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• John Halvorsen stepping down as Ottawa Race Weekend race director

  10-04-2019 23:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  Just weeks before the next edition of Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend, the organization’s race director is stepping down from his full-time position.
  John Halvorsen is also resigning as president of Run Ottawa and resuming a career in the technology sector, starting Monday with Nokia, but he’ll still be in charge when an estimated 33,000 participants head to the start lines for a half-dozen events on May 25-26.
  “It was just a case of having a conversation with some old working par
  
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• Ottawa’s hot housing market - CTV News

  10-04-2019 23:05
  Ottawa’s hot housing market  CTV NewsOttawa is being called a seller's market right now with home prices on the rise.
  
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• OPP seeks repeat offender known to frequent Eastern Ontario region

  10-04-2019 23:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  Provincial police are searching for a federal prisoner who has been known to frequent Kingston and other Eastern Ontario regions in connection with a breach of statutory release.
  Fern Joyal, 25, is described as Caucasian, five feet nine inches tall, weighing 190 pounds (86 kg) with brown hair and hazel eyes.
  He has several tattoos which include a star on his right cheek, Skull 777 Native Pride on his right forearm, “HNIC” on the left side of his neck, “SHELBY” on the righ
  
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• "Predatory" company uses Canadian universities to sell shoddy conferences

  10-04-2019 22:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  Omics International is still marketing junky science conferences in Montreal and Toronto this month despite a U.S. judge’s order to stop “deceptive” promoting of its conferences and academic journals.
  The company has a long record of publishing any research papers for a fee. This allows underqualified academics to pad their credentials with fake research papers and gain promotion. Companies that do this are known as “predatory” publishers.
  But a US District Court ju
  
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• Canada is 'not doing so well' when it comes to childhood immunization

  10-04-2019 22:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  Canada needs to do better when it comes to childhood vaccinations, a Senate meeting on vaccine hesitancy heard Wednesday. But enforcing mandatory immunization is not the answer, say health officials.
  The meeting took place against the backdrop of a deadly increase in measles outbreaks around the world. The City of Ottawa has been dealing with two imported cases in the past week and New York City declared a state of emergency amid ongoing outbreaks on Tuesday. There have been thousands of cases i
  
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• Collision with fire hydrant sends water pouring into the street

  10-04-2019 22:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  Parts of Jeanne D’Arc Boulevard were closed Wednesday afternoon to allow emergency officials to deal with flooding after a car struck a fire hydrant in Orléans.
  The Ottawa Police Service was investigating the collision at the intersection of Jeanne D’Arc Boulevard and Hunter’s Run Drive. 
  Jeanne D’Arc Blvd. was closed southbound from Woodcliffe Private to Hunter’s Run Drive, and northbound from Boyer Road to Woodcliffe Private.
  There were no injuries rep
  
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• Bordeleau defends police handling of city hall fraud case

  10-04-2019 22:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police Chief Charles Bordeleau has defended the police service’s handling of a fraud complaint lodged by the City of Ottawa after it was bilked of US$97,797.20 in an email scam.
  In a news release Wednesday, Bordeleau said, “The complaint was taken seriously and the proper steps were taken to ensure that relevant authorities were engaged in the investigation.”
  Dispatched to city hall to take the initial complaint on July 11, 2018, officers collected emails and other evide
  
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• Bordeleau defends police handling of city hall fraud case - Ottawa Citizen

  10-04-2019 22:21
  Bordeleau defends police handling of city hall fraud case  Ottawa CitizenOttawa police Chief Charles Bordeleau has defended the police *service's* handling of a fraud complaint lodged by the City of Ottawa after it was bilked of ...
  
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• University of Ottawa's Startup Garage launches 2019 cohort - Ottawa Business Journal

  10-04-2019 21:59
  University of Ottawa's Startup Garage launches 2019 cohort  Ottawa Business JournalThe University of Ottawa's Startup Garage has unveiled the next cohort of eight companies that will be run through its accelerator this year.
  
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• Dorgeville: Ottawa drivers need to start changing their expectations - Ottawa Citizen

  10-04-2019 21:43
  Dorgeville: Ottawa drivers need to start changing their expectations  Ottawa CitizenIf we aspire to become the most liveable mid-sized city in North America, we must have a plan for alternative modes of transportation beyond cars.
  
