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• Sweet offerings at annual Vanier Sugar Fest

  06-04-2019 23:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  Saturday was a perfect day for the Vanier Sugar Fest, where the syrup was still as sweet as when the event began in 1987.
  Hundreds were drawn to the Muséoparc at 300 Pères-Blancs Ave. to watch old-timey sap gathering, listen to tunes or to take in dancing exhibitions, arts and competitions, or to just stroll through the woods.
  If you missed Saturday’s activities, the Sugar Fest is on again Sunday, starting at 10 a.m. SharePhoto gallery: Vanier Sugar Fest, Saturday, April 6, 2
  
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• Man, 60, killed in crash on Hwy. 416 ramp - CTV News

  06-04-2019 22:42
  Man, 60, killed in crash on Hwy. 416 ramp  CTV NewsA 60-year-old Ottawa man died Saturday afternoon after his motorcycle crashed while exiting Hwy. 416.
  
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• Ottawa man, 60, dies in motorcycle crash on 416 off-ramp at West Hunt Club

  06-04-2019 22:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 60-year-old Ottawa man died Saturday afternoon after his motorcycle went into the ditch and struck a culvert, throwing him from the bike as he exited Highway 416.
  Ottawa OPP officers were called to the southbound off-ramp at Hunt Club Road at 2 p.m.
  Denis Joseph Cadieux, who was alone on the motorcycle, was rushed to the hospital by paramedics but was pronounced dead at the hospital.
  Emergency services were on the scene of a fatal single vehicle accident Saturday April 6, 2019 on the Hunt Club
  
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• Ottawa man, 60, dies in motorcycle crash on 416 off-ramp at West Hunt Club - Ottawa Citizen

  06-04-2019 22:26
  Ottawa man, 60, dies in motorcycle crash on 416 off-ramp at West Hunt Club  Ottawa CitizenA 60-year-old Ottawa man died Saturday afternoon after his motorcycle went into the ditch and struck a culvert, throwing him from the bike as he exited Highway ...
  
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• Firefighter's steampunk lamps among antique and vintage show treasures

  06-04-2019 21:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  Brian Killeen races to crashes and blazes with lights flashing when he’s on shift as a lieutenant with the Val-des-Monts fire department.
  Off duty, he takes his time, cruising crumbling barns, abandoned factories and country auctions to find the industrial parts and cast off agriculture machinery of a bygone age. He imagines them into entirely new creations: “steampunk”-style lamps lit by the mellow golden light of vintage Edison-style bulbs.
  “Riding down the back roads s
  
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• U.S. edges Canada in group stage of women's world hockey championship - Ottawa Citizen

  06-04-2019 21:56
  U.S. edges Canada in group stage of women's world hockey championship  Ottawa CitizenESPOO, Finland — The United States exploited moments of poor puck management by Canada in a 3-2 win in the group stage at the women's world hockey ...
  
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• Ottawa police investigate stabbing in Courtland Park

  06-04-2019 21:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa Police Service west division detectives are investigating a Friday night stabbing incident in the Courtland Park area that left a man in his 40s with non-life threatening injuries.
  Police were called to the 900 block of Eiffel Avenue, near Dynes Road, at about 10:30 p.m. The unidentified man was then taken to hospital.
  Anyone with information is asked to call Ottawa police west detectives at 613-236-1222, ext. 2666. Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477
  
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• Fatal crash on 416 off-ramp at West Hunt Club: OPP

  06-04-2019 21:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  The OPP reports that officers are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash on a southbound Highway 416 off-ramp Saturday afternoon.
  Provincial police reported the crash on the southbound ramp to West Hunt Club Road just after 2:20 p.m.
  Paramedics were called to the scene, police said, but the victim succumbed to their injuries.
  Motorists should expect a lengthy road closure and slowdowns in the area, police warned.
  More to come.
  #Ottawa traffic note. #OttawaOPP investigating a fatal single veh
  
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• Firefighter's steampunk lamps among antique and vintage show treasures - Ottawa Citizen

  06-04-2019 21:45
  Firefighter's steampunk lamps among antique and vintage show treasures  Ottawa CitizenDozens of exhibitors in the Ottawa Antique and Vintage Market have filled the Carleton University Fieldhouse with treasures.
  
