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• Second lawsuit in the works against OC Transpo after Westboro crash

  18-01-2019 23:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  A personal injury lawyer is about to serve notice to the City of Ottawa that he intends to launch a lawsuit on behalf of a woman who was grievously injured in the OC Transpo bus crash.
  Peter Cronyn said his client was taken to The Ottawa Hospital in critical condition. She remains in hospital in stable condition one week after the crash at Westboro station that killed three passengers and injured 23 others.
  News of the move comes one day after the Merchant Law Group launched a $60 million class
  
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• Letting students opt out of transit fee could jeopardize u-pass program

  18-01-2019 23:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  OC Transpo’s u-pass program, which provides more than $30 million in revenue for the transit service and deep discounts for passengers each year, could be doomed if the provincial government’s new “opt out” rules for non-tuition fees apply to public transit agreements with student associations.
  It couldn’t come at a worse time as the city prepares to launch an LRT system that would deliver municipal rail service to two campuses starting this spring and a third campu
  
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• $300,000 Bell Let's Talk donation targets CHEO wait times

  18-01-2019 23:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  “I never thought I’d ever hear myself say these words,” says Julie Willis. “My daughter wants to kill herself.”
  The nightmare for Willis and her daughter began in the fall of 2017 when her daughter was entering Grade 9, and reached rock bottom that December.
  “I found her in a closet, rocking back and forth, saying ‘I want to die. I don’t want to be here’,” Willis said.
  Her family took her to the Emergency Room at the Children’s Ho
  
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• Why do adults in Ottawa wear snow pants on the bus? - Maclean's

  18-01-2019 22:28 via macleans.ca
  Why do adults in Ottawa wear snow pants on the bus?  Maclean'sAdults wearing snow pants. It's not something you see often—unless you live in Ottawa, apparently, where frigid and sloppy weather is all too common.
  
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• Coroner's office investigating hanging death at Ottawa jail

  18-01-2019 22:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  The coroner’s office is investigating another death at the Ottawa jail after an accused bank robber hanged himself just after midnight on Thursday.
  Jean Veillette, 48, hanged himself in his cell on 2 Wing and was later pronounced dead in hospital after guards and then paramedics tried to revive him.
  The coroner’s office routinely investigates every death in custody and has the power to call an inquest, although inquests are prohibited from assigning blame.
  Veillette had been on the O
  
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• Don't stop them now: Ottawa's Ross Video hits 27 consecutive years of record revenues - Ottawa Business Journal

  18-01-2019 21:51 via obj.ca
  Don't stop them now: Ottawa's Ross Video hits 27 consecutive years of record revenues  Ottawa Business JournalRoss Video is planning to hire 100 new employees in the next six months. Roughly 70 of the hires will be in Ottawa, with the vast majority in R&D positions.
  
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• Ottawa hospitals waive ambulance fees for Westboro Station bus crash patients

  18-01-2019 21:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa hospitals are waiving ambulance fees for patients transported from the Westboro Station bus crash.
  The Ottawa Hospital and the Queensway Carleton Hospital confirmed Friday that the patients won’t need to pay the “co-payment” fee of $45 for ambulance service.
  Paramedics transported 12 patients to the Civic campus and six patients to the General campus from the crash scene last Friday. The Queensway Carleton received eight patients.
  Ontario residents are still required to
  
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• Man charged with sexual offences against child

  18-01-2019 21:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 29-year-old man has been accused of sex crimes against a child under the age of 14 who was known to him.
  A complaint was made in November about several incidents that were alleged to have happened between June 2015 and December 2016 in Overbrook, Ottawa police said Friday.
  The age of the child was not disclosed.
  Time Kabamba Ntalaja faces charges of assault, sexual assault, sexual exploitation and sexual interference.
  Sexual-assault and child-abuse investigators “are concerned there may
  
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• Police seek pair in robbery of Uber driver

