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• Only 1 Utah national park to be staffed as 2019 begins - Ottawa Citizen

  28-12-2018 23:59
  Only 1 Utah national park to be staffed as 2019 begins  Ottawa CitizenSALT LAKE CITY — Only one of Utah's five national parks will be staffed after the new year as the state pulls back funding during the partial U.S. government ...
  
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• Police asking for public's help to find missing woman and toddler

  28-12-2018 23:53
  The Ottawa Police Service is asking for for the public’s help in locating a missing Ottawa-area woman and her toddler son.
  Beau Gillies, 26, was last on Dec, 22. Her son, who has not been named by police, is also missing. There are concerns for the safety of the mother and son.
  Police have released a photo of Gillies, but not of her son, who is a year-and-a-half old. Police have also not released any further physical or clothing descriptions, or any details about where Gillies was last see
  
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• Missing mother and young son found safe - Ottawa Sun

  28-12-2018 23:53
  Missing mother and young son found safe  Ottawa SunThe Ottawa Police *Service* is asking for for the public's help in locating a missing Ottawa-area woman and her toddler son. Beau Gillies, 26, was last on Dec, 22.
  
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• The life cycle of a cannabis plant, from seed to store. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  28-12-2018 23:35 via twitter.com
  The life cycle of a cannabis plant, from seed to store.ottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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• Cameron Tolnai's 1st OHL goal helped the 67's to a 4-1 win over the visiting Icedogs. #ottnews twitter.com/Ottawa67sHocke…

  28-12-2018 23:20 via twitter.com
  Cameron Tolnai's 1st OHL goal helped the 67's to a 4-1 win over the visiting Icedogs. #ottnews twitter.com/Ottawa67sHocke…
  
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• China releases detained Canadian teacher Sarah McIver - Ottawa Citizen

  28-12-2018 23:12
  China releases detained Canadian teacher Sarah McIver  Ottawa CitizenOTTAWA — Canada's government says a Canadian teacher detained in China over a problem with her work permit has been released.Albertan Sarah McIver ...
  
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• Ex-astronaut Thirsk to help define Canada's place in Mars mission. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  28-12-2018 23:05 via twitter.com
  Ex-astronaut Thirsk to help define Canada's place in Mars mission.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Police asking for public's help to find missing woman and toddler - Ottawa Citizen

  28-12-2018 22:58
  Police asking for public's help to find missing woman and toddler  Ottawa CitizenThe Ottawa Police *Service* is asking for for the public's help in locating a missing Ottawa-area woman and her toddler son. Beau Gillies, 26, was last on Dec, 22.
  
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• Missing woman and toddler found safe - Ottawa Citizen

  28-12-2018 22:58
  Missing woman and toddler found safe  Ottawa CitizenThe missing mother and her young son have been located safe and soundALSO IN THE NEWS:Man dies in Tay Valley snowmobile collisionGatineau police ...
  
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• NCC hopes Rideau Canal Skateway will open before New Years Day dlvr.it/QvYLLr #ottnews https://t.co/hPZ0LUkoMZ

  28-12-2018 22:54 via twitter.com
  
  NCC hopes Rideau Canal Skateway will open before New Years Day dlvr.it/QvYLLr #ottnews https://t.co/hPZ0LUkoMZ
  
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• Global's Ottawa bureau reviews top political stories of 2018 and looks ahead | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  28-12-2018 22:48
  Global's Ottawa bureau reviews top political stories of 2018 and looks ahead | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caFrom the Alberta oil crisis to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's disastrous trip to India, Global's Mercedes Stephenson, Abigail Bimman, Mike Le Couteur and David ...
  
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• Foreign exchange rates - Ottawa Citizen

  28-12-2018 22:38
  Foreign exchange rates  Ottawa CitizenOTTAWA — These are indicative wholesale rates for foreign currency provided by the Bank of Canada on Friday. Quotations in Canadian funds.Australia dollar ...
  
