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• Mourinho fired by Man United with his career at crossroads ottawamatters.com/world-news/mou…

  18-12-2018 23:30 via twitter.com
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• Flynn sentencing abruptly postponed to allow for co-operation ottawamatters.com/world-news/fly…

  18-12-2018 23:00 via twitter.com
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• UPDATED: Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk hit with $1 billion-plus counterclaim over 'failed' downtown arena bid

  18-12-2018 22:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  John Ruddy and Trinity Developments have fired back at business partner Eugene Melnyk in a counterclaim for more than $1 billion, alleging the hockey magnate’s Ottawa Senators-affiliated company is on shaky financial footing and has been the main reason why their LeBreton Flats redevelopment partnership is ruined.
  Ruddy’s lawyers filed his statement of defence and counterclaim Tuesday in response to a $700-million lawsuit filed last month by Melnyk’s Capital Sports Management I
  
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• 'Tonight Show' to air episode in Puerto Rico with 'Hamilton' ottawamatters.com/world-news/ton…

  18-12-2018 22:30 via twitter.com
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• Judges push back against 'zero-tolerance' immigration policy ottawamatters.com/world-news/jud…

  18-12-2018 22:00 via twitter.com
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• A second water main break reported in the City of Gatineau #ottnews twitter.com/ville_gatineau…

  18-12-2018 21:58 via twitter.com
  A second water main break reported in the City of Gatineau #ottnews twitter.com/ville_gatineau…
  
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• Alberta mom disappointed with Ottawa’s ‘no’ vote on infant loss leave - Global News

  18-12-2018 21:53
  Alberta mom disappointed with Ottawa’s ‘no’ vote on infant loss leave  Global NewsWATCH: It's a setback but not the end of the fight for parents advocating for change to infant loss support in Canada. New parents who suffer the loss of a baby ...
  
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• Contractors raise fire alarm in tornado-damaged home

  18-12-2018 21:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  Contractors working on the outside of a tornado-damaged Craig Henry home raised the alarm Tuesday afternoon when a fire broke out in the kitchen.
  The fire department got the 911 call reporting black smoke inside an Elvaston Avenue duplex at 1:39 p.m.
  Dispatchers asked the contractors to check that no one was inside by circling the home, which was damaged when tornadoes swept the area in September. They didn’t see flames or occupants, but firefighters confirmed smoke was visible from the fr
  
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• Ottawa tech firms to watch 2018: Talent top of MindBridge AI's concerns amid rapid growth year - Ottawa Business Journal

  18-12-2018 21:42
  Ottawa tech firms to watch 2018: Talent top of MindBridge AI's concerns amid rapid growth year  Ottawa Business JournalA tight Ottawa talent market couldn't hold MindBridge AI back from doubling in size over the course of 2018.
  
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• Ethans: Canada doesn’t have a refugee crisis, it has a crisis of confidence

  18-12-2018 20:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  In the last two years, as irregular border crossings have increased, migration has become a hot button issue. And discussions on the UN Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration have recently brought our migration policy to the forefront of Canadian political debate. 
  As Dec. 18 is International Migrants Day, it seems an appropriate time to remind Canadians: There is no refugee crisis.
  According to Public Safety Canada, approximately 318 migrants a month cross our border.&n
  
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• White House pulls back from shutdown threat over wall funds. ottawamatters.com/world-news/whi…

  18-12-2018 20:05 via twitter.com
  White House pulls back from shutdown threat over wall funds.ottawamatters.com/world-news/whi…
  
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• Regional Group acquires Postmedia's Ottawa office building

  18-12-2018 19:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Regional Group has acquired the Postmedia office building off Iris Street that houses the Ottawa Citizen and Ottawa Sun for an undisclosed amount.
  The purchase, which closed Tuesday, will see the Ottawa real estate developer take ownership of the 186,000 square-foot building as well as the 7.83 acres of land that it sits on. Postmedia Network Inc. has negotiated a long-term leaseback of space within the building, which will see the newspapers’ employees remain in the building.
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• Lack of personal support workers keeps Ottawa woman stuck in hospital - CTV News

  18-12-2018 19:39
  Lack of personal support workers keeps Ottawa woman stuck in hospital  CTV NewsA province-wide shortage of personal support workers is keeping some patients hospital-bound. The cost to our health system is astronomical, but the cost to the ...
  
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• Regional Group acquires Postmedia's Ottawa office building - Ottawa Citizen

  18-12-2018 19:36
  Regional Group acquires Postmedia's Ottawa office building  Ottawa CitizenThe Regional Group has acquired the Postmedia office building off Iris Street that houses the Ottawa Citizen and Ottawa Sun for an undisclosed amount.
  
