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• Female driver dies in west-end collision

  12-09-2018 23:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  An adult female driver has died in the aftermath of a collision between her car and a truck during Wednesday’s rush hour.
  Emergency crews were called to the scene at Moodie Drive and Fallowfield Road as rush hour traffic was nearing its peak just before 5 p.m.
  The woman’s car collided with a truck at that intersection. She was extricated by firefighters from her crushed vehicle as paramedics worked to resuscitate her at the same time.
  The adult woman was initially stabilized at
  
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• Trump OKs sanctions for foreigners who meddle in elections ottawamatters.com/world-news/tru…

  12-09-2018 23:45 via twitter.com
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• Moodie closed in both directions from Fallowfield to West Hunt Club for serious crash. Avoid the area. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-09-2018 23:24 via twitter.com
  Moodie closed in both directions from Fallowfield to West Hunt Club for serious crash. Avoid the area. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Bigger, pricier iPhone shown at Apple event Wednesday ottawamatters.com/world-news/big…

  12-09-2018 23:15 via twitter.com
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• Science and Tech Museum has "suspended" collecting artifacts to save space

  12-09-2018 23:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Canada Science and Technology Museum has a plan to deal with its new, but undersized storage building.
  The museum has stopped collecting artifacts, at least for now.
  It is also reducing the size of its existing collection to free up space, donating items to other museums or selling them “as a last resort.”
  The museum will move its collection — tens of thousands of artifacts — into the new four-storey storage building on St. Laurent Boulevard when construction is
  
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• Reevely: Ministers sidestep query about Ottawa wards amid ugly Queen's Park question period

  12-09-2018 22:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  In a savage question period at Queen’s Park Wednesday, Ottawa’s senior provincial minister wouldn’t say whether the Ontario government will respect the city’s decisions about how many councillors it needs after the 2022 election.
  The provincial politicians were back in the legislature so the Progressive Conservatives could introduce a fresh law to cut the number of city councillors in Toronto from 47 to 25. They’re using the “notwithstanding clause” in t
  
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• 'Don't play games with it': Florence takes aim at Southeast ottawamatters.com/world-news/don…

  12-09-2018 22:45 via twitter.com
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• Canadian Forces Ombudsman is leaving – speak out against unfairness he says in final message

  12-09-2018 22:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  This was sent to Defence Watch:
  It is with mixed emotions that today I announce my retirement from the position of Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces Ombudsman and the Public Service, as of 31 October 2018.
  As I come to the end of my time, I am overwhelmed by various emotions and thoughts. First of all is the gratitude I have for all members of the Defence Community. To have had this opportunity has been the most rewarding part of my career without exception.
  I have often h
  
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• Heads up Gatineau: The city has a #boilwater advisory in place for 8,000 customers. Area affected: - North of boule… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-09-2018 20:43 via twitter.com
  Heads up Gatineau: The city has a #boilwater advisory in place for 8,000 customers. Area affected: - North of boule… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Gatineau issues boil water advisory for 8,000 residents

  12-09-2018 20:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  For the second time in two weeks, the City of Gatineau has issued a boil water advisory for a large sector of the city.
  Some 8,000 residents are advised to boil tap water until further notice.
  The area covered stretches from north of La Vérendrye Boulevard to south of Highway 50, from Gréber Boulevard to Grand-Ruisseau Street.
  Those affected should boil their tap water for at least one minute before consuming it or brushing teeth.
   
  
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• A training exercise for Ottawa's first responders could affect your commute this afternoon/evening. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-09-2018 20:11 via twitter.com
  A training exercise for Ottawa's first responders could affect your commute this afternoon/evening. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Police take drivers to school with 187 tickets (so far) in traffic blitz

  12-09-2018 19:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police are using a dash of humour to school drivers during a back-to-class traffic blitz this week aimed at keeping kids safe.
  Over two days, they’ve laid 187 charges including ticketing an OC Transpo driver going 50 km/h in a 30 km/h school zone beside Fisher Park Public School.
  Sgt. Mark Gatien of the traffic services section tweeted Wednesday morning that he had deployed nine officers to school zones across Ottawa.
  Const. Jon Hall, who tweets as @TheBeardedCop, itemized drivers includin
  
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• Commuter alert: LRT emergency training exercise starts at 4 p.m. at Queen/Lyon

  12-09-2018 19:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  The City of Ottawa has announced plans for an elaborate training exercise starting Wednesday afternoon involving police, paramedics and firefighters at the Lyon LRT station.
  The city said that Queen Street will be closed between Kent Street and Lyon Street from 4 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Detours will be clearly marked.
  The exercise is in preparation for the O-Train’s Confederation Line opening.
  People in the area can expect to see an increased number of emergency responders and emergen
  
