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• NYC bank robber writing demand notes on "The Wire" DVD cases bit.ly/2r2hWOB

  24-11-2018 23:15 via twitter.com
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• Ottawa REDBLACKS look to avenge two Stampeders defeats this season in Grey Cup bit.ly/2Scvpiq https://t.co/hGmhjDEtQF

  24-11-2018 22:14 via twitter.com
  
  Ottawa REDBLACKS look to avenge two Stampeders defeats this season in Grey Cup bit.ly/2Scvpiq https://t.co/hGmhjDEtQF
  
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• Rebel MPP Amanda Simard vows to continue fighting against francophone service cuts

  24-11-2018 22:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  Rebel Tory MPP Amanda Simard doesn’t seem to be ready to take a qualified yes for an answer from her boss, Premier Doug Ford, who has softened changes he had announced to proposed cuts to francophone institutions.
  Simard, the rookie member for largely francophone Glengarry-Prescott-Russell riding, on Saturday tweeted a one-word message, “Résistons (Resist)” accompanied by a letter signed by 111 “francophone and francophile” jurists who supported her oppositio
  
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• Laid-back visitors crowd Cannabis and Hemp Expo

  24-11-2018 21:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  The scene was busy, but appropriately laid-back, as thousands attended the second day of the second annual Cannabis & Hemp Trade Show at the Shaw Centre on Saturday.
  Attendees wandered the conference centre halls to check out goods and services that are springing up now that recreational cannabis is legal in Canada.
  “It’s an opportunity for cannabis consumers and those curious about the industry to learn about new products, find out about companies they may want to invest in, and
  
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• Patrol officers arrest suspect with loaded handgun

  24-11-2018 21:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 27-year-old Ottawa man faces a long list of weapons charges after he was arrested Saturday with a loaded .45 cal handgun.
  East Division patrol officers had been on the lookout for Ahmed Hassan, who was the subject of a warrant for breach of probation and missing a court date.
  The suspect was found in the 2800 block of Cedarwood Drive, between Heron and Walkley roads.
  Hassan was arrested without incident and a subsequent search turned up the handgun.
  He now faces eight additional weapons charge
  
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• Rain helps mostly douse California fire but slows searchers bit.ly/2RaEvMt https://t.co/fQF90VnFZA

  24-11-2018 21:13 via twitter.com
  
  Rain helps mostly douse California fire but slows searchers bit.ly/2RaEvMt https://t.co/fQF90VnFZA
  
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• Dolce&Gabbana founders make video apology to China bit.ly/2Qnnul6 https://t.co/JaCrO9D6JY

  24-11-2018 20:06 via twitter.com
  
  Dolce&Gabbana founders make video apology to China bit.ly/2Qnnul6 https://t.co/JaCrO9D6JY
  
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• Patrol officers arrest suspect with loaded .45 cal handgun

  24-11-2018 19:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 27-year-old Ottawa man faces a long list of weapons charges after he was arrested Saturday with a loaded .45 cal handgun.
  East division patrol officers had been on the lookout for Ahmed Hassan, who was the subject of a warrant for breach of probation and missing a court date.
  The suspect was found in the 2800 block of Cedarwood Drive, between Heron and Walkley roads.
  Hassan was arrested without incident and a subsequent search turned up the handgun.
  He now faces eight additional weapons charge
  
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• Orléans Parade of Lights organizers undaunted by freezing rain forecast

  24-11-2018 19:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  Freezing rain’s not going to stop Santa’s Parade of Lights in Orléans, organizers vow.
  For the time being anyway.
  “Weather concerns are being monitored closely and any decisions will be made in coordination with our partner agencies and messaged out closer to parade time if necessary.
  “Santa is still planning on attending!”
  The parade kicks off at 6 p.m., running along St. Joseph Boulevard from Youville Drive to Prestone Drive.
  As usual, Ottawa firefighters w
  
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• Kingston police arrest fourth child porn suspect in month

