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• March Break activities with the city of Ottawa - OttawaMatters.com

  11-03-2019 23:31 via ottawamatters.com
  March Break activities with the city of Ottawa  OttawaMatters.comThere are public skate and swim sessions being held at recreation centres all week.
  
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• Ottawa announces $53M for flood mitigation projects in Edmonton - Global News

  11-03-2019 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  Ottawa announces $53M for flood mitigation projects in Edmonton  Global NewsA total of 13 new dry dry ponds will be built. The ponds collect water during major storms in order to reduce flooding on city streets. They also help relieve the ...
  
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• Watch: Ottawa announces funding for Edmonton LRT line - Edmonton Journal

  11-03-2019 22:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  Watch: Ottawa announces funding for Edmonton LRT line  Edmonton JournalInfrastructure and Communities Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne announced more than $1 billion in federal funding for Valley Line West and Metro Line ...
  
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• Carleton professor and 'shining star' Pius Adesanmi mourned

  11-03-2019 22:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  Colleagues, students and friends of Pius Adesanmi gathered at Carleton University’s Institute of African Studies Monday to share stories and weep for the Nigerian-born professor and writer who headed the institute.
  Adesanmi was one of 18 Canadians who died on board an Ethiopian Airlines jet Sunday. The plane, which was en route to Nairobi, Kenya, from Addis Ababa, crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 people on board.
  On Monday, students and colleagues streamed into the institute
  
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• Ottawan Jessica Hyba remembered as 'incredibly smart, funny and fearless' after death in Ethiopian Airlines crash

  11-03-2019 22:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  When Jessica Hyba interviewed for a job at CARE Canada — a humanitarian organization — nearly two decades ago, she asked her future employer to take a chance on her.
  Hyba didn’t have the experience the agency typically looked for in a candidate, said CARE Canada president and CEO Gillian Barth. But the interview went so well they decided to hire her as a program officer.
  “She, within a week, became indispensable,” said Barth on Monday. “She was an incredibly s
  
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• Apologies are fine, but Ottawa should address high rates of TB in north now - Toronto Star

  11-03-2019 22:31 via thestar.com
  Apologies are fine, but Ottawa should address high rates of TB in north now  Toronto StarPrime Minister Justin Trudeau did the right thing last week when he formally apologized for Canada's treatment of Inuit people who were stricken with ...
  
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• What's in a name? 'Family-friendly' ByWard Market moniker should not be on pot shop, says Ottawa Markets

  11-03-2019 22:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  Don’t allow the use of ‘ByWard Market’ in the name of a new legal pot shop at 129 York Street, the corporation that manages Ottawa’s venerable market has asked the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.
  In a submission to the AGCO, Ottawa Markets suggests ByWard Market Cannabis should use the brand name Fire & Flower, the Alberta-based chain that has been advising the shop owners as they prepare to open April 1.
  “We think we speak on behalf of many Lowertown
  
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• Firefighters quell blaze at Carleton coach Dave Smart's home

  11-03-2019 22:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  Right around the time Dave Smart was coaching the Carleton University men’s basketball team to the championship in Halifax Sunday night, firefighters were dousing a blaze at his Ottawa home.
  A 911 call from a passerby alerted Ottawa Fire Services to smoke and flames from the second storey windows of a home on Dresden Cres. 
  Ottawa Fire said the passerby’s quick 911 call allowed crews to put a speedy stop to the flames with an offensive attack and to limit damage to about $100,00
  
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• Saskatchewan to receive almost $12M to fight gangs and guns - Ottawa Citizen

  11-03-2019 22:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  Saskatchewan to receive almost $12M to fight gangs and guns  Ottawa CitizenREGINA — Saskatchewan is to receive almost $12 million from the provincial and federal governments over five years to help fight gangs and gun crime.
  
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• Ottawa parents, teachers' union react to autism funding announcement - CTV News

  11-03-2019 22:01 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Ottawa parents, teachers' union react to autism funding announcement  CTV NewsThe Ontario government says school boards will get about $12 thousand dollars for every new student with autism heading into the classroom this spring.
  
