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• New York, Los Angeles police trade 'Die Hard' tweets. ottawamatters.com/world-news/new…

  24-12-2018 23:35 via twitter.com
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• What's open and closed this holiday season - Ottawa Citizen

  24-12-2018 23:33
  What's open and closed this holiday season  Ottawa CitizenHere's what is open and closed during Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.GroceryCostcoMonday, Dec. 24: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.
  
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• Man charged in dramatic Billings Bridge arrest was carrying fake handgun, police confirm

  24-12-2018 23:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 25-year-old man is facing charges after Ottawa police tackled an armed suspect who police say was accosting customers at Billings Bridge Shopping Centre on Sunday.
  Brandon Mead, of Ottawa, is charged with theft under $5,000, uttering threats and possession of a dangerous weapon. He’s to appear in court Jan. 30.
  Police officers armed with rifles startled shoppers around 5 p.m. as they responded to calls about a man stopping people and flashing a weapon inside the mall, which was crowded w
  
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• A month after last illness reported, health agency says romaine is OK again. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  24-12-2018 23:05 via twitter.com
  A month after last illness reported, health agency says romaine is OK again.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Canadian police presence on peacekeeping missions hits 13-year low. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  24-12-2018 22:35 via twitter.com
  Canadian police presence on peacekeeping missions hits 13-year low.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Chinese foreign ministry tells U.S., EU to take Canada to task for Meng arrest. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  24-12-2018 22:05 via twitter.com
  Chinese foreign ministry tells U.S., EU to take Canada to task for Meng arrest.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Transgender Canadians say death certificates don't reflect their lived identity. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  24-12-2018 21:35 via twitter.com
  Transgender Canadians say death certificates don't reflect their lived identity.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Thousands still without power after storm ripped through southern B.C. Thursday. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  24-12-2018 21:05 via twitter.com
  Thousands still without power after storm ripped through southern B.C. Thursday.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• 'Just another day in the Market': Late-night shooting on Rideau Street injures one - Ottawa Citizen

  24-12-2018 21:01
  'Just another day in the Market': Late-night shooting on Rideau Street injures one  Ottawa CitizenA shooting in downtown Ottawa on Sunday night sent one person to hospital and had police descending on the area near the Rideau Centre shopping mall.
  
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• 'Just another day in the Market': Late-night shooting on Rideau Street injures one

  24-12-2018 20:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  Rideau Street was back to its normal bustle of shoppers and transit riders Monday morning following a shooting the night before that left one man injured and saw police descend on the area near the Rideau Centre shopping mall.
  Police said the victim, a 59-year-old man, was sent to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. They would not reveal further details about the victim.
  The shooting happened around 10:20 p.m. on Rideau Street — not at the mall, police stressed.
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• Missing Brockville teen located

  24-12-2018 20:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 15-year-old Brockville girl who had been reported missing is now back at home with her family.
  Brockville Police had issued a release Monday morning asking the public for assistance locating Jessie Edgley, who was last seen at around 7 p.m. Sunday at her family’s north-end home, was missing. At 2:40 p.m. Monday, police reported she’d been found.
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• UPDATE: Missing Brockville teen has been found: dlvr.it/QvHHw1 #ottnews https://t.co/t733amCks0

  24-12-2018 20:52 via twitter.com
  
  UPDATE: Missing Brockville teen has been found: dlvr.it/QvHHw1 #ottnews https://t.co/t733amCks0
  
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• Brockville Police report Jessie has been located safe and is back with her family. @BPS_News #ottnews twitter.com/TomFournier42/…

  24-12-2018 20:45 via twitter.com
  Brockville Police report Jessie has been located safe and is back with her family. @BPS_News #ottnews twitter.com/TomFournier42/…
  
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• ICYMI: 'Operation Big Turkey' locations for a Christmas meal and companionship. ottawamatters.com/local-news/res…

  24-12-2018 20:35 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: 'Operation Big Turkey' locations for a Christmas meal and companionship.ottawamatters.com/local-news/res…
  
