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• Lotto Max draws to increase to twice weekly, with extra number but worse odds of winning

  02-04-2019 23:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  Beginning May 11, Interprovincial Lottery Corp. will be changing the popular Lotto Max lottery to add a second day and increase the jackpot to a maximum of $70 million.
  The lottery will be run on Tuesday as well as Friday. Lotto Max is a national lottery.
  The regulator of lotteries, which is owned jointly by five provincial lottery corporations, will still require players to match seven numbers, however numbers available to be chosen in the lottery will now included those between 1 and 50. Lotto
  
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• Ottawa high school students to cut class to join provincewide protest against Ford's education policies

  02-04-2019 23:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  Students in some Ottawa high schools plan to walk out of class on Thursday as part of a provincewide protest against education policies announced by Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government.
  The hour-long protest could involve tens of thousands of Ontario students.
  Organizers said students at more than 600 schools have registered their interest, including 34 schools in Ottawa, although it’s difficult to know how widespread the protest will be.
  On the list of things students are
  
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• Claire's cosmetics recalled for possible asbestos contamination

  02-04-2019 23:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  Health Canada issued a recall on Tuesday for cosmetics that may be contaminated with asbestos.
  The affected products are Claire’s eyeshadows, compact powder and contour palette. According to Health Canada, almost 5,000 of the Chinese-manufactured products were sold in Canada between October 2016 and March 2019. Testing indicated possible asbestos fibres in samples from one lot of each product. As of March 26, however, the company had received no reports of incidents in Canada.
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• Court grants discharge for Gatineau officer who used police computers for personal purposes

  02-04-2019 23:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Gatineau police officer who pleaded guilty to unauthorized use of a computer for viewing police databases for personal purposes received an absolute discharge in court on Tuesday.
  Nicolas Marceau had repeatedly used Gatineau police computers for personal purposes between February 2014 and June 2016. Following an investigation initiated after information was received from the public, police arrested Marceau in July 2016. He was subsequently released on conditions and suspended with pay.
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• Citizen/Sun reporters nominated for two CAJ awards

  02-04-2019 22:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two Ottawa Citizen and Ottawa Sun reporters have been nominated by the Canadian Association of Journalists for their work in the “scoop” and “daily excellence” categories.
  Shaamini Yogaretnam is nominated as a finalist in the “scoop” category — which recognizes stories that shed light on information important to the public — for her story on the alleged harassment and threats between the wife and girlfriend of two former Ottawa Senators players.
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• US firm to acquire Ottawa-based cannabis company Origin House in $1.1B deal - Ottawa Business Journal

  02-04-2019 21:53
  US firm to acquire Ottawa-based cannabis company Origin House in $1.1B deal  Ottawa Business JournalA U.S. cannabis company is paying top dollar to acquire an Ottawa-based firm with deep roots in the lucrative California market.
  
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• Ottawa man, three teens charged in human trafficking ring, robberies - Ottawa Citizen

  02-04-2019 21:18
  Ottawa man, three teens charged in human trafficking ring, robberies  Ottawa CitizenOttawa police have arrested a man in connection with a human trafficking operation and a number of recent robberies.Police said in a news release on Tuesday ...
  
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• O'Leary: Outside-the-box hire suggestions for Ottawa - CFL.ca

  02-04-2019 21:00
  O'Leary: Outside-the-box hire suggestions for Ottawa  CFL.caIn an ideal world, the final specks of dust won't have hit the ground yet in the wake of Jaime Elizondo's departure from the Ottawa REDBLACKS before his ...
  
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• Evicted Heron Gate residents file human rights complaint over landlord's 'hyper-gentrification'

  02-04-2019 20:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  Fourteen former tenants of Heron Gate Village have launched a human rights complaint about their eviction, claiming the landlord forced them out of their racialized and immigrant community in a “hyper-gentrification” of the area in order to build high-income housing for white residents.
  The application was made Monday with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal and claims the landlord, Timbercreek, is discriminatory in its plan for the property and that the City of Ottawa, which is also n
  
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• Alleged Gatineau arsonist faces 13 new charges

  02-04-2019 20:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  A Gatineau man arrested and charged in connection with a string of garbage bin fires set in a single morning last month is now facing 13 new charges in Hull-area arsons stretching back to last fall.
  Police say the investigation continues.
  Police confirmed Tuesday that Daniel Jr Morin-Duchesne, 26, is facing a total of 16 charges in connection with multiple incidents at 15 Fournier Blvd. and half a dozen other addresses.
  On Mar. 20, police pulled surveillance video footage and called in a sniffer
  
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• Deif and Neve: Two 'Snowden refugees' are safe. What about the rest?

