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• Tone down the rhetoric, advises former anti-vax mother

  04-12-2018 23:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  Three years after her story went viral, the Ottawa mother who changed her mind about vaccines says the angry rhetoric around the issue is driving some anti-vax families away from the health system.
  “More calm, clear and caring voices need to be heard,” Tara Hills told delegates at the Canadian Immunization Conference.
  That is, in part, what led Hills to change her mind about vaccines in 2015 — conversations with an Ottawa mother and health advocate who assured her she wasn&rsqu
  
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• Tone down the rhetoric, advises former anti-vax mother - Ottawa Citizen

  04-12-2018 23:52
  Tone down the rhetoric, advises former anti-vax mother  Ottawa CitizenThree years after her story went viral, the Ottawa mother who changed her mind about vaccines says the angry rhetoric around the issue is driving some anti-vax ...
  
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• Singh tries to rally his troops as the NDP struggles to gain traction ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  04-12-2018 23:30 via twitter.com
  Singh tries to rally his troops as the NDP struggles to gain tractionottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Wrestler 'Hannibal' loses human rights fight against the City of Ottawa - Ottawa Citizen

  04-12-2018 23:22
  Wrestler 'Hannibal' loses human rights fight against the City of Ottawa  Ottawa CitizenThe Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has ended an Ottawa wrestler's win streak after he successfully fought to get his job back from the City of Ottawa.
  
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• Murderer's father convicted of threatening officer, possessing heroin

  04-12-2018 23:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  The father of a murderer who discussed his own drug dealing on a wiretap that was intended to put his son behind bars has been convicted of possessing heroin to sell and threatening to stab an Irish police officer in “his f—ing neck.”
  Temorshah Hafizi, who is also the brother of an Ottawa police officer, technically pleaded not guilty to possessing heroin for the purpose of trafficking and uttering threats against a peace officer but agreed to the material facts supporting his
  
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• BIA demands city create a protected pedestrian passage outside crippled Magee House

  04-12-2018 23:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Wellington West BIA wants the mayor to find a way to open the sidewalk in front of the mangled Magee House as the holiday shopping season ramps up.
  In a letter sent Tuesday to Mayor Jim Watson, the BIA calls for an action plan and timeline to create a protected area for pedestrians along the north side of Wellington Street. The sidewalk in front of the Magee House at 1119 Wellington St. W., between Rosemount and Stirling avenues, has been closed since a portion of the heritage building colla
  
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• McKenna concerned global politics may keep Paris agreement rules at bay ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  04-12-2018 23:00 via twitter.com
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• 150 students, some staff at Ridgemont High School possibly exposed to tuberculosis

  04-12-2018 22:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa Public Health is investigating the possibility that 150 students and some staff at Ridgemont High School were exposed to a student with active tuberculosis.
  The students, their parents and the staff have received a letter recommending they be tested for TB infection, said Ottawa Public Health.
  Public Health said the students and staff may have been exposed between Sept. 4 and Nov. 12.
  The infected student is no longer in school, said a spokesperson for the Ottawa-Carleton District School
  
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• Ottawa entrepreneur diving into shareable marketplace with 'rent anything' app, Ruckify - OttawaMatters.com

  04-12-2018 22:36
  Ottawa entrepreneur diving into shareable marketplace with 'rent anything' app, Ruckify  OttawaMatters.comThe business is being tested in Canada's capital right now, but its creators have hopes of it eventually being launched internationally.
  
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• Code talkers: The 'unbreakable' code

  04-12-2018 22:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  The U.S. first used Native American code talkers in the First World War. Most were Choctaw Indians who used their tribal language to transmit orders and other communications on telephone lines.
  In 1940, the army began recruiting Comanches, Choctaws, Hopis, Cherokees, Mohawks and others for its communications program.
  The U.S. Marine Corps began its own program in 1941, primarily recruiting Navajo from the American Southwest. Eventually, more than 400 Navaho code talkers would serve with the mari
  
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• City to publish key cannabis report Wednesday ahead of special council meeting

  04-12-2018 22:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  City council will receive its first major report of the term on Wednesday when staff table a comprehensive review of the new cannabis laws and the public’s appetite for legal pot shops in the capital.
  Council has until Jan. 22 to decide if the City of Ottawa will opt out of having private retail storefronts, but it won’t wait that long to make up its mind. A vote is expected to happen next week. The report will inform council’s decision to either allow cannabis retail outlets i
  
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• Last living Second World War 'code talker' honoured in Ottawa