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• The @rick_gibbons Show for Wednesday, September 12th: 1:05: @LiveWellCanada 1:17: @ChiefBordeleau 1:30: @CPnewsboy… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-09-2018 18:02 via twitter.com
  The @rick_gibbons Show for Wednesday, September 12th: 1:05: @LiveWellCanada 1:17: @ChiefBordeleau 1:30: @CPnewsboy… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• NEXT on the Power Lunch: @ChelbyDaigle & @rick_gibbons join @_MarkSutcliffe live in-studio: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-09-2018 17:55 via twitter.com
  NEXT on the Power Lunch:@ChelbyDaigle & @rick_gibbons join @_MarkSutcliffe live in-studio:📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 11:45: @sproudfoot joins @_MarkSutcliffe on the downright abomination of stunt marriage proposals:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-09-2018 17:40 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:45:@sproudfoot joins @_MarkSutcliffeon the downright abomination of stunt marriage proposals:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Senators slash parking prices, announce fan-friendly events as tickets go on sale

  12-09-2018 17:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  As Ottawa Senator’s individual game day tickets go on sale Wednesday, the club has released a message to fans promising cheaper parking, more affordable snacks and more theme nights.
  The team said parking in general lots will be reduced to $12, from $15. A special “Sens Snack Pack,” (described only as “food and beverage”) will be available for $5 to fans who arrive in the first hour after doors open.
  Opening night, on Oct. 4, will feature a red carpet for fans. Octo
  
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• It ain't easy being green: Environmental studies slow down, bump cost of new Gatineau arena by $1.3M

  12-09-2018 17:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  The cost of Gatineau’s new hockey complex has just risen by more than $1.3 million, driven by a delay to study western chorus frogs and other environmental factors.
  Gatineau taxpayers will pick up the entire increase in costs announced this week, while the province and the private developer of the new four-rink complex will pay the same as they expected from the start.
  The increase still has to be approved by Gatineau council at its Sept. 18 meeting.
  The city says delays in getting started
  
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• Dining Out: There's fancy barbecue at Lexington Smokehouse & Bar, but some bones to pick too

  12-09-2018 17:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  Lexington Smokehouse & Bar344 Richmond Rd., 613-421-0219, lexingtonottawa.comOpen: Sunday to Thursday 5 p.m. to late, Friday and Saturday 4 p.m. to latePrices: Sandwiches $16 to $18, mains $23 to $35Access: One step to washrooms
  The best ribs, barbecued chicken and brisket I’ve ever eaten were happily devoured outdoors at picnic tables, without any cutlery but with lots of paper towels on hand to remove sweet, spicy sauce from cheeks, chin and fingers. At those U.S. barbecue
  
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• Coming up at 11: International affairs expert Elliot Tepper joins @_MarkSutcliffe live: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-09-2018 16:55 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11: International affairs expert Elliot Tepper joins @_MarkSutcliffe live: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 10:45: @nickmfaris joins @_MarkSutcliffe on the #HumboldtBroncos season opener: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-09-2018 16:40 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10:45:@nickmfaris joins @_MarkSutcliffe on the #HumboldtBroncos season opener: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Masked thieves fire flare gun at Trent River boater

  12-09-2018 16:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  A boater was fired on with a flare gun while confronting a pair of masked thieves who entered a boat docked on the Trent River in the City of Quinte West, police report.
  The boat owner first reported a Sept. 6 burglary on the boat docked on Albert Street in the municipality about 200 km southwest of Ottawa.
  Stolen were a small boat, a nine-foot Caribe Rigid inflatable with an eight horsepower Yamaha outboard motor attached, and smaller items including bottles of alcohol.
  Then at about 4:47
  
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• Coming up at 10:30: @hutchins_aaron joins @_marksutcliffe on why Doug Ford went straight for the ‘nuclear option’… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-09-2018 16:25 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10:30:@hutchins_aaron joins @_marksutcliffe on why Doug Ford went straight for the ‘nuclear option’… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• On today's Power Lunch: @ChelbyDaigle & @rick_gibbons join @_MarkSutcliffe live in-studio: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-09-2018 16:10 via twitter.com
  On today's Power Lunch:@ChelbyDaigle & @rick_gibbons join @_MarkSutcliffe live in-studio:📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Attempted murder charge laid in east-end stabbing incident

  12-09-2018 16:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 51-year-old man is to appear in court via video link Thursday on charges including attempted murder after a weekend stabbing in the Vanier area that left a man badly hurt.
  Police found the victim on Granville Street near St. Denis Street on Saturday at about 4:20 a.m.
  He was taken to hospital with serious injuries but was expected to survive.
  As officers dispatched to the incident arrived, a suspect fled in a vehicle but was arrested on Lafontaine Street after a brief pursuit and a collis
  
