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• Raccoon rescued to dumpster dive another day

  02-10-2018 23:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  The city’s bylaw department rescued a raccoon who got a paw stuck to a dumpster over the weekend while trying to enjoy a little garbage delight.
  The critter was foraging in Kanata when it ran into trouble.
  “Our officers were able to bend the metal to free it,” the city’s bylaw department reported Tuesday. “Luckily the raccoon was not injured and did not require transport to a vet.”
  City hall doesn’t tackle calls about human-wildlife conflicts, such as ra
  
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• Canada faces severe shortage of pilots and aircraft workers

  02-10-2018 23:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  Canada faces a shortage of 3,000 pilots and 55,000 workers overall in the aviation industry by 2025 — caused by retirements, industry growth and barriers to recruiting new workers.
  The labour shortage is so severe that a national strategy is in the works to address it.
  But there are many problems, industry and Transport Canada officials heard at a forum Tuesday in Ottawa. Flight school costs at least $75,000 to reach an employable level. These schools may require students to live long dist
  
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• 'It's not a puddle': Labour council releases photo of water leaked into LRT tunnel

  02-10-2018 22:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa and District Labour Council has released a photo of water that had leaked in the the LRT tunnel.
  The photo, taken more than a month ago according to the labour council, raises questions about the safety of workers on the project, said labour council president Sean McKenny. But it’s also not the worst photo McKenny has seen of working conditions underground. Others have not been made public.
  “There are a number of photos that we have that are worse. But this is the one that
  
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• New Food Guide could spell end of chocolate milk wars

  02-10-2018 22:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  Canada’s chocolate milk wars could soon be over.
  Chocolate milk, along with fruit juice, is expected to get a thumbs down as healthy foods in the new Canadian Food Guide set to be released beginning this fall. That could eventually end debates about whether chocolate milk should be routinely offered to schoolchildren.
  Canada’s previous Food Guide, issued in 2007, termed chocolate milk a suitable alternative for dairy and juice a suitable alternative to whole fruit, both of which were
  
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• 'People are ready' to recognize female scientists, says Nobel laureate Donna Strickland ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  02-10-2018 22:35 via twitter.com
  'People are ready' to recognize female scientists, says Nobel laureate Donna Stricklandottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Some Ontario labour reforms on the block, Ford says

  02-10-2018 22:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ontario Progressive Conservatives will “get rid of” a big package of labour reforms the Liberals passed less than a year ago that were meant to smooth the rougher edges of the gig economy, Premier Doug Ford announced in the legislature Tuesday morning.
  He said it in passing, answering a question from Liberal MPP Michael Coteau that asked him to commit to the three hours of pay the Liberals’ Bill 148 requires employers to give their workers when their shifts are cancell
  
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• WANTED: Police seek help to locate convicted killer

  02-10-2018 22:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ontario Provincial Police are requesting the public’s assistance to locate a man wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant for breaching parole.
  Police said the man, Kootoo Quaraq, is known to frequent Ottawa and Montreal. He is described as a 49-year-old Indigenous man who stands around 5’6″ (168 cm) and weighs 125 lbs (55 kgs). He has a medium complexion, brown eyes and black hair.
  Quaraq is serving a life sentence for second-degree murder.
  Police ask anyone who may be in contact w
  
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• Premier Doug Ford vows to scrap key Liberal labour reform legislation. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  02-10-2018 22:05 via twitter.com
  Premier Doug Ford vows to scrap key Liberal labour reform legislation.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…
  
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• Trudeau affirms China trade aspirations after USMCA's 'non-market' requirement ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  02-10-2018 21:35 via twitter.com
  Trudeau affirms China trade aspirations after USMCA's 'non-market' requirementottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• 'Put Jim Watson down!' fan warned at Panda Game

  02-10-2018 21:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  Mayor Jim Watson might have an admitted soft spot for the Carleton Ravens, but he at least came home from Saturday’s Panda Game with a story to tell.
  When the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees bested the birds at the Panda Game Saturday, one fan who’d been in his cups gave Watson an impromptu squeeze.
  “He drunkenly picked up who he thought to be a random man off his feet and hugged him until we all yelled at him to put Jim Watson down,” the man’s girlfriend tweeted, tag
  
