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• 'There was chaos everywhere Justin went,' inquest told

  16-04-2019 23:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  Identifying and treating people with a serious mental illness like Justin St. Amour before they become violent might be cheaper in the long run than sending them to hospital or to jail, the medical director of Ottawa’s Inner City Health testified Tuesday at a coroner’s inquest.
  “There was chaos anywhere Justin went,” said Dr. Jeff Turnbull, who quit his job as chief of staff at The Ottawa Hospital to work with the city’s poor and vulnerable on the streets.
  “If
  
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• Tenant fights eviction and wins - CTV News

  16-04-2019 23:55
  Tenant fights eviction and wins  CTV NewsA Centretown resident says her landlord attempted to evict her from her rental unit on Cooper St. alleging he wanted to turn it into an Airbnb. Beverly Blanchard ...
  
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• Ottawa's Bronson Centre gets Toronto investment

  16-04-2019 23:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  An innovative partnership between a Toronto music venue and Ottawa’s Bronson Centre will bring more live music to the nation’s capital and support social enterprise at the same time.The owners of Toronto’s Phoenix Music Theatre have struck a long-term lease with Ottawa’s Bronson Centre that will allow the centre to maintain its role as a hub for not-for-profit community groups while they improve its capacity for live music. Booking management will be handled by the well-c
  
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• Going out best bets, April 18 to 25: Cher says goodbye (again), and a luxury dinner for autism

  16-04-2019 23:30 via ottawacitizen.com
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  Cher is at it again. Saying goodbye, that is, with her Here We Go Again tour. If this sounds familiar, it’s because she first said goodbye more than a decade ago. Back then, the show was a rhinestone-studded spectacle of musical fantasy, and we’re sure this one will be just as fabulous, with costume changes, multi-coloured wigs, mechanical gizmos and all the hits. Oh, we’re going to hear a bunch of ABBA songs, too, in support of her 26th album, a collection of ABBA covers e
  
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• Ottawa's Bronson Centre gets Toronto investment - Ottawa Citizen

  16-04-2019 23:29
  Ottawa's Bronson Centre gets Toronto investment  Ottawa CitizenAn innovative partnership between a Toronto music venue and Ottawa's Bronson Centre will bring more live music to the nation's capital and support social ...
  
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• Canadian Culinary Championships leaves Kelowna, moves to Ottawa for 2020 - Revelstoke Review

  16-04-2019 23:22
  Canadian Culinary Championships leaves Kelowna, moves to Ottawa for 2020  Revelstoke ReviewLocated in Kelowna for the last nine years, the competition will be held in Ottawa.
  
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• Police seeking third suspect in home invasion - Ottawa Citizen

  16-04-2019 23:13
  Police seeking third suspect in home invasion  Ottawa CitizenOttawa police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect in a Valentine's Day home invasion in the Uplands area. Police have already charged one ...
  
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• Police seeking third suspect in home invasion

  16-04-2019 23:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a Valentine’s Day home invasion in the Uplands area.
  Police have already charged one man and charges are pending against a second after three men forced their way into a Downpatrick Road apartment at around 10:15 p.m. on Feb. 14 and assaulted a woman.
  Another person in the apartment intervened and one of the suspects pointed a gun at both victims, say police.
  On April 8, police charged Ahmed Bille, 27, of Otta
  
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• How prepared are National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa churches to face disasters

  16-04-2019 21:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  As French authorities continued to assess the damage to Notre-Dame Cathedral’s artworks in the aftermath of Monday’s horrific fire in Paris, some officials in Ottawa said they were fully prepared to save cultural treasures entrusted to them in the event of emergencies.
  The National Gallery of Canada’s artworks are protected by an up-to-date emergency plan, in a 30-year-old building that follows strict fire codes, a spokeswoman for the gallery said Tuesday.
  Senior media and publ
  
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• How prepared are National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa churches to face disasters - Ottawa Citizen

  16-04-2019 21:13
  How prepared are National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa churches to face disasters  Ottawa CitizenAs French authorities continued to assess the damage to Notre-Dame Cathedral's artworks in the aftermath of Monday's horrific fire in Paris, some officials in ...
  
