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• Students at UOttawa won't lose services while waiting for referendum to elect new student government

  12-12-2018 23:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  Services provided to students at the University of Ottawa by their student federation, from the bookstore to a food bank, will continue until the end of the winter school term, it was announced Wednesday.
  The university had announced plans to cut ties with the beleaguered student federation as of Dec. 24 because of allegations of financial mismanagement, workplace misconduct and internal conflict.
  A referendum is scheduled for Feb. 11 to allow students to select a group to represent them.
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• Maple Flag exercise postponed so improvements can be made to Cold Lake base and range

  12-12-2018 23:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  Canada’s air force is postponing a major exercise next year as it brings in improvements to its fighter jet base in Alberta.
  Exercise Maple Flag, which was to take place in Cold Lake, Alta., is the premier air force training event that allows pilots to test their skills with scenarios similar to “real-world” operations.
  But Royal Canadian Air Force commander Lt.-Gen. Al Meinzinger announced Wednesday that Maple Flag won’t be held next year as the service brings in improve
  
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• Chinese state media say 2nd Canadian has been detained - CBC News

  12-12-2018 23:35
  Chinese state media say 2nd Canadian has been detained  CBC NewsA Chinese state media outlet is reporting that another Canadian citizen has been detained on suspicion of engaging in activities that endanger China's national ...
  
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• Trump's willingness to intervene in Meng detention roils Canada's justification ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  12-12-2018 23:30 via twitter.com
  Trump's willingness to intervene in Meng detention roils Canada's justificationottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Ottawa, put your investments in innovation and technology - The Globe and Mail

  12-12-2018 23:14
  Ottawa, put your investments in innovation and technology  The Globe and MailAdam Felesky is chief executive officer of Portag3 Ventures, a Toronto-based early-stage investor dedicated to backing the next generation of global financial ...
  
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• Feds slow-walking requests for documents in Norman case, lawyers charge ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  12-12-2018 23:00 via twitter.com
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• Dennis Oland murder trial focuses on his father's missing iPhone ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  12-12-2018 22:30 via twitter.com
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• Trudeau names four new senators, filling every seat in the Senate ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  12-12-2018 22:00 via twitter.com
  Trudeau names four new senators, filling every seat in the Senateottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Ottawa must prioritize the well-being of off-reserve First Nations citizens - The Globe and Mail

  12-12-2018 22:00
  Ottawa must prioritize the well-being of off-reserve First Nations citizens  The Globe and MailTrue reconciliation is no longer about 'strengthening the canoe' when the majority of Indigenous people live off-reserve and in cities.
  
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• Feds set new limits on pilot flight times to curb crew fatigue. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  12-12-2018 21:35 via twitter.com
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• Ottawa councillors speak out against mayor’s committee picks, Watson defends appointments - Global News

  12-12-2018 21:11
  Ottawa councillors speak out against mayor’s committee picks, Watson defends appointments  Global NewsNine Ottawa councillors rejected the mayor's nominations to the city's standing committees and transit commission on Wednesday because of the minimal ...
  
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• Just For Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon faces sex crime charges dating to 1979. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  12-12-2018 21:05 via twitter.com
  Just For Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon faces sex crime charges dating to 1979.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• OPP issue warning after Kemptville residents bilked out of thousands in bank scam

  12-12-2018 20:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario Provincial Police are warning residents of the nation’s capital after reports of a telephone scam that has takes “thousands of dollars” from its victims.
  Police said at least two people have reported the scam, which occurs when a person phones claiming to be an employee with their bank. The fraudster then states they need help weeding out a mole and instruct the victims to purchase iTunes gift cards or transfer money through Western Union. The fraudster says the money w
  
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• Fire that displaced hundreds may have saved woman’s life

  12-12-2018 20:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  An early morning high-rise fire that displaced more than 200 residents at least temporarily, may have inadvertently saved a life, first responders said Wednesday afternoon.
  Thanks to the door-to-door search of every floor that fire crews conduct as protocol, firefighters found a woman in her 50s in one of the units who had fallen into a diabetic coma.
  Paramedics were able to stabilize her and took her to the hospital in serious condition.
  “Without her timely discovery, she likely
  
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• Report finds 'systemic racism' at police service in Thunder Bay. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  12-12-2018 20:35 via twitter.com
  Report finds 'systemic racism' at police service in Thunder Bay.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…
  