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• Dr. Zul Merali leaving as CEO of Royal's Institute for Mental Health Research

  11-03-2019 21:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  Dr. Zul Merali is stepping down as head of The Royal’s Institute of Mental Health Research after 16 years.
  Merali, president and chief executive of the institute, is also vice-president of research at the hospital. He will leave at the end of his contract on July 1.
  “It is largely thanks to Zul’s visionary leadership that the IMHR has become the world-class mental health research institute that it is today. The impact of what he has done here will be long-felt, and he will be s
  
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• Opinion: SNC-Lavalin scandal shows Ottawa Old Boys club is still in charge - Montreal Gazette

  11-03-2019 21:16 via montrealgazette.com
  Opinion: SNC-Lavalin scandal shows Ottawa Old Boys club is still in charge  Montreal GazetteDiane Francis: Jody Wilson-Raybould assumed her male colleagues would respect her decision. Then the Boys club side-stepped her.
  
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• Full Coverage, Game 70: Ottawa Senators @ Philadelphia Flyers - Silver Seven

  11-03-2019 21:01 via silversevensens.com
  Full Coverage, Game 70: Ottawa Senators @ Philadelphia Flyers  Silver SevenYour best source for quality Ottawa Senators news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.
  
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• Ottawa-based Thermal Energy scores $1.8M dairy industry deal - Ottawa Business Journal

  11-03-2019 20:42 via obj.ca
  Ottawa-based Thermal Energy scores $1.8M dairy industry deal  Ottawa Business JournalA cleantech project for a new client in the dairy industry has Ottawa's Thermal Energy International milking some recently acquired technology for all it's worth.
  
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• Ottawa-based founder of refugee program raises the bar for legal achievements - Ottawa Business Journal

  11-03-2019 20:33 via obj.ca
  Ottawa-based founder of refugee program raises the bar for legal achievements  Ottawa Business JournalOttawa lawyer Katie Black has made her mark at the Supreme Court, the justice department and as the co-creator of a program that helped bring thousands of ...
  
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• Inquest coming after worker killed in Prescott quarry

  11-03-2019 20:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  There will be an inquest into the death of a 77-year-old man who was pulled under water while working at a quarry in Prescott in 2017.
  Clifford “Raymond” Lloyd died in hospital after the dragline excavator he was operating tipped and became submerged in the pond at the quarry. An inquest is mandatory under the Coroners Act.
  The inquest will examine the circumstances surrounding his death. The jury may make recommendations aimed at preventing future deaths.
  A date and location have no
  
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• 'It's Vanier's time': Ottawa neighbourhood set for $50M renewal project - Ottawa Citizen

  11-03-2019 20:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  'It's Vanier's time': Ottawa neighbourhood set for $50M renewal project  Ottawa CitizenThe owner of Bobby's Table, a small family restaurant located on Montreal Road, always seems to be busy.On a recent Tuesday, his place is packed before 9 ...
  
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• Dog sniffs out suspect in robbery of Gatineau convenience store

  11-03-2019 20:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  Gatineau police say a man who left a convenience store in a big hurry drew attention to himself, which led a witness to pass on an excellent description to police.
  One man has since been arrested for robbery.
  Police arrived shortly after a robbery of the Dépanneur de Lorimier on Sunday night, and the officers brought a dog with them. They found that the robber had thrown away some of his possessions, including a pellet gun used in the robbery.
  The dog picked up the scent and police soon p
  
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• WANTED: Knife-wielding Walkley Rd. suspect played lottery, police say

  11-03-2019 20:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  City police are asking the public to help them identify a suspect in a Walkley Road robbery last month.
  The man is alleged to have walked into a convenience store near Albion Road at about 1:30 a.m. Feb. 8. He produced a knife and demanded cash then fled with an undisclosed sum along with cigarettes and lottery tickets.
  The suspect is described as black, in his 30s and wearing dark-coloured clothing.
  Anyone with information is asked to call the robbery unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5116. Anonymous t
  
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• This Terrifying Escape Room In Ottawa Needs You To Solve A Murder In A Creepy Haunted House - Narcity

  11-03-2019 19:57 via narcity.com
  This Terrifying Escape Room In Ottawa Needs You To Solve A Murder In A Creepy Haunted House  NarcityCan you escape this terrifying escape room in Ottawa? At Captivate Escape Rooms in Ottawa, you need to race to escape before you become the next murder ...
  
