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• Kingston man charged with sexually assaulting daughter ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  22-08-2018 23:35 via twitter.com
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• Egan: Couple spends more than $100K to create children's nature centre — township calls it illegal

  22-08-2018 23:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  PERTH — At Blueberry Creek Forest School and Nature Centre, there are winding paths and drooping willows, hand-built tugboat forts, gardens and shy rabbits, masterful split-rail fences and exotic chickens who will cradle in your arms.
  And trouble, the unnatural kind only humans can make.
  Blueberry Creek is the brain child of Robyn Mulcahy, a Perth resident, mother of five and wife of Lanark-area MP Scott Reid — a not-incidental part of the messy story.
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• Arm-wrestling champ's toughest fight: raising funds to get to world championships

  22-08-2018 23:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  Alma Keuhl has to wrestle one last hurdle into submission to reach the pinnacle of her sport.
  The 22-year-old Pembroke woman holds the Canada Professional Armwrestling Championship left arm belt, having defeated archrival Heidi Cordner last January. At the nationals held on July 1 in Laval, Que., Keuhl grappled her way to second place with her right arm and third place with her left. With the top two finishers having bowed out of going to the world championships in Antalia, Turkey, in Octob
  
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• Chelsea Handler in Ottawa Oct. 5 for cannabis 'town hall'

  22-08-2018 23:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  A cannabis-oriented brand is bringing American comedian Chelsea Handler, herself a potpreneur, to an Ottawa town hall-style event tackling “political activism, culture and cannabis”.
  The Oct. 5 event at NAC’s Southam Hall is one of seven events in the “A Civilized Conversation with Chelsea Handler” tour hosted by Civilized.
  “Chelsea Handler’s perspective, approach and humour galvanize and inspire her audiences wherever she goes,” said Civilize
  
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• Blue Shoes Honey growing Ottawa's beekeeping community ottawamatters.com/midweek-muggin…

  22-08-2018 23:05 via twitter.com
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• Westbound Queensway traffic stalls as two tractor trailers collide

  22-08-2018 22:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  Westbound traffic on the Highway 417 was severely affected Wednesday when two tractor trailers collided on the busy expressway near Bronson Avenue.
  First responders on the scene at about 2:30 p.m. indicated there were no injuries.
  But traffic backed up for more than a kilometre as crews worked to untangle the mess before the rush hour.
  Eastbound traffic was also slow as drivers paused to gaze on the scene.
  Ottawa police, fire, paramedics and OPP were all at the scene.
  More to come.
  Two tractor t
  
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• Another near miss at Ottawa Sun Scramble for the Keohane father-and-son team - Ottawa Sun

  22-08-2018 22:43 via ottawasun.com
  Another near miss at Ottawa Sun Scramble for the Keohane father-and-son team
  Ottawa Sun
  Once again, it was a close call for Tim and Chad Keohane during Round 1 of the Ottawa Sun Scramble's GolfTEC B Division at Le Sorcier on Wednesday. The father-son duo finished at even par, missing the cut by two strokes. A double bogey on Le Sorcier's ...
  
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• Jays open 2019 season vs. Detroit, will face Yanks in Rogers Centre anniversary ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  22-08-2018 22:35 via twitter.com
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• Ottawa police charge man, 26, with sexual assault of teen he met online - Globalnews.ca

  22-08-2018 22:32 via globalnews.ca
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  Ottawa police charge man, 26, with sexual assault of teen he met online
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  Local sexual assault and child abuse investigators have charged a 26-year-old Ottawa man with the alleged sexual assault of a girl under the age of 16 in 2017, after connecting with her online. Story continues below. The man met the alleged victim ...and more »
  
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• .@hydroottawa expects all power to be restored in the Hunt Club, Conroy, Hawthorne, Johnston Rd, & Blohm Dr. area b… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-08-2018 22:03 via twitter.com
  .@hydroottawa expects all power to be restored in the Hunt Club, Conroy, Hawthorne, Johnston Rd, & Blohm Dr. area b… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ontario announces broad consultations on education issues, including sex-ed ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  22-08-2018 21:35 via twitter.com
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• QUEENSWAY UPDATE: Two right lanes open #ottnews #otttraffic twitter.com/OPP_COMM_ER/st…

