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• Mayor Watson says it's 'asinine' to muse about not building Stage 2 LRT, which would be $1.2B more than previously estimated

  26-02-2019 23:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  Mayor Jim Watson says it’s “absolutely asinine” to consider not proceeding with Stage 2 LRT, while one of his council foes is questioning if he would fulfil his re-election promise at any cost.
  Watson told reporters in Toronto on Tuesday that the public is “very much on board” with the Stage 2 program, which now has a price tag of $4.6 billion, up from the $3.4 billion council had been told it would cost to extend tracks to Moodie Drive, Algonquin College, Trim Road
  
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• Clark Davey, 1928-2019: 'The true journalist of journalists'

  26-02-2019 23:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  He was a champion of the sort of investigative journalism that, in his words, has “the kind of impact that moves peoples’ hearts and their minds, that stirs their sense of justice, and changes the rules and the laws, to make our society a better place.”
  Clark Davey, one of the great newspapermen and among the few who rose from a small-town reporter’s desk to managing editors’ offices and publishers’ boardrooms in the largest papers across the country, died Mon
  
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• Woman starts her week at casino, and it pays off

  26-02-2019 23:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  An Ottawa woman won more than $1.7 million at the Casino du Lac Leamy on Monday.
  The woman was at the casino on Monday morning and won the prize at the Powerbucks slot machine about 11:30 a.m.
  Powerbucks offers a progressive jackpot that starts at $1 million. It links online and casino slots and connects Quebec players to those in British Columbia and Manitoba. Players from all three provinces make wagers online and in the casino, causing the jackpot to grow quickly. The minimum wager is just 50
  
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• No more extensions in LeBreton mediation, Heritage Minister says

  26-02-2019 23:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  It seemed like loads of time. In mid-January the National Capital Commission granted the feuding Rendezvous LeBreton partners an extension until Feb. 28 to reach a deal on the 20-year, $4 billion project to redevelop LeBreton Flats.
  Turns out, there was too much time. It’s rare that a mediation effort — such as the one led here by former Ontario chief justice Warren Winkler — lasts much longer than a day or two. Often it takes the threat of a real deadline to force changes in p
  
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• Going out best bets, Feb. 28 to March 6

  26-02-2019 23:24 via ottawacitizen.com
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  With her 2018 album Meaning To Tell Ya, veteran Toronto vocalist and performer Molly Johnson released a milestone recording. The disc was rich with original music that drew on soul, funk, jazz and groovy influences and it benefitted from the seasoned support of Grammy-winning producer Larry Klein, who has helped craft albums by Joni Mitchell, Tracey Chapman and Norah Jones. Not surprisingly, Johnson’s album is up for an adult contemporary album Juno Award this year. You can hear Johnso
  
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• Ottawa residents file objections to proposed Wellington West Village pot shop

  26-02-2019 22:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  Some Ottawa residents have told the provincial agency in charge of licensing cannabis shops they have concerns about the one proposed for Wellington West Village.
  The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario received 42 comments about the store called Superette, which has been proposed for 1306 Wellington St. West, said AGCO spokesperson Ray Kahnert.
  “Generally speaking, while some were in favour, most were opposed and related to issues such as neighborhood congestion, traffic, parking and
  
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• Ottawa-based Martello's revenues, expenses soar in Q3 on the back of M&A strategy - Ottawa Business Journal

  26-02-2019 22:34 via obj.ca
  Ottawa-based Martello's revenues, expenses soar in Q3 on the back of M&A strategy  Ottawa Business JournalMartello Technologies' “build-and-buy” growth strategy is bearing fruit, company officials said Tuesday after the Kanata software firm reported a 136 per cent ...
  
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• Two teenage boys charged after robbery in washroom at Rideau Street mall

  26-02-2019 22:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two boys under the age of 18 were charged with robbery after they allegedly attacked a man in his 70s and took his money.
  The man suffered minor injuries on Monday afternoon when he was attacked in a mall washroom near the west end of Rideau Street. Police didn’t identify the mall.
  Suspects fled the area after the attack, police said. The boys were later arrested and charged. They were released on conditions, pending their trial.ALSO IN THE NEWS:
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• Ottawa residents file objections to proposed Wellington West Village pot shop - Ottawa Citizen

  26-02-2019 22:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa residents file objections to proposed Wellington West Village pot shop  Ottawa CitizenSome Ottawa residents have told the provincial agency in charge of licensing cannabis shops they have concerns about the one proposed for Wellington West ...
  