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• Special weather statement issued for freezing rain

  06-04-2019 21:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  We’re finally hitting double digits highs but winter has one last gift to give.
  (Just kidding! Winter is going to last forever.)
  Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement warning that the Ottawa area could be hit by freezing rain on Sunday night and Monday morning.
  The weather office warns that “rain is expected to begin in Eastern Ontario Sunday evening. For areas near the Ottawa Valley, the rain may transition to freezing rain overnight Sunday as temperatures fall t
  
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• Special weather statement issued for freezing rain - Ottawa Citizen

  06-04-2019 21:18
  Special weather statement issued for freezing rain  Ottawa Citizen(Just kidding! Winter is going to last forever.) Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement warning that the Ottawa area could be hit by freezing ...
  
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• Ottawa police investigate stabbing in Baseline/Fisher area - Ottawa Citizen

  06-04-2019 21:18
  Ottawa police investigate stabbing in Baseline/Fisher area  Ottawa CitizenOttawa Police *Service* west division detectives are investigating a Friday night stabbing incident in the Courtland Park area that left a man in his 40s with non-life ...
  
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• CBC Ottawa honoured with 3 RTDNA awards - CBC.ca

  06-04-2019 20:17
  CBC Ottawa honoured with 3 RTDNA awards  CBC.caCBC Ottawa has won three awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association.
  
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• Martel Among Young Women Inspired This Week In Ottawa - SteinbachOnline.com

  06-04-2019 17:46
  Martel Among Young Women Inspired This Week In Ottawa  SteinbachOnline.comA young woman from St. Pierre was part of the Daughters of The Vote conference in Ottawa this past week, where a group of delegates turned their backs to the ...
  
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• Ottawa police investigate stabbing

  06-04-2019 16:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  West division detectives are investigating a Friday night stabbing incident in the Courtland Park area that left a man in his 40s wounded.
  Police were called to the 900 block of Eiffel Avenue, near Dynes Road, at about 10:30 p.m.
  He was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
  Anyone with information is asked to call Ottawa police west detectives at 613-236-1222, ext. 2666. Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or by downloading the Ottawa
  
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• Ottawa police investigate stabbing in Courtland Park - Ottawa Citizen

  06-04-2019 15:57
  Ottawa police investigate stabbing in Courtland Park  Ottawa CitizenOttawa Police *Service* west division detectives are investigating a Friday night stabbing incident in the Courtland Park area that left a man in his 40s with non-life ...
  
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• Gatineau man, 21, seriously wounded in Hull district stabbing

  06-04-2019 15:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 21-year-old Gatineau man is in hospital with serious stab wounds after police found him and another staggering down Leduc Street in Hull early Saturday.
  Gatineau police said patrol officers spotted two men, one apparently supporting the other, shortly after midnight in front of 15 Leduc St. in the Terrasses de la Chaudière area.
  The officers stopped and found one of the men had suffered a serious stab wound to the abdomen.
  The victim was taken to hospital with what originally were consi
  
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• Gatineau man, 21, seriously wounded in Hull district stabbing - Ottawa Citizen

  06-04-2019 15:44
  Gatineau man, 21, seriously wounded in Hull district stabbing  Ottawa CitizenA 21-year-old Gatineau man is in hospital with serious stab wounds after police found him and another staggering down Leduc Street in Hull early Saturday.
  
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• Why apologies matter: 'Words can move mountains'

  06-04-2019 14:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  Seeking a papal apology all these years later might seem a fool’s errand to some, but to David McCann, who’s been trying to get the Vatican to apologize for the abuse he and hundreds of others suffered at training schools in Ontario, it can be an important step toward healing.
  “Words can mean absolutely nothing, and words can move mountains,” he says. “An apology is an acknowledgment that a wrong has occurred and that you can’t change it, but you are sorry tha
  
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• Waiting on the Pope: Why one Canadian survivor of sexual abuse says an apology from the Pontiff would matter

  06-04-2019 14:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  The dimly lit conference room looked like so many others — a long table with nameplates and microphones, surrounded by drab olive drapes and beige carpet.
  On this particular Thursday, however, two things stood out: a painting of the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus on the wall behind the head table, and the speaker whose back they appeared to be looking at: Pope Francis.
  Wearing his white cassock, the Pope faced the tiered rows of cardinals, archbishops, bishops and other clergy in their respect
  
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• Why apologies matter: 'Words can move mountains' - Ottawa Citizen

  06-04-2019 14:01
  Why apologies matter: 'Words can move mountains'  Ottawa CitizenSeeking a papal apology all these years later might seem a fool's errand to some, but to David McCann, who's been trying to get the Vatican to apologize for the ...
  
