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• 6 facts about the Senate's beautiful new home for the next decade

  13-12-2018 23:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Canada’s senators took possession of their new chamber Thursday, a refurbished train station with ties to the First World War, constitutional talks and the King of Rock and Roll.
  It took six years and $219 million to convert the building, which will be home to the Senate for at least a decade while Centre Block is gutted and refurbished.
  In accepting the newly renamed Senate of Canada Building, Speaker George Furey said it was appropriate that a train station should serve as Parliament&rsq
  
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• Supreme Court upholds Canada's right to dispute facts in assisted-dying case ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  13-12-2018 23:30 via twitter.com
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• 41st Winterlude to showcase Indigenous culture, LGBTQ2+ pride - Ottawa Citizen

  13-12-2018 23:08
  41st Winterlude to showcase Indigenous culture, LGBTQ2+ pride  Ottawa CitizenThe 2019 edition of Winterlude will be more diverse thanks to events showcasing Indigenous culture and LGBTQ2+ pride, organizers said Wednesday.The 41st ...
  
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• Drones, wood chips and beet brine now part of cities' arsenal in war on winter ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  13-12-2018 23:00 via twitter.com
  Drones, wood chips and beet brine now part of cities' arsenal in war on winterottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Ontario city settles complaint over use of Indigenous mascots and logos ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  13-12-2018 22:30 via twitter.com
  Ontario city settles complaint over use of Indigenous mascots and logosottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Sex-assault squad investigated eight St. Mike's incidents, police say ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  13-12-2018 22:00 via twitter.com
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• Ottawa police investigating numerous bomb threats - Global News

  13-12-2018 21:43
  Ottawa police investigating numerous bomb threats  Global NewsPolice say the threats were made via email in what they say seems to be a random pattern in the Ottawa-Gatineau area.
  
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• Cluster of local bomb threats demanding Bitcoin ransom all false alarms, police say

  13-12-2018 21:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  A wave of more than 10 emailed bomb threats in Ottawa and Gatineau Thursday afternoon have all turned out to be false alarms, Ottawa police say.
  In each case, the person making the alarm demanded a ransom in Bitcoin, police reported. Some of the threats were to businesses and some were to individuals.
  Police are asking anyone who receives such a threat not to respond to the ransom demand, but to call police instead at  (613) 236-1222 extension 7300, or report the incident online.
  There
  
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• Electrical cause suspected in $1.5 million highrise fire

  13-12-2018 21:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  Investigators are examining an electrical closet as the potential source of the fire Wednesday that displaced more than 200 residents.
  Damage is pegged at $1.5 million in the fire at 251 Donald St., near the Vanier Parkway, which started on the north side of the building’s second floor, Ottawa Fire Services spokeswoman Danielle Cardinal said Thursday. The first floor to the fourth floor were most damaged by fire and smoke.
  Ottawa fire inspectors and the Office of the Fire Marshal were cont
  
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• Tow truck gets towed to car jail for stunt driving

  13-12-2018 21:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  A tow truck nabbed doing nearly triple the speed limit Thursday morning wound up being towed itself to car jail while the driver earned a licence suspension and hefty ticket.
  Const. Phil Kane reported that a patrol officer caught the tow truck racing to a collision at 148 km/h in a 50 km/h zone. It was stopped on Walkley Road approaching Riverside Drive.
  The driver was charged with stunt driving and got an automatic seven-day licence suspension. Upon conviction, the fine is $2,000 to $10,000 and
  
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• Ottawa city council votes to allow legal pot shops in the capital

  13-12-2018 21:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa city council on Thursday voted to allow provincially licensed cannabis retailers to operate in the capital.
  Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Carol Anne Meehan put on the table a motion asking council to opt out of pot shops but she could only get support from College Coun. Rick Chiarelli
  Meehan said the support for allowing pot shops voiced by Ottawa Public Health and the Ottawa Police Service is “both disappointing and a bit disturbing.” She wanted the city to push for more cont
  
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• Weed shops welcome: City council green-lights retail pot stores in Ottawa - Global News

  13-12-2018 20:18
  Weed shops welcome: City council green-lights retail pot stores in Ottawa  Global NewsMany councillors remain unhappy with the fact that the city will have no control over how many stores will pop up in Ottawa and where they will be located.
  
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• Electrical cause suspected in $1.5 million highrise fire - Ottawa Citizen

  13-12-2018 19:33
  Electrical cause suspected in $1.5 million highrise fire  Ottawa CitizenInvestigators are examining an electrical closet as the potential source of the fire Wednesday that displaced more than 200 residents.
  
