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• Joshua Boyle trial: Caitlan Coleman testifies about forced sex, rules for behaviour

  29-03-2019 23:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  Former Afghanistan hostage Caitlan Coleman says her husband, Joshua Boyle, made her live under a strict set of written rules in Ottawa that set out her duties as a mother and wife and punished her when she failed.
  Coleman, 33, presented court with a copy of the handwritten rules issued by Boyle in December 2017, two months after they had returned to Canada from Afghanistan.
  “He said following this list wouldn’t make me a good person, but it was the bare minimum he would expect of me,
  
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• Game Day: Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators - National Post

  29-03-2019 23:00
  Game Day: Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators  National PostToronto (45-25-7) at Ottawa (27-44-6)Saturday, 7 p.m., Canadian Tire Centre, CBC, TSN 1200 AM, Unique 94.5 FMSPECIAL TEAMSOTT: PP 20.1% (16th); PK ...
  
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• Three Ottawa supervised injection sites will receive provincial funding; OPH left off the list - OttawaMatters.com

  29-03-2019 22:56
  Three Ottawa supervised injection sites will receive provincial funding; OPH left off the list  OttawaMatters.comOttawa Public Health is disappointed by the decision from the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.
  
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• More than a dozen men involved in sexual harassment, assault against female contractors at OCH, $70M lawsuit alleges

  29-03-2019 22:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  A family of female contractors who say they endured a decade of sexual harassment at the hands of employees of Ottawa Community Housing are suing the men and the city-owned corporation for nearly $70 million.
  An explosive statement of claim filed last week alleges that 13 men subjected the women to a range of harassment, from outright sexual assault to subtle innuendo about their gender preventing them from being able to do what they say their tormentors said was a man’s job. Among the inc
  
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• Three of Ottawa’s four safe consumption sites to be funded by Ontario government - Global News

  29-03-2019 22:47
  Three of Ottawa’s four safe consumption sites to be funded by Ontario government  Global NewsAccording to OPH, the current operating budget for the site is $1.2 million with the funding scheduled to end on March 31.
  
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• Province to fund three Ottawa safe injection sites, but not OPH's Clarence Street location - Ottawa Citizen

  29-03-2019 22:05
  Province to fund three Ottawa safe injection sites, but not OPH's Clarence Street location  Ottawa CitizenThree safe injections sites in Ottawa are among 15 in the province to receive funding under the Ontario government's mental health and addiction treatment ...
  
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• Another section of Elgin St. to close Monday - CTV News

  29-03-2019 22:05
  Another section of Elgin St. to close Monday  CTV NewsStarting Monday, the southbound lane of Elgin Street from Laurier Avenue to Somerset Street will close to vehicles as part of the $36 million renewal project.
  
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• Province to fund three Ottawa safe injection sites, but not OPH's Clarence Street location

  29-03-2019 22:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  Three safe injections sites in Ottawa are among 15 in the province to receive funding under the Ontario government’s mental health and addiction treatment program announced Friday afternoon.
  The three are Ottawa Inner City Health on King Edward Avenue, the Sandy Hill Community Health Community Health Centre on Nelson Street, and the Somerset West Community Health Centre on Eccles Street.
  A fourth site operated by Ottawa Public Health on Clarence Street did not make the government’s l
  
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• Salvation Army closes Ottawa community meal program - CTV News

  29-03-2019 21:58
  Salvation Army closes Ottawa community meal program  CTV NewsThe Salvation Army in Ottawa is closing down its community meal program. Sunday will be the last day that the Booth Centre will serve up its daily breakfast and ...
  
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• Kickstarter campaign for new indoor facility pumps fresh air into Ottawa's skating and cycling scene - Ottawa Business Journal

  29-03-2019 21:50
  Kickstarter campaign for new indoor facility pumps fresh air into Ottawa's skating and cycling scene  Ottawa Business JournalAfter seeing the formula go flat once before, Anthony Bereznai decided to take his shot at making indoor cycling work in Ottawa.
  
