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• 'There was blood everywhere,' Good Samaritan testifies at opening of Joe-Bryan Ndikuriyo murder trial

  27-11-2018 23:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  Solomon Odekunle was just trying to make his way home the night of Nov. 6, 2016, and was waiting for a cab outside an east-end bar when Joe-Bryan Ndikuriyo “charged” out the doors and plunged a broken beer bottle into his neck, prosecutors alleged at the opening of Ndikuriyo’s murder trial.
  Ndikuriyo, 29, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the killing of Odekunle, a 21-year-old international economics student from Nigeria who was attending the University of Ottaw
  
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• One brother a homicide victim, the other a two-time accused killer

  27-11-2018 23:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  The same Ottawa police detectives who charged his brother with two counts of first-degree murder in separate homicides are now investigating the Black Friday killing of Yonis Barkhadle.
  Yonis, 27, was shot multiple times, in what police are probing as a targeted attack, around 6:20 p.m. Friday in a packed South Keys Shopping Centre parking lot. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds in a lot on the north side of the mall. The homicide itself occurred in the CIBC parking lot next to OC Transpo
  
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• After Khashoggi, Saudi prince looks to rebuild image abroad ottawamatters.com/world-news/aft…

  27-11-2018 23:30 via twitter.com
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• PSAC asking for 3.75 per cent annual wage hike, Phoenix compensation package

  27-11-2018 23:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  The country’s largest public service union wants the federal government to compensate its members for the pain and suffering inflicted by the Phoenix pay fiasco.
  The Public Service Alliance of Canada resumed bargaining this week with Treasury Board officials on a new three-year contract for 90,000 public servants.
  The union has asked for a 3.75-per-cent wage increase in each of those three years, along with a Phoenix compensation package and a public inquiry into the introduction of the pr
  
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• "Going back to Ottawa will be special. It’s going to be different and weird." sportsnet.ca/hockey/erik-ka…

  27-11-2018 23:08 via twitter.com
  "Going back to Ottawa will be special. It’s going to be different and weird."sportsnet.ca/hockey/erik-ka…
  
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• LeBreton lawsuit: Project manager denies allegations made by Eugene Melnyk's company

  27-11-2018 23:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  Graham Bird, the president of a firm consulting for RendezVous LeBreton Group, has denied allegations made by Eugene Melnyk’s company, which filed a $700-million lawsuit related to the LeBreton Flats redevelopment.
  Bird, who released a written statement Tuesday, said the claims “are entirely false and will be vigorously defended.”
  Capital Sports Management Inc., whose parent company also owns the Ottawa Senators, filed the lawsuit last Friday, alleging Trinity Developments
  
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• School blocks Chick-fil-A as dining option, cites values ottawamatters.com/world-news/sch…

  27-11-2018 23:00 via twitter.com
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• France's Macron tries to ease popular anger over gas prices ottawamatters.com/world-news/fra…

  27-11-2018 22:30 via twitter.com
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• Going out best bets, Nov. 29 to Dec. 5

  27-11-2018 22:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  Soul
  An explosion of brass-laced, funk-drenched soulfulness is forecast at the Rainbow Bistro on Friday when The Commotions drop in to help the ByWard Market-area club celebrate its 34th anniversary as a live-music venue. The 12-piece outfit is fronted by two of Ottawa’s finest singers, Rebecca Noelle and Jeff Rogers, and anchored by musical director/saxman Brian Asselin. They’re sharing the spotlight with Montreal’s Willis Pride. Advance tickets are $15, available at ticketweb
  
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• Ottawa seniors' housing forum to explore better ways of living as we age

  27-11-2018 22:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  Pat Steenberg looks at her three-storey Bank Street apartment and envisions a utopia for senior citizens, a community of friends aging in place, living together and supporting each other.
  It’s centrally located, beside a park, a couple of blocks from the pharmacy and the grocery store and on good public transit.
  But those damn stairs!
  “We can all go up the stairs now, but when we’re 80 or 85, can we still do it?” asks Steenberg, 71. “We don’t need anything els
  
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• Employee charged with arson after fire destroys Lincoln Fields Wendy's restaurant

  27-11-2018 21:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 28-year-old man has been charged with arson in connection with an early-morning fire that destroyed the Wendy’s restaurant at Lincoln Fields Tuesday and sent several people to the hospital with smoke inhalation.
  The arson unit charged Steven Hanssen with arson endangering life, arson causing property damage and two counts of breaching conditions of release, city police report.
  Hanssen, whom Det. Martin Cardinal confirmed was an employee of the restaurant, was scheduled to appear in
  