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• A bit of drizzle and we're finally hitting double digits

  06-04-2019 13:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  We’re in for a decent dose of wet weather over the next few days.
  But we’re finally hitting a high in double digits.
  It’s spring, Ottawa. It’s finally spring.
  And in typical spring fashion, expect clouds and drizzle to start your weekend followed by a brief blast of sunshine.
  Today’s high should hit 11 C by early afternoon.
  And although sub-zero temperatures are not out of our lives quite yet, tonight’s low will only flirt with zero.
  On Sunday, expect more clo
  
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• Bregha: Why Ottawa's Pearson House is worth saving - Ottawa Citizen

  06-04-2019 12:30
  Bregha: Why Ottawa's Pearson House is worth saving  Ottawa CitizenThrough Pearson, the house is associated with one of the highlights of Canadian diplomacy, the invention of international peacekeeping.
  
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• Bregha: Why Ottawa's Pearson House is worth saving

  06-04-2019 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Lester B. Pearson won Canada’s first and only Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for his contribution to resolving the Suez Canal crisis. At the time, Pearson lived with his wife, Maryon, in a modest duplex at 231 Cobourg Ave. in Sandy Hill. The house went through different hands until the Ugandan government purchased it in the late 1980s to serve as its High Commission to Canada. About four years ago, a lack of proper maintenance forced the High Commission to move to an office on Sparks Street. Th
  
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• Cappies review: Lester B. Pearson's The Heart of Robin Hood steals the hearts of the audience

  06-04-2019 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Show #11: The Heart of Robin Hood
  Where: Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School
  Director: Nona Luchenski-McMillan
  Shannon Noah, CriticSir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School
  Complete with a beloved band of misfits, a traitorous prince, and a number of epic sword fights, Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School’s production of The Heart of Robin Hood attributed spirit and enthusiasm to the iconic fable.
  With a twist on the classic tale, originating from ballads in the 15th century, The Heart of
  
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• Ottawa teachers head to Queen's Park to protest expected cuts - CBC.ca

  06-04-2019 10:00
  Ottawa teachers head to Queen's Park to protest expected cuts  CBC.caHundreds of Ottawa school teachers and staff are busing to Toronto to join colleagues from around the province at a rally at Queen's Park Saturday to protest ...
  
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• Wolves lose wild one in Ottawa to open second round - The Sudbury Star

  06-04-2019 04:17
  Wolves lose wild one in Ottawa to open second round  The Sudbury StarThe Sudbury Wolves had not seen the Ottawa 67's, at least in person, since the middle of November.But the Wolves, many of whom are only four games into ...
  
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• City to get $7M from feds for temporary refugee housing

  06-04-2019 03:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa will be receiving $7 million from the federal government to help ease the financial burden of providing temporary housing for refugee claimants.
  The announcement was made Friday by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
  “This funding for Ottawa and the recent funding provided to Toronto assist our key partners in securing temporary housing for those in need, including asylum claimants,” Bill Blair, Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction, said in a sta
  
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• City to get $7M from feds for temporary refugee housing - Ottawa Citizen

  06-04-2019 03:38
  City to get $7M from feds for temporary refugee housing  Ottawa CitizenOttawa will be receiving $7 million from the federal government to help ease the financial burden of providing temporary housing for refugee claimants.
  