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• Wilderness Committee preparing new legal challenge to stop pipeline. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  18-12-2018 19:35 via twitter.com
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• Our @Jeffslack369 from the scene of the repairs of the water-main break on Alexandre-Tache Blvd. in #Gatineau Majo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-12-2018 19:09 via twitter.com
  Our @Jeffslack369 from the scene of the repairs of the water-main break on Alexandre-Tache Blvd. in #GatineauMajo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Canada Post says normal delivery times restored for most of the country. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  18-12-2018 19:05 via twitter.com
  Canada Post says normal delivery times restored for most of the country.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Ottawa East Holiday Inn sold for $50M - Ottawa Business Journal

  18-12-2018 19:01
  Ottawa East Holiday Inn sold for $50M  Ottawa Business JournalHolloway Lodging announced Tuesday it has sold the 261-room Holiday Inn across the way from the St. Laurent Shopping Centre and a stone's throw from the ...
  
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• City, province, Ottawa strike task force to battle meth - Winnipeg Free Press

  18-12-2018 18:58
  City, province, Ottawa strike task force to battle meth  Winnipeg Free PressThe city, province and federal governments are teaming up to create a tri-level task force that... - Local - Winnipeg Free Press.
  
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• Coming up at 12:30: Veteran hockey writer @HockeyScanner joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss the Sens heading into C… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-12-2018 18:28 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 12:30: Veteran hockey writer @HockeyScanner joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss the Sens heading into C… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Should The Ottawa Senators Give Brady Tkachuk More Responsibility? - Last Word on Hockey

  18-12-2018 18:27
  Should The Ottawa Senators Give Brady Tkachuk More Responsibility?  Last Word on HockeyThe Ottawa Senators often see themselves losing leads. This leads to the question, should Brady Tkachuk get more defensive responsibility?
  
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• Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk hit with $1 billion-plus counterclaim over 'failed' downtown arena bid

  18-12-2018 18:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  John Ruddy and Trinity Development are seeking more than $1 billion in damages from Ottawa Senators owners Eugene Melnyk and Capital Sports Management Inc., a subsidiary of the NHL hockey team.
  The Tuesday legal filing, which includes a statement of defence and a counterclaim, is a response to the $7000-million suit launched by Melnyk on Nov. 23 against Ruddy, Trinity and others over the “failed joint venture” between Capital Sports Management and Trinity Development.
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• The @rick_gibbons Show for Tuesday, December 18th: 1:07: @opsdre1 1:17: @amira1156 1:30: @SamLapradeCFRE 1:45:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-12-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  The @rick_gibbons Show for Tuesday, December 18th: 1:07: @opsdre1 1:17: @amira1156 1:30: @SamLapradeCFRE 1:45:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Twenty-four hours in Ottawa: Where you have to eat in Canada's capital - Ottawa Citizen

  18-12-2018 18:00
  Twenty-four hours in Ottawa: Where you have to eat in Canada's capital  Ottawa CitizenWhile Ottawa has no shortage of beautiful and historical places to visit — and may be better known for its bureaucratic hum than a night-time buzz — it has in fact ...
  
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• Next on Power Lunch: @FredLitwin & @SamLapradeCFRE join @_MarkSutcliffe in-studio. 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-12-2018 17:58 via twitter.com
  Next on Power Lunch: @FredLitwin & @SamLapradeCFRE join @_MarkSutcliffe in-studio. 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Drunk hits five cars, just misses pedestrian on walking path: Police

  18-12-2018 17:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  A Sydenham woman is facing impaired driving charges after allegedly driving down a walking path, forcing a pedestrian to run out of her path then hitting five parked vehicles in Kingston Sunday.
  Turned out that the unidentified 27-year-old’s blood alcohol was about triple the legal limit, police report.
  The bumper cars began at about 1:10 a.m. when police got a 911 call reporting an erratic driver who’d struck several street signs on Bath Road. The driver then proceeded to Polson Par
  
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• Coming up at 11:45 CEO of MADD Canada Andrew Murie joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss new impaired driving laws that… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-12-2018 17:43 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:45CEO of MADD Canada Andrew Murie joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss new impaired driving laws that… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #BREAKING: Head of Trinity development John Ruddy announces plans to sue Eugene Melnyk's Capital Sports Management Inc. #ottnews

  18-12-2018 17:30 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING:Head of Trinity development John Ruddy announces plans to sue Eugene Melnyk's Capital Sports Management Inc. #ottnews
  
