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• 'We are grieving': Queensway Carleton CEO dies suddenly

  12-02-2019 23:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  Tom Schonberg, Queensway Carleton Hospital’s well-loved president and chief executive, died suddenly Monday night after being rushed by ambulance to the hospital he had led for more than 20 years.
  On Tuesday, the hospital’s board of directors named Leah Levesque as acting CEO. Throughout the day, hospital officials met with and comforted staff.
  “We are grieving and we are remembering,” said Greg Hedgecoe, vice-president of organizational effectiveness, diagnostics and cor
  
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• MAN ON LIFE SUPPORT: Ottawa cops homicide squad probe stabbing - Ottawa Sun

  12-02-2019 23:06
  MAN ON LIFE SUPPORT: Ottawa cops homicide squad probe stabbing  Ottawa SunOttawa police homicide detectives have now taken over the case of a Friday afternoon Lowertown stabbing that left a man on life support.Patrol officers ...
  
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• How to survive a Snowpocalypse in Ottawa: A comprehensive guide

  12-02-2019 22:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
  While he didn’t say it in reference to a coming snowpocalypse, Benjamin Franklin’s famous line suits Ottawa’s present weather situation just as well. A snow storm — forecasted to start midday Tuesday and dump 30 to 40 centimetres of snow by Wednesday — is poised to seriously disrupt life in the capital. To help you weather the storm, this newspaper has created a guide to surviving snowmageddon.
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• How to survive a Snowpocalypse in Ottawa: A comprehensive guide - Ottawa Citizen

  12-02-2019 22:10
  How to survive a Snowpocalypse in Ottawa: A comprehensive guide  Ottawa CitizenWhile he didn't say it in reference to a coming snowpocalypse, Benjamin Franklin's famous line suits Ottawa's present weather situation just as well. A snow ...
  
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• Special coverage from Ottawa on Jody Wilson-Raybould's resignation - CBC.ca

  12-02-2019 22:01
  Special coverage from Ottawa on Jody Wilson-Raybould's resignation  CBC.caWatch an extended edition of CBC News Network's Power & Politics on former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould's resignation from Prime Minister Justin ...
  
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• 'I am concerned': City and mayor skeptical RTG can meet LRT handover deadline

  12-02-2019 21:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Despite assurances from Rideau Transit Group the $2.1-billion rail line is on track to meet its handover deadline on March 31, the mayor and the city’s transportation head don’t believe it, raising the possibility that the LRT will miss a third construction deadline.
  The schism between supplier and customer was revealed Tuesday during a meeting of council’s finance and economic development committee, with the head of RTG telling the mayor and councillors that the cons
  
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• uOttawa students vote out student federation accused of mismanagement

  12-02-2019 21:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  Students at the University of Ottawa have voted out the student association that had been accused of mismanagement.
  In a referendum held Feb. 8 to 11, undergraduate students overwhelmingly chose a new group, the University of Ottawa Students’ Union, to represent them.
  Only 25 per cent of votes were cast in favour of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa, which had represented undergraduate students for more than 60 years.
  Just under 17 per cent of the 33,684 students eligible
  
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• 'Hazardous' conditions ahead with up to 35 cm of snow

  12-02-2019 21:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  A winter storm warning is in effect – along with school bus cancellations and even school closures outside the city – with Environment Canada predicting 25 to 35 cm of snow will fall from late Tuesday morning into Wednesday coupled with high winds as a Colorado Low sweeps across the region.
  “Hazardous winter conditions are expected,” weather watchers warned.
  “Snow at times heavy will begin this afternoon and continue into Wednesday. Easterly winds gusting up to 60 k
  
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• All schools closed, public meetings cancelled in Ottawa in anticipation of winter storm - Global News

  12-02-2019 21:38
  All schools closed, public meetings cancelled in Ottawa in anticipation of winter storm  Global NewsOttawa city council, Ottawa police, Ottawa public health and even the University of Ottawa have all postponed or outright cancelled events in anticipation of the ...
  
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• Ottawa pledges $1.45M to protect 7 ecological sites in Nova Scotia - CBC.ca

  12-02-2019 21:21
  Ottawa pledges $1.45M to protect 7 ecological sites in Nova Scotia  CBC.caThe federal government is pledging up to $1.45 million in a campaign to protect 1,200 hectares of ecologically valuable land at seven sites in Nova Scotia.
  
