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• Outaouais cops arrest man after seizing drugs, cash and gun

  02-11-2018 23:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police seized drugs, cash and a gun during several searches in Gatineau and Val-des-Monts on Thursday, leading to the arrest of a 29-year-old man.
  A team of officers from the Gatineau and the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais police forces searched six residences, four vehicles and one business.
  According to a news release from police, police seized 98,500 methamphetamine tablets, 750 grams of cocaine, nearly 12 kilograms of cannabis, 756 bags of concentrated cannabis, $21,000 in c
  
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• ICYMI: Mayor Jim Watson admits his twitter account should be public for everyone. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-11-2018 23:33 via twitter.com
  ICYMI:Mayor Jim Watson admits his twitter account should be public for everyone. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The most unpredictable gangland Ottawa murder trial in recent history ends in acquittals

  02-11-2018 23:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  One of the most unpredictable gangland trials in recent history at the Ottawa courthouse — the first-degree murder trial of two men accused of killing drug dealer Mohamed “Magic” Najdi — resulted in two acquittals, leaving a packed courtroom stunned. 
  The verdict, delivered Friday afternoon, acquitting accused killers Nedeljko “Boz” Borozan and Mohamed “Shadow” Mohamed, silenced a courtroom of prosecutors and homicide detectives.
  Crown prosecu
  
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• The government remains confident in its assisted dying legislation, and doesn't plan changes despite a Halifax woma… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-11-2018 23:05 via twitter.com
  The government remains confident in its assisted dying legislation, and doesn't plan changes despite a Halifax woma… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 'Don Cherry loves goldfish': Canada's hockey host, Ron MacLean, talks good game

  02-11-2018 23:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  “It just so epitomizes the way we are. The game grew with the country, obviously; as the railroad moved across Canada, so did hockey, so the roots are deep. … It’s something that we can latch onto as having been ours from the start. … So there’s that. Then the qualities of the game: the fact that we huddle against the cold, the fact that it makes us winter warriors, which is kind of representative of where we choose to live. Pierre Berton used to always say that y
  
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• Analysis: Meehan's Facebook folly shows why new politicians need to grow thick backbones

  02-11-2018 23:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  The bus didn’t show up on time and it’s the councillor’s fault.
  The local library branch, under maintenance, was closed for a day and the councillor should suffer for it in the next election.
  The plow hasn’t come yet and a sprinkling of snow has already accumulated on the neighbourhood streets, but surely the councillor’s street is pristine.
  And don’t councillors know that residents pay taxes?
  How are you going to respond, newbies?
  Really, Carol Anne Meehan mi
  
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• UPDATED: Deceased Quebec worker still trapped in buried excavator

  02-11-2018 22:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  FARRELLTON, Que. — Rescuers were still working Friday on a plan to safely free the body of a man who died when his high hoe was buried by a landslide at a West Quebec sandpit more than 24 hours earlier.
  First responders had mere minutes to confirm that the unidentified man was dead when they were called to the scene near Farrellton on Thursday morning.
  Police said Friday afternoon that the body might not be recovered before the beginning of next week. The responsibility for that rests with
  
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• Theresa Kavanagh talks about working well with others and the joy of the race

  02-11-2018 22:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  Theresa Kavanagh was working at home raising two young boys when she dove into politics, running for the NDP in the federal riding of Ottawa West in 1988.
  There was a buzz around the party, she recalls. Leader Ed Broadbent was popular. “It was an exciting time.”
  Kavanagh lost that race to veteran city councillor Marlene Catterall, a Liberal.
  No hard feelings, though. Thirty years later, Catterall endorsed Kavanagh in her successful bid for a city council seat representing Bay Ward.
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• AUDIO: Hockey Night in Canada's @RonMacLeanHTH talks @hometownhockey_ coming to Nepean this weekend. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-11-2018 22:37 via twitter.com
  AUDIO: Hockey Night in Canada's @RonMacLeanHTH talks @hometownhockey_ coming to Nepean this weekend. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Victim's family angered by not guilty verdict in dangerous driving trial

