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• Tornado aftermath: Be vigilant of potential scams, city warns those in hard-hit areas

  25-09-2018 23:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  The City of Ottawa is warning residents with tornado damage to check with their insurance companies first before hiring companies to do recovery work.
  “There have been reports of recovery companies misrepresenting themselves,” the city said in a tweet on Tuesday.
  “Speak with your insurance company about authorized work and be vigilant of these potential scams.”
  Here’s our complete tornado coverage.
   
  
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• Tornado aftermath: Six tornadoes ravaged region, Environment Canada says

  25-09-2018 23:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  Environment Canada has revised its summary of Friday’s vicious weather to identify a total of six tornadoes that tore across parts of Ottawa, Gatineau and west Quebec.
  Besides the three tornadoes now confirmed to have struck the Ontario side of the Ottawa River, starting in the Calabogie-White Lake area, with a second event tearing through Dunrobin and crossing into Gatineau and a third ripping a path across Nepean, satellite images have revealed three additional tornadoes in Quebec, Envir
  
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• WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE OPP seek to identify body of man fatally injured on Queensway

  25-09-2018 22:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario Provincial Police took the unusual step Tuesday of releasing a post-mortem photograph of a young man who died last month after he was seriously injured on Highway 417 at the Pinecrest and Greenbank interchange.
  OPP have asked that anyone with any information as to the identity of this man to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or your nearest police authority.  (Ontario Provincial Police)
  Police were called to the interchange on Aug. 12 at about 10 p.m. The man was taken to
  
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• Tornado aftermath: Hundreds volunteer to help rebuild Dunrobin

  25-09-2018 22:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  Even as hundreds of skilled tradespeople and others descended on Dunrobin this week to volunteer their time and expertise to help mend the damage caused by last Friday’s tornadoes, organizers are cautioning that it could take months before things return to normal.
  “This is a long-term job,” said the Dunrobin Community Association’s Greg Patacairk, who is the volunteer coordinator for the massive cleanup and rebuilding efforts. “We’re here for the long-haul bef
  
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• Paralympian Todd Nicholson got one of his medals back, which had blown 10 miles away, and someone just returned his… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  25-09-2018 22:10 via twitter.com
  Paralympian Todd Nicholson got one of his medals back, which had blown 10 miles away, and someone just returned his… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Tornado aftermath: How to find help if you need it

  25-09-2018 22:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  The city’s medical officer of health is encouraging people to seek help if they’re struggling under the invisible impact of the disaster that toppled trees and levelled homes last Friday.
  “It’s important to highlight that this is an extremely stressful event and it’s going to continue to be stressful and so people may start having signs that they need more support to cope,”  said Dr. Vera Etches, pointing to a string of resources that are available in the
  
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• Minister orders Veterans Affairs to stop supporting convicted family members ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  25-09-2018 22:00 via twitter.com
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• Mayor Watson will present key to the city to Paul Dewar

  25-09-2018 21:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  Paul Dewar will be presented with the key to the city by Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson in a ceremony that will be held on Nov. 1.
  Details about the ceremony are still under wraps, however several City of Ottawa councillors received invitations to the event on Tuesday.
  Dewar is the former NDP member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre. He served as a MP from 2006 to 2015 when he was defeated by Liberal MP and current environment minister Catherine McKenna.
  Dewar is living with terminal brain cancer. O
  
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• .@WestCarletonSS will open tomorrow, while @knoxdaleps will be closed until Friday. #ottnews #ottstorm #onstorm twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  25-09-2018 21:55 via twitter.com
  .@WestCarletonSS will open tomorrow, while @knoxdaleps will be closed until Friday. #ottnews #ottstorm #onstorm twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…
  
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• Going out best bets, Sept. 27 to Oct. 3

