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• WARREN: Senators carry countless questions with them on the road - Ottawa Sun

  07-01-2019 23:54
  WARREN: Senators carry countless questions with them on the road  Ottawa SunLONG BEACH, California – On the southwest corner of the United States, the Ottawa Senators coaching staff and players are pondering the dire straits of the ...
  
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• New LRT construction boss takes over controls for first phase

  07-01-2019 23:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  The first phase of the Confederation Line LRT project has been handed off to a new construction director at Ottawa City Hall.
  Steve Cripps had led the O-Train construction office until Dec. 31.
  Now, the project is in the hands of Michael Morgan, another city rail manager who has been working on the massive Stage 2 expansion.
  The head of the O-Train construction office oversees the largest infrastructure project in Ottawa’s history, making sure taxpayers are getting the transit system they&
  
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• 'Black Panther,' 'A Star Is Born' get Writers Guild noms ottawamatters.com/world-news/bla…

  07-01-2019 23:30 via twitter.com
  'Black Panther,' 'A Star Is Born' get Writers Guild nomsottawamatters.com/world-news/bla…
  
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• New LRT construction boss takes over controls for first phase - Ottawa Citizen

  07-01-2019 23:26
  New LRT construction boss takes over controls for first phase  Ottawa CitizenThe first phase of the Confederation Line LRT project has been handed off to a new construction director at Ottawa City Hall.Steve Cripps had led the O-Train ...
  
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• Ottawa roofing company fined $80k after workers catch fire on the job - CTV News

  07-01-2019 23:19
  Ottawa roofing company fined $80k after workers catch fire on the job  CTV NewsAn Ottawa roofing company has been fined $80000 after two of its employees caught fire during a job, leaving one with critical injuries.
  
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• Wanted: Second suspect sought in random east-end attack

  07-01-2019 23:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police have charged two 18-year-olds with the brazen beating of a senior citizen on a Vanier sidewalk last month.
  Morty White, 74, told Postmedia he “could have died” after being viciously attacked as he emerged from a bank machine on Montreal Road at about 9 a.m. on Dec. 8.
  White, one of the founders of Bagel Bagel in the ByWard Market, suffered a broken nose, black eyes, bruises and swelling on the back of his head, a fractured pelvis, and broken ribs.
  Morty White sits at th
  
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• Second suspect in random east-end attack surrenders to police - Ottawa Citizen

  07-01-2019 23:05
  Second suspect in random east-end attack surrenders to police  Ottawa CitizenDetectives are asking the public to help them find one of two 18-year-old suspects in what police say was a random attack on two men on a Vanier street ...
  
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• After a tame Globes, is a less-charged awards season ahead? ottawamatters.com/world-news/aft…

  07-01-2019 23:00 via twitter.com
  After a tame Globes, is a less-charged awards season ahead?ottawamatters.com/world-news/aft…
  
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• Look up, Ottawa: Lunar eclipse coming Jan. 20, and the next one isn't until 2022

  07-01-2019 22:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  There’s a total eclipse of the moon coming the night of Jan. 20-21, easily visible from Eastern Ontario if the weather is clear.
  It will be the last eclipse visible from Ottawa until 2022. To have the best view of this one, you probably want to stay up until midnight.
  Lunar eclipses aren’t as rare as solar eclipses and they are a lot easier to watch because you don’t need safety equipment. You are looking at the moon, not at the sun.
  Ottawa astronomer Gary Boyle explains: &ldqu
  
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• Look up, Ottawa: Lunar eclipse coming Jan. 20, and the next one isn't until 2022 - Ottawa Citizen

  07-01-2019 22:44
  Look up, Ottawa: Lunar eclipse coming Jan. 20, and the next one isn't until 2022  Ottawa CitizenThere's a total eclipse of the moon coming the night of Jan. 20-21, easily visible from Eastern Ontario if the weather is clear.It will be the last eclipse visible from ...
  
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• Ottawa roofing company fined $80K for safety violations - CBC.ca

  07-01-2019 22:43
  Ottawa roofing company fined $80K for safety violations  CBC.caAn Ottawa roofing company has been fined $80000 for health and safety violations, following a fire on a job site that left a worker with critical injuries.
  
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• ICYMI: Police looking for suspect in random Vanier street attack. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/police-beat/po…

  07-01-2019 22:35 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: Police looking for suspect in random Vanier street attack. #ottnewsottawamatters.com/police-beat/po…
  
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• Family of Sherbrooke woman missing in Africa reassured Ottawa taking case seriously - Global News

  07-01-2019 22:09
  Family of Sherbrooke woman missing in Africa reassured Ottawa taking case seriously  Global NewsThe family of a Quebec woman who went missing with her Italian friend in West Africa last month says it finally feels federal authorities are taking the case ...
  
