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• Big LRT update Wednesday could provide another launch date. At least they've found the computers.

  13-11-2018 23:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Rideau Transit Group says it has found the two train computers that, according to the City of Ottawa, went missing while the builder was trying to get the Confederation Line LRT up and running.
  When the city revealed in September that the $2.1-billion LRT system wouldn’t be ready for a Nov. 2 handover from RTG, staff said the builder had lost track of two Thales on-board control computers, leading to a second missed deadline in six months. It irked the city when staff found out in late
  
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• Phoenix Pay: PSAC members may see change in union dues this week as system's backlog decreases

  13-11-2018 23:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  This week marks two points of progress in the bid to repair the Phoenix Pay system.
  Public Services and Procurement Canada revealed Tuesday the backlog of pay transactions affecting federal government employees had declined to 303,000 on Oct. 31. This marked the ninth straight pay period during which the department processed more pay transactions than it received — last Jan. 24, the backlog was a hefty 384,000.
  During the latest pay period, which covered six weeks, government pay officials
  
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• Law protecting 'revenge porn' victims introduced in Newfoundland and Labrador ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  13-11-2018 23:30 via twitter.com
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• Tree Canada looks for support to replace trees destroyed by tornadoes

  13-11-2018 23:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  Tree Canada, a national not-for-profit tree-planting charity, is hoping to replace as many trees as possible in the Ottawa-Gatineau area following the devastation caused by the half dozen tornadoes that touched down in the area almost eight weeks ago.
  The organization’s #OperationReLeaf program is working in conjunction with the cities of Ottawa and Gatineau to provide funding for homeowners, landowners and institutions to replace destroyed trees. To reach that goal, Tree Canada is encoura
  
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• Ottawa sees first flu death of the season

  13-11-2018 23:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  With the season just beginning, Ottawa has already recorded its first influenza-related death.
  The death earlier this month of the unidentified person over 65 is a sharp reminder that flu can be deadly, especially for seniors and those with compromised immune systems, say public health officials.
  “If you have an older person in your life, the best way to protect them is to get the flu vaccine,” said Lorette Dupuis, program manager of the immunization program at Ottawa Public Health.
  
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• Post office suspends service guarantees as more rotating strikes strand packages ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  13-11-2018 23:00 via twitter.com
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• Would you care if a cannabis farm was starting up near your home? #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  13-11-2018 22:53 via twitter.com
  Would you care if a cannabis farm was starting up near your home? #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…
  
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• SIU probes Remembrance Day death of wreath-layer, 87, after OPP officer unable to revive her

  13-11-2018 22:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  On Sunday, Bobbie McCormack laid a wreath at the cenotaph as a mark of respect to those who sacrificed, like her late husband, Jack, one of 26,000 Canadians who fought in the Korean War.
  A photo shows the 87-year-old braving the cold in her Royal Canadian Legion beret, scarlet cloak and matching her poppy earrings.
  It would be her last Remembrance Day.
  McCormack collapsed at the service in Clayton, near her home in Almonte, and could not be revived, despite what her family hails as the best effo
  
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• Carleton University profs named Canada Research Chairs in Indigenous art and climate change. ottawamatters.com/local-news/car…

  13-11-2018 22:35 via twitter.com
  Carleton University profs named Canada Research Chairs in Indigenous art and climate change.ottawamatters.com/local-news/car…
  
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• Going out best bets, Nov. 15 to 21

  13-11-2018 22:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  Hip hop
  The captivating young man in the yellow shirt at last weekend’s After The Storm benefit concert was Ottawa’s Cody Coyote. It was the latest in a series of terrific performances for the Ojibwe singer-songwriter/rapper and producer, who’s also becoming a convincing motivational speaker with a compelling personal story. Music helped him heal after being bullied in high school, while reclaiming his cultural traditions helped him renounce gang life and stay sober. He’s
  
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• Workers at Quebec's liquor monopoly threaten 3-day strike starting Friday. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  13-11-2018 22:05 via twitter.com
  Workers at Quebec's liquor monopoly threaten 3-day strike starting Friday.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…
  
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• Ottawa Humane Society seeks owner of 'sweet' dog who may not survive injuries

