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• Casselman masseur facing further sexual assault charges

  26-01-2019 21:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  Stéphane Racine, a Casselman masseur who was arrested on Jan. 10 and charged with sexual assault in connection with an incident in November 2017, has had four additional sexual assault charges laid against him.
  According to Russell County OPP, the additional charges against Racine, 50, followed media reports that police were seeking other possible victims.
  Police are attempting to identify any other possible victims of similar crimes. Anyone with information regarding the invest
  
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• Forces chopper frees fisherman from fast-moving floe

  26-01-2019 21:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  A “perfect day” for some ice fishing ended up with a dramatic rescue Saturday as a Canadian Forces chopper plucked a fisherman from an ice floe in the middle of the St. Lawrence River.
  The drama started at 10 a.m. when the Loyalist Fire Department was advised that an ice floe had broken off the west end of Amherst Island, carrying a fisherman with it.
  Amherst Island is just west of Kingston in the St. Lawrence.
  The man was fishing with a buddy when the ice broke off. The buddy was ab
  
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• John McCallum resigns as Canada's ambassador to China at PM's request - Ottawa Citizen

  26-01-2019 21:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  John McCallum resigns as Canada's ambassador to China at PM's request  Ottawa CitizenThe move comes after the now former ambassador made comments about Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested in Vancouver last month, ...
  
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• Man injured in west end apartment fire

  26-01-2019 20:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  A man was taken to hospital following a sudden fire Saturday afternoon at a medium-rise apartment building at 810 Edgeworth Ave., near Carling Avenue.
  Ottawa Fire Services said a monitoring agency alerted them to alarms at the building at 1:17 p.m.
  Firefighters declared a working fire in one of the units and “rescued an occupant from inside the structure.”
  The fire was under control by 1:27 p.m.
  Ottawa paramedics confirmed they had treated and transported a man with undisclosed but &
  
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• Ottawa teen charged with killing her mother - CTV News

  26-01-2019 18:34 via ctvnews.ca
  Ottawa teen charged with killing her mother  CTV NewsAn Ottawa woman, 18, is facing charges of second-degree murder and indignity to a dead body in the death of her 37-year-old mother.
  
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• Daughter, 18, charged with second-degree murder, body tampering in mother's disappearance

  26-01-2019 18:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  As police continue to search for her missing mother, an 18-year-old woman appeared in court Saturday morning on charges of second-degree murder and body tampering.
  Lennese Kublu appeared before a justice of the peace at 9:45 a.m. via a video link from the cellblock.
  “Good morning,” she said, before being asked to remove her orange hood, which she wore beneath a red wool coat.
  During the brief appearance, she was remanded in custody until Wednesday and told not to communicate with fou
  
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• Second-degree murder charges laid in Susan Kuplu disappearance bit.ly/2MDMMag #ottnews https://t.co/tclW04jtoy

  26-01-2019 17:40 via twitter.com
  
  Second-degree murder charges laid in Susan Kuplu disappearance bit.ly/2MDMMag #ottnews https://t.co/tclW04jtoy
  
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• BREAKING: Ottawa Police lay charges in the disappearance of Susan Kuplu. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaPolice/s…

  26-01-2019 17:23 via twitter.com
  BREAKING: Ottawa Police lay charges in the disappearance of Susan Kuplu. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaPolice/s…
  
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• Investigation into Gatineau apartment building fire

  26-01-2019 15:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  An investigation continues into a smoky fire at a multi-unit apartment building in Gatineau Friday night that put about 75 tenants out on the sidewalk for more than an hour.
  Firefighters were called shortly after 10 p.m. to respond to alarms at the 67-unit, 10-storey building at 55 Prévost St., in Gatineau’s Val-Tétreau neighbourhood.
  Smoke from the fire in one of the units had already prompted many residents to leave the building and the rest of the units were cleared.
  Some
  
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• Ottawa building totally engulfed in flames - KSHB

  26-01-2019 15:38 via kshb.com
  Ottawa building totally engulfed in flames  KSHB1 injured in west Ottawa apartment fire  CBC.caMan injured in west end apartment fire  Ottawa CitizenOttawa firefighters battle heavy fire on Wilson Street  KCTV Kansas CityView full coverage on Google News
  
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• From O-Town to Bee City? There's a buzz about beekeeping in the capital

  26-01-2019 15:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Dinah Robinson got busted for beekeeping last August.
  Robinson had two beehives in her backyard at her Centretown home. She was reported by an unknown person for being “non-compliant” with the Ontario Bees Act. The provincial legislation requires that beehives be 30 metres away from the adjoining property line.
  It’s well-known in the beekeeping world that while this regulation exists, it’s not enforced unless there is a complaint.
  Like many urban beekeepers, Robinson tal
  