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• Van den Ham: These Ottawa cycling deaths didn't have to happen

  13-12-2018 18:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  Nathan Anderson, 32. His parents and sister thanked the Civil Hospital for working tirelessly to try to save Nathan’s life.
  Wendal Carkner, 71. Spent most of the 1960s in Brazil drilling wells to provide clean drinking water.Meg Dussault, 55. Left behind a husband and much-loved Irish Wolfhound.
  Robin Freeman, 16. A classmate at Sir Guy Carleton described him as “… always laughing and never upset.”
  Melanie Harris, 34. Her father tirelessly advocated for changes to t
  
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• Van den Ham: These Ottawa cycling deaths didn't have to happen - Ottawa Citizen

  13-12-2018 18:40
  Van den Ham: These Ottawa cycling deaths didn't have to happen  Ottawa CitizenWhen news breaks that someone died while riding a bike on our streets, it reveals how small and tight-knit Ottawa's bike-riding community is.
  
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• Youth, 15, in custody after late-night stabbing Wednesday

  13-12-2018 18:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 15-year-old youth has been arrested after a 33-year-old man suffered non-life-threatening wounds in a robbery related stabbing near Russell Road in the east end Wednesday night.
  Police were called to the scene near the intersection of Russell Road and Southvale Crescent at around 10 p.m.
  The victim, lying on a footpath, reported being stabbed after refusing a mugger’s demand that he hand over his unspecified property.
  The victim was able to provide a description of his attacker, who was
  
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• MegaRIDE road checks out Thursday night

  13-12-2018 18:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  If you missed last week’s inter-agency MegaRIDE stop-and-check, be forewarned.
  Almost every uniform-wearing force will have representatives out again Thursday night for the second of three “Festive Season MegaRIDE” verifications this year, brought to you in part by the Ottawa Insurance Brokers Association.
  Starting at 9 p.m., as the first shift of Christmas parties tend to break up, Ottawa police, OPP, RCMP and military police will be out at checkpoints “seeking
  
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• Tierney touts east-end growth hours before first court date

  13-12-2018 18:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  Hours before his first appearance on a charge of corrupt practice under provincial election laws, Coun. Tim Tierney was touting economic development in front of a business crowd in Cumberland with fellow east-end councillors he dubs the “eastern bloc.”
  In an interview before the event, Tierney confirmed that his lawyer, Sean May, would make the first appearance in Provincial Offences Court on his behalf Thursday afternoon.
  Tierney referred all questions about the charge of corrupt pr
  
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• Kavanagh: Let's ensure Ottawa gets it right as a 'livable city'

  13-12-2018 18:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  Seven new Ottawa city councillors recently took their places at city hall. We invited each to outline their priorities. Today: Theresa Kavanagh, new councillor for Bay ward, shares her goal of a livable city:
  After six months of going door-to-door, I have taken my seat around the council table and am ready to get to work. My first week as a new city councillor has been eventful as I size up what I need to do to make life better for Bay ward and Ottawa residents as a whole. My goal is an Ott
  
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• Kavanagh: Let's ensure Ottawa gets it right as a 'livable city' - Ottawa Citizen

  13-12-2018 18:09
  Kavanagh: Let's ensure Ottawa gets it right as a 'livable city'  Ottawa CitizenSeven new Ottawa city councillors recently took their places at city hall. We invited each to outline their priorities. Today: Theresa Kavanagh, new councillor for ...
  
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• MegaRIDE road checks out Thursday night - Ottawa Citizen

  13-12-2018 17:56
  MegaRIDE road checks out Thursday night  Ottawa CitizenAlmost every uniform-wearing force will have representatives out again Thursday night for the second of three “Festive Season MegaRIDE” verifications this year ...
  
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• Barbados Food & Rum Festival celebrates the island's star chefs, delicious Caribbean specialties

  13-12-2018 17:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  Year-round, for Barbadians and vacationers alike, a weekend trip to Oistins Bay Gardens for the traditional fish fry is always a good and tasty time.
  But on the opening night of the 9th Barbados Food & Rum Festival in mid-October, the proceedings at the venerable but low-key gathering spot on the island’s south coast were especially boisterous.
  As usual, flames leapt high as fish vendors tended their grills. At picnic tables, hundreds of diners savoured oversized slabs of marlin, mahi-
  
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• Fury FC fighting for its survival after CONCACAF ruling - Ottawa Sun

  13-12-2018 17:01
  Fury FC fighting for its survival after CONCACAF ruling  Ottawa SunThree months before its season is to start, Ottawa Fury FC is being booted out of the USL.
  