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• Spicer: Notre-Dame, the heart of Paris, will regain her glory

  16-04-2019 20:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  For three years two decades ago, I used to cycle to the garden at the back of Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, which is where most of the flames burned this week.
  I was alone on a bench with only a stray cat or two. Often I looked up at the magnificent church, sometimes circling out to the front that most tourists see. Idly, I would dream of past centuries, of the hopes and joys and tragedies of this small patch of Paris, back to Roman times – when it was a sanctuary from the dreaded
  
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• Easter weekend 2019: What's open and closed in Ottawa - CBC.ca

  16-04-2019 20:04
  Easter weekend 2019: What's open and closed in Ottawa  CBC.caHere's a look at what's open and what's closed in Ottawa over the 2019 Easter weekend.
  
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• Provincial health cuts could make city-specific needs tough to meet: Ottawa Public Health - OttawaMatters.com

  16-04-2019 20:01
  Provincial health cuts could make city-specific needs tough to meet: Ottawa Public Health  OttawaMatters.comThe City of Ottawa's Chief Medical Officer of Health is still trying to wrap her head around how only 10 regional health agencies can meet the individual needs of ...
  
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• 'Bee City' designation for Ottawa not to be - CBC.ca

  16-04-2019 19:45
  'Bee City' designation for Ottawa not to be  CBC.caOttawa's City Hall could soon host a bee hotel, but the municipality won't go as far as becoming an official "Bee City" to help out the little pollinators.
  
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• Invest Ottawa getting $16.9M as Prime Minister announces boost for Ontario tech network - OttawaMatters.com

  16-04-2019 18:42
  Invest Ottawa getting $16.9M as Prime Minister announces boost for Ontario tech network  OttawaMatters.comPrime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's a move that will help create 18,000 jobs. In Kitchener, Trudeau announced the federal government is investing in a ...
  
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• Gatineau Park closing parkways to motorists overnight

  16-04-2019 17:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  Gatineau Park will close its parkways to motorists overnight, the National Capital Commission announced Tuesday.
  The pilot project starts May 17 when Gatineau, Champlain and Fortune Lake parkways open for the season in a bid to “increase safety” and “reduce user conflicts.”
  During consultations on the idea of closing the parkways to nighttime traffic — which 75 per cent of respondents backed — the NCC said the aim was to reduce crashes, speeding, collisio
  
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• Gatineau man faces sex charges, police believe there are more victims

  16-04-2019 17:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  Gatineau police have charged a 41-year-old man with sex crimes they allege were committed 10 years ago. Police say they also have reason to believe there are more victims and they are encouraging them to come forward.
  Vincent Vachon, 41, of Gatineau, was arrested on Saturday and charged with sexual assault, sexual touching, invitation to sexual touching and child luring.
  The incidents are alleged to have begun around 2009, when Vachon, then 32, was living in Toronto. He is alleged to have connec
  
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• High-profile Canadian Culinary Championships relocating to Ottawa in 2020

  16-04-2019 17:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Canadian Culinary Championships, which have been held in Kelowna, B.C. for the last nine years, will move to Ottawa in early 2020 for a run of at least three years, the event’s organizers said Tuesday.
  “We are totally thrilled,” said Karen Blair, co-founder of Canada’s Great Kitchen Party, which is the series of regional culinary competitions that culminates in the national contest.
  “We were just at a stage in our project where we really wanted to take it onto a
  
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• High-profile Canadian Culinary Championships relocating to Ottawa in 2020 - Ottawa Citizen

  16-04-2019 17:20
  High-profile Canadian Culinary Championships relocating to Ottawa in 2020  Ottawa CitizenThe Canadian Culinary Championships, which have been held in Kelowna, B.C. for the last nine years, will move to Ottawa in early 2020 for a run of at least ...
  