  18-01-2019 20:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police hope the public can help them identify two suspects they allege were involved in the robbery of an Uber driver in Orléans last month.
  It happened just before 1 a.m. on Dec. 9.
  The driver picked up the pair on Cassia Circle on the way to an apartment building on Springland Drive in the Mooney’s Bay area but during their trip the driver was assaulted and robbed. The suspects were last seen walking through the Place d’Orléans transit station, police said.
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• Police seek pair in robbery of Uber driver - Ottawa Citizen

  18-01-2019 20:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police seek pair in robbery of Uber driver  Ottawa CitizenPolice hope the public can help them identify two suspects they allege were involved in the robbery of an Uber driver in Orléans last month.
  
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• Police charge Ottawa man on sexual assault charges involving a child under 14 - OttawaMatters.com

  18-01-2019 20:29 via ottawamatters.com
  Police charge Ottawa man on sexual assault charges involving a child under 14  OttawaMatters.comPolice are concerned that there may be more victims, and are asking the public to contact them with any info.
  
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• Frostbite warning for the capital, 'extreme' cold in Maniwaki

  18-01-2019 20:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  It’s going to be a cold weekend in Ottawa starting with a Friday night low of -22 C that will feel like -31.
  And Ottawa Public Health confirmed the fears late in the afternoon with a frostbite warning “until further notice.”
  Ok #OttCity, you knew this was coming
  There's a #FrostbiteAdvisory effective this evening (Jan 18) until further notice. Windchill temps tonight & this weekend will be well below the -25 mark. We do not expect to lift the advisory until after the weeken
  
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• Could 'newly-unearthed data' bust the myth of Ottawa's boring reputation? - OttawaMatters.com

  18-01-2019 20:22 via ottawamatters.com
  Could 'newly-unearthed data' bust the myth of Ottawa's boring reputation?  OttawaMatters.comA researcher says he has found data that shows Ottawa leading in several key cultural participation metrics, compared to Canada's eight largest cities.
  
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• Kingston-area brothers charged with drug trafficking

  18-01-2019 20:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two brothers have been charged with drug trafficking following a combined raid by several OPP units raid on a home in Amerherstview, just west of Kingston, Thursday afternoon.
  And a search of electronic devices seized in the raid turned up a quantity of child pornography.
  Police said Darren Patrick Jones, 53, and Shaun Michael Jones, 51, of Amherstview are charged jointly with three counts of possession for the purposes of trafficking in fentanyl, crystal methamphetamine and oxycodon (Perco
  
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• Frostbite warning for the capital, 'extreme' cold in Maniwaki - Ottawa Citizen

  18-01-2019 20:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  Frostbite warning for the capital, 'extreme' cold in Maniwaki  Ottawa Citizen"Frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin, especially with wind chill."
  
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• Editorial: Bus safety – let's not keep waiting

  18-01-2019 20:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  In the week since three people died and 23 were injured in the OC Transpo bus crash, the questions have only sharpened. Who or what was responsible? Could anything have been done to prevent such an accident? And: Is it safe to get back on our buses?
  Ottawa’s police chief pledges transparency in his investigation. Somewhat murkier, though, is the question of why past safety recommendations for double-decker buses have been so slow to take effect.
  The Transportation Safety Board issued recom
  
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• Warming centre open after Blackburn Hamlet gas line, water main break

  18-01-2019 19:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  City hall reported Friday afternoon that it had opened the Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex as an emergency warming centre for Blackburn Hamlet residents affected by gas line and water main breaks.
  “The gas and water outage is expected to last for several hours and the weather forecast is calling for frigid temperatures,” the city said although a spokesman could not immediately say how many residents were affected.
  Coun. Laura Dudas had tweeted Friday morning that city staff we
  
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• Coroner investigates death of Ottawa jail inmate - CBC.ca

  18-01-2019 19:55 via cbc.ca
  Coroner investigates death of Ottawa jail inmate  CBC.caThe coroner is investigating the death of a 48-year-old inmate at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre earlier this week.
  