  24-11-2018 17:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 50-year-old Kingston man faces charges of possessing and accessing child porn following a tip that began with Google.
  Police said the internet giant reported in May to U.S. authorities that child porn images were uploaded to a Google Photos account.
  The U.S. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children tracked the IP address on the account to Kingston, and looped in the RCMP’s National Child Exploitation Coordination Centre.
  On Oct. 11, Kingston’s internet child exploita
  
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• Canada Post back-to-work bill passed during late night Commons sitting bit.ly/2R5PzKt https://t.co/fjzdMzgMpB

  24-11-2018 16:25 via twitter.com
  
  Canada Post back-to-work bill passed during late night Commons sitting bit.ly/2R5PzKt https://t.co/fjzdMzgMpB
  
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• No winning ticket for Friday night's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot bit.ly/2THq8Rb https://t.co/mpHiLnRi1Y

  24-11-2018 16:03 via twitter.com
  
  No winning ticket for Friday night's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot bit.ly/2THq8Rb https://t.co/mpHiLnRi1Y
  
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• OPP hits the roads for annual R.I.D.E. checks

  24-11-2018 15:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  If it seems to you that the holiday season is starting earlier every year, you won’t be surprised to know Ontario Provincial Police have kicked off their annual R.I.D.E. road safety program.
  From now until Jan. 2, OPP field sobriety officers and drug recognition officers will be roadside on OPP-patrolled roadways, looking for signs of excessive partying.
  Alcohol and/or drugs have been factors in the deaths of 39 people on roads under OPP jurisdiction so far in 2018.
  By mid-October, OPP lai
  
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• Kyle Lowry, Kawhi Leonard put on a show against the Wizards bit.ly/2PNKs58 https://t.co/I5X1qzb77K

  24-11-2018 15:21 via twitter.com
  
  Kyle Lowry, Kawhi Leonard put on a show against the Wizards bit.ly/2PNKs58 https://t.co/I5X1qzb77K
  
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• Ottawa firefighters tackle overnight blaze in Stittsville

  24-11-2018 15:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa firefighters were called to a home at 5 Pullman Avenue in Stittsville at approximately 1:30 a.m. Saturday. The homeowner reported a fire started in the basement and was growing quickly.
  When fire crews arrived, they reported heavy smoke with visible flames and quickly declared a working fire. A second alarm was also declared at this time.
  Firefighters worked from the outside of the residence to contain and control the fire.
  There were no injuries reported.
  An Ottawa fire investigator was
  
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• Kirk MacDonald and his daughter Virginia keep jazz all in the family

  24-11-2018 15:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  You get two interviews for the price of one today, as Toronto tenor saxophone great Kirk MacDonald and clarinetist Virginia MacDonald, who happens to be Kirk’s 24-year-old daughter swing east to play Diese Onze in Montreal tonight and Festival Japan in Ottawa on Sunday.
  Below, Kirk discusses his new album, Generations, a collection heavy on ballads that also features Virginia, before introducing his daughter to music fans who may not have heard her in Toronto’s jazz clubs. Then, Virg
  
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• Freezing rain warning is in effect for the Ottawa region bit.ly/2RbtYR1 https://t.co/NRaiCykbdk

  24-11-2018 13:57 via twitter.com
  
  Freezing rain warning is in effect for the Ottawa region bit.ly/2RbtYR1 https://t.co/NRaiCykbdk
  
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• Updated: Police identify South Keys Shopping Centre homicide victim

  24-11-2018 13:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police have identified the victim of the South Keys Shopping Centre shooting death as Yonis Barkhadle, 27, of Ottawa.
  Barkhadle was found in the parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds.
  Police said the shooting occurred at about 6:30 p.m., his death was confirmed just before 10 p.m.
  Police at the scene of a shooting at South Keys Shopping Centre on Friday evening. Patrick Doyle/Postmedia
  It was the city’s 17th homicide of the year.
  By mid-evening, about seven police cruisers were c
  
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• Weekend weather: From the deep freeze to freezing rain, to just plain rain

