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• City recommends hiking transit tax by 3.5 per cent in 2019

  07-12-2018 23:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  The City of Ottawa wants to hike the transit levy on property tax bills by 3.5 per cent next year, more than what it had expected in a long-range funding plan for transit services.
  A budget report published Friday ahead of a council meeting next Wednesday recommends the 3.5-per-cent transit levy increase because 2019 will be a “transition year,” considering the anticipated launch of the Confederation Line LRT.
  It was only in March 2017 that council received a long-range financial pla
  
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• Trio arrested in Brockville in connection with biker-gang activity

  07-12-2018 23:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  BROCKVILLE – Brockville police and counterparts from other agencies on Thursday arrested three men in connection with activities of the Outlaws motorcycle gang.
  Thomas Bell, Norman Cranshaw Rosbottom and his son, Norman Stanley Rosbottom face charges including kidnapping, robbery, assault with a weapon, assault and two other offences relating to organized crime groups, police said.
  Brockville police officers, with help from the Ontario Provincial Police Biker Enforcement Unit, the Bellevil
  
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• Serial robber who targeted elderly victims in Montreal, Ottawa gets 8 years - CBC.ca

  07-12-2018 23:49
  Serial robber who targeted elderly victims in Montreal, Ottawa gets 8 years  CBC.caAn Algerian man charged in connection with the drugging and robbery of several elderly people in Montreal and Ottawa has been sentenced to eight years in ...
  
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• Cyclist ID'd in fatal Macdonald parkway collision

  07-12-2018 23:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  A cyclist has died after he was struck by a taxi on the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway early Friday morning.
  The RCMP has identified the victim as Junfeng Wu, a 40-year-old Ottawa resident.
  First responders were called to the crash near Onigam Street at 6:46 a.m.
  Paramedics said Wu was pronounced dead at 7:08 a.m.
  Police continue to investigate after a cyclist died after he was struck by a taxi on the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway near Lemieux Island early Friday morning.
  Police continue to inves
  
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• UN committee tells Canada to do more on sterilizations of Indigenous women ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  07-12-2018 23:30 via twitter.com
  UN committee tells Canada to do more on sterilizations of Indigenous womenottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Feds to let court decide on releasing cabinet secrets to Norman lawyers ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  07-12-2018 23:00 via twitter.com
  Feds to let court decide on releasing cabinet secrets to Norman lawyersottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• .@ottawahumane says it might be a good idea to keep your dog inside tonight. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  07-12-2018 22:57 via twitter.com
  .@ottawahumane says it might be a good idea to keep your dog inside tonight. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…
  
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• Second hotel to open in Barrhaven

  07-12-2018 22:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  Coun. Jan Harder is excited her Barrhaven ward is becoming a hotel hotbed.
  2nd hotel coming to #MyBarrhaven. A Hampton Inn on the other side of Fallowfield just offO’Keefe Court. Final approvals should be coming soon and construction begins early 2019. Hotel: 6 storey w/ 102 hotel rms and space for meeting rms.More info to come.
  — Jan Harder (@BarrhavenJan) December 7, 2018The Hampton Inn would open around the same time a Marriott hotel is scheduled to open in the suburb. T
  
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• City extends garbage collection contracts while watching for province's new waste plan

  07-12-2018 22:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  The City of Ottawa has extended the length of its garbage collection contracts as it tries to determine how the Ontario Progressive Conservative government’s recent environment plan will impact an updated municipal waste strategy.
  A new waste strategy will inform the city’s requirements for garbage collection in the next contracts.
  Marilyn Journeaux, the city’s director of solid waste services, said the collection contracts have provisions for two one-year extensions. The city
  
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• Protecting pets from dangerously cold temperatures forecast for Ottawa - OttawaMatters.com

  07-12-2018 22:47
  Protecting pets from dangerously cold temperatures forecast for Ottawa  OttawaMatters.comThe Ottawa Humane Society has a few tips for animal owners.
  
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• Ottawa massage therapist charged with sexual assault involving two female patients

  07-12-2018 22:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  A massage therapist working at a clinic in the east end of Ottawa has been charged with two counts of sexual assault.
  Matthew Lessard, 31, was charged in connection with incidents involving two female patients he treated this week, said Ottawa police on Friday.
  Investigators say they are concerned there could be more alleged victims.
  The College of Massage Therapists of Ontario has a Matthew Lessard registered, with a note saying he has been charged with sexual assault.
  Anyone with information i
  
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• Ottawa massage therapist charged with sexual assault involving two female patients - Ottawa Citizen

  07-12-2018 22:37
  Ottawa massage therapist charged with sexual assault involving two female patients  Ottawa CitizenA massage therapist working at a clinic in the east end of Ottawa has been charged with two counts of sexual assault.Matthew Lessard, 31, was charged in ...
  
