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• Police officer injured, dog shot and killed in Vanier

  01-03-2019 23:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  A female police officer who was attacked by a dog in Vanier on Friday morning shot and killed the animal in self-defence.
  The officer was taken to hospital.
  The attack happened near the west end of Deschamps Avenue, police said. A spokeswoman said officers were there to help a “partner agency,” but she wouldn’t identify it or explain why police were needed. She said the police “partners” involved were not paramedics or firefighters.
  Neighbours believed the incident
  
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• The peoples' verdict: 'To hell with' the NHL on LeBreton

  01-03-2019 23:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  Whispers in the wind. It seems Trinity Development founder John Ruddy and partner Graham Bird are still very much interested in participating in the re-launch of the LeBreton Flats project.
  If that’s true, they will be very interested in the results of an opinion survey about LeBreton’s next steps which will be outlined March 7 by the National Capital Commission.
  An online survey of 772 Ottawa residents by Ekos Research Associates this past week suggests there is a significant majori
  
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• Dog shot and killed by Ottawa Police officer - CTV News

  01-03-2019 23:00 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Dog shot and killed by Ottawa Police officer  CTV NewsAn Ottawa Police officer shot and killed a dog late Friday morning, after she was attacked while responding to a call.
  
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• Ottawa-based Kinaxis passes $150M annual revenue mark in fiscal 2018 - Ottawa Business Journal

  01-03-2019 22:39 via obj.ca
  Ottawa-based Kinaxis passes $150M annual revenue mark in fiscal 2018  Ottawa Business JournalOttawa's Kinaxis cracked the $150-million mark in annual revenues for the first time in its history in fiscal 2018, but its bottom line took a hit as the company ...
  
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• Seventeen candidates battle for Rideau-Rockcliffe seat in municipal byelection

  01-03-2019 22:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  Seventeen candidates are fighting to be the next city councillor for Rideau-Rockcliffe ward in a municipal byelection.
  The ballot for the April 15 vote was finalized Friday after nominations closed at 2 p.m.
  Tobi Nussbaum vacated the council seat on Jan. 25 to take over as CEO of the National Capital Commission. He won re-election Oct. 22 and started the four-year term on Dec. 1, before being named on Dec. 13 as the incoming chief executive of the federal agency. Nussbaum officially began his fo
  
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• Is LeBreton Flats cursed?

  01-03-2019 22:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  That noise you just heard was Robert Randall, now about 250 years old, snorting a great guffaw from his Drummond Hill Cemetery grave in Niagara Falls.
  “LeBreton Flats?” you can hear him thunder across the miles and centuries. “Let me tell you about LeBreton Flats! IT’S CURSED!”
  If you run your fingers over Randall’s headstone (he spelled his name Randal in later years), you might still be able to make out the inscription that has been worn almost smooth by lif
  
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• City of Ottawa to replace 'beep' reversing alarms with 'whoosh' on entire snow-clearing fleet - OttawaMatters.com

  01-03-2019 21:53 via ottawamatters.com
  City of Ottawa to replace 'beep' reversing alarms with 'whoosh' on entire snow-clearing fleet  OttawaMatters.comIt tested out the new sound on some of its vehicles this season, and has decided to expand the program.
  
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• Anthony Duclair Has Chance To Revive Career With Ottawa Senators - Last Word on Hockey

  01-03-2019 21:52 via lastwordonhockey.com
  Anthony Duclair Has Chance To Revive Career With Ottawa Senators  Last Word on HockeyHowever, the Ottawa Senators also got a very interesting piece in Anthony Duclair. He is an RFA at the end of the season.
  
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• 17 candidates on ballot in Ottawa’s Rideau-Rockcliffe byelection - Global News

  01-03-2019 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  17 candidates on ballot in Ottawa’s Rideau-Rockcliffe byelection  Global NewsThere will be 17 names on the ballot when residents of Rideau-Rockcliffe head to the polls on April 15 — for the second time in six months — to vote for who ...
  
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• Police seek woman, 24, missing since August

  01-03-2019 20:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  City police are asking the public to help them find a 24-year-old woman whose family is “greatly concerned for her safety.”
  Relatives have not spoken to Jennifer Giroux-Matte since August, according to police, who said they were recently made aware that she was missing.
  Giroux-Matte, who is known to spend time downtown, is five foot, four inches tall with a medium build and shoulder-length brown hair.
  Anyone with information is asked to call city police at 613-236-1222. Those who don
  
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• Is LeBreton Flats cursed? - Ottawa Citizen

  01-03-2019 20:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  Is LeBreton Flats cursed?  Ottawa CitizenLeBreton Flats?” you can hear him thunder across the miles and centuries. “Let me tell you about LeBreton Flats! IT'S CURSED!”
  