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• Cohen: London, at Christmas, braces for Brexit and awaits a saviour

  18-12-2018 17:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  LONDON – If you are searching for Christmas, London is not a bad place to start. History and eccentricity meet here in perfect balance.
  The government of Theresa May is tottering on the tip of Big Ben as Britain prepares to crash out of the European Union. By spring, without an agreement, there will be lines, shortages, rising prices and a full-blown economic crisis. But hell, let’s hoist another pint and take another ride on the London Eye.
  This holiday season, Britain is an automob
  
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• Councillor finds homeless population in Ottawa increasing at an 'alarming rate' - OttawaMatters.com

  18-12-2018 17:22
  Councillor finds homeless population in Ottawa increasing at an 'alarming rate'  OttawaMatters.comCatherine McKenney will be the council liaison for housing and homelessness, a big file, as shelters are hitting their max.
  
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• City takeover of Kanata golf course should be a legitimate option, former councillor says

  18-12-2018 17:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  The City of Ottawa should consider taking over the operations of the Kanata Golf and Country Club in the same way it has created other arm’s-length organizations to oversee its assets, according to the former municipal politician who signed an agreement 37 years ago to protect the Kanata greenspace.
  Marianne Wilkinson has only been out of politics for about two weeks and she’s already back in the thick of it, educating Coun. Jenna Sudds, her predecessor in Kanata North, about the gov
  
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• Twenty-four hours in Ottawa: Where you have to eat in Canada's capital - National Post

  18-12-2018 17:11
  Twenty-four hours in Ottawa: Where you have to eat in Canada's capital  National PostOTTAWA — While Ottawa has no shortage of beautiful and historical places to visit — and may be better known for its bureaucratic hum than a night-time buzz ...
  
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• City takeover of Kanata golf course should be a legitimate option, former councillor says - Ottawa Citizen

  18-12-2018 17:07
  City takeover of Kanata golf course should be a legitimate option, former councillor says  Ottawa CitizenThe City of Ottawa should consider taking over the operations of the Kanata Golf and Country Club in the same way it has created other arm's-length ...
  
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• Global defence spending grows – Canada ranks number 16 in worldwide defence spending

  18-12-2018 16:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  Global defence expenditure grew by 4.9 percent in 2018, the fastest growth rate since 2008, according to the annual Jane’s Defence Budget report released Tuesday.
  Global defence spending grew for the fifth consecutive year to reach a total of 1.78 trillion U.S. in 2018, significantly exceeding the post-Cold War record of 1.69 trillion in 2010, the report says.
  Defence spending by NATO nations is fueling the growth. Here is a chart of the top defence spenders with figures in U.S. dollars th
  
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• Things to do in Ottawa this week: Best bets, Dec. 20 to 26 - Ottawa Citizen

  18-12-2018 16:54
  Things to do in Ottawa this week: Best bets, Dec. 20 to 26  Ottawa CitizenTheatreThis weekend marks your last chance to see The Hockey Sweater: A Musical, the latest incarnation of Roch Carrier's beloved childhood story.
  
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• Things to do in Ottawa this week: Best bets, Dec. 20 to 26

  18-12-2018 16:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Theatre
  This weekend marks your last chance to see The Hockey Sweater: A Musical, the latest incarnation of Roch Carrier’s beloved childhood story. The simple tale fares well with the song-and-dance treatment, thanks to the catchy songs, a talented cast and the experienced direction of Stratford hit-maker Donna Feore.Wyatt Moss and Claire Lautier in a scene from The Hockey Sweater: A Musical. Photo by Leslie Schachter.
  If you’re a Habs fan who worships the great Rocket Richard, you&r
  
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• Global defence spending grows – Canada ranks number 15 in worldwide defence spending

  18-12-2018 16:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  Global defence expenditure grew by 4.9 percent in 2018, the fastest growth rate since 2008, according to the annual Jane’s Defence Budget report released Tuesday.
  Global defence spending grew for the fifth consecutive year to reach a total of 1.78 trillion U.S. in 2018, significantly exceeding the post-Cold War record of 1.69 trillion in 2010, the report says.
  Defence spending by NATO nations is fueling the growth. Here is a chart of the top defence spenders with figures in U.S. dollars th
  
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• Coming up on The 10 O'Clock Talk: @KimothyWalker @SusanSherring & @Justin_Ling join @_MarkSutcliffe 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-12-2018 15:58 via twitter.com
  Coming up on The 10 O'Clock Talk:@KimothyWalker @SusanSherring & @Justin_Ling join @_MarkSutcliffe 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Two drivers hurt as school bus, car collide near Renfrew