  04-12-2018 22:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  Raymond Oakes learned his father, Levi, was a living legend from a radio report.
  Levi, 93, is the last surviving Second World War Mohawk “code talker,” one of a small group of Indigenous veterans who served with the U.S. military, using their tribal languages for secret communications.
  But Levi and the other code talkers were sworn to secrecy, a shroud of silence that wasn’t lifted by the U.S. Government until 1968 and even then wasn’t widely known for another three decad
  
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• Gatineau police offer second chance for sexual assault complaints that went nowhere

  04-12-2018 22:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  More than half the sexual assaults reported to Gatineau police do not result in charges — a statistic the police hope to change by teaming up with some outside partners.
  And they are starting by inviting recent victims of sexual crimes whose files were closed without charges to approach police and ask for another look.
  The police are joining with organizations that specialize in support for victims of crime, including the Centre d’aide aux victimes d’actes criminels (CAVAC
  
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• Former deputy minister Yaprak Baltacioglu named Carleton University chancellor

  04-12-2018 22:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  Yaprak Baltacioglu has been named as Carleton University’s 12th chancellor.
  Baltacioglu, who most recently served as deputy minister at Treasury Board Secretariat, has spent 29 years in the public service. She retired from the government in April. During her career she has been recognized by the Public Policy Forum, and has twice been recognized by the Women’s Executive Network as one of Canada’s Top 100 most powerful women. She has been recognized for several honours for signi
  
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• Letter bomber who cost lawyer her hand says he was framed, wants appeal ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  04-12-2018 22:00 via twitter.com
  Letter bomber who cost lawyer her hand says he was framed, wants appealottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• 'The risks are too big': B.C. First Nations leaders in Ottawa to back coastal tanker ban - CBC News

  04-12-2018 21:55
  'The risks are too big': B.C. First Nations leaders in Ottawa to back coastal tanker ban  CBC NewsA group of B.C. coastal First Nations leaders came to Ottawa today to support passage of the Trudeau government's tanker ban bill — pushing back against ...
  
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• Last living Second World War 'code talker' honoured in Ottawa - Ottawa Citizen

  04-12-2018 21:43
  Last living Second World War 'code talker' honoured in Ottawa  Ottawa CitizenRaymond Oakes learned his father, Levi, was a living legend from a radio report.Levi, 93, is the last surviving Second World War Mohawk “code talker,” one of a ...
  
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• Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde has a pointed message for federal politicians: Listen to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-12-2018 20:35 via twitter.com
  Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde has a pointed message for federal politicians: Listen to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Looking to LRT extension, Ottawa businesses renew push for east-end federal offices - Ottawa Business Journal

  04-12-2018 20:28
  Looking to LRT extension, Ottawa businesses renew push for east-end federal offices  Ottawa Business JournalThe promise of light rail is in the air – but Orléans business leaders say that without a major east-end employer, the trains won't be enough to keep the borough ...
  
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• NTSB: Pilot error caused crash that killed Troy Gentry. ottawamatters.com/world-news/nts…

  04-12-2018 20:05 via twitter.com
  NTSB: Pilot error caused crash that killed Troy Gentry.ottawamatters.com/world-news/nts…
  
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• 150 students and some staff at Ridgemont High School possibly exposed to tuberculosis

  04-12-2018 19:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa Public Health is investigating the possibility that 150 students and some staff at Ridgemont High School were exposed to a student with active tuberculosis.
  The students, their parents and the staff have received a letter recommending they be tested for TB infection, said Ottawa Public Health.
  Public health said the students and staff may have been exposed between Sept. 4 and Nov. 12.
  The infected student is no longer in school, said a spokesperson for the Ottawa-Carleton District School
  
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• Traffic snarled on Vanier Parkway after driver suffers "medical condition"

  04-12-2018 19:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police shut down a section of the northbound Vanier Parkway, where first responders found a man in critical condition after a two-vehicle crash near Queen Mary Street, late Tuesday morning.
  Paramedics, police and firefighters responded to the collision at 11:03 a.m.
  The lone occupant of one of the vehicles was suffering from what paramedics said was a possible medical emergency that preceded the collision.
  With the help of firefighters, paramedics started “aggressive” resuscitation o
  
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• Thomson Reuters to cut global workforce by 12%, slash 3,200 jobs. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  04-12-2018 19:35 via twitter.com
  Thomson Reuters to cut global workforce by 12%, slash 3,200 jobs.ottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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• Put oil 'crisis' on first ministers' agenda: Alberta, Saskatchewan premiers. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  04-12-2018 19:05 via twitter.com
  Put oil 'crisis' on first ministers' agenda: Alberta, Saskatchewan premiers.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Police seek suspects in Barrhaven bank robbery

  04-12-2018 18:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  The city’s robbery unit is asking the public to help them identify two suspects in a bank robbery in Barrhaven last month.
  Police say two men entered the bank on Strandherd Drive near Longfields Drive at 1:17 p.m. on Oct. 17.
  While one suspect handed the teller a note demanding cash, the other retreated to stand watch outside the bank.
  The first suspect is described as a black male in his late teens. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt.
  The second suspect is described as a black male
  
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• Ottawa's child welfare overhaul a 'significant way forward' for Indigenous youth, advocate says - CBC.ca

  04-12-2018 18:48
  Ottawa's child welfare overhaul a 'significant way forward' for Indigenous youth, advocate says  CBC.caA Toronto Indigenous advocate is heralding Canada's plan to radically overhaul Indigenous child welfare services as a "significant way forward," saying he's ...
  
