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• Ottawa police using faulty radio system — safety of officers and public at risk, unions say - Ottawa Citizen

  09-04-2019 23:59
  Ottawa police using faulty radio system — safety of officers and public at risk, unions say  Ottawa CitizenComplaints allege constant blackout zones and unreliable connections to the city-owned radio system used by Ottawa officers.
  
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• Ottawa’s long-term housing market pinched by short-term rentals, coalition says - Global News

  09-04-2019 23:53
  Ottawa’s long-term housing market pinched by short-term rentals, coalition says  Global NewsA coalition of community and tenants' associations is calling on the City of Ottawa to regulate short-term rentals by commercial hosts like Airbnb, arguing they're ...
  
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• Federal cabinet rescues city over Prince of Wales Bridge repair order - Ottawa Citizen

  09-04-2019 23:40
  Federal cabinet rescues city over Prince of Wales Bridge repair order  Ottawa CitizenThe City of Ottawa won't be forced to fix the Prince of Wales Bridge anytime soon.In an Order in Council dated April 5, the federal Liberal cabinet rescinded an ...
  
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• Federal cabinet rescues city over Prince of Wales Bridge repair order

  09-04-2019 23:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  The City of Ottawa won’t be forced to fix the Prince of Wales Bridge anytime soon.
  In an Order in Council dated April 5, the federal Liberal cabinet rescinded an order by the Canadian Transportation Agency that would have forced the city to make repairs to the historic bridge over the Ottawa River.
  The CTA in February 2018 told the city to make the bridge ready to use within 12 months of receiving notice or discontinue the rail line and bridge.
  The CTA order came after a complaint was file
  
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• 300 people being looked at for possible measles exposure - Ottawa Citizen

  09-04-2019 23:31
  300 people being looked at for possible measles exposure  Ottawa CitizenPublic health officials have been in touch with close to 300 people who may have been exposed to measles in Ottawa over the past two weeks.Health officials ...
  
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• Garbage costs could rise as city considers short-term contracts while waiting for provincial direction - Ottawa Citizen

  09-04-2019 23:09
  Garbage costs could rise as city considers short-term contracts while waiting for provincial direction  Ottawa CitizenOttawa homeowners are poised to pay more for garbage collection for at least the next three years as city hall waits for the province to set policies which will ...
  
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• Ottawa moves to lift alcohol trade restrictions, urges provinces to do the same - CBC.ca

  09-04-2019 23:07
  Ottawa moves to lift alcohol trade restrictions, urges provinces to do the same  CBC.caThe federal government has introduced legislation that it says will remove a final federal barrier to the easier flow of beer, wine and spirits across provincial and ...
  
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• A remarkable debut for Minto Apartment REIT - Ottawa Citizen

  09-04-2019 23:05
  A remarkable debut for Minto Apartment REIT  Ottawa CitizenIt's been one of the biggest surprises of the capital's investment universe. A real estate investment trust by the name of Minto Apartment has seen the value of its ...
  
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• Ontario budget: The best Ottawa can hope for is to break even

  09-04-2019 22:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  When it comes to Thursday’s provincial budget, the best Ottawa City Hall can hope for is to break even.
  City officials are girding for the first budget by the Progressive Conservative government, which has been on a mission to find savings in the deficit-plagued finances.
  The 2019 city budget was developed in part with a fear that the PCs might download more costs onto municipalities. When the city presented the municipal budget in February, Mayor Jim Watson suggested the provincial budget
  
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• Ottawa Senators' average attendance hits 22-year low in 2018-19 season - Ottawa Business Journal

  09-04-2019 22:37
  Ottawa Senators' average attendance hits 22-year low in 2018-19 season  Ottawa Business JournalThe Canadian Tire Centre set a record for unfilled seats this past season as the Ottawa Senators, beset by struggles on and off the ice, saw a 20-plus-year low in ...
  
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• Ontario budget: The best Ottawa can hope for is to break even - Ottawa Citizen

  09-04-2019 22:20
  Ontario budget: The best Ottawa can hope for is to break even  Ottawa CitizenWhen it comes to Thursday's provincial budget, the best Ottawa City Hall can hope for is to break even.City officials are girding for the first budget by the ...
  
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• Going out best bets, April 11 to 17: Pinball party, art shows and Vishu feasts

  09-04-2019 22:13 via ottawacitizen.com
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  Wakefield singer-songwriter ENiiD, a.k.a. Carol Goodman, returns to the Black Sheep Inn stage on Sunday afternoon, a little more than a year after being diagnosed with cancer of the throat and neck. She didn’t know if she would be able to sing again, but was able to regain her voice after treatment. With the disease now in remission, she’ll be celebrating by performing her favourite Joni Mitchell tunes, as well as her own songs, and sharing her inspiring story. Tickets are $10 a
  
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• Ottawa moves to lift alcohol trade restrictions, urges provinces to do the same - Thompson Citizen

  09-04-2019 22:12
  Ottawa moves to lift alcohol trade restrictions, urges provinces to do the same  Thompson CitizenOTTAWA — The federal government has introduced legislation that it says will remove a final federal barrier to the easier flow of beer, wine and spirits across ...
  