  24-11-2018 13:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  Environment Canada has issued a freezing rain warning for the Ottawa area.
  Freezing rain is expected to move into Eastern Ontario late Saturday afternoon into the early evening, changing to rain late in the evening as temperatures rise.
  However, some areas in the Ottawa valley may remain below freezing for most of the night, which means they may see the freezing rain continue into early Sunday morning.
  Saturday forecast calls for mainly cloudy in the morning, with a high of -1 C, the windchill w
  
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• Homicide investigation underway at South Keys Shopping Centre bit.ly/2r4JCT0 https://t.co/RL1Ak9igmj

  24-11-2018 13:15 via twitter.com
  
  Homicide investigation underway at South Keys Shopping Centre bit.ly/2r4JCT0 https://t.co/RL1Ak9igmj
  
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• Today's letters: Don't attack French language rights, Premier Doug Ford

  24-11-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Remember the Montfort, Premier
  Re: Province cuts three offices created to act as watchdogs, Nov. 15.
  I don’t think Premier Doug Ford knew what was coming when he decided to attack Franco-Ontarians. I suppose that no one in his entourage was around when Mike Harris tried to close l’Hôpital Montfort 20 years ago. Franco-Ontarians mobilized and fought back. The battle lasted five years and in the end, the courts said that a “financial reason” is not enough to
  
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• Richardson: Spoiler alert – Love Actually isn't actually about love

  24-11-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  As we head towards the holiday season, I decided to re-watch the 2003 movie Love Actually because my high school English students tell me it’s their favourite. I remember enjoying the romantic comedy when it came out and was curious to see how its portrayal of love holds up in light of the tectonic shifts in attitude around #MeToo. Have things ever changed.
  Released midway through Tony Blair’s stint as U.K. prime minister, Love Actually offers an idealistic representation of a post-c
  
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• Peter Bethlenfalvy: Personal finance lessons should apply to public spending

  24-11-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Last month, I said that fixing Ontario’s balance sheet is what keeps me up at night. After 15 years of Liberal mismanagement, our government is working hard to reduce the province’s $347-billion debt while making life more affordable for all individuals, families and businesses. We are determined to meet this challenge by using the 2018 Fall Economic Statement as a solution to monitor public spending while also creating profitable growth strategies for the province.
  Making responsibl
  
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• Major Crime is investigating a homicide at South Keys Mall. The victim, Yonis Barkhadle, 27, of Ottawa was shot i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-11-2018 12:06 via twitter.com
  Major Crime is investigating a homicide at South Keys Mall. The victim, Yonis Barkhadle, 27, of Ottawa was shot i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Man shot to death near South Keys Shopping Centre

  24-11-2018 04:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  One man was shot to death in the parking lot of South Keys Shopping Centre on Friday evening.
  Ottawa Police Service said the shooting occurred at about 6:20 p.m. The man’s death was confirmed just before 10 p.m.
  Police at the scene of a shooting at South Keys Shopping Centre on Friday evening. Patrick Doyle/Postmedia
  It was the city’s 17th homicide of the year.
  By mid-evening, about seven police cruisers were clustered around a section of parking lot at the mall’s north end, be
  
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• Saudi crown prince in UAE, first trip abroad since Khashoggi ottawamatters.com/world-news/sau…

  24-11-2018 04:00 via twitter.com
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• ICYMI: Ottawa City Councillor Tierney facing corrupt practices charge under Municipal Elections Act ottawamatters.com/local-news/ott…

  24-11-2018 03:30 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: Ottawa City Councillor Tierney facing corrupt practices charge under Municipal Elections Actottawamatters.com/local-news/ott…
  
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• Brexit deal almost done, but Spain holds out ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  24-11-2018 03:00 via twitter.com
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• Dolce&Gabbana founders make video apology to China ottawamatters.com/world-news/dol…

  24-11-2018 02:30 via twitter.com
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• Man shot near South Keys Shopping Centre

