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• Transitway Crash Day 2: Painstaking investigation work remains

  12-01-2019 23:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  Crash updates, Saturday:
  * Police Chief Charles Bordeleau stressed the crash investigation is very complicated, and police were determined to go through it “step by step.” He also urged the public “not to read anything into” the arrest and questioning of the OC Transpo driver after the crash.
  * Wrecked double-decker bus towed from scene mid-afternoon Saturday. Police hope to clear Transitway accident scene later Saturday afternoon, but unclear when Transitway wi
  
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• Independent investigators needed in crash, expert says

  12-01-2019 23:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  A transportation engineering expert who studied the Humboldt Broncos bus crash last April and Ottawa’s 2013 bus-train crash says the city should immediately call in independent investigators to examine Friday’s deadly double-decker bus crash at Westboro Station.
  “There needs to be an independent safety investigation,” Ahmed Shalaby, professor and municipal infrastructure chair with the department of civil engineering at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, said Saturda
  
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• Ottawa police investigating shots fired in Overbrook bit.ly/2RFvRsM https://t.co/uXyeVqMlM0

  12-01-2019 23:33 via twitter.com
  
  Ottawa police investigating shots fired in Overbrook bit.ly/2RFvRsM https://t.co/uXyeVqMlM0
  
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• The first 24 hours after Ottawa's fatal bus crash - CBC.ca

  12-01-2019 22:49
  The first 24 hours after Ottawa's fatal bus crash  CBC.caOn Friday afternoon, just as rush hour was getting underway, a packed OC Transpo bus slammed into a bus shelter west of downtown Ottawa. The next 24 hours ...
  
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• Full length of Rideau Canal Skateway to be open on Sunday

  12-01-2019 22:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  The full 7.8 kilometres of the Rideau Canal Skateway will be open on Sunday, the National Capital Commission has announced.
  The last 600-metre section of the skateway from the Rideau rest area to the Laurier Bridge will open at 12 noon Sunday, the NCC announced Saturday.
  The 49th skateway season began Dec. 30 with the opening of 2.7 kilometres from the Pretoria Bridge to the Bank Street Bridge. Another one-kilometre section opened Jan. 4, but unfavourable weather conditions led to the closure of
  
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• Prime Minister and other leaders offering condolences in wake of Westboro tragedy bit.ly/2H9ktkQ https://t.co/zaGIvWTj72

  12-01-2019 22:37 via twitter.com
  
  Prime Minister and other leaders offering condolences in wake of Westboro tragedy bit.ly/2H9ktkQ https://t.co/zaGIvWTj72
  
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• Why OC Transpo added double-decker buses to its fleet

  12-01-2019 22:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  The time seemed right for the City of Ottawa in spring 2007 to take a chance on a new bus finally available for the North American transit market.
  City higher-ups, who are no longer with the corporation today, told council back then that the double-decker buses could offer a better transit experience for customers and could even help increase OC Transpo’s ridership.
  This was the start of Transpo’s buy-in to double-decker buses.
  There were plenty of good reasons why the city thought t
  
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• No reason not to trust transit system after deadly crash, Ottawa Centre MPP says

  12-01-2019 21:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa Centre MPP Joel Harden, whose riding includes Westboro station, said he was saddened and shocked by the collision. “It’s a pretty sad day.”
  However, people should not be afraid of riding the city’s buses, he said in an interview Saturday.
  Harden often takes double-decker buses with his two young children. The most popular seats are usually in the front, he said.
  Harden said he may take a ride with the kids Saturday just to make the point that he still trusts the bu
  
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• Underfunding, bad repairs, cited for why Canadian roads are breaking down bit.ly/2Hae7Sp https://t.co/x9pcJmke6M

  12-01-2019 21:44 via twitter.com
  
  Underfunding, bad repairs, cited for why Canadian roads are breaking down bit.ly/2Hae7Sp https://t.co/x9pcJmke6M
  
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• No reason not to trust transit system after deadly crash, Ottawa Centre MPP says - Ottawa Citizen

  12-01-2019 21:38
  No reason not to trust transit system after deadly crash, Ottawa Centre MPP says  Ottawa CitizenOttawa Centre MPP Joel Harden, whose riding includes Westboro station, said he was saddened and shocked by the collision. "It's a pretty sad day."
  