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• Denley: Making OC Transpo 'free' won't fix quality issues

  12-02-2019 21:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  Free Transit Ottawa deserves a lot of credit for putting the spotlight on the deficiencies of Ottawa’s transit service. The idea of challenging councillors to use the transit system for which they are responsible was simple, but effective. This kind of transit-rider activism is long overdue.
  It wasn’t much of a surprise to see councillors discover that bus stops are difficult to get to at this time of year, buses often run late or not at all, and they are usually packed. This is a sy
  
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• Missing 22-year-old Cornwall woman, known to frequent Ottawa - OttawaMatters.com

  12-02-2019 20:13
  Missing 22-year-old Cornwall woman, known to frequent Ottawa  OttawaMatters.comPolice do not suspect foul play in the disappearance of Brittany Collison, but want to confirm her well being. 0. about 5 hours ago by: Mike Vlasveld. Brittany ...
  
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• Ottawa residents with plow services are nearing their annual snow clearing cap - Ottawa Citizen

  12-02-2019 18:46
  Ottawa residents with plow services are nearing their annual snow clearing cap  Ottawa CitizenWith as much as 50 centimeters of the fluffy white stuff expected to hit the nation's capital over the next 24 hours, Ottawa residents with residential snow clearing ...
  
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• Homicide squad probing Lowertown stabbing, victim on life support

  12-02-2019 18:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police homicide detectives have now taken over the case of a Friday afternoon Lowertown stabbing that left a man on life support.
  Patrol officers responded to the stabbing around 4:20 p.m. Friday and found Ilyas Ibrahim, 43, bleeding from multiple stab wounds to his upper body outside an Ottawa Community Housing apartment building at 380 Murray St.
  Ibrahim is believed to live at 380 Murray. Court records list his previous address as being down the street at the Shepherds of Good Hope shel
  
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• City of Ottawa laying out plan of attack for winter storm - OttawaMatters.com

  12-02-2019 18:44
  City of Ottawa laying out plan of attack for winter storm  OttawaMatters.comManager of Road Services says a city-wide parking ban is in place as more than a centimetre or two of snow could fall every hour overnight.
  
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• Ottawa fire facing winter congestion on roadways - OttawaMatters.com

  12-02-2019 18:36
  Ottawa fire facing winter congestion on roadways  OttawaMatters.comThe fire *service* struggles with accessing certain areas with high snow piles in the city, due to the size and width of the trucks.
  
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• As monster snow storm approaches, Ottawa residents with plow services are nearing their annual snow clearing cap

  12-02-2019 18:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  Check your snow clearing contracts Ottawa.
  With as much as 50 centimeters of the fluffy white stuff expected to hit the nation’s capital over the next 24 hours, Ottawa residents with residential snow clearing contracts are beginning to bump against their annual limits.
  According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, Ottawa has received 215.3 centimeters since the beginning of November. Most snow clearing contracts cap the amount of snow they will clear from your property. The cap is ba
  
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• Going out best bets, Feb. 14 to 20

  12-02-2019 18:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  Family
  This weekend, the National Arts Centre will be at its most child-friendly and interactive as it stages its inaugural Big Bang Festival, in keeping with a series of similarly branded European events that have delighted young audiences since 2010. Free performances will take places in the NAC’s public spaces, while ticketed mid-day concerts on Saturday and Sunday will be lynchpins of the festival. The NAC Orchestra will perform Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in Southam Hall, accompanied by a sha
  
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• Ottawa's First-Ever Coffee Festival Is Happening This Spring - Narcity

  12-02-2019 18:06
  Ottawa's First-Ever Coffee Festival Is Happening This Spring  NarcityCalling all caffeine addicts, this one's for you! Coffee is such a huge part of most of our lives and there's a reason coffee culture is such a booming industry.
  