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• Ottawa's Ross Video unveils new acquisition at annual broadcasters' convention - Ottawa Business Journal

  10-04-2019 21:42
  Ottawa's Ross Video unveils new acquisition at annual broadcasters' convention  Ottawa Business JournalLess than two weeks after announcing the firm's 14th acquisition in the past 10 years, Ross Video lifted the curtain on No. 13 this week at the annual NAB show ...
  
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• 'She was extremely lucky': Woman rushed to hospital after 416 rollover - Ottawa Citizen

  10-04-2019 21:35
  'She was extremely lucky': Woman rushed to hospital after 416 rollover  Ottawa CitizenHad it not been for a soft landing, a vehicle rollover on Highway 416 Wednesday “could have been much worse,” according to Ottawa paramedics.Just before 4 ...
  
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• John Halvorsen stepping down as Ottawa Race Weekend race director - Ottawa Citizen

  10-04-2019 21:08
  John Halvorsen stepping down as Ottawa Race Weekend race director  Ottawa CitizenTwo decades after joining Run Ottawa as a board member and six years after becoming president, he's returning to work in the tech sector.
  
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• Alert officers en route to robbery scene bust suspect

  10-04-2019 20:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police en route to a call for an armed robbery Tuesday nabbed a suspect near the scene of the crime.
  The robbery occurred at 10:15 p.m. at an unidentified business in the 1700 block of St. Laurent Boulevard, where a man carrying a screwdriver demanded money from the duty clerk.The suspect fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. There were no injuries reported.
  Officers responding to the call spotted a man matching the suspect’s description and after further investigation he was a
  
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• Police called to break up highway fist fight after road rage incident Wednesday

  10-04-2019 20:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  Provincial police had to break up a fight in the middle of Highway 417 Wednesday following a Wednesday morning fender-bender.
  According to police, a number of calls were made reporting two men were brawling on the highway following a minor motor vehicle collision at around 8:20 a.m.
  Following an investigation, James Macrae, 45, of Renfrew has been charged with assault.
  He was released from police custody on a promise to appear in Ottawa court on May 8.
  The  other man involved in the inciden
  
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• Glavin: Finally, parliamentarians admit Canada has a China problem

  10-04-2019 20:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  When it comes to defending Canada from the menace posed by the People’s Republic of China, it is now a matter of public record, and should be a matter of some embarrassment to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, if not shame, that the course his government embarked upon almost four years ago was dangerously naïve, if not recklessly thoughtless.
  It’s a tragedy that it took the Chinese Ministry of State Security’s kidnapping of former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig and cultural
  
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• Launching a new radio system shouldn't be 'rocket science,' Mayor Watson says

  10-04-2019 20:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  Mayor Jim Watson says he’s frustrated with the city’s problems launching a new radio system, highlighted again this week after two police unions flagged dead zones where they couldn’t communicate using the $55-million technology.
  The city has been trying to implement a new Bell-provided radio system for several departments since the old system was deemed at the end of its life in 2015.
  Four years later, the city’s adventure in implementing the new radio system continues.
  
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• BC North Coast residents to Ottawa: 'We can't make a living fishing' - Chilliwack Progress

  10-04-2019 19:51
  BC North Coast residents to Ottawa: 'We can't make a living fishing'  Chilliwack ProgressAs the federal government reviews the Fisheries Act, two North Coast B.C. residents flew to Ottawa to present how they think the act should be improved.
  
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• Ottawa-Gatineau pressed to notify public of sewer spills in real time - National Observer

  10-04-2019 19:14
  Ottawa-Gatineau pressed to notify public of sewer spills in real time  National ObserverThe cities of Ottawa and Gatineau are under increasing pressure to notify the public of sewage spills in real time as millions of litres of untreated wastewater and ...
  