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• British radio presenter killed in Lebanon. ottawamatters.com/world-news/bri…

  27-11-2018 21:05 via twitter.com
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• Man charged with arson after fire destroys Lincoln Fields Wendy's restaurant

  27-11-2018 21:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 28-year-old man has been charged with arson in connection with an early-morning fire that destroyed the Wendy’s restaurant at Lincoln Fields Tuesday and sent several people to the hospital with smoke inhalation.
  The arson unit charged Steven Hanssen with arson endangering life, arson causing property damage and two counts of breaching conditions of release, city police report.
  He was scheduled to appear in court Tuesday afternoon.
  Hanssen was arrested after officers gathered witness
  
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• Kremlin warns of possible flare-up of hostilities in Ukraine. ottawamatters.com/world-news/kre…

  27-11-2018 20:35 via twitter.com
  Kremlin warns of possible flare-up of hostilities in Ukraine.ottawamatters.com/world-news/kre…
  
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• Watermain break closes a block of Elgin St. #ottnews #otttraffic twitter.com/Ottawa_Traffic…

  27-11-2018 20:28 via twitter.com
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• Ottawa Police charge 28 y.o. with arson in connection with an early morning fire at a Carling Avenue Wendy's restau… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-11-2018 20:22 via twitter.com
  Ottawa Police charge 28 y.o. with arson in connection with an early morning fire at a Carling Avenue Wendy's restau… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Police watchdog ends probe in Remembrance Day death of woman, 87

  27-11-2018 20:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  The province’s Special Investigations Unit has terminated its investigation into the death of an 87-year-old woman who collapsed at a Remembrance Day service in Clayton and was given the opioid antidote naloxone by an OPP officer who came to her aid.
  The cause of death of the woman, whom family identified as Royal Canadian Legion volunteer Bobbie McCormack of nearby Almonte, has been ruled as cardiac arrest, the civilian police watchdog said Tuesday.
  “The evidence is clear that
  
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• Global lawmakers grill Facebook exec; Zuckerberg's a no-show. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  27-11-2018 20:05 via twitter.com
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• Read the story and listen to @_MarkSutcliffe's conversation with inspiring Grade 8 student at Blue Sky School, Grac… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-11-2018 19:48 via twitter.com
  Read the story and listen to @_MarkSutcliffe's conversation with inspiring Grade 8 student at Blue Sky School, Grac… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Courts can weigh in if Canada Post back-to-work bill challenged: Hajdu. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  27-11-2018 19:35 via twitter.com
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• Rush-hour heads up: Drive slow and get rid of snow, police warn

  27-11-2018 19:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  Drivers in the capital may have dodged some traffic madness Tuesday morning, but police are warning there could be some issues in the afternoon rush hour.
  With anywhere from two to five cm of snow forecast for the afternoon and evening, police are repeating their “See snow, drive slow” warnings.
  And to make sure to brush the snow off your vehicles before heading out.
  Remove snow from your vehicle's roof before it freezes. Once frozen, it can become a dangerous flying object.Nettoyez
  
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• Coming up at 12:30: Grade 8 student at Blue Sky School in Kanata Grace Hill joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss her b… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-11-2018 18:28 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 12:30:Grade 8 student at Blue Sky School in Kanata Grace Hill joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss her b… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Fence (and loud Christmas tunes) make for bad neighbour in Kingston harassment case

  27-11-2018 17:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  A Kingston man is facing a charge of harassment by threatening conduct after police were called to a more than two-year dispute that began over a fence and ended with Christmas tunes played at heavy metal levels.
  Police officers were called to a west-end home Sunday and heard the 65-year-old man’s female neighbour recount the saga, which started with her informing the accused in April 2016 that he was building a fence on her property.
  Since then, she alleged, he’d yelled and swo
  
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• Cohen: Our considered silence on Saudi Arabia is no better than Trump’s brazen acquiescence

  27-11-2018 17:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  It has been almost two months since Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in Istanbul. For all the threats and cries in Canada and the United States, nothing much has changed.
  In fact, a cynic might say that things are unfolding as expected. This is what happens in a world in which your friends are the enemies of your enemies – or, more crassly, you just want their money. Call it practical.
  Donald Trump is in denial over the murder; the president of the United States refuses to believe the findings
  
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• 'Failure is temporary' Redblacks quarterback vows