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• More generals promoted, new positions created, Vance announces

  12-02-2019 17:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  New promotions for officers were announced Tuesday by Gen. Jon Vance, Chief of the Defence Staff.
  There are now 116 general and flag officers. Eleven of those are in the reserve force.
  Here are the promotions and appointments that were outlined in the CANFORGEN message sent out by the Canadian Forces:
  LIEUTENANT-GENERAL J.C.G. JUNEAU WILL RETIRE FROM SERVICE RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS:MAJOR-GENERAL O.H. LAVOIE WILL BE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL AND WIL
  
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• End-of-March LRT handover still on, builder says; transportation head says he's 'concerned'

  12-02-2019 17:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  The head of the LRT builder says they’re still on track for handing over the $2.1-billion transit line by March 31.
  Peter Lauch, CEO of construction consortium Rideau Transit Group, told councillors on Tuesday he’s still confident that RTG will meet the obligation.
  “We’re on track to do so,” Lauch said during a council finance and economic development committee.
  The provincial and federal governments each contributed $600 million for constructing the first phase of
  
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• Cohen: Climate change fight isn't about politics – it's about morality

  12-02-2019 17:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Green New Deal of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not the New Deal of Franklin Roosevelt. It is not the Fair Deal of Harry Truman nor the Square Deal of Theodore Roosevelt.
  But the Green New Deal is the most comprehensive legislative response to climate change yet proposed in the United States Congress. It is a progressive (if vague) statement of ambition on the environment – “a grand strategy,” some call it – at a time when the assault on the planet is rea
  
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• Virtual tour gives future LRT riders glimpse of Lyon Street station

  12-02-2019 17:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  A virtual tour of Lyon Street station launched Tuesday gives future LRT travellers a 360-degree walk through one of the main downtown stations on the Confederation Line.
  Mayor Jim Watson launched the virtual tour in a tweet Tuesday morning.
  Ahead of #ottLRT opening, a 360-degree virtual tour of Lyon Station is now available! Navigate the station levels, discover safety features, and get familiar with what your transit journey might look like when #OTrain Line 1 opens to the public. https://t.co/
  
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• Will Ottawa get keys to LRT on March 31? With weeks to go, RTG and OC Transpo have conflicting answers - Global News

  12-02-2019 16:29
  Will Ottawa get keys to LRT on March 31? With weeks to go, RTG and OC Transpo have conflicting answers  Global NewsRTG's CEO Peter Lauch says he's "confident" the consortium will hand over the LRT system on March 31, but OC Transpo's general manager John Manconi ...
  
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• Rising gunfire in Ottawa must end, trauma director urges - CBC News

  12-02-2019 15:05
  Rising gunfire in Ottawa must end, trauma director urges  CBC NewsGun violence is on the rise in Ottawa and it's time for substantial legislative change to stop it, says the Ottawa Hospital's director of medical trauma.
  
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• 'Hazardous' conditions ahead with up to 40 cm of snow

  12-02-2019 14:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  A winter storm warning is in effect – along with school bus cancellations and even school closures outside the city  – with Environment Canada predicting 30 to 40 cm of snow will fall from late Tuesday morning into Wednesday coupled with high winds as a Colorado Low sweeps across the region.
  “Hazardous winter conditions are expected,” weather watchers warned.
  “Snow at times heavy will begin this afternoon and continue into Wednesday. Easterly winds gusting up t
  
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• 'Lambo' clocked at 168 km/h nabbed on local roads

  12-02-2019 14:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  A pair of brothers racing each other along Limebank Road and a Lamborghini driver nailed on Highway 7 were among the high-milers who started the week with a stunt driving charge, a tow to the impound lot and a driver’s licence suspension.
  The OPP stopped the purple Lamborghini on Highway 7 near Hazeldean Road going 168 km/h in the 100 km/h zone – which would be dangerous even if the road had been bare and dry, police noted. Ahead of Tuesday’s storm, “adjust your driv
  
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• The Daily Chase: SNC scandal snowballs in Ottawa; Aurora earnings - BNNBloomberg.ca

  12-02-2019 14:01
  The Daily Chase: SNC scandal snowballs in Ottawa; Aurora earnings  BNNBloomberg.caThe SNC scandal is still snowballing in Ottawa. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said yesterday afternoon he welcomes the ethics commissioner's examination of ...
  
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• Speeding Lamborghini, racing brothers among 'stunt drivers' nabbed outside Ottawa - Driving

  12-02-2019 13:56
  Speeding Lamborghini, racing brothers among 'stunt drivers' nabbed outside Ottawa  DrivingA pair of brothers racing each other along Limebank Road in Ottawa; and a Lamborghini driver nailed on Highway 7 were among the high-milers who started the ...
  
