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• Liberal leader defends candidate who allegedly leaked info to rivals. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  27-09-2018 23:45 via twitter.com
  Liberal leader defends candidate who allegedly leaked info to rivals.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Nigel Olsson on 50 years of drumming for Sir Elton: 'It’s all from the heart'

  27-09-2018 23:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  When Elton John brings his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour to Canadian Tire Centre on Friday night, the drum kit will be occupied by Nigel Olsson, who’s been keeping the beat for the pop superstar for 50 years. In this interview with Lynn Saxberg, the 69-year-old Englishman, who once had a hit of his own in Canada, reveals his lifelong fear of the stage, his dislike of drum solos and what life will be like after his boss retires from the road. (The interview was edited for length).
  Q: Your
  
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• 11 more charges, 3 more victims in unprecedented police case against Ottawa officer

  27-09-2018 23:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  The unprecedented police case against Const. Eric Post has grown further, with three more women coming forward with allegations of assault, stalking and forcible confinement resulting in nearly a dozen fresh charges laid against the Ottawa officer.
  Ottawa police said Thursday that its sexual assault detectives have further charged Post, 47, with six counts of breach of trust by an official related to his job as a police officer, assault with a weapon, assault, two counts of criminal harassment a
  
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• With so many agencies involved in tornado relief, where do you donate?

  27-09-2018 23:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  A caller who won money from CFRA this week put the radio station in a quandary when he offered his winnings to a tornado victim — and started a run of similar offers from other listeners.
  During Evan Solomon’s afternoon show, a caller wanted to donate his earnings from an on-air contest to the Lowden family, whose home was torn to shreds last Friday. In spur-of-the-moment fashion, around $900 was raised within 10 minutes.
  The organic fundraising blitz sent the station scrambling to m
  
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• Ontario pot retail rules pose headwinds for industry players. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  27-09-2018 22:45 via twitter.com
  Ontario pot retail rules pose headwinds for industry players.ottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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• Police warning of scammers as the rebuilding efforts begin in neighbourhoods affected by the storm. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-09-2018 22:17 via twitter.com
  Police warning of scammers as the rebuilding efforts begin in neighbourhoods affected by the storm. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Police issue warning after allegations of child luring in Orléans

  27-09-2018 21:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police have issued a warning after receiving allegations that a man may have been acting in a suspicious fashion in an Orléans neighbourhood this week.
  In a media release, police said a 10-year-old boy was walking near the intersection of Scala Avenue and Portebello Boulevard when a man driving a black sedan asked him if he wanted “candy” or “ice cream.” The child then ran away.
  In the release, police say the driver is described as being “dark skinned.
  
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• Oilsands producer Cenovus shares get a lift from crude rail deals. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  27-09-2018 21:45 via twitter.com
  Oilsands producer Cenovus shares get a lift from crude rail deals.ottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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• Nova Scotia woman charged in 2016 South Dundas killing

  27-09-2018 21:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario Provincial Police officers have charged a Digby, N.S., woman in relation to a suspicious death that occurred in South Dundas in February 2016.
  On Feb. 6, 2016, police were called to a home near Iroquois — about an hour south of Ottawa — where they found 67-year-old Edward Robert Allen in critical condition. Allen later succumbed to his injuries.
  Police at the time would not say who alerted them, what else was found at the scene, the condition and location of the body or wheth
  
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• Raids in Kingston area drugs, two guns

  27-09-2018 20:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  The OPP’s Napanee and South Frontenac street crime unit and Kingston police teamed up Wednesday for simultaneous raids that netted drugs and two loaded guns, one of them allegedly stolen.
  On Fairhaven Lane in South Frontenac, police seized an undisclosed quantity of hash and ecstasy and the guns.
  Mark Silva, 47, and Wendy Wood, 46, are charged with two counts each of unauthorized possession of a firearm, breach of a firearm regulation, knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm and
  
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• Ottawa Riverkeeper Meredith Brown stepping down

