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• ‘Enough is enough:’ Peace Country trucks rolling out for convoy to Ottawa - Alberta Daily Herald Tribune

  24-01-2019 22:57
  ‘Enough is enough:’ Peace Country trucks rolling out for convoy to Ottawa  Alberta Daily Herald TribuneA convoy consisting of trucker from across the region will be joining the larger Yellow Vest (Official) Convoy to Ottawa in support of oil and gas.Organizer Cathy ...
  
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• Ottawa researchers aim to improve mental health in the workplace | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  24-01-2019 22:50
  Ottawa researchers aim to improve mental health in the workplace | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caNew research out of the University of Ottawa is taking a closer look at mental health in the workplace. As Abigail Bimman explains, the study funded by the ...
  
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• Outgoing NCC head says agency has plan 'ready to go' if RendezVous LeBreton tanks

  24-01-2019 22:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  The outgoing chief executive of the National Capital Commission suggested Thursday that the federal agency would immediately work to build a new community on LeBreton Flats if RendezVous LeBreton Group tanks at the end of February.
  The NCC has prepared “a viable alternative approach” to the transformation of the contaminated land near downtown and that plan is ready to go, Mark Kristmanson said.
  He wouldn’t get into specifics, but it’s clear the agency doesn’t want
  
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• Higgs thinks Francophonie Games are doomed as province, Ottawa reach impasse - CBC.ca

  24-01-2019 22:28
  Higgs thinks Francophonie Games are doomed as province, Ottawa reach impasse  CBC.caThe New Brunswick government's deadline to find a solution to save the 2021 Francophone Games is less than a week away, but in the eyes of the New ...
  
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• Centraide Outaouais providing $262,000 towards tornado relief

  24-01-2019 22:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Centraide Outaouais group has announced it will provide another $262,000 in financing for a number of agencies providing relief for Gatineau victims of last September’s tornadoes.
  Nathalie Lepage, executive director of the agency, said the group focused on medium- and long-term programs, following the emergency relief provided from the Red Cross and others.
  Centraide’s funding will go to eight groups working on four main initiatives:The Daniel Johnson Community House for res
  
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• NCC board members warn against diminishing memorial during Supreme Court move

  24-01-2019 22:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  A memorial to the Second World War at Wellington and Lyon streets must be respected as the federal government outfits a building for the temporary relocation of the Supreme Court, National Capital Commission staff heard Thursday.
  The NCC board signed off on the design concept for the West Memorial Building at 334 Wellington St., which will contain the Supreme Court and Federal Court space between 2023 and 2028 while the Supreme Court building is under rehabilitation.
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• FIRE UPDATE: crews still on scene along with an investigator who has been called in to determine the cause of the f… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-01-2019 22:10 via twitter.com
  FIRE UPDATE: crews still on scene along with an investigator who has been called in to determine the cause of the f… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Sex assault victim asks court to lift publication ban in her case

  24-01-2019 22:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  An Ottawa-area woman sexually assaulted by a man who claimed to be asleep at the time has asked the court to lift the publication ban that protects her identity.
  The woman has filed an application with the court so that she can speak publicly about the case of Ryan Hartman, a 38-year-old truck driver who is trying to have his sexual assault conviction stayed because of “unreasonable delays” in his trial and sentencing.
  “Ultimately, I think that if other people see my face, I be
  
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• Mayor Watson tours LRT system, feels 'optimistic' about March handover

  24-01-2019 21:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  Mayor Jim Watson says he feels confident about the construction progress of the Confederation Line LRT after riding a train through the downtown tunnel this week.
  Perhaps most importantly, Watson and city officials took time during the tour Tuesday to examine Rideau Station, which still looked like a full-on construction zone when city staff showed pictures to council members late last summer.
  “We saw the pictures from six months ago and it’s (now) a world of difference. It looks lik
  
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• Mayor Watson tours LRT system, feels 'optimistic' about March handover - Ottawa Citizen

  24-01-2019 21:35
  Mayor Watson tours LRT system, feels 'optimistic' about March handover  Ottawa CitizenMayor Jim Watson says he feels confident about the construction progress of the Confederation Line LRT after riding a train through the downtown tunnel this ...
  
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• Cumberland house destroyed by fire | CTV News - CTV News

  24-01-2019 21:29
  Cumberland house destroyed by fire | CTV News  CTV NewsNo injuries have been reported following a house fire in Cumberland Thursday afternoon.
  
