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• ICYMI: Thousands take part in largest ever Capital Pride parade - ottawamatters.com/local-news/tho… #ottnews https://t.co/8Id8r2VL3j

  27-08-2018 23:30 via twitter.com
  
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• Freeland to rejoin talks with US, Mexico after they agree to overhaul NAFTA ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  27-08-2018 23:30 via twitter.com
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• Early morning blaze destroys home in Val-des-Monts

  27-08-2018 23:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  More than 25 firefighters responded to reports of a fire at a home in Val-Des-Monts around 1:30 a.m. Monday to find a home engulfed in flames.
  It took nine trucks several hours to get the blaze at 1714 route du Carrefour under control, according to Francis Lacharité, director of the fire department for Val-Des-Monts. Firefighters remained on the scene until late morning to ensure the blaze had been completely extinguished.
  The owners of the house were not at home at the time of the f
  
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• Elgin Street reconstruction will mean burying hydro lines, city decides

  27-08-2018 23:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  Elgin Street won’t be cluttered with hydro poles after it’s rebuilt between now and 2020, the city says, because the wires they hold will be buried instead.
  Buried hydro wires make for a cleaner streetscape, but they’re also much more expensive than wires run overhead from pole to pole. As a rule, the city won’t pay the premium even when a street is being completely rebuilt.
  But in a memo to city councillors Monday, infrastructure manager Alain Gonthier said planners and
  
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• Canadian auto stocks rally on trade progress between U.S. and Mexico ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  27-08-2018 23:00 via twitter.com
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• Reevely: Ontario's dollar-beer era begins, slowly, with government help

  27-08-2018 22:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  Beer is for sale for a dollar in Ontario again, thanks to big-time incentives from the provincial government meant to solve no obvious problem.
  Premier Doug Ford and Finance Minister Vic Fedeli visited their second brewery with a buck-a-beer product on Monday to celebrate the new era, Cool Beer Brewery in Etobicoke, bringing them a million bucks worth of free publicity to thank them for helping him out. You can get four-packs of Cool Beer’s flagship lager for $4.40 now, counting the 10-cen
  
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• 'It’s like magic': Ottawa's youngest volunteers bring smile, laughter to long-term care residents

  27-08-2018 22:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  It all started when Jessica Turner was on maternity leave with her third child, and a friend’s mother was struggling to adjust to life in a long-term care home.
  “She was very upset … it was quite hard on her,” Turner recalled, so she offered to pay the mom a visit, and brought her four-month-old daughter along.
  The younger visitor’s effect on the senior was powerful. “She was happy, she was smiling, she remembered we were there visiting,” Turner said, s
  
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• They showed her the money: Victim flips tables on bad door-to-door sale

  27-08-2018 22:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  Carol Baas never thought she’d see a red cent, but there it was, via courier: a $750 cheque awarded after a small claims court victory over a door-to-door sales company.
  Baas, 57, a retired public servant, was upset at herself for signing up for a water softener she didn’t need, at $59 a month for 10 years, after a door-knock pitch in February 2017 from Ontario Safety Standards, based in Toronto.
  Only 41 days later, even before her first bill arrived, Baas discovered a lien had been
  
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• Parties bristle at Liberal candidate's linking of Coalition leader to Donald Trump ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  27-08-2018 22:30 via twitter.com
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• Envoy Bob Rae says Rohingya genocide prosecution faces legal hurdles ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  27-08-2018 22:00 via twitter.com
  Envoy Bob Rae says Rohingya genocide prosecution faces legal hurdlesottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• According to @ottawacity, the new facility near the Nepean Sportsplex, could create 500 construction jobs and anoth… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-08-2018 21:48 via twitter.com
  According to @ottawacity, the new facility near the Nepean Sportsplex, could create 500 construction jobs and anoth… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• OPP ask for public's help to identify suspect in bank fraud case

