 2015 promise boxes to see off the com
  
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• Raft crashed through roof of Florida house – investigation can’t determine why raft broke free from RCAF helicopter

  20-08-2018 18:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  Investigators haven’t been able to determine why a raft broke free from a Royal Canadian Air Force helicopter earlier this year, smashing through the roof of a Miami-area house and injuring a woman inside.
  The raft had been secured on the seat of a Griffon helicopter when it tumbled out of the aircraft on Feb. 28 and fell a little more than 160 metres, noted the investigation produced by the Department of National Defence’s Airworthiness Investigative Authority. The report was releas
  
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• "Four things we learned from the Manafort trial" @AdrianMorrow joins @_MarkSutcliffe at 12:30: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  20-08-2018 18:25 via twitter.com
  "Four things we learned from the Manafort trial"@AdrianMorrow joins @_MarkSutcliffe at 12:30: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Penton: ByWard Market study – Stop the funding double standard

  20-08-2018 18:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  The latest survey on the ByWard Market was announced Aug. 1. This one, run by the city’s planning, infrastructure and economic development department, seeks the greater public’s opinion on ByWard’s “public realm.” No, the city does not want your feedback on a Game of Thrones Day on George Street. The “public realm” refers to every inch you can touch without going into a private property. Sidewalks, planters, roads, public washrooms.
  There has been a doub
  
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• The @rick_gibbons Show for Monday, August 20th w/ @MarkDayNews: 1:08: @LynnDollin 1:17: @AnnCavoukian 1:30:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  20-08-2018 17:59 via twitter.com
  The @rick_gibbons Show for Monday, August 20th w/ @MarkDayNews: 1:08: @LynnDollin 1:17: @AnnCavoukian 1:30:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• NEXT on the Power Lunch: @sherrilynne & @ArchitectsDCA join @_MarkSutcliffe in-studio: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  20-08-2018 17:55 via twitter.com
  NEXT on the Power Lunch: @sherrilynne & @ArchitectsDCA join @_MarkSutcliffe in-studio: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 11:45: @rnakashi joins @_MarkSutcliffe on just how much Google tracks our movement: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  20-08-2018 17:40 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:45: @rnakashi joins @_MarkSutcliffe on just how much Google tracks our movement:📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• "Eric Lindros suggests drastic rule change to save future NHLers from concussions: Ban body contact"… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  20-08-2018 16:40 via twitter.com
  "Eric Lindros suggests drastic rule change to save future NHLers from concussions: Ban body contact"… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• "Sir John A. statue debate shows history isn't carved in stone" @randyboswell joins @_MarkSutcliffe at 10:30: 📻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  20-08-2018 16:25 via twitter.com
  "Sir John A. statue debate shows history isn't carved in stone"@randyboswell joins @_MarkSutcliffe at 10:30:📻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• On today's Power Lunch: @sherrilynne & @ArchitectsDCA join @_MarkSutcliffe in-studio: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  20-08-2018 16:15 via twitter.com
  On today's Power Lunch: @sherrilynne & @ArchitectsDCA join @_MarkSutcliffe in-studio: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Pregnant woman taken to hospital after 417 crash

  20-08-2018 16:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  A pregnant woman was taken to hospital as a precaution after she was involved in a four-vehicle crash that snarled traffic on the westbound Highway 417 Monday morning.
  First responders were called to the collision just east of Bronson Avenue at 8:10 a.m.
  Firefighters report that extrication wasn’t required but they secured the scene and helped the stranded motorists.
  Paramedics transported the woman to the hospital for an obstetrical assessment, noting that “there is always a risk as
  
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• Coming up on the 10 O'Clock Talk: @1310Andrew, @SyntaxStrategic @JLMadigan & @anne_kingston join @_MarkSutcliffe l… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  20-08-2018 15:55 via twitter.com
  Coming up on the 10 O'Clock Talk:@1310Andrew, @SyntaxStrategic @JLMadigan & @anne_kingston join @_MarkSutcliffe l… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Final Changing of the Guard for this season to be held Thursday on Parliament Hill

  20-08-2018 15:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  The final Changing of the Guard parade will be held at 10 a.m. on the East Lawn of Parliament Hill on Thursday, according to the Canadian Forces. At approximately 10:40 a.m. the parade will leave Parliament Hill for the last time this year, the military noted. The final day to see the sentries at Rideau Hall will also be Thursday, August 23 from 9:00am to 11:00am.
   