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• There it is. The 'Until Further Notice' #FrostbiteAdvisory for Ottawa. #ottnews twitter.com/ottawahealth/s…

  18-01-2019 19:54 via twitter.com
  There it is. The 'Until Further Notice' #FrostbiteAdvisory for Ottawa. #ottnews twitter.com/ottawahealth/s…
  
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• Cow Head theatre project gets $1 million from Ottawa and province - NTV News

  18-01-2019 19:45 via ntv.ca
  Cow Head theatre project gets $1 million from Ottawa and province  NTV NewsA new multimillion-dollar theatre complex in Cow Head is one step closer to completing. The provincial and federal governments announced $1 million for the ...
  
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• Proposed class-action suit seeks $60M in damages for Ottawa bus crash passengers, witnesses - Global News

  18-01-2019 19:36 via globalnews.ca
  Proposed class-action suit seeks $60M in damages for Ottawa bus crash passengers, witnesses  Global NewsA proposed class-action lawsuit filed at the Ottawa courthouse is seeking a total of $60 million in damages for passengers on board the double-decker bus that ...
  
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• Federal ministers seek to reassure family of Canadian woman missing in West Africa. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  18-01-2019 19:33 via twitter.com
  Federal ministers seek to reassure family of Canadian woman missing in West Africa. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Police seek trio in stolen credit card case

  18-01-2019 19:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  City police are asking the public to help them identify three suspects who they allege took turns using a stolen credit card before the victim could cancel it.
  The card was used “repeatedly” on the evening of Jan. 3 at businesses between St. Laurent Boulevard near the intersection of Belfast Road and Ogilvie Road near Cyrville Road, police said in a release Friday.
  The first suspect is a white woman estimated to be in her mid-40s who wore glasses and her hair pulled back in a red-and
  
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• RCN ships to head to Africa next week

  18-01-2019 19:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  Her Majesty’s Canadian Ships Kingston and Shawinigan will set sail Tuesday for Africa as part of Op PROJECTION. The exercise involves work with African nations to build partner capacity, promote maritime security, and foster relationships in the region, according to the Royal Canadian Navy. The RCN has conducted similar missions previously.
  The ships leave Tuesday morning from Halifax.
   
  
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• Hospital employee accused of voyeurism

  18-01-2019 19:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 26-year-old Ottawa Hospital employee is facing a charge of voyeurism after police allege he was spotted taking pictures or video of a woman in a change room at the Smyth Road campus.
  The woman reported the incident Wednesday.
  “Investigators are concerned there may be additional victims and is asking the public to contact them if they have any further information regarding this incident or others,” police said in a release Friday.
  Joseph Gervais of Innisville, south of Carleton Plac
  
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• Another ice disk grabs attention in Maine. ottawamatters.com/world-news/ano…

  18-01-2019 19:04 via twitter.com
  Another ice disk grabs attention in Maine. ottawamatters.com/world-news/ano…
  
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• Kurl: Gender parity in cabinet still sets Team Trudeau apart

  18-01-2019 18:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  As we saw this week, there’s a specific algorithm applied to create the prime minister’s cabinets, one that maintains the same number of women as men and that also ensures a one-for-one ratio of regional ministers. While the code appeared to be a little glitchy given the demotion of Jody Wilson-Raybould – the only First Nations member of the cabinet – there is little doubt Justin Trudeau took much care in how this pre-election collection of ministers was constructed.
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• The @ottawacity has opened the Bob MacQuarrie Rec Complex for residents affected by the gas and water outage in Bla… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-01-2019 18:36 via twitter.com
  The @ottawacity has opened the Bob MacQuarrie Rec Complex for residents affected by the gas and water outage in Bla… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ottawa looking into case where Saudi fled sex charges after embassy posted bail - CTV News

  18-01-2019 18:30 via ctvnews.ca
  Ottawa looking into case where Saudi fled sex charges after embassy posted bail  CTV NewsFederal officials are looking into how a Saudi man may have fled Canada while facing sexual assault charges, as legal experts suspect the Middle Eastern ...
  