  27-08-2018 20:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario Provincial Police officers are asking for the public’s help to identify a man they believe may be involved in fraudulent cash withdrawals from banks, located in Grenville County, North Dundas and the Ottawa and Gatineau area.
  The man is described as a white male in his 50s or 60s. He was last seen with grey stubble on his face and he has a medium build.
  Anyone with information about the identity of this person is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Anonymous tips can be submit
  
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• Crash involving two dump trucks snarls traffic on 417

  27-08-2018 20:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  Traffic on Highway 417 backed up around lunch-hour Monday, after a crash involving two dump trucks and three cars forced the closure of the left lane near Carling Avenue.
  The area is under construction as crews work to widen the highway. According to police, a five vehicle collision involving two dump trucks, occurred around 12:50 p.m.
  A total of four people were treated by paramedics for minor neck and muscle injuries and taken to Ottawa hospitals in stable condition.
  A police investigation int
  
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• Police investigating gunfire at Riverside Pub Sunday

  27-08-2018 20:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police are investigating after shots were fired at the Riverside Pub on Sunday morning around 1 a.m.
  According to police, there were no injuries as a result of the gun fire, however there was a bullet found lodged in the bar, which is located at 3673 Riverside Drive.
  Police believe the bullet was fired from inside a vehicle which was outside the establishment.
  An investigation into the shooting is ongoing. So far, police have no suspects and no arrests have been made.
  
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• WANTED: Have you seen this federal inmate?

  27-08-2018 20:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ontario Provincial Police have released a Canada Wide Warrant for an offender who has breached the conditions of his parole.
  Police are asking for the public’s assistance to locate John James Rodney Hill, 34. Hill is described as a Caucasian man standing 6′ (183cm) in height. He weighs around 150 lbs (66 Kg) and has brown eyes and was last seen with a shaved head or very short brown hair. He has tattoos on both hands, his right arm and across his back.
  Hill is currently serving a
  
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• Police/paramedics responding to crash on 417 East near Carling. #ottnews #otttraffic https://t.co/RVVtCtsdqQ

  27-08-2018 18:42 via twitter.com
  
  Police/paramedics responding to crash on 417 East near Carling. #ottnews #otttraffic https://t.co/RVVtCtsdqQ
  
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• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulates Brooke Henderson

  27-08-2018 18:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  If you weren’t sure how big – how huge – Brooke Henderson’s win was on Sunday, allow the Prime Minister to clear it up for you:
  Historic win Brooke, congratulations! Keep making us proud. https://t.co/8H6VGFKAil
  — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) August 27, 2018It’s not everyday that the Canadian PM offers congratulations for winning a golf tournament.
  Henderson was the first Canadian in 45 years to win the LPGA’s CP Women’s Open.
  Many are call
  
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• BREAKING: Donald Trump says the United States and Mexico have reached a bilateral trade ``understanding'' that coul… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-08-2018 18:08 via twitter.com
  BREAKING: Donald Trump says the United States and Mexico have reached a bilateral trade ``understanding'' that coul… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The @rick_gibbons Show for Monday, August 27th w/ @SamLapradeCFRE: 1:08: @snazarella 1:17: #IanLee 1:30: #VernWhite… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-08-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  The @rick_gibbons Show for Monday, August 27th w/ @SamLapradeCFRE: 1:08: @snazarella 1:17: #IanLee 1:30: #VernWhite… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Brockville police chase leads to arrest

  27-08-2018 17:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  BROCKVILLE — A high-speed chase that started in Brockville ended in Gananoque when officers ran down the fleeing driver on foot.
  The pursuit began after city police officers approached a suspicious vehicle around 2 a.m., said Brockville Police Service Sgt. Mark Chicoine.
  “They came off the 401 and stopped in our area,” said Chicoine.
  Officers became suspicious when they noticed damage to the vehicle and they approached the occupants, he added.
  “It took off and (we) e
  