  25-09-2018 21:53 via ottawacitizen.com
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  Sir Elton John is saying goodbye to fans around the world with his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, a three-year, hit-filled excursion, and the most high-tech arena spectacle the pop superstar has ever tackled. While he is likely to perform the occasional one-off show in the future, he is retiring from the road to spend more time with his family. Don’t miss your last chance to hear songs like Philadelphia Freedom, Rocket Man, Crocodile Rock and Your Song in person in Ottawa. Limited ti
  
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• NEW: The @OCDSB says West Carleton Secondary School will reopen tomorrow. #ottnews

  25-09-2018 21:46 via twitter.com
  NEW: The @OCDSB says West Carleton Secondary School will reopen tomorrow. #ottnews
  
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• Reevely: 'Line by line audit' shows Liberals spent most on, er, health care and education

  25-09-2018 21:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  Reining in the Ontario government’s budget will mean spending less on the services people use most, the Progressive Conservatives’ “line by line audit” of provincial operations says, and this can best be achieved by running the government better.
  So that’s settled.
  Treasury Board President Peter Bethlenfalvy hired Ernst & Young to produce the study of 15 years of government spending over about four weeks in August. Its conclusions were always going to be superfi
  
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• Canada's Public Safety Minister makes no promise for federal emergency funding. Ralph Goodale says it's still too s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  25-09-2018 21:33 via twitter.com
  Canada's Public Safety Minister makes no promise for federal emergency funding. Ralph Goodale says it's still too s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• .@environmentca confirms three more tornadoes: One happened just north of Shawville, another was just past the nort… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  25-09-2018 21:16 via twitter.com
  .@environmentca confirms three more tornadoes: One happened just north of Shawville, another was just past the nort… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• A 33 year old man is facing sex assault charges. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/police-beat/ma… https://t.co/8YTrCHWsKG

  25-09-2018 21:15 via twitter.com
  
  A 33 year old man isfacing sex assault charges. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/police-beat/ma… https://t.co/8YTrCHWsKG
  
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• uOttawa to terminate agreement with student federation

  25-09-2018 20:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  The University of Ottawa has given notice of the termination of its agreement recognizing the embattled Student Federation of the University of Ottawa as the only representatives of nearly 31,000 undergraduates and says it will encourage students to organize a new student government.
  “Unfortunately, the university has lost confidence in the SFUO’s ability to represent our students and to supply the services that students pay for,” vice-president academic and provost David
  
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• Man charged with multiple counts of sexual assault

  25-09-2018 20:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police have charged a man with multiple counts of sexual assault after he allegedly assaulted at least three women in the Byward Market on Monday.
  According to police, the alleged attacks took place near the intersection of Rideau Street and Dalhousie Street. No further details about the attacks have been released.
  Police have charged Gabriel Koostachin, 33, with three counts of sexual assault. He was expected to appear in an Ottawa courtroom on Tuesday.
  Police describe the man as an Indi
  
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• 'All I did was take the reservation': Steakhouse owner dumbfounded by Cloutier fundraiser backlash

  25-09-2018 19:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Sam Saikali says he didn’t know who Jean Cloutier was when some businessmen booked a lunch reservation last week at Saikali’s Elgin Street restaurant.
  Next thing he knew, some people were suggesting a boycott of Al’s Steakhouse because of a fundraiser for the Alta Vista councillor incumbent.
  “I said, ‘Excuse me, I had nothing to do with it. All I did was take a reservation for 12 people and that was it,'” Saikali said.
  Cloutier’s campaign manager, Peter
  
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• Among those still cleaning up from Friday's storm are businesses along Colonnade Road in Nepean. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  25-09-2018 19:14 via twitter.com
  Among those still cleaning up from Friday's storm are businesses along Colonnade Road in Nepean. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Wesley Clover Parks as a major outdoor concert venue? Planning committee gives OK

  25-09-2018 18:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  Big concerts at Wesley Clover Parks should be allowed, the planning committee unanimously decided Tuesday, even though two community associations criticized the proposal for disrupting the greenbelt.
  Wesley Clover Parks operates on land owned by the National Capital Commission on Corkstown Road. To hold concert events, Wesley Clover needs city council to change the land-use rules for the greenbelt property.
  The city wants to limit the use of a concert theatre to 5,000 participants, but only unti
  
