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• Mission's funding not keeping up with growing demand for services

  21-11-2018 23:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa woman has never forgotten that bean sandwich.
  When she was a child, growing up in what is now Vanier, transient men would sometimes come to her family’s home in search of food and water. One day a man asked for food and her mother gave him all she had in the house — a bean sandwich.
  “He sat on the front porch in the cold eating his baked bean sandwich and every bean that fell he would pick up and put in his mouth.”
  That image stayed with the woman, who is now 7
  
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• Ford government withdraws La Nouvelle Scène's $2.9-million grant

  21-11-2018 23:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa-Vanier MPP Nathalie Des Rosiers, who championed a $2.9-million provincial grant to keep a debt-strapped French-language theatre in Lowertown alive, said Wednesday that she will fight to offset the critical damage of that grant suddenly being withdrawn by the Ford government.
  Des Rosiers said she learned on Wednesday through media reports that the grant, which she announced in May, had been rescinded. Now, the possibility of La Nouvelle Scène Gilles Desjardins closing is “cert
  
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• Cost of fixing 24 Sussex? $34.5 million

  21-11-2018 23:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  The National Capital Commission has a dilemma that every owner of a decrepit old car will understand: Should it spend $34.5 million to renovate the crumbling official residence at 24 Sussex Drive or spend $38.5 million and build a new one?
  And does it have to do either, if no one lives there anyway?
  After years of analyzing the “critical” needs of 24 Sussex, the NCC has now publicly estimated these figures as the costs of fixing or replacing the Victorian house and its 1950s extensio
  
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• From Madagascar to The Hockey Sweater: a guide to Ottawa theatre for the kids this holiday season

  21-11-2018 23:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  Whether it’s a musical version of Madagascar, fairy tales come to life or a puppet show, the holidays are a great time to take the kids to a theatre production.
  Here’s a selection of what’s being staged around town. Don’t delay getting tickets, though, as some performances sell out quickly.
  Madagascar — A Musical Adventure
  What: The popular animated movie is transformed into a musical in the annual holiday production from Kanata Theatre, an amateur company with winn
  
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• Oil plunge could help US consumers, some emerging markets ottawamatters.com/world-news/oil…

  21-11-2018 23:30 via twitter.com
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• Head injuries and the CFL: Grievance and class-action suit still pending

  21-11-2018 23:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  During Grey Cup week in Edmonton, the Canadian Football League wants to focus on celebrating its history and the on-field performances of the Ottawa Redblacks and Calgary Stampeders, who have earned the right to contest the league championship on Sunday.
  Still in the background, though, are legal matters regarding head injuries.
  A grievance by former receiver Arland Bruce is still bound for arbitration, and it will have a substantial impact on a class-action lawsuit involving more than 200 other
  
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• Scott Street reopens after large truck levels light pole

  21-11-2018 23:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  Scott Street was reopened to traffic Wednesday afternoon about 90 minutes after a large truck levelled a light standard near Holland Avenue.
  No one was injured in the accident.
  UPDATE | Scott Street is now reopened, but officers are directing traffic for the next few hours until the lights are operational.Expect delays and avoid the area if possible.#otttraffic https://t.co/PS72s8PDmN
  — Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) November 21, 2018City police warned just before noon that Scott Street was
  
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• Quebec paint manufacturers seize on Sico's exit to grab market share. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  21-11-2018 23:05 via twitter.com
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• Four teens face charges after Orléans attack

  21-11-2018 22:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  Four teenaged boys have been charged after another boy was punched and kicked and apparently left unconscious and convulsing outside St. Peter’s High School two weeks ago.
  The four-against-one attack on Nov. 8 was recorded on video and widely shared on social media.
  The video shows a boy on the ground trying to shield himself from blows delivered by a number of youths until one kicks him in the head, as one bystander appears to be trying to intervene to protect him. Then the boy on th
  
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• Ikea to cut about 100 jobs in Canada as it adjusts to customer behaviour changes. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  21-11-2018 22:35 via twitter.com
  Ikea to cut about 100 jobs in Canada as it adjusts to customer behaviour changes.ottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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• 'This is important': Public support welcomed by the Mission, but funding has not kept up with demand

  21-11-2018 22:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa woman has never forgotten that bean sandwich.
  When she was a child, growing up in what is now Vanier, transient men would sometimes come to her family’s home in search of food and water. One day a man asked for food and her mother gave him all she had in the house — a bean sandwich.
  “He sat on the front porch in the cold eating his baked bean sandwich and every bean that fell he would pick up and put in his mouth.”
  That image stayed with the woman, who is now 7
  
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• Ottawa Public Health reports one illness due to romaine lettuce