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• Five overdose deaths the week has health officials stepping up warnings

  29-03-2019 21:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  After first responders raised the alarm of five deaths suspected to be linked to drugs this week, public health officials were stepping up warnings, a local pharmacist reports an uptick in demand for the opioid antidote naloxone and the region’s coroner is working to investigate the causes of death.
  Two men died Thursday at a home on Hinchey Avenue in Mechanicsville where police and paramedics responded at 5:38 p.m. The deaths “were not suspicious, but drug use is being investigated
  
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• NewsAlert: Justice committee releases texts, recording from Wilson-Raybould - Ottawa Citizen

  29-03-2019 21:29
  NewsAlert: Justice committee releases texts, recording from Wilson-Raybould  Ottawa CitizenOTTAWA — Jody Wilson-Raybould secretly recorded a conversation with Michael Wernick in which she claims the country's top public servant issued veiled ...
  
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• Environment Canada issues freezing rain warning for Ottawa - OttawaMatters.com

  29-03-2019 21:27
  Environment Canada issues freezing rain warning for Ottawa  OttawaMatters.comIt says a Saturday weather system could create enough ice to break tree branches and cause power outages.
  
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• Two in hospital for 'serious dog bites,' dog dies after being struck by car

  29-03-2019 21:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two people were hospitalized Friday after received “serious dog bites” to their arms, according to Ottawa paramedics.
  The bite victims were believed to be the owners of the dog, according to Ottawa bylaw and regulatory services.
  Paramedics responded to a call shortly before 11 a.m. in the Dumaurier Avenue area in southwest Ottawa.
  A man in his 30s and woman in her 20s were taken to The Ottawa Hospital’s Civic campus, where they were in “serious, but stable condition,&rdqu
  
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• GoFundMe established for family of Ottawa musician, the victim of a fatal overdose - Ottawa Citizen

  29-03-2019 21:26
  GoFundMe established for family of Ottawa musician, the victim of a fatal overdose  Ottawa CitizenA GoFundMe campaign has been set up for the family of Tyler Hay, a local musician whose Monday overdose death has rocked a community.
  
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• GoFundMe established for family of Ottawa musician, the victim of a fatal overdose

  29-03-2019 21:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  A GoFundMe campaign has been set up for the family of Tyler Hay, a local musician whose Monday overdose death has rocked a community.
  “Tyler Hay was my son’s best friend, brother, and an integral member of Southpaw,” writes Derrick Curren, the GoFundMe campaign’s creator, on the donation page. Hay was a guitarist with the Ottawa metalcore group, and died just days before he was set to go on tour with another band at the end of March.
  “Thank you to all that honour Ty
  
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• Police release videos of west Ottawa robbery suspect as search continues - OttawaMatters.com

  29-03-2019 21:06
  Police release videos of west Ottawa robbery suspect as search continues  OttawaMatters.comThe Ottawa Police *Service* Robbery Unit has released videos of a man, still wanted in a series of robberies around Baseline Road and Merivale Road.
  
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• Eggertson: It's time to go beyond Earth Hour

  29-03-2019 21:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  If we assume that most people now understand the reality of our changing climate, perhaps this is a good year to drastically change what we do during Earth Hour.
  Launched in 2007, this annual ritual asks us to turn off all non-essential lighting from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday. The admirable gesture has raised public awareness of the need to take action on climate change — but the event is badly flawed in almost all other aspects.
  First, how can there be any non-essential consumpti
  
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• Hirsh Spence: Let's change our narrative around what it means to be a 'senior'

  29-03-2019 20:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  In response to intense lobbying efforts, the federal government recently introduced a budget that includes measures to increase pension security.
  That’s good news. But it fails to address an arguably bigger issue: Older adults entering the job market — or simply trying to stay in the workplace.
  As a growing number of Boomers reach that infamous milestone — turning 65 — I’ve seen quite a number of articles on the topic, as this great big demographic wrestles with the
  
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• Ontario announces 15 overdose prevention sites across the province - Ottawa Citizen

  29-03-2019 20:49
  Ontario announces 15 overdose prevention sites across the province  Ottawa CitizenTORONTO — The Ontario government has approved 15 overdose-prevention sites under a new model.The approval of the sites, which will be called ...
  
