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• Where the investigations related to President Trump stand - Ottawa Citizen

  03-03-2019 23:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  Where the investigations related to President Trump stand  Ottawa CitizenWHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT? Special counsel Robert Mueller is looking into whether the Trump campaign co-ordinated with Russia and whether the president ...
  
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• Canadians work to counter misinformation while battling Ebola

  03-03-2019 22:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  She spent New Years 2015 in a hospital isolation room with a suspicious fever after returning to Canada from the West African Ebola outbreak.
  Despite that, Patrice Gordon, a nurse-practitioner from northern British Columbia, didn’t hesitate to assist with the latest deadly Ebola outbreak in strife-torn Democratic Republic of Congo.
  In fact she was disappointed at first that the work the Canadian Red Cross wanted her to do would keep her away from the front lines, which is where she was bas
  
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• Ottawa woman's car towed to Carp without her knowledge — for $1,000

  03-03-2019 22:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  After Leah Phillips skidded into a jackknifed truck on Woodroffe Avenue, her car took an unexpected — and very expensive — tow truck ride to Carp.
  Phillips and her fiancé, Mike Edgar, were on their way to work on the morning of Feb. 25. She was driving; she is an educational assistant for special needs students at a school in Barrhaven.
  Woodroffe near Slack Road became whiteout territory in the high wind. She slowed down a lot, but suddenly there was a truck and trailer sidewa
  
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• Snowmobile crashes through ice on Mississippi River at Pakenham, driver unhurt

  03-03-2019 21:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario Provincial Police have renewed warnings about the dangers of open water and thin ice at this time of year after a man driving a snowmobile crashed through ice on the Mississippi River in Pakenham.
  The snowmobiler was not injured in the incident on Fridayt, said OPP Sgt. Cynthia Savard. He managed to get off the vehicle and scramble to safety, but his snowmobile sank in the river near the Pakenham Bridge, said Savard.
  The OPP didn’t learn about the incident until Sunday, she said, w
  
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• Egan: Shut up and sign: keep trains on time but public in the dark?

  03-03-2019 21:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  The plans for Stage 2 of LRT released a few days ago have rattled some neighbourhoods, but here at Citizen/Sun headquarters, we were genuinely touched.
  Touched, as in — “the THING is TOUCHING us” — with its tentacles landing on our lawn on Baxter Road.
  I looked closely at the drawings for the proposed Queensview station, which is tight up against the north side of the Queensway, between Woodroffe and Pinecrest. Snaking from the station is a long overhead walkway that cros
  
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• Police seize loaded handgun and cocaine, arrest two in Ottawa South raid

  03-03-2019 21:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police seized a loaded handgun and arrested two people on drug trafficking and weapons charges after a raid at a residence on Ted Grant Private in Ottawa South on Saturday.
  Drug unit officers seized a loaded, unlicensed 9 mm Taurus handgun with ammunition, cocaine, cash and a digital scale, according to a news release.
  Jahmal Currie-Cappuccino, 25, was charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, possessing the proceeds of crime, three counts of breach of recognizance and several gun
  
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• Meng Wanzhou alleges her constitutional rights were breached by RCMP, CBSA - Ottawa Citizen

  03-03-2019 20:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  Meng Wanzhou alleges her constitutional rights were breached by RCMP, CBSA  Ottawa CitizenVANCOUVER — The defence team for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has filed a notice of civil claim alleging “serious violations” of her constitutional rights, ...
  
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• Police seize loaded handgun and cocaine, arrest two in Ottawa South raid - Ottawa Citizen

  03-03-2019 20:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police seize loaded handgun and cocaine, arrest two in Ottawa South raid  Ottawa CitizenPolice seized a loaded handgun and arrested two people on drug trafficking and weapons charges after a raid at a residence on Ted Grant Private in Ottawa ...
  