  27-09-2018 20:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  The woman who has headed a lobby group dedicated to protecting the quality of water in the Ottawa River and watershed will be stepping down from her position after 15 years of working in the field of advocacy.Meredith Brown plans to vacate her position as Riverkeeper of the lobby group Ottawa Riverkeeper by the end of this year.
  Brown plans to remain on the organization’s board of directors after she steps down from her day-to-day duties with the organization.
  “During my time at Rive
  
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• Privacy watchdog to seek Federal Court ruling on 'right to be forgotten.' ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  27-09-2018 19:45 via twitter.com
  Privacy watchdog to seek Federal Court ruling on 'right to be forgotten.'ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Gananoque woman arrested for defrauding disabled client

  27-09-2018 19:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  Gananoque police on Wednesday charged a 47-year-old woman with fraud after she allegedly stole more than $2,000 from a disabled client.
  The accused was “in a position of trust” and was providing health care to a disabled client, police reported Thursday.
  “Over the course of several weeks the accused used her client’s bank card and PIN to make several unauthorized withdrawals and purchases – over $2,000 in total,” police added.
  A family member of the victim dis
  
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• Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott is defending the use of Indigenous healing lodges. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  27-09-2018 18:45 via twitter.com
  Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott is defending the use of Indigenous healing lodges.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Tornado aftermath: How you can help

  27-09-2018 18:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  If you want to make monetary or household goods donations:
  The United Way and a number of partners, including the city of Ottawa, The Ottawa Food Bank, The Salvation Army and The Red Cross, has established a joint website for donations. Go to https://afterthestorm.ca/
  The Red Cross has established an Ottawa-Gatineau Appeal line for those who wish to donate at 1-800-418-1111.
  The Salvation Army is asking for donations of household items, furniture and clothing. Donations can be made at one of the
  
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• Doucet: How regional rail could get Ottawa moving

  27-09-2018 18:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa commuters spend an average of 84 minutes a day commuting to and from work. This is only 12 minutes fewer than Torontonians, who live in a city that is three times the size of our own. The Capital Region Rail plan unveiled by my campaign is the solution to cut commute times, reduce traffic on Highway 417, open up our city for business and improve everyone’s quality of life.
  With a growing population that is spread out over a vast territory, our city needs an efficient transportation
  
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• Doucet: How region rail could get Ottawa moving

  27-09-2018 18:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa commuters spend an average of 84 minutes a day commuting to and from work. This is only 12 minutes fewer than Torontonians, who live in a city that is three times the size of our own. The Capital Region Rail plan unveiled by my campaign is the solution to cut commute times, reduce traffic on Highway 417, open up our city for business and improve everyone’s quality of life.
  With a growing population that is spread out over a vast territory, our city needs an efficient transportation
  
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• Power back in Orléans outage

  27-09-2018 17:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  Hydro Ottawa reports power has been restored to about 3,645 customers in Orléans who were without power for about about 90 minutes Thursday morning.
  The utility also repaired three much smaller outages in the Somerset, River and College wards.
  UPDATE: power has been restored to all affected customers. #Ottnews
  — Hydro Ottawa (@hydroottawa) September 27, 2018
  
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• The @rick_gibbons Show for Thursday, September 27th: 1:08: @GoodmanSchool 1:17: @mspratt 1:30: @davidgourlay &… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-09-2018 17:57 via twitter.com
  The @rick_gibbons Show for Thursday, September 27th: 1:08: @GoodmanSchool 1:17: @mspratt 1:30: @davidgourlay &… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• NEXT on the Power Lunch: @SocialKeenan & @MikeVlasveld join @_MarkSutcliffe in-studio: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-09-2018 17:55 via twitter.com
  NEXT on the Power Lunch: @SocialKeenan & @MikeVlasveld join @_MarkSutcliffe in-studio: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Tornado aftermath: City sets information meetings for victims