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• Ottawa moves to lift alcohol trade restrictions, urges provinces to do the same - CityNews

  09-04-2019 22:04
  Ottawa moves to lift alcohol trade restrictions, urges provinces to do the same  CityNewsOTTAWA — The federal government has introduced legislation that it says will remove a final federal barrier to the easier flow of beer, wine and spirits across ...
  
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• Despite snow, gardens sprouting for some green thumbs - CBC.ca

  09-04-2019 22:02
  Despite snow, gardens sprouting for some green thumbs  CBC.caRecent wintry conditions aren't preventing Ottawa residents with green thumbs from preparing for the upcoming gardening season.
  
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• Spivak To Make Debut Against Walt Harris In Ottawa - The Official Website of the Ultimate Fighting Championship

  09-04-2019 21:56
  Spivak To Make Debut Against Walt Harris In Ottawa  The Official Website of the Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipSpivak steps in for Aleksei Oleinik, who was removed from the card in order to face Alistair Overeem in Saint Petersburg, Russia on April 20. By Thomas Gerbasi ...
  
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• Farmers demand strong political response to expanding trade obstacles for Canada - Ottawa Citizen

  09-04-2019 21:40
  Farmers demand strong political response to expanding trade obstacles for Canada  Ottawa CitizenOTTAWA — Canola farmers whose livelihoods have been targeted by China in its feud with Canada are urging the federal government to step up its fight ...
  
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• 'We're running out of time,' prairie farmers tell Ottawa as canola dispute drags on – iPolitics - iPolitics.ca

  09-04-2019 21:39
  'We're running out of time,' prairie farmers tell Ottawa as canola dispute drags on – iPolitics  iPolitics.caThe federal government needs to act quickly to resolve an ongoing trade dispute with China over canola exports, fearful Prairie farmers told MPs on Tuesday, ...
  
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• Ontario considers scrapping front licence plates, no decisions reached - CTV News

  09-04-2019 21:24
  Ontario considers scrapping front licence plates, no decisions reached  CTV NewsOntario is considering eliminating front licence plates on vehicles across the province.
  
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• New program seeks to draw more international conferences to Ottawa - Ottawa Business Journal

  09-04-2019 21:21
  New program seeks to draw more international conferences to Ottawa  Ottawa Business JournalThe new initiative looks to bring more international conferences to Ottawa by supporting local associations and tech firms bidding to host the events.
  
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• Ontario budget: Best Ottawa can hope for is to break even - Ottawa Citizen

  09-04-2019 21:14
  Ontario budget: Best Ottawa can hope for is to break even  Ottawa CitizenWhen it comes to Thursday's provincial budget, the best Ottawa City Hall can hope for is to break even.City officials are girding for the first budget by the ...
  
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• Ice and snow causing uptick in crashes on Ottawa area roads - OttawaMatters.com

  09-04-2019 21:14
  Ice and snow causing uptick in crashes on Ottawa area roads  OttawaMatters.comOttawa and provincial police are asking motorists to take their time getting to where they need to go Tuesday, as road conditions are slippery.
  
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• Spring snowstorm hits Quebec, Ottawa area - CityNews

  09-04-2019 20:59
  Spring snowstorm hits Quebec, Ottawa area  CityNewsThis was the scene in Montreal and Ottawa Tuesday. Hundreds of thousands of people are without power in southern Quebec after the region was hit freezing ...
  
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• Equifax forced to report to the Privacy Commissioner of Canada for six years as a result of 2017 data breach

  09-04-2019 20:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada will monitor American credit agency Equifax Inc. for the next six years after an investigation into a massive data breach of personal information at the firm in 2017.
  On Tuesday, the federal overseer of Canada’s privacy laws released the results of its investigation, finding as many as 19,000 Canadians were ultimately affected. Equifax offers credit monitoring services, it also conducts credit checks on behalf of lenders, or other organizati
  
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• Fire & Flower Corp (CVE:FAF) CEO on Ottawa Cannabis Store's $50000 First Day Sales - Midas Letter

  09-04-2019 20:42
  Fire & Flower Corp (CVE:FAF) CEO on Ottawa Cannabis Store's $50000 First Day Sales  Midas LetterFire & Flower Holdings Corp (CVE:FAF) (OTCMKTS:FFLWF) CEO Trevor Fencott is thrilled by the success of the company's Fire & Flower York Street Cannabis ...
  