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• Small chance of snow but risk of frostbite

  26-01-2019 13:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  Today will be chilly enough for environment Canada to caution against frostbite.
  The day will bring a mix of sun and cloud with only a 30 per cent chance of flurries, winds up to 15 km/h and a wind chill early on of -27 C and later warming up to – 15 C.
  The high temperature will be -11 C.
  Overnight, flurries will start after midnight with a projected accumulation of around 2 cm.
  For Sunday, flurries will end around noon but continue throughout the day with a 60 per cent chance of more.
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• Khan: It's 2019. Trudeau's gender agenda must be more than just talk

  26-01-2019 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  More than three years after Prime Minister Trudeau dropped one of his first Twitter-worthy catchphrases on gender equality, “Because its 2015” has come a long way. Now, in an election year, the Liberal government’s promise of promoting gender equality across Canada and the world is at a crossroads.
  The stock-taking part is easy. From a gender-equal cabinet to the government’s contribution to establish the Partnership for Gender Equality; to the creation of the Department
  
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• Crisp & Delicious chicken nugget recall due to possible Salmonella contamination - Ottawa Citizen

  26-01-2019 12:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  Crisp & Delicious chicken nugget recall due to possible Salmonella contamination  Ottawa CitizenThe chicken pieces were distributed by Sofina Foods Inc. in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and possibly other provinces.
  
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• Today's letters: Military procurement is a mess

  26-01-2019 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  DND’s behaviour a kick in the gut
  Re: “Tens of millions paid out due to bungled Canadian Forces procurement, but government says details are secret,” Jan 20.
  Thank you for demonstrating again the value of investigative journalism.
  Unfortunately, every time I read an article about government “procurement,” I feel like someone kicked me in the stomach and stole my wallet. It is hard to believe that the government has been in the purchasing business since 1867, and sti
  
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• McCuaig-Johnston: China risks losing some of its best friends

  26-01-2019 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  The detention in China of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, and now the death penalty decision for Robert Schellenberg, have galvanized public attention. They have also prompted a reassessment among long-time friends of China, and professionals like myself who have worked over the years to help China develop its economic capacity and institutions. Discussions are taking place as to whether we have reached a tipping point, and some are now rethinking their engagement with China.
  And it
  
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• Editorial: The world is watching, China

  26-01-2019 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  At this stage, what sane western government would greenlight collaboration with China’s Huawei? Perhaps not Canada: This week, the federal government directed a $40-million grant to Huawei’s rival, Finnish telecom firm Nokia, for research on 5G wireless technology. Meanwhile, Canada continues a security review of Huawei’s place in the country’s fifth-generation mobile network.
  Of course, $40 million is chump change to governments, and we’ve given grants to others in
  
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• EGAN: We bought 133 double-deckers on the best advice. Was it a terrible mistake?

  26-01-2019 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  The city’s response to the horrendous crash at Westboro station has been a call for calm.
  Before the three dead were even buried, in summary here is what OC Transpo was saying to the travelling public: the bus is safe, the transitway design is perfectly fine, the road is salted to a high standard and there is a rigorous process to become a driver, plus immediate remedial action taken if the driver exhibits any performance issue that affects safety.
  One problem with these assurances: people
  
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• You Said It: Many rely on donation bins - Ottawa Sun

  26-01-2019 11:30 via ottawasun.com
  You Said It: Many rely on donation bins  Ottawa SunMANY RELY ON DONATION BINS. I would like to point out a vulnerable population when it comes to donation boxes. Many low-income women and children ...
  
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• First female mayor was also Ottawa's most colourful - Ottawa Citizen

  26-01-2019 11:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  First female mayor was also Ottawa's most colourful  Ottawa CitizenPublicly, she was described as a “relentless and devoted war horse,” a “human dynamo,” “explosive” and a “little package of dynamite.” Privately, there were ...
  
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• First female mayor was also Ottawa's most colourful

  26-01-2019 11:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Publicly, she was described as a “relentless and devoted war horse,” a “human dynamo,” “explosive” and a “little package of dynamite.” Privately, there were likely many who would have had far less kind things to say.
  But regardless of where one stood in regards to Charlotte Whitton, Ottawa’s 46th mayor and the first woman to be mayor of a Canadian city, there was no denying the truth in the words that accompanied her Queen’s Univer
  
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• Ottawa bus crash victim from Caledon faces long road to recovery - Caledon Enterprise

  26-01-2019 10:07 via caledonenterprise.com
  Ottawa bus crash victim from Caledon faces long road to recovery  Caledon EnterpriseGO Fund Me page set up for Chester Wilson, severely injured when an OC Transpo bus slammed into the Transitway station at Westboro.
  