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• Amazon ups hourly wage to $15, will advocate for higher pay. ottawamatters.com/world-news/ama…

  02-10-2018 21:05 via twitter.com
  Amazon ups hourly wage to $15, will advocate for higher pay.ottawamatters.com/world-news/ama…
  
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• Commissioner hopes Ottawa's save-the-whales effort is not 'too little too late'. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  02-10-2018 20:05 via twitter.com
  Commissioner hopes Ottawa's save-the-whales effort is not 'too little too late'.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• NCC to gradually close Victoria Island for soil remediation project

  02-10-2018 19:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  The National Capital Commission has announced plans to gradually close Victoria Island by the end of the year.
  The agency said in a release Tuesday that it plans to close the island in chunks beginning this month, with intentions to close it completely by Dec. 31.
  Victoria Island is next to Chaudière Island, between Ontario and Quebec, and is described by the NCC as “a place of special significance to the Indigenous peoples in Canada’s Capital area.”
  Soil samples taken o
  
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• Ottawa Votes: What you need to know about Gloucester-South Nepean's candidates

  02-10-2018 18:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  In the lead-up to Ottawa’s municipal election, this newspaper surveyed every candidate, providing them with a list of questions. It’s an exercise that’s meant to help residents get to know the candidates better and to get a firm sense of where they stand on important issues facing our city.
  Our survey was broken into three parts: City issues, ward-specific questions, and an ‘about you’ section. Candidates appear in alphabetical order and surveys were completed and r
  
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• Hwy 401 reopens near Trenton after tractor-trailer crash caused huge traffic jams

  02-10-2018 18:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  Provincial police report eastbound Highway 401 near Trenton has reopened after an early morning tractor-trailer crash caused massive delays for travellers.
  The lanes were closed between County Road 30 and Wooler Road at about 7 a.m. because of the crash.
  The lineup of detoured backed up vehicles stretched as long as 8.6 kilometres at times, according to the provincial transportation ministry.
  There were no reports of injuries.
   
  
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• Ottawa brewers team up to offer holiday advent calendar

  02-10-2018 18:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  A dozen Ottawa breweries have banded together to create the region’s first holiday beer advent calendar which promises to be filled with the best suds the nation’s capital has to offer.
  The idea, spearheaded by Nita Brewing Co., will bring together 12 breweries from across the city who will group 24, 473-ml beers into a special package that will be hand-delivered to recipients in November. The package, which will resemble a calendar running from Dec. 1-24, will prompt the recipient t
  
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• OCDSB picks 'recognized leader' as new director

  02-10-2018 17:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board has appointed a senior executive with its counterpart in Durham as its next director of education overseeing learning for about 73,000 students in 143 schools
  Camille Williams-Taylor assumes the job Jan. 1, the board said in a statement Tuesday. She has 29 years of experience in education including provincial, post-secondary and public education leadership roles, most recently with the Durham District School Board since 2011.
  “Camille is a recogniz
  
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• Five highlights from the new NAFTA — the USMCA

  02-10-2018 17:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  The U.S., Canada and Mexico reached a deal to update the North American Free Trade Agreement. It’s now called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA.
  
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• Coming up at 11:45 @_kevindonovan joins @_MarkSutcliffe with an update on the Honey & Barry Sherman case: 📻: 131… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-10-2018 17:40 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:45@_kevindonovan joins @_MarkSutcliffe with an update on the Honey & Barry Sherman case: 📻: 131… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• House Works: Your questions on multitools, painting posts, rusting nails

  02-10-2018 17:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  Choosing a multitool
  Q: What kind of oscillating saw should I buy? I’m rebuilding the window frames on my old wooden house. What brand and model of saw will work best for cutting off old trim and window parts in close quarters?
   