  13-11-2018 21:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa Humane Society is trying to reunite a badly injured young dog who was hit by a car Friday with its family, even as they fear the animal “may not pull through.”
  The female Rottweiler-cross was admitted to the Alta Vista Animal Hospital after being found on Heron Road near Mooney’s Bay by a Good Samaritan and transferred to the OHS the next day.
  Vets are providing care, but describe the dog’s injuries as severe.
  “This is a young, sweet dog,” OHS
  
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• Book recounts colourful history of Gatineau Park's cross-country ski trails

  13-11-2018 20:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  One hundred years, 200 kilometres, 164 pages.
  The numbers tell the tale of cross-country skiing in Gatineau Park, whose history is documented in a new book by author and avid skier, Malcolm Hunter.
  The book, The Trail Beckons: 100 years of Cross-Country Skiing in the Gatineau, had its official launch Tuesday at Crichton Lodge, the Rockcliffe Park home of Norway’s Ambassador to Canada, Anne Kari H. Ovind.
  Hunter, who skied for Canada at the 1972 Winter Olympics and is a past director o
  
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• Seven suspects, including five youths, arrested in cellphone thefts

  13-11-2018 19:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  A quick stop by Ottawa patrol officers has resulted in charges against seven males, including five young offenders, in connection with a series of cellphone threats in the city’s west end.
  Police said the suspects in the case used online classified ads to pose as potential purchasers of cellphones. When the suspects met with the would-be sellers, they would ask to examine the device and then  flee.
  Patrol units were alerted to one such interaction on Nov. 11 and arrested the seven sus
  
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• Man charged with attempted murder in Nov. 8 shooting in Overbrook

  13-11-2018 19:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police have charged a Cornwall-area man with attempted murder in connection with a shooting last week on Queen Mary Street in Overbrook.
  A shooting was reported in the area at about 4:04 p.m. Nov. 8. After an investigation, police arrested one man near the scene of the shooting. That man has not been charged, police said Tuesday.
  Police later learned that a man was at a nearby hospital with gunshot injuries, which police linked to the incident near Overbrook.
  Steve Percy, the shooting vic
  
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• Denley: Efficiency alone won't balance Ontario's budget

  13-11-2018 18:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario Treasury Board President Peter Bethlenfalvy is the guy with the unenviable task of trying to make the provincial government more efficient. His results will go a long way towards determining the success, or failure, of the Ford government’s attempt to eliminate a $15-billion deficit.
  That’s a subject we will hear more about later this week, when Finance Minister Vic Fedeli releases his first review of the province’s financial situation.
  While Bethlenfalvy will focus mor
  
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• SIU probes Remembrance Day death of wreath-layer, 87, when OPP unable to revive her

  13-11-2018 17:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  On Sunday, Bobbie McCormack laid a wreath at the cenotaph as a mark of respect to those who sacrificed, like her late husband Jack, one of 26,000 Canadians who fought in the Korean War.
  A photo shows the 87-year-old braving the cold in her Royal Canadian Legion beret, scarlet cloak matching her poppy earrings.
  It would be her last Remembrance Day.
  McCormack collapsed at the service in Clayton, near her home in Almonte, and could not be revived despite what her family hails as the best efforts of
  
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• SIU probes death of woman, 87, being aided by OPP officer

  13-11-2018 17:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  The province’s civilian police watchdog is investigating the death of an 87-year-old woman who was aided by an OPP officer when she collapsed at a Remembrance Day ceremony.
  The woman went into medical distress at the event in Clayton, about 70 km southwest of Ottawa, around noon Sunday, the Special Investigations Unit said in a release Tuesday.
  An OPP officer in attendance started cardiopulmonary resuscitation and administered naloxone.
  The woman was taken to the hospital where she was pro
  
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• House Works: Your questions on buffing stainless steel, swinging doors, tiling bathroom walls

  13-11-2018 17:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  Stainless steel appliance finish 
  Q: Can I use an abrasive rubbing pad to create an even appearance on my scratched stainless steel dishwasher?
  A: Yes, your idea should work well. I’d use a 3M silicon carbide rubbing pad in the “fine” grade and see what happens when rubbed in a small area.
  I’ve used this sort of thing on metal and it creates a nice appearance. The trick is getting an even finish in areas with a handle or curves.
  You can put a hand-held sander on top
  