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• Uber Ottawa teaming up with Crime Stoppers - OttawaMatters.com

  13-12-2018 16:53
  Uber Ottawa teaming up with Crime Stoppers  OttawaMatters.comUber drivers in Ottawa and the GTA can expect a message from Crime Stoppers with hotline information.
  
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• Antiques: Tranquil night painting by Schofield is a treasure

  13-12-2018 16:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  Q:  This beautiful, peaceful scene is a painting by John William Schofield (1865-1944). It belonged to my British grandmother, who received it from the Hart Collection in the 1950s.
  It was brought to Canada from England in 1982.   The painting measures 51 x 61 cm (20 x 24 inches) and is dated 1931.  The framing label reads ‘Wm Whiteley Ltd. Fine Art Dept. Queens Road, W2.’
  Carolyn, Waterloo, Ontario
   
   
  A: You do have a wonderful painting by a British ar
  
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• The CMHC says the debt-to-income ratio is down for the Ottawa-Gatineau area, but went up in Toronto and Vancouver.

  13-12-2018 16:31 via twitter.com
  The CMHC says the debt-to-income ratio is down for the Ottawa-Gatineau area, but went up in Toronto and Vancouver.
  
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• Ottawa city council deciding whether to allow pot shops - CBC.ca

  13-12-2018 16:00
  Ottawa city council deciding whether to allow pot shops  CBC.caOttawa city councillors are deciding whether to puff or pass on recreational cannabis stores. The provincial government has given municipalities the right to not ...
  
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• The 7 new members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have been announced: Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks, Def Leppard,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-12-2018 15:34 via twitter.com
  The 7 new members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have been announced: Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks, Def Leppard,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Kingston man sentenced to 10 years for sex assaults on preteen girls

  13-12-2018 15:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 38-year-old Kingston man whose predatory acts on three preteen girls had a “devastating impact on the children and their families,” according to a trial judge who sentenced the man to the equivalent of 10 years behind bars.
  Robert P. Solomon was found guilty on 14 counts, but assistant Crown attorney Janet O’Brien and Solomon’s lawyer, Mike Mandelcorn, jointly requested that five of those charges be stayed on a legal principle that disallows multiple convictions for a s
  
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• Military assessment shows a second supply ship from Davie is not needed, says Trudeau

  13-12-2018 15:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  As the legal battle over the fate of Vice Admiral Mark Norman was being played out in an Ottawa court Wednesday just a short distance away in the House of Commons the country’s political leaders were dealing with a related issue.
  Norman is charged with one count of breach of trust for allegedly providing information to Davie Shipbuilding which had entered into a deal with the previous Conservative government to provide a supply ship to the Royal Canadian Navy.
  Conservative leader Andrew Sc
  
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• Police believe body found near Mexican resort is missing Quebec woman ottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters

  13-12-2018 15:11 via twitter.com
  Police believe body found near Mexican resort is missing Quebec woman ottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters
  
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• One person in custody after late-night stabbing Wednesday

  13-12-2018 15:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  One man has been arrested after a man suffered non-life-threatening wounds in a stabbing near Russell Road in the east end Wednesday night.
  Police were called to the scene near the intersection of Russell Road and Southvale Crescent at around 10 p.m.
  They found the victim on a footpath. He was taken to hospital.
  Further investigation led to the arrest of of the second man.
  Police would not say whether the victim and the suspect know each other.
  More to come.ALSO IN THE NEWS:
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• The National Capital Commission's search for a new CEO appears to have led it to Ottawa city council. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  13-12-2018 14:48 via twitter.com
  The National Capital Commission's search for a new CEO appears to have led it to Ottawa city council. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…
  
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• Possible freezing drizzle in the forecast for next 48 hours

  13-12-2018 14:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  Get ready to test your driving and walking reflexes for the next couple of days, as possible freezing drizzle is in the forecast for the next 48 hours or so.
  The capital woke up Thursday to eye-watering wind chill values of -20 and lower, headed towards a high of -5 C, with an accompanying wind chill of -12 or so.
  The weather office is calling for a risk of freezing drizzle early in the day and brisk winds.
  There’s a 60 per cent chance of freezing drizzle late this evening and overnig
  
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• Here's what happened when six colour-blind people saw colour for the first time

  13-12-2018 14:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  Jordy Abdelnour plays a lot of sports. Sometimes he has trouble distinguishing his own team from his opponents by the colour of their jerseys.
  “The other day in basketball, the jerseys seemed totally the same. I had to go by the colour around the numbers in the uniforms,” he says.
  Abdelnour, 15, was one of six guys, ranging in age from eight to 82, who donned a pair of high-tech glasses on Wednesday in the hopes of finally seeing the world in living colour.  All six have red-gre
  