   
  
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• Stay tuned for the latest coming up in traffic on @1310NEWS. #ottnews twitter.com/OttFire/status…

  20-08-2018 14:19 via twitter.com
  Stay tuned for the latest coming up in traffic on @1310NEWS. #ottnews twitter.com/OttFire/status…
  
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• Construction begins on Amazon warehouse: bit.ly/2BssLkV #ottnews https://t.co/7fIC1Z7WIL

  20-08-2018 14:10 via twitter.com
  
  Construction begins on Amazon warehouse: bit.ly/2BssLkV#ottnews https://t.co/7fIC1Z7WIL
  
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• Pope on sex abuse: "We showed no care for the little ones" bit.ly/2N1N5L8 https://t.co/YHDaGbNA5l

  20-08-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  
  Pope on sex abuse: "We showed no care for the little ones" bit.ly/2N1N5L8 https://t.co/YHDaGbNA5l
  
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• POLL: Who will be Prime Minister after the next federal election? #cdnpoli twitter.com/1310NEWS/statu…

  20-08-2018 13:51 via twitter.com
  POLL: Who will be Prime Minister after the next federal election?#cdnpoli twitter.com/1310NEWS/statu…
  
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• Trudeau formally announces he'll run again in next year's election: bit.ly/2OQfdkV #cdnpoli https://t.co/V7mgESr8g3

  20-08-2018 13:43 via twitter.com
  
  Trudeau formally announces he'll run again in next year's election: bit.ly/2OQfdkV#cdnpoli https://t.co/V7mgESr8g3
  
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• Enjoy a sunny Monday – rain and thunderstorms are on the horizon

  20-08-2018 13:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  Enjoy another warm and mostly sunny summer day before we’re back to showers and thunderstorms Tuesday.
  For Monday, Environment Canada is predicting sunshine and then a mix of sun and cloud with a high of 28 C — 24 C is typical for mid-August —that will feel like 32 and a UV index of 8 or very high.
  The overnight low is 15 C.
  Tuesday starts out mainly sunny with increasing cloudiness near noon then switches to showers with a few thunderstorms with a high of 27 C. Expect showers
  
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• The Amazon effect: Will Ottawa's new fulfillment centre create 'middle class' jobs?

  20-08-2018 13:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  Do you have what it takes to get — and keep — a job as a “warehouse associate” with Amazon?
  Clearing the initial bar to gain bottom-rung employment with the e-commerce giant isn’t that high. You have to be a high school graduate 18 or older.
  But it takes more than that.
  You must be able to handle packages of up to 49 pounds. You must be willing to move large quantities of merchandise for a 10- to 12-hour day. You may be asked to “stow” or “pick&rdq
  
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• Fast food chains look to capitalize on vegetarian, vegan trend with new item: bit.ly/2Bsl1zn https://t.co/Hi0HCx9IWY

  20-08-2018 13:09 via twitter.com
  
  Fast food chains look to capitalize on vegetarian, vegan trend with new item: bit.ly/2Bsl1zn https://t.co/Hi0HCx9IWY
  
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• May 29, 1929: The day that manhole covers rained down on Ottawa

  20-08-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Witnesses say the detonations sounded like cannon blasts, as manhole covers were blown “sky high” — at least one of them still hadn’t been found a day later. People were injured as windows around them shattered, walls crumbled and fires ignited.
  E.C. Sparrow, a former caretaker at St. Martin’s Reformed Episcopal Church in New Edinburgh, was sitting on the veranda of his home on Sussex Street when he heard an explosion. “It seemed right under my house,” h
  