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• Refugee advocates ‘shocked and dismayed’ over asylum changes in Ottawa’s budget bill - The Globe and Mail

  09-04-2019 20:36
  Refugee advocates ‘shocked and dismayed’ over asylum changes in Ottawa’s budget bill  The Globe and MailRefugee advocates are crying foul over proposed Liberal government changes to immigration laws that aim to keep would-be asylum seekers from entering ...
  
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• Two suspects sought in Kanata robbery, beating

  09-04-2019 20:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police are looking to identify two suspects after a man was beaten by two other men responding to his ad to sell his phone.
  The incident occurred in Kanata Jan. 19 at about 6:45 p.m.
  The suspects arrived at the victim’s home around Marconi Avenue and Maxwell Bridge Road and proceeded to beat him, then grabbed the phone.
  Patrol officers arriving on the scene found the victim had received serious injuries.
  One suspect was described as a black man, with stubble and a medium build. Ther
  
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• Suspect, 20, arrested for string of Baseline Road robberies

  09-04-2019 20:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police arrested a 20-year-old man early Tuesday in the Carlington area in connection with a string of robberies along Baseline Road in February.
  Police said Muse Abdirahaman was arrested at a residence in the 1000 block of Silver Street.
  Warrants had been issued for his arrest in connection with three robberies — including a banking institution, a convenience store and a fast food restaurant — in which a suspect passed a note and demanded money.
  One robbery occurred Feb. 1&nbs
  
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• Suspect, 20, arrested for string of Baseline Road robberies - Ottawa Citizen

  09-04-2019 19:47
  Suspect, 20, arrested for string of Baseline Road robberies  Ottawa CitizenOttawa police arrested a 20-year-old man early Tuesday in the Carlington area in connection with a string of robberies along Baseline Road in February.
  
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• REDBLACKS and CGDB puppies make CTV News appearance - Ottawa REDBLACKS

  09-04-2019 19:43
  REDBLACKS and CGDB puppies make CTV News appearance  Ottawa REDBLACKSAfter announcing an initiative where members of RNation would be raising six Canadian Guide Dog for the Blind puppies on Monday afternoon, CTV News ...
  
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• Gatineau driver hit with $870 fine, 14 demerits for stunt driving

  09-04-2019 19:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 30-year-old Gatineau man has been fined $870 and had 14 demerit points applied to his driving licence after he was clocked doing 114 km/h in a 40 km/h zone on the weekend.
  Police say a radar officer heard the speeding car approaching on St-René Boulevard East Saturday night and measured the speed at almost three times the limit before alerting a colleague further down the road who arrested the driver.
  The driver also faces a seven-day licence suspension.ALSO IN THE NEWS
  Three charged as
  
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• Ottawa police make arrest following three robberies in the Carlington area - OttawaMatters.com

  09-04-2019 19:25
  Ottawa police make arrest following three robberies in the Carlington area  OttawaMatters.comOfficers say the same suspect walked into a bank, a convenience store and a fast food restaurant, passing a note to a clerk in each case, demanding money.
  
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• Housing Matters podcast: Is Ottawa really helping new homebuyers? - Vancouver Sun

  09-04-2019 19:22
  Housing Matters podcast: Is Ottawa really helping new homebuyers?  Vancouver SunA number of experts join Stuart McNish to discuss the impact of federal interventions in the real estate market for first-time homebuyers.
  
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• Penton: A 'mom and pop' proposal for economic diversity across Ottawa - Ottawa Citizen

  09-04-2019 18:17
  Penton: A 'mom and pop' proposal for economic diversity across Ottawa  Ottawa CitizenI always knew that business was going to be a big part of who I am. From a series of business development efforts in tourism, event management and agriculture ...
  
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• Penton: A 'mom and pop' proposal for economic diversity across Ottawa

  09-04-2019 18:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  I always knew that business was going to be a big part of who I am. From a series of business development efforts in tourism, event management and agriculture, I became a knowledgeable, fiscally responsible entrepreneur.
  I had fun, I travelled and I learned a lot: what it takes to not go broke, what it takes to be successful and everything in between.
  But it wasn’t until I created the Beechwood Market that I realized that a business, in the right setting, on a welcoming street could make a
  
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• Arcade Fire members score Peggy Baker dance show at NAC - Ottawa Citizen

  09-04-2019 18:13
  Arcade Fire members score Peggy Baker dance show at NAC  Ottawa CitizenPeggy Baker Dance Projects7:30 p.m. April 12-13, Babs Asper Theatre, National Arts CentreTickets: $35.25, available in person at NAC box office and online at ...
  