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• Coming up at 12:30: @ch_girard joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss being awarded her 2008 and 2012 Olympic medals yes… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-12-2018 18:28 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 12:30:@ch_girard joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss being awarded her 2008 and 2012 Olympic medals yes… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The @rick_gibbons Show for Tuesday, December 4th: 1:07: @ForumPoll 1:17: @PaulKoring 1:30: @SamLapradeCFRE 1:45:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-12-2018 18:08 via twitter.com
  The @rick_gibbons Show for Tuesday, December 4th: 1:07: @ForumPoll 1:17: @PaulKoring 1:30: @SamLapradeCFRE 1:45:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #ottnews @Ottawa67sHockey @miketendy twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  04-12-2018 17:53 via twitter.com
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• Man seriously hurt in Vanier Parkway crash

  04-12-2018 17:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police shut down a section of the northbound Vanier Parkway late Tuesday morning after a man was badly hurt in a two-vehicle crash near Donald Street.
  The road closure was between Queen Mary and Donald streets as police investigated the “serious collision,” which they were called to at 11:03 a.m.
  Firefighters were called in by police but determined that while one person remained in a vehicle, no one was trapped.
  A serious collision occurred a short time ago at the Vanier Parkway nort
  
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• Cohen: It's easy to speak well about George H.W. Bush

  04-12-2018 17:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  The death of George H.W. Bush was announced to friends, family and associates by a one-word coded message flashed to their mobile devices. It was the signal to set in train elaborate arrangements for the mourning, funeral and burial of the 41st president of the United States.
  This is the American way of death for its commanders-in-chief. I learned of the long-established protocol months ago from my friend and television colleague, Mary Kate Cary, who was a speechwriter in Bush’s White Hous
  
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• Bryan Adams 'forever grateful' for Lions Christmas dinner

  04-12-2018 17:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  It was Straight From The Heart.
  Former Ottawan Bryan Adams has sold 75 million albums as Canada’s top-selling male singer-songwriter, but there was a time when things were more Bare Bones (like the title of his 2010 acoustic album).
  The 59-year-old took to social media Tuesday to express his eternal gratitude to a local service club for making the holidays merry.
  “The end of the year is near, and December is special, but it’s the time to remember the poorer families,” Ada
  
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• Yaprak Baltacioglu named Carleton University chancellor

  04-12-2018 17:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  Yaprak Baltacioglu has been named as Carleton University’s 12th chancellor.
  Baltacioglu, who most recently served as deputy minister at Treasury Board Secretariat, has spent 29 years in the public service. She retired from the government in April. During her career she has been recognized by the Public Policy Forum, and has twice been recognized by the Women’s Executive Network as one of Canada’s Top 100 most powerful women. She has been recognized for several honours for signi
  
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• Helping to ease the stress of the holidays, a wish list has been set up for residents of West Carleton affected by… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-12-2018 17:14 via twitter.com
  Helping to ease the stress of the holidays, a wish list has been set up for residents of West Carleton affected by… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Detective turned whistle-blower wins civil liberties award

  04-12-2018 17:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  Donald Best, a former Toronto Police Service detective sergeant turned “leading Canadian anti-corruption whistleblower and activist” has been awarded the Ontario Civil Liberties Association’s 2018 Civil Liberties Award.
  “In his ongoing legal cases and public advocacy, Mr. Best has exposed corruption in the Canadian legal profession including secret orders and investigations by judges, the submission of false evidence in court by lawyers, and the failure of disciplinary bo
  
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• Coming up at 10:45 President and CEO of the Ottawa Board of Trade @ifaris joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss the fut… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-12-2018 16:43 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10:45President and CEO of the Ottawa Board of Trade @ifaris joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss the fut… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ottawa Is Getting It's First-Ever Cereal Bar And It Looks Amazing - Narcity

  04-12-2018 16:35
  Ottawa Is Getting It's First-Ever Cereal Bar And It Looks Amazing  NarcityCereal cafes have been opening all over the world, and Ottawa is finally getting one! If you are craving a delicious bowl of cereal, you soon will be able to get ...
  