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• PHOTOS: Fire on O'Toole Road. No injuries reported. #ottnews twitter.com/OFSFirePhoto/s…

  24-01-2019 21:22 via twitter.com
  PHOTOS: Fire on O'Toole Road.No injuries reported. #ottnews twitter.com/OFSFirePhoto/s…
  
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• Cumberland Fire: O'Toole is closed between Innes and Wilhaven. No injuries reported. #ottnews #otttraffic https://t.co/jcWAT0C2kR

  24-01-2019 21:12 via twitter.com
  
  Cumberland Fire: O'Toole is closed between Innes and Wilhaven.No injuries reported. #ottnews #otttraffic https://t.co/jcWAT0C2kR
  
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• Ottawa spending $35.6 million on East Coast power grid technology - HalifaxToday.ca

  24-01-2019 21:02
  Ottawa spending $35.6 million on East Coast power grid technology  HalifaxToday.caThe project — dubbed Smart Grid Atlantic — is a partnership between Siemens Canada Ltd., New Brunswick Power and Nova Scotia Power.
  
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• Ottawa launches pilot project to boost immigration in rural, northern Canada - The Globe and Mail

  24-01-2019 20:55
  Ottawa launches pilot project to boost immigration in rural, northern Canada  The Globe and MailThe federal government is launching a pilot program to boost immigration in rural and northern communities struggling with labour shortages and population ...
  
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• Ottawa announces plan to spend $35.6 million on East Coast power grid technology - Global News

  24-01-2019 20:47
  Ottawa announces plan to spend $35.6 million on East Coast power grid technology  Global NewsThe project - dubbed Smart Grid Atlantic - is a partnership between Siemens Canada Ltd., New Brunswick Power and Nova Scotia Power.
  
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• Police watchdog investigates after man badly hurt in 'interaction' with Ottawa police

  24-01-2019 20:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Special Investigations Unit is appealing for witnesses after a 26-year-old man was taken the hospital with “a serious injury” after Ottawa police intervened in a dispute he was having with a woman last month.
  The civilian watchdog said that preliminary investigation suggests that an Ottawa Police Service officer was in his cruiser at about 8 a.m. Dec. 31 when he spotted the incident unfolding at the intersection of Booth and Wellington streets.
  The officer got out and “beca
  
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• Police watchdog investigates after man badly hurt in 'interaction' with Ottawa police - Ottawa Citizen

  24-01-2019 20:41
  Police watchdog investigates after man badly hurt in 'interaction' with Ottawa police  Ottawa CitizenThe Special Investigations Unit is appealing for witnesses after a 26-year-old man was taken the hospital with "a serious injury" after Ottawa police intervened in ...
  
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• Ottawa won’t cut corners on full review of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion: Sohi - Global News

  24-01-2019 20:41
  Ottawa won’t cut corners on full review of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion: Sohi  Global NewsCanada's natural resources minister says the government won't cut corners to speed up the full review process for the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion.
  
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• Ontario's police watchdog looking for witnesses to a December 31st 2018 interaction between a man & @OttawaPolice o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-01-2019 20:09 via twitter.com
  Ontario's police watchdog looking for witnesses to a December 31st 2018 interaction between a man & @OttawaPolice o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 'Foul play may be involved' in disappearance of Kuplu in Ottawa - OttawaMatters.com

  24-01-2019 20:02
  'Foul play may be involved' in disappearance of Kuplu in Ottawa  OttawaMatters.comThe Ottawa Police *Service's* Major Crime Unit is investigating the case of missing Susan Kuplu, based on the developments in the direction of the investigation.
  
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• 'Bambi family' checks out Winterlude prep via Ottawa River ice

  24-01-2019 19:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  A group of white-tailed deer were on hand to make the winter wonderland complete as the City of Gatineau unveiled the Snowflake Kingdom Thursday morning.
  Director of communications Jean Boileau was getting ready for the event at Jacques Cartier Park, which turns into a playground of snow sculptures and slides for Winterlude Feb. 1-18, when he spotted the deer on the ice.
  He captured images on a compact camera he always carries and shared them on Twitter.
  The quartet — two adult deer a
  
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• 'Bambi family' checks out Winterlude prep via Ottawa River ice - Ottawa Citizen

  24-01-2019 19:37
  'Bambi family' checks out Winterlude prep via Ottawa River ice  Ottawa CitizenTwo adult deer and two young ones explored the territory near the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge, under the gaze of Global Affairs Canada on the Ottawa side.
  
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• Carling highrise fire contained to electrical room

  24-01-2019 18:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  Firefighters were asking motorists to avoid Carling Avenue between Grenon Avenue and Judge Street as they tackle a fire in an electrical room in a Carling Avenue highrise apartment building.
  The service responded to calls at 2880 Carling Ave. at 9:46 a.m. for reports of visible smoke.
  A working fire was activated but firefighters were able to contain the blaze and didn’t require additional resources.
  OC Transpo buses were brought in to shelter residents who had left the building but other
  
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• Adam: Parent shouldn't be punished for protecting her child