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• Arcade Fire members score Peggy Baker dance show at NAC

  09-04-2019 18:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  Peggy Baker Dance Projects
  7:30 p.m. April 12-13, Babs Asper Theatre, National Arts Centre
  Tickets: $35.25, available in person at NAC box office and online at nac-cna.ca or ticketmaster.ca
  There’s dance music and there’s dance music.
  Arcade Fire has flirted with funkier sounds on its last couple albums, but band members Sarah Neufeld and Ottawa’s Jeremy Gara up the ante with Who We Are In the Dark, their new collaboration with Canadian contemporary dance icon Peggy Baker, open
  
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• How spring cleaning your portfolio can do more harm than good - Ottawa Citizen

  09-04-2019 18:08
  How spring cleaning your portfolio can do more harm than good  Ottawa CitizenMartin Pelletier: Performance-chasing can cut your portfolio gains by up to 40% compared to a simple buy-and-hold strategy, study shows.
  
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• Inuit artists in Ottawa keeping eye on awards controversy - CBC.ca

  09-04-2019 18:00
  Inuit artists in Ottawa keeping eye on awards controversy  CBC.caInuit artists living in Ottawa are watching closely as criticism toward the Indigenous Music Awards (IMA) mounts due to concerns over cultural appropriation.
  
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• Why tailgating won't work in Toronto, Hamilton and Ottawa but might in smaller cities - CBC.ca

  09-04-2019 17:54
  Why tailgating won't work in Toronto, Hamilton and Ottawa but might in smaller cities  CBC.caJust a day after thousands of teachers in Ontario and their supporters protested major cuts to education, the government of Premier Doug Ford had another ...
  
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• Tips to avoid 'whaling' scams after City of Ottawa mishap - OttawaMatters.com

  09-04-2019 17:49
  Tips to avoid 'whaling' scams after City of Ottawa mishap  OttawaMatters.comThe scams are called "whaling" scams because the phishing attempts target big fish, like top executives and managers.
  
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• Ontario considers scrapping front licence plates, no decisions reached - Ottawa Citizen

  09-04-2019 17:32
  Ontario considers scrapping front licence plates, no decisions reached  Ottawa CitizenTORONTO — Ontario is considering eliminating front licence plates on vehicles across the province.Premier Doug Ford's office says the idea is under review but ...
  
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• Man shot, killed on east side of Anchorage - Ottawa Citizen

  09-04-2019 17:32
  Man shot, killed on east side of Anchorage  Ottawa CitizenANCHORAGE, Alaska — Anchorage police say a man was shot and killed on the city's east side.Dispatchers shortly after 10:30 p.m. Monday took a call of shots ...
  
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• Ottawa's Giatec augments concrete sensors with artificial intelligence - Ottawa Business Journal

  09-04-2019 17:07
  Ottawa's Giatec augments concrete sensors with artificial intelligence  Ottawa Business JournalAn Ottawa tech firm is teaming with a renowned group of Montreal-based artificial intelligence researchers to bring AI to the concrete industry.
  
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• More scrutiny of defence intelligence operations needed, security committee says - Ottawa Citizen

  09-04-2019 17:06
  More scrutiny of defence intelligence operations needed, security committee says  Ottawa CitizenOTTAWA — A national-security watchdog is calling for stricter controls on the Canadian military's spying.In a report today, the national-security committee of ...
  
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• Ottawa measles patient angry at anti-vaxxers - CBC News

  09-04-2019 17:04
  Ottawa measles patient angry at anti-vaxxers  CBC NewsAn Ottawa cancer patient who contracted measles despite being vaccinated is expressing her anger at people who have deliberately decided not to protect ...
  
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• Philpott says Trudeau's caucus expulsions violated law - Ottawa Citizen

  09-04-2019 16:59
  Philpott says Trudeau's caucus expulsions violated law  Ottawa CitizenOTTAWA — Former cabinet minister Jane Philpott says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau violated the law when he expelled her and Jody Wilson-Raybould from ...
  
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• Denley: Transit-on-demand model might help Ottawa's rural areas

  09-04-2019 16:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa is spending more than $4.6 billion to build light rail in urban and suburban parts of the city, but people in the city’s vast rural areas get little or no service. Up to a point, that’s reasonable. There just aren’t enough potential riders for the city to send big buses into rural areas, or even to provide more than token service to major villages.
  But what if there were a creative way to meet the demand that exists, without huge expenditures from the city? As it turns o
  
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• Ottawa announces $12M in funding for Loblaw, drawing criticism on social media - Yahoo Canada Finance

  09-04-2019 16:38
  Ottawa announces $12M in funding for Loblaw, drawing criticism on social media  Yahoo Canada FinanceThe federal government is giving Loblaw Companies Ltd. $12 million to retrofit refrigeration systems in 370 stores over the next three years to help decrease the ...
  
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• Denley: Transit-on-demand model might solve some problems for Ottawa's rural areas - Ottawa Citizen

  09-04-2019 16:33
  Denley: Transit-on-demand model might solve some problems for Ottawa's rural areas  Ottawa CitizenAt least two municipalities in Ontario are taking a creative, cost-effective approach to delivering transportation services to dispersed rural populations.
  
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