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• Police issue alert after 10 'distraction thefts' in four days

  01-03-2019 19:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  Thieves are using distractions like helping a mark carry their groceries in a string of thefts, city police warn after recording 10 of the incidents in the past four days.
  The grifters — men and women who operate in groups of two or more — are “targeting our senior population.”
  But the elderly aren’t the only victims, police said.
  The thefts have happened outside stores, most often between noon and 4 p.m. The suspects approach the victims in public areas and parking
  
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• Traffic: Motorist, 27, charged in rush-hour Queensway crash - Ottawa Citizen

  01-03-2019 19:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  Traffic: Motorist, 27, charged in rush-hour Queensway crash  Ottawa CitizenA motorist was charged after two cars collided in the fast lane then one struck an OC Transpo bus in the slow lane on the eastbound Queensway near Pinecrest ...
  
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• Traffic: Motorist, 27, charged in rush-hour Queensway crash

  01-03-2019 19:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  A motorist was charged after two cars collided in the fast lane then one struck an OC Transpo bus in the slow lane on the eastbound Queensway near Pinecrest interchange just after 8:30 a.m., Ottawa OPP reported.
  The driver of one of the cars, 27-year-old Christopher Bernier of Ottawa, was charged with careless driving under the Highway Traffic Act, police said.
  No one was hurt.
  Rush-hour traffic was blocked for several hours.
  5 car accident East bound 417 near Greenbank. #otttraffic #ottnews pic
  
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• 'Keep your eyes open' for man missing since Feb. 16: Gatineau police

  01-03-2019 19:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police in Gatineau have again asked the public to help them in the continuing search for 45-year-old Ian Lambert who was last seen leaving a party in Aylmer almost two weeks ago.
  “Keep sharing in large numbers and keep your eyes open, it could make a difference,” police said Friday via social media.
  Friends and family of the missing man have taken to Facebook to rally search efforts for the missing civil servant, with a dedicated page “Finding Ian Lambert.”
  Lambert left t
  
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• Ottawa man charged with careless driving after Queensway crash: OPP - Global News

  01-03-2019 18:55 via globalnews.ca
  Ottawa man charged with careless driving after Queensway crash: OPP  Global NewsA 27-year-old Ottawa man has been charged with careless driving after a “minor” vehicle collision during Friday morning's rush hour on the Queensway, near ...
  
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• Rubin: Two Canadian justice ministers, two takes on transparency

  01-03-2019 18:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  What a contrast in testimonies between one former justice minister/attorney general and one new justice minister in front of parliamentary committees this week.
  New Justice Minister David Lametti came to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee Wednesday to hesitantly discuss C-58, the government’s weak access to information legislation. At the same time, former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould was giving forceful testimony at the House of Commons Justice Committee.
  Wilso
  
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• Arson squad investigating fire that destroyed Hintonburg's popular Allium restaurant

  01-03-2019 17:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa police arson squad is investigating a dramatic early morning fire that destroyed the popular Allium restaurant in Hintonburg, the Ottawa Fire Service says.
  On scene Holland Ave with @OPSArson who have assumed the investigation. @OttFire Firefighters monitoring scene for hot spots. Investigation maintenant assumé par @OttawaPolice Pompiers @IncendiesOttawa demeurent sur les lieux pour sécuriser le site #ottnews #iciottgat pic.twitter.com/RSEvl9qwWA
  — Danielle Cardin
  
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• Stittsville councillor back in the 'bus habit' after transit challenge

  01-03-2019 17:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  Stittsville Coun. Glen Gower’s self-imposed one-month transit challenge is over but he’s going to keep riding the bus whenever he can.
  Gower did the annual week-long challenge one better, taking the bus for all of February, he explained in a video posted Thursday wrapping up his experiences.
  “Overall, it was a pretty good experience,” he said, although he acknowledged some “very cold days” waiting for the bus on the Mackenzie King Bridge and even being late fo
  
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• Ottawa gets 'gold medal for winter misery,' climatologist says - CBC.ca

  01-03-2019 17:09 via cbc.ca
  Ottawa gets 'gold medal for winter misery,' climatologist says  CBC.caEnvironment Canada's senior climatologist isn't mincing words when it comes to the winter Ottawans have endured. "If I was awarding the gold medal for winter ...
  