  24-01-2019 18:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  The conviction in British Columbia of a mother who staged a citizen’s arrest of the man she suspected of luring her under-age daughter into sex, raises troubling questions about a parent’s right to protect a child from a predator.
  The good news is that the woman and two people who helped her make the arrest were given a six- to 12-month conditional discharge. They will have no criminal records if the conditions are met. But I wonder how many of us would act differently if faced with
  
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• Missing man last seen in Bells Corners New Year's Eve

  24-01-2019 18:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  The family of a 27-year-old Ottawa man who was last seen in Bells Corners on New Year’s Eve is concerned for his safety, police said in a release Thursday.
  Alexxandr Stelmaschuk is described as white, six feet tall, with a medium build, long brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a winter jacket with fur trim, blue jeans and beige winter boots.
  Anyone with information is asked to call Ottawa police at 613-236-1222. Those who have information that could help missing person unit
  
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• Homicide squad leading probe into missing Inuk woman

  24-01-2019 18:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police homicide detectives have taken over the case of a missing Inuk woman whose daughter fled Ottawa the day after her disappearance, this newspaper has learned.
  Susan Kuplu, 37, was last seen in Ottawa on Jan. 11.
  She lives with her daughter on Penny Drive, but was reported missing by other family members.
  On Jan. 12, her daughter Lennese Kublu and Lennese’s boyfriend Dwight “Apollo” Brown hopped a bus to Toronto.
  By day’s end, family as far as Nunavut were sear
  
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• Ottawa strikes $40M research deal on 5G technology with Huawei rival Nokia - The Guardian

  24-01-2019 18:16
  Ottawa strikes $40M research deal on 5G technology with Huawei rival Nokia  The GuardianOTTAWA — The federal government will announce up to $40 million for Finnish telecom giant Nokia today to conduct research on 5G wireless technology in ...
  
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• Carling high-rise fire contained to electrical room - Ottawa Citizen

  24-01-2019 18:15
  Carling high-rise fire contained to electrical room  Ottawa CitizenFirefighters were asking motorists to avoid Carling Avenue between Grenon Avenue and Judge Street as they tackle a fire in an electrical room in a Carling ...
  
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• Ottawa strikes $40M research deal on 5G technology with Huawei rival Nokia - CTV News

  24-01-2019 18:06
  Ottawa strikes $40M research deal on 5G technology with Huawei rival Nokia  CTV NewsThe federal government will announce up to $40 million for Finnish telecom giant Nokia today to conduct research on 5G wireless technology in Canada.
  
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• Next on Power Lunch: @LauraPeck6 & @davidgourlay join @_MarkSutcliffe in-studio. 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-01-2019 18:04 via twitter.com
  Next on Power Lunch: @LauraPeck6 & @davidgourlay join @_MarkSutcliffe in-studio. 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Homicide squad leading probe into missing Inuk woman - Ottawa Citizen

  24-01-2019 18:03
  Homicide squad leading probe into missing Inuk woman  Ottawa CitizenOttawa police homicide detectives have taken over the case of a missing Inuk woman whose daughter fled Ottawa the day after her disappearance, this ...
  
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• The @rick_gibbons Show for Thursday, January 24th: 1:07: @davekorzinski 1:17: @mspratt 1:30: @crifici 1:45:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-01-2019 18:00 via twitter.com
  The @rick_gibbons Show for Thursday, January 24th: 1:07: @davekorzinski 1:17: @mspratt 1:30: @crifici 1:45:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Police union head vows to stay on the job despite criminal charges

  24-01-2019 17:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa Police Association president Matt Skof, charged by provincial police with breach of trust and obstruction of justice after a probe into leaked audio recordings, says he will stay on the job and questions why he was suspended by the chief of police.
  In a statement to all union members sent by Skof Thursday morning, obtained by this newspaper, Skof tells officers and civilian police employees that he has “cooperated fully with the OPP and will continue to do so as this matter moves fo
  
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• Thai embassy office project rejected by planning committee

  24-01-2019 17:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Royal Thai Embassy saw the planning committee reject its plan for a new office building on Island Park Drive Thursday, despite a staff recommendation that the rezoning application be accepted.
  The project would see the embassy tear down its current building at 180 Island Park Dr. and construct a two-story office building in its place. 
  “This is going to stick out like a sore thumb,” Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper warned at committee. The councillor has supported residents wh
  
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• Now on Ottawa Today with @_MarkSutcliffe: @MaximeBernier, leader of the People’s Party of Canada 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-01-2019 17:04 via twitter.com
  Now on Ottawa Today with @_MarkSutcliffe: @MaximeBernier, leader of the People’s Party of Canada📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• NCC head says agency has plan 'ready to go' if RendezVous LeBreton tanks

  24-01-2019 17:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  A viable approach is “ready to go” if the partners of RendezVous LeBreton Group fail to mend their broken relationship in the redevelopment of LeBreton Flats, the National Capital Commission’s chief executive said Thursday.
  NCC CEO Mark Kristmanson, participating in his final public board meeting before his term ends, didn’t share more details about the alternatives staff have cooked up behind the scenes on the future of LeBreton Flats.
  But, he wished RendezVous and its m
  
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  24-01-2019 16:47 via twitter.com
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• Freezing Rain Warning ended for Ottawa | CTV News - CTV News

  24-01-2019 16:37
  Freezing Rain Warning ended for Ottawa | CTV News  CTV NewsA freezing rain warning has ended for Ottawa North, Kanata, Orleans, and Gatineau, but remains in effect for the Prescott-Russell region.
  
