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• $25,000 James Travers Fellowship to fund reporting project on Canada's vulnerable migrant workers

  11-12-2018 23:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  The lives of vulnerable migrant workers in Canada will be explored by this year’s winners of the R. James Travers Foreign Corresponding Fellowship, an award that supports foreign reporting by Canadian journalists.
  Susan Harada, associate director of Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication, awarded the $25,000 fellowship to B.C-based photographer Melissa Renwick and Toronto Star reporter Sara Mojtehedzadeh on Tuesday.
  The two intend to use the fellowship to fund s
  
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• No flood of extremist returnees to Canada expected, federal report says ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  11-12-2018 23:30 via twitter.com
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• No charges for driver of OC Transpo bus that injured pedestrian

  11-12-2018 23:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  No charges will be laid against the driver of an OC Transpo bus that struck a woman, sending her to hospital with injuries to her foot.
  “There was no evidence found to the fact of the driver being in the wrong,” said Ottawa police spokeswoman Const. Amy Gagnon on Tuesday. “So right now, until there is more information that comes forward about contrary evidence, it stands as no charges are being laid.”
  Leila Giama, 26, was struck by a city bus on Saturday night after she s
  
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• Mentally ill Geddes 'thrown in with the wolves' at Ottawa jail, inmate tells inquest

  11-12-2018 23:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  Cleve Geddes was drooling, disoriented and being taunted by other inmates the day before his suicide in the Ottawa jail where he had been “thrown in with the wolves,” a fellow inmate told a coroner’s inquest Tuesday.
  Testifying by phone from Joyceville Institution, Jai Robert Middleton said he is still traumatized by what he saw happen to Geddes on B Pod at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre on Feb. 7-8, 2017.
  “He was dishevelled. He didn’t know where he was. He w
  
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• 14 Wing Greenwood receives millions from Ottawa for energy efficiency upgrades | The Spectator - The Spectator

  11-12-2018 23:19
  14 Wing Greenwood receives millions from Ottawa for energy efficiency upgrades | The Spectator  The SpectatorEfficiency has a whole new meaning at 14 Wing Greenwood after $20.5 million in federal money for energy efficiency upgrades was announced Dec. 7.
  
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• No charges for driver of OC Transpo bus that injured pedestrian - Ottawa Citizen

  11-12-2018 23:16
  No charges for driver of OC Transpo bus that injured pedestrian  Ottawa CitizenNo charges will be laid against the driver of an OC Transpo bus that struck a woman, sending her to hospital with injuries to her foot.“There was no evidence ...
  
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• Future uncertain for Ottawa-based medical research organizations

  11-12-2018 22:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  A change in the way the federal government funds scientific research is jeopardizing the future of two high-profile Ottawa-based organizations aimed at bringing cutting-edge medical research to Canadian patients.
  Ottawa’s Dr. John Bell, who is scientific director of BioCanRx, says the nation-wide immunotherapy network is being “cut off at the knees” by funding changes announced last week.
  A senior scientist in cancer therapeutics at The Ottawa Hospital, Bell is considered a glo
  
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• Real estate expert: Ottawa home prices expected to rise in 2019 - OttawaMatters.com

  11-12-2018 22:34
  Real estate expert: Ottawa home prices expected to rise in 2019  OttawaMatters.comBoth Royal LePage and Re/Max are expecting housing prices to increase between 2.5 and 4 per cent in the new year.
  
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• Mentally ill Geddes 'thrown in with the wolves' at Ottawa jail, inmate tells inquest - Ottawa Citizen

  11-12-2018 22:06
  Mentally ill Geddes 'thrown in with the wolves' at Ottawa jail, inmate tells inquest  Ottawa CitizenCleve Geddes was drooling, disoriented and being taunted by other inmates the day before his suicide in the Ottawa jail where he had been “thrown in with the ...
  
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• Ex-diplomat who worked on Trudeau's Hong Kong visit detained in China ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  11-12-2018 22:00 via twitter.com
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• Future uncertain for Ottawa-based medical research organizations - Ottawa Citizen

  11-12-2018 21:58
  Future uncertain for Ottawa-based medical research organizations  Ottawa CitizenA change in the way the federal government funds scientific research is jeopardizing the future of two high-profile Ottawa-based organizations aimed at bringing ...
  
