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• People care about maintaining official residences, NCC research finds

  22-11-2018 23:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  People really care about how the National Capital Commission maintains Ottawa’s official residences, research shows.
  The NCC hired Nanos Research to poll Canadians on the agency’s work and their perception of the capital region.
  When it came to the “importance of maintaining residences for Canada’s official leaders,” 44 per cent of Canadians said it’s “very important” and another 38 per cent said it’s “somewhat important.”
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• UPDATE: Senators Owner Eugene Melnyk has released a statement "We've championed a downtown sports and entertainment… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-11-2018 23:42 via twitter.com
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• Affordable housing goals hang in delicate balance, says Bank of Canada deputy ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  22-11-2018 23:30 via twitter.com
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• In Toronto: St Michael's College School Principal Greg Reeves and President Fr. Jefferson Thompson have resigned c… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-11-2018 23:24 via twitter.com
  In Toronto:St Michael's College School Principal Greg Reeves and President Fr. Jefferson Thompson have resigned c… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Federal financial watchdog to probe banks' complaints-handling processes. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  22-11-2018 23:05 via twitter.com
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• We're waiting patiently :) Just get here safely! twitter.com/vwilliston680/…

  22-11-2018 22:56 via twitter.com
  We're waiting patiently :) Just get here safely! twitter.com/vwilliston680/…
  
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• Online vigil, international outpouring for 95-year-old activist in Belleville hospital

  22-11-2018 22:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  Author and activist Harry Leslie Smith continued to fight for his life in a Belleville hospital on Thursday as prime ministers, politicians and ordinary people from both sides of the Atlantic offered online tributes to the Second World War veteran and social justice warrior.
  The 95-year-old Smith, who calls himself “the world’s oldest rebel,” was taken to Belleville General Hospital by ambulance on Tuesday with low blood pressure and breathing difficulties.
  He announced the eve
  
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• Highway 401 closed in both directions west of Kingston

  22-11-2018 22:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  Highway 401 is closed in both directions following two separate collisions west of Kingston on Thursday afternoon, the Ontario Provincial Police report.
  The OPP tweeted that both collisions involved transport trucks, one also includes a passenger car just east of Odessa.
  The OPP said that in one case an eastbound transport truck left the roadway and entered the westbound lanes at approximately 3 p.m. About 18 kilometres of the highway is closed between County Road 6 in Odessa and Gardiners Road,
  
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• PM Justin Trudeau rants and roars at Newfoundland 'shed party' on the Hill

  22-11-2018 22:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  Even seasoned actors need a hand with their lines from time to time.
  On Wednesday night, Allan Hawco, known for his roles in The Republic of Doyle and Caught, got help from the prime minister himself.
  Hawco, who was emcee at a Newfoundland-style “shed party” on Parliament Hill, flubbed the lines to the traditional tune “We’ll Rant and We’ll Roar (like true Newfoundlanders)” by the Ryans and the Pittmans. The PM, who was also on stage, jumped in
  
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• Indian island police struggle to get body of American. ottawamatters.com/world-news/ind…

  22-11-2018 22:35 via twitter.com
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• LeBreton Flats plan in jeopardy after 'unresolved issues' between Melnyk and Ruddy

  22-11-2018 22:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  The historic redevelopment of LeBreton Flats, and the future of the Ottawa Senators’ plans to move downtown, are in jeopardy because the two businessmen at the helm of RendezVous LeBreton Group have “unresolved issues,” leaving the National Capital Commission with an option to blow up the entire process.
  The gut-shot was delivered by NCC staff in a public meeting of the board of directors on Thursday, although board members received the news in a more meaty presentation behind
  
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• B.C. Liberals raise questions about Speaker's role in ongoing police probe. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  22-11-2018 22:05 via twitter.com
  B.C. Liberals raise questions about Speaker's role in ongoing police probe.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Editorial: LeBreton plan now skating on thin ice

  22-11-2018 20:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two years ago, amid much fanfare, the National Capital Commission officially chose a business consortium called RendezVous LeBreton as its preferred partner for negotiating the redevelopment of Ottawa’s most famous empty stretch of land. Earlier this year, the NCC followed up with an announcement that it had reached agreement in principle for RendezVous to buy the land. Development talks would proceed.
  Well, those sunny days are certainly behind us. Just a few weeks ago, the NCC was inform
  
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• Despite cold, balloons fly at Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. ottawamatters.com/world-news/des…

  22-11-2018 20:35 via twitter.com
  Despite cold, balloons fly at Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.ottawamatters.com/world-news/des…
  