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• Opinion | Ottawa needs to get pharmacare right this time - ThePeterboroughExaminer.com

  03-03-2019 20:22 via thepeterboroughexaminer.com
  Opinion | Ottawa needs to get pharmacare right this time  ThePeterboroughExaminer.comCanadians pay the highest drug prices in the world, but for the United States and Switzerland. There is no good reason for that.
  
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• Game 66 Preview: Ottawa Senators @ Florida Panthers - Silver Seven

  03-03-2019 19:05 via silversevensens.com
  Game 66 Preview: Ottawa Senators @ Florida Panthers  Silver SevenThe Sens head into Sunrise hoping to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
  
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• Full Coverage, Game 66: Ottawa Senators @ Florida Panthers - Silver Seven

  03-03-2019 18:21 via silversevensens.com
  Full Coverage, Game 66: Ottawa Senators @ Florida Panthers  Silver SevenYour best source for quality Ottawa Senators news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.
  
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• Issues over contentious videos need to be resolved 'one way or the other' in Montsion trial

  03-03-2019 18:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  Const. Daniel Montsion’s manslaughter and assault trial began one month ago, yet the Ottawa officer’s name was barely mentioned through the last week of withering cross-examination from his defence team as they exposed the apparent missteps taken from the moment the Special Investigations Unit arrived on scene.
  Setting aside the issues surrounding the last-minute disclosure of a contentious “slowed down” excerpt of CCTV surveillance video taken from 55 Hilda Street, which
  
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• CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Feb. 24 - CBC.ca

  03-03-2019 18:00 via cbc.ca
  CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Feb. 24  CBC.caHow closely did you follow the past seven days in local news? Take our quiz and find out.
  
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• Gen. Vance announces new appointments of colonels and RCN captains - Ottawa Citizen

  03-03-2019 16:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  Gen. Vance announces new appointments of colonels and RCN captains  Ottawa CitizenHere are the latest via an internal Canadian Forces message from Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jon Vance on the appointments/retirements of Colonels and ...
  
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• Gen. Vance announces new appointments of colonels and RCN captains

  03-03-2019 16:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  Here are the latest via an internal Canadian Forces message from Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jon Vance on the appointments/retirements of Colonels and Navy Captains in the Canadian military (Apologies for the all capital letters but that is how the document was leaked to me):IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING COLONEL/CAPTAIN (NAVY) PROMOTIONS, APPOINTMENTS, AND RETIREMENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE, OR WILL OCCUR IN 2019. I WISH TO OFFER MY DEEPEST APPRECIATION FOR THE SERVICE AND SACR
  
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• Alienated: Alberta project seeks to find common language on climate change - Ottawa Citizen

  03-03-2019 16:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  Alienated: Alberta project seeks to find common language on climate change  Ottawa CitizenEDMONTON — Mentioning climate change can kill a conversation. But a new Alberta project is using the topic to start one — and is showing people from ...
  
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• Issues over contentious videos need to be resolved 'one way or another' in Montsion trial

  03-03-2019 15:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  Const. Daniel Montsion’s manslaughter and assault trial began one month ago, yet the Ottawa officer’s name was barely mentioned through the last week of withering cross-examination from his defence team as they exposed the apparent missteps taken from the moment the Special Investigations Unit arrived on scene.
  Setting aside the issues surrounding the last-minute disclosure of a contentious “slowed down” excerpt of CCTV surveillance video taken from 55 Hilda Street, which
  
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• West Carleton Warriors win Good Deeds Cup and $100,000 for Dunrobin tornado relief

  03-03-2019 14:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  Thanks to their determined efforts off the ice, the West Carleton Warriors have won the Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup and its $100,000 grand prize, which the team is dedicating to disaster relief in Dunrobin.
  The official announcement was made during the second intermission of Saturday’s Hockey Night in Canada broadcast, but word of the team’s victory had leaked online earlier in the day.
  The Warriors topped finalists from Saint John, N.B., and Lanaudière, Que., to claim the cup.
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• Here comes the sun: Ottawa in for a week of clear weather