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• .@OttawaPolice expect the Westbroro Station crash scene to be cleared tonight. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  12-01-2019 21:07 via twitter.com
  .@OttawaPolice expect the Westbroro Station crash scene to be cleared tonight. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…
  
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• Ontario ticket claims Friday night's $18.2 million Lotto Max jackpot bit.ly/2QJc2vW https://t.co/4NVmP1UpNV

  12-01-2019 20:35 via twitter.com
  
  Ontario ticket claims Friday night's $18.2 million Lotto Max jackpot bit.ly/2QJc2vW https://t.co/4NVmP1UpNV
  
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• Bus crash also personal for Kanata councillor and new transit chair, family member in hospital

  12-01-2019 19:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  The deadly Westboro station bus crash has impacted Allan Hubley on three levels: as the new transit chair, as a Kanata councillor and also as someone with a member of his extended family in hospital with serious injuries.
  Hubley said Saturday his sister-in-law’s nephew was a passenger on the bus and was in critical condition. He declined to go into further detail out of respect for the family’s privacy.
  It has been a whirlwind for the Kanata South councillor since receiving word abou
  
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• Bus crash also personal for Kanata councillor and new transit chair, family member in hospital - Ottawa Citizen

  12-01-2019 19:53
  Bus crash also personal for Kanata councillor and new transit chair, family member in hospital  Ottawa CitizenThe deadly Westboro station bus crash has impacted Allan Hubley on three levels: as the new transit chair, as a Kanata councillor and also as someone with a ...
  
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• Teen refugee fleeing Saudi Arabia arrives in Toronto bit.ly/2RFuytS https://t.co/ob211ydsvT

  12-01-2019 19:32 via twitter.com
  
  Teen refugee fleeing Saudi Arabia arrives in Toronto bit.ly/2RFuytS https://t.co/ob211ydsvT
  
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• Ottawa Hospital orderly charged with sex assault on patient

  12-01-2019 19:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police have charged an orderly at the Ottawa Hospital’s General campus with sexual assault following a complaint by a patient.
  A woman who had an operation at the General last December filed a complaint, saying she was sexually assaulted by the orderly post-surgery.
  Wilbert Aragon-Baez, 46, of Ottawa, is to appear in court Feb. 11.
  Investigators are concerned that there could be other victims and ask anyone with information to contact the sexual assault and child abuse unit at
  
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• Ottawa police update on bus crash LIVE - CBC.ca

  12-01-2019 18:20
  Ottawa police update on bus crash LIVE  CBC.caPolice in Ottawa continue to pore over evidence as they try to figure out how a double-decker bus slammed into a bus shelter at the Westboro station late Friday ...
  
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• Ottawa Hospital orderly charged with sex assault on patient - Ottawa Citizen

  12-01-2019 18:19
  Ottawa Hospital orderly charged with sex assault on patient  Ottawa CitizenA woman who had an operation at the General last December filed a complaint.
  
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• Carleton student recalls horrifying aftermath scene of Ottawa bus crash | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  12-01-2019 18:14
  Carleton student recalls horrifying aftermath scene of Ottawa bus crash | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caCarleton University student Monica Lung was on an Ottawa bus that was minutes behind the one that crashed into a bus shelter killing three, and injuring 23 ...
  
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• OTTAWA BUS CRASH: If you need help, here's who to call - Ottawa Sun

  12-01-2019 18:11
  OTTAWA BUS CRASH: If you need help, here's who to call  Ottawa SunThere are resources available if you're hurting. Please ask for help if you need it.
  
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• Updated Ottawa bus crash: Photos and video

  12-01-2019 17:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  It should have been a normal commute home at the end of a long work week for the passengers on OC Transpo’s “Connexion” Route 269, bound for Kanata’s Bridlewood neighbourhood from downtown.
  But as the packed, double-decker bus roared through Westboro Station at 3:50 p.m., something went suddenly, horrifyingly wrong. The driver lost control, sending the bus hurtling over the curb and into the shelter, impaling itself on the shelter’s overhanging steel and glass roof,
  
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• Transitway Crash Day 2: Painstaking investigation work continues

  12-01-2019 17:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  Crash updates, Saturday:
  * On Saturday morning the Ottawa Hospital reported it had one patient in critical condition, six in serious condition, and four were stable.
  * Police will hold a press conference at 1 p.m.
  * In an early morning news release, Ottawa police said investigators worked through the night to positively identify the three deceased — police said they would not be publicly identifying them.
  * The driver of the bus was taken into custody but has since been released, poli
  
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• Ottawa Police have charged an orderly at the Ottawa Hospital with sexual assault. An adult female victim reported t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-01-2019 17:34 via twitter.com
  Ottawa Police have charged an orderly at the Ottawa Hospital with sexual assault. An adult female victim reported t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• UPDATE: Ottawa hospital says 1 patient from the bus crash is still in critical condition, 6 are in serious conditio… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-01-2019 17:13 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: Ottawa hospital says 1 patient from the bus crash is still in critical condition, 6 are in serious conditio… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Reports of shots fired in Overbrook, no injuries