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• Calls for cash to buy teddies for kids a scam: OPP

  25-09-2018 18:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  Thanks to generous sponsors, it’s absolutely true that OPP officers give out black-and-white teddy bears to comfort kids facing traumatic situations like a car crash.
  But police are not calling citizens asking for donations to the program, the OPP warned the week after residents covered by several detachments including Upper Ottawa Valley OPP have reported the calls.
  “While many OPP officers are involved in worthy charities on their personal time, the OPP is advising the public
  
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• #Senators #NHL twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/st…

  25-09-2018 18:09 via twitter.com
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• Used car dealer suspended by industry regulator

  25-09-2018 18:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  A Bank Street used car dealer has been immediately suspended by the province’s vehicle sales regulator, a move that the watchdog said that it makes only when it “believes a dealer’s conduct may place the car-buying public at risk.”
  The Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council said in a release Monday that Marcel Motors Ltd. operating as Eastside Better Used Cars at 2925 Bank Street and its sole officer and director, Nitin Chopra, “may not legally sell, lease
  
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• The @rick_gibbons Show for Tuesday, September 25th: 1:08: @GOHBAJason 1:17: @DevineSean 1:30: @SamLapradeCFRE 1:45:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  25-09-2018 18:03 via twitter.com
  The @rick_gibbons Show for Tuesday, September 25th: 1:08: @GOHBAJason 1:17: @DevineSean 1:30: @SamLapradeCFRE 1:45:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Eastern Ontario man killed by fallen tree

  25-09-2018 18:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  KINGSTON — A GoFundMe campaign has been set up for the family of Darren “Smitty” Smith, a married father of two who died after being struck by a large maple tree during a fierce windstorm outside his home in Elgin on Friday.
  The page originally had a goal of $20,000 to support Smith’s family, but after the number had been surpassed by noon on Monday, a new goal was set at $50,000.
  As of 3 p.m. on Monday, the fund sat at $22,600.
  According to the GoFundMe page, his 17-year
  
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• NEXT on the Power Lunch: @hobbs_katherine & @awudrick join @_MarkSutcliffe in-studio: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  25-09-2018 17:55 via twitter.com
  NEXT on the Power Lunch: @hobbs_katherine & @awudrick join @_MarkSutcliffe in-studio: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Cohen: Being Governor General may be too confining for Julie Payette

  25-09-2018 17:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  For months, Julie Payette has been the talk of Ottawa. Her travails were discussed, sotto voce, among public servants and engaged observers long before they emerged recently in the Globe and Mail, followed, more thoroughly, in the National Post.
  The news: The Governor General of Canada is struggling in the job, dislikes its demands and duties, and wants to leave. The Globe did not say explicitly that she wants to resign and the Post only implied that it might happen, 10 paragraphs into a fine pi
  
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• Coming up at 11:45: @karenmccrimmon joins @_MarkSutcliffe on tornado cleanup efforts: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  25-09-2018 17:40 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:45: @karenmccrimmon joins @_MarkSutcliffe on tornado cleanup efforts: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• About 850 Residents still without power, mostly in the Arlington Woods area, could get electricity back by dinner t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  25-09-2018 17:22 via twitter.com
  About 850 Residents still without power, mostly in the Arlington Woods area, could get electricity back by dinner t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Gee: A Women's Bureau could offer protection after natural disasters

  25-09-2018 17:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  While tornadoes may not become an everyday occurrence, the costs of natural disasters across Canada have risen, with 2016 being the most costly year on record at $4.9 billion. These rising costs are due to not only the increased frequency of disasters, but also their increased severity, both of which are consequences of climate change. Women and girls are disproportionately affected by natural disasters – even in so-called developed countries such as Canada.
  This vulnerability occurs for s
  
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• Denley: In the city of Ottawa, uninspired leadership holds us back