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• Two Laurier professors sue former TA who recorded disciplinary meeting. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  28-12-2018 22:35 via twitter.com
  Two Laurier professors sue former TA who recorded disciplinary meeting.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Sarah McIver returned to Canada after arrest in China - Ottawa Citizen

  28-12-2018 22:30
  Sarah McIver returned to Canada after arrest in China  Ottawa CitizenOTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada says Albertan Sarah McIver has been released from custody in China and returned to Canada.McIver had been detained ...
  
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• BREAKING: Canadian Sarah McIver has been released from custody in China and returned to Canada. She had been detain… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-12-2018 22:24 via twitter.com
  BREAKING: Canadian Sarah McIver has been released from custody in China and returned to Canada. She had been detain… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Tay Valley snowmobile collision kills man - Ottawa Sun

  28-12-2018 22:18
  Tay Valley snowmobile collision kills man  Ottawa SunA 36-year-old man was killed in a snowmobile collision on Thursday near Little Silver Lake in Tay Valley Township, about 90 kilometres south of Ottawa, the ...
  
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• An Ottawa woman is missing along with her 1 and a half year old son. 26 year old Beau Gillies was last seen on Dece… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-12-2018 22:15 via twitter.com
  An Ottawa woman is missing along with her 1 and a half year old son. 26 year old Beau Gillies was last seen on Dece… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Downtown businesses preparing for Elgin St. road closure - CTV News

  28-12-2018 22:13
  Downtown businesses preparing for Elgin St. road closure  CTV NewsDrivers and businesses are preparing for Elgin Street to close as the renewal project gets underway.
  
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• Man dies in Tay Valley snowmobile collision - Ottawa Citizen

  28-12-2018 22:12
  Man dies in Tay Valley snowmobile collision  Ottawa CitizenA 36-year-old man was killed in a snowmobile collision on Thursday near Little Silver Lake in Tay Valley Township, about 90 kilometres south of Ottawa, the ...
  
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• Ex-Cardinal repeatedly touched youth during confession, lawyer says - Ottawa Citizen

  28-12-2018 22:08
  Ex-Cardinal repeatedly touched youth during confession, lawyer says  Ottawa CitizenVATICAN CITY — The Vatican's sexual abuse case against ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has expanded significantly after a man testified that the retired ...
  
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• Gatineau police searching for missing man from Vieux Hull last seen Christmas Day

  28-12-2018 22:06
  Gatineau police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 39-year-old man who was last seen Christmas Day.
  Éric Périard travels on foot and is known to frequent certain places, including the Casino du Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, police said. He was last seen on Dec. 25 around 9 p.m. at his home on Rue Papineau in the Vieux Hull neighbourhood. 
  Police said they have reason to worry for Périard’s health and safety, and want to ensure he&rsquo
  
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• Franklin attorney: $3 million in back taxes paid to IRS. ottawamatters.com/world-news/fra…

  28-12-2018 22:05 via twitter.com
  Franklin attorney: $3 million in back taxes paid to IRS.ottawamatters.com/world-news/fra…
  
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• Supreme Court keeps a lower profile, but for how long? - Ottawa Citizen

  28-12-2018 22:03
  Supreme Court keeps a lower profile, but for how long?  Ottawa CitizenWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court began its term with the tumultuous confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, followed by a studied avoidance of drama on ...
  
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• Armchair mayors' report: What happened to our ideas for Ottawa this year

  28-12-2018 22:03
  In advance of the 2018 municipal election, we asked several local people to don the mantle of “armchair mayor” and offer one idea each to make Ottawa a better city. What happened to their suggestions? As the year ends, here’s a follow-up report from some of our writers:
  Amira Elghawaby
  Amira Elghawaby (journalist and human rights advocate): As armchair mayor,  I wrote about the need for more diversity at City Hall. While I’m delighted to see greater female
  
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• Cappies review: Ashbury's Peter Pan brings land of mirth and fantasy to life - Ottawa Citizen

  28-12-2018 22:00
  Cappies review: Ashbury's Peter Pan brings land of mirth and fantasy to life  Ottawa CitizenShow #4: Peter PanWhere: Ashbury CollegeDirector: Teachers Kailey Maynard and Jenna FroggettZaina Khan, Critic Elmwood School“Second star to the right ...
  