  22-08-2018 21:20 via twitter.com
  QUEENSWAY UPDATE:Two right lanes open #ottnews #otttraffic twitter.com/OPP_COMM_ER/st…
  
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• #otttraffic #gatineau Broken watermain closes Northbound Boul. Cité-des-Jeunes. twitter.com/ville_gatineau…

  22-08-2018 21:13 via twitter.com
  #otttraffic #gatineau Broken watermain closes Northbound Boul. Cité-des-Jeunes. twitter.com/ville_gatineau…
  
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• 'Party was a blast': Firefighters secure 'rogue' tent, with disco ball, on Dunrobin roof

  22-08-2018 21:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  That must have been quite the party.
  High winds swept a large tent — disco ball still attached — from a weekend wedding onto the roof of a house on Armitage Avenue in the Dunrobin area
  “Party was a blast,” quipped Sector Chief Jim Andrews Wednesday with a nod to Dorothy and Toto and the hashtag #showerswithslightchanceofflyingtents.
  It’s a “public assistance call” for firefighters squeezed between fires and serious collisions.
  “Sometimes weather co
  
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• A heads up for anyone travelling west through the city this afternoon. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  22-08-2018 20:59 via twitter.com
  A heads up for anyone travelling west through the city this afternoon. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…
  
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• Chelsea Handler in Ottawa Oct. 5 for cannabis 'town hall' - Ottawa Citizen

  22-08-2018 20:52 via ottawacitizen.com
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  Chelsea Handler in Ottawa Oct. 5 for cannabis 'town hall'
  Ottawa Citizen
  A cannabis-oriented brand is bringing American comedian Chelsea Handler, herself a potpreneur, to an Ottawa town hall-style event tackling “political activism, culture and cannabis”. The Oct. 5 event at NAC's Southam Hall is one of seven events in the ...and more »
  
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• Westbound Queensway traffic stalls as two tractor trailers collide - Ottawa Citizen

  22-08-2018 20:48 via ottawacitizen.com
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  Westbound Queensway traffic stalls as two tractor trailers collide
  Ottawa Citizen
  Westbound traffic on the Highway 417 was severely affected Wednesday when two tractor trailers collided on the busy expressway near Bronson Avenue. First responders on the scene at about 2:30 p.m. indicated there were no injuries. But traffic backed up ...and more »
  
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• 'Party was a blast': Firefighters help remove tent, with disco ball, from Dunrobin roof

  22-08-2018 20:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  That must have been quite the party.
  High winds swept a large tent — disco ball still attached — from a weekend wedding onto the roof of a house on Armitage Avenue in the Dunrobin area
  “Party was a blast,” quipped Sector Chief Jim Andrews Wednesday with a nod to Dorothy and Toto and the hashtag #showerswithslightchanceofflyingtents.
  It’s a “public assistance call” for firefighters squeezed between fires and serious collisions.
  “Sometimes weather co
  
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  22-08-2018 20:26 via twitter.com
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• Two men have won a combine $750,000 after buying lottery tickets in Nepean. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  22-08-2018 19:59 via twitter.com
  Two men have won a combine $750,000 after buying lottery tickets in Nepean. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…
  
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• Vehicle hits Baseline Road coffee shop

  22-08-2018 19:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  Sounds like someone really, really needed a coffee.
  The damage and an injury were thankfully minor when a vehicle struck a coffee shop at Baseline and Merivale roads at around noon Wednesday.
  Firefighters stabilized the vehicle but no one was trapped and the damage, mostly to the glass storefront, was minor.
  Paramedics said they were called to the scene at 11:47 a.m. and treated a young girl for a minor arm injury. She did not need to go to the hospital.
   
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• Pride spotlight: SAEFTY makes space for trans visibility

  22-08-2018 19:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  Kaeden Seburn, 19, is a student at Carleton University and co-founder of SAEFTY (Support and Education for Trans Youth). Seburn helped start the group (which is helping out with Pride this year as youth grand marshals) to give trans youth a place to socialize and learn in a safe environment.
  