  25-09-2018 17:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa’s effective response to Friday’s tornadoes was a timely reminder that we have the capacity to be a can-do city. Political leaders, first responders, power workers and citizen volunteers worked quickly and efficiently to combat the effects of the natural disaster. With a goal and a plan, we can accomplish something big, and we can do it in days.
  It’s a startling contrast with Ottawa’s municipal election, which is limping along with little in the way of either goals
  
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• Used German drones not for us, says Canadian Forces as negotiations with Canada set to start

  25-09-2018 16:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Canadian military isn’t involved in the proposed purchase of a used drone from Germany, sources say.
  A federal government department, however, such as Transport Canada, could be the intended new buyer, sources added Tuesday. The aircraft could be used for testing.
  The Associated Press reported that Germany is looking to sell a secondhand surveillance drone that has cost the country more than $823 million to Canada — without many core components it needs to fly.
  A German Defense M
  
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• Coming up at 10:45: @mariedanielles joins @_marksutcliffe on Julie Payette's turbulent first year as Governor Gen… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  25-09-2018 16:40 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10:45: @mariedanielles joins @_marksutcliffe on Julie Payette's turbulent first year as Governor Gen… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 10:30 @KeithEgli joins @_MarkSutcliffe with an update on tornado aftermath: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  25-09-2018 16:25 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10:30@KeithEgli joins @_MarkSutcliffe with an update on tornado aftermath: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Tornado aftermath: Power largely restored, rain becomes next challenge

  25-09-2018 15:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  While much of Ottawa was back to business as usual on Tuesday, crews of homeowners, family, friends, volunteers and workers in areas hard-hit by Friday’s tornadoes continued work to clean up and protect their properties ahead of heavy rain expected this week.
  As much as 30 mm is forecast to fall through Wednesday complicating continuing cleanup efforts for those worst affected.
  Tuesday’s forecast is for showers totalling 5 mm during the day and 10 to 15 mm overnight with the risk of
  
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• House Works: Your questions on wall insulation, fireplace odours, a soggy cathedral ceiling

  25-09-2018 15:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  Boosting wall insulation 
  Q: Does it make sense to apply rigid sheets of insulation to the outside of my house to boost efficiency as part of a retrofit? How does it compare to creating a double stud wall?
  A: Yes, absolutely. Rigid insulation sheets are one of the best things you can do when renovating the outside of a building before new siding goes on.
  It boosts effective insulation action and makes stud wall cavities warmer for any given outdoor temperature.
  This last benefit is importan
  
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• Quick action at weekend Army Run saves man in cardiac arrest

  25-09-2018 15:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  Volunteers with St. John Ambulance Canada and Canadian Ski Patrol saved the life of a runner who collapsed just as he was about to cross the finish line of the Canada Army run Sunday.
  After cardiopulmonary resuscitation and a shock from an automatic external defibrillator delivered, the man regained sinus rhythm.
  “He is now in hospital and will soon return to his wife and daughter,” St. John Ambulance Canada reported, hashtagging the happy ending #savinglives. 
  The Ottawa Parame
  
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• Gatineau police seize more than 600 cartons of smuggled smokes, cars, cash

  25-09-2018 15:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Four people will face charges after police seized contraband cigarettes, two vehicles and nearly $17,000 in searches of four addresses in Gatineau and Val-des-Monts last week.
  Gatineau police said in a release Tuesday that they conducted the searches simultaneously at about 11 a.m. last Thursday with the help of MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais police.
  Officers searched Gatineau addresses including 37 Jean-Dallaire St., 3 Ville-Marie St. and 38 Muguet St., and 223 Promenade R
  
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• Treasury Board president to release findings of government spending audit today: bit.ly/2NDfawQ https://t.co/NmqFiUgAEp

  25-09-2018 14:47 via twitter.com
  
  Treasury Board president to release findings of government spending audit today: bit.ly/2NDfawQ https://t.co/NmqFiUgAEp
  
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• POLL: Will you take weather alerts more seriously following Friday's tornadoes?