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• Ontario Cannabis Store seeking courier for same-day pot delivery services. ottawamatters.com/national-busin… via @ottawamatters

  24-01-2019 16:28 via twitter.com
  Ontario Cannabis Store seeking courier for same-day pot delivery services. ottawamatters.com/national-busin… via @ottawamatters
  
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• Carling high-rise fire contained to electrical room

  24-01-2019 16:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  Firefighters were asking motorists to avoid Carling Avenue between Grenon Avenue and Judge Street as they tackle a fire in an electrical room in a Carling Avenue highrise apartment building.
  The service responded to calls at 2880 Carling Ave. at 9:46 a.m. for reports of visible smoke.
  A working fire was activated but firefighters were able to contain the blaze and didn’t require additional resources.
  OC Transpo buses were brought in to shelter residents who had left the building but other
  
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• #BREAKING: The editor and publisher of the free newspaper 'Your Ward News' have been found guilty of promoting hat… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-01-2019 16:25 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING:The editor and publisher of the free newspaper 'Your Ward News' have been found guilty of promoting hat… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Government will review towing vessel contract after procurement process questioned by trade tribunal

  24-01-2019 15:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  The federal government will review a contract awarded last year for emergency towing vessels after the Canadian International Trade Tribunal raised questions about its procurement process.
  In early January, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal recommended the government review the key performance requirements used in the procurement of two emergency towing vessels for the west coast from an Irving firm.
  Heiltsuk Horizon, a partnership of majority partner Heiltsuk Nation of Bella Bella, Brit
  
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• Food agency expands recall of noodle dishes over undeclared egg ingredient. #recall ottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters

  24-01-2019 15:26 via twitter.com
  Food agency expands recall of noodle dishes over undeclared egg ingredient. #recallottawamatters.com/national-news/… via @ottawamatters
  
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• Freezing rain warning ends but slippery conditions remain, school buses cancelled

  24-01-2019 15:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  It’s back!
  After a short break overnight, freezing rain returned for round two in the capital Thursday as Environment Canada issued a new warning at about 6:30 a.m.
  All school buses are cancelled but schools remain open.
  The warning was finally ended shortly after 9 a.m., although slippery condition are likely to continue for a while.
  Be careful walking out there.
  ALSO: ‘Please be careful’ on yet another messy commute
  The freezing rain is expected to turn to plain rain the
  
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• 'Please be careful' on yet another messy commute

  24-01-2019 15:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  While local kids might be revelling in what for some is a fourth snow day of the week, commuters get another messy trip to work, whether it’s by car, bus or foot on surfaces that were either treacherously slick or slushy.
  City police were reporting 15 collisions since midnight but paramedics said that they’d treated no serious injuries as of about 9 a.m.
  Highway 417 was slow due to the general mess, with a host of crunches and fender-benders.
  First responders were also called to a co
  
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• 1310 NEWS Question of the Day: Should the Ontario government lift the caps on class sizes in kindergarten and Grad… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-01-2019 14:51 via twitter.com
  1310 NEWS Question of the Day:Should the Ontario government lift the caps on class sizes in kindergarten and Grad… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Impact Hub Ottawa to expand Slater Street coworking space - Ottawa Business Journal

  24-01-2019 13:53
  Impact Hub Ottawa to expand Slater Street coworking space  Ottawa Business JournalTwo years after moving into its new downtown digs, Impact Hub Ottawa says it's moving up to an extra floor.
  
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• #weather Our meteorologist @jilltaylor680 says so far in January, we’ve had 84.6 cm snow, and the average is 53.9 cm.

  24-01-2019 13:23 via twitter.com
  #weather Our meteorologist @jilltaylor680 says so far in January, we’ve had 84.6 cm snow, and the average is 53.9 cm.
  
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• Prepare for the worst: Freezing rain returns, school buses cancelled

  24-01-2019 13:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  It’s back!
  After a short break overnight, freezing rain returned for round two in the capital Thursday as Environment Canada issued a new warning at about 6:30 a.m.
  “Freezing rain has developed again and will persist for a couple of hours especially near the Ottawa River where temperatures are stubbornly remaining near or just below the zero degree mark,” the agency says.
  All school buses are cancelled but schools remain open.
  Be careful walking out there.
  The freezing rain is
  
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