  27-09-2018 17:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  The city has organized three information sessions for residents affected by Friday’s tornado storm.
  Services available at the sessions will include presentations by the city, Ontario’s Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and representatives of the Canad Red Cross, Insurance Bureau of Canada and the Electrical Safety Authority.
  For residents in Gloucester-Southgate and River wards:
  The meeting is Friday, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Greenboro Community Centre, 363 Lorry Greenb
  
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• A necessary evil? The story behind the unusual price hikes in Ottawa restaurants

  27-09-2018 17:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  If you want to upset Donna Chevrier, an Ottawa restaurant-industry veteran who these days is the queen of the city’s gourmet tacos, tell her that the food at Ola Cocina, her cosy Vanier eatery, is overpriced.
  “I have been at this for 35 years. I have seen a lot and been through a lot,” Chevrier says. “Yet still, every time someone writes a bad review and includes the line ‘it was expensive,’ it is gut-wrenching and hard to take.”
  As if on cue, just as Ch
  
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• Soucy: Why you should vote in Ottawa's Oct. 22 municipal election

  27-09-2018 17:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  On Oct. 22, 2018, residents across Ontario will go to the polls to elect their municipal representatives. Once every four years, the people have a choice to make. This should be a most welcome occasion for citizens to show their city leaders whether or not they agree with the current direction of governance.
  Yet in Ottawa, as in many other democracies, many citizens don’t realize the significance of voting. Following the 2014 municipal election, the Ottawa Citizen reported that roughly fou
  
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• Coming up at 11:15: @Andrew_Z_Cohen joins @_MarkSutcliffe on the approaching one-year anniversary of Julie Payett… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-09-2018 17:10 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:15: @Andrew_Z_Cohen joins @_MarkSutcliffe on the approaching one-year anniversary of Julie Payett… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Tornado aftermath: Power shut off in Bells Corners for cleanup of trees from hydro lines

  27-09-2018 16:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  Hydro Ottawa tweeted Thursday morning that it was taking down power in the Bells Corners area until about 3 p.m. to allow workers to remove trees from power lines.
  The utility described it as an “emergency” outage and thanks customers for their “patience and understanding as the clean up continues.”
  The announcement came less than 12 hours after the agency announced that, five days after 137,000 businesses and homes were without power following Friday’s devasta
  
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• Adam: In Bay ward, it's a clash of the (local) political titans

  27-09-2018 16:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  There’s no party politics in municipal elections, but dig deep in Bay ward and the undercurrents of partisan politics are hard to miss. What you’ll also find is a family dynamic that’s raising the political temperature even higher.
  Bay is an open seat, and five candidates are running to replace the departing Mark Taylor: Erica Dath, Don Dransfield, Theresa Kavanagh, Marc Lugert and Trevor Robinson. Dath, Robinson and Lugert will no doubt give it their all, but the race is reall
  
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• Supporters rally to help robots left homeless by fire in home 'pod'

  27-09-2018 15:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa isn’t just rallying to help homeless humans.
  A GoFundMe campaign has topped its goal to make a new home for the now-homeless robots that were used at Westboro Beach this summer to clean up after people.
  Robot Missions, whose slogan is “Helping the Planet with Robots,” reported this week that their colourful “pod” (a small trailer) had burned down, destroying electronics and supplies that won’t be covered by insurance.
  “Thankfully, the robots were
  
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• Police seek help to identify suspects in downtown robbery

  27-09-2018 15:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police are asking for the public’s help to identify two men believed to have been involved in a robbery on Aug. 21 in downtown Ottawa.
  According to police, a man was walking near the Rideau Centre downtown around 5:06 p.m. when he was attacked by three men who approached him from behind.
  Police say the victim was put in a bear hug by one of the attackers and then slammed to the ground.
  The suspects stole a cellphone and attempted to steal the victim’s backpack. The three then
  