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• McGill to announce decision on contentious Redmen team name in January ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  07-12-2018 22:30 via twitter.com
  McGill to announce decision on contentious Redmen team name in Januaryottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Cyclist ID'd in fatal Macdonald parkway collision - Ottawa Citizen

  07-12-2018 22:28
  Cyclist ID'd in fatal Macdonald parkway collision  Ottawa CitizenFirst responders were called to the crash near Onigam Street.
  
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• City extends garbage collection contracts while watching for province's new waste plan - Ottawa Citizen

  07-12-2018 22:22
  City extends garbage collection contracts while watching for province's new waste plan  Ottawa CitizenThe City of Ottawa has extended the length of its garbage collection contracts as it tries to determine how the Ontario Progressive Conservative government's ...
  
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• Ottawa Restaurant Embraces Pronoun Buttons, Takes Inclusion To Next Level - HuffPost Canada

  07-12-2018 21:38
  Ottawa Restaurant Embraces Pronoun Buttons, Takes Inclusion To Next Level  HuffPost CanadaPure Kitchen is the first restaurant in Ottawa to introduce pronoun buttons in an effort to be more inclusive of trans and non-binary people.
  
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• Ottawa mother left with questions after Uber drives away with three-year-old son - Global News

  07-12-2018 21:33
  Ottawa mother left with questions after Uber drives away with three-year-old son  Global NewsFor an Ottawa mother, what was supposed to be a trip to a Christmas party turned into panic as her Uber drove away with her son in the back seat.
  
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• Man charged in deaths of two Edmonton children, serious injury to their mother. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  07-12-2018 20:05 via twitter.com
  Man charged in deaths of two Edmonton children, serious injury to their mother.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Cappies review: St. Pius gives a powerful performance of George Orwell's 1984

  07-12-2018 20:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Show #1: 1984Where: St. Pius X High SchoolDirector: Tia Caroleo
  ————————————————————————————————————Mina Stone, CriticMerivale High School
  In modern society, there is a façade of privacy that everyone takes for granted. St. Pius X High School’s production of George Orwel
  
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• Ottawa Police Collision Investigation Unit assisting with fatal crash on the Sir John A Macdonald Parkway.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-12-2018 19:18 via twitter.com
  Ottawa Police Collision Investigation Unit assisting with fatal crash on the Sir John AMacdonald Parkway.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• WANTED: OPP seek help to identify person who may have been involved in robbery near Hawkesbury

  07-12-2018 19:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario Provincial Police officers are asking for the public’s help to identify a woman who may have been involved in a robbery that occurred around 6 a.m. Friday near Hawkesbury.
  In a media release, police said early Friday morning a woman entered an Esso Gas Station located at 345 County Road 17 in Champlain Township, and demanded money from the teller. Once she was provided an undisclosed amount of cash, the woman fled from the scene in a vehicle. There were no injuries as a result of t
  
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• The other side of cancer: How survivors are dealing with the emotional toll of the disease

  07-12-2018 17:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  At times, Donna Jakowec’s cancer journey felt more like a frantic struggle to keep her head above water.
  “I felt safe when I talked to the doctors, but between appointments I was having terrible feelings of panic. The doctors represented these islands. When I was finished with one doctor, I was forced to swim in the ocean to the next island, and I felt like I was drowning the whole way.”
  A federal public servant and married mother of two teenagers, Jakowec was struggling, as th
  
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• The @rick_gibbons Show for Friday, December 7th: 1:07: @mcroc 1:17: @profagagne 1:30: @jpitney 1:37: @CityCynthia 1… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-12-2018 17:54 via twitter.com
  The @rick_gibbons Show for Friday, December 7th: 1:07: @mcroc 1:17: @profagagne 1:30: @jpitney 1:37: @CityCynthia 1… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Kurl: Quebec's – and Canada's – tolerance for religious symbols remains selective

  07-12-2018 17:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  As battle lines are drawn over the Coalition Avenir Quebec’s promised ban on public servants wearing religious garments or articles at work, it’s instructive to separate generalities from specifics.
  When Quebecers are asked general questions such as “do you support a ban” on public employees in positions of authority wearing religious symbols at work, two-thirds say yes. But when asked specifically which symbols would be unacceptable for said public employees at work, it
  
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• Elghawaby: Canada's hate crime statistics only tell part of the story