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• NCC head Mark Kristmanson violated conflict of interest law, says ethics commissioner

  12-12-2018 20:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  The federal ethics commissioner has ruled that National Capital Commission CEO Mark Kristmanson contravened conflict-of-interest regulations on 12 occasions by accepting invitations to events put on by organizations that did business with the NCC.
  Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion released a report Wednesday that concluded Kristmanson’s behaviour contravened the Conflict of Interest Act that governs the conduct of public office holders.
  “I determined that each o
  
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• Fire that displaced hundreds may have saved woman’s life - Ottawa Citizen

  12-12-2018 20:18
  Fire that displaced hundreds may have saved woman’s life  Ottawa CitizenAn early morning high-rise fire that displaced more than 200 residents at least temporarily, may have inadvertently saved a life, first responders said Wednesday ...
  
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• National Gallery of Canada acquires and exhibits 19th century French 'masterpiece'

  12-12-2018 20:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  The National Gallery of Canada on Wednesday put on permanent display its new acquisition of a “masterpiece” by the 19th-century French painter James Tissot.
  The Partie Carée, known in English as The Foursome, has only been exhibited publicly twice before, including at its world premiere in Paris in 1870. The gallery bought the painting for an undisclosed amount from the estate of the late, Ottawa-raised Canadian cable TV magnate David R. Graham, who died in the fall of 2017.
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• Holiday party circuit ground zero for shifting cannabis culture, say experts. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  12-12-2018 20:05 via twitter.com
  Holiday party circuit ground zero for shifting cannabis culture, say experts.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…
  
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• Spice spat: Old Bay sues New Bae for trademark infringement. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  12-12-2018 19:35 via twitter.com
  Spice spat: Old Bay sues New Bae for trademark infringement.ottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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• WestJet says it's co-operating with predatory pricing probe by Competition agency. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  12-12-2018 19:05 via twitter.com
  WestJet says it's co-operating with predatory pricing probe by Competition agency.ottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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• Ottawa sets new limits on pilot flight times to curb crew fatigue - BNNBloomberg.ca

  12-12-2018 19:01
  Ottawa sets new limits on pilot flight times to curb crew fatigue  BNNBloomberg.caOTTAWA -- The federal government is enacting strict new measures to address mounting concerns about tired flight crews on commercial planes -- big and ...
  
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• Skateway prep underway, but stay off the ice

  12-12-2018 18:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  Yes, those were indeed National Capital Commission workers alert readers may have spotted on the Rideau Canal Skateway over the past few days.
  And, yes, they are watering the world’s longest skating rink.
  But NO! You can’t skate (or walk) on it, despite the winter-like weather we have experienced.
  The federal agency advises the layer of ice that has formed on the canal’s surface is still “dangerously” thin. The water level beneath the ice surface varies from approxi
  
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• Glavin: Squeezed by China and Trump, Canada must rewrite policy, fast

  12-12-2018 18:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  Donald Trump is not what you would call a paragon of circumspection or tact at the best of times, so it should perhaps come as no surprise, but the American president has now poured buckets of gasoline on what was already a geopolitical bonfire in the case of Sabrina Meng Wanzhou, the Huawei chief financial officer detained in Vancouver earlier this month at the request of the U.S. Justice Department.
  It’s bad enough that Beijing’s macabre propaganda machinery has been churning out t
  
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• Coming up at 12:30: @Shawn_Jeffords joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss allegations of political interference involv… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-12-2018 18:27 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 12:30: @Shawn_Jeffords joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss allegations of political interference involv… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The @rick_gibbons Show for Wednesday, December 12th: 1:07: @katmatsa 1:17: @CPnewsboy 1:30: @Burkett_Chris 1:45:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-12-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  The @rick_gibbons Show for Wednesday, December 12th: 1:07: @katmatsa 1:17: @CPnewsboy 1:30: @Burkett_Chris 1:45:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Next on Power Lunch: Jackie King, COO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce & David Gourlay, co-founder of Ottawa C… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-12-2018 17:58 via twitter.com
  Next on Power Lunch: Jackie King, COO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce & David Gourlay, co-founder of Ottawa C… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Wish granted: Ont. teen gets full PM treatment in Ottawa - CTV News

  12-12-2018 17:54
  Wish granted: Ont. teen gets full PM treatment in Ottawa  CTV News15-year-old Aiden Anderson of London, Ont., is getting a prime minister's welcome in Ottawa this week thanks to Make-A-Wish Canada.
  
