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• Ontario is poised to require every high school student take four online courses. What does it mean?

  21-03-2019 23:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  Last week, the provincial government announced that secondary school students will be required to take four out of the 30 high school credits required for an Ontario high school diploma as online courses.
  The announcement had few details, except that the changes will be phased in starting in 2020-21 and the delivery of all e-learning courses will be centralized. However, if the province goes ahead with plans to make four courses mandatory, Ontario high school students will have more compulsory e
  
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• Calgary Inferno head to Toronto for winner-take-all CWHL championship - Ottawa Citizen

  21-03-2019 22:35
  Calgary Inferno head to Toronto for winner-take-all CWHL championship  Ottawa CitizenThe moment for all the marbles has finally arrived for the Canadian Women's Hockey League.The 2019 edition of the Clarkson Cup (Sunday, 10 a.m., ...
  
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• Game 74 Preview: Ottawa Senators @ Calgary Flames - Silver Seven

  21-03-2019 22:20
  Game 74 Preview: Ottawa Senators @ Calgary Flames  Silver SevenWe almost saw the return of the Pesky Sens last night, with the Senators spotting the Canucks a 5-0 lead in the third period before clawing back to within a goal.
  
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• Uber, Lyft fund should be used for accessible transportation in Ottawa, committee recommends

  21-03-2019 22:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  The city’s community and protective services committee says it wants to use funds received from ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft to increase the presence of accessible transportation throughout Ottawa.
  The committee met Thursday to discuss how to spend the Vehicle for Hire (VHF) Accessibility Fund, which was created in agreement with ride-sharing companies, who voluntarily contribute seven cents for every trip taken through their platforms.
  The purpose of the fund is to support
  
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• PCs' carbon-price plan for industry similar to Ottawa's, except for weaker emissions standards - CBC.ca

  21-03-2019 22:03
  PCs' carbon-price plan for industry similar to Ottawa's, except for weaker emissions standards  CBC.caThe Higgs government is pitching a new carbon-pricing system for large industrial emitters that looks a lot like the federal plan it aims to replace. The system ...
  
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• Ottawa mother heads to court to make son with autism a society ward - CTV News

  21-03-2019 22:03
  Ottawa mother heads to court to make son with autism a society ward  CTV NewsMany parents say these changes are too little, too late. They are in crisis. An Ottawa mother heads to court on Monday to make her son a society ward, saying ...
  
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• Uber, Lyft fund should be used for accessible transportation in Ottawa, committee recommends - Ottawa Citizen

  21-03-2019 22:02
  Uber, Lyft fund should be used for accessible transportation in Ottawa, committee recommends  Ottawa CitizenThe city's community and protective services committee says it wants to use funds received from ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft to increase the ...
  
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• City of Ottawa reveals strategic plan for Sparks Street renewal - Global News

  21-03-2019 21:42
  City of Ottawa reveals strategic plan for Sparks Street renewal  Global NewsUsing the information they've gained from the study, city staff have come up with several key strategic focuses for the revitalization of Sparks Street.
  
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• City reveals vision for future of Sparks Street, hopes to begin construction around Spring 2022

  21-03-2019 21:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  The City of Ottawa has revealed the results of a year-long public consultation that it hopes will help shape the future of Sparks Street.
  The future of the downtown street, which became Canada’s first pedestrian-only mall in 1967, has been keenly debated for decades. Joining Elgin and Lyon streets, Sparks is seen as an important corridor given its proximity to Parliament Hill, hotels and downtown restaurants.
  Through a partnership between the City of Ottawa, the National Capital Commission
  
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• Parents have mixed reactions as Ontario announces 'enhancements' to controversial autism reforms

  21-03-2019 21:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  After weeks of protests by furious parents, Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government hit pause on its controversial autism reforms Thursday, pushing back key changes for six months and scrapping means testing.
  Under the original plan, children receiving publicly funded autism therapy were to be cut off after April 1 in favour of a new plan that would give children under six up to $20,000 and children over six up to $5,000 a year, based on parental income. With just days until that ori
  
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• Ottawa-born hearing tech firm expands scope following acquisition - Ottawa Business Journal

  21-03-2019 21:17
  Ottawa-born hearing tech firm expands scope following acquisition  Ottawa Business JournalAn innovation in hearing tests born out of an Ottawa hospital is taking its mission worldwide following a recent acquisition by a billion-dollar company.
  