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• Man hurt when leg trapped between truck, trailer

  13-11-2018 17:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  A man was taken to the hospital in stable condition after his leg was trapped between a truck and trailer at a commercial site on Navan Road just after 9 a.m. Tuesday.
  Fire crews were called to Navan Road west of Pagé Road for reports that the person was trapped between the vehicle and trailer but he had been freed by the time they arrived.
  Paramedics, who were called in at 9:06 a.m., report that the man was trapped for about 10 minutes and suffered an upper leg injury.
  They gave him morp
  
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• Coming up at 11:00 : @KeithEgli joins @_MarkSutcliffe to give an update on the tornado relief efforts. 📻: 1310… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-11-2018 16:57 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:00 : @KeithEgli joins @_MarkSutcliffe to give an update on the tornado relief efforts. 📻: 1310… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• CNN has sued US President Donald Trump and are demanding that reporter Jim Acosta be allowed back in the White Hous… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-11-2018 16:35 via twitter.com
  CNN has sued US President Donald Trump and are demanding that reporter Jim Acosta be allowed back in the White Hous… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 10:30: @LumsdenNews joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss the Calgary Olympic Plebicite 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-11-2018 16:28 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10:30: @LumsdenNews joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss the Calgary Olympic Plebicite📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Cohen: The Democrats exceeded expectations in U.S. midterms

  13-11-2018 16:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  They were not finished counting the ballots in the eastern United States — and the polls were not even closed in the west — when the canard begin to take flight that the Democrats had blown the midterm elections.
  James Carville, the veteran political strategist, declared on CNN that this was “no blue wave.” So did host Jake Tapper. As the party’s stars seemed to falter in Florida, Georgia and Texas, this became conventional wisdom: The Democrats had underperformed.
  
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• Power restored for about 1,000 clients in Cumberland/Osgoode

  13-11-2018 16:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  Power was restored to about 1,000 clients, mostly single-family homes, after an outage in the Cumberland/Osgoode area Tuesday morning.
  Hydro Ottawa continues to to work to identify the cause of the outage in the “Ramsayville/ Anderson/ Farmers Way/ Mitch Owens/ Boundary area.”
  The utility gave no cause for the outage.ALSO IN THE NEWS:
  Weather: A few frigid nights, risk of more snow
  Early morning fire damages Craig Henry office
  Suspects IDed, charges pending in assault on Orléa
  
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• The SIU is investigating the death of an 87 year old woman near Mississippi Mills. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-11-2018 16:05 via twitter.com
  The SIU is investigating the death of an 87 year old woman near Mississippi Mills. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Denley: Mindless efficiency won't balance Ontario's budget

  13-11-2018 16:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario Treasury Board President Peter Bethlenfalvy is the guy with the unenviable task of trying to make the provincial government more efficient. His results will go a long way towards determining the success, or failure, of the Ford government’s attempt to eliminate a $15-billion deficit.
  That’s a subject we will hear more about later this week, when Finance Minister Vic Fedeli releases his first review of the province’s financial situation.
  While Bethlenfalvy will focus mor
  
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• Coming up on the 10 O'Clock Talk: @JulieBeun, @Justin_Ling & @SusanSherring join @_marksutcliffe: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-11-2018 15:56 via twitter.com
  Coming up on the 10 O'Clock Talk:@JulieBeun, @Justin_Ling & @SusanSherring join @_marksutcliffe: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• SIU probes death of woman, 87, aided by OPP officer

  13-11-2018 15:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  The province’s civilian police watchdog is investigating the death of an 87-year-old woman who was aided by an OPP officer when she collapsed at a Remembrance Day ceremony.
  The woman went into medical distress at the event in Clayton, about 70 km southwest of Ottawa, around noon Sunday, the Special Investigations Unit said in a release Tuesday.
  An OPP officer in attendance started cardiopulmonary resuscitation and administered naloxone.
  The woman was taken to the hospital where she was pro
  