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• Coming up on the 10 O'Clock Talk: @DerickFage, @AGMacDougall & @sophienadeau join @_MarkSutcliffe live to discuss… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-09-2018 15:55 via twitter.com
  Coming up on the 10 O'Clock Talk:@DerickFage, @AGMacDougall & @sophienadeau join @_MarkSutcliffe live to discuss… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Video depicting alleged O-Train assault on person sparks police investigation

  12-09-2018 15:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police have launched an investigation into the assault of a young apparently transgendered person last week after a graphic video of the incident was released online.
  Police said the attack happened on the O-Train’s Trillium Line at around 7:50 p.m. on Friday.
  Police responded and provided assistance to the victim at the scene.
  Police have confirmed that an investigation is ongoing. No arrests have been made.
  The video detailing the attack was taken by another passenger on the train
  
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• Coming up at 9:45: @TimBucklandSN joins @_MarkSutcliffe with the latest on #HurricaneFlorence: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-09-2018 15:40 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 9:45: @TimBucklandSN joins @_MarkSutcliffe with the latest on #HurricaneFlorence: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• "By embracing Ford, Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives signed up for chaos" @aradwanski joins @_MarkSutcliffe at… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-09-2018 15:10 via twitter.com
  "By embracing Ford, Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives signed up for chaos" @aradwanski joins @_MarkSutcliffe at… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Three displaced in early-morning fire in rural west end

  12-09-2018 14:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  Three residents who were feared to be inside a burning home in the rural west end early Wednesday were later discovered safe outside the structure.
  Vehicles in the driveway led firefighters to fear that there might be people inside the small home on Bayview Drive.
  A neighbour called 911 at 4:52 a.m. reporting flames and heavy smoke coming from the rear of 609 Bayview Dr.
  Based on what dispatchers learned, they asked for the situation to be declared a working fire while still on their way to the
  
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• Carling Avenue woman escapes burning bedroom

  12-09-2018 13:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  Firefighters were called to a Carling Avenue apartment building early Wednesday morning when a resident reported that her bedroom was on fire.
  Dispatchers remained on the line with the woman calling from a unit at 2055 Carling Avenue at 1:04 a.m. to help her safely escape and activate the building’s fire alarm system.
  On arrival, fire crews found heaving smoke and tracked the flames to a mattress. The fire was under control by 1:18 a.m.
  The displaced woman is being helped by the Red Cross.
  
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• Ottawa LRT construction received numerous fails from city building inspectors, documents reveal

  12-09-2018 13:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  Parts of Ottawa’s $2.1-billion LRT project failed inspections by city building inspectors, who walked away unsatisfied by some of the work they saw at construction sites.
  Many of the failed inspections between Jan. 1, 2015, and Sept. 20, 2017, were related to plumbing and fire safety, according to more than 400 reports reviewed by this newspaper through an access-to-information request.
  Inspectors reviewed various parts of the construction, such as mechanical, plumbing, foun
  
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• Out of the fog emerges a string of summery days

  12-09-2018 13:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  Wednesday should bring some welcome weather with highs in the mid-20s that will linger through early next week.
  The dense fog patches covering parts of the city will burn off in the morning under mixed skies and a high of 24 C that will feel more like 30, Environment Canada predicts. The UV index is 7 or high.
  The fog is expected to roll back in Wednesday evening with a low of 11 C.
  Thursday should be sunny after those fog patches dissipate then become mixed skies near noon with a sticky high of
  
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• Today's letters: Students taking the heat, death penalty debates

  12-09-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  The school year is not getting hotter
  Re: Students swelter as heat wave highlights lack of classroom air conditioning, Sept. 5.
  I agree that students should not suffer from lack of air conditioning in schools, but data from Environment Canada indicate that this is not a problem in Ottawa.
  Since 2008, Ottawa has averaged 1.4 days per year that were 30 degrees or above in September. This year there have been two such days, and one of those was not a school day.‎ There is no indication the aver
  
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• Woman displaced by west end bedroom fire: bit.ly/2p1vk4j #ottnews https://t.co/NXtDMXCbVc

  12-09-2018 12:20 via twitter.com
  
  Woman displaced by west end bedroom fire: bit.ly/2p1vk4j#ottnews https://t.co/NXtDMXCbVc
  
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• HAPPENING NOW: Firefighters remain at a house fire near Constance Bay. No injuries reported, but it's not yet known… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-09-2018 12:08 via twitter.com
  HAPPENING NOW: Firefighters remain at a house fire near Constance Bay. No injuries reported, but it's not yet known… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• ALERT: Single-vehicle crash closes portion of March Road: bit.ly/2CNItYr #otttraffic https://t.co/9GTHDf4AfI

  12-09-2018 12:04 via twitter.com
  
  ALERT: Single-vehicle crash closes portion of March Road: bit.ly/2CNItYr #otttraffic https://t.co/9GTHDf4AfI
  