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• Budget funding for broadband internet a ‘cautious yay’ for Ottawa Valley activists - CTV News

  21-03-2019 21:10
  Budget funding for broadband internet a ‘cautious yay’ for Ottawa Valley activists  CTV NewsPeter Emon knows the stops he needs to make along Highway 17 past Arnprior find a little bit of cellphone *service* so he can connect to the internet.
  
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• Sask. premier challenges Ottawa on trade front - Western Producer

  21-03-2019 21:07
  Sask. premier challenges Ottawa on trade front  Western ProducerSaskatchewan Premier Scott Moe sent a strongly worded message to the federal government last week suggesting the Liberal government should focus more ...
  
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• Along the Rideau River in Ottawa, it’s a party palace - Toronto Star

  21-03-2019 21:01
  Along the Rideau River in Ottawa, it’s a party palace  Toronto StarA 12000-square-foot home alongside the Rideau River in Ottawa would be ideal for someone “who sold their home at the right time” in the Greater Toronto Area ...
  
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• Electric vehicle rebate could slam the brakes on sales until Ottawa nails down the details - Financial Post

  21-03-2019 20:57
  Electric vehicle rebate could slam the brakes on sales until Ottawa nails down the details  Financial PostElectric vehicle sales in Canada may grind to a halt in the coming months, some industry watchers fear, as consumers wait for the federal government to clear up ...
  
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• Persistent deficits and higher spending raising Canada's economic 'vulnerability': Fitch - Ottawa Citizen

  21-03-2019 20:42
  Persistent deficits and higher spending raising Canada's economic 'vulnerability': Fitch  Ottawa CitizenCanada has the second largest gross government debt of 'AAA' rated countries, which is 'incompatible' with its gold-plated rating, ratings agency says.
  
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• Ottawa-animated kids' shows nominated for Daytime Emmys

  21-03-2019 20:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  At this year’s Daytime Emmy Awards, three of the five nominees for outstanding children’s animated series will have come to colourful life here in the capital.
  Hilda, The Loud House and Mickey Mouse Shorts were all nominated this week, the Ottawa Film Office said Thursday, adding, “Ottawa animation is hot!”
  Series animated in Ottawa by Mercury Filmworks, Jam Filled Entertainment and the Kratt Brothers Company received a total of 13 nominations.
  Four shows that Mercury Fil
  
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• Ottawa-animated kids' shows nominated for Daytime Emmys - Ottawa Citizen

  21-03-2019 20:29
  Ottawa-animated kids' shows nominated for Daytime Emmys  Ottawa CitizenAt this year's Daytime Emmy Awards, three of the five nominees for outstanding children's animated series will have come to colourful life here in the capital.
  
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• 51-thousand potholes filled so far this year - CTV News

  21-03-2019 20:19
  51-thousand potholes filled so far this year  CTV NewsCity crews have filled 51-thousand potholes since January 01, 2019.
  
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• Parents have mixed reactions as Ontario announces 'enhancements' to controversial autism reforms - Ottawa Citizen

  21-03-2019 20:18
  Parents have mixed reactions as Ontario announces 'enhancements' to controversial autism reforms  Ottawa CitizenSaying parents were right that different children on the autism spectrum have different needs, Ontario's embattled Children, Community and Social Services ...
  