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• Paperwork kept OC Transpo worker out of harm's way in 1999 shootings

  06-04-2019 02:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  Rhéaume Laplante and Harry Schoenmakers had planned to ski together on the Friday after Easter.
  Instead, Laplante attended his friend’s funeral after Schoenmakers had been one of four OC Transpo workers gunned down three days earlier, on April 6, 1999, by a former colleague.
  The shooter, Pierre Lebrun, set out to avenge the misery he’d suffered by former colleagues who had mocked him for his stutter. On that day, though, Lebrun’s victims seemed haphazardly chosen —
  
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• Neighbours mourn loss of maple tree that developer had agreed to preserve

  06-04-2019 02:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  Neighbours of an infill building property on Connaught Avenue are angry that a towering maple tree was cut down this week despite the developer’s assurance that the tree would be saved.
  The tree, roughly 70 years old and with a trunk nearly a metre across at its widest, came down Wednesday at 859 Connaught Ave., which runs off Carling Avenue opposite Lincoln Fields Mall.
  Response was immediate and furious.
  “Not sure if I want to cry about the destruction of this gorgeous tree and our
  
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• Two Carleton Place residents charged with drug offences

  06-04-2019 02:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two people face drug charges after Lanark OPP officers searched a home in Carleton Place and discovered more than 150 grams of cocaine and $1,000 in cash.
  Darcy Ward, 30, and Christina Porteous, 24, both Carleton Place residents, were charged with possession of a Schedule 1 substance — cocaine — for the purpose of trafficking. Ward was also charged with possession of property obtained by crime, Ontario Provincial Police said in a media release on Friday.
  Ward was held in custody pend
  
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• Neighbours mourn loss of maple tree that developer had agreed to preserve - Ottawa Citizen

  06-04-2019 02:08
  Neighbours mourn loss of maple tree that developer had agreed to preserve  Ottawa CitizenNeighbours of an infill building property on Connaught Avenue are angry that a towering maple tree was cut down this week despite the developer's assurance ...
  
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• Local delegate not part of protest during Ottawa event - Prince George Citizen

  06-04-2019 01:20
  Local delegate not part of protest during Ottawa event  Prince George CitizenSeek first to understand, then to be understood. Prince George's Lila Mansour kept that saying in mind when when some unexpected controversy flared up in the ...
  
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• Aberdeen Pavilion: Heritage structure at Lansdowne requires some TLC - Ottawa Citizen

  06-04-2019 00:13
  Aberdeen Pavilion: Heritage structure at Lansdowne requires some TLC  Ottawa CitizenMajor work is required to fix up the Aberdeen Pavilion as the city approaches another decision on how much more should be invested in Lansdowne Park.
  
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• Aberdeen Pavilion: Heritage structure at Lansdowne requires some TLC

  06-04-2019 00:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  Major work is required to fix up the Aberdeen Pavilion as the city approaches another decision on how much more should be invested in Lansdowne Park.
  Repairing the leaky roof of the heritage building is a no-brainer for city hall, which, in a short-term fix, has resorted to capturing water in canopies installed under the roof so visitors below aren’t drenched.
  The rehabilitation of the Aberdeen Pavilion will involve more than the roof, though.
  The Aberdeen Pavilion at Lansdowne Park has se
  
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• Remembering the 1999 OC Transpo shooting: 'I only wish I got to know him better'

  06-04-2019 00:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  Terrie Lemay and her adult children, Stacey and Chris, will spend Saturday together at a spa and a cabin in Chelsea. They’ll have dinner and drinks, and they’ll talk. They’ll talk a lot about Dave Lemay: Terrie’s husband and Stacey and Chris’s dad. They will share good memories, and laugh a lot. And they will remember other, difficult, moments. And they may cry.
  Dave Lemay died 20 years ago, on April 6, 1999, a victim of the shooting spree at OC Transpo’s head
  
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• Paperwork kept OC Transpo worker out of harm's way from 1999 shootings

  06-04-2019 00:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  Rhéaume Laplante and Harry Schoenmakers had planned to ski together on the Friday after Easter.
  Instead, Laplante attended his friend’s funeral after Schoenmakers had been one of four OC Transpo workers gunned down three days earlier, on April 6, 1999, by a former colleague.
  The shooter, Pierre Lebrun, set out to avenge the misery he’d suffered by former colleagues who had mocked him for his stutter. On that day, though, Lebrun’s victims seemed haphazardly chosen —
  
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