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• Coming up at 11:45: Globe and Mail reporter @MikePHager joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss Huawei's CFO being rele… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-12-2018 17:43 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:45:Globe and Mail reporter @MikePHager joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss Huawei's CFO being rele… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Your guide to dining out over the holidays

  12-12-2018 17:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  One of the holiday season’s greatest joys is that home-cooked feast that friends and relatives that they are truly loved with the gift of delicious food.
  That said, another joy of the season is to leave the cooking to the pros by getting out of the house and regaling at a restaurant. Ottawa has no shortage of options depending on what kind of meal or setting you want.
  TAKE YOUR DINNER PARTY TO A PRIVATE ROOM
  Why not make that family or workplace celebratory dinner a little more special by
  
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• Questions surround Boucher’s long-term future in Ottawa - TSN

  12-12-2018 17:26
  Questions surround Boucher’s long-term future in Ottawa  TSNWhen Guy Boucher steps behind the bench in Detroit on Friday night, he will officially have lasted longer as head coach of the Ottawa Senators than he did with ...
  
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• Ottawa a hot spot for car collisions, according to insurer

  12-12-2018 17:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa is ranked 55th out of 64 Canadian communities when it comes to the frequency of automobile collisions, according to insurance company Allstate Canada.
  The insurer crunched 10 years of collision data in municipalities for which it has at least 1,000 clients and found Ottawa had seen a 22 per cent increase in car collision claims over the past 10 years.
  The city was also singled out in the company’s study as No. 10 on the “Top 10 Least Safe Communities to Drive” over the p
  
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• Ottawa police ponder naming accused impaired drivers - CBC.ca

  12-12-2018 17:07
  Ottawa police ponder naming accused impaired drivers  CBC.caOttawa police are considering a new policy of publicly naming all motorists accused of driving drunk or high.
  
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• Gatineau asks citizens' views on extending Hull bar hours

  12-12-2018 17:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  Gatineau council is asking residents whether they feel it’s time the city went back to a 3 a.m. closing time for drinking spots in the Vieux Hull area.
  The former city of Hull moved closing times back to 2 a.m. in 1997 to “harmonize” the regulations with their Ottawa neighbours. The move was mainly to cut down on cross-border migration after Ottawa’s closing time of 2 a.m.
  The rest of Gatineau remained on Quebec’s usual closing time of 3 a.m.
  “After more than
  
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• Toronto-based REIT acquires nine Ottawa car dealerships as part of $101M deal - Ottawa Business Journal

  12-12-2018 17:05
  Toronto-based REIT acquires nine Ottawa car dealerships as part of $101M deal  Ottawa Business JournalA Toronto-based real estate investment trust that owns a string of car dealership properties across the country has expanded into Eastern Ontario.
  
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• Ottawa a hot spot for car collisions, according to insurer - Ottawa Citizen

  12-12-2018 15:48
  Ottawa a hot spot for car collisions, according to insurer  Ottawa CitizenOttawa is ranked 55th out of 64 Canadian communities when it comes to the frequency of automobile collisions, according to insurance company Allstate ...
  
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• Ottawa introduces new rules to reduce risks of sleepy pilots - Toronto Star

  12-12-2018 15:36
  Ottawa introduces new rules to reduce risks of sleepy pilots  Toronto StarOTTAWA—The federal government has introduced new rules to govern how long commercial pilots can be on duty, replacing regulations it says were out of date ...
  