  A: An oscillating tool is more commonly referred to as a multitool and you’ll find it very helpful for the job you’ve got planned. This category of tool is a relatively recent thing, coming into prominence over the last 20 years.
  Many companies ma
  
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• OC Transpo bus, taxi collide downtown, 3 hurt

  02-10-2018 17:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police say that three people suffered non-life-threatening injuries when an OC Transpo bus and a taxi collided at Lyon and Slater streets at the beginning of Tuesday’s rush hour.
  Two people aboard the bus and one person in the taxi suffered injuries in the 6:18 a.m. crash.
  Southbound Lyon Street was reopened between Albert and Laurier streets shortly after 8 a.m., the city’s traffic centre reported.
  Police continue to investigate.
  
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• PSAC, other unions oppose private sector modernization of heating and cooling plants

  02-10-2018 17:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Public Service Alliance of Canada is banding together with several other unions in a campaign to oppose the contracting out of five heating and cooling plant operations in the National Capital Region, which provide service to about 100 buildings, including the Parliamentary Precinct, through about 14 kilometres of underground tunnels.
  The unions say the Government of Canada is in the process of choosing a corporate consortium to design, finance, build, maintain and operate the plants on a 30
  
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• Denley: Strong female contenders could save this municipal election

  02-10-2018 17:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  One of the encouraging subplots in our mostly-lifeless municipal election is the possible emergence of a strong new group of women on city council. Overall, fewer than 20 per cent of candidates are women, but some of those who are running are potential major contributors.
  One need not be a gender equity enthusiast to understand that a city council with just four of 24 seats occupied by women is a council that is not taking advantage of the skills and experience of women, and it could get worse.
  
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• Coming up at 11: @StephanieCarvin joins @_MarkSutcliffe: 📻: 1310 💻: bit.ly/2oQd8u1 📞: 613-7… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-10-2018 16:55 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11: @StephanieCarvin joins @_MarkSutcliffe:📻: 1310 💻: bit.ly/2oQd8u1 📞: 613-7… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Gatineau police cordon off home, issue few details

  02-10-2018 16:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police in Gatineau confirm that they set up a security perimeter outside a house on Du Vigneault Street early Tuesday morning but will say only that it’s linked to an ongoing investigation.
  Police responded to a home on the street off St. René Boulevard West in Gatineau’s northeast district sector at 12:30 a.m. and were still there as of 10:30 a.m.
  “Strategic and operational reasons” prevent them from saying more, a spokeswoman said Tuesday morning.
  “When we
  
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• Coming up at 10:45: @davidreevely joins @_MarkSutcliffe on the real problem with Watson's traffic-safety plan:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-10-2018 16:40 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10:45: @davidreevely joins @_MarkSutcliffe on the real problem with Watson's traffic-safety plan:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Probe launched after CN train hits track equipment near Crysler

  02-10-2018 16:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Transportation Safety Board has sent a team of investigators to a crash involving a Canadian National Railway train and track equipment near the town of Crysler.
  No one was hurt in the incident about 50 km southeast of Ottawa, a spokesman said Tuesday morning.
  The TSB will “gather information and assess the occurrence,” the independent agency, which investigates marine, pipeline, railway and aviation incidents, said in a release.
  
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• Coming up at 10:30 @MaryOrmsby joins @_MarkSutcliffe on issues around Ben Johnson's Olympic Drug test: 📻: 1310 💻… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-10-2018 16:25 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10:30@MaryOrmsby joins @_MarkSutcliffe on issues around Ben Johnson's Olympic Drug test: 📻: 1310 💻… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• On today's Power Lunch: @mcroc & @JulieBeun join @_marksutcliffe live in-studio: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-10-2018 16:15 via twitter.com
  On today's Power Lunch: @mcroc & @JulieBeun join @_marksutcliffe live in-studio: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Traffic queue stretches 4 km after tractor-trailer crash on Hwy. 401 at Trenton

  02-10-2018 15:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Anyone heading to Ottawa from Toronto is likely running late Tuesday.
  The lineup around a detour off eastbound Highway 401 after a crash in the Trenton area stretched four kilometres, the province’s transportation ministry warned Tuesday morning.
  The eastbound highway was closed between County Road 30 and Wooler Road because of a tractor-trailer blocking the lanes, the OPP reported at about 7 a.m.
  There were no immediate reports of injuries.
  At about 10 a.m., the provincial ministry of tra
  