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• Decision on Huawei role in 5G network won't be influenced by China's threats. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  18-01-2019 18:29 via twitter.com
  Decision on Huawei role in 5G network won't be influenced by China's threats.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Police credit public tips in arrest of robbery suspect

  18-01-2019 18:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police said Friday that public input was key in the arrest on Tuesday of a 28-year-old woman in connection with a series of robberies at pharmacies and a gas station.
  Amalia Assad-Espinosa appeared in court Wednesday to face five charges of robbery, as well as three counts each of wearing a disguise and using a weapon.
  “The robbery unit would like to thank the broader public for their information which led to the identification and subsequent arrest of this individual,” police
  
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• Ottawa says it won’t be ‘deterred from making the right decision’ on Huawei 5G networks - Toronto Star

  18-01-2019 18:00 via thestar.com
  Ottawa says it won’t be ‘deterred from making the right decision’ on Huawei 5G networks  Toronto StarSHERBROOKE, QUE—Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says the federal government won't be “deterred” as it considers whether to allow Huawei access to ...
  
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• The @rick_gibbons Show for Friday, January 18th w/ @MarkDayNews: 1:05: @DrFullertonMPP 1:17: @GeoffALowe 1:30:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-01-2019 17:56 via twitter.com
  The @rick_gibbons Show for Friday, January 18th w/ @MarkDayNews: 1:05: @DrFullertonMPP 1:17: @GeoffALowe 1:30:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Richardson: Gillette's ad on masculinity is better late than never

  18-01-2019 17:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  A new video ad by Gillette encouraging men to strive for “the best a man can be” puts the well-known shaving supply company on the sharp edge of the debate around the connections between “toxic masculinity” and #metoo.
  The rapid-fire ad starts by making reference to boorish male behaviours such as fighting, sexual harassment and mansplaining before suggesting that healthier attitudes are taking root.
  The ad sees Gillette alter its previous slogan, “the best a man ca
  
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• Ottawa dentist gets house arrest for tax fraud, money laundering

  18-01-2019 17:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  An Ottawa dentist has been sentenced to house arrest in what tax officials say is the first case in which the Criminal Code’s money laundering provisions have been successfully used in a tax evasion conviction.
  Kin Tung Fong pleaded guilty Thursday to one count each of tax fraud and laundering the proceeds of crime, the Canada Revenue Agency said in a release Friday. He got a conditional sentence of two years less a day including 12 months of house arrest followed by a curfew.
  The CRA said
  
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• Man arrested in Kanata raid that turns up cocaine, two 9 mm handguns

  18-01-2019 17:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  Drug squad detectives arrested one man and found cocaine, cash and a pair of 9 mm handguns in a raid on Kanata’s Streamside Crescent Thursday.
  They also seized ammunition, a bulletproof vest and three stun batons, police said in a release issued Friday.
  Reyan Abdulkader, 24, is charged with two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, two counts of possession of a firearm dangerous to the public peace, two counts of possession of a firearm without a licence, two counts of 
  
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• Ottawa dentist gets house arrest for tax fraud, money laundering - Ottawa Citizen

  18-01-2019 17:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa dentist gets house arrest for tax fraud, money laundering  Ottawa CitizenAn Ottawa dentist has been sentenced to house arrest in what tax officials say is the first case in which the Criminal Code's money laundering provisions have ...
  
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• The OPP are searching for the suspect. twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  18-01-2019 16:58 via twitter.com
  The OPP are searching for the suspect. twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…
  
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• Stay safe out there! twitter.com/JennnPritchard…

  18-01-2019 16:18 via twitter.com
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• Quebec government to make carbon monoxide detectors mandatory in schools ottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters

  18-01-2019 16:12 via twitter.com
  Quebec government to make carbon monoxide detectors mandatory in schools ottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters
  
