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• Ottawa city councillors share New Years resolutions dlvr.it/Qvg29D #ottnews https://t.co/BN8fwHQDYD

  30-12-2018 23:23 via twitter.com
  
  Ottawa city councillors share New Years resolutions dlvr.it/Qvg29D #ottnews https://t.co/BN8fwHQDYD
  
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• Emails reveal how Ottawa sought to explain PTSD treatment for man who killed cop bit.ly/2QYmXHn https://t.co/JBRmomlHna

  30-12-2018 23:19 via twitter.com
  
  Emails reveal how Ottawa sought to explain PTSD treatment for man who killed cop bit.ly/2QYmXHn https://t.co/JBRmomlHna
  
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• Ottawa city councillors share New Year's resolutions - OttawaMatters.com

  30-12-2018 23:07
  Ottawa city councillors share New Year's resolutions  OttawaMatters.comAs the municipal election campaign kept candidates and incumbents busy last fall, councillors are hoping to see more of their families in 2019.
  
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• Car crashes into Ottawa home during police chase - Canoe

  30-12-2018 22:50
  Car crashes into Ottawa home during police chase  CanoeA couple with children living in Vanier have had their home smashed up, though luckily no one was home.A car fleeing from Ottawa police punched a hole in the ...
  
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• Trump waiting for Democrats to make move on ending shutdown bit.ly/2rYRshj https://t.co/O8zDUUg7qY

  30-12-2018 22:06 via twitter.com
  
  Trump waiting for Democrats to make move on ending shutdown bit.ly/2rYRshj https://t.co/O8zDUUg7qY
  
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• Bangladeshi opposition leader rejects vote as 'farcical' bit.ly/2CGSQeA https://t.co/A3XXBI9z6A

  30-12-2018 21:08 via twitter.com
  
  Bangladeshi opposition leader rejects vote as 'farcical' bit.ly/2CGSQeA https://t.co/A3XXBI9z6A
  
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• Delays, frustrations mark Congo's presidential election bit.ly/2VfHeXg https://t.co/SLKYgBvaKw

  30-12-2018 20:05 via twitter.com
  
  Delays, frustrations mark Congo's presidential election bit.ly/2VfHeXg https://t.co/SLKYgBvaKw
  
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• NCC launches skating season on Rideau Canal dlvr.it/QvfSM4 https://t.co/ReDFCSOOLE

  30-12-2018 19:38 via twitter.com
  
  NCC launches skating season on Rideau Canal dlvr.it/QvfSM4 https://t.co/ReDFCSOOLE
  
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• 'I want to be put back into the air,' the life and death of a BASE jumper bit.ly/2CFFRKj https://t.co/481MJQ21YI

  30-12-2018 19:04 via twitter.com
  
  'I want to be put back into the air,' the life and death of a BASE jumper bit.ly/2CFFRKj https://t.co/481MJQ21YI
  
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• Emails show how Ottawa sought to explain PTSD treatment for convicted cop killer - Edmonton Journal

  30-12-2018 18:59
  Emails show how Ottawa sought to explain PTSD treatment for convicted cop killer  Edmonton JournalHALIFAX — Newly released documents offer a glimpse into how high-level government officials grappled to respond to the revelation that Veterans Affairs was ...
  
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• Ottawa nun who helped thousands struggling with addiction dies at 85 - CBC.ca

  30-12-2018 18:41
  Ottawa nun who helped thousands struggling with addiction dies at 85  CBC.caSister Louise Dunn, a nun who devoted her life to helping those struggling with addictions, died on Dec. 27 at the age of 85.
  
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• Police chase ends with car punching into Vanier home

  30-12-2018 17:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  A car being chased by Ottawa police punched a hole in a Vanier house around 1 a.m. Sunday, and the province’s Special Investigations Unit will investigate.
  Police say they tried to pull over a driver in the area of Coté Street and Richelieu Avenue. When they turned on the cruiser’s lights the driver fled, lost control of his car, and hit the front wall of a house on Jean Talon Street. No one was home at the time.
  The male driver, whom police haven’t identified, was
  
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• Car rams into Vanier home after police chase dlvr.it/QvfHmL #ottnews https://t.co/u8v1KaNfwH

  30-12-2018 17:43 via twitter.com
  
  Car rams into Vanier home after police chase dlvr.it/QvfHmL #ottnews https://t.co/u8v1KaNfwH
  
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• Police chase ends with car punching into Vanier home - Ottawa Citizen

  30-12-2018 17:32
  Police chase ends with car punching into Vanier home  Ottawa CitizenA couple with children living in Vanier have had their home smashed up, though luckily no one was home.A car fleeing from Ottawa police punched a hole in the ...
  