  07-12-2018 17:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  The most recent hate-crime figures only confirm what many of us know: Canada is failing to adequately confront racism in this country.
  For the past several years, the numbers have been steadily on the rise – and whether this is due to greater reporting, or an actual increase, is irrelevant. The reality is that many of our communities are impacted by harmful attitudes that are making themselves known in a variety of criminal ways.
  The latest figures from Statistics Canada show close to a 50
  
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• Cyclist killed in Macdonald parkway collision

  07-12-2018 17:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  A cyclist died after he was struck by a taxi on the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway early Friday morning.
  First responders were called to the crash near Onigam Street at 6:46 a.m.
  Paramedics said that the man, whose age wasn’t available, was pronounced dead at 7:08 a.m.
  Police continue to investigate after a cyclist died after he was struck by a taxi on the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway near Lemieux Island early Friday morning.
  Police continue to investigate after a cyclist died after he was
  
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• Quebec says Ottawa owes it $300 million for costs related to influx of asylum seekers - Global News

  07-12-2018 17:20
  Quebec says Ottawa owes it $300 million for costs related to influx of asylum seekers  Global NewsSince 2017, there has been an influx of asylum seekers entering Quebec across the United States border.
  
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• Bucking Tradition: How couple behind Project1 Studio went home with GOHBA's 2018 Designer of the Year nod

  07-12-2018 16:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  For many months, architects Ryan Koolwine and Danielle Powell spent their evenings and weekends working tirelessly on freelance projects or chasing potential clients.
  Late nights became early mornings and in between caring for their young children and working “day jobs” the tenacious pair spent hours making cold calls, following up on warm leads and fighting to win bids on upcoming projects.
  After about nine months the part-time work warranted a full-time effort. So they quit their d
  
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• Quebec says Ottawa owes it $300 million for costs related to refugee influx - The Guardian

  07-12-2018 16:25
  Quebec says Ottawa owes it $300 million for costs related to refugee influx  The GuardianMONTREAL — Quebec Premier Francois Legault plans to press Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Friday's first ministers' meeting for $300 million in federal ...
  
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• Robert Mueller is set to reveal more details today about his Russia investigation. ottawamatters.com/world-news/cou… via @ottawamatters

  07-12-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  Robert Mueller is set to reveal more details today about his Russia investigation. ottawamatters.com/world-news/cou… via @ottawamatters
  
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• Heading to Paris for the holidays? The Eiffel Tower will be closed as the city braces for more protests.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-12-2018 15:45 via twitter.com
  Heading to Paris for the holidays? The Eiffel Tower will be closed as the city braces for more protests.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Follow @JennnPritchard for the latest on the new @OCH_LCO development. #ottnews twitter.com/JennnPritchard…

  07-12-2018 15:38 via twitter.com
  Follow @JennnPritchardfor the latest on the new @OCH_LCO development.#ottnews twitter.com/JennnPritchard…
  
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• Inquiry into murder-suicide involving Afghan veteran to being early next year. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters

  07-12-2018 15:18 via twitter.com
  Inquiry into murder-suicide involving Afghan veteran to being early next year.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters
  
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• Tonight To Feel Like -24°C In Ottawa And The Toronto Area Won't Be Much Warmer - Narcity

  07-12-2018 14:36
  Tonight To Feel Like -24°C In Ottawa And The Toronto Area Won't Be Much Warmer  NarcityOntario is in for brutal cold tonight and this weekend.
  
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• From Ottawa to Nairobi: How a Canadian coach helped Kenyan hockey team roar - CBC Sports

  07-12-2018 14:08
  From Ottawa to Nairobi: How a Canadian coach helped Kenyan hockey team roar  CBC SportsOttawa native Tim Colby moved to Kenya in 2010. Nowadays, he coaches the Kenya Ice Lions, the hockey team which made headlines by playing with NHL ...
  
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• Weather: Brrr! Bundle up for -20 C Friday night

  07-12-2018 13:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  Friday morning dawned at -12 C and we’re headed to a high of just -10 C before the mercury plunges to -20 C overnight.
  Environment Canada predicts mixed skies, a 30 per cent chance of early-morning flurries and northwest winds at 20 km/h gusting to 40 that become light in the morning. They pick up again to reach up to 15 km/h in the evening and into Saturday.
  Saturday’s forecast is mainly cloudy with a 70 per cent chance of flurries and high of -10 C with windchills of -22 C in the m
  
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• UPDATE: Paramedics say it was a male cyclist that died after being hit by a taxi. #ottnews #otttraffic

  07-12-2018 13:38 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: Paramedics say it was a male cyclist that died after being hit by a taxi. #ottnews #otttraffic
  
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• BREAKING: Pedestrian has died after been struck by a taxi on the Sir John A. Parkway #ottnews #otttraffic