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• Dining Out: Hidden gem SemSem serves elevated savoury breads, dips

  22-08-2018 19:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  SemSem2430 Bank St., unit 11, 613-733-5736, semsem.caOpen: Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Prices: Breads $2.75 to $21.95, savoury items $6.50 to $15.50Access: No steps to front door, accessible washroom
  In my ideal Ottawa, there would be casual eateries scattered around the city where we could have baked-to-order savoury Arabic breads, perhaps sprinkled with za’atar, the bewitching sesame-flecked spice blend, or stuffed with halloumi cheese, or
  
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• Man, 26, charged with sexually assaulting girl he met on teen networking site

  22-08-2018 19:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 26-year-old man is accused of sexually assaulting a young girl he met on a social networking site aimed at teens.
  The sexual assault and child abuse unit launched an investigation into assaults on a victim — police will say only that she’s under 16 — that happened in a vehicle in Kanata.
  The suspect met the girl on the unspecified platform “exclusively designed for teenagers,” police said. The incidents began in mid-May 2017 and continued until the middle of that
  
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• Outaoauis woman, 81, dead in car crash

  22-08-2018 19:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  An 81-year-old Outaouais woman is dead following a single car crash Tuesday near Shawville.
  Police said the car driven by the woman on a secondary road north of Shawville left the road at about 3:15 p.m. and crashed into a ditch.
  Preliminary investigation indicates the victim may have had a medical problem prior to the crash.
  The victim, who lived east of Campbell’s Bay, was pronounced dead in hospital.
  Her identity has not been released.
   
  
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• Provinces cutting back as Ottawa spends more on infrastructure, PBO finds - The Globe and Mail

  22-08-2018 19:04 via theglobeandmail.com
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  Provinces cutting back as Ottawa spends more on infrastructure, PBO finds
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  The Parliamentary Budget Officer says delays in rolling out the Liberal government's centrepiece infrastructure program are largely due to provinces reducing their own spending. In a new report, Parliamentary Budget Officer Jean-Denis Fréchette points ...
  Canada Infrastructure Bank announces first investment as gaps persist in Ottawa's $186.7-billion spending plansFinancial Pos
  
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• Glavin: Immigration issues likely to dominate next federal election campaign

  22-08-2018 18:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  This is a hell of a way to kick off a federal election campaign.
  You could say it started at a press conference Wednesday morning in Ottawa — with Opposition immigration critic Michelle Rempel and her fellow Conservative, Treasury Board critic Gerard Deltell — during which failed Conservative leadership candidate Maxime Bernier was traduced almost as vigorously as Justin Trudeau’s Liberals were. The eccentric libertarian has lately mounted a kind of jihad against what he calls
  
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• Q&A: Everything you need to know about Ontario's pot privatization

  22-08-2018 18:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  Pot becomes legal across Canada October 17, 2018.
  But things are a bit more complicated in Ontario, where the provincial government recently announced private stores in Ontario will be allowed to sell cannabis, a sharp U-turn from the direction of the previous government, to keep the sale of legal pot to government stores.
  With only about eight weeks to go until L-Day, many questions remain up in the air.
  How will Ontario pot vendors seek approval?
  What will the stores look like?
  How many stores
  
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• Exhibit honours Ottawa's most illustrious guests - CBC.ca

  22-08-2018 18:44 via cbc.ca
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  Exhibit honours Ottawa's most illustrious guests
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  Elvis was here. So was Sir John Franklin, along with a host of other distinguished visitors to the capital. A new exhibit at Ottawa City Hall features photographs and keepsakes from some of the city's most famous guests over the decades. "Postcards ...
  