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• Ottawa announces funding for clean technology on fishing boats - NTV News

  11-03-2019 19:51 via ntv.ca
  Ottawa announces funding for clean technology on fishing boats  NTV NewsCars are getting greener and more energy efficient every year, but fishing boats have barely changed in decades. That's about to change after Ottawa ...
  
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• Ottawa's Jessica Hyba killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash - CBC.ca

  11-03-2019 19:17 via cbc.ca
  Ottawa's Jessica Hyba killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash  CBC.caAn Ottawa woman who had been overseas for years working with a United Nations agency was killed in Sunday's Ethiopian Airlines crash. Jessica Hyba had ...
  
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• Firefighters quell blaze at Carleton coach Dave Smart's home - Ottawa Citizen

  11-03-2019 18:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  Firefighters quell blaze at Carleton coach Dave Smart's home  Ottawa CitizenRight around the time Dave Smart was coaching the Carleton University men's basketball team to the championship in Halifax Sunday night, firefighters were ...
  
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• Ottawa launches review of official-languages law 50 years after its introduction - CBC.ca

  11-03-2019 18:10 via cbc.ca
  Ottawa launches review of official-languages law 50 years after its introduction  CBC.caThe federal government is launching a review of the Official Languages Act, saying it is time to modernize the decades-old law.
  
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• Elghawaby: Communities need a say on how their data is collected, used

  11-03-2019 18:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  While data is being heralded as the new oil, there are serious questions about who actually owns it. Particularly from communities that have every reason to fear the misuse or abuse of this increasingly valuable resource.
  Consider that First Nations’ communities decided they had to assert control over their data as far back as 1998. That’s when the OCAP principles (Ownership, control, access and possession) were established to govern how their data should be “collected, protect
  
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• Ottawa firefighters battle blaze in city’s west end - Global News

  11-03-2019 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  Ottawa firefighters battle blaze in city’s west end  Global NewsAccording to Ottawa Fire Services, dispatchers received a 911 call from a passerby reporting smoke from the second floor of the home at 893 Dresden Cres.
  
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• Elderly Ottawa man found alive after spending entire winter 'snowed in' - WKBW-TV

  11-03-2019 17:58 via wkbw.com
  Elderly Ottawa man found alive after spending entire winter 'snowed in'  WKBW-TVAn elderly Ottawa man trapped inside his home all winter found alive.
  
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• Ottawa woman identified among victims of Ethiopian Airlines crash - CTV News

  11-03-2019 17:57 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Ottawa woman identified among victims of Ethiopian Airlines crash  CTV NewsThe United Nations High Commission for Refugees said one of its Canadian-born employees was among the victims of the deadly crash of an Ethiopian Airlines ...
  
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• OPP lay charges in deadly Mississippi Lake crash - CTV News

  11-03-2019 17:40 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  OPP lay charges in deadly Mississippi Lake crash  CTV NewsOntario Provincial Police have laid charges after a deadly crash involving a vehicle breaking through the ice on Mississippi Lake, southwest of Ottawa.
  
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• Ottawan Jessica Hyba remembered as 'dedicated humanitarian' after death in Ethiopian Airlines crash

  11-03-2019 17:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  United Nations official and Ottawan Jessica Hyba is being remembered as a “dedicated humanitarian and loving mother” after she and 17 other Canadians perished in an Ethiopian Airlines crash Sunday.
  All 157 people onboard lost their lives when the Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashed shortly after takeoff from the Bole Airport in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. The plane was bound for Nairobi, Kenya, where a UN environment conference is taking place this week.
  Hyba, a 43-year-old woman from
  
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• Have your say: How is Ottawa's economy performing? - Ottawa Business Journal

  11-03-2019 16:54 via obj.ca
  Have your say: How is Ottawa's economy performing?  Ottawa Business JournalOttawa's most important annual survey of business leaders is now live, giving you the opportunity to make your voice heard on the most important issues facing ...
  