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• Police release four videos in search for robber

  29-03-2019 20:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police have released new video of a man wanted for a series of robberies around Baseline and Merivale roads between Feb. 1 and Feb. 7.
  They have not yet identified the suspect. He is described as a black man, 25 to 30 years old, six feet tall, with a medium to large build and medium-length dreadlocks. He was wearing dark track pants, black shoes, and a black puffy winter coat with the hood up.
  Anyone with information regarding these robberies, or any other robbery, is asked to call Ottawa
  
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• Long line-ups among things to expect when Ottawa pot shops open Monday - OttawaMatters.com

  29-03-2019 19:51
  Long line-ups among things to expect when Ottawa pot shops open Monday  OttawaMatters.comFire and Flower York Street Cannabis, Hobo Recreational Cannabis Store and Superette open their doors April 1.
  
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• Accused of sexually assaulting pregnant girlfriend, OPP officer wins stay after court delay

  29-03-2019 19:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  An OPP officer who was to be prosecuted this week in Ottawa on charges that he sexually assaulted his pregnant girlfriend in 2017 was spared trial because it took too long to get to court, with the judge who stayed proceedings calling it a most unfortunate, regrettable and sad result.
  And in a remarkable postscript to his decision, the judge provided a series of suggestions that read like a manual for Ottawa prosecutors, defence lawyers, police and court staff so they can finally “get
  
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• Two in hospital for 'serious dog bites,' dog dies after struck by car

  29-03-2019 19:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two people were hospitalized Friday after sustaining “serious dog bites” to their arms, according to Ottawa paramedics.
  The bite victims were believed to be the owners of the dog, according to Ottawa bylaw and regulatory services.
  Paramedics responded to a call shortly before 11 a.m. in the Dumaurier Avenue area in southwest Ottawa.
  A man in his 30s and woman in her 20s were taken to The Ottawa Hospital’s Civic campus, where they were in “serious but stable condition,&rdq
  
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• Serious dog bites send man, woman to Ottawa trauma centre: paramedics - Global News

  29-03-2019 19:18
  Serious dog bites send man, woman to Ottawa trauma centre: paramedics  Global NewsParamedics treated the two adults in the Bayshore area west of downtown Ottawa shortly before 11 a.m., the paramedic *service* tweeted on Friday.
  
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• Baseball stadium makes list of potential redevelopment sites for affordable housing

  29-03-2019 19:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  If professional baseball doesn’t have a future at the taxpayer-owned stadium on Coventry Road, it could be torn down to give low-income families a place to live.
  Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Park has been identified by city staff as one of 20 possible locations to build affordable housing, giving council a clear option of what to do with the aging baseball stadium after the current lease expires: either continue supporting professional baseball in the capital or unlock the development pot
  
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• Federal NDP proposes hiking taxes on capital gains from investments - Ottawa Citizen

  29-03-2019 19:14
  Federal NDP proposes hiking taxes on capital gains from investments  Ottawa CitizenOTTAWA — Federal New Democrats say they would hike the tax on investment profits to pay for pharmacare as well as more affordable childcare and housing.
  
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• Ottawa's stock option tax plan could cost Shopify and other big tech firms more than a fortune - The Journal Pioneer

  29-03-2019 19:06
  Ottawa's stock option tax plan could cost Shopify and other big tech firms more than a fortune  The Journal PioneerMore important than money, higher taxes on options will cost the tech sector talent, insiders say.
  
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• Saskatchewan asks Ottawa to increase cash advances for canola farmers - CTV News

  29-03-2019 19:02
  Saskatchewan asks Ottawa to increase cash advances for canola farmers  CTV NewsSaskatchewan is asking Ottawa to increase its cash advances to canola farmers because of China's decision to block imports of the oilseed from Canada.
  