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• Cappies review: Ashbury's Peter Pan brings land of mirth and fantasy to life

  28-12-2018 22:00
  Show #4: Peter Pan
  Where: Ashbury College
  Director: Teachers Kailey Maynard and Jenna Froggett
  Zaina Khan, CriticElmwood School
  “Second star to the right and straight on ’til morning”, off to Neverland! Filled with swampy lagoons, underground hideouts, and cabins aboard ships, Ashbury College’s production of Peter Pan brought to life a land of mirth and fantasy.
  First performed in 1904, J.M. Barrie’s timeless childhood classic Peter Pan chronicles the “awfully
  
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• The Latest: State regulators to investigate 911 outage - Ottawa Citizen

  28-12-2018 21:32
  The Latest: State regulators to investigate 911 outage  Ottawa CitizenSEATTLE — The Latest on statewide 911 outages (all times local):12:25 p.m.Regulators in Washington state say they will investigate the statewide outages to ...
  
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• Game 38 Preview: Ottawa Senators @ New York Islanders - Silver Seven

  28-12-2018 21:00
  Game 38 Preview: Ottawa Senators @ New York Islanders  Silver SevenThe Sens' goalie tandem takes a hit with Craig Anderson's injury.
  
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• Mother's concern for inebriated son leads to man's arrest

  28-12-2018 20:58
  It might have been a textbook case of a mother’s concern going awry.
  The mother of a 27-year-old Brockville man needed advice on what to do with her intoxicated son late Thursday night.
  So, shortly after midnight, she took him to the Brockville Police Service headquarters.
  The helpful officers discovered there was a warrant out for the inebriated lad for a probation violation and took him off her hands.
  The young man was arrested and eventually released with an invitation to appear in cour
  
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• A special year-end edition of Ottawa Today with Mark Sutcliffe continues until 4 p.m. Hour 4: Tina Boileau, Benja… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-12-2018 20:58 via twitter.com
  A special year-end edition of Ottawa Today with Mark Sutcliffe continues until 4 p.m. Hour 4: Tina Boileau, Benja… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Two Laurier University professors sue Lindsay Shepherd for recording disciplinary meeting - Ottawa Citizen

  28-12-2018 20:46
  Two Laurier University professors sue Lindsay Shepherd for recording disciplinary meeting  Ottawa CitizenThe pair argue in a third-party claim that they could not have known their statements about Jordan Peterson would be recorded or disseminated.
  
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• Aphria says hostile bid from Green Growth undervalues cannabis company's stock. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  28-12-2018 20:35 via twitter.com
  Aphria says hostile bid from Green Growth undervalues cannabis company's stock.ottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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• Third case of polio-like disease confirmed in Ottawa - OttawaMatters.com

  28-12-2018 20:14
  Third case of polio-like disease confirmed in Ottawa  OttawaMatters.comA CHEO spokesperson said a little boy was diagnosed earlier this month and has some mild paralysis in one of his arms. An MRI confirmed the pattern was ...
  
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• Liberals hope funding change solves infrastructure spending, cost concerns. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  28-12-2018 20:05 via twitter.com
  Liberals hope funding change solves infrastructure spending, cost concerns.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Dinners in Ottawa and Toronto honour arts advocates - The Globe and Mail

  28-12-2018 20:00
  Dinners in Ottawa and Toronto honour arts advocates  The Globe and MailEvenings in Ontario celebrate two of the country's leading arts champions: Marc Mayer and Jim Fleck.
  