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• 'Erratic' STO driver arrested in Gatineau for drunk driving, assault

  22-11-2018 20:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  A driver for Gatineau’s Société de transport de l’Outaouais has been suspended after he was arrested for drunk driving Wednesday afternoon.
  Sophie St-Pierre, assistant director of communications, marketing and client relations, said Thursday the transit authority was conducting an internal review.
  “(The STO) contacted (the police) after we received calls from clients about the troubling incident,” St-Pierre said. “It’s my information that po
  
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• Airport bet? :) #GreyCup106 twitter.com/FlyYOW/status/…

  22-11-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
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• EB Section of Mitch Owens closed from Limebank due to crash #ottnews #Otttraffic twitter.com/OttawaPolice/s…

  22-11-2018 20:13 via twitter.com
  EB Section of Mitch Owens closed from Limebank due to crash #ottnews #Otttraffic twitter.com/OttawaPolice/s…
  
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• Ottawa band nero reunites after 15 years, but don't call it a comeback

  22-11-2018 20:10 via ottawacitizen.com
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  9 p.m. Saturday, Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank St.
  Tickets: Advance tickets are sold out; a limited number available at the door for $15.
  The Ottawa rock trio nero is getting back together for a one-off reunion gig this weekend. In an email interview, guitarist Dave Lauzon reminisces about the band’s heady times 15 years ago, noting “we didn’t really edit ourselves to make things easier for people.” Here’s more of his perspective on the rise of t
  
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• Ottawa band nero reunites after 15 years, but don't call it a ... - Ottawa Citizen

  22-11-2018 20:06
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  nerowith The Tummies9 p.m. Saturday, Irene's Pub, 885 Bank St.Tickets: Advance tickets are sold out; a limited number available at the door for $15.The Ottawa ...and more »
  
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• Nissan board fires Ghosn as chairman following arrest. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  22-11-2018 20:05 via twitter.com
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• Fears for seabirds after oil spill: 'There's probably a lot more oiled birds' ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  22-11-2018 19:35 via twitter.com
  Fears for seabirds after oil spill: 'There's probably a lot more oiled birds'ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Sunwing pilot temperature typo could have had 'catastrophic' results: Report. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  22-11-2018 19:05 via twitter.com
  Sunwing pilot temperature typo could have had 'catastrophic' results: Report.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Coming up at 12:30: Astrophysics Professor at SMU @DrRob_Thacker joins @_MarkSutcliffe for his weekly science seg… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-11-2018 18:28 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 12:30: Astrophysics Professor at SMU @DrRob_Thacker joins @_MarkSutcliffe for his weekly science seg… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Brother of man acquitted of murder shot near Billings Bridge mall

  22-11-2018 18:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  The brother of a man acquitted of a gangland murder was shot Wednesday night in what is the city’s 74th shooting of the year and what police are probing as potentially the first instance of retaliation after the dramatic verdict weeks ago.
  Tarik Mohamed, 44, was shot in the shoulder in the parking lot at Billings Bridge mall on Wednesday night. He then took himself to hospital. His injuries are considered non-life threatening.
  Tarik Mohamed is the older brother of Mohamed “Shadow&rdq
  
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• Beetles and bat flips: Ottawa entomologist names discovery after Jose Bautista

  22-11-2018 18:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  Inspired by ex-Blue Jay Jose Bautista’s famous bat flip, an Ottawa entomologist has immortalized the slugger with his own beetle.
  Sicoderus bautistai, a “tiny, shiny” black insect with a dangerous looking proboscis joins more than 60,000 other known species of weevils thanks to Canadian Museum of Nature entomologist and baseball fan Dr. Bob Anderson.
  Anderson discovered the new species of weevil while combing through museum collections in Bautista’s native Dominican
  
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• The @rick_gibbons Show for 11/22/18: 1:07: @Jeffslack369 1:17: @mspratt 1:30: @PierrePoilievre 1:37: @roccorossiTO… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-11-2018 18:15 via twitter.com
  The @rick_gibbons Show for 11/22/18: 1:07: @Jeffslack369 1:17: @mspratt 1:30: @PierrePoilievre 1:37: @roccorossiTO… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 'Unresolved issues' inside RendezVous partnership on LeBreton Flats redevelopment, NCC board told

  22-11-2018 18:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  RendezVous LeBreton Group, the Ottawa Senators-led consortium trying to nail down the development rights for a historic redevelopment of LeBreton Flats, has advised the National Capital Commission of “unresolved issues” within the private organization, the federal land agency tasked with stick-handling the deal said Thursday.
  Mark Kristmanson, CEO of the NCC, told the agency’s board of directors there has been progress on consultations with the Algonquin community, land-use reg
  