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• Saskatchewan asks Ottawa to increase cash advances for canola farmers after China blocks imports - National Post

  29-03-2019 18:54
  Saskatchewan asks Ottawa to increase cash advances for canola farmers after China blocks imports  National PostREGINA — Saskatchewan is asking Ottawa to increase its cash advances to canola farmers because of China's decision to block imports of the oilseed from ...
  
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• Joshua Boyle trial: Caitlan Coleman testifies about forced sex, bondage

  29-03-2019 18:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  Former Afghanistan hostage Caitlan Coleman says her husband, Joshua Boyle, hit her in the face and knocked her to the floor after an argument about anal sex that ended with her threatening to take the children and leave.
  Coleman testified that on the night of Nov. 27, 2017, Boyle became angry when she told him she didn’t want to have anal sex.
  “It was something he expressed to me he wanted and that he had a right to have with me,” she told court Friday.
  Boyle has pleaded not gu
  
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• Sask. asks Ottawa for financial help to tide over canola producers facing China trade uncertainty - CBC.ca

  29-03-2019 18:24
  Sask. asks Ottawa for financial help to tide over canola producers facing China trade uncertainty  CBC.caThe Saskatchewan government is asking Ottawa to give financial aid to the province's canola farmers who are affected by recent import restrictions imposed by ...
  
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• Ottawa to consider financial assistance for canola growers - Western Producer

  29-03-2019 18:20
  Ottawa to consider financial assistance for canola growers  Western ProducerThe federal government will consider a number of financial measures aimed at helping Canada's canola producers cope with the loss of one of their key.
  
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• Ottawa's stock option tax plan could cost Shopify and other big tech firms more than a fortune - The Telegram

  29-03-2019 18:13
  Ottawa's stock option tax plan could cost Shopify and other big tech firms more than a fortune  The TelegramMore important than money, higher taxes on options will cost the tech sector talent, insiders say.
  
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• Ottawa, Ontario offer support after Fiat Chrysler announces 1,500 job cuts at Windsor assembly plant - The Globe and Mail

  29-03-2019 18:13
  Ottawa, Ontario offer support after Fiat Chrysler announces 1,500 job cuts at Windsor assembly plant  The Globe and MailThe Ontario and federal governments have committed to helping workers after Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. said it would cut 1,500 jobs at its Windsor, Ont.
  
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• Ottawa man arrested following child pornography investigation - Global News

  29-03-2019 18:09
  Ottawa man arrested following child pornography investigation  Global NewsThe investigation led to a residence in Ottawa, where a search warrant was executed on Wednesday, and a number of computer systems and storage media ...
  
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• Exquisite Gauguin sculpture inspires major exhibition at the National Gallery

  29-03-2019 17:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Gauguin: Portraits
  National Gallery of Canada, May 24 to Sept. 8
  Timed tickets on sale April 3, available online at gallery.ca, priced at $24 for adults, $22.24 for seniors, and $16 for students. Free for gallery members and children 11 and under.
   
  A rough piece of wood exquisitely carved more than 100 years ago by master artist Paul Gauguin inspired a eureka moment for art historian Cornelia Homburg.A France-based expert in late 19th-century art, she was in Ottawa a few years ago to curat
  
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• Two in hospital after sustaining 'serious dog bites' Friday morning

  29-03-2019 17:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two people were hospitalized Friday after sustaining “serious dog bites” to their arms, according to Ottawa paramedics.
  They responded to a call shortly before 11 a.m. in the Dumaurier Avenue area in southwest Ottawa.
  A man in his 30s and woman in her 20s were taken to The Ottawa Hospital’s Civic campus, where they were in “serious but stable condition,” paramedics said.
  According to Ottawa police, the dog was located about an hour later, just before noon.
  Police di
  
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• Two in hospital after sustaining 'serious dog bites' Friday morning - Ottawa Citizen

  29-03-2019 17:27
  Two in hospital after sustaining 'serious dog bites' Friday morning  Ottawa CitizenTwo people were hospitalized Friday after sustaining “serious dog bites” to their arms, according to Ottawa paramedics.They responded to a call shortly before ...
  