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• The Mamas and the Papas: How two Ottawa couples became co-parents - CBC.ca

  26-01-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The Mamas and the Papas: How two Ottawa couples became co-parents  CBC.caOntario law passed in 2016 gave equal rights to same-sex parents and multi-parent families.
  
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• City of Ottawa readies test track for autonomous vehicle technologies - Driving

  26-01-2019 08:31 via driving.ca
  City of Ottawa readies test track for autonomous vehicle technologies  DrivingOttawa is preparing to open a 16-kilometre test track for cutting-edge autonomous vehicle technologies, the only such facility of its kind in North America, ...
  
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• Ottawa's Mirela Rahneva wins World Cup skeleton race - Ottawa Citizen

  26-01-2019 05:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa's Mirela Rahneva wins World Cup skeleton race  Ottawa CitizenST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Canada's Mirela Rahneva captured her second career World Cup skeleton gold medal at the birthplace of sliding sports on Friday.
  
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• Casselman massage therapist facing further sexual assault charges

  26-01-2019 04:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  Stéphane Racine, the Casselman massage therapist who was arrested on Jan. 10 and charged with sexual assault in connection with an incident in November 2017, has had four additional sexual assault charges laid against him.
  According to Russell County OPP, the additional charges against Racine, 50, followed media reports that police were seeking other possible victims.
  Police are attempting to identify any other possible victims of similar crimes. Anyone with information regardin
  
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• Daughter is arrested in connection with case of missing woman

  26-01-2019 03:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  The daughter of Susan Kuplu has been arrested for what homicide detectives believe is the murder of the 37-year-old woman, this newspaper has learned.
  Lennese Kublu, who had been repeatedly questioned this week, was arrested Friday. It’s expected she will be charged with murder.
  A media release from police said one individual was in custody, although it did not name them. It also said they were to appear in court on Saturday morning.
  Susan Kuplu is seen at the Ottawa courthouse on Jan. 10.
  
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• About 50 attend Bridlewood candlelight vigil for bus crash victims

  26-01-2019 03:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  Attending Friday night’s vigil for the victims of the Jan. 11 OC Transpo crash was extremely difficult for Ruth Sermon, but the idea of not attending it would have been even more distressing.
  Sermon lost her best friend of 30 years, Judy Booth, in the crash at the Westboro Transitway station, where two other passengers on Route 269 also died.
  “We did improv together, we skied together, we paddled together,” Sermon said. “When my kids were hurt back in 1995, she held me to
  
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• Ottawa police say case of missing woman now a homicide investigation - CBC.ca

  26-01-2019 03:09 via cbc.ca
  Ottawa police say case of missing woman now a homicide investigation  CBC.caOttawa police announced the case of a missing woman from Igloolik, Nunavut is being investigated as a homicide.
  
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• No-show snow removal by Ottawa business unacceptable, Barrhaven resident says - Global News

  26-01-2019 03:07 via globalnews.ca
  No-show snow removal by Ottawa business unacceptable, Barrhaven resident says  Global NewsA Barrhaven resident is calling out a local private snow removal company, saying Metro Snow and Ice Management left her high and dry during this week's ...
  
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• Ottawa's man in China: Who was McCallum and what was his strategy? - The Globe and Mail

  26-01-2019 02:35 via theglobeandmail.com
  Ottawa's man in China: Who was McCallum and what was his strategy?  The Globe and MailJohn McCallum, Canada's ambassador to China, arrives at a fundraising event at a Chinese restaurant in Vancouver, on Jan. 25, 2018. BEN NELMS/The Globe ...
  
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• 'Maestro' Jose Hernandez guilty on three counts of sexual assault

  26-01-2019 01:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  The young, attractive aspiring opera singers enrolled in the elite Bells Corners vocal studio knew him as “Maestro” — a renowned vocal coach to Canadian A-list celebrities and a near-godlike figure who claimed he possessed healing powers.
  On Friday, a judge found Jose Hernandez, 73, guilty on three counts of sexual assault during vocal lessons and “healing sessions” with three students, who were emotional in the courtroom as Justice Charles Hackland read his decisio
  
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• Candlelight vigil held for bus crash victims

  26-01-2019 01:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  An outdoor candlelight vigil was held Friday evening at the Eva James Memorial Community Centre in Bridlewood to remember the victims of the Route 269 bus crash on Jan. 11.
  Bruce Thomlinson, 56, Judy Booth, 57, and Anja Van Beek, 65, were killed and 23 others were injured two weeks ago when an OC Transpo bus slammed into the Westboro Transitway station.
  Friday’s ceremony was to be followed by an indoor community gathering with refreshments and an opportunity to sign the book of condolences
  
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