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• Coming up at 10:30: @SNkylebukauskas joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss NHL commissioner Gary Bettman's comments on… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-12-2018 16:28 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10:30:@SNkylebukauskas joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss NHL commissioner Gary Bettman's comments on… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up on the 10 O'Clock Talk: @catherinejclark @SusanSherring & @Justin_Ling join @_MarkSutcliffe 📻: 1310 💻… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-12-2018 15:58 via twitter.com
  Coming up on the 10 O'Clock Talk: @catherinejclark @SusanSherring & @Justin_Ling join @_MarkSutcliffe 📻: 1310 💻… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 9:45 @DrDonWeaver of the @KrembilRI joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss his call for a further look at a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-12-2018 15:43 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 9:45@DrDonWeaver of the @KrembilRI joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss his call for a further look at a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• OPP looking for the small figurine that was taken over the weekend in Renfrew. twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  04-12-2018 15:31 via twitter.com
  OPP looking for the small figurine that was taken over the weekend in Renfrew. twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…
  
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• Denley: Time for another look at the alternative LeBreton Flats plan

  04-12-2018 15:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  Don’t give up on redeveloping LeBreton Flats just yet. The NHL hockey rink/condos/retail plan of local developer John Ruddy and his disgruntled partner Eugene Melnyk seems to be on life support, but the reappearance of the other finalist in the National Capital Commission’s LeBreton competition offers a possible solution.
  The alternative bid is worth a serious second look by both the NCC and the public. It is strong on public uses, less reliant on the condo market, and still offers t
  
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• Stay off area waterways, despite recent cold snap

  04-12-2018 15:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  Even if that enticing ice surface looks frozen, stay away.
  Recent cold weather has seen sheets of ice form on area waterways, but those sheets are still far too thin to venture out on.
  Public safety officials have already released warnings, reminding residents to avoid rivers, lakes and other waterways until they are properly frozen.
  On Nov. 15, Ottawa firefighters were called to help retrieve someone’s pet in the Manotick area that had wandered out onto the ice. Fire officials reminded re
  
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• Drayton Valley sends Ottawa SOS signal over oil price slump - CBC.ca

  04-12-2018 15:00
  Drayton Valley sends Ottawa SOS signal over oil price slump  CBC.caResidents in the oil and gas town of Drayton Valley, Alta. will send a distress signal to the federal government at a rally Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• On air 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Ottawa Today live with your host @_MarkSutcliffe on @1310NEWS & @rogersottawa22: 📻: 1310… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-12-2018 14:57 via twitter.com
  On air 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Ottawa Today live with your host @_MarkSutcliffe on @1310NEWS & @rogersottawa22: 📻: 1310… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Case of man accused of killing 10 in Toronto's van attack scheduled for court. bit.ly/2EfCwU0 https://t.co/smHVBXGix3

  04-12-2018 14:50 via twitter.com
  
  Case of man accused of killing 10 in Toronto's van attack scheduled for court.bit.ly/2EfCwU0 https://t.co/smHVBXGix3
  
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• Reconstruction disrupts traffic at Fisher, Baseline Tuesday morning

  04-12-2018 14:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  City police warn that the collision unit will be at the intersection of Baseline Road and Fisher Avenue Tuesday morning to reconstruct the scene of a collision for an ongoing investigation.
  Expect delays from about 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
  A police spokesman would not confirm which collision is the subject of the reconstruction but it’s the same intersection where a pedestrian suffered fatal injuries Nov. 23.
  The 42-year-old woman was hit in a crash involving an Ottawa Fire Services SUV on a ca
  
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• Bundle up for some chilly days but at least there's sunshine ahead

  04-12-2018 13:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  We’ve got some wind-chilly then just plain chilly days in the forecast but expect some glorious sunshine by the weekend.
  Ottawa awoke Tuesday morning to -6 C that felt like a brisk -14 and it’s not going to feel any warmer. The forecast high is -4 C but the wind chill won’t budge thanks to northwesterly winds at 20 km/h gusting to 40.
  Overnight, the forecast low is -10 C with a wind chill of -15.
  For Wednesday, expect a mix of sun and cloud with winds of up to 15 km/h that will
  
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• Speaking at the NHL Board of Governors meeting, Gary Bettman said he was disappointed with the way the Lebreton Fla… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-12-2018 13:14 via twitter.com
  Speaking at the NHL Board of Governors meeting, Gary Bettman said he was disappointed with the way the Lebreton Fla… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Conservative candidate Michael Barrett has won the by-election in Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-12-2018 12:49 via twitter.com
  Conservative candidate Michael Barrett has won the by-election in Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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