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• NEXT on the Power Lunch: @TerryLake16 & @karinottawa join @_MarkSutcliffe live in-studio: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-08-2018 17:55 via twitter.com
  NEXT on the Power Lunch:@TerryLake16 & @karinottawa join @_MarkSutcliffe live in-studio: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 11:45: @EricFrancis joins @_MarkSutcliffe on what the future holds for the Humboldt Broncos: 📻: 131… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-08-2018 17:40 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:45:@EricFrancis joins @_MarkSutcliffe on what the future holds for the Humboldt Broncos: 📻: 131… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• ICYMI: Cyril Leeder named CEO of Myers Automotive Group - ottawamatters.com/local-news/cyr… #ottnews https://t.co/4vvUtocglT

  27-08-2018 17:26 via twitter.com
  
  ICYMI: Cyril Leeder named CEO of Myers Automotive Group - ottawamatters.com/local-news/cyr… #ottnews https://t.co/4vvUtocglT
  
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• Inmate grievance process under fire after visitors searched

  27-08-2018 17:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  KINGSTON — An inmate at Bath Institution is asking the federal government to evaluate how Correctional Service Canada (CSC) reviews grievances after one of its guards was caught apparently trying to access a visitor’s phone without a warrant.
  Tammy Truesdell and Jason Lauzon met as pen pals, they fell in love, and now Truesdell visits Lauzon once a week at Bath Institution. They consider each other married.
  On Feb. 17, 2016, Truesdell was driven to Bath Institution by a friend to vis
  
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• "I was a Reform MP, and I supported Maxime Bernier for leader. Here’s why he’ll fail." @montesolberg joins… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-08-2018 16:55 via twitter.com
  "I was a Reform MP, and I supported Maxime Bernier for leader. Here’s why he’ll fail."@montesolberg joins… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Home in Val-Des-Monts destroyed after early morning blaze

  27-08-2018 16:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  More than 25 firefighters responded to reports of a fire at a home in Val-Des-Monts around 1:30 a.m. Monday to find a home engulfed in flames.
  It took nine trucks several hours to get the blaze at 1714 route du Carrefour under control, according to Francis Lacharité, director of the Fire Department for Val-Des-Monts. Firefighters remained on the scene at 10 a.m. on Monday to ensure the blaze had been completely extinguished.
  The owners of the house were not at home at the time of the
  
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• Coming up at 10:45: @dominioncitybc Josh McJannett joins @_MarkSutcliffe on #buckabeer: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-08-2018 16:40 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10:45:@dominioncitybc Josh McJannettjoins @_MarkSutcliffe on #buckabeer: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 10:30: @cyleeder joins @_MarkSutcliffe on his new position with Myers Automotive Group: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-08-2018 16:25 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10:30:@cyleeder joins @_MarkSutcliffe on his new position with Myers Automotive Group:📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• On today's Power Lunch: @TerryLake16 & @karinottawa join @_marksutcliffe live in-studio: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-08-2018 16:22 via twitter.com
  On today's Power Lunch:@TerryLake16 & @karinottawa join @_marksutcliffe live in-studio: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Newly formed Ottawa Board of Trade announces directors

  27-08-2018 15:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  The newly formed Ottawa Board of Trade has begun operating with a slate of 23 directors.
  Creating a new Board of Trade has been an initiative that has been ongoing for months. The idea is to amalgamate as many regional Chamber of Commerce organizations into a single voice that can act as an advocate for businesses in the nation’s capital.
  The West Ottawa Board of Trade consolidated their operations with the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce in July. The Orléans Chamber of Commerce also agr
  
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• Police seek witnesses to fatal collision on Saturday

  27-08-2018 15:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police are looking for witnesses to a fatal collision on Hazeldean Road on Saturday, which left a 57-year-old motorcyclist dead and the 70-year-old female driver of the car with minor injuries.
  The collision took place around 1:15 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, near the intersection of Hazeldean and Carbrooke Street in Kanata. According to a news release from police, the motorcyclist and the driver of the car were travelling in opposite directions when they collided. The motorcyclist later died, wh
  
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• Will Maxime Bernier's new party draw significant support away from the Conservatives?