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• 'Missing' Kingston man charged in five Toronto-area bank holdups

  12-12-2018 14:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  A Kingston man reported missing in November by his family concerned for his well-being, has been charged by the Toronto Police Service in connection with five bank robberies that they say occurred over two years near Scarborough and Pickering.
  Toronto police said in a news release that between Jan. 19, 2016, and Dec. 5, 2018, five banks were robbed in the area of Lawrence Avenue East from Morningside Avenue to Port Union Road.
  They say a man entered each of the branches wearing a large construct
  
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• Queen's U chemistry researcher gets 7 years for poisoning colleague

  12-12-2018 14:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  A researcher in Queen’s University’s chemistry department who admitted two months ago to dosing a fellow chemist with a compound principally used to induce cancers in lab animals was given the equivalent of a seven-year prison sentence on Tuesday.
  Twenty-six-year-old Zijie Wang pleaded guilty in Kingston’s Ontario Court of Justice in late October to administering a noxious substance to a post-doctoral fellow in his research group with intent to endanger the man’s life or
  
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• Residents rescued from balconies in east end fire

  12-12-2018 14:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  A number of residents were rescued from their balconies at a major fire in a residential high-rise building on Donald Street in the east end early Wednesday.
  Firefighters were called to the alarm at 251 Donald St. near the Vanier Parkway at about 5:30 a.m.
  Fire at 251 Donald St. in Ottawa, December 12, 2018.
  First responders immediately called a second alarm for more crews and equipment and a third alarm was called shortly after.
  Firefighters used ladders to pull a number of people to safet
  
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• Crews still on scene at Donald Street after highrise fire. @1310JasonWhite has the latest. #ottnews twitter.com/1310JasonWhite…

  12-12-2018 14:28 via twitter.com
  Crews still on scene at Donald Street after highrise fire. @1310JasonWhite has the latest. #ottnews twitter.com/1310JasonWhite…
  
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• Beyonce! Hillary! India revels in a very big wedding. ottawamatters.com/national-busin… via @ottawamatters

  12-12-2018 14:28 via twitter.com
  Beyonce! Hillary! India revels in a very big wedding.ottawamatters.com/national-busin… via @ottawamatters
  
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• Aphria signs medical marijuana supply deal with company in Paraguay. ottawamatters.com/national-busin… via @ottawamatters

  12-12-2018 14:26 via twitter.com
  Aphria signs medical marijuana supply deal with company in Paraguay.ottawamatters.com/national-busin… via @ottawamatters
  
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• 1310 NEW Question of the Day: Should the provincial ombudsman investigate the appointment of the new OPP commiss… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-12-2018 14:05 via twitter.com
  1310 NEW Question of the Day:Should the provincial ombudsman investigate the appointment of the new OPP commiss… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Snowy, chilly weather system hunkers over the capital

  12-12-2018 13:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  Our early winter continues Wednesday, with a snowy and chilly weather system hunkered over the capital for the next couple of days.
  Wednesday looks like sun and cloud most of the day, a high near just -6 C with winds making it feel like -16 and -10 in the afternoon.
  Partly cloudy is the outlook for tonight, then really cloudy and cold with a low of -16 C, and windchill of -22 if you’re out and about.
  Forecasters are warning of a “risk” of freezing drizzle Thursday morning,
  
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• China says it has no information on detained ex-Canadian diplomat. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters

  12-12-2018 13:28 via twitter.com
  China says it has no information on detained ex-Canadian diplomat.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters
  
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• Absent Liberal MP defends absence from Ottawa in House of Commons speech - Ottawa Citizen

  12-12-2018 13:15
  Absent Liberal MP defends absence from Ottawa in House of Commons speech  Ottawa CitizenDi Iorio, answering the NDP's allegation, said he's been doing other work, especially on the government's cannabis legislation.
  
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• Luloff: My priorities as Ottawa councillor for Orléans

  12-12-2018 13:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  Seven new Ottawa city councillors recently took their places at city hall. We invited each to outline their priorities. Today: Matthew Luloff, new councillor for Orléans, shares his community-building plan.
  I am humbled and pleased to have been elected in October to represent the incredible community of Orléans. We ran on a platform of “Building Together: Building our community, building our economy and building support for those who serve Canadians.” Here is my plan fo
  
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• The return of The Philosopher Kings: Funky-pop band plays Mavericks on Thursday

  12-12-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  In the 90s, The Philosopher Kings defied the odds. The Toronto-based band challenged listeners with a soulful combination of jazz, funk and pop at a time when everyone else was into grunge.
  It worked, in Canada at least, and they put out three albums in the 90s, plus another one in 2006, before the band members began pursuing their side projects. Two of them formed the pop duo Prozzak, while singer Gerald Eaton turned into soulman and recording artist Jarvis Church, and found success producing o
  
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