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• Young burglars nabbed on repeat visit to business: OPP

  22-11-2018 18:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  A pair of teen boys faces a host of break-and-enter charges after returning to the scene of the alleged crime for another load.
  Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry OPP responded Tuesday to an overnight break-in at Rideau Auctions on County Road 31 near Winchester. Someone had entered the business overnight looking for power tools then fled.
  At 8:10 a.m. Wednesday, the culprits returned to the store to remove more products but were intercepted by staff, police allege.
  A 17-year-old from North Dundas i
  
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• MēNa, a Preston Street restaurant serving high-end tasting menus, to close Dec. 23

  22-11-2018 18:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  MēNa, a five-year-old fine-dining restaurant on Preston Street that was one of Ottawa’s most expensive dinners out, is to close Dec. 23, according to a mass email sent Wednesday.
  “This has been a very difficult and emotional decision and we are sad to say goodbye,” said the restaurant’s email, which thanked its customers and urged them to use any gift certificates they had. “Having had the ability to bring our vision to life has been the greatest privilege and
  
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• Hold and secure alert ends at Kingston high school

  22-11-2018 17:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police in Kingston have declared an all-clear after a city high school was placed on a hold and secure alert Thursday morning.
  Police declared the alert at LaSalle Secondary School on Highway 15 at about 9 a.m. due to what they called an “external threat.”
  Heavily armed officers, including the SWAT team, were seen on the school’s perimeter.
  After about 20 minutes, police tweeted that “no further threat exists” and lifted the hold and secure.
  Police were to remain in
  
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• Coming up at 10:45 @SafeFoodCanuck joins @_MarkSutcliffe to chat about the recent warning to Canadians about Romai… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-11-2018 16:43 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10:45@SafeFoodCanuck joins @_MarkSutcliffe to chat about the recent warning to Canadians about Romai… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #BREAKING: The Trudeau government has introduced legislation to force an end to rotating strikes by Canada Post employees. #ottnews #cdnpoli

  22-11-2018 16:39 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: The Trudeau government has introduced legislation to force an end to rotating strikes by Canada Post employees. #ottnews #cdnpoli
  
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• Coming up at 10:30 @powerstim joins @_MarkSutcliffe to chat about federal politics and this week on Parliament Hi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-11-2018 16:28 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10:30 @powerstim joins @_MarkSutcliffe to chat about federal politics and this week on Parliament Hi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 'Heavily disguised' robber brandished handgun at Innes Road store

  22-11-2018 16:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  The robbery unit is asking the public to help identify a “heavily disguised” suspect who robbed a Gloucester convenience store clerk at gunpoint early Wednesday morning.
  Police were called to the robbery in progress on Innes Road near Blair Road at about 4:35 a.m., police said in a release Thursday.
  The suspect fled with cash and merchandise but was captured on the store’s surveillance cameras.
  Despite his coverage in black winter gear, investigators believe the suspect is cauc
  
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• Seven months after they were both paralyzed in a devastating bus crash, Humboldt Broncos teammates Ryan Straschnitz… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-11-2018 16:05 via twitter.com
  Seven months after they were both paralyzed in a devastating bus crash, Humboldt Broncos teammates Ryan Straschnitz… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Adam: Amid winter weather – we still await tornado repairs

  22-11-2018 16:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  It is eight weeks and counting since tornadoes hit the Ottawa region and left a trail of destruction from Dunrobin to Arlington Woods, Gatineau to Greenboro. And still, people like me wait in frustration, with no relief from the storm damage as winter beckons. Victims, such as an Arlington Woods couple who had gone without hot water all this time in their condo apartment, have been complaining about the slow pace of repairs. I feel their frustration.
  That it took the intervention of a city counc
  