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• 'This isn't what we thought': Officer tells of surprise at seeing Oland's body. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  07-01-2019 22:05 via twitter.com
  'This isn't what we thought': Officer tells of surprise at seeing Oland's body.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• 'We need our voices heard': Oil patch caravan plans trek to Ottawa - BNNBloomberg.ca

  07-01-2019 21:42
  'We need our voices heard': Oil patch caravan plans trek to Ottawa  BNNBloomberg.caCanadian energy industry advocates are taking their message – that Canada needs to treat its oil and gas sector better – directly to the Prime Minister's doorstep ...
  
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• Judge rips attorney as 'unprofessional' in Russia probe case. ottawamatters.com/world-news/jud…

  07-01-2019 21:35 via twitter.com
  Judge rips attorney as 'unprofessional' in Russia probe case.ottawamatters.com/world-news/jud…
  
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• Charges for Ottawa man in knifepoint robbery on St. Laurent Boulevard - OttawaMatters.com

  07-01-2019 21:26
  Charges for Ottawa man in knifepoint robbery on St. Laurent Boulevard  OttawaMatters.comA 49-year-old Ottawa man is facing a handful of charges, including armed robbery, after an incident on St. Laurent Boulevard. Officers responded to a robbery ...
  
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• Ottawa pot company Origin House's shares up 12% as it braces against takeover bids - Ottawa Business Journal

  07-01-2019 20:45
  Ottawa pot company Origin House's shares up 12% as it braces against takeover bids  Ottawa Business JournalA vote of confidence from a large portion of its shareholders put a spring in the stock price of a local cannabis holding firm on Monday as prospective buyers ...
  
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• Wanted: Suspect sought in random east-end attack

  07-01-2019 20:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  Detectives are asking the public to help them find one of two 18-year-old suspects in what police say was a random attack on two men on a Vanier street Saturday morning.
  While one victim managed to escape with minor injuries, a 74-year-old man was seriously hurt in the 9 a.m. incident on Hannah Street.
  Yusuf Hussein is wanted for aggravated assault, assault, two counts of breach of probation and breach of recognizance.
  He’s described as Middle Eastern, 6’2″ tall and 224 pounds
  
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• WANTED: Cops seek suspect in random Vanier attack - Ottawa Sun

  07-01-2019 20:18
  WANTED: Cops seek suspect in random Vanier attack  Ottawa SunDetectives are asking the public to help them find one of two 18-year-old suspects in what police say was a random attack on two men on a Vanier street ...
  
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• Corner store robber claimed to have bomb: Police

  07-01-2019 19:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  A suspect who robbed a Vanier convenience store Saturday claimed to have a bomb and brandished a remote he said he’d use to blow up the clerk if he didn’t get cash, police allege.
  The clerk of the store on Shakespeare Street called 911 and patrol officers responded and arrested a suspect, who was still in the store, without incident.
  Camil Darwich, 51, appeared in court Sunday on charges of robbery and disguise with intent.ALSO IN THE NEWS:
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• What happens when Tobi Nussbaum vacates his seat in Rideau-Rockcliffe?

  07-01-2019 19:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  With Coun. Tobi Nussbaum leaving Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward for the National Capital Commission, remaining councillors will soon choose how they want to replace him.
  It all has to start with a written resignation from Nussbaum himself, submitted to the city clerk.
  “At this point in time, no such notice has been provided and, therefore, no decisions have been formally taken,” the city’s media office said in an email Monday.
  Eventually, council declares the seat vacant. At that point
  
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• Ottawa Tourism officials on board with old train station's new look - Ottawa Business Journal

  07-01-2019 19:24
  Ottawa Tourism officials on board with old train station's new look  Ottawa Business JournalThe newly named Senate of Canada Building is open to the public for the first time in a generation starting in February, marking a new major tourist attraction for ...
  
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• Firefighters save home after residents report chimney fire

  07-01-2019 19:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  A “fast and aggressive” attack managed to save much of a Carlsbad Springs area home Monday morning, but damage was extensive after the residents discovered that their chimney was on fire.
  They called 911 to 5361 Thunder Road at 10:26 a.m. As firefighters arrived from Station 32 on Leitrim Road, they discovered that flames had extended into the second story, but they managed to save a “great deal” of the structure. The fire was out at 11:51 a.m.
  No one was hurt, but victim
  
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• Murderer in downtown nightclub death has conviction downgraded by appeal court

