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• Two people involved in a shooting in the Overbrook area bit.ly/2Db7WK3 https://t.co/anpLwgcAO9

  08-11-2018 23:58 via twitter.com
  
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• One person injured, one in custody following a reported gun incident in the Overbrook neighbourhood of the city.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-11-2018 23:47 via twitter.com
  One person injured, one in custody following a reported gun incident in the Overbrook neighbourhood of the city.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Clement admits to multiple acts of infidelity as long ago as last summer ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  08-11-2018 23:30 via twitter.com
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• Medical pot company plugs web security flaw but privacy concerns persist ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  08-11-2018 23:00 via twitter.com
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• Woman charged in connection with fatal ATV crash near Iroquois

  08-11-2018 22:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 21-year-old South Dundas woman has been charged in connection with fatal ATV collision near Iroquois in August.
  Jasmine Saunders, 18, died in hospital on Oct. 28 as a result of injuries she suffered in the Aug. 17 crash, OPP said in a media release last week.
  Saunders was one of three people aboard an eastbound ATV at 12:13 a.m., Aug 17, when it went off Broken Second Road and rolled over into a ditch between Marine Station Road and County Road 1 in South Dundas Township.
  Everyone aboard was t
  
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• Recently upgraded brakes on the bus apparently caused the fumes that sicked some children this morning. Many of the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-11-2018 22:47 via twitter.com
  Recently upgraded brakes on the bus apparently caused the fumes that sicked some children this morning. Many of the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Hydro One Q3 profit drops to $194 million from last year's strong results. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  08-11-2018 22:35 via twitter.com
  Hydro One Q3 profit drops to $194 million from last year's strong results.ottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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• Q & A: People pitch water taxis and woonerfs for ByWard Market public spaces

  08-11-2018 22:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  City planner Jill Savage and her project team had an open door on Thursday for anyone to make a pitch on the future of the ByWard Market’s public spaces.
  The city is taking a close look at the tourist district to understand how public spaces function today and how people would like to see them change. A design plan will create a blueprint for the city to follow.
  Savage, the project manager on the study, which started in the summer, said it’s the time to make the market a priority, co
  
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• UPDATE: Crews retrieve body of worker from Quebec sandpit

  08-11-2018 21:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  Quebec officials say they have recovered the body of a man who was buried in a sandpit on Nov. 1.
  The 31-year-old man was operating an excavator at a sandpit near Highway 105 at Farrellton when a large amount of sand slid down from the wall of the pit, burying him and his machine.
  Police for MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais posted an online update at about 3:30 p.m. Thursday, confirming that the body had been recovered.
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• Sedan flips on Uplands Drive in afternoon crash

  08-11-2018 21:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  A sedan flipped and landed on its side in a ditch in a crash involving a fuel truck on Uplands Drive Thursday afternoon.
  One person was transported to the hospital with minor injuries, paramedics said.
  Police, who called to the scene at 1:52 p.m., closed the roadway between West Hunt Club and Research Private while they investigated.
  Firefighters were called in to free a person who was trapped inside the Hyundai sedan but were able to extract them through the vehicle’s sunroof by 2:07 p.m.
  
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• Dassault makes it official – Rafale is out of Canadian competition

  08-11-2018 20:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  Dassault Aviation has officially confirmed to Agence France-Presse that the firm has pulled out of Canada’s future fighter program. The company had planned to offer the Rafale but decided against competing the aircraft because of the extensive Canadian requirements for interoperability with U.S. forces, according to a number of news reports, citing sources.
  Public Services and Procurement Canada stated Wednesday that “we have not been officially notified of any supplier’s inten
  
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• UPDATE: Crews en route to remove buried worker from Quebec sandpit

  08-11-2018 20:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  Quebec officials say they have now been cleared to enter the site and recover the body of a man who was buried in a sandpit last Thursday.
  The 31-year-old man was operating an excavator at a sandpit near Highway 105 at Farrellton when a large amount of sand slid down from the wall of the pit, burying him and his machine.
  “Our inspectors are at the site,” Alain Trudel of the province’s Committee on Standards, Equity, Health and Safety said early Thursday.
  He said they were
  
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• EU envoy says 'much more work' needed to clinch Brexit deal. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  08-11-2018 20:35 via twitter.com
  EU envoy says 'much more work' needed to clinch Brexit deal.ottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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• Ottawa police link black SUV to daytime burglaries in Barrhaven