  24-11-2018 02:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police said one man was shot in the parking lot of South Keys Shopping Centre on Friday evening.
  The man appeared to be seriously injured, police said, but they did not yet have details from the hospital.
  The shooting occurred at about 6:20 p.m.
  The north end of the shopping centre property, including the parking lot, was closed to the public because of the ongoing investigation, police added.
  No other information was available.
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• Second victim linked to contaminated romaine lettuce in Ottawa area

  24-11-2018 02:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  There has been a second case of food poisoning in Ottawa linked to contaminated romaine lettuce.
  Ottawa Public Health said the person was sick in early November, and lab testing has now revealed the cause.
  .@ottawahealth confirms a 2nd confirmed case of E. coli poisoning in the city related to related to eating romaine lettuce. Case came to them on Nov. 5 and lab testing confirmed today the case is related to the outbreak in Quebec, Ontario and several U.S. states #ottnews
  — Kimberley Moli
  
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• Trump's Thanksgiving menu includes turkey and grievances ottawamatters.com/world-news/tru…

  24-11-2018 02:00 via twitter.com
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• Black Friday shoppers ditch their computers, flock to stores ottawamatters.com/world-news/bla…

  24-11-2018 01:30 via twitter.com
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• BREAKING: @OttawaPolice confirm a male has been transported to hospital with gunshot injuries. Incident happened th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-11-2018 01:22 via twitter.com
  BREAKING: @OttawaPolice confirm a male has been transported to hospital with gunshot injuries. Incident happened th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• UPDATED: Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk suing partner over 'failed' downtown NHL arena bid

  24-11-2018 01:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  Senators owner Eugene Melnyk is accusing his LeBreton Flats business partner of leveraging the historic redevelopment to grow the allure of a nearby condo complex, while pinning the blame on John Ruddy and Trinity Developments for Ottawa residents losing out on a downtown arena and new community.
  All of the behind-the-scenes wheeling and dealing — the promises allegedly made, the promises allegedly broken — are contained in a staggering $700-million lawsuit filed in Ottawa court
  
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• Trinity Development Group has released a statement from executive and founder John Ruddy, in response to the statem… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-11-2018 01:15 via twitter.com
  Trinity Development Group has released a statement from executive and founder John Ruddy, in response to the statem… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Care for cannabis sugar in your coffee? Stand by, company CEO says

  24-11-2018 00:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  Canadians will probably never be allowed to smoke pot in a restaurant, but they may soon be sweetening their coffee with THC-infused sugar, a cannabis business conference was told Friday.
  The future of the marijuana market is not in traditional dried flower, said Niel Marotta, CEO of Indiva, a cannabis grower in London, Ont.
  Like many in the industry, Marotta is looking ahead to an explosion in the types of cannabis products that will be for sale sometime in the next year.
  The federal government
  
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• Feds refuse to disclose details of Russian meddling in Canadian elections ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  24-11-2018 00:30 via twitter.com
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• 'I did the deed': Cameron Rogers murder trial sees tearful, videotaped confession

  24-11-2018 00:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  Cameron Rogers wanted to make his mother’s pain stop.
  But, after stabbing her with a wooden sword, her wounds were too bad, he thought.
  “It took the whole night for her to die,” the then-22-year-old sobbed to an Ottawa police homicide detective in an hour-long interview.
  Rogers, 24, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the November 2016 killings of his parents, Merrill Gleddie Rogers and Dave Rogers. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter, but that plea was
  
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• As winter hits tornado-damaged homes, tarps are no longer enough

  24-11-2018 00:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  West Carleton volunteers who banded together to help tornado victims have spent November confronting a new problem: Tarps that keep rain out of damaged homes are useless against winter winds and snow.
  “You cannot have a tarp. It’s not acceptable. It’s not a solution,” said Angela Bernhardt, vice-president of West Carleton Disaster Relief.
  Even the sound of tarps flapping causes trouble, reminding people inside of the sound of the tornado that tore through the area on Sept
  
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• Contempt for courts? Critics denounce disdain for rule of law in Ontario, U.S. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  24-11-2018 00:00 via twitter.com
  Contempt for courts? Critics denounce disdain for rule of law in Ontario, U.S.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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