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• Council approves development at busy Hunt Club/Riverside, cycle pilot project at Andrew Haydon Park

  10-04-2019 18:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  A zoning change to allow a new mixed-use development near one of Ottawa’s worst intersections received the majority of council’s support Wednesday.
  St. Mary’s Development Corp., which is a Taggart Realty company, will build a car dealership and high-rise building at 3930 and 3960 Riverside Dr., at Hunt Club Road. A planning rationale filed with the development application also describes a retail plaza, private school and hotel. A retirement facility is also in the developer&rsq
  
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• 2019 Quyon ferry open for business - CTV News

  10-04-2019 18:30
  2019 Quyon ferry open for business  CTV NewsIt's a sure sign that Spring is here. The Quyon Ferry is up and running for the 2019 season. *Service* began at 5:30 Wednesday morning. Scheduled crossings are ...
  
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• Ritchie: Dr. Wilbert Keon 'one of the greatest men I have ever known'

  10-04-2019 18:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  I first came to know “Willie” Keon as a neighbour.
  With his charming wife, Anne, and their three remarkable children (Claudia, Neil and Ryan), the Keons were vibrant figures in Alta Vista. When my father was afflicted with serious heart problems, his life was prolonged for another quarter-century by the emerging cardiac institute Dr. Keon and his colleague, Dr. Donald Beanlands, were creating in our city. When Willie asked me to help him at the Institute, I was in no position to refu
  
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• Meet Orville Peck, the mysterious new country artist who plays in Ottawa Thursday - Ottawa Citizen

  10-04-2019 18:00
  Meet Orville Peck, the mysterious new country artist who plays in Ottawa Thursday  Ottawa CitizenOrville PeckWith Casa Lagarto and Ommie Jane8 p.m. April 11, Dominion Tavern, 33 York St.Tickets: $10 advance at ticketfly.comOrville Peck is a mysterious ...
  
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• Meet Orville Peck, the mysterious new country artist who plays in Ottawa Thursday

  10-04-2019 18:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Orville Peck
  With Casa Lagarto and Ommie Jane
  8 p.m. April 11, Dominion Tavern, 33 York St.
  Tickets: $10 advance at ticketfly.com
  Orville Peck is a mysterious new artist on the alt-country scene with an incredible, multi-octave voice and heart-tugging songs about the men he’s loved. A little match-the-tattoo sleuthing by fans indicates Peck is likely the alter ego of Daniel Pitout, drummer for the Vancouver grunge-punk trio Nü Sensae, but there was no breaking out of character in this
  
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• The early bird gets big trouble this year

  10-04-2019 17:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  A combination of cold and snow is probably killing off significant numbers of the first migrating birds in our region, says birder Bruce Di Labio.
  Migrants leave the south at different times, with some birds always in a rush to arrive first and get the best breeding territory, he said.
  “That’s not always a good method of surviving. It’s rolling the dice and a lot of those early migrants don’t always win.”
  Among the insect eaters “there have been yellow-rumped
  
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• K9 officer helps arrest suspect wanted in vehicle break-ins

  10-04-2019 17:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  Thanks to the help of a furry colleague, Ottawa police located and apprehended a suspect on Tuesday who is suspected to be connected to a number of thefts from inside vehicles in Ottawa’s east end.
  Officers had set up an investigation in an area where reported thefts were high.
  Enlisting police dogs from the K9 unit, police located a man inside a vehicle near the Place d’Orléans Shopping Centre. A short foot pursuit pursuit ensued.
  “He was arrested without incident after
  
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• K9 officer helps arrest suspect wanted in vehicle break-ins - Ottawa Citizen

  10-04-2019 17:41
  K9 officer helps arrest suspect wanted in vehicle break-ins  Ottawa CitizenThanks to the help of a furry colleague, Ottawa police located and apprehended a suspect on Tuesday who is suspected to be connected to a number of thefts ...
  
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• Carlingwood Family Restaurant forced to close after failing to pay rent

  10-04-2019 16:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Carlingwood is facing eviction after failing to pay its rent, according to a notice stuck on a steel barrier that is barring access to the once popular diner located at the Carlingwood Shopping Centre.
  The notice says that owners of the diner owe multiple months worth of back rent and as a result the establishment is facing eviction.
  Attempts to reach the restaurant’s owners were unsuccessful on Wednesday.
  While she couldn’t elaborate any further, Carlingwood general manager Luci
  
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• Police seek public's help to identify suspects in Riverside South muggings