  02-11-2018 22:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  Andy Nevin’s father muttered “disgrace” as he walked out of the courtroom while Justice Catherine Aitken was still in the midst of reading her verdict.
  The judge found Deinsberg St-Hilaire, 42, not guilty of dangerous driving causing Nevin’s death on June 28, 2015, and not guilty of failing to remain at the scene of the collision that killed the cyclist and father of two.
  St-Hilaire had already pleaded guilty to a related charge of obstructing the police investigation int
  
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• Jean Machine to close down all 24 of its stores by the end of February. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  02-11-2018 22:05 via twitter.com
  Jean Machine to close down all 24 of its stores by the end of February.ottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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• Don't take stairs on Parliament Hill — They're closed until at least spring

  02-11-2018 21:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  An outdoor staircase leading down the back of Parliament Hill to the river, already closed since the start of summer, will stay closed for a few more months.
  The stairs themselves are in top shape. But there’s construction work going on near the top of the staircase, and that means the stairs have to be fenced off at the top.
  Public Services and Procurement Canada announced at the beginning of June that the stairs would be closed for at least the summer and possibly longer. On Friday, they
  
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• 'I don’t really care who gets killed': SIU report details fatal 2017 crash in Arnprior, clears police officers

  02-11-2018 21:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  The driver of a stolen pickup truck was threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend’s family and others while engaged in a high-speed chase with police that ended in a crash that killed a 65-year-old woman last year, Ontario’s provincial police watchdog says.
  “I don’t really care who gets killed but I thought I’d target one family,” the driver of the pickup — identified in the SIU report only as “Complainant 2” — is alleged to have
  
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• Purchase of three icebreakers turns Canada's August trade surplus into a deficit. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  02-11-2018 21:35 via twitter.com
  Purchase of three icebreakers turns Canada's August trade surplus into a deficit.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Government employee accused of selling trade exam answers to failed applicants. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  02-11-2018 21:05 via twitter.com
  Government employee accused of selling trade exam answers to failed applicants.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…
  
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• Two roofers charged with fraud after dozens of complaints

  02-11-2018 20:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  After dozens of complaints, Ottawa police fraud investigators have charged two roofers with pocketing money but leaving dozens of roofing jobs unfinished.
  The woman and man are the owner and an employee of Ottawa Permanent Roofing, police said.
  Hanan El Badry, 27, of Ottawa and Hugh Arnold, 61, of Kelowna, are charged with 45 counts of fraud over $5,000.
  El Badry is the owner. Police said Arnold also sometimes used the name Anthony El Badry. He was arrested by the RCMP in Kelowna and is now in c
  
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• Selfie shtick: Instagram-friendly 'pop-up experiences' reach new heights in Canada. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  02-11-2018 20:35 via twitter.com
  Selfie shtick: Instagram-friendly 'pop-up experiences' reach new heights in Canada.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…
  
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• Man found not guilty of dangerous driving causing death in case of cyclist Andy Nevin

  02-11-2018 20:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  Deinsberg St-Hilaire was found not guilty on counts of dangerous driving causing death and failing to remain at the scene, after cyclist Andy Nevin was struck by St-Hilaire’s truck early in the morning on June 28, 2015.
  Justice Catherine Aitken rendered the decision Friday following closing arguments earlier this week from Crown prosecutors Lisa Miles and Julian Daller, and from St-Hilaire’s defence lawyer Eric Granger.
  St-Hilaire tearfully testified in his own defence at t
  
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• Mayor Watson makes peace in Twitter war, says he will unblock people

  02-11-2018 20:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  Mayor Jim Watson has ended a legal Twitter war with three of his critics by acceding to their contention that his is a public account, not a private one.
  The three plaintiffs — law professor Emilie Taman, Dylan Penner of the Council of Canadians and James Hutt of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers — alleged in a lawsuit that Watson had infringed their constitutional right to freedom of expression by blocking them from his official Twitter account, which they said was a public accou
  