  02-04-2019 19:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  Canadians across the country welcomed the news last week that Vanessa Rodel and her young daughter, Keana, had finally found shelter in Montreal. They are two of “Snowden’s angels,” asylum-seekers whose kindness in sheltering the U.S. National Security Agency whistleblower in Hong Kong placed them in the world’s eye. Had they been deported to the Philippines, a dangerous abuser waited for them. Their resettlement in Canada assured their physical safety and allows Keana to
  
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• Fraudsters pretending to be RCMP officers, Mounties warn

  02-04-2019 19:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  Grifters are “spoofing” the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s phone number then posing as police officers and demanding cash for purportedly unpaid taxes when the mark answers.
  Victims are threatened with arrest, the Mounties warned Tuesday.
  Caller ID spoofing allows scammers to make it look like their calls come from familiar or local sources, tricking people into picking up and trusting the caller.
  “Be aware: the RCMP does not contact individuals via email or telephone fo
  
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• No new deadline for Ottawa’s LRT; consortium preparing for practice test of full fleet - Global News

  02-04-2019 19:06
  No new deadline for Ottawa’s LRT; consortium preparing for practice test of full fleet  Global NewsTransit Commission chair Allan Hubley tries out the LRT simulator. Ottawa councillors and staff were invited to check out the OC Transpo facility on Monday ...
  
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• Shots fired at Ottawa home - CTV News

  02-04-2019 18:29
  Shots fired at Ottawa home  CTV NewsOttawa Police say shots were fired at a residence on Arnot Road Monday evening.
  
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• Friends, family issue new appeal on missing man's birthday

  02-04-2019 17:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  Friends and family who haven’t stopped hunting for Ian Lambert since he vanished after leaving an Aylmer party Feb. 16, issued a new appeal for help bringing him home on his 46th birthday Monday.
  Lambert never liked a fuss on his birthday his sister, Margaret Jane Baker, wrote on social media.
  “I’m going to make a wish — that he will be found and come home safe and sound,” she wrote. “Let’s all make that wish together.”
  Baker thanked the public for
  
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• Cohen: Canada's SNC melodrama baffles a world actually in crisis

  02-04-2019 17:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  For years, dogs have been jumping off the Overtoun Bridge in Dumbarton, Scotland. By one count, 600 dogs have leapt into the gorge below.
  Some 50 of them have jumped to their deaths. There is no obvious reason for this canine suicide.
  “Some say there are rational explanations involving the terrain and the scents of mammals in the animals that may drive the dogs into a frenzy,” reports The New York Times. “Other explanations take on a more paranormal tone.”
  This crazed, my
  
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• Iaquinta does not believe his Ottawa fight against Cerrone needs fanfare - TSN

  02-04-2019 17:39
  Iaquinta does not believe his Ottawa fight against Cerrone needs fanfare  TSNThere are chaotic fight weeks and there are the circumstances that led up to Al Iaquinta fighting Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event of UFC 223 in April of ...
  
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• Hydro Ottawa clears up power outages

  02-04-2019 17:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  Hydro Ottawa has repaired two major outages that had left about 3,000 people out of power Tuesday morning.
  The utility reported at about 10 a.m. that power had been restored to more than 1.600 customers in west end Bay Ward.
  A second outage in the Alta Vista area was reported fixed at about 11:30 p.m.
  OUTAGE: Power outage in Bay Ward affecting 1608 customers. Crews are responding. For real-time updates, visit https://t.co/lFWY54HOx7 #OttawaOutage @tm_kavanagh pic.twitter.com/zkBFxPZFiR
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• City of Ottawa believes it will have keys to LRT before Canada Day - OttawaMatters.com

  02-04-2019 17:35
  City of Ottawa believes it will have keys to LRT before Canada Day  OttawaMatters.comStill, no set date has been given as the $2.1-billion Confederation Line opening continues to be delayed.
  
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• All LRT trains built and in testing, but still no launch date

  02-04-2019 16:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  There still isn’t a handover date for the $2.1-billion Stage 1 LRT system, but the head of the city’s transportation department says he likes what he sees when it comes to train testing.
  John Manconi told council’s finance and economic development on Tuesday that all 34 Alstom Citadis Spirit trains have been built and are going through final testing.
  There was a successful “stress test” on March 14 involving 20 single trains operating at once. Now, the Rideau Transi
  
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• OLG to increase Lotto Max draws to two a week, with extra number but worse odds of winning

  02-04-2019 16:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  Beginning May 11, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. will be changing the popular Lotto Max lottery to add a second day and increase the jackpot to a maximum of $70 million.
  The lottery will be run on Tuesday as well as Friday.
  The provincial regulator of lotteries will still require players to match seven numbers, however numbers available to be chosen in the lottery will now included those between 1 and 50. Lotto Max has used the numbers 1 to 49 until now.
  The addition of the extra number decrea
  
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• Denley: Why wait decades to shape a better Ottawa?