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• The Quebec government will now make carbon monoxide detectors mandatory in all of the province's schools. This come… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-01-2019 15:43 via twitter.com
  The Quebec government will now make carbon monoxide detectors mandatory in all of the province's schools. This come… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• One man is facing 23 charges. twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…

  18-01-2019 15:32 via twitter.com
  One man is facing 23 charges. twitter.com/OttawaMatters/…
  
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• Geared for young families: Claridge launches Lilythorne in Findlay Creek

  18-01-2019 15:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  You’ve heard the saying that when one door closes, another one opens? Such is the case for Claridge Homes in Findlay Creek.
  As sales wind down for the builder’s Sundance Village community east of Bank Street beside the sports park on Leitrim Road, Claridge has launched a new community just a stone’s throw away called Lilythorne. Located just south of Sundance across from Findlay Creek Drive, Lilythorne will see more than 600 homes built on 59 acres.
  With several builders in the
  
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• Arson unit probing Chinatown vehicle fire

  18-01-2019 15:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police arson unit is investigating after a vehicle was apparently set on fire on Arthur Street near Somerset Street in the Chinatown neighbourhood Thursday night.
  Callers to 911 reported that they heard explosions and bangs and a building shook as a vehicle was engulfed in flames on Arthur Street Thursday night.
  The fire department got multiple calls starting at 11:16 p.m. reporting the fire near the intersection, with callers noting that the vehicle was close to a building.
  They were on
  
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• OPP hunt suspect in Iroquois armed robbery

  18-01-2019 15:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  The OPP called in its emergency response team and a sniffer dog but were not able to collar a suspect who robbed an Iroquois convenience store early Friday morning while armed with an “edged weapon.”
  Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry OPP officers were called to the Circle K in the village about 70 km south of Ottawa just after 3 a.m.
  The suspect fled with cash and cigarettes.
  He’s described as white, five feet seven inches to five feet eight inches, with a slim build. He covered h
  
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• Man alleged to have performing an indecent act on a child, further victims possible

  18-01-2019 14:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 41-year-old Ottawa man has been charged after allegedly assaulting and exposing himself to children, and Ottawa police are concerned there may be additional victims.
  Police said the alleged incident occurred in the Nepean area on July 14, 2018 and the children involved were under the age of 16 and known to the alleged perpetrator.
  Christopher Bougie has been charged with assault and performing an indecent act on a child under 16 years of age.
  Police have asked the public to contact the Sexual
  
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• Bagnall: How Montreal money could fix the LeBreton Flats partnership

  18-01-2019 13:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  Every good mediator understands there are times when warring parties simply aren’t ready to deal.
  So it was in 2012 and 2013 when former Ontario chief justice Warren Winkler spent nearly a year off and on meeting with Nortel’s main creditors. A last ditch mediation effort in January 2013 ran hard into a wall of resistance built by the owners of Nortel’s bonds. After multiple extensions, Winkler concluded no deal was to be had. Indeed, it would be another four years before a com
  
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• Crisp weekend for the capital, 'extreme' cold in Maniwaki

  18-01-2019 13:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  It’s going to be a cold weekend in Ottawa starting with a Friday night low of -22 C that will feel like -31.
  But look across the river and feel lucky – Maniwaki is under an extreme cold warning.
  “Wind chill values will reach between -40 and -50 at times beginning tonight,” Environment Canada warned residents in the community north of Gatineau. “This cold snap could persist into Monday over several areas.
  “Cover up. Frostbite can develop within minutes on
  
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• ICYMI: Ottawa Police continue to search looking for woman missing since Jan. 11. ottawamatters.com/police-beat/ot… via @ottawamatters

  18-01-2019 13:28 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: Ottawa Police continue to search looking for woman missing since Jan. 11. ottawamatters.com/police-beat/ot… via @ottawamatters
  
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• ICYMI: Police continue to search for missing 15 year old. ottawamatters.com/police-beat/mi… via @ottawamatters

  18-01-2019 13:26 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: Police continue to search for missing 15 year old. ottawamatters.com/police-beat/mi… via @ottawamatters
  
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