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• Canadian Tire applies to build store at Carlingwood

  26-02-2019 22:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  Canadian Tire is planning a new store at the Carlingwood Shopping Centre, with an eye on closing its outlet just 2.5 kilometres east on Carling Avenue.
  A spokesman for the company said moving west from Carling and Clyde Avenue to the intersection of Carling and Woodroffe Avenue “will enable us to improve our customers’ shopping experience and better meet the needs of the community.”
  Carlingwood, which opened in 1956, has been looking for another retail anchor since the Sears ou
  
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• Two Ottawa residents among four more men charged in Vancouver gang crackdown - CTV News

  26-02-2019 21:58 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Two Ottawa residents among four more men charged in Vancouver gang crackdown  CTV NewsVancouver police have announced additional arrests and charges in a gang crackdown they say has already resulted in more than 200 charges against 38 ...
  
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• NB Power could face $18M carbon tax bill as Ottawa toughens approach - CBC News

  26-02-2019 21:14 via cbc.ca
  NB Power could face $18M carbon tax bill as Ottawa toughens approach  CBC NewsTougher federal treatment of generating stations that burn coal and petroleum coke, quietly being proposed for next January, could mean an $18 million carbon ...
  
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• Four charged after thousands in stolen alcohol, perfume and cellphones found in traffic stop

  26-02-2019 20:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  Four people from Southern Ontario face charges after OPP officers stopped a vehicle on Highway 401 as they responded to a reported theft at an Edwardsburg Township liquor store.
  Thousands of dollars worth of alcohol, perfume and cellphones were seized in what’s become a jurisdiction-spanning theft investigation, police said.
  OPP officers stopped the vehicle in Leeds and Thousand Islands Township at about 5 p.m. Sunday.
  Karnelle Black, 43, of Hamilton is charged with possession of property
  
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• Ottawa men facing conspiracy to commit murder in Vancouver case - OttawaMatters.com

  26-02-2019 20:40 via ottawamatters.com
  Ottawa men facing conspiracy to commit murder in Vancouver case  OttawaMatters.comTwo Ottawa men are among four charged by Vancouver police through Project Territory, a key element of Taskforce Tourniquet, which has proven to be one of ...
  
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• Federal public servants, stressed over pay problems, set to rally in Ottawa on third Phoenix anniversary

  26-02-2019 20:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Public Service Alliance of Canada is planning a rally in downtown Ottawa Thursday to mark the three-year anniversary of the Phoenix pay system rollout.
  The union said recent numbers show that pay problems continue to stress many federal public servants, and want to see more action from the government to reduce the backlog of unresolved Phoenix transactions, a timeline for a return to pay normalcy, and damages to compensate those affected.
  According to the 2018 Public Service Employee Survey,
  
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• Good news: Skateway reopens Wednesday, Bad news: Wind chill forecast is -30

  26-02-2019 20:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  This bitter cold has a bright side.
  All 7.8 kilometres of the Rideau Canal Skateway reopen at 8 a.m. Wednesday.
  With warm, wet weather in the forecast, the skateway closed on the night of Feb. 23 to preserve the ice surface pending colder weather.
  And we’re in “luck” –  the forecast is for a low of -24 C overnight with a frostbite advisory.
  Bundle up, skaters: Wednesday morning’s wind chill forecast is -30.
  The #RideauCanal Skateway will reopen its full length
  
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• Federal public servants, stressed over pay problems, set to rally in Ottawa on third Phoenix anniversary - Ottawa Citizen

  26-02-2019 20:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  Federal public servants, stressed over pay problems, set to rally in Ottawa on third Phoenix anniversary  Ottawa CitizenThe Public *Service* Alliance of Canada is planning a rally in downtown Ottawa Thursday to mark the three-year anniversary of the Phoenix pay system rollout.
  
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• Quebec police seek suspicious car in covered bridge fire

  26-02-2019 20:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  Quebec police are seeking public assistance in tracking down a car suspected of being involved in an arson fire that destroyed an historic covered bridge near Low on Jan. 19.
  Police were called to a fire at the Kelly Bridge, which spans Stag Creek, at about 6 p.m. in the middle of a snowstorm.
  Firefighters also responded to the call, but said the bridge could not be saved because the fire was too far advanced.
  The Kelly Bridge was the second-oldest covered bridge in the Outaouais region, accordi
  
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• Budget Officer’s analysis of used Australian F-18 deal to be released Thursday

  26-02-2019 19:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Parliamentary Budget Officer will release his report Thursday on the federal government’s purchase of used Australian F-18 fighter jets for the Canadian Forces.
  Yves Giroux’s report will be a fiscal analysis of the government’s acquisition of the 25 aircraft.
  Eighteen of the Australian F-18 aircraft will eventually be flying for the Canadian Forces, while another seven will be used for testing and spare parts.
  The Royal Canadian Air Force are using the jets as interim fight
  
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• Gutted: What's left of the Ottawa Senators? - CBC.ca

  26-02-2019 19:48 via cbc.ca
  Gutted: What's left of the Ottawa Senators?  CBC.caMatt Duchene. Ryan Dzingel. Mark Stone. And, what must seem to Senators fans like an eternity ago, team captain and generational bright light Erik Karlsson.
  