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• Cohen: Why the New York Times' anonymous oped was a courageous act of patriotism

  12-09-2018 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Some 23,000 readers had contacted The New York Times by the end of last week not altogether pleased by the commentary that it published by an anonymous senior official in the administration of Donald Trump.
  “Why publish this?” asked Henry Matthews of New York. “What purpose does it serve, other than to enrage its target and assuage the guilt of a collaborator? We have a mad king and a shadow government. This is a coup, not a heroic attempt to save democracy.”
  That critici
  
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• ALERT: Section of Preston Street to be fully closed, starting Saturday: bit.ly/2N4VB00 #otttraffic #ottnews https://t.co/RZ7ms8wcNh

  12-09-2018 11:30 via twitter.com
  
  ALERT: Section of Preston Street to be fully closed, starting Saturday: bit.ly/2N4VB00 #otttraffic #ottnews https://t.co/RZ7ms8wcNh
  
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• Feds slammed for making injured veterans wait months to get support: bit.ly/2MkOMSN #cdnpoli https://t.co/j2q4yoxvgQ

  12-09-2018 11:25 via twitter.com
  
  Feds slammed for making injured veterans wait months to get support: bit.ly/2MkOMSN #cdnpoli https://t.co/j2q4yoxvgQ
  
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• MISSING: Police looking for 85-year-old man, last seen in Gloucester: bit.ly/2x2UBzo #ottnews https://t.co/HIlOrxBw5Y

  12-09-2018 11:05 via twitter.com
  
  MISSING: Police looking for 85-year-old man, last seen in Gloucester: bit.ly/2x2UBzo #ottnews https://t.co/HIlOrxBw5Y
  
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• Ad prices plummet for Montreal Canadiens games after dismal season. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  12-09-2018 05:30 via twitter.com
  Ad prices plummet for Montreal Canadiens games after dismal season.ottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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• Bill Cosby wants a Pennsylvania judge to step down from his case days before sentencing on sex assault charges. ottawamatters.com/world-news/cos…

  12-09-2018 04:30 via twitter.com
  Bill Cosby wants a Pennsylvania judge to step down from his case days before sentencing on sex assault charges.ottawamatters.com/world-news/cos…
  
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• ICYMI: Ottawa Public Library awarded for innovation by North American libraries council. ottawamatters.com/local-news/ott…

  12-09-2018 04:00 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: Ottawa Public Library awarded for innovation by North American libraries council.ottawamatters.com/local-news/ott…
  
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• Chinook and Griffon used to conduct first Canadian medevac in Mali

  12-09-2018 03:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Canadian Forces says its personnel completed their first medevac in Mali.
  A CH-147 Chinook and CH-146 Griffon helicopter were used in the mission which involved transporting a United Nations soldier so that person could receive medical aid.
  Members of Canada’s Task Force Mali were woken up in the early hours Sept. 11 by a request for medical evacuation north of Gao. At the time of the call, Gao was under severe weather conditions, however, within 20 minutes, visibility had cleared
  
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• To prep for Hurricane Florence, investors sell off insurers ottawamatters.com/world-news/to-…

  12-09-2018 03:30 via twitter.com
  To prep for Hurricane Florence, investors sell off insurersottawamatters.com/world-news/to-…
  
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• Union official calls lockout of 130 Yellow Pages workers 'disgraceful.' ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  12-09-2018 03:00 via twitter.com
  Union official calls lockout of 130 Yellow Pages workers 'disgraceful.'ottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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• Sister-in-law of Just For Laughs founder Rozon accuses him of sexual misconduct. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  12-09-2018 02:30 via twitter.com
  Sister-in-law of Just For Laughs founder Rozon accuses him of sexual misconduct.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Egan: When rubber meets, then leaves the road — our love affair with speed bumps

  12-09-2018 02:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  Kirkwood Avenue is undergoing more traffic “calming.” Out where rubber leaves the road, the nervous breakdown edges closer.
  First the mid-west street was four lanes, then it was two-ish, with some parking and some bulb-outs. It once had no speed bumps, then it had some, then the “some” were adjusted, and now it has more. I know this because the first time I drove over this summer’s new speed bump — technically called a “hump” — the car nearly
  
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• Ottawa police say they're ready for pot legalization even though questions remain - Ottawa Citizen

  12-09-2018 02:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa Citizen
  Ottawa police say they're ready for pot legalization even though questions remain
  Ottawa Citizen
  Ottawa police expect more calls for service, an increase in impaired driving — and up to $6 million in annual costs once the federal government's new cannabis legislation takes effect Oct. 17. “We're as ready as we can be with the information we have ...
  Ottawa police won't use roadside saliva test for pot checksCBC.ca
  Ottawa's Police Chief says they are ready as can be fo
  
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