  25-09-2018 14:41 via twitter.com
  POLL:Will you take weather alerts more seriously following Friday's tornadoes?
  
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• Canada aiming for the moon, and beyond, with new space technology efforts: bit.ly/2xCGWQ5 https://t.co/WJhILLehgb

  25-09-2018 14:04 via twitter.com
  
  Canada aiming for the moon, and beyond, with new space technology efforts: bit.ly/2xCGWQ5 https://t.co/WJhILLehgb
  
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• Crews quickly knock down basement fire in Old Ottawa South: bit.ly/2pArWh5 #ottnews https://t.co/8cRfXrRsVS

  25-09-2018 13:41 via twitter.com
  
  Crews quickly knock down basement fire in Old Ottawa South: bit.ly/2pArWh5 #ottnews https://t.co/8cRfXrRsVS
  
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• Weather: Up to 30 mm rain forecast through Wednesday

  25-09-2018 13:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  Just as many in the capital region are getting back to work and school after the storm, here comes the rain
  As much as 30 mm is forecast to fall through Wednesday complicating continuing cleanup efforts for those worst affected.
  Tuesday’s forecast is for showers totalling 5 mm during the day and 10 to 15 mm overnight with the risk of a thunderstorm. The mercury should hit 18 C and hold steady overnight.
  Wednesday forecast is for a few showers ending in the afternoon and the risk of a morni
  
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• Bagnall: Construction trades tight even before post-tornado rebuilding efforts

  25-09-2018 13:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  The terrifying thing about tornadoes is their randomness, with disproportionately few suffering the brunt of the pain.
  So it was in the capital region Friday when mere hundreds of households — out of more than half a million across the region — were stunned by the sudden turn in their lives.
  In the days to come, the shock of what’s been lost will in many cases be replaced by frustration at how long it takes to put things back to normal, at least as far as physical things are co
  
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• Third tornado confirmed in the #Ottawa region ottawamatters.com/local-news/thi… #ottnews https://t.co/ZjT4RsCTFH

  25-09-2018 13:11 via twitter.com
  
  Third tornado confirmed in the #Ottawa regionottawamatters.com/local-news/thi…#ottnews https://t.co/ZjT4RsCTFH
  
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• New Brunswick deadlock: Conservatives and Liberals to vie for power: bit.ly/2NAda8C

  25-09-2018 13:05 via twitter.com
  New Brunswick deadlock: Conservatives and Liberals to vie for power: bit.ly/2NAda8C
  
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• Ottawa Food Bank expecting to distribute up to triple its regular amount this week: bit.ly/2xDxPP8 https://t.co/3PtklJQmZq

  25-09-2018 12:51 via twitter.com
  
  Ottawa Food Bank expecting to distribute up to triple its regular amount this week: bit.ly/2xDxPP8 https://t.co/3PtklJQmZq
  
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• Province activates disaster assistance program ottawamatters.com/local-news/pro… #ottawatornado #ottnews #ottawa #dunrobin https://t.co/MCTyX7gTc5

  25-09-2018 12:34 via twitter.com
  
  Province activates disaster assistance programottawamatters.com/local-news/pro…#ottawatornado #ottnews #ottawa #dunrobin https://t.co/MCTyX7gTc5
  
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• Country 101.1 fundraiser for local tornado relief happening tonight: bit.ly/2OMsawH https://t.co/ovf1NhzR28

  25-09-2018 12:21 via twitter.com
  
  Country 101.1 fundraiser for local tornado relief happening tonight: bit.ly/2OMsawH https://t.co/ovf1NhzR28
  
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• Ottawa Public Health warning about mental health issues after the storm: bit.ly/2zt290b https://t.co/NPOC1xwiTz

  25-09-2018 11:30 via twitter.com
  
  Ottawa Public Health warning about mental health issues after the storm: bit.ly/2zt290b https://t.co/NPOC1xwiTz
  
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