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• And they're off! Skateway opened bright and early Sunday - Ottawa Citizen

  30-12-2018 17:27
  And they're off! Skateway opened bright and early Sunday  Ottawa CitizenGet your blades sharpened Ottawa. The beloved Rideau Canal Skateway will be open for business Sunday morning at 8 a.m. The NCC announced a ...
  
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• And they're off! Skateway opened bright and early Sunday

  30-12-2018 17:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  Get your blades sharpened Ottawa.
  The beloved Rideau Canal Skateway opened for business Sunday morning at 8 a.m.
  The NCC announced a 2.7-kilometre stretch of the iconic attraction will be available, between the Bank Street and Pretoria bridges and including the the Patterson Creek arm.
  The weather is looking pretty skate-friendly, opening with a mix of sun and cloud, becoming cloudier in the afternoon with a 60 per cent chance of flurries.
  The NCC said in a press release Sunday that the skateway
  
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• .@OttawaPolice say an officer tried to pull over a driver in Vanier. The driver fled and struck a home on Jean Talo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-12-2018 17:22 via twitter.com
  .@OttawaPolice say an officer tried to pull over a driver in Vanier. The driver fled and struck a home on Jean Talo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• How to cure a hangover

  30-12-2018 17:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  Have we got your attention?
  Canadian author Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall spent ten years looking for a cure for the hangover.
  Here, he gives away a few tips from his book, “Hungover: The morning after and one man’s quest for the cure. 
  We are not suggesting you need these cures for yourself, but perhaps you could pass them along to a friend.ALSO IN THE NEWS:
  OC Transpo services will be free on New Year’s Eve
  Five things to do in Ottawa on New Year’s Eve
  NCC suggests a se
  
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• Cabinet OKs plan for Mint to craft special toonies to mark D-Day anniversary bit.ly/2EVycd7 https://t.co/yuoAQYuqYJ

  30-12-2018 17:09 via twitter.com
  
  Cabinet OKs plan for Mint to craft special toonies to mark D-Day anniversary bit.ly/2EVycd7 https://t.co/yuoAQYuqYJ
  
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• Experts warn Ottawa's latest innovation fund could be falling under political influence - National Post

  30-12-2018 16:57
  Experts warn Ottawa's latest innovation fund could be falling under political influence  National PostSome say the fund could replicate all-too-familiar patterns of the past, when Ottawa's 'innovation' money has reliably coincided with supports for a private sector ...
  
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• Washington Capitals hold on to beat slumping Ottawa Senators bit.ly/2GZzFkD #ottnews https://t.co/tNmKf4qPZN

  30-12-2018 16:24 via twitter.com
  
  Washington Capitals hold on to beat slumping Ottawa Senators bit.ly/2GZzFkD #ottnews https://t.co/tNmKf4qPZN
  
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• Weather: Flurries Sunday as skating season opens and 2018 draws to a close

  30-12-2018 16:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  Get out your snow pants and sharpen those skates.
  The drop in temperatures has allowed the National Capital Commission to open a 2.7 km stretch of the Rideau Canal Skateway. We call that a good start.
  Sunday should see a  mix of sun and cloud with a  high of -5 C. Environment Canada is predicting clouds near noon and a 60 per cent chance of flurries this afternoon.
  Winds will be up to 15 km/h. The morning wind chill  of -22 will moderate to -8 in the afternoon, with a low UV index
  
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• Pro-pipeline protesters plan convoy to Ottawa in February to back demands for action - The Globe and Mail

  30-12-2018 15:17
  Pro-pipeline protesters plan convoy to Ottawa in February to back demands for action  The Globe and MailSpeakers at another pro-pipeline rally in Alberta continued their attacks on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday, saying if leaders in Ottawa don't hear ...
  
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• Police ask for help in locating missing 80-year-old man

  30-12-2018 14:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa police have asked for the public’s assistance in locating 80-year-old Jacques Provencher, who was last seen in the ByWard Market area on Friday.
  Provencher, who uses a walker, was described as a six-foot Caucasian male with a slim build. He was last seen wearing a lime green sweater and grey jogging pants.
  Anyone with information about where Provencher might be was asked to call the police at 613-236-1222, extension 5212. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Sto
  
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• Weather: Skating season is open as 2018 draws to a close

  30-12-2018 14:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  Get out your snow pants and sharpen those skates.
  The drop in temperatures has allowed the National Capital Commission to open a 2.7 km stretch of the Rideau Canal Skateway. We call that a good start.
  Sunday should see a  mix of sun and cloud with a  high of -5 C. Environment Canada is predicting clouds near noon and a 60 per cent chance of flurries this afternoon.
  Winds will be up to 15 km/h. The morning wind chill  of -22 will moderate to -8 in the afternoon, with a low UV index
  
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• Kassam: Watch for them! Millennials may well define the 2019 election campaign