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• OSPCA, police probing Ottawa man's dog abuse boasts

  26-02-2019 19:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  An Ottawa man’s social media boasts of abusing his dog are under investigation by police and the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
  In Facebook posts that have since been taken down or made private, the man claimed to have given his pit bull-type pup cannabis edibles and an animal is pictured with its muzzle tied shut.
  Ottawa police spokesman Const. Chuck Benoit said police are aware of the allegations and are investigating.
  Ontario SPCA spokeswoman Melissa Kosowan c
  
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• Chatham-based company expanding TekSavvy TV into Ottawa - Chatham Daily News

  26-02-2019 18:26 via chathamdailynews.ca
  Chatham-based company expanding TekSavvy TV into Ottawa  Chatham Daily NewsChatham-based TekSavvy and its affiliate cable company Hastings Cable Vision, is moving forward with the expansion of its IPTV *service*, TekSavvy TV.
  
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• Ottawa police tightening belt in 2019 - CBC.ca

  26-02-2019 18:07 via cbc.ca
  Ottawa police tightening belt in 2019  CBC.caThe Ottawa Police *Service* (OPS) will aim to keep a lid on overtime, up fees for paid-duty officers and cut back on training and travel to wrestle its 2019 budget in ...
  
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• Cohen: On Mueller report, which way will Trump's attorney general go?

  26-02-2019 17:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  WASHINGTON – Donald Trump is feeling good about William Barr, the 85th Attorney General of the United States. While he insults everyone else, he salutes the man who could undo his presidency.
  “He’s a tremendous man and a tremendous person who really respects the justice system,” Trump gushed when asked about Barr and his responsibility for the report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller. “So that’ll be totally up to him.”
  Later, with Barr in the audience, h
  
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• Revisor at NAC reunites Olivier Award-winning duo of Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young

  26-02-2019 17:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  Kidd Pivot artistic director Crystal Pite and Electric Company Theatre Co-founder Jonathon Young produced an international hit with Betroffenheit. The dance/theatre hybrid that came out of the two acclaimed artists’ collaboration went on to win a 2015 Olivier Award, selling out everywhere it toured.
  At the time, it was Pite’s second Olivier win. She added another in 2018 for her piece Flight Pattern created for the Royal Ballet.
  Pite and Young return with Revisor in 2019. The work wa
  
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• Firefighters battle blaze at Dunrobin-area home

  26-02-2019 17:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  Motorists are asked to give firefighters room to shuttle water to the scene of a house fire in the Dunrobin area Tuesday morning.
  Five people were awaiting the help of the Red Cross and Salvation Army after the Greenland Road home was engulfed in flames.
  Ottawa paramedics treated one 20-year-old man for smoke inhalation symptoms. He was released at the scene.
  Smoke and flames were visible at the scene between Vances Side Road and Pine Valley Court at the time of the 8:37 a.m. 911 call.
  The fire
  
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• Former Cannabis Culture dispensary on Bank Street may soon be a legal cannabis store

  26-02-2019 17:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  The building on Bank Street in Centretown that was once home to one of the city’s most popular illegal dispensaries may re-open this spring as a legal cannabis shop.
  An Ontario pot-shop lottery winner has proposed opening a store called HOBO Recreational Cannabis Store at 391 Bank St. near Gladstone Avenue, the site of the former Cannabis Culture dispensary.
  The store location was posted Tuesday morning by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for public comment.
  Only 25 stores are
  
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• Street Tweets! - CTV News

  26-02-2019 17:25 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Street Tweets!  CTV NewsThe snow, the rain, the ice and the deep freeze… this winter's weather is taking a toll on Ottawa roads. From Kanata to Orléans, some residents are calling their ...
  