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• A special year-end edition of Ottawa Today with Mark Sutcliffe continues until 4 p.m. Hour 3: Councillors Carol A… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-12-2018 19:57 via twitter.com
  A special year-end edition of Ottawa Today with Mark Sutcliffe continues until 4 p.m. Hour 3: Councillors Carol A… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The changing nature of Canada's forest supply as fires, bugs, and climate bite. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  28-12-2018 19:35 via twitter.com
  The changing nature of Canada's forest supply as fires, bugs, and climate bite.ottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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• Roiled in oil: Alberta votes in 2019 as energy issues, Trudeau dominate debate. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  28-12-2018 19:05 via twitter.com
  Roiled in oil: Alberta votes in 2019 as energy issues, Trudeau dominate debate.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• A special year-end edition of Ottawa Today with Mark Sutcliffe continues until 4 p.m. Hour 2: Aiden Anderson, Art… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-12-2018 18:57 via twitter.com
  A special year-end edition of Ottawa Today with Mark Sutcliffe continues until 4 p.m. Hour 2: Aiden Anderson, Art… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Nathan Oystrick has stepped down as head coach and general manager of the Humboldt Broncos. He was hired 3 mo. afte… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-12-2018 18:52 via twitter.com
  Nathan Oystrick has stepped down as head coach and general manager of the Humboldt Broncos. He was hired 3 mo. afte… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Elizabeth May predicts she won't stand alone after the next election. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  28-12-2018 18:35 via twitter.com
  Elizabeth May predicts she won't stand alone after the next election.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Eastern and Western Canadians are angry – and Ottawa needs to wake up - The Globe and Mail

  28-12-2018 18:00
  Eastern and Western Canadians are angry – and Ottawa needs to wake up  The Globe and MailWhile disaffected Atlantic Canadians are largely powerless to stand up to the centralization of power in Canada, angry Western Canadians – with their economic ...
  
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• Ice dancers Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir named team of the year. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  28-12-2018 17:35 via twitter.com
  Ice dancers Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir named team of the year.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…
  
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• OPP with a heads-up about Hwy 15 south of Smiths Falls. Travel safe. Watch your speed, drive to the conditions.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-12-2018 17:29 via twitter.com
  OPP with a heads-up about Hwy 15 south of Smiths Falls. Travel safe. Watch your speed, drive to the conditions.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Armchair Mayors' reports: What happened to our ideas for Ottawa this year - Ottawa Citizen

  28-12-2018 17:21
  Armchair Mayors' reports: What happened to our ideas for Ottawa this year  Ottawa CitizenIn advance of the 2018 municipal election, we asked several local people to don the mantle of “armchair mayor” and offer one idea each to make Ottawa a better ...
  
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• Armchair mayors' report: What happened to our ideas for Ottawa this year - Ottawa Citizen

  28-12-2018 17:21
  Armchair mayors' report: What happened to our ideas for Ottawa this year  Ottawa CitizenIn advance of the 2018 municipal election, we asked several local people to don the mantle of “armchair mayor” and offer one idea each to make Ottawa a better ...
  
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• Letters to the Editor, Dec. 29: Let's take that convoy to Ottawa - Calgary Sun

  28-12-2018 17:19
  Letters to the Editor, Dec. 29: Let's take that convoy to Ottawa  Calgary SunHARD TO SPLIT Sadly, Derek Fildebrandt stands alone as a public representative for Albexit. Lawfully, electronic petitions must be sponsored by a member of ...
  
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• Condo building fire in Aylmer causes $65,000 in damages. #ottnews #gatnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/fir…

  28-12-2018 17:06 via twitter.com
  Condo building fire in Aylmer causes $65,000 in damages. #ottnews #gatnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/fir…
  
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• Freezing rain warning ends, but streets still messy

  28-12-2018 16:52
  Environment Canada may have downgraded forecast conditions in the capital to a freezing drizzle advisory, but streets and sidewalks in the area remain messy and slippery.
  And it’s likely to continue until about noon.
  While the roads made driving hazardous Friday morning, Ottawa police were reporting only one incident of note, as a vehicle collided with a traffic light standard near Fallowfield Road and Woodroffe Avenue.
  The incident occurred at around 5:30 a.m., and the driver of the vehic
  
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• OPP search for suspect in attempted holdup of postal worker

  28-12-2018 16:35
  Ontario Provincial Police are looking for a suspect in an attempted armed robbery of a Canada Post worker that occurred near Cornwall on Thursday afternoon.
  According to OPP, the suspect approached the postie at about 1:45 p.m. at Summerset Acres Road and County Road 2 in South Glengarry Township and, brandishing what was described as an “edged weapon,” announced, “This is a holdup.”
  The would-be victim promptly left the scene without sustaining any injuries. The suspect
  
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