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• Today's letters: On the legacy of Toddy Kehoe

  13-12-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Thanks for the profile of Toddy Kehoe
  Re: Ahead, blessedly, by a century, Dec. 8.
  Thanks indeed to Kelly Egan for the empathetic profile of my mentor and role model, dear Toddy Kehoe.
  My daughter Mary was among that small group of students in the old Kent Street Public School classroom in the late 1950s. With Mrs. Kehoe’s leadership, we few parents founded the Ottawa and District Association for Retarded Children (now the more clumsily, but socially correctly named The Ottawa-Carleton Asso
  
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• Fire destroys thousands of Congo voting machines in capital ottawamatters.com/world-news/fir… via @ottawamatters

  13-12-2018 12:22 via twitter.com
  Fire destroys thousands of Congo voting machines in capital ottawamatters.com/world-news/fir… via @ottawamatters
  
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• Turkey train crash leaves 9 dead, dozens injured. ottawamatters.com/world-news/tur… via @ottawamatters

  13-12-2018 11:23 via twitter.com
  Turkey train crash leaves 9 dead, dozens injured.ottawamatters.com/world-news/tur… via @ottawamatters
  
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• Latest update from @OCH_LCO on Donald St. fire yesterday. #ottnews twitter.com/OCH_LCO/status…

  13-12-2018 11:19 via twitter.com
  Latest update from @OCH_LCO on Donald St. fire yesterday. #ottnews twitter.com/OCH_LCO/status…
  
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• Family hopes 'brain pacemaker' can stop child's seizures after all else failed. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… via @ottawamatters

  13-12-2018 11:15 via twitter.com
  Family hopes 'brain pacemaker' can stop child's seizures after all else failed.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… via @ottawamatters
  
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• Sex assault trial for former gymnastics coach resumes in Sarnia. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… via @ottawamatters

  13-12-2018 11:10 via twitter.com
  Sex assault trial for former gymnastics coach resumes in Sarnia.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… via @ottawamatters
  
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• 'People talk about deep sadness:' Scientists study climate change grief. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters

  13-12-2018 11:05 via twitter.com
  'People talk about deep sadness:' Scientists study climate change grief.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters
  
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• Omar Khadr back in Edmonton court to ask for changes to bail conditions. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters

  13-12-2018 11:00 via twitter.com
  Omar Khadr back in Edmonton court to ask for changes to bail conditions.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters
  
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• Huawei and 5G: Experts clash on the risk to Canada's national security. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters

  13-12-2018 10:51 via twitter.com
  Huawei and 5G: Experts clash on the risk to Canada's national security.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters
  
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• Second Canadian missing in China after questioning by authorities: Freeland. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters

  13-12-2018 10:49 via twitter.com
  Second Canadian missing in China after questioning by authorities: Freeland.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters
  
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• Councillors in Toronto, Ottawa vote to allow retail cannabis stores - CTV News

  13-12-2018 10:30
  Councillors in Toronto, Ottawa vote to allow retail cannabis stores  CTV NewsCouncillors in Toronto have voted to allow retail pot shops in Canada's most populous city.
  
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• U by Kotex Sleek tampons recalled in Canada and the U.S., company says. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters

  13-12-2018 10:13 via twitter.com
  U by Kotex Sleek tampons recalled in Canada and the U.S., company says.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters
  
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• Here are 6 recipients of your Ottawa Food Bank donations - CBC.ca

  13-12-2018 10:00
  Here are 6 recipients of your Ottawa Food Bank donations  CBC.caIt's CBC Ottawa's Project Give on Friday! Every wonder where your generous donations to the Ottawa Food Bank end up?
  
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• Ottawa opts in: Says yes to pot shops - CBC.ca

  13-12-2018 09:00
  Ottawa opts in: Says yes to pot shops  CBC.caAfter four hours of presentations, pointed questions and a passionate plea from rookie Coun. Carol Anne Meehan to opt out, Ottawa city council has voted to ...
  
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• Protesters rally at Canada Post before AGM at headquarters

  13-12-2018 03:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  About 100 protesters rallied at Canada Post headquarters Wednesday to send a message to those attending the Crown corporation’s annual general meeting being held inside.
  The demonstrators came from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, including well-known labour leader Jean-Claude Parrot, and a handful of other labour organizations showing solidarity over an ongoing labour dispute that has led to rotating strikes across Canada.
  The protesters were urging Canada Post to get back to the bar
  
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