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• Richardson: Diversity at the Oscars an early salvo in the culture wars

  26-02-2019 17:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  There was no host, everyone was surprised by the Best Picture winner, and the immediate consensus was that it was boring. But the most interesting thing about the 2019 Academy Awards ceremony was the way in which it shed light on the American culture wars that rage around gender, race relations and immigration.
  In the wake of #metoo and the women’s marches in Washington D.C. and around the world, the 2019 Oscars kicked off with three women presenting an award to a woman. “Don’t
  
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• Chateau Laurier unveils design tweaks for new addition - CTV News

  26-02-2019 17:16 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Chateau Laurier unveils design tweaks for new addition  CTV NewsThe City of Ottawa has unveiled the latest proposed design for an addition to the Fairmont Chateau Laurier hotel.
  
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• Ottawa firefighters tackle Dunrobin-area house blaze - OttawaMatters.com

  26-02-2019 16:31 via ottawamatters.com
  Ottawa firefighters tackle Dunrobin-area house blaze  OttawaMatters.comOttawa fire crews are working to secure the scene of a house fire on Greenland Road near Vances Side Road in the Dunrobin area. Firefighters were called to ...
  
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• Adam: Doug Ford, Lisa MacLeod must start over on Ontario autism plan

  26-02-2019 16:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  The more we learn about the Ontario government’s new autism program, the worse it gets. The latest reports, that the government misled parents about the waiting list, leaves it with no credibility on the issue any more. Premier Doug Ford now has no choice but to reverse course.
  However laudable the goal of helping the 23,000 autistic children on the waiting list get the treatment they need, it is clear the policy has been mishandled. And it’s not just about Children, Community and So
  
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• Ottawa the province's fourth 'rattiest' city, according to Orkin - OttawaMatters.com

  26-02-2019 16:10 via ottawamatters.com
  Ottawa the province's fourth 'rattiest' city, according to Orkin  OttawaMatters.comPest control company Orkin Canada has put together a list of the top 25 'rattiest' cities in Ontario, and Ottawa is number four. The ranking is based on the number ...
  
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• Sens fan turns to Photoshop to track 2017 lineup to the present

  26-02-2019 14:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Where are they now?
  Sens fan Matt Cox turned to photoshop to provide the answer in the form of a graphic, taking a photo from the team’s 2017 Stanley Cup run and replacing red jerseys with former players’ current team colours.
  Retiree Chris Neil lounges barefoot in the front row with a frosty beverage, Erik Karlsson is front-and-centre in San Jose Sharks’ ‘Pacific teal’ and Kyle Turris sports Nashville’s sabre tooth tiger.
  Only Cody Ceci, Mark Borowiecki, Zack
  
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• Traffic: A rare trouble-free morning

  26-02-2019 14:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  What a difference a day makes.
  After Monday’s snowy windy madness, Tuesday morning roads were clear and dry —although it’s bitterly cold and sidewalks remain downright treacherous — with the city’s traffic centre all quiet as the commute got underway.
  Well, there was one noteworthy glitch: Just before 8:30 a.m., a crash on the westbound Queensway at Bronson Avenue blocked the right lane and shoulder.
  Double-check your bus connections, however: OC Transpo had more th
  
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• TekSavvy TV Launching in Ottawa, Ontario - Canada NewsWire

  26-02-2019 14:00 via newswire.ca
  TekSavvy TV Launching in Ottawa, Ontario  Canada NewsWireOttawa rollout follows successful launch in Chatham-Kent region of Ontario CHATHAM, ON, Feb. 26, 2019 /CNW/ - TekSavvy and its affiliate cable company ...
  
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• Ottawa's Leonovus falls victim to bank fraud - Ottawa Business Journal

  26-02-2019 13:57 via obj.ca
  Ottawa's Leonovus falls victim to bank fraud  Ottawa Business JournalOttawa-based Leonovus says it's been the victim of a 'sophisticated bank fraud scam' and is looking into how badly the damages will affect its bottom line.
  
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• Sunny skies but risk of frostbite with wind chill of -29 tonight

  26-02-2019 13:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  The weather’s looking a little humdrum for Tuesday: No warnings, alerts, cautions, or heads ups in the forecast.
  But it will be a chillier than seasonal day, especially if you can’t get out of the wind.
  Tuesday’s high is forecast to be about -12 C, but the wind could make it feel like -28 early on, and -19 by the afternoon, prompting a risk of frostbite.
  Clouds are expected to roll in Tuesday night, with a deep low of -24 C, and overnight wind chills of about -29.
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• School bus driver shortage prompts cancellations - CBC.ca

  26-02-2019 13:16 via cbc.ca
  School bus driver shortage prompts cancellations  CBC.caThe agency managing Ottawa's English school buses says it's experiencing an "unprecedented and unforeseen" driver shortage this week.
  