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• Coming up at 9:15: @UW_Michael joins @_MarkSutcliffe on the @UnitedWayOttawa Tornado Relief Fundraising Campaign:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-09-2018 15:07 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 9:15:@UW_Michael joins @_MarkSutcliffe on the @UnitedWayOttawa Tornado Relief Fundraising Campaign:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ontario government to allow pot smoking wherever tobacco smoking allowed: bit.ly/2Oe8sNk https://t.co/OYBln1TBWt

  27-09-2018 14:41 via twitter.com
  
  Ontario government to allow pot smoking wherever tobacco smoking allowed: bit.ly/2Oe8sNk https://t.co/OYBln1TBWt
  
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• POLL: Is Donald Trump's frustration with Justin Trudeau a good sign or a bad sign for the NAFTA negotiations?

  27-09-2018 14:30 via twitter.com
  POLL: Is Donald Trump's frustration with Justin Trudeau a good sign or a bad sign for the NAFTA negotiations?
  
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• PROGRAMMING NOTE: Special edition of Ottawa Today airing tonight -- "Community strength in the wake of disaster"… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-09-2018 14:20 via twitter.com
  PROGRAMMING NOTE: Special edition of Ottawa Today airing tonight -- "Community strength in the wake of disaster"… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Police investigate body recovered from Gatineau Park lake

  27-09-2018 14:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  Gatineau police are investigating with the coroner’s office after a body was pulled from Pink Lake in Gatineau Park Wednesday afternoon.
  A spokeswoman said that they have no reason to believe that a crime was committed but the investigation was still underway.
  Police were called to the scene at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
  
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• Tornado aftermath: Power back to all, as demolition toll rises, kids caught with stolen TV in Gatineau

  27-09-2018 14:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  Five days after Hydro Ottawa reported that 137,000 businesses and homes were without power in the wake of Friday’s devastating tornadoes, Mayor Jim Watson tweeted Wednesday night all homes now have electricity.
  Three hours earlier, Hydro Ottawa had tweeted that only 41 homes remained without power.
  In its morning update, Gatineau reported 116 people were accommodated in hotels in the region Thursday and 80 people slept at the Père-Arthur-Guertin Community Center. To date, 1,749 peop
  
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• Renovation Transformation: Asian-inspired renovation transforms Manotick bungalow

  27-09-2018 13:51 via ottawacitizen.com
   Sue Kennedy has shown hundreds of homes in her career as a real estate agent. Over time many of them have come to blend together with similar layouts and looks.
  Only one has caught her by surprise—her own.
  “I haven’t seen anything like our house. It’s an experience from the moment you pull in,” Kennedy explains. “There are many beautiful homes, for sure, but it’s not often you come across one that is completely unexpected.”
  Her house recently
  
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• More US corporate giants warn tariffs will mean price hikes: bit.ly/2xH7GPe https://t.co/tk1HitZaNa

  27-09-2018 13:50 via twitter.com
  
  More US corporate giants warn tariffs will mean price hikes: bit.ly/2xH7GPe https://t.co/tk1HitZaNa
  
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• Boy, 4, critically hurt after fall from second storey

  27-09-2018 13:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  A four-year-old boy was in critical condition but is expected to survive after falling two storeys from a building in the Overbrook area Wednesday night.
  Paramedics were called to the building in the area of Cummings Avenue and Donald Street at 9:31 p.m.
  The boy, who landed on concrete, suffered face and head injuries and arm fractures, paramedics said.
  