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• Shopify Q4 revenues up 54 per cent, passes $1 billion annual sales mark

  12-02-2019 13:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  Shopify reported a 54 per cent year over year jump in fourth quarter revenues to $343.9.1 million.
  This was significantly ahead of the consensus estimate of $327.7 million as tracked by Thomson Reuters. (All figures in U.S. dollars.)
  The e-commerce technology firm also reported an operating loss of $9.5 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, up from $6.1 million during the same period a year ago.
  This marks the 14th consecutive quarter the Ottawa firm has exceeded analys
  
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• Update: Ottawa's Shopify passes US$1B in annual revenues, looks abroad for next billion - Ottawa Business Journal

  12-02-2019 13:32
  Update: Ottawa's Shopify passes US$1B in annual revenues, looks abroad for next billion  Ottawa Business JournalShopify passed a major milestone – and did so faster than any other SaaS firm before it – in its fourth quarter earnings report on Tuesday.
  
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• Water infiltration, concrete 'honeycombing' part of rectified defects at Rideau Station

  12-02-2019 13:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  Inspectors looking for construction snafus in Ottawa’s largest infrastructure project found water infiltration, drainage glitches and concrete defects at the Rideau LRT station last year, city records reveal.
  The city recently released 25 more “non-conformance” reports to researcher Ken Rubin under access-to-information law. They are the same kind of inspection records whose details were reported by this newspaper last month and in August 2018. A ruling last year by the pr
  
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• Bradley: Michael Wilson's remarkable leadership on mental health

  12-02-2019 13:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  I worked closely with Michael Wilson for the last four years. Since 2015, when he was named board chair of the Mental Health Commission of Canada, I spoke to him almost weekly.
  He had many important jobs and was juggling many responsibilities — from his position at Barclays to his role as chancellor of the University of Toronto and the numerous boards to which he lent his expertise. But regardless of his competing demands, he was unfailingly generous with his time. To have a leader of Mich
  
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• Dunn and Mitta: Let Ottawa seniors pick their 'ride-free' Transpo day

  12-02-2019 13:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Council on Aging of Ottawa is a planning and advocacy organization that has represented the voice of seniors in Ottawa for more than 40 years. The Ottawa Seniors Transportation Committee (OSTC) is one of eight action committees of the council.
  Our mandate is to identify barriers to accessibility and gaps in transit service, particularly relating to Ottawa seniors and adults with disabilities. We have a proposal to make to Ottawa Council that we believe will not be expensive but will be of be
  
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• Ottawa to fund cleanup of buildings, debris on iconic Sable Island - CBC.ca

  12-02-2019 12:42
  Ottawa to fund cleanup of buildings, debris on iconic Sable Island  CBC.caOttawa announced $3.4 million Monday to remove surplus buildings and other debris from Sable Island National Park Reserve.
  
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• Today's letters: The SNC-Lavalin affair is a mess

  12-02-2019 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Crimes are committed by people, not corporations
  Re: For SNC it’s been years of legal fights, Feb. 9.
  While reading about the SNC-Lavalin mess, two thoughts occurred to me:
  (1) “SNC argued that a prosecution would unduly subject innocent people to injury, including investors, employees, customers and pensioners.” I agree that the innocent should not be injured, but SNC did not “argue” anything; some person made the argument. Despite the ridiculous myth that a corpor
  
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• Diplomats caught on the wrong side of the law

  12-02-2019 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Assaults. Drunk driving. Stunt driving. Threats. It’s been another six months in the lives of foreign diplomats in Canada, as collected in the old-fashioned police blotter style of reports from Global Affairs Canada.
  The most serious offences in the latest reports show that one vice-consul was recalled by his country after legal troubles here, and there are assault charges against another senior official.
  The details are contained in two quarterly reports recently released by Global Affair
  
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• What's open and closed in Ottawa on Family Day - CBC.ca

  12-02-2019 10:00
  What's open and closed in Ottawa on Family Day  CBC.caFamily Day is Monday, Feb. 18 and many cultural sites, attractions and stores will be operating on a different schedule or closed altogether. To make sure you're ...
  
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• Here's what's open and closed in Ottawa on Family Day - CBC.ca

  12-02-2019 10:00
  Here's what's open and closed in Ottawa on Family Day  CBC.caFamily Day is Monday, Feb. 18 and many cultural sites, attractions and stores will be operating on a different schedule or closed altogether. To make sure you're ...
  