  07-01-2019 19:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  A killer who fatally stabbed 24-year-old Navid Niran after run-ins with him and his friends at a downtown nightclub in 2012 was “unreasonably” convicted of first-degree murder by a jury, Ontario’s Court of Appeal has ruled.
  In a decision released Friday, the court ruled that while Ahmed Hafizi murdered Niran, there was no irrefutable evidence that the stabbing was planned or deliberate. The appeal court has set aside the conviction and replaced it with one for second-degree mur
  
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• Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe apologizes to '60s Scoop survivors. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  07-01-2019 19:05 via twitter.com
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe apologizes to '60s Scoop survivors.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Coming up at 12:30: @padams29 and @_MarkSutcliffe discuss the State of the Media during their weekly chat. 📻: 1… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-01-2019 18:28 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 12:30: @padams29 and @_MarkSutcliffe discuss the State of the Media during their weekly chat. 📻: 1… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The @rick_gibbons Show for Monday, January 7th: 1:07: #JohnWilson 1:17: @GOHBAJason & @RShawC21 1:30: @PaulKoring 1… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-01-2019 18:04 via twitter.com
  The @rick_gibbons Show for Monday, January 7th: 1:07: #JohnWilson 1:17: @GOHBAJason & @RShawC21 1:30: @PaulKoring 1… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up on Ottawa Today's Power Lunch: @liannelaing & @OPA_President join @_MarkSutcliffe in-studio 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-01-2019 17:58 via twitter.com
  Coming up on Ottawa Today's Power Lunch: @liannelaing & @OPA_President join @_MarkSutcliffe in-studio📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Not fade away: Older Canadians are having more sex than ever

  07-01-2019 17:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  When Don and Karen met 20 years ago in their mid-40s, they never thought they would still be having sex into their 60s.
  “Back then, 60 was ancient,” says Karen, now 66.
  “I didn’t think I would be alive,” says Don, 67.
  Twenty years later, though, the couple, who asked their that real names not be used, have embarked on a quest to keep their sexual relationship going as long as they can.
  “At 65, you have to decide if you want to stay sexually active, or if you w
  
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• Coming up at 11:45: Hockey writer @DownGoesBrown joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss the Senators after losing their… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-01-2019 17:43 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:45:Hockey writer @DownGoesBrown joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss the Senators after losing their… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• UPDATE: Fire on Thunder Rd. under control - and contained to attic and roof area. No injuries. #ottnews twitter.com/OFSFirePhoto/s…

  07-01-2019 17:37 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: Fire on Thunder Rd. under control - and contained to attic and roof area. No injuries. #ottnews twitter.com/OFSFirePhoto/s…
  
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• Adam: Forget mediation and pull the plug on RendezVous LeBreton now

  07-01-2019 17:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  Memo to the National Capital Commission: Close the book on RendezVous LeBreton. Cut Eugene Melnyk and John Ruddy loose and start again.
  The city was taken by surprise when news broke Friday that the feuding RendezVous LeBreton partners were going to mediation in their dispute over the $4-billion project. Partners who only weeks ago were lobbing hand grenades at each other suddenly want to sing Kumbaya. And former Ontario judge Warren Winkler is to mediate. Really?
  LeBreton “is too importan
  
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• Now on Ottawa Today: @michaeltaube joins @_MarkSutcliffe for his weekly segment to chat politics 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-01-2019 17:28 via twitter.com
  Now on Ottawa Today: @michaeltaube joins @_MarkSutcliffe for his weekly segment to chat politics 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Glavin: 2018 was horrible for human rights, and 2019 doesn't look good

  07-01-2019 16:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  The brave young activists of Hong Kong’s democracy movement, hounded in the courts, ruthlessly bullied but not yet broken in spirit, ushered in the new year last week in diminished ranks. Perhaps 5,000 demonstrators turned up at Civic Square, as the Beijing-beholden legislative council’s forecourt has come to be called. It was roughly half the turnout of the New Year’s Day protest a year ago.
  There were scuffles with security guards. The Hong Kong administration condemned the p
  
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• OPP divers recover body of man who fell through ice near Carleton Place Sunday

  07-01-2019 15:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario Provincial Police divers have pulled the body of a 31-year-old man from Drummond North Elmsley Township from Mississippi Lake near Carleton Place.
  The man, who has not yet been identified, was one of two who were sitting in a vehicle on the lake late Saturday night before it crashed through the ice, sinking to the bottom of the waterway. One man was able to escape and was taken to hospital to be treated for hypothermia. A second person in the vehicle was still missing on Sunday afternoon
  
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• 'Yes. I live with dementia. Let me help you understand'