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• Cornwall deacon caught in Florida human trafficking sting suspended

  01-03-2019 16:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  A deacon working at the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall has been suspended from ministry after he was arrested in last week’s human trafficking sweep in Vero Beach, Florida.
  Peter McBride, 78, was released on a US$1,000 bond after being charged with soliciting prostitution in a sting by Indian River County law enforcement agencies and Vero Beach police.
  Police alleged human traffickers lured women to the massage parlours, were they would be forced to work as prostitutes. Police alleged McBr
  
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• Ottawa announces partnership agreement with Sable Island Institute - TheChronicleHerald.ca

  01-03-2019 16:54 via thechronicleherald.ca
  Ottawa announces partnership agreement with Sable Island Institute  TheChronicleHerald.caHALIFAX — The federal government and a Halifax-based organization have struck a new agreement to help protect Sable Island — the windswept sandbar off ...
  
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• Ottawa's Fury Road: Five years in, can pro soccer find its footing in the capital?

  01-03-2019 16:47 via ottawacitizen.com
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  As a fan, Martin Burtt describes himself as “fairly hard-core.”
  Every year since 2014, he’s bought four Ottawa Fury FC season tickets. He’s sat in the stands next to many of the same fans through three campaigns for the Fury in the North American Soccer League and two more in the United Soccer League, and he’ll probably see them again at USL contests in 2019.
  Together, Burtt and his “neighbours” constitute an upbeat constituency of Fury FC fans,
  
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• Traffic: Hintonburg streets finally reopen after restaurant fire

  01-03-2019 16:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  Holland Avenue and other streets finally reopened at about 10 a.m. Friday following a dramatic early morning fire that destroyed Hintonburg’s popular Allium restaurant.
  Update: all roads around the fire scene on Holland Ave are re opened to public commuters.#ottnews #Otttraffic https://t.co/kA5i1jOWnT
  — Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) March 1, 2019Elsewhere, OPP said major arteries were slightly lighter than usual, although the normal westbound delays were present on the Queensway.
  How
  
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• Emergency defib saves basketball player, 16, in collapse at Orléans school

  01-03-2019 16:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  A basketball coach and other bystanders revived a 16-year-old player with a public access defibrillator when she collapsed during a game at an Orléans school, paramedics said.
  A dispatcher helped them start CPR and deliver a single shock that restarted the girl’s heart after getting a 911 call at 6:44 p.m. on Feb. 22, the Ottawa Paramedic Service said Friday.
  The girl collapsed into a seizure while playing basketball and continued to have seizures, which paramedics “aggressive
  
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• City opts to ditch beeping snow-clearing machines, go with 'whoosh' sound instead

  01-03-2019 16:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  The city has had enough of beeping snow machines.
  After reviewing a pilot project involving 62 snow-removal vehicles operating in central-Ottawa communities last winter, fleet staff want to use the “whooshing” back-up warning alarms instead of the annoying back-up beeping alarms.
  The 62-vehicle pilot project involved 35 city-owned vehicles and 27 leased units.
  The city also wants all snow removal machines contracted by city hall to have the whooshing alarms.
  Council’s transport
  
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• Marc Crawford named interim head coach of rebuilding Ottawa Senators - Ottawa Senators

  01-03-2019 16:07 via nhl.com
  Marc Crawford named interim head coach of rebuilding Ottawa Senators  Ottawa SenatorsOTTAWA - Ottawa Senators (@Senators) general manager Pierre Dorion announced today that head coach Guy Boucher has been relieved of his duties and ...
  
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• MacDougall: SNC scandal is leaving a mark voters will remember

  01-03-2019 15:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  February might be the shortest month in the calendar, but it has left the longest mark yet on Justin Trudeau on his Liberal government.
  Following the twists and turns of the SNC-Lavalin drama, it’s easy to miss the real scandal, one that will do the most damage if it fully registers. Forget the machinations of Trudeau v. Jody Wilson-Raybould, including her explosive testimony; it’s SNC v. the system that will most anger “ordinary” Canadians. How is one company seemingly a
  
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• Roy: Here's a smarter way to help fund Phase 2 of Ottawa's LRT - Ottawa Citizen

  01-03-2019 15:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  Roy: Here's a smarter way to help fund Phase 2 of Ottawa's LRT  Ottawa CitizenTo be clear, the use of a parking levy is as much a policy tool – to promote a mode shift from cars to transit – as it is a revenue generating tool.
  