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• Amazon to close Ottawa software development office

  22-08-2018 17:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  Days after Amazon broke ground on a massive east-end Ottawa warehouse, it has emerged the company will close a software design office it’s had in the nation’s capital for the better part of two years, affecting about 30 high-paid jobs.
  The company quietly opened the office in August 2016 in a bid to better its Alexa voice-activated products. Ottawa has a long history in big-data analytics, dating back to Cognos, which was once an industry-leading giant.
  Staff at the facility, which w
  
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• Amazon to close Ottawa software development office - Ottawa Citizen

  22-08-2018 17:15 via ottawacitizen.com
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  Amazon to close Ottawa software development office
  Ottawa Citizen
  Days after Amazon broke ground on a massive east-end Ottawa warehouse, it has emerged the company will close a software design office it's had in the nation's capital for the better part of two years, affecting about 30 high-paid jobs. The company ...
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• Beer Store on Rideau Street to close Oct. 14

  22-08-2018 17:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Beer Store on Rideau Street will officially close its doors on Oct. 14.
  A spokesman for the Beer Store said the company’s lease at the location is due to expire on Oct. 30 and a decision was made not to renew the lease.
  Beer Store locations on Somerset Street West, Bank Street and on Selkirk Street will remain operating to serve downtown customers.
   
  
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• It's time to vote for the GOHBA Housing Design People's Choice Award

  22-08-2018 17:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  It’s time to cast your vote for the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association’s People’s Choice Award.
  This year’s voting for the coveted award — sponsored by the Ottawa Citizen — begins Aug. 22 and will see finalists compete in five categories. Each entry has a scheduled voting period that is open to the public:   Renovations + Design: Aug. 22 – Aug. 26
     Bathrooms: Aug. 29 – Sept. 2
     Kitchens: Sept. 5 &ndash
  
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• Cyclist suffers head injury when struck by vehicle in the Glebe

  22-08-2018 16:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  A woman in her 20s was struck by a vehicle as she cycled near Bank Street and Holmwood Avenue Wednesday morning.
  She suffered a head injury and was taken to the hospital in stable condition after the collision.
  Paramedics, who were called to the scene at 9:23 a.m., said her injuries did not appear serious.
  An investigation continues.
   
  
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• House Works: Building a house from the ground up is a labour of love

  22-08-2018 16:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  When it comes to houses, there are two ways to look at things. You can see a house simply as shelter and a place to keep your stuff, or you can see it as an energizing, beautiful refuge of comfort and security that you work to make your own. And while there’s nothing wrong with managing your home as basic accommodation only, my passion has always been to try and create a little bit of heaven on earth in my home place. Strangely enough, this has led to a realization.
  By the time you read th
  
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• Three of five city beaches out of action due to heavy rainfall

  22-08-2018 16:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  With a forecast high of only about 20 C, it’s not likely many people are thinking of a beach swim Wednesday.
  But if you were, you can strike Mooney’s Bay and the two Petrie Island beaches from your plans.
  All three are “swim at your own risk,” Ottawa Public Health reports.
  As frequently occurs following major rainfall, “the beaches are likely to exceed provincially established standards for E.coli,” the agency reports.
  For the hardy types, Britannia and W
  
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• Police seek vandals after portable toilet set on fire at Russell skate park

  22-08-2018 15:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  Russell OPP is looking for whoever set a portable toilet on fire at a skateboard park Saturday night.
  Officers and the Russell Fire Department were called to the park on Concession Street at about 9 p.m.
  No one was hurt but the toilet was destroyed.
  Police are asking anyone with information about the incident or suspicious activity in the area to call the Russell County detachment at 613-443-4499 or the OPP communications centre at 1-888-310-1122. Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers at
  
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• A portable toilet was deliberately set on fire near a Russell Skate park. Police are looking for suspects. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  22-08-2018 15:48 via twitter.com
  A portable toilet was deliberately set on fire near a Russell Skate park. Police are looking for suspects. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…
  
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• Coming up at 9:45: @adam_stanley joins @MarkDayNews to discuss Brooke Henderson headlining the CP Women's Open https://t.co/gxgv3KFfE5

  22-08-2018 15:43 via twitter.com
  
  Coming up at 9:45: @adam_stanley joins @MarkDayNews to discuss Brooke Henderson headlining the CP Women's Open https://t.co/gxgv3KFfE5
  
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• OPP asking for your help in finding a man who was reported to have committed an indecent act in Clarence-Rockland.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-08-2018 15:33 via twitter.com
  OPP asking for your help in finding a man who was reported to have committed an indecent act in Clarence-Rockland.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Police seek man who exposed himself to Clarence-Rockland dog-walker