  21-11-2018 21:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  An unidentified Ottawa resident is among 18 people in Ontario and Quebec who are confirmed to be infected with E. coli as part of an outbreak linked to romaine lettuce.
  The Ottawa resident —described by Ottawa Public Health as an adult under the age of 65 — did not report consuming romaine lettuce, although the person’s infection has been confirmed to be connected to the outbreak in Ontario, Quebec and several U.S. states.
  The Ottawa case is one of three confirmed in Ontario. F
  
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• March puts spotlight on death of Indigenous woman with infant twins. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  21-11-2018 21:05 via twitter.com
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• Canada eyes sweeping free-trade deal with China but remains open to sector deals. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  21-11-2018 20:35 via twitter.com
  Canada eyes sweeping free-trade deal with China but remains open to sector deals.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Ottawa Public Health issues first frostbite advisory of the season ottawamatters.com/local-news/ott…

  21-11-2018 20:19 via twitter.com
  Ottawa Public Health issues first frostbite advisory of the seasonottawamatters.com/local-news/ott…
  
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• Labour Minister Patty Hajdu says the federal Liberals have given the House of Commons notice that they're prepared… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-11-2018 19:35 via twitter.com
  Labour Minister Patty Hajdu says the federal Liberals have given the House of Commons notice that they're prepared… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Scott reopens after large truck levels light pole

  21-11-2018 19:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  Scott Street was reopened to traffic Wednesday afternoon about 90 minutes after a large truck levelled a light standard near Holland Avenue.
  No one was injured in the accident.
  UPDATE | Scott Street is now reopened, but officers are directing traffic for the next few hours until the lights are operational.Expect delays and avoid the area if possible.#otttraffic https://t.co/PS72s8PDmN
  — Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) November 21, 2018City police warned just before noon that Scott Street was
  
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• President Donald Trump says he would consider going to the White House Correspondents dinner now that an author is… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-11-2018 18:48 via twitter.com
  President Donald Trump says he would consider going to the White House Correspondents dinner now that an author is… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Glavin: Americans aren't quite as polarized as we think

  21-11-2018 18:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  As Donald Trump’s America continues what looks like a dizzying freefall into a dystopian grudge match pitting Democrats against Republicans, hinterland nativists against coastal cosmopolitans and routine street brawls between the rightist Patriot Prayer gang and the window-smashing anarcho-blackshirts of Antifa, it’s tempting to latch on to anything that looks like good tidings.
  The ugly culture-war polarization that has enfeebled the United States has not made too much of a mark in
  
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• Coming up at 12:30: Staff writer with The Atlantic in Washington @GrahamDavidA joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-11-2018 18:28 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 12:30:Staff writer with The Atlantic in Washington @GrahamDavidA joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The @rick_gibbons Show for 11/21/18 1:05: #IanLee 1:15: @JeanSeely & @GinaMertikas 1:23: @DavePerryCGAI 1:30:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-11-2018 18:23 via twitter.com
  The @rick_gibbons Show for 11/21/18 1:05: #IanLee 1:15: @JeanSeely & @GinaMertikas 1:23: @DavePerryCGAI 1:30:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• British Prime Minister Theresa May told skeptical lawmakers today that rejecting her divorce deal with the European… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-11-2018 18:17 via twitter.com
  British Prime Minister Theresa May told skeptical lawmakers today that rejecting her divorce deal with the European… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Holinsky: What the city of Ottawa can do to help end homelessness

  21-11-2018 18:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  Last week, the City of Ottawa announced it will close the Forward Avenue Family Shelter, effective Dec. 15. This shelter closure will affect 14 families with children, interrupting their school year and displacing these families from their neighbourhood.
  Forward Avenue, an old school repurposed as an emergency family shelter, is at the end of its life cycle, and repairs would be costly. This is a wakeup call. As a city, we have seen a 33-per-cent rise in family shelter use since the adoption of
  
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• Police reminding you to leave the phone alone while behind the wheel... as they handed out 50 tickets for distracte… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-11-2018 17:55 via twitter.com
  Police reminding you to leave the phone alone while behind the wheel... as they handed out 50 tickets for distracte… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 11:45: @TomSpears1 joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss his story on diplomats behaving badly, revealed b… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-11-2018 17:43 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:45:@TomSpears1 joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss his story on diplomats behaving badly, revealed b… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Weather office, city warn of frostbite risk with forecast lows of -18 C, -20 C

