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• Ottawa police release photo of missing woman's coat

  22-01-2019 23:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police have released a photo of the winter coat worn by Susan Kuplu when she went missing.
  The 37-year-old Kuplu was last seen on Jan. 11, and her family is concerned for her safety. She is described as Inuit, 4-foot-11 and 115 pounds, with a stocky build, long black hair and brown eyes. She is known to frequent the downtown and ByWard Market areas.
  Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call Ottawa Police at 613-236-1222. Anyone with information that might assist inves
  
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• Quebec First Nation abandons negotiating table, sues Ottawa - Montreal Gazette

  22-01-2019 23:35
  Quebec First Nation abandons negotiating table, sues Ottawa  Montreal GazetteFrustrated by over 40 years of failed negotiations with Ottawa, the Atikamekw are taking their land claim to Quebec's Superior Court.
  
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• Ottawa police release photo of missing woman's coat - Ottawa Citizen

  22-01-2019 23:31
  Ottawa police release photo of missing woman's coat  Ottawa CitizenOttawa police have released a photo of the winter coat worn by Susan Kuplu when she went missing.The 37-year-old Kuplu was last seen on Jan. 11, and her ...
  
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• Ottawa police reopen Cahill Drive after investigating suspicious package

  22-01-2019 23:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police have reopened a portion of Cahill Drive in South Keys after investigating reports of a suspicious package.
  Motorists and pedestrians had been advised to avoid to the area in the late afternoon, but police said early Tuesday evening that the investigation had been concluded and that the street had been reopened between Bank Street and Southgate Road.
  No further details were immediately released.ALSO IN THE NEWS
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• Ottawa mayor asks feds for cash to tackle rising pressure on emergency shelters - Global News

  22-01-2019 23:14
  Ottawa mayor asks feds for cash to tackle rising pressure on emergency shelters  Global NewsAfter appealing for help last summer, Mayor Jim Watson has once again asked the federal government to transfer extra funding to the City of Ottawa so it can ...
  
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• AG hopes federal election won't get in way of Ottawa co-operating with B.C. - Ottawa Citizen

  22-01-2019 23:03
  AG hopes federal election won't get in way of Ottawa co-operating with B.C.  Ottawa CitizenVANCOUVER — British Columbia's attorney general says he's hoping a federal election campaign won't get in the way of Ottawa fully co-operating with the ...
  
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• Police investigate after shot fired at Gloucester home - CTV News

  22-01-2019 22:54
  Police investigate after shot fired at Gloucester home  CTV NewsOttawa Police are investigating a report of a shooting in the east end.
  
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• Man in sexsomnia case trying to get conviction tossed because of trial delays

  22-01-2019 22:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  A sexual assault victim is outraged that a man who claimed to be asleep during the attack is now trying to have his conviction tossed out because of court delays.
  The woman, whose identify is protected by court order, said she has been devastated by the news that Ryan Hartman has asked a judge to stay his conviction for sexual assault because of “unreasonable delays” in his case.
  At his second trial, Hartman used a sexsomnia defence: He claimed that he sexually assaulted the woman in
  
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• Ottawa police close portion of Bank Street to investigate suspicious package

  22-01-2019 22:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police have shut down a portion of Bank Street near South Keys as they investigate reports of a suspicious package.
  According to police, the package is on the 1200 block of Cahill Drive between Bank Street and Southgate Road.
  Motorists and pedestrians are advised to avoid to the area.
  More to come. ALSO IN THE NEWS
  Four dogs die in house fire on Woodroffe Avenue Sunday
  How cold does it feel? Depends on where in the capital you live
  More than 7,000 without power in Outaouais
  
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• Lalonde says people are asking her to consider running for Ontario Liberal leadership

  22-01-2019 22:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa-Orléans Liberal MPP Marie-France Lalonde says people have approached her about the party leadership, but there’s nothing to talk about because “there is no race right now.”
  Lalonde said Tuesday she has been talking to people about the future of the party “and some of those people are asking me to at least consider a run for the leadership,” but she’s been concentrating on Orléans.
  Still, the Ontario Liberals this year will likely start fir
  
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• Ottawa police reopen Cahill Drive after investigating suspicious package - Ottawa Citizen

  22-01-2019 22:30
  Ottawa police reopen Cahill Drive after investigating suspicious package  Ottawa CitizenOttawa police have reopened a portion of Cahill Drive in South Keys after investigating reports of a suspicious package.Motorists and pedestrians had been ...
  