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• Through the piano, Gentiane MG transcends emotions and thoughts to plumb the unknown

  21-03-2019 20:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  Montreal jazz pianist Gentiane Michaud-Gagnon (or Gentiane MG as she abbreviates her name) ignited her career with a bang less than two years ago and shows no sign of slowing her momentum.
  The 27-year-old released Eternal Cycle, her first album as a leader, in the summer of 2017. That album of original compositions for her trio was picked by CBC as one of the year’s best Canadian jazz releases. For 2018-19, Michaud-Gagnon was named Radio-Canada’s jazz discovery.
  On Thursday, she brin
  
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• Century-old elm on Parliament Hill still in limbo

  21-03-2019 20:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  A House of Commons committee set up a special meeting to discuss whether to cut down a mature elm tree on Parliament Hill, but the meeting was cancelled for lack of a quorum.
  MPs were busy dealing with the federal budget Thursday.
  That means the Procedure and House Affairs Committee will get another chance to discuss the issue on April 2.
  The elm at the east end of the Centre Block is slated for removal to make way for renovations and construction of a new visitors’ cen
  
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• Century-old elm on Parliament Hill still in limbo - Ottawa Citizen

  21-03-2019 20:02
  Century-old elm on Parliament Hill still in limbo  Ottawa CitizenA House of Commons committee set up a special meeting to discuss whether to cut down a mature elm tree on Parliament Hill, but the meeting was cancelled for ...
  
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• Four arrested in Gatineau drug sweep

  21-03-2019 19:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  Three Gatineau men with gang connections were arrested in a series of drug raids raids at five homes and a storage facility in the city Thursday morning.
  Gatineau police said the arrests began at 4 a.m. and concluded at about 10 a.m.
  Police seized 651 grams of cocaine, 15 grams of crack cocaine, as well as an air pistol and Taser-like weapon, a hydraulic press, drug gear, $6,745 in cash and 22 cellphones.
  The men are to be charged with charges of conspiracy, possession of narcotics for the purpo
  
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• Kitchen renovation among plans for Ottawa lottery winner - OttawaMatters.com

  21-03-2019 19:49
  Kitchen renovation among plans for Ottawa lottery winner  OttawaMatters.comAn Ottawa man already knows what he wants to do with $100,000 he won playing Encore. Richard Nickerson, 63, said he wants to renovate his kitchen and pay ...
  
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• Fourth man arrested in fatal shooting in Mississauga, Ont. - Ottawa Citizen

  21-03-2019 19:46
  Fourth man arrested in fatal shooting in Mississauga, Ont.  Ottawa CitizenMISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A fourth man is under arrest in the fatal shooting of a man at a plaza earlier this month in Mississauga, Ont.Police say a 26-year-old man ...
  
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• Dining Out: Bistro Alégria's Latin-American fusion gives us reason to be happy, with a few small letdowns

  21-03-2019 19:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  Bistro Alégria77 Prom. du Portage, Gatineau (Hull sector), 819-771-2244, bistroalegria.caOpen: Tuesday and Wednesday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday 5 to 10 p.m., closed Sunday and MondayPrices: main courses up to $29, sandwiches up to $18Access: small step to front door, washrooms on ground floor and downstairs
  The property at the corner of Promenade du Portage and Rue Leduc in Gatineau’s Hull sector has seen restaurants come and g
  
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• School zone speeders include school bus driver

  21-03-2019 19:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  A back-to-school blitz by Ottawa traffic officers has so far netted one driver going double the speed limit and another who really shouldn’t need the schooling.
  “Seems even some school bus drivers need to be educated during this week’s back to school blitz,” Const. Jon Hall noted dryly in a tweet Wednesday.
  The Ottawa Police Service reported that 22 drivers were charged with speeding Thursday alone as part of Project Interlude.
  One of them was going 81 km/h in a 40 km/h z
  
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• School bus driver caught speeding in back-to-school blitz - Ottawa Sun

  21-03-2019 19:19
  School bus driver caught speeding in back-to-school blitz  Ottawa SunA back-to-school blitz by Ottawa traffic officers has so far netted one driver going double the speed limit and another who really shouldn't need the schooling.
  