  10-04-2019 15:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police are investigating allegations of a number of muggings in the Riverside South community between Mar. 24 and Apr. 7.
  Details about the robberies have not yet been released. However police said they involve youths stealing cash or electronics from their victims.
  School resources officers and community police officers have been brought in to aid the investigation.
  No arrests have been made yet.
  Anyone with information about the alleged incidents is asked to call Ottawa police at 613-23
  
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• Sign of spring: Quyon ferry on the move again

  10-04-2019 15:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Quyon ferry began operations again on Wednesday, marking the return of spring to the Ottawa River.
  The ferry ran until early December. It links the village of Quyon in Quebec with a landing a little north of Fitzroy Provincial Park on the Ontario side.
  Each side has a ferry leaving every 20 minutes, starting at 5:30 a.m. on weekdays and 7 a.m. on weekends and holidays, and running into the late evening.
  The ferry uses electric power and follows a cable across the river.
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• Nostalgia Music Festival announced for Ottawa - OttawaMatters.com

  10-04-2019 15:04
  Nostalgia Music Festival announced for Ottawa  OttawaMatters.comThe four-day event begins August 21, and aims to recreate the music of Baby Boomers' youth.
  
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• Why Ottawa city staff favour a more expensive garbage contract - CBC.ca

  10-04-2019 14:21
  Why Ottawa city staff favour a more expensive garbage contract  CBC.caUncertainty over provincial rules has city staff favouring a short-term contract for garbage pickup to give it more flexibility, even if it comes with a higher cost.
  
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• Resumption of the 417 expansion to cause closures through spring/summer 2019

  10-04-2019 13:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  As crews prepare to resume work on the widening of Highway 417, Kitchissippi Ward Coun. Jeff Leiper is warning constituents of multiple road closures that will be required so workers can complete the project.
  According to Leiper, starting on Apr. 22 the Carling Avenue westbound off ramp from Highway 417 will be closed for four weeks.
  Beginning May 16, the Maitland Avenue westbound off-ramp and the eastbound on-ramp to Hwy 417, will both be closed for two weeks.
  Carling Avenue eastbound on-ramp t
  
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• Snow out of the picture (at least for a few days)

  10-04-2019 13:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  First the good news: The weather office doesn’t list new snow as a problem for the next few days or so!
  Wednesday’s expected to be a mix of sun and cloud, with breezy conditions and a high of 6 C.
  The wind should calm down during the evening but the low should be around -7 C, making it feel like -12 for those midnight ramblers out there.
  Thursday is forecast to dawn sunny and bright with a high around 7 C but clouds should gather late in the afternoon.
  Now the bad news: There’s
  
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• Ottawa moves to lift alcohol trade restrictions, urges provinces to do the same - CTV News

  10-04-2019 13:09
  Ottawa moves to lift alcohol trade restrictions, urges provinces to do the same  CTV NewsOTTAWA -- 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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• Simard: Ontario Conservatives must respect constituents' interests

  10-04-2019 12:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Since my stand in November against the Ontario government’s unilaterally imposed cuts to Franco-Ontarian institutions, my office has received countless messages of support. I thank you all for the kind words of encouragement.
  I placed my constituents and my integrity ahead of my political aspirations, and quit the provincial Progressive Conservative caucus to sit as an Independent. No elected representative, be they federal or provincial, should be kept in the dark by their party about pol
  
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• Today's letters: Dr. Wilbert Keon's special connection

  10-04-2019 12:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  How Dr. Keon connected with my class
  Re: Former senator and University of Ottawa Heart Institute founder Dr. Wilbert Keon dead at 83, April 8.
  I was an elementary teacher in Ottawa when I first met Dr, Wilbert Keon. During the March Break one year, a student in my grade 5 class was to be operated on by Keon. The rest of the class was very worried for this student. I received a call from Keon saying he was sure the class would be worried about the surgery, so he invited us, the whole class, to Th
  
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• Teens sought by Ottawa police after recent swarmings in Riverside South - OttawaMatters.com

  10-04-2019 12:41
  Teens sought by Ottawa police after recent swarmings in Riverside South  OttawaMatters.comOttawa police have increased their presence in the area.
  
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• It's no Budapest, but Ottawa's housing market now leads Canadian cities in global ranking - The Globe and Mail

  10-04-2019 10:59
  It's no Budapest, but Ottawa's housing market now leads Canadian cities in global ranking  The Globe and MailPrice growth in capital area outpaces Vancouver for the first time since 2013, Knight Frank says.
  