  02-04-2019 16:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  I don’t envy city councillors and staff trying to interest the public in the city’s latest Official Plan process. Any pitch that inevitably includes the words “official,” “plan” and “process” is a tough sell.
  As part of the exercise, staff and their consultants have attempted to divine what forces will shape the city in the future. That’s the subject of a 54-page report called Ottawa Next, Beyond 2036. Should that constitute insufficient read
  
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• Denley: Why wait decades to shape a better Ottawa? - Ottawa Citizen

  02-04-2019 16:34
  Denley: Why wait decades to shape a better Ottawa?  Ottawa CitizenCity staff are challenging the public and our elected leaders to think about Ottawa's future, and that's good, but looking too far ahead can take our attention away ...
  
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• Hydro Ottawa clears up power outages - Ottawa Citizen

  02-04-2019 16:22
  Hydro Ottawa clears up power outages  Ottawa CitizenHydro Ottawa has repaired two major outages that had left about 3000 people out of power Tuesday morning.The utility reported at about 10 a.m. that power had ...
  
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• Trial: Caitlan Coleman recounts violence, escape on night of Joshua Boyle’s arrest

  02-04-2019 15:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  Former Afghanistan hostage Caitlan Coleman says she fled from her abusive husband, Joshua Boyle, after he assaulted her and threatened to keep her confined to their bedroom.
  Coleman, 33, recounted Monday the dramatic night of Joshua Boyle’s arrest after what she said were years of physical, emotional and sexual abuse.
  Coleman also faced cross-examination for the first time Monday, and told defence lawyer Lawrence Greenspon that, as a young woman, she suffered hard-to-control fits of rage t
  
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• Ottawa police seek witnesses after gunshots strike Courtland Park house - Global News

  02-04-2019 15:31
  Ottawa police seek witnesses after gunshots strike Courtland Park house  Global NewsOttawa police say no one was injured when gunshots were fired into a home on Arnot Road in Courtland Park, just south of the Central Experimental Farm, on ...
  
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• Ottawa's retail cannabis stores open to lineups, brisk sales - Ottawa Business Journal

  02-04-2019 15:07
  Ottawa's retail cannabis stores open to lineups, brisk sales  Ottawa Business JournalLong lineups curling along street corners were seen at select Ottawa storefronts on Monday, heralding the arrival of a new type of retailer in the city: legal, ...
  
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• Military tracks down ghost boat floating in the St. Lawrence

  02-04-2019 15:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  After “numerous” onlookers called to report an aluminum boat that was floating east on the St. Lawrence River Monday evening, military rescue planes found the craft along the river bank near Cardinal.
  It was empty.
  Grenville County OPP, who were first alerted to the boat at 7:13 p.m., say that the boat, which can’t be reached by land, has red detailing and a black motor.
  It was spotted by aerial units from the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre at CFB Trenton at about midnight.
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• How Jaime Elizondo departed Ottawa surprised Redblacks head coach Rick Campbell - 3downnation.com

  02-04-2019 14:40
  How Jaime Elizondo departed Ottawa surprised Redblacks head coach Rick Campbell  3downnation.comOttawa Redblacks head coach Rick Campbel doesn't seem impressed with the way Jaime Elizondo resigned from his offensive coordinator position with the ...
  
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• Jaime Elizondo resigns from coaching post with Ottawa Redblacks - Global News

  02-04-2019 14:26
  Jaime Elizondo resigns from coaching post with Ottawa Redblacks  Global NewsThe Redblacks are in the market for a new offensive co-ordinator. The CFL club announced Monday that Elizondo has resigned from that post to pursue other ...
  
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• Shots fired into Courtland Park home

  02-04-2019 13:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  The guns and gangs unit is investigating after shots were fired into a home on Arnot Road Monday night with at least one bullet penetrating the front door and landing in the living room.
  No one was injured in the incident near Dynes Road and Fisher Avenue at about 10:30 p.m.
  Responding patrol officers found shell casings on the scene.
  Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact detectives in the guns and gangs unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5050 or Crime Stoppers at 613-233-8477.
  