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• Game 31 Preview: Ottawa Senators @ Nashville Predators - Silver Seven

  11-12-2018 21:38
  Game 31 Preview: Ottawa Senators @ Nashville Predators  Silver SevenThe Ottawa Senators kick off their three-game road trip this evening, travelling to Music City to face the Nashville Predators. While the two teams are already on ...
  
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• University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation - Ottawa Business Journal

  11-12-2018 21:34
  University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation  Ottawa Business JournalThe University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation is the bridge between the generous donors of this community and the exceptional work being done at the ...
  
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• Ontario Cannabis Store tip leads to arrest of two Ottawa men in alleged fraud scheme - Global News

  11-12-2018 21:30
  Ontario Cannabis Store tip leads to arrest of two Ottawa men in alleged fraud scheme  Global NewsThe Ottawa Police *Service* said Tuesday that two men have been arrested for allegedly trying to buy cannabis with stolen credit cards.
  
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• Going out best bets, Dec. 13 to 19 - Ottawa Citizen

  11-12-2018 21:12
  Going out best bets, Dec. 13 to 19  Ottawa CitizenFolkBack in town after a fall tour to the east coast, the Ottawa-based duo Moonfruits will be in the spotlight for this week's edition of Fridays at the Fourth, the ...
  
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• Going out best bets, Dec. 13 to 19

  11-12-2018 21:12 via ottawacitizen.com
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  Back in town after a fall tour to the east coast, the Ottawa-based duo Moonfruits will be in the spotlight for this week’s edition of Fridays at the Fourth, the emerging artist series at the National Arts Centre’s Fourth Stage, part of the NAC Presents series. Alex Millaire and Kaitlin Milroy make up Moonfruits’ musical partnership, harmonizing in both official languages and accompanying themselves on guitar and banjo. This concert is a full-band undertaking, featuring Mic
  
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• Vigil planned for Friday at site where cyclist killed on parkway - Ottawa Sun

  11-12-2018 20:59
  Vigil planned for Friday at site where cyclist killed on parkway  Ottawa SunEric Thibault and Natasha Zanolin didn't know fellow cyclist Junfeng Wu, who died early last Friday morning after he was struck by a taxi van on the Sir John A.
  
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• #ottnews @dianedeans twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  11-12-2018 20:57 via twitter.com
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• Postal union challenges constitutionality of government's back-to-work bill. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  11-12-2018 20:35 via twitter.com
  Postal union challenges constitutionality of government's back-to-work bill.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Ottawa considering increasing China travel risk warnings for Canadians - CTV News

  11-12-2018 20:23
  Ottawa considering increasing China travel risk warnings for Canadians  CTV NewsThe federal government is considering increasing the risk level for Canadian travellers to China, CTV News has learned.
  
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• Man, 35, charged in south-end mugging

  11-12-2018 20:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  Patrol officers collared a robbery suspect soon after a mugging on Bank Street near Albion Road South, police report.
  They were summoned by a 911 call reporting a robbery in progress at 11:15 p.m. on Nov. 28.
  They found the victim, who was unhurt and described the assailant. A suspect matching the description was arrested.
  Jarah Elenezi, 35, is charged with robbery and breach of probation. He appeared in court Nov. 29.ALSO IN THE NEWS:
  Two charged after stolen cards used to buy cannabis: Police
  
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• Canadian physicist who won Nobel Prize touts science for the sake of science. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  11-12-2018 20:05 via twitter.com
  Canadian physicist who won Nobel Prize touts science for the sake of science.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Ottawa-based Calian's CFO Jacqueline Gauthier to step down in the new year - Ottawa Business Journal

  11-12-2018 19:53
  Ottawa-based Calian's CFO Jacqueline Gauthier to step down in the new year  Ottawa Business JournalAfter a nearly two-decade run in which she helped build Calian Group into one of the capital's largest public companies, Jacqueline Gauthier will step down as ...
  
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• Two charged after stolen cards used to buy cannabis: Police

  11-12-2018 19:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two Ottawa men face charges after the province’s online cannabis retailer tipped local fraud detectives to suspicious transactions using stolen credit cards to buy or attempt to buy “multiple” orders of the newly licit drug.
  The Ontario Cannabis Store says its internal controls stopped most of the attempts and alerted its fraud protection team, but a “small number” of attempts succeeded.
  After a “thorough” investigation, city police were notified by
  
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• Diane Deans poised to become first woman to lead police board

  11-12-2018 19:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  Coun. Diane Deans is about to take over as chair of the Ottawa Police Services board, and she doesn’t have much time to get more money for a police force constantly trying find savings to meet a council-mandated budget target.
  Deans — who will become the first woman to chair the police board in the amalgamated city if council confirms her appointment Wednesday — said she wants council to consider unshackling the police force from a staff-recommendation to keep spending increase
  
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• Two Ottawa men accused of buying weed online with stolen credit cards - OttawaMatters.com

  11-12-2018 19:43
  Two Ottawa men accused of buying weed online with stolen credit cards  OttawaMatters.comCourt dates have been set for later next month.
  