  21-11-2018 17:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  Bundle up!
  Environment Canada is predicting that it will feel like -25 overnight and warns of the risk of frostbite.
  Wednesday’s forecast is for periods of snow ending in the afternoon then cloudy skies with a 40 per cent chance of flurries. A total of two to four cm of snow is forecast. Watch for blowing snow in the late morning and afternoon with northwest winds at 30 km/h gusting to 60.
  There’s a 30 per cent chance of more flurries Wednesday evening then it’s clear and cold
  
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• Shad examines world's troubles in powerful new album

  21-11-2018 17:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  IF YOU GO:What: Album release by Juno-winning London rapper ShadSpecial guests: Sum-01 and DJ Hullewud.When: Nov. 22, 8 p.m.Where: The 27 Club, 27 York St.Tickets: $20 advanced, available at www.ticketfly.com, Vertigo Records, Compact Musical locations
  In Shad’s world, the truth doesn’t just set you free, it’s also bullet-proof.
  At least, that’s Shadrach Kabango’s hope, expressed in the final song of his new album, A Short Story About a War, which hits stores Friday
  
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• Coming up at 11:30: @shaunacitynews joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss the latest on the St. Michael's College Schoo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-11-2018 17:26 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:30:@shaunacitynews joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss the latest on the St. Michael's College Schoo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 11: 'The World' with Carleton University Professor Elliot Tepper, who joins @_MarkSutcliffe in-studi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-11-2018 16:57 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11: 'The World' with Carleton University Professor Elliot Tepper, who joins @_MarkSutcliffe in-studi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 10:45: @environmentca Senior Climatologist David Phillips joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss Ottawa's… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-11-2018 16:43 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10:45: @environmentca Senior Climatologist David Phillips joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss Ottawa's… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 10:30: CEO of Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group @OSEGMarkGoudie joins @_MarkSutcliffe live to discu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-11-2018 16:29 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10:30:CEO of Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group @OSEGMarkGoudie joins @_MarkSutcliffe live to discu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Police say one person suffered life-threatening stab wounds following a series of brawls at a Pusha T concert in To… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-11-2018 16:16 via twitter.com
  Police say one person suffered life-threatening stab wounds following a series of brawls at a Pusha T concert in To… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Dining Out: In the battle of Asian steamed buns, Tarek Hassan's Gongfu Bao reigns supreme

  21-11-2018 16:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  Banh Mi Girl292 Dalhousie St.Open: Monday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday to Sunday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  Datsun380 Elgin St. eatdatsun.caOpen: Monday to Saturday from 5:30 p.m. till late, closed Sunday
  Gongfu Bao365 Bank St., gongfu.caOpen: Wednesday to Friday 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 to 9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 5 to 9 p.m., closed Monday and Tuesday
  I find it hard to believe there aren’t more bao purveyors in Ottawa.
  For a decade at least, Chinese steamed buns with fillings of ste
  
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• Man charged after officer struck, cruiser hit repeatedly in east-end chase

  21-11-2018 15:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 38-year-old Ottawa man faces a raft of charges following a raucous scene on Innes Road in which a police officer was struck by a fleeing vehicle, which then bumped a pursuing police cruiser repeatedly in a chase in the east end.
  The incident began at about 3 a.m. Tuesday when patrol officers were called to a “large fight” on the 4000 block of Innes Road, near Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard.
  The crowd dispersed as police arrived except for a man who got into his vehicle and struck an
  
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• OCDSB plans to roll out program to encourage reporting of inappropriate behaviour

  21-11-2018 15:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board has announced plans to introduce a program aimed at encouraging students to report inappropriate behaviour in the wake of recent allegations against three former teachers from Bell High School.
  The program, called “Kids In The Know,” is referenced in an open letter from OCDSB director of education Jennifer Adams, who opened a board meeting Tuesday night by reading from the letter (read the full text below).
  Kids In The Know aims to better edu
  
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• NCC polls Gatineau Park users on ideas including night-time vehicle ban

  21-11-2018 14:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  A new National Capital Commission survey is seeking public feedback on ideas including closing the Gatineau Park parkways to motorized traffic overnight.
  The aim is to reduce crashes, speeding, collisions with wildlife, nuisance to neighbours, vandalism and the use of the park for drug use and drinking, the commission says in a survey posted Tuesday as part of a review of the park’s master plan.
  They’re also looking for ideas to reduce “frequent clashes” between user
  
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• 1310 NEWS Question of the Day: Should the federal government pass back-to-work legislation to end rotating postal… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-11-2018 14:26 via twitter.com
  1310 NEWS Question of the Day:Should the federal government pass back-to-work legislation to end rotating postal… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The federal government will release a fall economic update later today #ottnews #cdnpoli ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  21-11-2018 13:56 via twitter.com
  The federal government will release a fall economic update later today #ottnews #cdnpoliottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Weather office warns of frostbite risk with forecast lows of -18 C, -20 C