  27-11-2018 17:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  Chin up!
  After a few days perspective, Redblacks quarterback Trevor Harris concedes he’s still “gutted” by the loss to Calgary in Sunday’s Grey Cup, but he expressed his determination and powerful pride in his team and city in an emotional Instagram post.
  Harris used a picture of himself from behind, head down.
  “Here’s the thing wrong with this picture.. my chin is down,” he wrote Tuesday, adding that “it didn’t end the way we wanted.
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• The federal government is advising the food industry not to import romaine lettuce from areas in the U.S. suspected… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-11-2018 17:00 via twitter.com
  The federal government is advising the food industry not to import romaine lettuce from areas in the U.S. suspected… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 11: The new weekly edition of the 'Municipal Matters' panel. This week @dianedeans and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-11-2018 16:57 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11: The new weekly edition of the 'Municipal Matters' panel. This week @dianedeans and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 10:45: @DrRob_Thacker joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss the significance of NASA landing Insight on Ma… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-11-2018 16:43 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10:45:@DrRob_Thacker joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss the significance of NASA landing Insight on Ma… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• LeBreton lawsuit: Five options the NCC must weigh to move forward

  27-11-2018 16:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  The latest attempt to redevelop LeBreton Flats is petering out and the National Capital Commission must decide what to do next.
  The businessmen involved in RendezVous LeBreton Group are now fighting each other in court and the NCC, which isn’t a named defendant in the $700-million lawsuit filed by Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk targeting partner John Ruddy of Trinity Developments, is on the sidelines trying to rescue a city-transforming project.
  Heritage Minister Pablo Rodri
  
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• Coming up at 10:30: Business professor Ian Lee joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss the future of General Motors and t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-11-2018 16:28 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10:30:Business professor Ian Lee joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss the future of General Motors and t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up on The 10 O'Clock Talk: @JulieBeun, @SusanSherring & @1310Andrew join @_MarkSutcliffe 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-11-2018 15:58 via twitter.com
  Coming up on The 10 O'Clock Talk:@JulieBeun, @SusanSherring & @1310Andrew join @_MarkSutcliffe📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• UPDATE: @OttawaPolice looking for two vehicles in missing person investigation. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaPolice/s…

  27-11-2018 15:56 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: @OttawaPolice looking for two vehicles in missing person investigation. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaPolice/s…
  
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• Coming up at 9:45: @JamesBagnall1 joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss whether the City and NCC deserve any blame for… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-11-2018 15:42 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 9:45:@JamesBagnall1 joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss whether the City and NCC deserve any blame for… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Denley: The sooner Melnyk is out of the deal, the better

  27-11-2018 15:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  Is there a future for LeBreton Flats redevelopment without the involvement of mercurial Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk? Absolutely. In fact, it would be easier to get the job done with Melnyk out of the picture.
  Melnyk’s LeBreton partner, veteran Ottawa developer John Ruddy, has a proven record of developing complex projects. He is a key force behind the tricky redevelopment of Lansdowne Park, for example. Melnyk, by comparison, has proven time and again that working co-operatively wi
  
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• St. Regis Mohawk Tribe joins members in PCB suit against Monsanto

  27-11-2018 15:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  HOGANSBURG, N.Y. – The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe has joined a lawsuit, originally launched by two of its community members, against one of the biggest names in corporate America: Monsanto.
  The lawsuit was initially filed in St. Louis County circuit court in Missouri in September on behalf of David Back and Rosalie Jacobs, but the case as already added four more plaintiffs from the First Nation: Agnes Jacobs, Amberdawn LaFrance, Clarissa Roraback and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe itself.
  The plai
  
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• Traffic chaos begins: Hwy 7 reopens after truck crash, teen hurt in morning collision

  27-11-2018 14:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  Give yourself extra time if you’re going anywhere today.
  Late Monday, Environment Canada issued a special weather statement calling for snow and bad driving conditions. In particular, they warned:
  “This snowfall may have an impact on the morning commute. Motorists should be prepared for poor winter driving conditions as untreated roads may become snow covered and slippery.”
  They were right.
  Conditions are worsening and there are already a couple of issues to deal with.
  At about
  
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• Man arrested after suspected arson destroys Lincoln Fields Wendy's restaurant

  27-11-2018 14:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police confirmed Tuesday that one person has been arrested after an early morning blaze destroyed the Wendy’s restaurant at Lincoln Fields.
  The arrest came after officers gathered witness statements on the scene. No charges have been laid as yet, police said.
  A massive, early morning fire destroyed a Wendy’s restaurant at the Lincoln Fields Mall on Carling Avenue Tuesday.
  The fire broke out shortly after midnight while about a half-dozen staff were inside.
  More than a dozen fi
  
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• LeBreton lawsuit: NCC must weigh options for the capital's 'jewel'