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• Police recover stolen packages from Ottawa's west-end - CTV News

  10-04-2019 08:42
  Police recover stolen packages from Ottawa's west-end  CTV NewsOttawa Police say officers arrested a suspect after receiving calls about someone stealing delivery packages from doorsteps in Ottawa's west-end on Monday.
  
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• Snowiest April 9 in Ottawa history - CTV News

  10-04-2019 08:35
  Snowiest April 9 in Ottawa history  CTV News8.8 cm of snow fell on Wednesday, setting a record for greatest snowfall on April 9 in Ottawa history.
  
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• Ballenas students make most of trip to Ottawa - Parksville Qualicum Beach News

  10-04-2019 04:51
  Ballenas students make most of trip to Ottawa  Parksville Qualicum Beach NewsProgram helped pair explore Canadian governance, history, and culture.
  
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• Ottawa police nab suspected 'porch pirate'

  10-04-2019 04:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police have arrested a suspected “porch pirate” they say was stealing packages from the doorsteps of homes in the area of Holland Avenue and Island Park Drive.
  Officers watched on Monday afternoon as a man went to a number of residences in the area and lifted parcels left outside the doors of homes.
  One man was arrested with “numerous packages” in his car, none of which were addressed to him, police said.
  Investigators have asked residents in the area bounded by Sc
  
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• Ottawa police nab suspected 'porch pirate' - Ottawa Citizen

  10-04-2019 04:09
  Ottawa police nab suspected 'porch pirate'  Ottawa CitizenOttawa police have arrested a suspected “porch pirate” they say was stealing packages from the doorsteps of homes in the area of Holland Avenue and Island ...
  
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• Ottawa measles patient angry at anti-vaxxers - CBC.ca

  10-04-2019 03:23
  Ottawa measles patient angry at anti-vaxxers  CBC.caAn 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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• Ottawa to allow more movement of alcohol across provincial borders | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  10-04-2019 03:12
  Ottawa to allow more movement of alcohol across provincial borders | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caThe federal government is introducing legislation aimed at allowing beer, wine and spirits to move more freely across provincial borders. Richard Zussman has ...
  
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• Notley and Kenney renew calls for Ottawa to overhaul contentious environmental bills - The Globe and Mail

  10-04-2019 02:53
  Notley and Kenney renew calls for Ottawa to overhaul contentious environmental bills  The Globe and MailAlberta's two election front-runners have renewed their calls for Ottawa to jettison or significantly rewrite two pieces of federal legislation, which they warn put the ...
  
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• Search underway after Japanese F-35 fighter disappears during night training mission

  10-04-2019 01:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  A search is continuing for the pilot of a Japanese F-35 fighter jet which went missing Tuesday over the Pacific ocean during a training flight.
  The aircraft went missing about 30 minutes after taking off from Misawa air base in northern Japan. The aircraft was flying with three other F-35As in a night training mission. Japanese Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya told journalists it is not clear if the F-35 crashed.
  Eight search and rescue aircraft were sent to the area where the plane was last repor
  
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• Florida man named as suspect in City of Ottawa fraud case faces trial in U.S. email scam

  10-04-2019 01:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Florida man who allegedly bilked the City of Ottawa treasurer in an email scam faces trial in the United States for a series of similar offences that netted more than $2.4 million.
  Elvin I. Lewis Jr., 52, of Hollywood, Fla., was indicted in January by a grand jury on 11 counts of conspiracy and money laundering.
  Related Florida man at centre of email fraud says he's a victim, too
  He’s to stand trial in late July before U.S. District Court Judge Darrin P. Gayles in Miami.
  In an intervie
  
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• Florida man at centre of email fraud says he's a victim, too

  10-04-2019 01:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Florida man who has been identified as the suspect in the City of Ottawa fraud case says he has been victimized by the mastermind of the scheme.
  In a telephone interview with this paper, Florida businessman Elvin Lewis Jr. said he played an unwitting role in the email fraud cases in which he has been charged.
  Related Florida man named as suspect in City of Ottawa fraud case faces trial in U.S. email scam
  “I was a money mule. That’s what they call it, a money mule. Me, I’m l
  
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