  07-12-2018 13:31 via twitter.com
  BREAKING: Pedestrian has died after been struck by a taxi on the Sir John A. Parkway #ottnews #otttraffic
  
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• Serious collision this morning on the Sir John A Macdonald Parkway at Onigam Street. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaPolice/s…

  07-12-2018 13:17 via twitter.com
  Serious collision this morning on theSir John A Macdonald Parkway at Onigam Street. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaPolice/s…
  
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• Hundreds get a taste of what's to come at Queen St. Fare food hall

  07-12-2018 13:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  Hundreds of well-dressed food and music lovers walked the red carpet in downtown Ottawa on Thursday night before they noshed on exotic tacos, Asian dumplings, mini burgers, gargantuan doughnuts and more, all to the thumping beat of a hard-grooving live band.
  But as unique as the scene was at the VIP launch party for Queen St. Fare, it was just a taste of what’s to come at the unprecedented hybrid space that combines a half-dozen food vendors, a cocktail bar and a bandstand.
  The so-called &
  
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• MacDougall: Our 'sunny ways' PM has turned into Trudeau the Divider

  07-12-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  With the forces now being applied to politics pushing populations further apart, leaders face a choice: be a bridge builder or a ditch digger.
  For his part, Justin Trudeau is happily toting a spade.
  That’s right. Mr. Sunny Ways, the brightest symbol of global liberalism, is a divider, not a uniter, to put it in terms Trudeau wouldn’t understand, so unfamiliar is he with the cannon of the centre-right.
  To be sure, Trudeau certainly speaks like a bridge builder — indeed, he does
  
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• Today's letters: Supporting those with addictions

  07-12-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Program offers insights into addiction
  Re: No one is a lost cause, Dec 3.
  We thank the Ottawa Citizen for the article on our son and his addiction. The article explains how Daniel was more than just an alcoholic; however, that is what resulted in his death. We wish we could have done more to help him, to understand his problem, but we weren’t able to. We are, however, grateful for the insights that we obtained from the two-evening Family Spiral program offered by Rideauwood Addiction and F
  
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• Gun violence a complex issue with no simple solution, south-end community told. #OttNews ottawamatters.com/local-news/gun… via @ottawamatters

  07-12-2018 12:20 via twitter.com
  Gun violence a complex issue with no simple solution, south-end community told. #OttNewsottawamatters.com/local-news/gun… via @ottawamatters
  
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• Thousands salute Bush funeral train on final Texas ride. ottawamatters.com/world-news/tho… via @ottawamatters

  07-12-2018 12:15 via twitter.com
  Thousands salute Bush funeral train on final Texas ride.ottawamatters.com/world-news/tho… via @ottawamatters
  
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• 61st annual Grammy Awards nominations to be announced Friday. ottawamatters.com/world-news/61s… via @ottawamatters

  07-12-2018 12:00 via twitter.com
  61st annual Grammy Awards nominations to be announced Friday.ottawamatters.com/world-news/61s… via @ottawamatters
  
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• Premiers head to Montreal for tough meeting with Trudeau. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters

  07-12-2018 11:15 via twitter.com
  Premiers head to Montreal for tough meeting with Trudeau.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters
  
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• Vice-Admiral Norman leaked cabinet secrets for more than a year, Crown alleges. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters

  07-12-2018 11:00 via twitter.com
  Vice-Admiral Norman leaked cabinet secrets for more than a year, Crown alleges. #ottnewsottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters
  
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• Ottawa taps Sheldon Levy to advise on scaling up small, medium businesses - The Globe and Mail

  07-12-2018 11:00
  Ottawa taps Sheldon Levy to advise on scaling up small, medium businesses  The Globe and MailFederal small-business minister Mary Ng has appointed former Ryerson president Sheldon Levy to advise her on how to help Canadian firms scale into global ...
  
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• All clear after bomb threat forces evacuation of CNN offices. ottawamatters.com/world-news/all… via @ottawamatters

  07-12-2018 10:45 via twitter.com
  All clear after bomb threat forces evacuation of CNN offices.ottawamatters.com/world-news/all… via @ottawamatters
  
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• Campers spend frigid night at Lansdowne Park for homeless youth

  07-12-2018 04:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  More than 650 people prepared to camp outside at Lansdowne Park on Thursday night for a Youth Services Bureau fundraising event known as SleepOut for Youth.
  High school students, firefighters, police officers, politicians and local leaders, including Ottawa police Chief Charles Bordeleau, were among those planning to spend the night camped outside at TD Place stadium.
  The forecast called for an overnight low of -11 C.
  “Most people are very well prepared,” said Joanne Lowe, executive
  
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