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• School zone speeders include school bus driver - Ottawa Citizen

  21-03-2019 19:07
  School zone speeders include school bus driver  Ottawa CitizenA back-to-school blitz by Ottawa traffic officers has so far netted one driver going double the speed limit and another who really shouldn't need the schooling.
  
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• Changing culture, pushing positivity huge factors in rise of Ottawa 67's - Ottawa Sun

  21-03-2019 18:53
  Changing culture, pushing positivity huge factors in rise of Ottawa 67's  Ottawa SunA franchise that had last won a Memorial Cup in 1999 and had appeared in the national junior hockey championship again in both 2001 and 2005 longingly ...
  
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• New Leger polls suggests federal Liberals lagging Conservatives - Ottawa Citizen

  21-03-2019 18:46
  New Leger polls suggests federal Liberals lagging Conservatives  Ottawa CitizenOTTAWA — A new poll conducted by Leger for The Canadian Press suggests the governing federal Liberals have lost ground to the Conservatives over the past ...
  
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• Toronto Wolfpack founder wants to bring a pro rugby team to Ottawa - CBC.ca

  21-03-2019 17:47
  Toronto Wolfpack founder wants to bring a pro rugby team to Ottawa  CBC.caEric Perez is looking to ramp up the Battle of Ontario by bringing a pro rugby league team to Ottawa. Perez, who helped bring the league to North America with ...
  
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• Canadiens Game Day: It's a big night for scoreboard watching - Ottawa Citizen

  21-03-2019 17:45
  Canadiens Game Day: It's a big night for scoreboard watching  Ottawa CitizenPlayoff race really heating up as Habs play host to Islanders, Hurricanes entertain the Lightning and Blue Jackets visit the Oilers.
  
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• Winter's got a few tricks left, weather office warns up to 15 cm of snow possible

  21-03-2019 17:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement, cautioning that the capital region could face a snowstorm bringing up to 15 cm of snow by Friday night.
  “A low pressure system will track northward along the Eastern Seaboard Friday,” the agency says.
  “Precipitation will begin (Thursday night) as rain and mix with snow by morning. Snow may be heavy at times Friday and Friday night.”
  “Most areas will receive 5 to 10 cm of snow, with local amounts of 10 to 15
  
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• Hamilton Bulldogs set to face a much different Ottawa 67’s squad this time around - Global News

  21-03-2019 17:36
  Hamilton Bulldogs set to face a much different Ottawa 67’s squad this time around  Global NewsThis year's edition of the OHL Eastern Conference quarterfinal projects to be much different when the Hamilton Bulldogs face the Ottawa 67's.
  
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• Savoie: In trying to adapt, the Public Service has blurred some lines

  21-03-2019 17:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  Michael Wernick’s resignation as clerk of the Privy Council earlier this week speaks to the challenge confronting senior public servants. Those who accused Wernick of being politically partisan missed the point entirely. Wernick is no more a Liberal partisan than he was a Conservative partisan when he was first appointed deputy minister by a Conservative prime minister.
  Bureaucracy-bashing, which began in earnest in Anglo-American democracies in the 1980s, has had a negative and lasting im
  
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• Nasty Senators hit on Canucks' Sautner draws league attention - Ottawa Citizen

  21-03-2019 17:32
  Nasty Senators hit on Canucks' Sautner draws league attention  Ottawa CitizenThe NHL is looking at a hit by Jean-Gabriel Pageau from Wednesday's Canucks vs. Senators game.
  
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• Pellerin: It's time for some micro-farming in the Ottawa metropolis - Ottawa Citizen

  21-03-2019 17:29
  Pellerin: It's time for some micro-farming in the Ottawa metropolis  Ottawa CitizenIt's time to have real animals in our midst. It is one of the best ways we have to make city life less artificial.
  