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• Coming up on the 10 O'Clock Talk: @Justin_Ling @1310glennis and @David_Moscrop join @_MarkSutcliffe 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-11-2018 15:57 via twitter.com
  Coming up on the 10 O'Clock Talk:@Justin_Ling @1310glennis and @David_Moscrop join @_MarkSutcliffe 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 9:45: @HeidiTworek, assistant professor at UBC and Visiting Fellow at the Center for History and Econ… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-11-2018 15:43 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 9:45:@HeidiTworek, assistant professor at UBC and Visiting Fellow at the Center for History and Econ… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The Ontario government is set to lay out its plans to reform the province's social assistance program this afternoo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-11-2018 15:35 via twitter.com
  The Ontario government is set to lay out its plans to reform the province's social assistance program this afternoo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 9:30: @Geddes28 joins @_MarkSutcliffe for his weekly discussion on federal politics. 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-11-2018 15:27 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 9:30:@Geddes28 joins @_MarkSutcliffe for his weekly discussion on federal politics. 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 9:15: @BShinewald of @BOMA_CAN joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss the new price tag on 24 Sussex repair… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-11-2018 15:13 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 9:15:@BShinewald of @BOMA_CAN joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss the new price tag on 24 Sussex repair… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Rebel Tory MPP defies party to pan cuts to French services

  22-11-2018 14:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  An Eastern Ontario member of Premier Doug Ford’s caucus said she feels “disappointment and frustration” after unsuccessfully working within the government to reverse decisions to scrap a new French-language university and standalone French-language services commissioner.
  Glengarry-Prescott-Russell MPP Amanda Simard said in a statement in French Wednesday night that she became aware of the decisions minutes before the official announced last Thursday after she “worked as m
  
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• Canadian Surface Combatant project faces second legal challenge

  22-11-2018 14:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Canadian Surface Combatant program, which will provide new warships to replace the existing fleet of Halifax-class frigates, appears to be sailing into rough legal waters.
  One of the bidders in the Canadian Surface Combatant program is going to court to challenge the decision to select Lockheed Martin and BAE as the preferred bidder for the project.
  Alion is asking for a judicial review of the decision and an order prohibiting the Canadian government from allowing Irving to enter into any de
  
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• Power outage closes Brookfield High School

  22-11-2018 14:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  Brookfield High School students get Thursday off thanks to a power outage.
  While Ottawa-Carleton District School Board staff are at the Hog’s Back area school assessing the situation, they don’t expect power to be back on until later in the day, according to a release Thursday morning.
  There’s limited heat in the building so even the most studious students are asked to stay away.
  The school is expected to reopen Friday.
  Heads up, Brookfield! https://t.co/4olJpZVWe1
  — Broo
  
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• Trio charged for pellet gun shots at joggers in Clarence-Rockland

  22-11-2018 14:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two young adults and a teenager have been charged in connection with air-powered pellet-gun shots fired at joggers in the city of Clarence-Rockland on Nov. 12.
  No injuries were sustained.
  Antoine Cleroux, 18 of Rockland, and Gabriel St-Amour, 18, of Fournier, Ont., each face charges of assault with a weapon and possession of an imitation weapon for a dangerous purpose.
  A third male, who cannot be named under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, faces the same charges.
  All three are
  
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• Record-breaking cold continues, but slush by the weekend

  22-11-2018 13:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  It’s a record-breaking day, but not the good kind.
  A frostbite warning remains in effect for Thursday as the region has already set a dubious record as the coldest Nov. 22 ever.
  Early morning readings of a pure -15 C (feels like -25 with the windchill) beats out the -14.4 C set in 1972.
  Do you feel proud?
  Anyway, the weather office and Ottawa Public Health are maintaining their frostbite advisories in the region, as Thursday’s high is expected to be only -9 C.
  And there’s a war
  
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• Police investigating a shooting outside the Billings Bridge mall #ottnews ottawamatters.com/police-beat/po… https://t.co/jkczS9wy2L

  22-11-2018 13:32 via twitter.com
  
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• Egan: She caught pick-pocket perps on video six months ago. Why no arrests?

  22-11-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa police see it as a petty property crime. Not Wendy Smith. She first felt violated, now frustrated and ignored.
  How often, after all, are police handed video evidence of a crime in progress, with a clear view of the two perpetrators? Like me and you, she considered this a clue.
  “I am frustrated,” she said one day this week. “I worked my ass off and pretty much handed them the win.” But, six months later, no arrests.
  Readers may recall the widely-viewed video, wh
  
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• Ottawa, trust us: it's cold outside | CBC News - CBC.ca

  22-11-2018 12:52
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  A frostbite advisory is still in place for Ottawa with a wind chill making it feel as cold as - 26.
  Record-breaking cold continues, but slush by the weekend | Ottawa ...Ottawa Citizen
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• The survey polled more than 1,400 residents, and found nearly three-quarters felt that crime in Ottawa had increase… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-11-2018 12:27 via twitter.com
  The survey polled more than 1,400 residents, and found nearly three-quarters felt that crime in Ottawa had increase… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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