  18-12-2018 15:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  The driver of a car was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after it collided with a school bus on Cobden Road near Renfrew Tuesday morning.
  The school bus had no passengers at the time of the collision.
  The bus driver was also taken to the hospital with injuries that aren’t considered life-threatening after the crash at about 8:28 a.m. north of Barr Line in the Township of Admaston Bromley.
  Cobden Road was closed between Micksburg Road and Barr Line while Renfrew OPP investig
  
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• Coming up at 9:45 @AdrianMorrow joins @_MarkSutcliffe from Washington to discuss top stories from D.C. in 2018.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-12-2018 15:43 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 9:45@AdrianMorrow joins @_MarkSutcliffe from Washington to discuss top stories from D.C. in 2018.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 9:30 @RandallMoore26 of @1061CHEZ joins @_MarkSutcliffe for his weekly chat 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-12-2018 15:28 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 9:30@RandallMoore26 of @1061CHEZ joins @_MarkSutcliffe for his weekly chat📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• FOUND: Ottawa police looking for missing 19-year-old from St. Catharines ottawamatters.com/police-beat/ot… via @ottawamatters

  18-12-2018 15:14 via twitter.com
  FOUND: Ottawa police looking for missing 19-year-old from St. Catharines ottawamatters.com/police-beat/ot… via @ottawamatters
  
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• Coming up at 9:15: Gabor Lukacs at @AirPassRightsCA joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss Ottawa's air passenger bill… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-12-2018 15:13 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 9:15: Gabor Lukacs at @AirPassRightsCA joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss Ottawa's air passenger bill… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Missing St. Catharines teen last seen in Ottawa found safe: Police - Ottawa Citizen

  18-12-2018 15:03
  Missing St. Catharines teen last seen in Ottawa found safe: Police  Ottawa CitizenPhilipp Derek Drake Doctor, who is from St. Catharines, was last seen in Ottawa in late November.
  
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• Denley: New Ottawa council chairs – Watson's wishes will be their command - Ottawa Citizen

  18-12-2018 15:01
  Denley: New Ottawa council chairs – Watson's wishes will be their command  Ottawa CitizenOttawa voters have let Mayor Jim Watson down rather badly. We did not elect nearly enough of his favoured candidates, leaving him desperately short of ...
  
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• Denley: Ottawa council chairs – Watson's wishes will be their command

  18-12-2018 15:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa voters have let Mayor Jim Watson down rather badly. We did not elect nearly enough of his favoured candidates, leaving him desperately short of acceptable people to fill the main roles on council. Once he discarded the ones he doesn’t like, the ones who will not automatically support him on every vote and the ones who might run against him next time, the pickings were slim.
  Some have criticized the mayor for giving little important work to councillors from the centre of the city, bu
  
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• Support pours in for family told to dismantle outdoor rink - CTV News

  18-12-2018 14:30
  Support pours in for family told to dismantle outdoor rink  CTV NewsAn Ottawa-area family has received an outpouring of support from across Canada after being told they had to take down the boards of an outdoor rink in their ...
  
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• Today's letters: Put an end to drag-racing on city streets

  18-12-2018 14:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  Do something about speeders on Walkley
  I live on Walkley Road, by McCarthy. As I was coming home from work recently, I witnessed the conclusion of a near-disastrous drag race on Walkley. One of the racers pulled into the other racer’s lane, with feet to spare, to prevent this other racer from outstripping him. Dozens of people could have been killed. This is not an irregular occurrence on Walkley Road. People drive as if it is an autobahn.
  Traffic-calming measures need to be put in place.
  
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• Pellerin: Why we speed – it's all about having too much space

  18-12-2018 13:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  Not to boast, but I’m pretty good at driving on the wrong side of the street.
  I’ve crisscrossed the United Kingdom and Ireland several times. I’ve learned a lot driving those roads. First, that calling them “roads” is really funny. In North America, traffic lanes are wider than three metres; over there, they’re barely bigger than a standard elevator.
  In more than a few places, the road is elevated and the guardrails few and far between. On a recent trip to a w
  
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• Gatineau water main break prompts boil water advisory, traffic mess

  18-12-2018 13:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  An estimated 24,500 residents in Gatineau’s Hull sector are under a boil water advisory Tuesday following a major water main break on Alexander-Taché Boulevard Monday night.Taché remains closed Boucherville and Hormidas-Dupuis streets as work continues, and police are rerouting rush-hour traffic.
  Environment and Climate Change Canada closed the Fontaine building due to the eater issues. Employees should contact managers for instructions regarding work arrangements. Conta
  
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