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• Things are looking warm, but chance of flurries Wednesday

  02-04-2019 13:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  It’s looking like this warmth thing is going to stick around.
  But sunshine is going to need a little more work, apparently.
  Tuesday looks like a high of 7 C through the day, with winds gusting to 40 km/h this morning before calming down later in the day.
  Tuesday night is expected to be mainly cloudy with winds becoming calmer and a low of 3 C.
  The forecast is for rain (or flurries?!) Wednesday, with gusty winds and temperatures steady at about 4 C.
  Things turn chilly Wednesday night w
  
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• Today's letters: Carbon tax will have an impact on Canadians

  02-04-2019 12:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  The carbon tax is going to cost us
  Starting Monday, the cost of gas has gone up 4.4 cents per litre due to the federal government’s $20-per-tonne carbon tax. It’s proposed the tax will increase to $50 per tonne by 2022, so it’s reasonable to expect a corresponding increase in gas prices of 11 cents per litre, using current numbers.
  What’s the impact? Well, if you drive 20,000 kilometres per year and use 10 litres of gas per 100 km, the added cost for gas per year could be
  
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• Ron Perlman, Tom Felton among new stars announced for Ottawa Comiccon

  02-04-2019 12:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  The actors who played Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter franchise, Hellboy in the eponymous series and Superman in Smallville will be guests of honour at Ottawa Comiccon at the EY Centre May 10-12.
  Organizers announced the additions to the event Tuesday.
  Ron Perlman was Vincent in the television series Beauty and the Beast, starred as the comic book anti-hero Hellboy in two films and portrayed Clarence “Clay” Morrow in the TV series Sons of Anarchy.
  Tom Felton played the “ultima
  
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• Waterproofing 'non-conformance' flagged during inspections of LRT tunnel in 2018

  02-04-2019 12:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  Taxpayers might have to live with a leaky LRT tunnel, along with the threat of water accumulating in stations and damaging infrastructure, and there’s not much the City of Ottawa can do about it.
  An inspection report filed last year suggests there are areas of the Confederation Line tunnel where the “waterstop” material wasn’t installed properly.
  “Varieties of issues were identified with waterstop installation that may compromise their effectiveness,” a Rideau
  
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• Egan: Hello 911? Disabled man down, wheelchair trapped in sidewalk pothole

  02-04-2019 12:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  It’s been a lousy winter on the city’s sidewalks, but downright dangerous for anyone in a wheelchair.
  No need to remind Stephen St. Denis, 55, who has cerebral palsy and uses an electric chair to get around — or not — on paths layered for weeks with ice and packed snow. For starters, there was the evening of Feb. 5 when, leaving the National Arts Centre, his chair caught an ice patch, spun and flipped over in the middle of the bus lane on Albert Street.
  As March came to a
  
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• Egan: Hello 911? Disabled man down, wheelchair trapped in sidewalk pothole - Ottawa Citizen

  02-04-2019 12:00
  Egan: Hello 911? Disabled man down, wheelchair trapped in sidewalk pothole  Ottawa CitizenIt's been a lousy winter on the city's sidewalks, but downright dangerous for anyone in a wheelchair.
  
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• Family business strategies from Ottawa's Keynote Group, Richcraft Homes - Ottawa Business Journal

  02-04-2019 07:27
  Family business strategies from Ottawa's Keynote Group, Richcraft Homes  Ottawa Business JournalA family enterprise features dynamics unlike any other business. The line between work and home life can become blurred, and the normal conflict that ...
  
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• Anderson would like to finish up his career in Ottawa - Ottawa Sun

  02-04-2019 03:58
  Anderson would like to finish up his career in Ottawa  Ottawa SunCraig Anderson has no desire to move on. As he prepares to head into the final year of his contract next season, the 37-year-old would like to finish career with ...
  
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• ELIZONDO QUITS: Ottawa Redblacks stunned and angry with offensive co-ordinator - Ottawa Sun

  02-04-2019 03:34
  ELIZONDO QUITS: Ottawa Redblacks stunned and angry with offensive co-ordinator  Ottawa SunYou think the Ottawa Redblacks are just a bit ticked off with Jaime Elizondo? In a world where words are usually chosen carefully and positively, the headline on ...
  
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• Carleton students say sex assault survey raises 'red flags' about school policy

  02-04-2019 03:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  A week after the release of a survey indicating more than 1,300 Carleton University students had been sexually assaulted during the 2017-2018 school year, a group of graduate students says the university should do more to acknowledge the extent of the issue.
  “What is troubling to us is how Carleton University refuses to acknowledge the breadth of sexual violence on our campus,” wrote members of the Graduate Students’ Association consent culture committee.
  Jessica Wilson, a memb
  
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• Police request help identifying robbery suspect

  02-04-2019 00:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police are looking for help to identify a suspect in a robbery on St. Laurent Boulevard.
  The incident occurred at around 8:10 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5 in the 1200 block of St. Laurent, where the woman entered a store alone, stole some merchandise, and when confronted by a store employee, brandished a knife before fleeing. The employee was not injured.
  The woman is described as Aboriginal, in her mid to late 20s, approximately 5-foot-3 and thin. She was wearing a green camouflage jacket, b
  
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