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• Trump: Federal Reserve is the 'only problem our economy has. ottawamatters.com/world-news/tru…

  24-12-2018 20:05 via twitter.com
  Trump: Federal Reserve is the 'only problem our economy has.ottawamatters.com/world-news/tru…
  
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• They see you when you're driving when you shouldn't be ... @OttawaPolice Traffic Unit nab suspended, unlicenced dri… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-12-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  They see you when you're driving when you shouldn't be ... @OttawaPolice Traffic Unit nab suspended, unlicenced dri… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Docs show panel wanted feds to make freedom from poverty 'fundamental right' ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  24-12-2018 19:35 via twitter.com
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• A long list of 2018's best Canadian* jazz

  24-12-2018 19:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  What’s with that asterisk? Well, this year, my shoutout to great Canadian* jazz comes with some special provisos.
  Included in the mix below are albums by some Canadian expats and some new-ish arrivals to Canada’s jazz scene who are certainly making a difference here. Let’s invite more people to the party! After all, Canada is nothing if not inclusive. Plus, this way, I get to flag more great albums. Hopefully, you have ample free time to luxuriate in the top 10 list below, plus
  
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• White House: Trump would accept less money for border wall. ottawamatters.com/world-news/whi…

  24-12-2018 19:05 via twitter.com
  White House: Trump would accept less money for border wall.ottawamatters.com/world-news/whi…
  
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• Man charged with robbing banks on Wellington and Bank streets - Ottawa Citizen

  24-12-2018 18:57
  Man charged with robbing banks on Wellington and Bank streets  Ottawa CitizenOttawa police have charged a man in connection with bank robberies last week on Wellington and Bank streets.Aidan Scott, 25, of no fixed address, has been ...
  
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• Man charged with robbing banks on Wellington and Bank streets

  24-12-2018 18:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police have charged a man in connection with bank robberies last week on Wellington and Bank streets.
  Aidan Scott, 25, of no fixed address, has been charged with two counts of robbery with violence and two counts of disguise with intent, which covers masking the face for the purpose of committing a crime.
  There were no injuries in either robbery. In both cases, the man produced a note demanding money, was given an undisclosed amount and fled.
  One robbery was on Dec. 18 at 9:46 a.m. in the
  
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• Expert panel wanted Ottawa to make freedom from poverty a ‘fundamental right’ - The Globe and Mail

  24-12-2018 18:45
  Expert panel wanted Ottawa to make freedom from poverty a ‘fundamental right’  The Globe and MailA federal bill aimed at raising more than two million Canadians out of poverty put aside two elements that expert advisers told the Liberals it should include, ...
  
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• Weapons charge follows arrest of armed suspect tackled at Billings Bridge

  24-12-2018 18:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 25-year-old man is facing charges after Ottawa police tackled an armed suspect who was accosting customers at Billings Bridge Shopping Centre on Sunday.
  Brandon Mead, of Ottawa, is charged with theft under $5,000, uttering threats and possession of a dangerous weapon. He’s to appear in court Jan. 30.
  Police officers armed with rifles startled shoppers at about 5 p.m. as they responded to calls about a man stopping people and flashing a weapon inside the mall, which was crowded with Chris
  
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• .@OttawaPolice charge two in recent robberies. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaPolice/s…

  24-12-2018 18:12 via twitter.com
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• Man charged by @OttawaPolice in Billings Bridge incident. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaPolice/s…

  24-12-2018 18:10 via twitter.com
  Man charged by @OttawaPolice in Billings Bridge incident. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaPolice/s…
  
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• Spread of invasive species in Canada costs billions, changes environment. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  24-12-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
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• Brockville police search for missing girl

  24-12-2018 17:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  Brockville police are asking for the public’s help in finding 15-year-old Jessie Edgley.
  She was last seen around 7 p.m. Sunday in her north-end home. She is 5-foot-7 with a tiny build and slightly longer than shoulder-length brown hair. She may be wearing a long blue coat.
  Anyone with information is asked to contact the Brockville police at 613-342-0127.
  