  03-03-2019 14:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  Sunday morning greeted Ottawa with a fine dusting of snow; not enough to stick to the roads, but enough to hide the think layer of ice it covers. Tread carefully.
  The temperature of -3 C is decently civilized for a March day and carries a promise of sun and cloud throughout the day, with a 40 per cent chance of flurries this morning and afternoon.
  There’s a windchill of -15 C this morning, rising to -7 C after lunch. The wind is gusting up to 15 km per hour.
  Overnight about 2 cm of snow wi
  
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• Singer Kathleen Edwards performs at Royal Ottawa's record-breaking Inspiration Awards Gala - Ottawa Business Journal

  03-03-2019 14:13 via obj.ca
  Singer Kathleen Edwards performs at Royal Ottawa's record-breaking Inspiration Awards Gala  Ottawa Business JournalBlack-tie dinner raises $521K for mental health research and care, auctions off two private concerts with Edwards.
  
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• Ottawa Senators scorched by Tampa Bay Lightning in 7th straight loss - Global News

  03-03-2019 14:12 via globalnews.ca
  Ottawa Senators scorched by Tampa Bay Lightning in 7th straight loss  Global NewsThe Tampa Bay Lightning have streaked to 50 wins like just one other team in NHL history. They're looking for plenty more victories this season.
  
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• Ottawa family shares lesson learned after home deemed unsafe months after tornado - Global News

  03-03-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  Ottawa family shares lesson learned after home deemed unsafe months after tornado  Global News"It worries me that there might be people in the same situation as us that just don't even know it," Craig Henry resident Renata Scorsone told Global News.
  
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• Here comes the sun: Ottawa in for a week of clear weather - Ottawa Citizen

  03-03-2019 13:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  Here comes the sun: Ottawa in for a week of clear weather  Ottawa CitizenSunday morning greeted Ottawa with a fine dusting of snow; not enough to stick to the roads, but enough to hide the think layer of ice it covers. Tread carefully.
  
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• West Carleton Warriors hoist Good Deeds Cup, win $100,000 for Dunrobin tornado relief

  03-03-2019 03:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  Thanks to their determined efforts off the ice, the West Carleton Warriors have won the Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup and its $100,000 grand prize, which the team is dedicating to disaster relief in Dunrobin.
  The official announcement was made during the second intermission of Saturday’s Hockey Night in Canada broadcast, but word of the team’s victory had leaked online earlier in the day.
  The Warriors topped finalists from Saint John, N.B., and Lanaudière, Que., to claim the cup.
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• Search continues for missing Petawawa teen

  03-03-2019 02:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  The search continues for a Petawawa teen who disappeared without a trace from her family home two-and-a-half weeks ago.
  It’s believed that Trinity Poil, 16, left her home on Garrison Petawawa sometime during the early morning hours of Feb. 13 while wearing a black jacket with purple lining, a black toque with cat ears and grey boots with fur trim.
  She did not take a phone, a laptop, a bank card or cash.
  “We have absolutely no idea where she could possibly be or who she could be with,
  
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• Meet the 'winners' of CBC Ottawa's worst commute contest - CBC.ca

  03-03-2019 01:31 via cbc.ca
  Meet the 'winners' of CBC Ottawa's worst commute contest  CBC.caWinding country roads. Sluggish traffic on Highway 50. An interprovincial bridge jammed with truck traffic. Those are some of the reasons we deemed Chelsea ...
  
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• EDITORIAL: Notley doesn't fare well in Ottawa appearance - Edmonton Sun

  03-03-2019 00:26 via edmontonsun.com
  EDITORIAL: Notley doesn't fare well in Ottawa appearance  Edmonton SunIt's “too soon” to tell whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did anything wrong in the SNC-Lavalin case!? So “we will watch … as more and more information ...
  
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