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• Cohen: Renegotiating NAFTA was less about winning than not losing

  02-10-2018 15:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  On the morning after, the president of the United States and the prime minister of Canada emerged to ruminate on their big deal. One was boastful and triumphant, the other subdued and relieved.
  Donald Trump called it important and fair to all parties, which, to him, NAFTA was not. This new deal, he modestly suggested, is something only he could have done.
  Justin Trudeau talked about the value of compromise, this country’s mantra, and declared “a good day for Canada.” Good or ba
  
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• OC Transpo bus, car collide downtown, 3 hurt

  02-10-2018 14:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police say that three people suffered non-life-threatening injuries when an OC Transpo bus and a car collided at Lyon and Slater streets at the beginning of Tuesday’s rush hour.
  Two people aboard the bus and one person in the car suffered injuries in the 6:18 a.m. crash.
  Southbound Lyon Street was reopened between Albert and Laurier streets shortly after 8 a.m., the city’s traffic centre reported.
  Police continue to investigate.
  Update: Lyon S/B reduced to 2 lanes at Slater – c
  
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• Ottawa Votes: What you need to know about Kanata South's candidates

  02-10-2018 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  In the lead-up to Ottawa’s municipal election, this newspaper surveyed every candidate, providing them with a list of questions. It’s an exercise that’s meant to help residents get to know the candidates better and to get a firm sense of where they stand on important issues facing our city.
  Our survey was broken into three parts: City issues, ward-specific questions, and an ‘about you’ section. Candidates appear in alphabetical order and surveys were completed and r
  
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• Hang on for a whiplash kind of week with wild temperature swings

  02-10-2018 13:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  Get ready for some weather whiplash.
  The forecast for the next few days swings from damp and chilly, to warmer and dry then back to soggy, this time with balmy temps.
  Then the mercury takes a 20-degree dive.
  Tuesday started out with showers and 7 C with the risk of a morning thunderstorm and more periods of drizzle or rain that won’t end until early evening. Northeast winds at 20 km/h should become light near noon. the high is 11 C.
  Overnight, expect fog patches and a low of 6 C.
  Mixed but
  
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• Should off-duty police officers be allowed to smoke pot once recreational use is legalized? #ottnews twitter.com/1310NEWS/statu…

  02-10-2018 13:20 via twitter.com
  Should off-duty police officers be allowed to smoke pot once recreational use is legalized?#ottnews twitter.com/1310NEWS/statu…
  
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• Canada's Donna Strickland one of three scientists to win Nobel Prize in physics: bit.ly/2Iy5TjU https://t.co/XbVpM5Dhwe

  02-10-2018 13:11 via twitter.com
  
  Canada's Donna Strickland one of three scientists to win Nobel Prize in physics: bit.ly/2Iy5TjU https://t.co/XbVpM5Dhwe
  
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• Asylum seekers housed in hotels will have their stays extended four weeks: bit.ly/2Nh3bA6 https://t.co/PoDINDky2w

  02-10-2018 12:58 via twitter.com
  
  Asylum seekers housed in hotels will have their stays extended four weeks: bit.ly/2Nh3bA6 https://t.co/PoDINDky2w
  
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• New NAFTA deal unlikely to push dairy aisle prices lower, experts say: bit.ly/2RiKQWr https://t.co/8nUvKitaKV

  02-10-2018 12:35 via twitter.com
  
  New NAFTA deal unlikely to push dairy aisle prices lower, experts say: bit.ly/2RiKQWr https://t.co/8nUvKitaKV
  
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• Today's letters: NAFTA, USMCA, or whatever it's called …

  02-10-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Trade deal has certainly plagued us
  Re: They’ve got a deal, Oct. 1.
  In typically America-first fashion, the new free trade deal seems to be entitled USMCA. This is quite backwards alphabetically and gives too much precedence to the United States.
  To address the alphabetic and national imbalance, it would be far better entitled CAMUS, coincidentally reminiscent of the pestilence under which two of the signatories suffer.
  Bob Barclay, Ottawa
  U.S. stood up for Canadian consumers
  The voices mi
  