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• Driver charged in fatal crash through Mississippi Lake ice

  11-03-2019 16:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  The 27-year-old driver of a car that broke through the ice on Mississippi Lake in January, leaving a passenger dead, is facing charges including dangerous driving causing death, police said Monday.
  Lanark County OPP officers found the submerged Volkswagen after responding to a report that a car had gone through the ice near Craig Shore in Beckwith Township at 3:45 a.m. Jan. 6.
  Members of the OPP’s underwater search and recovery unit found the body of a 31-year-old man from Drummond North E
  
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• Jessica Hyba of Ottawa identified as victim of Ethiopian Airlines crash - Ottawa Citizen

  11-03-2019 16:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  Jessica Hyba of Ottawa identified as victim of Ethiopian Airlines crash  Ottawa CitizenTributes poured in Monday for the victims of a plane crash in Ethiopia, many of whom were humanitarians, environmentalists and aid workers who had ...
  
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• Ottawa funding electric vehicle charging stations on P.E.I. - CBC.ca

  11-03-2019 15:27 via cbc.ca
  Ottawa funding electric vehicle charging stations on P.E.I.  CBC.caThe federal government announced Monday morning it will contribute funding for six electric vehicle charging stations across P.E.I..
  
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• Another Ottawa victim named in Ethiopia Airlines crash - OttawaMatters.com

  11-03-2019 14:53 via ottawamatters.com
  Another Ottawa victim named in Ethiopia Airlines crash  OttawaMatters.comAccording to Jessica Hyba's Facbook page, she had been living in Ottawa.
  
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• WANTED: Knife-wielding Walkley Rd. robber played lottery, police say

  11-03-2019 14:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  City police are asking the public to help them identify a suspect in a Walkley Road robbery last month.
  The man is alleged to have walked into a convenience store near Albion Road at about 1:30 a.m. Feb. 8. He produced a knife and demanded cash then fled with an undisclosed sum along with cigarettes and lottery tickets.
  The suspect is described as black, in his 30s and wearing dark-coloured clothing.
  Anyone with information is asked to call the robbery unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5116. Anonymous t
  
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• Bobby Ryan Can Help The Ottawa Senators In More Ways Than One - Last Word on Hockey

  11-03-2019 14:30 via lastwordonhockey.com
  Bobby Ryan Can Help The Ottawa Senators In More Ways Than One  Last Word on HockeyThe Ottawa Senators need guys to help lead and guide the team even when the results are not there. This is where a player like Bobby Ryan will come in.
  
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• Ottawa police looking for Heron Gate knifepoint robbery suspect - OttawaMatters.com

  11-03-2019 14:29 via ottawamatters.com
  Ottawa police looking for Heron Gate knifepoint robbery suspect  OttawaMatters.comThe Ottawa Police *Service* needs the public's help to identify a suspect in the robbery of a convenience store along Walkley Road in Heron Gate. Officers say a ...
  
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• WANTED: Knife-wielding Walkley Rd. suspect played lottery, police say - Ottawa Citizen

  11-03-2019 14:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  WANTED: Knife-wielding Walkley Rd. suspect played lottery, police say  Ottawa CitizenCity police are asking the public to help them identify a suspect in a Walkley Road robbery last month.
  
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• Body found in rubble of Gatineau fire early Monday

  11-03-2019 14:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  Gatineau police are investigating after a body was pulled from the rubble of a fire near Les Promenades Gatineau overnight.
  First responders were called to 40 Robinson Street at about 1:45 a.m. as the 24-unit building was evacuated.
  Firefighters were able to bring the blaze under control quickly, police said. The unidentified victim was discovered in one of the most affected units during a subsequent search of the building.
  Arson was not suspected, but investigators and forensic identification o
  
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• Access denied: City won't release document about December collision involving driver from Westboro station crash

  11-03-2019 14:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  The City of Ottawa has refused an access-to-information request by this newspaper seeking a report on a collision that involved the OC Transpo driver who was later involved in the January bus crash at Westboro station.
  Driver Aissatou Diallo was in a collision on Dec. 10 in the St. Laurent Transitway station. Paramedics treated several passengers. This newspaper filed a request for the collision report on that event.
  But the city has refused any information, saying that to give out information m
  