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• Ottawa movie enthusiast Keith Whittier sits down with @rick_gibbons to review Beautiful Boy, Johnny English Strikes… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-11-2018 20:09 via twitter.com
  Ottawa movie enthusiast Keith Whittier sits down with @rick_gibbons to review Beautiful Boy, Johnny English Strikes… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• JAL pilot admits being almost 10 times over alcohol limit. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  02-11-2018 20:05 via twitter.com
  JAL pilot admits being almost 10 times over alcohol limit.ottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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• UPDATED: Responders attempt to free deceased worker trapped in buried excavator

  02-11-2018 19:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  FARRELLTON, Que. — Rescuers were working on a plan Friday to safely free the body of a man who died when his high hoe was buried by a landslide at a West Quebec sandpit more than 24 hours earlier.
  First responders had had mere minutes to confirm that the unidentified man was dead when they were called to the scene near Farrellton Thursday morning. On Friday they were awaiting soil experts so no one else would get hurt in a recovery effort.
  How the tragedy happened is under investigation by
  
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• Gatineau police seize handgun, 11 kilos of marijuana in raid

  02-11-2018 19:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  Gatineau police seized 11 kilos of illegal marijuana and a nine mm handgun in a raid Friday morning on St. Joseph Boulevard in the city’s Hull sector.
  The raid, which included the police SWAT squad and canine unit, followed a one-week investigation.
  Also seized was $3,260 in cash and a quantity of ammunition.
  A 29-year-old Gatineau man is expected to be charged with a number of counts including possession of a weapon and trafficking.ALSO IN THE NEWS:
  Driver escapes injury after car hits Th
  
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• A Goodwill worker collecting clothes and other items at a Texas sorting centre was surprised to find an albino pyth… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-11-2018 19:35 via twitter.com
  A Goodwill worker collecting clothes and other items at a Texas sorting centre was surprised to find an albino pyth… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Listen to @_MarkSutcliffe's conversation with @sensfoundation President Danielle Robinson. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  02-11-2018 19:29 via twitter.com
  Listen to @_MarkSutcliffe's conversation with @sensfoundation President Danielle Robinson. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…
  
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• Don't take the stairs on Parliament Hill — it's closed until at least next spring

  02-11-2018 19:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  An outdoor staircase leading down the back of Parliament Hill to the river, already closed since the start of summer, will stay closed for a few more months.
  The stairs themselves are in top shape. But there’s construction work going on near the top of the staircase, and that means the stairs have to be fenced off at the top.
  Public Services and Procurement Canada announced at the beginning of June that the stairs would be closed for at least the summer and possibly longer. On Friday, they
  
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• 23-year-old Ottawa woman charged in connection with human trafficking case

  02-11-2018 17:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 23-year-old Ottawa woman has been charged in connection with an ongoing human trafficking investigation that was sparked in September when a woman in her early 20s came forward to police.
  In October, police charged Miguel Ortiz, 28, of Ottawa — who is also known several aliases including “Angel” and “Diablo” — with multiple human trafficking and related offences. He was also charged with pointing a firearm, possessing a weapon for committing an offence,
  
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• The @rick_gibbons Show for Friday, November 2nd: 1:08: @David_Moscrop 1:17: @_deepakanand 1:30: @JennaSudds 1:45:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-11-2018 16:53 via twitter.com
  The @rick_gibbons Show for Friday, November 2nd: 1:08: @David_Moscrop 1:17: @_deepakanand 1:30: @JennaSudds 1:45:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• OPP on the lookout for kids doing good deeds

  02-11-2018 16:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  It’s dubbed Operation Heat but it’s aimed at the heart.
  OPP officers across the province will be on the lookout for kids performing acts of kindness during Crime Prevention Week Nov. 4-10.
  They’ll be rewarded with tickets they can redeem for a hot drink at Circle K stores for doing a good deed, taking part in community activities, demonstrating neighbourhood pride or observing school crossing rules.
  Officers may also offer them as ice-breakers as they chat with kids in their pa
  
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• Eggertson: Six-per-cent solution on climate change isn't good enough

  02-11-2018 16:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  Many Canadians recognize that our climate is changing (not always warming; sometimes cooling too). Most of these realists understand that something must be done, and some hard-core believers even intend to take action that will minimize catastrophic climate change.
  While international agencies warn that the time for dramatic action is much shorter than previously believed, our federal politicians continue to want temperature rise limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius without cranking up our air conditi
  