  08-11-2018 20:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  A black Mazda SUV that police asked the public to help them find after a “suspicious incident” in Barrhaven has now been linked to a string of daylight break and enters.
  Police believe the vehicle, with Ontario licence plate CAMB974, is tied to burglaries targeting jewelry, cash and small electronics.
  Anyone who spots the SUV, or suspicious activity, is asked to call west criminal investigations at 613-236-1222 ext 2666.
  Police added a safety tip: “hide your valuables at home,
  
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• Workers set off stubborn fire at damaged Gatineau high school

  08-11-2018 20:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  Construction work is being blamed for a fire Thursday morning at Gatineau’s École secondaire Mont-Bleu, already closed due to a fire that broke out during the September tornadoes.
  Gatineau firefighters were called to the scene shortly before 10 a.m. to battle flames in a roof area at the rear of the building.
  The fire was apparently set by workers uses welding torches.
  Although the final report has not been completed, firefighting operations were said to be hampered by strong winds
  
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• Google reforms sexual misconduct rules. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  08-11-2018 20:05 via twitter.com
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• Update from MRC des Collines Police on the recovery of the body of an excavator operator buried in a quarry north o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-11-2018 20:03 via twitter.com
  Update from MRC des Collines Police on the recovery of the body of an excavator operator buried in a quarry north o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• .@ottawapolice update 'suspicious vehicle' BOLO from Wednesday afternoon. Vehicle sought is associated with an inve… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-11-2018 19:51 via twitter.com
  .@ottawapolice update 'suspicious vehicle' BOLO from Wednesday afternoon. Vehicle sought is associated with an inve… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Fraudster impersonating 'Mission to a Million' teen

  08-11-2018 19:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  A Stittsville teen fulfilled his goal to raise $1 million to make other kids’ dreams come true but it’s become a nightmare as fraudsters impersonate him on Instagram looking for donations.
  “I’m so sad this is happening,” Tysen Lefebvre told followers on Thursday via social media.
  The 18-year-old said that a fraudster is sending private messages asking for money – something Lefebvre has never done. Instead, his website missiontoamillion.ca brings visitors
  
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• Former Conservative M-P Tony Clement has posted a letter to his constituents admitting he has engaged in more than… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-11-2018 19:40 via twitter.com
  Former Conservative M-P Tony Clement has posted a letter to his constituents admitting he has engaged in more than… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Grand jury indicts captain of tourist boat in Missouri. ottawamatters.com/world-news/gra…

  08-11-2018 19:35 via twitter.com
  Grand jury indicts captain of tourist boat in Missouri.ottawamatters.com/world-news/gra…
  
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• Police in Quebec warn of online sexual extortion linked to popular Fortnite game. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  08-11-2018 19:05 via twitter.com
  Police in Quebec warn of online sexual extortion linked to popular Fortnite game.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Keenan: MPs, this isn't the veterans' care you envisioned, is it?

  08-11-2018 19:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  Many parliamentarians are preparing this week for what, to me, is a very special day: November 11. I surmise that they will ensure their best somber suit or dress has been dry-cleaned; their shiny government limousine booked; and a discreet bottle of skin sanitizer available in case they have to shake some hands. I envision that their final preparations will include standing in front of an ornate mirror in their plush government offices, pinning on a poppy and practising their most sincere &ldqu
  
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• Originally a call simply to announce the end of the day, the Last Post has become a powerful and ubiquitous song of remembrance

  08-11-2018 18:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  The tune has only five notes throughout, yet most people will recognize it by the time they hear the second one — a G half-note that follows the opening C quarter-note — an open fifth.
  As written, the music is in quick time, but it’s usually played much more slowly and solemnly. And that second note, the G, tied to another, shorter G that follows it, should last three times as long as the opening C. Except it doesn’t. Most musicians hold it even longer, to allow the mourn
  
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• Overheated brakes blamed for school bus fumes that sickened 15 elementary students

  08-11-2018 18:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  Overheated brakes on a school bus are being blamed for noxious fumes that sent 15 elementary school children to hospital for assessment Thursday morning.
  “Overheated brakes … are the probable cause of the nausea and respiratory problems suffered by the 15 children from Lamoureux school,” the Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est said in a tweet.
  Paramedics reported that up to 40 children were aboard the bus as it arrived at the school on Kaladar Avenue in the Rid
  
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• Coming up at 12:30: @DrRob_Thacker joins @_MarkSutcliffe for a weekly Science Segment 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-11-2018 18:28 via twitter.com
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• Central East Catholic School Board reps say the smell form overheating brakes on the bus probably caused the outbre… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-11-2018 18:17 via twitter.com
  Central East Catholic School Board reps say the smell form overheating brakes on the bus probably caused the outbre… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Renovation Transformation: Rockcliffe Park metamorphosis wins big at GOHBA Housing Design Awards