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• Police chiefs want new data-sharing treaty with U.S. as privacy questions linger: bit.ly/2weYNuW https://t.co/xi44FKknKU

  20-08-2018 12:34 via twitter.com
  
  Police chiefs want new data-sharing treaty with U.S. as privacy questions linger: bit.ly/2weYNuW https://t.co/xi44FKknKU
  
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• EARLY EDITION: The Olympics, the infamy and the champs

  20-08-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Take a step behind the scenes as we highlight some memorable coverage from the Ottawa Citizen’s storied past. Martin Cleary, who covered the Ben Johnson doping scandal at the Seoul Summer Olympics, recounts what it was like to be there – and to cover other Olympic Games.
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  The hype preceding the now-infamous Ben Johnson-Carl Lewis 100-metre showdown at the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympic Games was incredible. And so was the crushing emotion afterwards. It’s one of the
  
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• Range of reactions to possible holiday to mark legacy of residential schools: bit.ly/2N1VLRP https://t.co/Df8vJlCoUr

  20-08-2018 12:15 via twitter.com
  
  Range of reactions to possible holiday to mark legacy of residential schools: bit.ly/2N1VLRP https://t.co/Df8vJlCoUr
  
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• Canadian banks to report strong quarter amid housing stability, interest rate hikes: bit.ly/2MBjnzY https://t.co/l9OinBPR3d

  20-08-2018 12:07 via twitter.com
  
  Canadian banks to report strong quarter amid housing stability, interest rate hikes: bit.ly/2MBjnzY https://t.co/l9OinBPR3d
  
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• Police looking to identify cyclist injured on the Queensway: bit.ly/2weJUZs #ottnews https://t.co/ffDjJXAohD

  20-08-2018 12:00 via twitter.com
  
  Police looking to identify cyclist injured on the Queensway: bit.ly/2weJUZs#ottnews https://t.co/ffDjJXAohD
  
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• 'It’s big, it’s loud, it’s proud': Capital Pride expands

  20-08-2018 11:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  This year’s Capital Pride is shaping up to be bigger, more exciting, and prouder — or at least that’s the plan, according to its new director Toby Whitfield.
  “What we set out to do ten months ago is really build on the last couple years and put on the largest festival — not just that our event has had but that the capital has had,” said Whitfield. “I think we’re on track to do that, people will see that next week.”
  Capital Pride kicks off, of
  
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• The Amazon effect: Will the new east-end fulfillment centre create 'middle class' jobs?

  20-08-2018 11:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Do you have what it takes to get — and keep — a job as a “warehouse associate” with Amazon?
  Clearing the initial bar to gain bottom-rung employment with the e-commerce giant isn’t that high. You have to be a high school graduate 18 or older.
  But it takes more than that.
  You must be able to handle packages of up to 49 pounds. You must be willing to move large quantities of merchandise for a 10- to 12-hour day. You may be asked to “stow” or “pick&rdq
  
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• Emergency crews pull kayaker from Ottawa River - Ottawa Citizen

  20-08-2018 02:30 via ottawacitizen.com
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  Emergency crews pull kayaker from Ottawa River
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  Ottawa and Gatineau firefighters were called to assist a man who fell into the water near Bate Island in the Ottawa River on Sunday after his kayak capsized. According to firefighters, the incident occurred around 7 p.m. near the island, which is near ...
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• Emergency crews pull Kayaker from Ottawa River

  20-08-2018 02:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa and Gatineau firefighters were called to assist a man who fell into the water near Bate Island in the Ottawa River on Sunday after his kayak capsized.
  According to firefighters, the incident occurred around 7 p.m. near the island, which is near the Island Park Drive bridge. The man fell into the water and began screaming for help. Gatineau fire fighters, who had also been alerted, collected the man and his kayak and brought them both to shore.
  The man, who was not injured, was left i
  
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