  27-08-2018 14:25 via twitter.com
  Will Maxime Bernier's new party draw significant support away from the Conservatives?
  
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• Cyril Leeder named new CEO of Myers Automotive Group

  27-08-2018 14:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  Myers Automotive Group have named Cyril Leeder, the former president of the Ottawa Senators, as its new (and first) Chief Executive Officer.
  Leeder, who was president of the Senators from 2009 until 2017 when he was replaced by Tom Anselmi, was announced as the new CEO on Monday morning. According to the announcement, Leeder will, in the newly-created CEO position, be responsible for overseeing operations of the company and developing a long-term strategy.
  In a statement, Myers Automotive presid
  
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• Former Vietnamese jailer says he respected Sen. McCain: bit.ly/2Mwr3Ea

  27-08-2018 14:20 via twitter.com
  Former Vietnamese jailer says he respected Sen. McCain: bit.ly/2Mwr3Ea
  
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• Shawn Mendes grabs four awards, delivers big surprises at MMVAs: bit.ly/2MCbURI https://t.co/TrJY5x9cwW

  27-08-2018 13:53 via twitter.com
  
  Shawn Mendes grabs four awards, delivers big surprises at MMVAs: bit.ly/2MCbURI https://t.co/TrJY5x9cwW
  
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• British Columbia wildfire season now second worst in province's history: bit.ly/2P7qVb2 https://t.co/CqmhuNU1Fn

  27-08-2018 13:35 via twitter.com
  
  British Columbia wildfire season now second worst in province's history: bit.ly/2P7qVb2 https://t.co/CqmhuNU1Fn
  
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• Man charged in Fredericton shootings appears in provincial court: bit.ly/2BQncNv https://t.co/usiNWvn2eZ

  27-08-2018 13:31 via twitter.com
  
  Man charged in Fredericton shootings appears in provincial court: bit.ly/2BQncNv https://t.co/usiNWvn2eZ
  
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• Risk of thunderstorms today, tonight and tomorrow but there's some good news by the end of week

  27-08-2018 13:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  There’s a decent amount of sun in the forecast heading into what is, unofficially at least, the last week and weekend of summer — but not before a threat of thunderstorms early in the week.
  There’s a risk of thunderstorms in the forecast on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week, along with hot and muggy temperatures: Monday is forecast to see a high of 27 C with thunderstorms possibly rolling in after 3 p.m. or so, while a high of 31 C on Tuesday will feel that much hotter an
  
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• Will Maxime Bernier's new party draw significant support away from the Conservatives? twitter.com/1310NEWS/statu…

  27-08-2018 13:21 via twitter.com
  Will Maxime Bernier's new party draw significant support away from the Conservatives? twitter.com/1310NEWS/statu…
  
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• Man pleads guilty to breaking baby's ankles, sexually assaulting five-year-old girl

  27-08-2018 13:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  An Ottawa man broke his infant son’s ankles in September 2014, then sexually assaulted his five-year-old stepdaughter during his long wait for trial, a court has heard.
  Details of the horrific case emerged last week in an Ottawa courtroom where the man, a 24-year-old security guard, pleaded guilty to four crimes: assault causing bodily harm, sexual assault, invitation to sexual touching and possession of child pornography.
  He cannot be identified because of a court-ordered publication
  
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• Arrival of fibre optics puts squeeze on lower-priced internet service providers: bit.ly/2PEvXgl https://t.co/xEGniGB34a

  27-08-2018 13:00 via twitter.com
  
  Arrival of fibre optics puts squeeze on lower-priced internet service providers: bit.ly/2PEvXgl https://t.co/xEGniGB34a
  
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• Scheer not worried about rifts in party as Conservative convention wraps: bit.ly/2PGYces https://t.co/rLuqjfl2ET