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• Traffic: Drive carefully on slick roads, OPP warns

  11-03-2019 14:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  Adding to the downtown commuting joy, the city warns that Lewis and McLeod streets are now closed at Elgin Street as part of the latter’s “renewal.” The city tweeted a map of current street crossings:
  Lewis and McLeod at Elgin are now closed for #ElginStreetRenewal. You can still cross Elgin Street at the following locations: https://t.co/Dv0dUF0Jae pic.twitter.com/Zej4miAIXG
  — City of Ottawa (@ottawacity) March 11, 2019Drive with care on your Monday morning commute, OPP
  
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• Retaliation for Ottawa gangland murder acquittal suspected as motive in two shootings

  11-03-2019 13:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police are probing the separate shootings of two lovers and alleged drug dealers as retribution for a gangland murder acquittal.
  This newspaper first reported that Tarig Mohamed, 44, the brother of a man acquitted of murdering Mohamed Najdi in 2016, was shot last November. His girlfriend, Michelle Naylor, 34, was then shot in January.
  Mohamed was shot in the shoulder in the parking lot at Billings Bridge mall and took himself to hospital.
  Tarig Mohamed is the older brother of Mohamed &ldq
  
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• Weather: Rain then risk of snow squalls, up to 6 cm snow

  11-03-2019 12:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  It’s March break for local kids but we’re not getting a respite from Mother Nature with gusty winds and up to 6 cm of snow in the forecast.
  Monday’s weather swings from morning rain showers to the risk of snow squalls by late morning and early afternoon. Expect blowing snow as 2 to 4 cm. falls with southwesterly winds at 30 km/h becoming northwesterly at 30 km/h gusting to 50 near noon.
  That’s on top of 12.8 cm of snow and 2.2 mm of rain that fell in the past 24 hours.
  Fr
  
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• Ottawa Comiccon reveals its first batch of celebrities - CBC.ca

  11-03-2019 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Ottawa Comiccon reveals its first batch of celebrities  CBC.caOttawa Comiccon features stars from 'The Princess Bride' and the man behind the iconic Batman voice in the animated series.
  
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• Order-ahead app Ritual expands to Vancouver, Ottawa with $1 Food Fest - MobileSyrup

  11-03-2019 11:58 via mobilesyrup.com
  Order-ahead app Ritual expands to Vancouver, Ottawa with $1 Food Fest  MobileSyrupRitual is coming to two major Canadian cities with a $1 Food Festival where customers can get great meals for a buck.
  
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• Hydro scam texts making the rounds in Ottawa - OttawaMatters.com

  11-03-2019 11:40 via ottawamatters.com
  Hydro scam texts making the rounds in Ottawa  OttawaMatters.comHydro Ottawa says it does not text customers about their bills, after a flurry of scam texts this weekend claimed the recipients were in for a refund. One of the texts ...
  
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• SNC-Lavalin scandal is really about gender — and shows the Ottawa Old Boys club is still in charge - Financial Post

  11-03-2019 11:30 via business.financialpost.com
  SNC-Lavalin scandal is really about gender — and shows the Ottawa Old Boys club is still in charge  Financial PostDiane Francis: Jody Wilson-Raybould assumed her male colleagues would respect her decision. Then the Boys club side-stepped her.
  
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• Ottawa needs to protect our kids from nicotine addiction - Toronto Star

  11-03-2019 11:05 via thestar.com
  Ottawa needs to protect our kids from nicotine addiction  Toronto StarAn issue that urgently needs Parliament's attention is not on its radar — the addiction to nicotine of young Canadians through the use of vaping products. It must ...
  
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• Ontario PC Party president says Hillier's comment in legislature was the 'final straw'

  11-03-2019 11:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  The president of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party says Randy Hillier “had lit a match in what had become a potentially explosive environment” in the provincial legislature last month, thus justifying Hillier’s suspension from caucus in a letter to the MPP’s Eastern Ontario riding association.
  In a three-page letter sent Sunday to Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston PC riding association president Mark MacDonald, Brian Patterson lays out the party’s case to keep Hill
  
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