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• Canada issues travel advisory to U.K. in wake of Brexit drama - CTV News

  29-03-2019 17:23
  Canada issues travel advisory to U.K. in wake of Brexit drama  CTV NewsGlobal Affairs Canada has issued a travel advisory for Canadians in Britain, warning them of possible violence in the wake of today's latest twist in the country's ...
  
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• Ottawa-area community and labour activists meet to forge their resistance to Ontario PC government policies - GlobeNewswire

  29-03-2019 17:20
  Ottawa-area community and labour activists meet to forge their resistance to Ontario PC government policies  GlobeNewswireOTTAWA, March 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- There is a lot at stake for Ontario under the Ford government. Labour and community allies must be at the ...
  
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• Lyft shares are going crazy in market debut - Ottawa Citizen

  29-03-2019 17:12
  Lyft shares are going crazy in market debut  Ottawa CitizenLyft's shares soared as the company went public Friday, giving investors their first chance to bet on the future of the ride-hailing industry. The stock opened at ...
  
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• Ottawa residents reminded to check for underground infrastructure before digging on property - OttawaMatters.com

  29-03-2019 17:08
  Ottawa residents reminded to check for underground infrastructure before digging on property  OttawaMatters.com"The utilities and municipalities come out and provide that *service* for free to home-owners," said Ontario One Call Executive Director Ben Hamilton.
  
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• Exquisite Gauguin sculpture inspires major exhibition at the National Gallery - Ottawa Citizen

  29-03-2019 17:00
  Exquisite Gauguin sculpture inspires major exhibition at the National Gallery  Ottawa CitizenGauguin: PortraitsNational Gallery of Canada, May 24 to Sept. 8Timed tickets on sale April 3, available online at gallery.ca, priced at $24 for adults, $22.24 for ...
  
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• Ottawa police confirm two more fatal drug overdoses - Global News

  29-03-2019 16:54
  Ottawa police confirm two more fatal drug overdoses  Global NewsThe deaths bring the total number of fatal overdoses since Monday to five, according to the Ottawa Police *Service*.
  
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• STEWART: Quite the Ottawa mess we are in - Dawson Creek Mirror

  29-03-2019 16:53
  STEWART: Quite the Ottawa mess we are in  Dawson Creek MirrorIn every country in this world if you are approaching a main street and see a sign that says STOP it can mean only one thing so just stop. In almost every ...
  
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• What TV-streaming services do you really need? - Ottawa Citizen

  29-03-2019 16:00
  What TV-streaming services do you really need?  Ottawa CitizenWith a plethora of independent streaming services about to get their start, consumers may soon be forced to carry multiple monthly subscriptions to keep binging ...
  
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• What TV-streaming services do you really need?

  29-03-2019 16:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  With a plethora of independent streaming services about to get their start, consumers may soon be forced to carry multiple monthly subscriptions to keep binging the TV shows and movies they’ve learned to love.
  Here are a few examples of what that kinds of subscriptions or applications a viewer might want.The Sports Lover
  To watch all the live sports that used to be available on regular TV, consumers will need to subscribe to or download a variety of different services, including, potential
  
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• Swimming up streams: Why watching online TV is getting so very complicated

  29-03-2019 16:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  For a brief moment in time, anyone hungry for online TV shows and movies had access to a buffet.
  Services such as Netflix offered access to seemingly every show and movie we could want.
  But that buffet is about to turn into a bento box, with slim selections of content parcelled out, each with its own fixed price.
  Several film and television production companies are preparing exclusive online streaming services, which will each require a monthly subscription.
  It’s a new dynamic that threate
  
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• Quebec police watchdog completes probe in death of man killed in Gatineau foot chase

  29-03-2019 16:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Quebec’s police watchdog says it has completed its investigation into the death of a man who died June 21, 2018 after he was struck by a car while fleeing Gatineau police on foot.
  The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes said it has handed the report to the provincial director of criminal prosecutions to determine whether charges are warranted.
  Police were called to the Casino du Lac-Leamy at about 1:20 a.m. June 21 after receiving reports that a man, later identified as Zachary
  
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