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• Listen to @RonMacLeanHTH's conversation with @_MarkSutcliffe about @hometownhockey_ in Nepean this weekend. Of cour… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-11-2018 16:38 via twitter.com
  Listen to @RonMacLeanHTH's conversation with @_MarkSutcliffe about @hometownhockey_ in Nepean this weekend. Of cour… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Kurl: On carbon pricing, a polarized country retreats to its corners

  02-11-2018 16:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  As road trips go, the last few months of the Liberal journey toward implementing a price on carbon emissions from coast to coast has been rocky, crashing head-on into more than a handful of premiers over jurisdictional issues, and at risk of careening into the nearest ditch.
  But if nothing else, the Justin Trudeau government is fairly adept at course correction. Having pulled over to the side of the road (no doubt in an electric vehicle) and checked the political GPS, it now appears back on trac
  
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• Coming up at 11:30: @jonmuma joins @_MarkSutcliffe on the Calgary Olympic bid: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-11-2018 16:25 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:30:@jonmuma joins @_MarkSutcliffe on the Calgary Olympic bid: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Capital region jobless rate up slightly as employment, labour force shrink

  02-11-2018 16:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  The capital region’s jobless rate edged up to 4.6 per cent in October compared to 4.5 per cent in September, Statistics Canada reported Friday.
  The slight deterioration reflected a net loss of 2,200 jobs offset in part by a decline of 1,700 in the labour force, which includes people looking for work.
  This marks the eighth consecutive month in which the unemployment rate has been below five per cent, usually a sign of a healthy economy.
  The net drop in the number of jobs came entirely on th
  
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• Driver escapes injury after car hits The Brick

  02-11-2018 16:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  A driver escaped injury Friday morning after his vehicle slammed into the The Brick store at a shopping centre at West Hunt Club and Merivale roads.
  First responders were called to the scene shortly after 10 a.m. and found the car had smashed through the outer siding and caused damages to the store’s interior.
  Examination determined no structural damage to the building.
  There were no other injuries reported.
  Vehicle drove into the building at 565 West Hunt Club Rd. Jean Levac
  Vehicle drove
  
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• Coming up on the Ethics Lab @ 11 with @dk_munro & @_MarkSutcliffe: -Is it okay to run up a score in kids' sports?… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-11-2018 15:55 via twitter.com
  Coming up on the Ethics Lab @ 11 with @dk_munro & @_MarkSutcliffe:-Is it okay to run up a score in kids' sports?… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 10:45: @Senators Danielle Robinson joins @_MarkSutcliffe live: 📻: 1310 💻: bit.ly/2oQd8u1… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-11-2018 15:38 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10:45: @Senators Danielle Robinson joins @_MarkSutcliffe live: 📻: 1310 💻: bit.ly/2oQd8u1… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Responders attempt to free deceased worker trapped in buried excavator

  02-11-2018 15:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  Technical experts have been called to a worksite on Highway 105 north of Farrellton, near Wakefield, to try to find safe ways to extract a road worker buried in the cab of an excavator machine Thursday morning.
  The worker is dead, police said Friday.
  The accident occurred at about 10 a.m. Thursday when the worker was on the private property, about 30 kilometres north of Ottawa.
  The excavator was trapped in a landslide.
  “Given the precariousness of the site, responders were not able to extr
  
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• Switch out detector batteries when you fall back Sunday

  02-11-2018 15:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  Get ready to fall back.
  It’s a return to Standard Time at 2 a.m. Sunday.
  In March, we set our clocks ahead one hour to make for golden summer evenings. Then, in November, we switch them back to make autumn mornings extra dreary.
  Celebrate by switching out your smoke and carbon-monoxide detector batteries, the ever-chipper folks at the Ottawa Fire Service suggest.
  At least we get an extra hour of sleep.
  Zzzz…
  The weekend is almost here. And you know what that means? A little R&R&
  