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• Hum: The new Canada Food Guide shouldn't scare you away from dining out

  22-01-2019 22:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  The new Canada Food Guide, released Tuesday, does not come right out and say don’t go to restaurants.
  But two of its broad recommendations — “cook more often” and “choose healthy menu options when eating out” — surely imply that restaurant dining can be a risky behaviour.
  As someone whose job description includes eating more than 100 restaurant meals each year, I can see where the guide is coming from. There have been times when, for scheduling reasons,
  
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• Ottawa, Queen’s Park spar over federal plan for more zero-emission vehicles - Toronto Star

  22-01-2019 22:28
  Ottawa, Queen’s Park spar over federal plan for more zero-emission vehicles  Toronto StarFederal Transportation Minister Marc Garneau says Ottawa wants 100 per cent of new cars sold in 2040 to be emissions-free, a goal Queen's Park calls ...
  
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• Going out best bets, Jan. 24 to 30

  22-01-2019 22:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  Comedy
  Trevor Noah, the popular South Africa-born comedian best known as host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, makes his first visit to Ottawa on Friday to perform two shows at TD Place. The 7:30 p.m. show is virtually sold out but a new block of tickets has been released for the 10 p.m. engagement. Seats are priced from $49.75 to $85.75, plus surcharges. To purchase or check on availability, go to tdplace.ca.
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  Ottawa-based theatre performer Jacqui du Toit, who recently gave a terri
  
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• Going out best bets, Jan. 24 to 30 - Ottawa Citizen

  22-01-2019 22:04
  Going out best bets, Jan. 24 to 30  Ottawa CitizenComedyTrevor Noah, the popular South Africa-born comedian best known as host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, makes his first visit to Ottawa on Friday ...
  
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• More than 7,000 without power in Outaouais

  22-01-2019 21:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police in MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais are warning of widespread power outages affecting thousands in west Quebec.
  Hydro Quebec reports that 7,057 customers are affected by nine outages that began at 1 p.m.
  The utility blames unspecified equipment failures and estimates that power will be restored at by 11:15 p.m.
  Pannes : Il y a présentement plus de 6 800 abonnés sans électricité dans la MRC des Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Selon HQ, l'électrici
  
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• Over 350 collisions in Ottawa in 3 days due to winter storm, freezing temperatures - Global News

  22-01-2019 20:49
  Over 350 collisions in Ottawa in 3 days due to winter storm, freezing temperatures  Global NewsOttawa police are reporting that more than 350 motor-vehicle collisions have occurred in Ottawa between Sunday morning and Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Opinion | Editorial: Ottawa should seize the basic income pilot opportunity - TheSpec.com

  22-01-2019 20:44
  Opinion | Editorial: Ottawa should seize the basic income pilot opportunity  TheSpec.comKilling the study robbed governments and policy-makers of an opportunity to see if basic income could work.
  
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• Power #outage affecting 6,800 #Outaouais homes. twitter.com/Police_MRC/sta…

  22-01-2019 20:41 via twitter.com
  Power #outage affecting 6,800 #Outaouais homes. twitter.com/Police_MRC/sta…
  
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• Ontarians' pot use on steady upward trajectory even before legalization: surveyOntarians' pot use on steady upward… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-01-2019 19:53 via twitter.com
  Ontarians' pot use on steady upward trajectory even before legalization: surveyOntarians' pot use on steady upward… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Tow truck towed for south-end stunt driving - Ottawa Citizen

  22-01-2019 19:33
  Tow truck towed for south-end stunt driving  Ottawa CitizenA tow truck got an impromptu tow Tuesday afternoon after the driver was nabbed going 138 km/h in an 80 zone. Members of the Ottawa Police *Service* traffic ...
  