  08-11-2018 18:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  When your house sits across the street from high-tech tycoon Michael Cowpland’s multi-million dollar gold-windowed mansion it can be hard to stand out.
  But after a lengthy renovation 263 Soper Place in Rockcliffe Park is making a statement of its own.
  Just last month, Project1 Studio and Novera Homes won in the category Renovation $500,001 and over at the Greater Ottawa Homebuilders’ Association Housing Design Awards for this project.
  Both Ryan Koolwine, President of Project1 Studio,
  
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• Kingston woman bilks granny of $13,000, threatens to cut mom's throat

  08-11-2018 18:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 32-year-old Kingston woman has surrendered to police on accusations she defrauded her grandmother of $13,000 then threatened to cut her mother’s throat.
  The investigation began in July when the grandmother reported fraudulent transactions from her bank accounts. In January, she’d asked her granddaughter for help managing her finances, but the granddaughter had stopped returning her calls and was nowhere to be found.
  In October, the mother of the suspect spotted her daught
  
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• Two dead among rash of wrong-way driving incidents: OPP

  08-11-2018 18:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  The OPP is asking motorists to call 911 when they spot wrong-way drivers after a rash of incidents that have led to five crashes and killed two people in the last month.
  From Oct. 5 to Nov. 5, the force responded to 25 cases of vehicles travelling towards oncoming traffic. There have been 207 such cases this year so far compared to 182 in all of 2017.
  A dozen charges have been laid in the recent incidents, including two impaired driving charges.
  Motorists who spot a wrong-way driver should immed
  
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• Coming up at 11:15: @laura_dudas, @tm_kavanagh and @ShawnMenard1 join @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss councillor bootc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-11-2018 17:13 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:15: @laura_dudas, @tm_kavanagh and @ShawnMenard1 join @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss councillor bootc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 10:45: Former Much Music VJ & actor @mattawells joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss his new movie… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-11-2018 16:43 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10:45: Former Much Music VJ & actor @mattawells joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss his new movie… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• UPDATE: 15 children between 6 and 12 y/o taken to hospital in stable condition after being exposed to an unknown su… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-11-2018 16:22 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: 15 children between 6 and 12 y/o taken to hospital in stable condition after being exposed to an unknown su… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• First-degree murder charge laid in death of Rockland man, 75

  08-11-2018 15:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 73-year-old man faces a first-degree murder charge in the death Tuesday of a 75-year-old who died in hospital after police responded to morning gunfire at a Clarence-Rockland home.
  In a release Thursday morning, provincial police announced that Richard Fortin is charged with killing Paul Jobin. It was the first time that police identified both men.
  Fortin next appears in court in L’Original Nov. 13. Police did not say when he made his first court appearance.
  Police, paramedics and f
  
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• Next on the 10 O'Clock Talk: @LMartinWashDC, @1310JasonWhite & @David_Moscrop join @_MarkSutcliffe live: 📻: 13… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-11-2018 15:56 via twitter.com
  Next on the 10 O'Clock Talk: @LMartinWashDC,@1310JasonWhite & @David_Moscrop join @_MarkSutcliffe live: 📻: 13… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Bublé's new tour hits Canadian Tire Centre July 30

  08-11-2018 15:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  Tickets are on sale for a show July 30 by Canadian crooner Michael Bublé at the Canadian Tire Centre.
  The winner of a number of Grammy Awards took a break from performing beginning in 2016 when his then-three-year-old son was diagnosed with cancer. The child is now in remission following chemotherapy and other treatment.
  He returned to the stage in August in Europe. Bublé’s 11-city Canadian tour will kick off in his home town of Vancouver April 12.
  Tickets can be purchased by
  
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• Hazmat team on the scene of a possible gas leak at an elementary school on Kaladar Ave. Kaladar is closed from Bro… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-11-2018 15:48 via twitter.com
  Hazmat team on the scene of a possible gas leak at an elementary school on Kaladar Ave.Kaladar is closed from Bro… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Adam: Jim Watson sees no major conflicts with new Ottawa council

  08-11-2018 15:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  For all those who expect fireworks at City Hall following the election of seven new councillors, Mayor Jim Watson has a message: Don’t hold your breath.
  Watson says the idea that a divided or emboldened council would take the fight to him, or clip his wings, is overblown. He says that both returning councillors and newcomers are closer on the issues facing the city than people think.
  In a post-election interview on what he learned during the campaign, the big issues facing the city and the
  