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• Lots of unresolved issues as Centre Block closes for at least a decade. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  24-12-2018 17:35 via twitter.com
  Lots of unresolved issues as Centre Block closes for at least a decade.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Rideau Street shooting sends one to hospital - Ottawa Sun

  24-12-2018 17:27
  Rideau Street shooting sends one to hospital  Ottawa SunA shooting in downtown Ottawa on Sunday night sent one person to hospital and had police descending on the area near the Rideau Centre shopping mall.
  
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• Jessie Edgley was last seen at her home at 7 p.m. in the north end of Brockville. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  24-12-2018 16:35 via twitter.com
  Jessie Edgley was last seen at her home at 7 p.m. in the north end of Brockville.#ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…
  
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• Ottawa man arrested in Napanee - OttawaMatters.com

  24-12-2018 15:30
  Ottawa man arrested in Napanee  OttawaMatters.comPolice charged William Fraser along with two other men after officers responded to a call Sunday.
  
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• Remember This? Santa makes a special visit to Ottawa - OttawaMatters.com

  24-12-2018 15:00
  Remember This? Santa makes a special visit to Ottawa  OttawaMatters.comThis week's history feature looks back on a magical Christmas Eve in Ottawa, 1896.
  
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• Clear, sunny and cold Christmas in forecast, following Monday flurries

  24-12-2018 14:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  Youngsters going to bed on Christmas Eve Monday may worry that clouds and flurries will hamper Santa’s delivery of their Super Smash Bros. Ultimate video games and Hatchimals Hatchibabies, but the inclement weather is expected to clear by midnight, bringing sunny skies and, hopefully, good cheer on Christmas Day.
  Environment Canada is calling for a 60 per cent chance of snow flurries on Monday, with a high of -6 C in the day and -17 C overnight, with winds picking up to 15 km/h.
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• Two gun-related incidents in Ottawa on busiest shopping weekend of the year - Global News

  24-12-2018 14:48
  Two gun-related incidents in Ottawa on busiest shopping weekend of the year  Global NewsOn one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year, Ottawa police officers with carbine rifles were deployed to Billings Bridge mall on Sunday after reports of a ...
  
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• FYI: If you are flying over the holidays. @FlyYOW will answer your questions. #ottnews twitter.com/FlyYOW/status/…

  24-12-2018 14:08 via twitter.com
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• Police investigating shooting on Rideau Street. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/police-beat/po…

  24-12-2018 13:12 via twitter.com
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• Larocque: Meet the new French-language commissioner, not the same as the old commissioner

  24-12-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Just over a year ago, on Dec. 14, 2017, the Ontario legislature passed Bill 177, which, among other things, amended the City of Ottawa Act. The legislation strengthened minority language rights by clarifying the city’s obligations under the French Language Services Act (FLSA) and by confirming the jurisdiction of the French Language Services Commissioner (the commissioner) to investigate complaints with respect to the City.
  Fast forward to a year later. On Dec. 6, the Doug Ford government
  
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• An Ottawa Christmas tale: Dreams of hockey and everything ice - Ottawa Citizen

  24-12-2018 11:31
  An Ottawa Christmas tale: Dreams of hockey and everything ice  Ottawa CitizenAs we celebrate the season, the Ottawa Citizen brings to you this new story from fiction writer Kate Heartfield.
  
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• An Ottawa Christmas tale: Dreams of hockey and everything ice

  24-12-2018 11:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  As we celebrate the season, the Ottawa Citizen brings to you this new story from fiction writer Kate Heartfield.
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  Christmas Eve, 1889, dawns too warm.
  Charlotte Halpenny can almost hear the city groaning under the wet snow and creaking ice, and she groans with it. Three days of clear cold weather were just enough to raise her hopes, but now this: a morning like a wet rag.
  She stands on Theodore Street outside the new Rideau Skating Rink and looks up at the cupola against a sky that is so u
  
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• The last Christmas: Nuns prepare to vacate Ottawa convent - CBC.ca

  24-12-2018 10:00
  The last Christmas: Nuns prepare to vacate Ottawa convent  CBC.caAfter more than a century, the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus are packing their bags and preparing for what will be their last Christmas in the place some ...
  