  30-12-2018 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  If 2017 was a year of adjustment to a new political world order, then 2018 was the descent of discourse among global elected officials. Whether dealing with the barrage of Twitter negativity in North America or the factionalism of Brexit discussions, our politicians have given us precious little by way of inspiration.
  Canadians will go to the polls in 2019 at the end of what is promising to be an extremely divisive campaign. Gone are the sunny ways naïvely promised by Ju
  
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• Tracking Air Force One flights — and other secret trips — from your living room

  30-12-2018 13:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Without leaving his home near Carp, Steffan Watkins can watch where aircraft carry world leaders and can also track ships on the other side of the world.
  Watkins is one of a loosely knit group of determined hobbyists who track ships and aircraft by their transponders, and share information on who is going where.
  This is presumably how someone shot a photo of Air Force One on a supposedly secret flight this week. An amateur photographer with a long lens caught the distinctive blue-and-white aircr
  
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• Police ask for help as they attempt to locate missing 80-year-old man

  30-12-2018 13:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa police have asked for the public’s assistance in locating 80-year-old Jacques Provencher, who was last seen in the ByWard Market area on Friday.
  Provencher, who uses a walker, was described as a six-foot Caucasian male with a slim build. He was last seen wearing a lime green sweater and grey jogging pants.
  Anyone with information about where Provencher might be was asked to call the police at 613-236-1222, extension 5212. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Sto
  
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• Vanier roads closed because of 'police operation'

  30-12-2018 13:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa Police Services are advising of the following road closures in Vanier because of a ‘police operation’.
  -Pie Xii Street from Richelieu Avenue to Jean Talon Street;
  -Jean Talon Street from Richelieu Avenue to Blake Boulevard.
  Police are requesting the general public to avoid the area until the operation is complete. They released their statement just before 4:30 a.m. Sunday.
  Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477(TIPS) or by downloa
  
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• A 2.7 km section of the Skateway will be open within the hour! #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  30-12-2018 13:08 via twitter.com
  A 2.7 km section of the Skateway will be open within the hour! #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…
  
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• 80-year-old Jacques Provencher was last seen in the market Thursday #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  30-12-2018 12:49 via twitter.com
  80-year-old Jacques Provencher was last seen in the market Thursday #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…
  
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• CBC Ottawa's year-end news quiz for 2018 - CBC.ca

  30-12-2018 10:00
  CBC Ottawa's year-end news quiz for 2018  CBC.caHow closely did you follow the past 365 days in local news? Take our quiz and find out.
  
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• Capitals look like a team that should be favoured to repeat - Ottawa Citizen

  30-12-2018 04:50
  Capitals look like a team that should be favoured to repeat  Ottawa CitizenAre the Washington Capitals actually better this season than they were when they won the Stanley Cup last spring? That remains to be seen, of course, but ...
  
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• Washington Capitals hold on to beat slumping Ottawa Senators - Sportsnet.ca

  30-12-2018 04:07
  Washington Capitals hold on to beat slumping Ottawa Senators  Sportsnet.caTyler Lewington and Tom Wilson each had a goal and an assist to lead the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 win over the short-handed Ottawa Senators on ...
  
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• Police ask for help as they attempt locate missing 80-year-old man

  30-12-2018 02:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa police have asked for the public’s assistance in locating 80-year-old Jacques Provencher, who was last seen in the ByWard Market area on Friday.
  Provencher, who uses a walker, was described as a six-foot Caucasian male with a slim build. He was last seen wearing a lime green sweater and grey jogging pants.
  Anyone with information about where Provencher might be was asked to call the police at 613-236-1222, extension 5212. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Sto
  
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• 'I'LL BE BACK,' says Ottawa wind chill - Ottawa Sun

  30-12-2018 01:25
  'I'LL BE BACK,' says Ottawa wind chill  Ottawa SunThe weather pendulum that is the winter of 2018-2019 has swung back, with temperatures dipping below zero (again). You'll notice gusting winds, up to 50 ...
  
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• Leaking Glebe garage: City of Ottawa sues contractor and architects - Ottawa Sun

  30-12-2018 00:02
  Leaking Glebe garage: City of Ottawa sues contractor and architects  Ottawa SunThe City of Ottawa is suing the contractor and architects who built a four-storey parking garage in the Glebe, claiming that the garage is prone to unacceptable ...
  
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• City sues Glebe parking garage builder, architects over leaks

  30-12-2018 00:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  The City of Ottawa is suing the contractor and architects who built a four-storey parking garage in the Glebe, claiming that the garage is prone to unacceptable leaking.
  The city is asking for $1.75 million in damages from Laurin General Contractor, Architecture 49 Inc. and PBK Architects.
  The municipal garage on Second Avenue west of Bank Street has 141 spaces and was built to provide parking for Lansdowne. The city’s claim says poor waterproofing on the top level allowed water to leak in
  
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