  27-08-2018 12:47 via twitter.com
  
  Scheer not worried about rifts in party as Conservative convention wraps: bit.ly/2PGYces https://t.co/rLuqjfl2ET
  
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• EARLY EDITON: Winging it with the editor in chief

  27-08-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Take a step behind the scenes as we highlight some memorable coverage from the Ottawa Citizen’s storied past. Today, former TV critic Tony Atherton recalls a sartorial run-in with one of the newspaper’s most colourful editors in chief.
  —
  I owe a large chunk of my career as a journalist — and my most embarrassing moment along that path — to Captain Canada.
  Captain Canada is not a super hero, per se, though he has probably affected a cape from time to time. And h
  
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• Two people rescued after boating accident on Ottawa River: bit.ly/2BLo2el https://t.co/nip4FSRd1s

  27-08-2018 12:13 via twitter.com
  
  Two people rescued after boating accident on Ottawa River: bit.ly/2BLo2el https://t.co/nip4FSRd1s
  
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• Fate of museum district, Brigil tower development hang in the balance before Gatineau council vote

  27-08-2018 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  While Gatineau city council is officially voting on a heritage designation for its downtown Museum District on Tuesday, it’s also a referendum of sorts on the future of developer Brigil’s most controversial project to date.
  If council decides to pass a bylaw designating the area near the Canadian Museum of History a heritage district, there’s essentially no way the $400-million, 35- and 55-storey mixed-use Place des Peuples development could go ahead in the neighbourhood,
  
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• Man charged in Fredericton shooting to appear in court today: bit.ly/2BQsKaD https://t.co/XfuMEdw18A

  27-08-2018 11:52 via twitter.com
  
  Man charged in Fredericton shooting to appear in court today: bit.ly/2BQsKaD https://t.co/XfuMEdw18A
  
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• Distribution of new Ranger rifle will take two years, Canadian Army says

  27-08-2018 06:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  The distribution of the new C-19 Canadian Ranger rifle is underway.
  The C-19 rifle distribution began in April 2018 with 5 Canadian Rangers Patrol Group (CRPG). Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan recently presented 1 CRPG with the first of their new C-19 Ranger rifles when the minister was visiting the Arctic. 2 CRPG is expected to receive their rifles later this fall, Canadian Army spokeswoman Anne Génier told Defence Watch.The Canadian Rangers are divided into five Canadian Ranger Patr
  
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• 10 months later, GG still not living at Rideau Hall

  27-08-2018 02:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Does Canada even need official residences for its leading dignitaries?
  We’re today cornered with the question. Since taking office in 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family have not occupied 24 Sussex Drive, home to drafts and mice and cobwebbed plans, for a single day. With (low) renovation estimates in the $10-million range, it is unclear whether a prime minister will ever lay his head on a pillow there again.
  As for Rideau Hall, the office of Gov. Gen. Julie Payette confirme
  
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• Massive Pride parade likely the biggest ever in Ottawa

  27-08-2018 01:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  Fred Morsy stood at the corner of Somerset and Bank streets Sunday afternoon, soaking in the final steps of a Pride parade he’ll never forget.
  “This is my first Pride, coming out three months ago, after 29 years of my life,” a beaming Morsy said as hundreds of people walked the final stretch on the parade route.
  “It’s been the most amazing thing in my life. Feeling myself, being proud, being safe, being more creative, loving people, having way more love, feeling pea
  
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• Pleasant Park parents angry city won't fund crossing guard at busy intersection

  27-08-2018 00:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  With the school year rapidly approaching, a group of parents and neighbours at Pleasant Park Public School are lobbying for an adult crossing guard at a busy intersection they say is too dangerous for kids.
  And though the city agrees that a guard is warranted at the corner of Pleasant Park and Delmar Drive, the group is out of luck. There’s no money for a guard at their corner.
  “I’ve seen such close calls,” said Francine Beaupré, a retiree who’s been asked by
  
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