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• Off, up and away: Ottawa gives astronauts extra holiday time, perks in new contract - Yahoo News Canada

  24-12-2018 10:00
  Off, up and away: Ottawa gives astronauts extra holiday time, perks in new contract  Yahoo News CanadaWhat does an astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS) do on a day off, orbiting 400 kilometres above the Earth? Canada's newest space traveller, ...
  
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• Late-night shooting on Rideau Street injures one

  24-12-2018 07:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  A shooting in downtown Ottawa on Sunday night sent one person to hospital and had police descending on the area near the Rideau Centre shopping mall.
  Police said the victim’s injuries weren’t believed to be life-threatening. They would not reveal further details about the victim.
  The shooting happened around 10:20 p.m. on Rideau Street — not at the mall, police stressed.
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• Police investigate shooting on Rideau Street dlvr.it/QvFnls #ottnews https://t.co/qMoxYIKEgt

  24-12-2018 05:44 via twitter.com
  
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• Police descend on Rideau Street after late-night shooting

  24-12-2018 05:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police blocked off a section of Rideau Street downtown after a shooting Sunday night.
  One victim was taken to hospital with injuries that weren’t believed to be life-threatening, according to police, who provided no further details about the victim.
  The shooting took place on Rideau, not at the nearby Rideau Centre shopping mall, police said. Numerous police and emergency vehicles were at the scene around 10:30 p.m., and yellow police tape marked off the area.
  The commotion on the l
  
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• People around the world 'extremely disturbed' by detention of Canadians: Trudeau bit.ly/2ELpHk7 https://t.co/3iHpawbJ77

  24-12-2018 01:44 via twitter.com
  
  People around the world 'extremely disturbed' by detention of Canadians: Trudeau bit.ly/2ELpHk7 https://t.co/3iHpawbJ77
  
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• 'They said, 'If you don't calm down, you're going to end up getting shot'': Police take down armed man at Billings Bridge mall - Ottawa Citizen

  24-12-2018 01:38
  'They said, 'If you don't calm down, you're going to end up getting shot'': Police take down armed man at Billings Bridge mall  Ottawa CitizenOttawa police say officers armed with rifles arrested an armed man who was accosting people at a local mall Sunday, during the peak of pre-Christmas ...
  
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• 'They said, 'If you don't calm down, you're going to end up getting shot'': Police take down armed man at Billings Bridge mall

  24-12-2018 01:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police say officers armed with rifles tackled and arrested an armed man who was accosting people at a local mall Sunday, during the peak of pre-Christmas shopping.
  Police safely arrested and disarmed the man, who has not been identified, at Billings Bridge Shopping Centre after the incident at the mall and nearby McDonald’s restaurant around 5 p.m. A firearm was recovered.
  No shots were fired and no one was hurt, said police, who reported they issued an alert about the arrest &ldquo
  
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• Ottawa police armed with carbine rifles arrest man with gun at mall - The Globe and Mail

  24-12-2018 01:11
  Ottawa police armed with carbine rifles arrest man with gun at mall  The Globe and MailOttawa police say officers armed with carbine rifles were deployed to a busy mall in the nation's capital on Sunday following a report of a man with a gun.
  
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• Police arrest armed man at Billings Bridge McDonald's: bit.ly/2QK6DJY #ottnews https://t.co/M6s78YpNkT

  24-12-2018 00:41 via twitter.com
  
  Police arrest armed man at Billings Bridge McDonald's: bit.ly/2QK6DJY #ottnews https://t.co/M6s78YpNkT
  
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• Three years on, many Syrian refugees find stressful path to Canadian citizenship bit.ly/2GCrdYj https://t.co/GZkr3MOhmE

  24-12-2018 00:37 via twitter.com
  
  Three years on, many Syrian refugees find stressful path to Canadian citizenship bit.ly/2GCrdYj https://t.co/GZkr3MOhmE
  
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