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• Havana Syndrome, Part 2: How a dog's brain may help solve the mystery of Canadian diplomats' Cuban nightmare

  26-02-2019 13:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  Could a dog’s brain offer any clues to the mysterious concussion-like syndrome affecting Canadian and American diplomats who were posted to Cuba?
  That is one of the many threads being pulled in an effort by researchers and scientists — and those affected — to better understand the condition referred to as Havana Syndrome, which has been blamed for debilitating some Canadian diplomats and their families.
  The brains of those diplomats and their spouses are being tested at Dalhous
  
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• Today's letters: On cannabis and the local library

  26-02-2019 12:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  Pot shop location poorly chosen
  Re: Legal pot shop proposed for Wellington Street West, Feb. 11
  The flawed Ontario implementation of cannabis store rollout is about to hit us all in Ottawa. The first location on Wellington Street promises to deal out problems for customers and residents alike. While the new business location is busy renovating and erecting signs, we residents await the onslaught of frustrated drivers searching for parking, illegally parking and tying up traffic in an already-bus
  
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• ANALYSIS: City of Ottawa leaving it entirely up to other governments to fund future LRT projects

  26-02-2019 12:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  The city is entirely banking on the other two levels of government to fulfill its long-term dream to extend LRT to Kanata and Barrhaven.
  An updated long-range financial plan for the City of Ottawa’s transit program assumes that the federal and provincial governments will pay 100 per cent of future LRT projects. The plan, released last Friday along with the Stage 2 contract recommendations, accounts for transit spending through 2048, which means Kanata and Barrhaven transit customers hungry
  
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• Third pot shop now slated for Ottawa's Centretown - OttawaMatters.com

  26-02-2019 12:47 via ottawamatters.com
  Third pot shop now slated for Ottawa's Centretown  OttawaMatters.comAll five applications for brick and mortar cannabis stores in the Eastern Ontario region have now been submitted.
  
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• ANALYSIS: City of Ottawa leaving it entirely up to other governments to fund future LRT projects - Ottawa Citizen

  26-02-2019 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  ANALYSIS: City of Ottawa leaving it entirely up to other governments to fund future LRT projects  Ottawa CitizenThe city has announced that the Stage 2 price tag has ballooned to $4.6 billion from $3.4 billion.
  
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• Ottawa school bus routes cancelled this week - CTV News

  26-02-2019 11:35 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Ottawa school bus routes cancelled this week  CTV NewsThe Ottawa Student Transportation Authority says there is an immediate lack of drivers and are forced to cancel some school bus routes in Ottawa.
  
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• LRT Stage 2: What Ottawa will get for $4.66B - CBC.ca

  26-02-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  LRT Stage 2: What Ottawa will get for $4.66B  CBC.caTake a look at how the City of Ottawa plans to build 24 new LRT stations and extend the track east to Orléans, south to Riverside South and west to Baseline ...
  
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• Is Bells Corners Ottawa's next Westboro? - CBC.ca

  26-02-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Is Bells Corners Ottawa's next Westboro?  CBC.caThe area's business boosters want you to think so, and are heralding recent development in the west-end neighbourhood as signs of an unprecedented ...
  
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• 'Rot in hell': Andy Nevin's family won't forgive 'heartless monster' who covered tracks in deadly hit-and-run

  26-02-2019 03:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  It was the cops, not his conscience, that caught up with Deinsberg St-Hilaire.
  Hilaire, 42, had no intention of turning himself in for the June 28, 2015 hit-and-run that killed Andy Nevin, who was riding a bike along Leitrim Road.
  In fact, while Nevin’s family — including his two sons — was making funeral plans, St-Hilaire was covering his tracks in a most calculated way. He tarped the truck that was all over the news, had it repaired and took it to the car wash. St-Hilaire als
  
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• Canadiens need win in New Jersey - Ottawa Citizen

  26-02-2019 03:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  Canadiens need win in New Jersey  Ottawa CitizenKurtis Gabriel danced past Shea Weber and Victor Mete to make it 2-0 three minutes in. In the first period, Nathan Bastian beat Weber's coverage and was alone ...
  
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• Most senior Catholic charged with child sex abuse convicted - Ottawa Citizen

  26-02-2019 03:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  Most senior Catholic charged with child sex abuse convicted  Ottawa CitizenMELBOURNE, Australia — The most senior Catholic cleric ever charged with child sex abuse has been convicted of molesting two choirboys moments after ...
  
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