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• Ottawa homeowners take each other to court over shared fence - Toronto Star

  01-03-2019 15:00 via thestar.com
  Ottawa homeowners take each other to court over shared fence  Toronto StarAn Ottawa family made a court application claiming prescriptive easement — similar to squatter's rights — for the right to use their neighbours' side of the ...
  
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• Henry Burris leaves morning show, 'shifts focus back to football roots'

  01-03-2019 14:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  Friday was Redblacks quarterback-turned-broadcaster Henry Burris’s last day on CTV Morning Live Ottawa, the show reports.
  But it doesn’t sound like this is the end of the game on the tube for the three-time Grey Cup champ.
  “Hank will still be part of the Bell Media family, as he shifts his focus back to his football roots,” according to a Friday morning tweet.
  “Everyone here is going to miss having him as part of our team and we wish him all the luck in the world.&r
  
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• Firefighters battle blaze at Allium restaurant, Holland Ave. partially closed

  01-03-2019 14:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa firefighters have closed a section of Holland Ave. while they attempt to contain a fire that erupted at Allium restaurant overnight.
  Ottawa Fire Services reported that neighbours called 911 at 2:38 a.m. after hearing a bang. Flames were soon visible near the back of the two-storey mixed-use building.
  Firefighters declared a working fire at 2:45 a.m. and began a defensive attack.
  Firefighters battle a blaze at Allium restaurant on Holland Avenue on March 1, 2019.
  The Canadian Red Cross and
  
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• A hint of spring forecast, with just a bit of snow for Saturday

  01-03-2019 14:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  It could just be battle fatigue, but weather forecasts seem to be looking a little spring-ish.
  Take Friday, for example.
  OK, it started with a wind chill wakeup of about -20 in many parts of the capital.
  But the sun is expected to come out Friday morning and lead to a high of about -2 C.
  Clouds are expected to roll in Friday night, with a brisk low of -14 C. Not great, but better than it has been.
  And, yes, snow is expected to break out around noon on Saturday but the weather office’s best
  
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• Escapade is celebrating its 10th anniversary: Here's what to expect

  01-03-2019 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Escapade Music Festival
  June 22-23, Lansdowne Park
  Tickets and info: escapademf.com
  Veteran New York DJ Danny Tenaglia will team up with Canadian techno legend Tiga to help Ottawa’s Escapade Music Festival celebrate its 10th anniversary this summer. The electronic dance music festival takes place June 22 and 23 at Lansdowne Park.The two seasoned DJs, who will perform separate sets and one together, are the final acts to be announced in a lineup that already includes headliners DJ Snake and
  
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• Traffic: Fire sparks road closures, bus detours

  01-03-2019 13:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  Happy Friday!
  The big traffic tie-up is due to a fire that’s closed Holland Avenue in both directions from Spencer Street to Wellington Street and blocked Armstrong Street at Holland Avenue, city police reported Friday morning.
  “Please avoid the area and plan an alternate route,” officers asked.
  Elsewhere, OPP said major arteries were slightly lighter than usual, although the normal westbound delays were present on the Queensway.
  Meanwhile, OC Transpo detoured routes travelling
  
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• Bagnall: The damage done by RendezVous LeBreton's failure

  01-03-2019 13:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  When a partnership as consequential as RendezVous LeBreton blows up, as it did Wednesday, the knock-on effects are many. No matter how the National Capital Commission proceeds from here, key players in the city will be paying for this failure for years to come.
  Let’s start with reputations.
  With their failure to come to terms after six weeks of mediation, Trinity Development founder John Ruddy and Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk not only dismissed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be
  
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• How to navigate Canada's new Food Guide without breaking the bank

  01-03-2019 13:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  Health Canada’s new Food Guide continues to stir up conversations across the country, as Canadians grapple with new nutritional science that has, for some, drastically altered our dinner plates.Dairy has been eliminated as an exclusive food group, and plant proteins have been given favour over animal sources, with recommendations to limit saturated fats, and fill up on fibre-filled and nutrient dense plant-based foods more often.
  For many Canadians, though, the idea of ditching ground beef
  
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• Mom remembers late Ottawa radio host Lauren Davis in new book - CBC.ca

  01-03-2019 12:45 via cbc.ca
  Mom remembers late Ottawa radio host Lauren Davis in new book  CBC.caNearly four years after her daughter died in Ottawa, longtime Toronto radio personality Erin Davis has penned a book with a simple message: don't hide your ...
  
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• Fire at Allium Restaurant - CTV News

  01-03-2019 09:55 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Fire at Allium Restaurant  CTV NewsOttawa Fire responded to a blaze at a west-end restaurant overnight.
  