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• Ottawa Redblacks will look and learn at CFL Combine this weekend - Ottawa Sun

  21-03-2019 17:07
  Ottawa Redblacks will look and learn at CFL Combine this weekend  Ottawa SunOver the next three days, many of Canada's best young football players will be asked to run, jump, lift weights and perform 1-on-1 football drills with ...
  
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• Bobby Ryan Will Be the Next Captain of the Ottawa Senators - SenShot

  21-03-2019 17:02
  Bobby Ryan Will Be the Next Captain of the Ottawa Senators  SenShotBobby Ryan's lengthy contract and leadership through hard times will leave the Ottawa Senators with no choice but to name him captain of the team.
  
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• Adam: The NCC is thinking small on LeBreton Flats. That's a mistake

  21-03-2019 16:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  In a recent opinion column in the Citizen, the chief executive of the National Capital Commission sought to bring reassurance and clarity of purpose to the troubled LeBreton Flats redevelopment.
  The NCC’s attempt to reclaim the initiative after its piecemeal approach to the redevelopment in the wake of RendezVous Ottawa’s failure was widely panned. Tobi Nussbaum tried to reassure residents on the NCC’s alternative plan, but his case for the new approach is not utterly convincin
  
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• Ontario announces 'enhancements' to controversial autism reforms

  21-03-2019 15:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  Saying parents were right that different children on the autism spectrum have different needs, Ontario’s embattled Children, Community and Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod added “enhancements” to her government’s controversial autism reforms Thursday.
  MacLeod said she will consult with parents over the upcoming months with the aim of determining the best way to provide additional support to families based on the diagnosed needs of their child.
  The one-size-fits-all n
  
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• Ontario announces 'enhancements' to controversial autism reforms - Ottawa Citizen

  21-03-2019 15:45
  Ontario announces 'enhancements' to controversial autism reforms  Ottawa CitizenSaying parents were right that different children on the autism spectrum have different needs, Ontario's embattled Children, Community and Social Services ...
  
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• Ontario government making changes to controversial autism program - CTV News

  21-03-2019 15:41
  Ontario government making changes to controversial autism program  CTV NewsOntario is tweaking its controversial autism program, eliminating income testing and exploring supports based on need.
  
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• City, NCC preparing for wetter, warmer future - CBC.ca

  21-03-2019 15:39
  City, NCC preparing for wetter, warmer future  CBC.caThe City of Ottawa and the National Capital Commission are looking for an expert to tell them how much warmer, wetter and wilder local weather might get.
  
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• Missing South Dundas boy, 14, last seen Sunday

  21-03-2019 15:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  The OPP is asking the public to help find a 14-year-old boy reported missing from a home in Morrisburg March 17.
  Dayquon Eastman is described by police as black with light skin and a medium build.
  He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black jogging pants and a black toque. He has a diamond stud in each ear.
  Anyone with information is asked to call South Dundas and Glengarry OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.ALSO IN THE NEWS:
  Man, 36, arrested after stol
  
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• The Latest: Vapors escaping amid concerns over flare-ups - Ottawa Citizen

  21-03-2019 15:33
  The Latest: Vapors escaping amid concerns over flare-ups  Ottawa CitizenHOUSTON — The Latest on a fire that had been burning at a Texas petrochemical storage facility (all times local):9 a.m.Authorities say it appears that the ...
  
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• ‘Erratic’ van driver in uOttawa incident facing criminal charges: Ottawa police - Global News

  21-03-2019 14:57
  ‘Erratic’ van driver in uOttawa incident facing criminal charges: Ottawa police  Global NewsA 36-year-old man is facing eight criminal charges after a van was reported speeding, swerving and hitting multiple cars in the University of Ottawa's campus on ...
  
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• ‘Erratic’ van driver in uOttawa incident facing criminal charges - Global News

  21-03-2019 14:57
  ‘Erratic’ van driver in uOttawa incident facing criminal charges  Global NewsA 36-year-old man is facing eight criminal charges after an allegedly stolen van was reported speeding, swerving and hitting multiple cars in the University of ...
  
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