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• Historic Moore Farm shuts down urban farming project in Gatineau

  02-11-2018 14:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  Too much clay and too few veggies have combined to end operations at the historic Moore Farm.
  For three years, the community co-op running the farm grew and sold fruits and vegetables, and rented out the distinctive white building on Taché Boulevard for social events. The property is leased from the National Capital Commission.
  But on Thursday the board of the co-op issued a statement that it can’t keep going.
  The board “must conclude with courage and regret that the cessation
  
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• Irving to build sixth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship

  02-11-2018 14:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan announced Friday that a sixth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship will be built for the Royal Canadian Navy at Irving Shipbuilding.
  The government had earlier committed to building five of the vessels.
  The construction of the sixth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) underscores the government’s commitment “to maximizing stable employment” for Irving Shipbuilding while providing equipment to the navy, Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Public Services a
  
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• Homes for the Holidays: Area homes don their seasonal best to raise funds for Hospice Care Ottawa

  02-11-2018 14:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  There’s something about going into your storage nook and pulling out your holiday décor. It’s full of nostalgia — remember that family dinner when…? Oh this was the year that…? It is, for many of us, the first step towards the holidays. Regardless of what or how you celebrate winter in your home, the seasonal decorating part is often anticipated, and is usually a bit more enjoyable than braving the malls to find an elusive gift, or stressing over how you&rs
  
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• Police investigate report of needle in Halloween candy bar - Ottawa Citizen

  02-11-2018 14:01
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  Police investigate report of needle in Halloween candy bar
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  They took the call at about 6 p.m. Thursday, Cons. Chuck Benoit said, but for now are not specifying the location further. “We have seized the candy and we are looking into it,” Benoit said, adding that while police have concluded some similar reports ...and more »
  
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• POLL: Is it time for Ontario to scrap Daylight Saving Time?

  02-11-2018 13:44 via twitter.com
  POLL: Is it time for Ontario to scrap Daylight Saving Time?
  
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• BREAKING: Economy added 11,200 jobs in October, unemployment rate slips to 5.8%

  02-11-2018 13:38 via twitter.com
  BREAKING: Economy added 11,200 jobs in October, unemployment rate slips to 5.8%
  
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• Tornado aftermath: Red Cross announces new aid to victims

  02-11-2018 13:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  Six weeks after the storm, the Canadian Red Cross has announced that it will distribute cash for “immediate needs” to people who registered with the agency but still have not received financial help.
  Households affected by the Sept. 21 tornadoes will automatically get $600 for households of three or fewer people and $800 for households with four or more members.
  The agency will provide extra help for unexpected costs related to temporary accommodation, the removal of storm
  
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• Weather's looking wet, wet, wet. And chilly

  02-11-2018 13:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  Drizzle. Showers. Rain.
  This forecast has it all as long as you like it wet with just a single day without the risk of a drop in the next week.
  For Friday, Environment Canada expects periods of rain to switch to periods of drizzle in the morning with northwesterly winds at  20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light and a high of 6 C.
  Overnight, expect clouds, a 60 per cent chance of showers and a low of 4 C.
  Saturday is mainly cloudy with a 60 per cent chance of showers in the morning and early
  
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• QUESTION: Is it time for Ontario to scrap Daylight Saving Time? twitter.com/1310NEWS/statu…

  02-11-2018 13:04 via twitter.com
  QUESTION: Is it time for Ontario to scrap Daylight Saving Time? twitter.com/1310NEWS/statu…
  
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• #DaylightSavingTime ends this weekend; get an extra hour of sleep: bit.ly/2QeG7nN https://t.co/8adD3hPU2G

  02-11-2018 12:51 via twitter.com
  
  #DaylightSavingTime ends this weekend; get an extra hour of sleep: bit.ly/2QeG7nN https://t.co/8adD3hPU2G
  
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• Join @1310Andrew and @AdamHaga to help make a difference in men's health with @MovemberCA. Sign up and donate to he… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-11-2018 12:42 via twitter.com
  Join @1310Andrew and @AdamHaga to help make a difference in men's health with @MovemberCA. Sign up and donate to he… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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