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• Tow truck towed for south-end stunt driving

  22-01-2019 19:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  A tow truck got an impromptu tow Tuesday afternoon after the driver was nabbed going 138 km/h in an 80 zone.
  Members of the Ottawa Police Service traffic section made the collar just before 12:30 p.m. near the intersection of Strandherd and Prince of Wales drives, city police confirmed.
  “A tow for their tow truck (not back to their yard)” the section tweeted, noting that the truck will be impounded for a week and the driver has a future court date.
  Traffic officers added a #fata
  
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• 'The business of philanthropy': Ottawa's nonprofit sector embraces professionalization - Ottawa Business Journal

  22-01-2019 19:33
  'The business of philanthropy': Ottawa's nonprofit sector embraces professionalization  Ottawa Business JournalMeasuring impact, return on investment, grows in importance as part of a growing call for transparency and accountability in the nonprofit sector.
  
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• Liberals looking to make home-buying more affordable for millennials: Morneau - Ottawa Citizen

  22-01-2019 19:27
  Liberals looking to make home-buying more affordable for millennials: Morneau  Ottawa CitizenOTTAWA — The Trudeau government is looking for ways to make home-buying more affordable for millennials, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said Tuesday as ...
  
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• Auditor general called out Ottawa months before Eskasoni crisis - TheChronicleHerald.ca

  22-01-2019 18:19
  Auditor general called out Ottawa months before Eskasoni crisis  TheChronicleHerald.caHALIFAX, N.S. - Months before Eskasoni declared its second suicide crisis in a decade, an independent audit showed Indigenous Services Canada was failing ...
  
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• The @rick_gibbons Show for Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019: 1:05: @JennaSudds 1:17: @nickmfaris 1:30: @SamLapradeCFRE 1… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-01-2019 18:04 via twitter.com
  The @rick_gibbons Show for Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019: 1:05: @JennaSudds 1:17: @nickmfaris 1:30: @SamLapradeCFRE 1… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Cohen: Great cities understand what urban dwellers need to truly flourish

  22-01-2019 17:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  BORDEAUX, France – What makes a great city? What gives it character, soul, distinction and style?
  London. Rome. Tokyo. Paris. Capitals are seats of power, of course, where the governing élite lives. They are historically cockpits of commerce and culture.
  (For that reason these are great cities in a way that Washington, Ottawa, Canberra and Brasilia are not. Those are company towns, with their charms, but no challenge to New York and Chicago, Montreal and Toronto, Melbourne and Sydne
  
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• Cohen: Great cities understand what urban dwellers need to truly flourish - Ottawa Citizen

  22-01-2019 17:41
  Cohen: Great cities understand what urban dwellers need to truly flourish  Ottawa CitizenTo those seeking escape from the crowded, expensive Metropolis, many second cities are no longer secondary. Canada can learn some lessons from these.
  
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• Andrey: Ontario's funding changes will hurt post-secondary education

  22-01-2019 17:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  This is a sad moment for education in Ontario. The Doug Ford government’s announcement that it will significantly cut grants available through the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) while reducing tuition fees by 10 per cent is a regressive assault on the accessibility and quality of Ontario’s universities and colleges.
  By trumpeting a tuition reduction while more quietly making dramatic cuts to OSAP, the government is trying to project that it is making higher education more
  
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• Dunstan: Ontario government's tuition changes aren't a poison pill