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• Snowpocalypse: expect mayhem, delays and snow days around capital - Ottawa Citizen

  12-02-2019 09:00
  Snowpocalypse: expect mayhem, delays and snow days around capital  Ottawa CitizenA massive winter storm expected to dump one of the largest snowfalls of 2019 on the capital blew in around 4 p.m. Tuesday with gusting winds whipping the ...
  
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• Victims of improper sexual conduct in Canadian Forces aren’t well supported, MPs told

  12-02-2019 05:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  Last week former Supreme Court judge Marie Deschamps, who wrote a major report on sexual misconduct in the Canadian Forces, told parliamentarians her concerns about the military’s response to the issue.
  She pointed out that the Canadian Forces has been slow to change its highly sexualized culture even though Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan Vance launched a wide-ranging effort known as Operation Honour to eliminate abuse, harassment and assault in the ranks.
  During her year-long in
  
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• Trump mocks O'Rourke in Texas amid duelling rallies over wall - Ottawa Citizen

  12-02-2019 04:27
  Trump mocks O'Rourke in Texas amid duelling rallies over wall  Ottawa CitizenEL PASO, Texas — U.S. President Donald Trump charged ahead with his pledge to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, skimming over the details of ...
  
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• Refugee footballer freed by Thailand returns to Australia - Ottawa Citizen

  12-02-2019 03:53
  Refugee footballer freed by Thailand returns to Australia  Ottawa CitizenCANBERRA, Australia — A refugee soccer player thanked Australians on his return home Tuesday hours after the threat of extradition to Bahrain was lifted and ...
  
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• Heron Gate developer pledges no more mass evictions in 'social contract'

  12-02-2019 03:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  There will not be a repeat of the mass evictions that forced families from their homes and enraged many in the Heron Gate community last spring, executives with developer Timbercreek pledged at a community consultation Monday night.
  In the first update since early December on the plan to redevelop 40 acres of land in the heart of the Heron Gate community, Timbercreek executives and consultants, along with Alta Vista Coun. Jean Cloutier, rolled out some of the first conceptual sketches of what th
  
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• Affordable housing projects in Vancouver get funding boost from Ottawa - CityNews Vancouver

  12-02-2019 03:37
  Affordable housing projects in Vancouver get funding boost from Ottawa  CityNews VancouverThe re-development of the Union Gospel Mission's Women and Families Centre is one of three affordable housing projects announced by Prime Minister Justin ...
  
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• Twins in: Sedins headed for B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame - Ottawa Citizen

  12-02-2019 03:03
  Twins in: Sedins headed for B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame  Ottawa CitizenThe post-career honours are starting to flow for the Sedin twins.
  
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• FRIESEN: Air quality main concern for Bombers' Walters - Ottawa Citizen

  12-02-2019 01:44
  FRIESEN: Air quality main concern for Bombers' Walters  Ottawa CitizenThe budget is tight and the competition will be fierce, but that isn't likely to stop Blue Bombers GM Kyle Walters from taking his big bat into CFL free agency, ...
  
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• Murder victim to posthumously receive GG's medal of bravery

  12-02-2019 01:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  Michael Wassill died a hero.
  And now, nearly six years after his murder, he will be posthumously recognized for the bravery of his final living act — shielding a friend from the man who would end up killing him.
  Gov. Gen. Julie Payette is set to award Wassill the Medal of Bravery this week.
  Wassill, 20, had been letting a friend who feared her former boyfriend stay at his family’s home on Fernleaf Crescent in Orléans in May 2013.
  On a Wednesday afternoon, Carson Morin, the wom
  
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• Ottawa Senators bracing for the storm, on and off the ice - Ottawa Sun

  12-02-2019 00:59
  Ottawa Senators bracing for the storm, on and off the ice  Ottawa SunWith a winter storm and the Hurricanes coming Tuesday, the new favourite game for Ottawa Senators fans is to ask the “what next” questions.
  
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• Blossom Park home heavily damaged by fire

  12-02-2019 00:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa firefighters battled a two-alarm house fire on Hunter Point Crescent on Monday afternoon.
  Dispatchers received multiple 911 calls were just after 4 p.m. reporting heavy smoke and flames visible from the home.
  The intensity and rapid spread of the fire prompted a second alarm within minutes of the firefighters’ arrival.
  The fire was declared under control at 5:03 p.m., loss stopped was declared at 5:28 p.m., and firefighters began salvage operations to retrieve items from inside the
  
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