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• #Ottawa police officers to be allowed to use cannabis off duty ottawamatters.com/local-news/ott… #ottnews https://t.co/WH3FnmkNFZ

  02-10-2018 12:21 via twitter.com
  
  #Ottawa police officers to be allowed to use cannabis off dutyottawamatters.com/local-news/ott… #ottnews https://t.co/WH3FnmkNFZ
  
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• Democrats' new tack: Go hard after Kavanaugh's credibility: bit.ly/2DMfyo4 https://t.co/vqhTEA2iPt

  02-10-2018 12:18 via twitter.com
  
  Democrats' new tack: Go hard after Kavanaugh's credibility: bit.ly/2DMfyo4 https://t.co/vqhTEA2iPt
  
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• New brain surgery technique 'like having the lights turned on' for surgeons

  02-10-2018 12:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  The patient was well medicated and frozen, but awake, as Ottawa neurosurgeon Dr. John Sinclair drilled carefully into his skull. When the drilling was done, a five by five centimetre piece of bone was removed revealing a brain tumour that glowed fluorescent orange and pink.
  The surgery, performed last month at The Ottawa Hospital, was the first of its kind in Canada aside from clinical trials. A few hours before surgery, the patient had consumed a drink containing the drug 5-ALA (aminolevulinic
  
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• Ottawa Votes: What you need to know about the candidates in Rideau-Goulbourn

  02-10-2018 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  In the lead-up to Ottawa’s municipal election, this newspaper surveyed every candidate, providing them with a list of questions. It’s an exercise that’s meant to help residents get to know the candidates better and to get a firm sense of where they stand on important issues facing our city.
  Our survey was broken into three parts: City issues, ward-specific questions, and an ‘about you’ section. Candidates appear in alphabetical order and surveys were completed and r
  
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• Drop off a turkey at 2001 Thurston Drive today between 6:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. and tomorrow between 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-10-2018 12:00 via twitter.com
  Drop off a turkey at 2001 Thurston Drive todaybetween 6:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. and tomorrow between 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #TurkeyDrop in support of the @OttawaMission: bit.ly/2NfCkEr #ottnews https://t.co/r3G2MbK19e

  02-10-2018 11:40 via twitter.com
  
  #TurkeyDrop in support of the @OttawaMission: bit.ly/2NfCkEr #ottnews https://t.co/r3G2MbK19e
  
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• Discoveries that revolutionized cancer care win Nobel Prize. ottawamatters.com/world-news/dis…

  02-10-2018 04:30 via twitter.com
  Discoveries that revolutionized cancer care win Nobel Prize.ottawamatters.com/world-news/dis…
  
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• Threat to Canadian electoral system gets fresh look from new cybersecurity centre. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  02-10-2018 03:30 via twitter.com
  Threat to Canadian electoral system gets fresh look from new cybersecurity centre.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Witnesses refuse to testify at Najdi murder trial

  02-10-2018 02:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  The prosecution’s star witness in the first-degree murder case of Mohamed Najdi’s gangland shooting has refused to testify.
  The man, whose identity and any information that would tend to identify him is shielded by a sweeping publication ban, first took the witness stand last week, under police guard. When Crown prosecutor Mike Boyce began to ask about the night in question — Jan. 10, 2016, when, prosecutors allege, Najdi, 28, was gunned down as he ran for his life from men who
  
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• Controversial spyware used to track Canadian-based activist. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  02-10-2018 02:30 via twitter.com
  Controversial spyware used to track Canadian-based activist.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Lady Gaga wow'ed 'A Star is Born' costar Bradley Cooper at a fundraiser. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/EZJDYeRDMw

  02-10-2018 01:45 via twitter.com
  
  Lady Gaga wow'ed 'A Star is Born' costar Bradley Cooper at a fundraiser. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/EZJDYeRDMw
  
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