  07-01-2019 15:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  “You don’t look like you have dementia.”
  On the couch of his Orléans home between his wife of 15 years, Robin Meyers, and Bernese mountain dog, Brooklyn, Keith Barrett is the picture of a life well lived.
  At 59, he works full time at the company he co-founded more than 20 years ago to support people with disabilities, delights in a growing blended family of six sons and five grandchildren and is looking forward to some Florida sunshine.
  But he’s also a new voice of
  
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• 'Significant' snowfall expected Monday night

  07-01-2019 13:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  A low-pressure system heading towards Eastern Ontario is expected to bring 5 to 10 cm of snow Monday night and it might come with some ice pellets and freezing rain before turning into scattered showers Tuesday morning as the mercury soars.
  Environment Canada warned in a special weather statement that “motorists are urged to exercise caution tonight and Tuesday morning as road conditions may be poor at times.”
  Monday dawned a frigid -16 C with a windchill of -23. Expect increasi
  
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• More victims feared as Ottawa man charged following trip to Nepal - Toronto Sun

  07-01-2019 13:41
  More victims feared as Ottawa man charged following trip to Nepal  Toronto SunInvestigators fear that a suspected child sex tourist escorted off a jet at Pearson International Airport may have more victims.Paul McCarthy, 62, was arrested ...
  
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• Take note if you are flying today. #ottnews twitter.com/FlyYOW/status/…

  07-01-2019 13:21 via twitter.com
  Take note if you are flying today. #ottnews twitter.com/FlyYOW/status/…
  
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• Most of Elgin Street is now closed for much of 2019, for construction. Details on the closure and the detours, here… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-01-2019 13:08 via twitter.com
  Most of Elgin Street is now closed for much of 2019, for construction. Details on the closure and the detours, here… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Auditor general investigating city contract to house homeless families, councillor says

  07-01-2019 13:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  The city’s auditor general is investigating a contract between the city and a Vanier hotel owner under which the city is paying the hotelier $100 per night to house homeless families in off-site apartments for months on end, says Coun. Mathieu Fleury, who contends the deal was made without political oversight or proper due diligence.
  The arrangement, alleges Fleury, involves questionable procurement and zoning practices, puts already vulnerable families in a precarious living situation, an
  
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• A one-two punch of winter weather brings a Frostbite Advisory, followed by up to 15 centimetres of snow Monday even… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-01-2019 12:45 via twitter.com
  A one-two punch of winter weather brings a Frostbite Advisory, followed by up to 15 centimetres of snow Monday even… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Munson: Some fond journalistic memories of the Centre Block on Parliament Hill

  07-01-2019 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  A gentleman by the name of Jean Chrétien has said that he spent so much time in the Centre Block on Parliament Hill, it felt like his own living room. I understand what he meant.
  As I walked through the Hall of Honour recently, just weeks before Centre Block is to shut for a decade of renovations, it struck me that 44 years have gone by since I first entered this place. Somehow I always knew I would one day work in it.
  I first caught the political bug when I was only 12. The year was 1958
  
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• Meehan: Development fees don't trump smart planning

  07-01-2019 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  We invited each of Ottawa’s seven new city councillors to outline their priorities. Today: Carol Anne Meehan, councillor for Gloucester-South Nepean, warns against poorly planned residential development.During the 2018 municipal election campaign, the big issue in Gloucester–South Nepean was roads and transit. In the south end of the city, we have a huge problem. Thousands upon thousands of new homes are being built, but the road and transit infrastructure has changed very litt
  
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• Denley: A roof over our heads – How to make housing more affordable

  07-01-2019 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  This is the last in a series on Ottawa’s affordable housing challenges:
  Canadian governments at all levels have bungled the issue of housing affordability. Their policies drive up the cost of housing and make it difficult to accommodate new immigrants and people forming their own families. Instead of expanding supply, government policies artificially restrict demand. Most of their efforts focus on people with low incomes, but even there they are treading water, spending billions of dollars
  
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• 'Under My Wing' pug rescue has saved 484 pugs over the past 12 years. twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  07-01-2019 10:21 via twitter.com
  'Under My Wing' pug rescue has saved 484 pugs over the past 12 years. twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…
  
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  07-01-2019 10:09 via twitter.com
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• Luck of the draw could leave Ottawa with zero pot shops - CBC.ca

  07-01-2019 10:00
  Luck of the draw could leave Ottawa with zero pot shops  CBC.caIt's the first day cannabis retailers can throw their names in a lottery for one of 25 licences to open a pot shop in the province, but the pull-from-the-hat approach ...
  
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• 7 maps that tell the story of Ottawa - CBC.ca

  07-01-2019 10:00
  7 maps that tell the story of Ottawa  CBC.caFrom a streetcar map to a 1950 plan for the national capital, this is CBC Ottawa is cartographic cruise through the city's history.
  
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