  22-01-2019 17:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  Many commentators, politicians and student groups have been giving the impression that recently announced reforms to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) are, as NDP MPP Chris Glover put it, “a sugar-coated poison pill” for students in this province. I’m a student at an Ontario university. I can see the sugar-coating in these changes, but I can’t find any poison.
  Supposedly, the hidden poison comes in the form of higher costs for students as grants are eliminated
  
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• Barricaded man surrenders after six-hour Almonte standoff

  22-01-2019 16:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 26-year-old Almonte man ultimately surrendered “peacefully” to police after a more than six-hour standoff at his home Monday.
  Lanark County OPP officers were called to Bridge Street, where the man had barricaded himself inside a residence, at about 9:40 a.m.
  A police dog, the emergency response team, tactical unit and members of the force’s crisis negotiator team were all called to the scene, the detachment reported in a release.
  The man surrendered just after 4 p.m.
  A spokes
  
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• Drunk driver stopped in stolen SUV in Pembroke, OPP says

  22-01-2019 16:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  After provincial police spotted a stolen SUV in Pembroke Sunday morning, they quickly discovered that the man behind the wheel was also drunk.
  Upper Ottawa OPP stopped the vehicle, which had been reported stolen from Collingwood, about a five-hour drive away, on MacKay Street at 11:30 a.m.
  Daniel Shields, 42, of Collingwood was charged with impaired driving, driving with more than 80 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood, theft of a motor vehicle, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
  
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• Ottawa parents furious after two days of school bus delays in frigid weather - OttawaMatters.com

  22-01-2019 16:47
  Ottawa parents furious after two days of school bus delays in frigid weather  OttawaMatters.comA south-end mother of three says she pulled her car up to her kids' bus stop and loaded nine children into it to keep them warm while the bus took another half ...
  
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• Drunk driver stopped in stolen SUV in Pembroke, OPP says - Ottawa Citizen

  22-01-2019 16:44
  Drunk driver stopped in stolen SUV in Pembroke, OPP says  Ottawa CitizenAfter provincial police spotted a stolen SUV in Pembroke Sunday morning, they quickly discovered that the man behind the wheel was also drunk.Upper Ottawa ...
  
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• Charlebois: Canada’s Food Guide – a dish with a dash of condescension

  22-01-2019 16:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  Say goodbye to the four food groups; they are now gone. Almost 12 years after the launch of the previous version, Canada’s new food guide celebrates food by displaying a plate filled with greens, fruits, plant proteins and grains. And if you look very carefully, you’ll see a cup of yogurt, alongside a piece of beef that looks a little like a piece of wood.
  Unlike the old version, the new guide can apply to different demographic groups and lifestyles. Somewhat less innovative, it also
  
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• Canada's new food guide does away with food groups and portion sizes. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters twitter.com/1310NEWS/statu…

  22-01-2019 16:10 via twitter.com
  Canada's new food guide does away with food groups and portion sizes. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters twitter.com/1310NEWS/statu…
  
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• Ottawa Senators Prospect Update - January 22 - Silver Seven

  22-01-2019 16:00
  Ottawa Senators Prospect Update - January 22  Silver SevenRodewald, Klimchuk stand out; are they potential depth options for the Senators?
  
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• Local student ready to share perspective on Indigenous education in Ottawa - battlefordsNOW

  22-01-2019 16:00
  Local student ready to share perspective on Indigenous education in Ottawa  battlefordsNOWA North Battleford Comprehensive High School student is on her way to Ottawa. Fifteen-year-old Hailey Stone will head to the nation's capital after being ...
  
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• Canada's new food guide does away with food groups and portion sizes, instead it focuses on broader guidelines that… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-01-2019 15:47 via twitter.com
  Canada's new food guide does away with food groups and portion sizes, instead it focuses on broader guidelines that… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Snow, possible freezing rain prompting weather statement for Ottawa and area - OttawaMatters.com

  22-01-2019 15:39
  Snow, possible freezing rain prompting weather statement for Ottawa and area  OttawaMatters.comEnvironment Canada is tracking a storm system across the Great Lakes, which is expected to keep moving east.
  