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• Deer snarls traffic on eastbound Hwy 417 near Canadian Tire Centre

  08-11-2018 14:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  The OPP warned Thursday morning that a deer on eastbound Highway 417 east of Eagleson Road caused traffic delays in the area.
  At about 7 a.m., the city’s traffic centre reported that a collision had blocked one left lane and was snarling traffic between Eagleson Road and Moodie Drive.
  Paramedics report they were not called to the scene. The incident was reported cleared at 7:38 a.m.
  Soon after, the fire department reported it was heading to a two-vehicle crash on Maitland Avenue at Hwy. 41
  
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• Police in the upper Ottawa Valley are investigating after a body was discovered inside a home ottawamatters.com/local-news/bod…

  08-11-2018 13:39 via twitter.com
  Police in the upper Ottawa Valley are investigating after a body was discovered inside a homeottawamatters.com/local-news/bod…
  
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• 'Balmy' today, but frosty overnight, snow Friday

  08-11-2018 13:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  Thursday is a relatively balmy 7 C with mixed skies and a 30 per cent chance of showers but dig out that toque: Friday’s forecast is frosty and features 2 cm of the white stuff.
  Environment Canada is predicting a low of -4 C (which will feel like -6 due to the wind) overnight then periods of snow beginning Friday morning and switching to rain or snow Friday night. The low is expected to be 2 C.
  Saturday is expected to be cloudy, but dry, with a high of 3 C and low of -8 C under clearing sk
  
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• Whitby man facing charges in house explosion. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  08-11-2018 13:33 via twitter.com
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• Police looking for SUV involved in a 'suspicious incident' in Barrhaven yesterday. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-11-2018 13:05 via twitter.com
  Police looking for SUV involved in a 'suspicious incident' in Barrhaven yesterday. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Bradley and Luloff: Let's support our veterans battling PTSD

  08-11-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  During Veterans’ Week, Canadians reflect on the service and sacrifice of members of the Canadian Armed Forces. This year, we are encouraging everyone to do more. We are asking Canadians to recognize and rally around veterans who have returned from conflict bearing invisible scars.
  These unseen wounds have been characterized in many ways over the years. From the “shell shock” after the First World War to the “battle fatigue” following Second World War, the emotional
  
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• BREAKING: 13 people are dead after a mass shooting at a California bar. ottawamatters.com/world-news/13-… https://t.co/MRSERKmIzo

  08-11-2018 12:17 via twitter.com
  
  BREAKING: 13 people are dead after a mass shooting at a California bar. ottawamatters.com/world-news/13-… https://t.co/MRSERKmIzo
  
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• 'You don't have justice if you don't have access to a lawyer': Legal Help Centre to close

  08-11-2018 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  The woman had taken time off from her job at a fast-food restaurant because of an illness. When she returned to work, her boss said she had quit and wouldn’t back up her claim for employment insurance. With no money for pay for a lawyer or knowledge of how to navigate the legal system, she was in a tough spot.
  The woman went to the Legal Help Centre at the Ottawa courthouse.
  “I just called the employment insurance office and it was fixed there and then,” says lawyer David Scott
  
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• WEATHER: @jilltaylor680's forecast for Ottawa today - Sun and cloud Guaranteed high 7 This evening: Clear. T… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-11-2018 11:24 via twitter.com
  WEATHER:@jilltaylor680's forecast for Ottawa today - Sun and cloudGuaranteed high 7This evening: Clear. T… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Police hunt for Mazda SUV after 'suspicious incident' in Barrhaven

  08-11-2018 02:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police have asked the public to watch for a black Mazda SUV that was involved in a “suspicious incident” in Barrhaven.
  Police did not describe the precise nature of the incident, but anyone seeing the SUV was urged to call west criminal investigations at 613-236-1222 ext 2666.
  The vehicle carried Ontario plates CAMB974.
  
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• MEC CEO David Labistour to step down in June after 11 years with the company ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  08-11-2018 02:30 via twitter.com
  MEC CEO David Labistour to step down in June after 11 years with the companyottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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• A mysterious eye disease is wiping out house finches

  08-11-2018 02:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  Bird lovers who count birds at backyard feeders and send the results to scientists are keeping an extra sharp watch for a disease that has cut the number of house finches by about half.
  The infectious eye disease that appeared in 1994 has mutated into a more powerful bug, and is spreading to new finch species.
  House finches, purple finches, goldfinches and evening grosbeaks are all affected now by “house finch eye disease,” says the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
  The disease was first r
  
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