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• Weather: Sunny, seasonal before risk of rain returns

  27-09-2018 13:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  Expect sunshine and seasonal temperatures Thursday, after Wednesday’s warm and wet conditions.
  The morning low of 5 C is headed to 17 C under mainly-sunny skies with a a UV index of 5 or moderate.
  A few clouds are expected creep in overnight with a low of 6 C.
  Friday starts out sunny. Winds becoming southwesterly at 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon as the clouds roll in bringing a 40 per cent chance of afternoon showers. The high is 21 C.
  Overnight, there’s a 40 per cent of more showe
  
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• ICYMI: McDonald's says most burgers now preservative-free: bit.ly/2Q6Ufz4 https://t.co/AapVpZIzQ6

  27-09-2018 13:30 via twitter.com
  
  ICYMI: McDonald's says most burgers now preservative-free: bit.ly/2Q6Ufz4 https://t.co/AapVpZIzQ6
  
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• Power has been restored to the last 41 homes without power, near Greenbank and Hunt Club. #ottnews twitter.com/1310JasonWhite…

  27-09-2018 13:01 via twitter.com
  Power has been restored to the last 41 homes without power, near Greenbank and Hunt Club.#ottnews twitter.com/1310JasonWhite…
  
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• Survey finds growing disconnect between Canadians and nature: bit.ly/2xFWjr5 https://t.co/3UKWhGWmyg

  27-09-2018 13:00 via twitter.com
  
  Survey finds growing disconnect between Canadians and nature: bit.ly/2xFWjr5 https://t.co/3UKWhGWmyg
  
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• Ottawa police take legal action against officer who posted leaked audio of police union president

  27-09-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Leaked audio recordings involving Ottawa Police Association president Matt Skof are “slanderous, one-sided” and their content “vilifies” the Ottawa Police Service, according to a statement of claim against the man who posted the clips.
  The Ottawa police’s legal action is against suspended Hamilton police officer Paul Manning, who published several recordings of phone calls between Skof and an anonymous source that were circulated on social media this summer.
  Chief C
  
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• Hill: One legal system for corporations, another for the rest of us?

  27-09-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Wachovia Bank executives laundered billions of dollars for Mexican drug cartels. Actually, the American bank officials did more than aid criminals with financial issues. In 2006, when one narco gang had problems shipping drugs across the U.S.-Mexican border, the bank executives bought commercial jets for the cartel and arranged their delivery to Mexico.
  Wachovia was not the only bank that helped dubious people. The American government announced that some HSBC executives worked closely with the N
  
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• After 30 years, NAC's ushers get sleek new uniforms

  27-09-2018 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Suzanne Charron has been wearing the same usher’s uniform since she began working at the National Arts Centre in 1992. Apparently 25 years was sufficient time to drain away any fondness she had for her jacket’s purple lapels.
  “It’s a colour we couldn’t stand anymore,” said Charron, practically on behalf of the NAC’s 70 ushers.
  The good news then for Charron and her peers is that they have received new uniforms, fully in sync with the wave of renovations
  
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• ICYMI: City admits lack of communication a major issue during storm. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/cit…

  27-09-2018 05:01 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: City admits lack of communication a major issue during storm. #ottnewsottawamatters.com/local-news/cit…
  
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• Naming ceremony for first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship set for first week in October

  27-09-2018 04:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  The first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship now in the water will become HMCS Harry DeWolf on Oct. 5. Irving Shipbuilding spokesman Sean Lewis told Defence Watch that the event planned for that day is a naming ceremony. “Traditionally this would be called the christening ceremony,” he added.
  The first of its class, the future HMCS Harry DeWolf was launched at the Halifax Shipyard on September 15.
  The ship will undergo various tests in the months following delivery. The formal acceptanc
  
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• Ice conditions keep Canadian divers from full exploration of Franklin wreck. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  27-09-2018 04:30 via twitter.com
  Ice conditions keep Canadian divers from full exploration of Franklin wreck.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Manitoba writes off Blue Bombers stadium loan, province to release new deficit. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  27-09-2018 03:30 via twitter.com
  Manitoba writes off Blue Bombers stadium loan, province to release new deficit.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• #Ottawa twitter.com/jimwatsonottaw…

  27-09-2018 02:49 via twitter.com
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• TSX rises slightly while U.S. markets fall after interest rate hike. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  27-09-2018 02:30 via twitter.com
  TSX rises slightly while U.S. markets fall after interest rate hike.ottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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