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• Sens fan: 'I'm not going to give up on these guys'

  01-03-2019 05:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Sheri Miller’s friends have told her she’s no longer allowed to buy a Senators jersey or T-shirt with a player’s name on it. Ever time she does, she says, that player gets traded. She’s sort of the black widow of sports fans.
  At home, she and her husband, Al, have a ton of red-and-white jerseys and T-shirts in their closet, some signed, some game-worn: Daniel Alfredsson, Kyle Turris, Matt Duchene, Ryan Dzingel, Mika Zibanejadand, Mark Stone, Mike Condon, Colin Greening an
  
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• McDavid draws crowd in Ottawa as Oilers hand Sens 6th straight loss - CBC.ca

  01-03-2019 04:20 via cbc.ca
  McDavid draws crowd in Ottawa as Oilers hand Sens 6th straight loss  CBC.caThe fans came to see Connor McDavid and he didn't disappoint, scoring a slick goal as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Thursday.
  
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• Game Recap 63.0: Edmonton Oilers at Ottawa Senators (2/28/2019) - Oilers Nation

  01-03-2019 04:14 via oilersnation.com
  Game Recap 63.0: Edmonton Oilers at Ottawa Senators (2/28/2019)  Oilers NationTake that, worst team in the NHL! Final Score: 4-2 Oilers.
  
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• Approve LRT Phase 2 deal fast or costs will rise more, planner warns

  01-03-2019 03:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  City councillors need to approve a deal on Phase 2 of the LRT fast or the cost is likely to rise even higher, a senior city staffer said Thursday night.
  The proposed deal would already cost $1.24 billion more than the city’s estimate, while shutting down the Trillium Line for 28 months beginning next year. And while details only reached council last week, its vote is scheduled for next Wednesday.
  Some councillors and residents have wondered aloud whether the time to study and discuss such
  
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• NCC cancels LeBreton deal but may salvage planning work in new process

  01-03-2019 02:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  The National Capital Commission has officially cancelled the RendezVous LeBreton deal to bring an NHL arena downtown, but hopes to salvage some of the planning work in a new process to be finalized next month.
  After a conference call with 15 board members Thursday afternoon, the NCC agreed to firm up its next steps at another telephone meeting March 7.
  “The Board made clear its desire that the new process incorporate lessons learned from the previous Request for Proposals and that it build
  
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• Ottawa must consider all jobs in all provinces: Eyre - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  01-03-2019 01:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  Ottawa must consider all jobs in all provinces: Eyre  Saskatoon StarPhoenixEnergy and Resources Minister says Ottawa should protect all jobs, whether they be at SNC Lavalin or in the western Canadian oilpatch.
  
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• Provincial government condemns Ottawa's CFS plan - Winnipeg Free Press

  01-03-2019 00:06 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Provincial government condemns Ottawa's CFS plan  Winnipeg Free PressOTTAWA — The Liberals' long-awaited plan to reduce the number of Indigenous kids in foster care has received instant backlash from Manitoba, the epicentre ...
  
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• Ottawa Senators players feel fans’ frustration - Toronto Star

  01-03-2019 00:06 via thestar.com
  Ottawa Senators players feel fans’ frustration  Toronto StarOttawa Senators players says fans have “a lot to be excited about” even though the franchise has failed in negotiations with Erik Karlsson, Matt Duchene, Ryan ...
  
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• NHL superstars recall playing with and against Jarome Iginla - Ottawa Citizen

  01-03-2019 00:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  NHL superstars recall playing with and against Jarome Iginla  Ottawa CitizenThey all start by talking about Jarome Iginla's goal-scoring abilities.But it doesn't take long for Iginla's former opponents to bring up the beatings he'd lay on them ...
  
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• Rockcliffe home notched Ottawa's highest price of 2018 - The Globe and Mail

  01-03-2019 00:00 via theglobeandmail.com
  Rockcliffe home notched Ottawa's highest price of 2018  The Globe and MailWith more than 8000 square feet of living space, gardens imagined by renowned landscape architect Ron Holbrook and a 1000-bottle wine cellar, this ...
  
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• Redevelopment of Ottawa-area golf course takes a slice into the woods - The Globe and Mail

  01-03-2019 00:00 via theglobeandmail.com
  Redevelopment of Ottawa-area golf course takes a slice into the woods  The Globe and MailA decades-old agreement with the City of Ottawa is holding up the redevelopment of the Kanata Golf and Country Club.
  
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