  22-08-2018 15:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police are looking for a suspect with bushy, grey hair around a bald pate and weighing 250 to 275 pounds after a man reportedly exposed himself to a woman walking her dog over the weekend.
  The woman was walking near the intersection of Lawrence and Laurier streets at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday when she spotted the man in the bushes, Russell County OPP said Wednesday.
  He appeared to follow her as she kept walking but she lost sight of him around Caron Street.
  The suspect is described as 45 to 50 ye
  
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• Coming up at 9:30: @mclomedia joins @MarkDayNews 📻: 1310 💻: bit.ly/2oQd8u1 https://t.co/3f5XvsIrPs

  22-08-2018 15:28 via twitter.com
  
  Coming up at 9:30:@mclomedia joins @MarkDayNews📻: 1310 💻: bit.ly/2oQd8u1 https://t.co/3f5XvsIrPs
  
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• Midweek Mugging: Blue Shoes Honey Owner Brian Lacey keeps around 150 bee colonies and each colony can be home to th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-08-2018 15:20 via twitter.com
  Midweek Mugging: Blue Shoes Honey Owner Brian Lacey keeps around 150 bee colonies and each colony can be home to th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 9:15: @ddale8 joins @MarkDayNews to talk Trump. 📻: 1310 💻: bit.ly/2oQd8u1 📞: 613… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-08-2018 15:10 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 9:15: @ddale8 joins @MarkDayNews to talk Trump. 📻: 1310 💻: bit.ly/2oQd8u1📞: 613… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Pembroke arm wrestler grappling for funds to attend world championships

  22-08-2018 14:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  Alma Keuhl of Pembroke has done her part by qualifying for the arm wrestling world championships in Turkey, but now she needs the support of the community to help in getting her there.
  Having defeated fellow Canadian and arch-rival Heidi Cordner last January, she now holds the Canadian Professional Armwrestling Championships left arm belt. At the Canadian nationals held on July 1 in Laval, Que., Keuhl pulled her way to second place with her right arm, and third place with her left. With the top
  
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• On air 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Ottawa Today live with your host @MarkDayNews on 1310 NEWS & @rogersottawa22: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-08-2018 14:57 via twitter.com
  On air 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Ottawa Today live with your host @MarkDayNews on 1310 NEWS & @rogersottawa22: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Question of the Day: Does Michael Cohen's guilty plea mean Donald Trump violated the law? ottawamatters.com/world-news/coh…

  22-08-2018 14:24 via twitter.com
  Question of the Day:Does Michael Cohen's guilty plea mean Donald Trump violated the law?ottawamatters.com/world-news/coh…
  
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• Wet and windy Wednesday weather before summery temps return

  22-08-2018 13:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  From sticky to near-chilly. And back.
  Wednesday’s forecast is just 20 C and the mercury dips to 11 C overnight before sunny summery temperatures return.
  Expect a few showers ending Wednesday morning then mainly-cloudy skies and northwest winds at 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light by evening.
  Thursday looks mainly sunny with westerly winds at 20 km/h in the afternoon as the mercury hits 25 C with a bit of humidity that will make it feel like 28 and a UV index of 6 or high. The low is 15
  
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• 'Poetry saved me': Tanya Evanson brings spoken word to House of PainT

  22-08-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  House of PainT presents:
  OG500 Poetry Slam
  6 p.m. Friday, Fourth Stage, National Arts Centre
  Tickets: $15, available at NAC box office and ticketmaster.ca.
  Festival information: houseofpaint.ca
  Tanya Evanson, a Montreal-based writer/educator and dancer, may not have survived her teen years if it wasn’t for the journal a friend gave her after a suicide attempt.“I started writing and it was a way to sort out what was going on inside,” Evanson said in a recent interview. “It
  
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• An application has been submitted to tear down old Sears store in Carlingwood Mall. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  22-08-2018 12:46 via twitter.com
  An application has been submitted to tear down old Sears store in Carlingwood Mall. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…
  
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