  12-01-2019 16:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police closed a long stretch of Queen Mary Street in the Overbrook neighbourhood Saturday morning after reports of shots fired.
  There were no reports of injuries.
  Queen Mary will remain closed between Quill and Vera streets indefinitely while the investigation continues.COVERAGE OF OC TRANSPO BUS CRASH AT WESTBORO STATION 
  Three dead in double-decker bus crash at Westboro Station, 23 others injured
  Egan: A double-decker, the dead, the injured, the comfort reshattered
  A history of OC Transpo
  
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• Ottawa Police is on scene at Queen Mary Street for shots fired. There are no reports of injuries. Queen Mary St. is… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-01-2019 15:11 via twitter.com
  Ottawa Police is on scene at Queen Mary Street for shots fired. There are no reports of injuries. Queen Mary St. is… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Updated: Three dead in double-decker bus crash at Westboro Station, 23 others injured

  12-01-2019 14:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  What we know about the crash:
  Updated, Saturday January 12:Ottawa Police Services say in a news release Saturday that investigators  have worked through the night to positively identify all three victims and contact their families and loved ones. They add that no information on the identity of the three will be released now.
  The driver of the OC Transpo double-decker bus has been released unconditionally pending further investigation.
  The police Collisions Investigation unit  will cont
  
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• Now on a special edition of Ottawa Today with @_MarkSutcliffe: @1310NEWS reporter @Jeffslack369 is live from the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-01-2019 14:42 via twitter.com
  Now on a special edition of Ottawa Today with @_MarkSutcliffe: @1310NEWS reporter @Jeffslack369 is live from the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The latest on yesterday's tragic OC Transpo crash coming up with @ChiefBordeleau at 8 a.m., as he discusses the inv… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-01-2019 13:59 via twitter.com
  The latest on yesterday's tragic OC Transpo crash coming up with @ChiefBordeleau at 8 a.m., as he discusses the inv… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• .@OttawaPolice have just confirmed the driver of the OC Transpo bus involved in yesteday's crash has been released… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-01-2019 13:54 via twitter.com
  .@OttawaPolice have just confirmed the driver of the OC Transpo bus involved in yesteday's crash has been released… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Investigation into bus crash that killed 3 in Ottawa continues - News Talk 980 CJME

  12-01-2019 13:37
  Investigation into bus crash that killed 3 in Ottawa continues  News Talk 980 CJMEOTTAWA - First responders worked through the night to investigate a double-decker bus crash in Ottawa that lef...
  
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• Today's letters: Homeless contract raises questions

  12-01-2019 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Homeless contract raises questions
  Re: Auditor general investigating city contract to house homeless families, councillor says, Jan. 7.
  There seem to have been some special deals made with the owner of the Ottawa Inn for sheltering the homeless; perhaps someone at city hall should do some searches to find the best rates available. A $100 rate paid by the City of Ottawa seems rather pricey given the place is listed as a two-star with no amenities.
  I own an investment property in the high-rise cor
  
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• Risk of frostbite today but at least that comes with a much needed dose of sunshine

  12-01-2019 12:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  It’s another cold day in the nation’s capital.
  Ottawa awoke to frigid temperatures once again, with a wind chill very close to -30.
  The sun, as always, will rise and with it bring a high of -12 C today.
  The wind chill will make it feel more like -15 this afternoon.
  Tonight the temperature will drop sharply, dipping down to -24 C. The wind chill, ever-present, will obviously make that feel colder, probably reaching -29.
  Stay warm, dress properly and don’t spend too much time out
  
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• Double-decker bus crash in Ottawa kills 3, injures at least 20 - CNN

  12-01-2019 09:00
  Double-decker bus crash in Ottawa kills 3, injures at least 20  CNNA double-decker bus crashed in Ottawa, Ontario, on Friday, killing three people and injuring at least 20, Mayor Jim Watson said at a news conference.
  
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• Game Day: Ottawa Senators at San Jose Sharks - Ottawa Sun

  12-01-2019 05:31
  Game Day: Ottawa Senators at San Jose Sharks  Ottawa SunOttawa Senators at San Jose Sharks, Saturday 10 p.m., SAP CenterTV: CBC, TVA Radio: TSN 1200-AM, Unique 94,5-FMFive Keys To The GameShutting down ...
  
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• Sportsnet CHL Saturday Showcase: Ottawa at London - Canadian Hockey League

  12-01-2019 05:05
  Sportsnet CHL Saturday Showcase: Ottawa at London  Canadian Hockey LeagueThis week's edition of the Sportsnet CHL Saturday Showcase will see two conference leaders collide when the Ottawa 67's (30-7-3-1) and London Knights ...
  