  27-11-2018 14:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  The latest attempt to redevelop LeBreton Flats is petering out and the National Capital Commission must decide what to do next.
  The businessmen involved in RendezVous LeBreton Group are now fighting each other in court and the NCC, which isn’t a named defendant in the $700-million lawsuit filed by Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk targeting partner John Ruddy of Trinity Developments, is on the sidelines trying to rescue a city-transforming project.
  Heritage Minister Pablo Rodri
  
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• Kingston police issue 'safety notice' on release of sex offender on parole

  27-11-2018 14:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  Kingston police have issued a “community safety notice” upon the release of Lucas Tyler Petrini, a convicted sex offender who will be living in the city.
  “This notice is being issued as Kingston Police believe he may pose a risk to the community, particularly those under the age of 14,” police said in a news release. “Petrini has a residency condition and will be monitored.”
  Petrini will be under observation by the police high-risk offender unit, Cor
  
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• Labelle: Parents’ bill of rights is the wrong choice for Ontario

  27-11-2018 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  As the mother of two small children, a scientist, and an activist for quality public education, I’m deeply concerned about the Ontario government’s proposal for a parents’ bill of rights.
  The Ministry of Education’s current consultation asks for feedback on what elements should be included in a formal “Parents’ Bill of Rights.”
  After living in the most conservative parts of the United States, I’ve seen how a parents’ bill of rights can be use
  
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• Bagnall: Senators' lawsuit could be needed wakeup call for Ottawa, NCC

  27-11-2018 13:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  It was a startling omission. For half an hour last Thursday, board members of the National Capital Commission spoke in favour of a resolution that would give RendezVous LeBreton’s two main partners — Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk and Trinity Development founder John Ruddy — two more months “to get their act together.”
  The directors were unanimous in their view that, for once, government was not to blame for the lack of progress on a major project, in this case
  
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• Traffic chaos begins: parts of Hwy 7 closed, debris on Hwy 417

  27-11-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Give yourself extra time if you’re going anywhere today.
  Late Monday, Environment Canada issued a special weather statement calling for snow and bad driving conditions. In particular, they warned:
  “This snowfall may have an impact on the morning commute. Motorists should be prepared for poor winter driving conditions as untreated roads may become snow covered and slippery.”
  They were right.
  Conditions are worsening and there are already a couple issues to deal with.
  Highway 7 n
  
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• Hurrelmann: Canadian politicians should prepare for Brexit, not use it as a partisan wedge issue

  27-11-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  When the release of a draft “withdrawal agreement” between the United Kingdom and the European Union plunged the British government into chaos in recent days, Canadian federal Conservative leader Andrew Scheer felt compelled to remind Canadians that he had been an early advocate of Brexit. In a June 2016 opinion piece in the National Post, Scheer had presented Brexit as a chance to rescue “British political traditions” from “the dictates of EU bureaucrats in Brussel
  
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• Stay safe on the roads this morning, it's a messy commute. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  27-11-2018 11:40 via twitter.com
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• Two people were taken to hospital in stable condition after a fire break out at a local Wendy's restaurant on Carli… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-11-2018 11:24 via twitter.com
  Two people were taken to hospital in stable condition after a fire break out at a local Wendy's restaurant on Carli… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• LIVE with everything you need to know for your morning commute. Tune in for the Extreme Weather Centre on @1310NEWS… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-11-2018 11:10 via twitter.com
  LIVE with everything you need to know for your morning commute. Tune in for the Extreme Weather Centre on @1310NEWS… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• UPDATE: Paramedics assessed four people after a fire at Wendy's - two taken to hospital with smoke inhalation.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-11-2018 10:14 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: Paramedics assessed four people after a fire at Wendy's - two taken to hospital with smoke inhalation.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Erik Karlsson says return to Ottawa will be 'different and weird' - CBC.ca

  27-11-2018 09:00
  Erik Karlsson says return to Ottawa will be 'different and weird'  CBC.caErik Karlsson tells a small group of reporters waiting near his locker that the only topic they really want to discuss — his impending return to Ottawa as a member ...
  
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• Canadian Forces says submarines can operate until mid-2020s – but still no details on how fleet will be upgraded

  27-11-2018 06:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Victoria-class submarines were expected to reach the end of their operational lives starting in 2022, according to documents obtained under the Access to Information law.
  That could have been a major problem for the federal government as it is looking at planning a modernization program for the on-board systems on the class, starting in 2023 or 2024.
  If the subs were to reach the end of their operational lives starting a year earlier, how would that have worked?
  Defence Watch asked that ques
  
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• Nova Scotia girl who died in parade tragedy 'loved helping other people' ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  27-11-2018 03:00 via twitter.com
  Nova Scotia girl who died in parade tragedy 'loved helping other people'ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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