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• Police charge inmate after guard assaulted at Millhaven penitentiary

  13-11-2018 15:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario Provincial Police have charged an inmate at the Millhaven Institution near Kingston after a corrections officer was assaulted at the penitentiary on Sept. 20.
  According to police, the assault left the officer with non-life threatening injuries. He was taken to hospital for further treatment.
  Police have charged Colton Ferguson, 28, with aggravated assault of a peace officer and possession of a weapon.
  Ferguson remains in police custody and is expected to appear at the Ontario Court of Ju
  
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• Suspects IDed, charges pending in assault on Orléans student, police say

  13-11-2018 14:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  Some suspects have been identified and charges are pending in the continuing investigation of an assault last week on a student near St. Peter High School in Orléans, police said Tuesday.
  A spokesman would not provide further details beyond that the suspects in the Thursday incident captured in a now-viral video are youths. They are not in custody.
  Police confirmed Friday that officers are investigating an incident in which a teen was beaten by several assailants until he’s left app
  
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• Beckwith Township residents voice concerns about proposed cannabis farm

  13-11-2018 14:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  More than 100 residents jammed into Beckwith Township’s municipal offices Monday night, eager to get information and voice their concerns about plans by a cannabis company to set up operations in their neighbourhood.
  Burnstown Farms Cannabis Company is seeking approval of its site plan application for a 50-acre parcel of land on Ferguson Road. The company says it expects to be growing 100,000 plants by 2020, which has numerous neighbours angry about potential odours, changes to the water t
  
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• Weather: A few frigid nights, risk of more snow

  13-11-2018 13:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  Too bad that blanket of fresh snow won’t keep us warm when it feels like -18 overnight.
  Get ready for some wintry weather.
  The snow should end Tuesday afternoon after 2 cm falls with northwesterly winds at 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon, Environment Canada predicts. The high should climb to just 1 C from a morning low of 0 C.
  The inclement weather was causing some problems in rural areas.
  Nov13@07:45 Run: 186E-AMT1 Delayed 30 minutes Affecting:OPEONGO H.S.
  — RCJTC (@RCJTC_Trans) Nov
  
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• Early morning fire damages Craig Henry office

  13-11-2018 13:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  An investigation continues into the cause of an overnight fire at a rental office overnight on Craig Henry Drive, near Knoxdale Road.
  Passersby saw smoke and flames coming from the building at about 2 a.m.
  Firefighters launched a quick attack in the windy conditions and the blaze was under control by about 2:30 a.m.
  There were no injuries, as the building was not occupied.
  Firefighters estimated damages at $200,000 to the building and contents.ALSO IN THE NEWS
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• Number of medically assisted deaths in Ontario increasing steadily, coroner says

  13-11-2018 13:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  Grievously ill people in Ontario — most of them cancer patients — are increasingly choosing to die with medical assistance to end their pain and suffering.
  Statistics from the Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario show that 2,118 people have died with medical assistance between June 2016 and September 2018.
  In the Ottawa census region, 181 people have opted for an assisted death since federal amendments to the Criminal Code made the practice legal.
  In Ontario, most of thos
  
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• Cameron Rogers is set to stand trial today for the murders of his parents. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/son… https://t.co/K1BztbXnXW

  13-11-2018 12:31 via twitter.com
  
  Cameron Rogers is set to stand trial today for the murders of his parents. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/son… https://t.co/K1BztbXnXW
  
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• Good morning #Ottawa! @DeniseWeatherTO's Ottawa Forecast: Morning snowfall, approx 2 - 5cm, windy with a guarantee… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-11-2018 12:13 via twitter.com
  Good morning #Ottawa!@DeniseWeatherTO's Ottawa Forecast: Morning snowfall, approx 2 - 5cm, windy with a guarantee… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Today's letters: Night driving, climate and land acknowledgements

  13-11-2018 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Drivers, turn on those rear lights
  Have any Ottawa drivers noticed other drivers not using their rear lights at night? Although most cars have daylight running lights (in the front) that come on automatically, this is not the case for a driver’s rear lights.
  I am shocked at the number of drivers on Ottawa’s main roads (including Highway 417) who do not have their rear lights on at night. During any given week it is not uncommon for me to notice four or five cars on the road that do n
  