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• #OttWeather twitter.com/jilltaylor680/…

  22-01-2019 15:25 via twitter.com
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• Good news! The extreme cold warning has ended for Ottawa. twitter.com/1310JasonWhite…

  22-01-2019 15:21 via twitter.com
  Good news! The extreme cold warning has ended for Ottawa. twitter.com/1310JasonWhite…
  
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• Driver flees crash leaving bumper (with plate) behind

  22-01-2019 15:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 49-year-old Kingston man is facing charges after police allege that he crashed his pickup into a utility pole then fled the scene, leaving his bumper — licence plate still attached — behind.
  Officers didn’t need it to track him down, though.
  Summoned by alert witnesses, they quickly found the rest of the vehicle and spotted the driver walking nearby, Kingston police said in a press release about the incident early Sunday near the intersection of Portsmouth Avenue and Bath Roa
  
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• 2019 #OscarNoms: Netflix has scored their first Best Picture nomination for Roma.

  22-01-2019 15:18 via twitter.com
  2019 #OscarNoms: Netflix has scored their first Best Picture nomination for Roma.
  
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• Denley: Post-secondary students in Ontario still getting a good deal

  22-01-2019 15:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  Some students argue that the Ontario government’s move to make post-secondary financial assistance less generous is unfair and unreasonable. Are they right, or are they still getting a good deal?
  Let’s start with why the Progressive Conservative government is picking on students. The simple answer is because student assistance is an open-ended entitlement program whose costs have gone up by $600 million in just two years, nearly a 50-per-cent increase. For a government with a $14.5 b
  
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• 2019 #OscarNoms 'Roma' and 'The Favourite' lead the Academy Award nominations with 10 bids each.

  22-01-2019 14:55 via twitter.com
  2019 #OscarNoms'Roma' and 'The Favourite' lead the Academy Award nominations with 10 bids each.
  
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• Another frigid commute, but relief (and snow, freezing rain) in sight

  22-01-2019 14:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  On another day so frigid that school buses outside the city aren’t running, the good news is mild temperatures are on the way.
  The bad news is that it will be part of a Colorado low that’s expected to bring up to 10 cm of snow to the Ottawa and St. Lawrence valleys Tuesday night and into Wednesday, possibly followed by freezing rain Wednesday.
  Snow tonight and Wednesday with freezing rain possible Wednesday, Environment Canada said Tuesday in a special weather statement issued as an
  
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• 2019 #OscarNoms for Best Directing: Spike Lee, "BlacKkKlansman" Pawel Pawlikowski, "Cold War" Yorgos Lanthimos, "T… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-01-2019 14:44 via twitter.com
  2019 #OscarNoms for Best Directing:Spike Lee, "BlacKkKlansman" Pawel Pawlikowski, "Cold War" Yorgos Lanthimos, "T… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Impaired driver flees crash leaving bumper (with plate) behind

  22-01-2019 14:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 49-year-old Kingston man is facing charges after police allege that he crashed his pickup into a utility pole then fled the scene, leaving his bumper — licence plate still attached — behind.
  Officers didn’t need it to track him down, though.
  Summoned by alert witnesses, they quickly found the rest of the vehicle and spotted the driver walking nearby, Kingston police said in a press release about the incident early Sunday near the intersection of Portsmouth Avenue and Bath Roa
  
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• Drunk driver arrested walking on Hwy 5 after ditching stolen car, police say

  22-01-2019 14:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 46-year-old Ottawa man is facing impaired driving, flight from police and dangerous driving charges after police allege he led them on a drunken chase in a stolen car early Monday in Hull.
  The first thing that drew Gatineau police officers’ attention about an idling car stopped on Maisonneuve Boulevard early Monday morning was that the driver’s side window was open in frigid temperatures.
  When they talked to the driver at about 2:30 a.m., he showed signs of being impaired by alcoho
  
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