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• Marriott and Starwood face class action lawsuits following data breach. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  11-12-2018 19:35 via twitter.com
  Marriott and Starwood face class action lawsuits following data breach.ottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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• Liberals, Conservatives spar over threat posed by return of foreign fighters to Canada - The Globe and Mail

  11-12-2018 19:29
  Liberals, Conservatives spar over threat posed by return of foreign fighters to Canada  The Globe and MailPublic Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says the federal government has contained the return of foreign fighters to Canada, stating the number has stabilized at ...
  
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• Minto buys Calgary apartments; redevelops in Ottawa - Real Estate News EXchange

  11-12-2018 19:17
  Minto buys Calgary apartments; redevelops in Ottawa  Real Estate News EXchangeOttawa-based Minto Apartment REIT's purchase of two Calgary multi-residential rental buildings signals its desire to expand in the Western Canadian city.
  
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• France counts costs of protests, new measures: $11 billion. ottawamatters.com/world-news/fra…

  11-12-2018 19:05 via twitter.com
  France counts costs of protests, new measures: $11 billion.ottawamatters.com/world-news/fra…
  
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• Ottawa councillor Brockington concerned mayor is "building an insulated coalition" - OttawaMatters.com

  11-12-2018 18:50
  Ottawa councillor Brockington concerned mayor is "building an insulated coalition"  OttawaMatters.comThe River ward representative is pointing out the actions of the mayor and City Council during what was supposed to be a quick rubber-stamping of city ...
  
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• New City of Ottawa committee and board members announced - OttawaMatters.com

  11-12-2018 18:50
  New City of Ottawa committee and board members announced  OttawaMatters.comA few returning city councillors are keeping their positions, while others are taking on new challenges.
  
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• Glebe neighbourhood wants its outdoor rink back - CTV News

  11-12-2018 18:32
  Glebe neighbourhood wants its outdoor rink back  CTV NewsGlebe residents are unhappy about an outdoor rink that still hasn't returned after five years.
  
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• REDBLACKS re-sign Feoli-Gudino, Lattanzio, and Leone - Ottawa REDBLACKS

  11-12-2018 18:27
  REDBLACKS re-sign Feoli-Gudino, Lattanzio, and Leone  Ottawa REDBLACKSThe Ottawa REDBLACKS announced on Tuesday the re-signings of three players from last season's run to the Grey Cup. Defensive lineman and Ottawa native ...
  
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• Friends of paralyzed Ottawa vet raise funds for special van - OttawaMatters.com

  11-12-2018 18:24
  Friends of paralyzed Ottawa vet raise funds for special van  OttawaMatters.comFriends of a retired Canadian soldier are raising money to buy him a specially-outfitted van to help him get around.
  
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• Cohen: With his UN appointment, Trump debases American diplomacy

  11-12-2018 18:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  After the Secretary of State, the most important position in American diplomacy is Ambassador of the United States to the United Nations.
  The United States was the principal architect of the United Nations. The talks establishing the organization took place in Washington and San Francisco. Its headquarters were placed in New York.
  This reflected not only the towering economic and military stature of the United States after the Second World War, but its commitment to the liberal international ord
  
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• Bike light vigil planned for Friday for cyclist killed on parkway - Ottawa Citizen

  11-12-2018 18:01
  Bike light vigil planned for Friday for cyclist killed on parkway  Ottawa CitizenEric Thibault and Natasha Zanolin didn't know fellow cyclist Junfeng Wu, who died early last Friday morning after he was struck by a taxi van on the Sir John A.
  