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• $200,000 in damages to commercial building on Craig Henry overnight. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/ove… https://t.co/lgcxZPqACS

  13-11-2018 10:57 via twitter.com
  
  $200,000 in damages to commercial building on Craig Henry overnight. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/ove… https://t.co/lgcxZPqACS
  
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• Sajjan, Deputy Minister dig a deeper hole for themselves on $337,000 “party flight”

  13-11-2018 05:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  Conservative MPs last week peppered Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan with questions about the now infamous December 2017 Canadian Forces “Team Canada” tour.
  The tour, with VIPs who were supposed to boost the morale of military personnel deployed overseas, turned into a fiasco. Some VIPs on the RCAF flight to Greece and Latvia were drunk and abusive to the crew, in particular the military flight attendants. The VIP civilian passengers, including former NHL player Dave “Tiger&rdquo
  
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• Toronto stocks lower on broad-based decline, U.S. stocks also sink. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  13-11-2018 05:00 via twitter.com
  Toronto stocks lower on broad-based decline, U.S. stocks also sink.ottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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• 'Wave of sympathy' as visitation held in Montreal for ex-premier Bernard Landry. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  13-11-2018 04:00 via twitter.com
  'Wave of sympathy' as visitation held in Montreal for ex-premier Bernard Landry.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Beckwith Township residents crowd voice concerns about proposed cannabis farm

  13-11-2018 03:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  More than 100 residents jammed into Beckwith Township’s municipal offices Monday night, eager to get information and voice their concerns about plans by a cannabis company to set up operations in their neighbourhood.
  Burnstown Farms Cannabis Company is seeking approval of its site plan application for a 50-acre parcel of land on Ferguson Road. The company says it expects to be growing 100,000 plants by 2020, which has numerous neighbours angry about potential odours, changes to the water t
  
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• uOttawa students will vote on a new association to represent them, says administration

  13-11-2018 03:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  The controversy surrounding the embattled students federation at the University of Ottawa will be settled with a referendum to let students decide which group should represent them.
  The university says it plans to hire an impartial agency to hold a referendum early in 2019 to allow  groups to compete for the right to represent undergraduate students.
  The decision was announced after the student federation released a report on allegations of financial mismanagement.
  A forensic investigation
  
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• Canadian spy chief has heard audio of Khashoggi murder, CSIS says. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  13-11-2018 03:00 via twitter.com
  Canadian spy chief has heard audio of Khashoggi murder, CSIS says.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Wagerers crossing the Delaware (and Hudson) for sports bets ottawamatters.com/world-news/wag…

  13-11-2018 02:00 via twitter.com
  Wagerers crossing the Delaware (and Hudson) for sports betsottawamatters.com/world-news/wag…
  
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• Amazon HQ favourites: Similar basics but different vibes ottawamatters.com/world-news/ama…

  13-11-2018 01:30 via twitter.com
  Amazon HQ favourites: Similar basics but different vibesottawamatters.com/world-news/ama…
  
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• Gee-Gees capture first national championship since 1996 with win over Spartans ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  13-11-2018 01:00 via twitter.com
  Gee-Gees capture first national championship since 1996 with win over Spartansottawamatters.com/around-ontario…
  
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• Loblaw Companies Ltd. apologizes after mouse reportedly found in bread at store ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  13-11-2018 00:31 via twitter.com
  Loblaw Companies Ltd. apologizes after mouse reportedly found in bread at storeottawamatters.com/around-ontario…
  
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• Ottawa concussion study shows adolescent girls slower to recover than boys

  13-11-2018 00:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  A new study by Ottawa researchers suggests adolescent girls are slower to recover from concussions than boys the same age — or younger girls.
  In a large, national study conducted by investigators at CHEO Research Institute and the University of Ottawa, more than half of adolescent girls (ages 13 to 18) were still experiencing post-concussion symptoms 12 weeks after their initial injury.
  By comparison, more than half of all adolescent boys were free of symptoms after four weeks.
  “It&r
  
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