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• 3 dead, 23 injured after double-decker bus crash in Ottawa - CityNews

  12-01-2019 05:04
  3 dead, 23 injured after double-decker bus crash in Ottawa  CityNewsThree people were killed and another 23 were injured, several critically, after a double-decker bus slammed into a bus shelter in Ottawa. The driver has since ...
  
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• Ottawa bus crash: Photos and video

  12-01-2019 04:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  It should have been a normal commute home at the end of a long work week for the passengers on OC Transpo’s “Connexion” Route 269, bound for Kanata’s Bridlewood neighbourhood from downtown.
  But as the packed, double-decker bus roared through Westboro Station at 3:50 p.m., something went suddenly, horrifyingly wrong. The driver lost control, sending the bus hurtling over the curb and into the shelter, impaling itself on the shelter’s overhanging steel and glass roof,
  
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• Updated Ottawa bus crash: Photos and video - Ottawa Citizen

  12-01-2019 04:54
  Updated Ottawa bus crash: Photos and video  Ottawa CitizenIt should have been a normal commute home at the end of a long work week for the passengers on OC Transpo's “Connexion” Route 269, bound for Kanata's ...
  
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• Egan: A double-decker, the dead, the injured, the comfort reshattered

  12-01-2019 04:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  For more than five years after the Ottawa train-bus disaster of Sept. 18, 2013, a photo of victim Kyle Nash has been clipped by my computer screen, where I see him and he sees me.
  Lots of people have asked why. Because they die so suddenly, so senselessly, good people just trying to get somewhere — that day on the bus, with their lives in general, their safety entrusted to our public transit system. Because I have a boy roughly that age. Because we should never forget fortune’s fickl
  
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• 'I’m just terrified, it’s absolutely heartbreaking': Quotes from the Westboro bus crash

  12-01-2019 04:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  Transit riders on the scene of the Westboro Station bus crash, those who arrived in the chaos-filled moments following impact, and the community members dealing with the fallout shared accounts of the tragedy Friday night.
  Here are some of their words.
  “The bus just started shaking.”
  – A passenger on the bus, a public servant
  “I remember hearing the bus driver saying, ‘Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God.’
  “People just started screaming. There was some kind
  
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• What happened at Westboro Station? Investigation expected to be lengthy

  12-01-2019 04:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  Once first responders completed their urgent work and the injured were cared for, a team of investigators got to business trying to answer the question: What happened at Westboro Station on Friday afternoon?
  The crash that killed three and injured 23 turned a busy rush hour into a scene of chaos and death Friday, with dozens of first responders tending to the injured and ambulance after ambulance shuttling victims to hospital.
  First responders attend to victims of a horrific rush hour bus crash
  
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• Ottawa long-track speed skater Weidemann flourishing on World Cup circuit, while skier Cook struggles - Ottawa Sun

  12-01-2019 03:48
  Ottawa long-track speed skater Weidemann flourishing on World Cup circuit, while skier Cook struggles  Ottawa SunOttawa long-track speed skater Isabelle Weidemann and alpine skier Dustin Cook of Ottawa travelled in opposite directions for the first half of their respective ...
  
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• Most pot shop lottery winners are individuals, not corporations - Ottawa Citizen

  12-01-2019 03:10
  Most pot shop lottery winners are individuals, not corporations  Ottawa CitizenAmong the 25 winners across Ontario, 19 are individual names, including all five winners in the Toronto region.
  
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• Most pot shop lottery winners are individuals, not corporations

  12-01-2019 03:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  Nearly 17,000 applicants participated in the lottery to win the right to apply for a licence to run one of Ontario’s first cannabis shops.
  And the majority of the 25 lucky entrepreneurs chosen in Friday’s draw were individuals, not corporations, according to results posted Friday night by the Alcohol and Gaming Corporation of Ontario.
  Trina Fraser, an Ottawa lawyer who is a key adviser to the cannabis industry, tweeted that she didn’t recognize any of the winners.
  Crazy how man
  
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• Ottawa bus crash: Who to call if you need help - Ottawa Citizen

  12-01-2019 02:45
  Ottawa bus crash: Who to call if you need help  Ottawa CitizenThere are resources available if you're hurting. Please ask for help if you need it.
  
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• Ottawa bus crash: Who to call if you need help

  12-01-2019 02:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  If you are struggling after the tragic bus crash, here are some places you can turn for help:
  The Distress Centre answers calls 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with crisis line specialists providing confidential support. 613-238-3311
  The Mental Health Crisis Line answers calls for people ages 16 or older 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 613-722-6914
  Tel-Aide Outaouais offers French-language mental health telephone support from 8 a.m. to midnight every day. Ottawa residents can call 613-741-
  
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