  21-11-2018 13:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  Bundle up!
  Environment Canada is predicting predicts that it will feel like -25 overnight and warns of the risk of frostbite.
  Wednesday’s forecast is for periods of snow ending in the afternoon then cloudy skies with a 40 per cent chance of flurries. A total of two to four cm of snow is forecast. Watch for blowing snow in the late morning and afternoon with northwest winds at 30 km/h gusting to 60.
  There’s a 30 per cent chance of more flurries Wednesday evening then it’s clear
  
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• Gatineau arson squad investigates Mont-Bleu fire

  21-11-2018 13:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  Gatineau arson squad detectives continue to investigate a fire early Wednesday in a four-storey apartment building in the city’s Mont-Bleu neighbourhood.
  Firefighters were called shortly before 3 a.m. to the 16-unit building at 5 Etienne-Brulé St.
  The building is in the middle of the area hardest hit by last September’s tornadoes.
  The service report indicates the fire was restricted to unidentified “contents” of the building, and quick action by firefighters stoppe
  
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• Ottawa's mayor facing more social media criticism. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/ott… https://t.co/Bb8kXi6G1c

  21-11-2018 13:27 via twitter.com
  
  Ottawa's mayor facing more social media criticism. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/ott… https://t.co/Bb8kXi6G1c
  
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• Today's letters: Shortage of psychiatrists a big problem

  21-11-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Lack of psychiatrists a nationwide problem
  Re: Letter – Ottawa’s psychiatrist shortage is severe, Nov. 17.
  I agree with Dr. Michael Yachnin about the difficulties of accessing timely and affordable mental health care in Ottawa. From what I understand, it is a countrywide problem.
  Poor mental health of citizens leads to increased poverty, increased crime and incarceration, increased illicit drug use, increased physical illnesses, increased family breakdowns, and many other outcom
  
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• Good morning #Ottawa! @jilltaylor680's forecast: Snow ending late this morning about 3-5cm Guaranteed high minus… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-11-2018 12:02 via twitter.com
  Good morning #Ottawa!@jilltaylor680's forecast:Snow ending late this morning about 3-5cm Guaranteed high minus… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Artist creates gritty oil-on-cardboard paintings to raise funds for Smiths Falls Mission

  21-11-2018 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Joe Foster knows well the struggles of an artist.
  For the past 25 years, the Perth native has been painting landscapes as well as portraits of people and animals.
  His work — which he signs using his beloved late maternal grandfather’s first name, which is also his own middle name, Marshal — has landed in collections at the Toronto Zoo, and as far afield as France and South Africa.
  But creating art has been a passion project more than a steady source of income — as much as
  
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• Ottawa Public Health reports one illness due to romaine lettuce - Ottawa Citizen

  21-11-2018 09:00
  Ottawa Public Health reports one illness due to romaine lettuce  Ottawa CitizenAn unidentified Ottawa resident is among 18 people in Ontario and Quebec who are confirmed to be infected with E. coli as part of an outbreak linked to romaine ...
  
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• Military drops requirement for prompt investigation into sex cases – cases take on average 7 months to complete

  21-11-2018 07:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says providing support to the victims of sexual impropriety is a priority for his government and the Canadian Forces.
  But the report issued Tuesday by Auditor General Michael Ferguson raises doubt about those claims.
  Support for victims has been lacking, according to the Auditor General. “Victims did not always have easy access to the right services at the right time, the auditor concluded. “We also found that not all support service providers had suffi
  
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• Rose's Grey Cup status now up in air after Redblacks DB appeals suspension ottawamatters.com/local-news/ros…

  21-11-2018 04:00 via twitter.com
  Rose's Grey Cup status now up in air after Redblacks DB appeals suspensionottawamatters.com/local-news/ros…
  
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• Man gets probation for 'Field of Dreams' site vandalism ottawamatters.com/world-news/man…

  21-11-2018 03:30 via twitter.com
  Man gets probation for 'Field of Dreams' site vandalismottawamatters.com/world-news/man…
  
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• Gunman in California mass shooting showed warning signs ottawamatters.com/world-news/gun…

  21-11-2018 03:00 via twitter.com
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• Woodstock anniversary event scheduled for Lansdowne

  21-11-2018 02:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  A promoter is staging a music festival in August at Lansdowne Park and TD Place to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the 1969 Woodstock festival.
  Bands have not been announced yet, but the W50 Group says they will be a mix of original bands from 50 years ago and tribute bands.
  The event will run from Aug. 9 to 11. An announcement says music lovers are encouraged “to come dressed up like hippies.”
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