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• Bike light vigil planned for Friday for cyclist killed on parkway

  11-12-2018 18:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Eric Thibault and Natasha Zanolin didn’t know fellow cyclist Junfeng Wu, who died early last Friday morning after he was struck by a taxi van on the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway.
  But the pair is organizing a vigil Friday afternoon at the spot where he died to pay tribute to the 40-year-old Ottawa man and raise awareness of the dangers cyclists face and the need for safer cycling infrastructure.
  Using Facebook, they’re asking people to gather at the Onigan Street corne
  
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• Prairie police chiefs, mayors plead for Ottawa’s help dealing with meth-fueled crime - Global News

  11-12-2018 17:52
  Prairie police chiefs, mayors plead for Ottawa’s help dealing with meth-fueled crime  Global NewsWinnipeg's police Chief Danny Smyth told the committee meth is causing a big backlog because officers are tied up in health-care facilities with meth users.
  
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• Mayor Jim Watson reveals his choices for de-facto cabinet of council

  11-12-2018 17:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  Mayor Jim Watson proposes to have two rookie councillors as his deputies this term as he creates a de-facto cabinet with key allies and veteran leadership from city council.
  Council newbies Innes Coun. Laura Dudas and Orléans Coun. Matthew Luloff are recommended to join Osgoode Coun. George Darouze as deputy mayors for the 2018-2022 term. They would also occupy seats on the powerful finance and economic development committee, which is in charge of major projects like LRT construction and
  
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• Prairie police chiefs call on Ottawa for help as meth-fuelled crime skyrockets - The Guardian

  11-12-2018 17:36
  Prairie police chiefs call on Ottawa for help as meth-fuelled crime skyrockets  The GuardianOTTAWA — Police chiefs say methamphetamine is fuelling a crime wave in some of western Canada's biggest cities as use of the highly addictive drug ...
  
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• Liberal MP Di Iorio defends absence from Ottawa in Commons speech - CTV News

  11-12-2018 17:31
  Liberal MP Di Iorio defends absence from Ottawa in Commons speech  CTV NewsA Liberal MP who's stayed out of the House of Commons for months says he's been busy with other important work.
  
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• Gatineau police seek SUV that left pedestrian badly hurt

  11-12-2018 17:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  Gatineau police are asking the public — and especially local body shops — to help them find a compact SUV that was involved in a hit and run in Aylmer last month.
  The pedestrian, a man in his 30s, suffered serious injuries in the crash at about 7 a.m. on Nov. 2.
  He was hit by the eastbound vehicle as he crossed with right of way at the intersection of Raton Laveur and Front streets but the motorist fled the scene before police arrived.
  The victim was rushed to the hospital while
  
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• Denley: Doug Ford could give his policies a boost by explaining them

  11-12-2018 16:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his team have accomplished a lot in less than six months. By their own count, they have 29 achievements and some of them are large. They have made a start on balancing the budget, ended cap-and-trade and introduced a new climate change plan. They have eliminated income taxes for minimum-wage workers and are tackling the province’s ineffective welfare regime.
  Unfortunately, they far too often fail to explain the thinking behind what they do, leaving those who a
  
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• New City Hall committee and board chairs announced - CTV News

  11-12-2018 16:56
  New City Hall committee and board chairs announced  CTV NewsMayor Jim Watson has announced the nominees for new chairs of the various committees and boards at City Hall. The seven newly-elected councillors have ...
  
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• Minneapolis Star Tribune film critic resigns over plagiarism. ottawamatters.com/world-news/min… via @ottawamatters

  11-12-2018 16:40 via twitter.com
  Minneapolis Star Tribune film critic resigns over plagiarism.ottawamatters.com/world-news/min… via @ottawamatters
  
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• Police seek Quebec woman who is missing in Mexico, after her travel companion dies by suicide. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters

  11-12-2018 16:30 via twitter.com
  Police seek Quebec woman who is missing in Mexico, after her travel companion dies by suicide.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters
  
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• Enbridge announces $1.8B in pipeline spending; raises dividend 10 per cent. ottawamatters.com/national-busin… via @ottawamatters

  11-12-2018 16:18 via twitter.com
  Enbridge announces $1.8B in pipeline spending; raises dividend 10 per cent.ottawamatters.com/national-busin… via @ottawamatters
  
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• Snowstorm: Southern roads still dangerous as slush refreezes. ottawamatters.com/world-news/sno… via @ottawamatters

  11-12-2018 16:10 via twitter.com
  Snowstorm: Southern roads still dangerous as slush refreezes.ottawamatters.com/world-news/sno… via @ottawamatters
  
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• France counts costs of protests, new measures. ottawamatters.com/world-news/fra… via @ottawamatters

  11-12-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  France counts costs of protests, new measures.ottawamatters.com/world-news/fra… via @ottawamatters
  
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