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• Military assessment ruling out the need for a second interim supply ship doesn’t appear to exist

  16-04-2019 17:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  In December 2018 the issue of why the Canadian government declined to purchase a second interim supply ship – a sister ship to MV Asterix which is currently at sea supporting Royal Canadian Navy operations – became a source of debate in the Commons.
  Conservative leader Andrew Scheer questioned the Liberal government why it was not moving ahead with having Davie provide the second supply ship, the Obelix, to the navy. Scheer said the navy needed the second ship.
  But Prime Minister Jus
  
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• Military assessment supposedly ruling out a second interim supply ship doesn’t appear to exist

  16-04-2019 17:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  In December 2018 the issue of why the Canadian government declined to purchase a second interim supply ship – a sister ship to MV Asterix which is currently at sea supporting Royal Canadian Navy operations – became a source of debate in the Commons.
  Conservative leader Andrew Scheer questioned the Liberal government why it was not moving ahead with having Davie provide the second supply ship, the Obelix, to the navy. Scheer said the navy needed the second ship.
  But Prime Minister Jus
  
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• Denley: Attacks from all sides on budget mean Ford's getting it right

  16-04-2019 17:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  Is Ontario Premier Doug Ford really Dalton McGuinty in disguise, or is he an evil man who hates children?
  In response to Ford’s first budget, some conservative commentators have expressed surprise and disappointment that Ford did not bring in an immediate and dramatic reduction in the deficit, instead promising record spending. Those on the left argued that the budget was a broad-based attack on children and the most vulnerable, driven by Ford’s personal cruelty.
  Ford had to be happy
  
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• Albert St. open after police probe report of suspicious package

  16-04-2019 16:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  Albert Street is open between Bay Street and Bronson Avenue after police investigated a report of a suspicious package near a bus shelter.
  First responders were called to the scene at 7:13 a.m.
  The city’s chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives team responded to the call, police said.
  The scene has been cleared and Albert Street has reopened. #otttraffic #ottnews https://t.co/V0gXFGV9YA
  — Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) April 16, 2019
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• Car crashes into Crystal Beach-area home

  16-04-2019 16:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police are investigating why a sport utility vehicle went off Carling Avenue and tore through the front of a Crystal Beach home Tuesday morning.
  A woman was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
  First responders were called to the crash on Nautica Private at 7:29 a.m. Fire crews reported that the occupants of the vehicle had gotten out safely and firefighters were checking the extent of damage to the home.
  NAUTICA PRIV UPDATE: Firefighters are installing some additional cribbing & shori
  
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• Climate crisis rally calling for more action from Ottawa City Hall - OttawaMatters.com

  16-04-2019 16:46
  Climate crisis rally calling for more action from Ottawa City Hall  OttawaMatters.comAround 200 people showed up Tuesday to protest a lack of response from the city when it comes to fighting the effects of climate change.
  
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• Bronson Centre looking to become bigger player in Ottawa music scene with new partnership - OttawaMatters.com

  16-04-2019 16:18
  Bronson Centre looking to become bigger player in Ottawa music scene with new partnership  OttawaMatters.comThe hope is that investments in the venue and the new alliance could help Ottawa become a "must-stop" city on touring calendars.
  
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• Car collides with home in West Ottawa: Ottawa fire - Global News

  16-04-2019 15:31
  Car collides with home in West Ottawa: Ottawa fire  Global NewsOttawa fire services say a car crashed into a residence in West Ottawa on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Tuesday commute is drier but a few road closures remain

  16-04-2019 14:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  A string of flooding-related road closures have dried up for Tuesday traffic but watch for a few remaining wet spots.
  A crash at about 7:30 a.m. on Carling Avenue at Nautica Private might snarl the west-end commute.
  The city’s traffic centre also reports that Malakoff Road remains closed from Mackey Road to Pierce Road for emergency repair. Follow the signed detour.
  A stretch of Old Montreal Road in Cumberland that was washed out Monday is also still being repaired.
  In the St-Pierre-de-Wak
  
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• It's actually going to be a nice day. Dry, double-digit highs before rain returns

  16-04-2019 13:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  Spring has sprung!
  Double-digit highs and at least SOME sunshine are on tap for the next few days before the rain returns.
  Tuesday is a bit blustery with northwest winds at 20 km/h gusting to 40 but the high is 12 C under mixed skies with a UV index of 5 or moderate.
  Overnight, the mercury drops to –2 C as skies clear but Wednesday will be glorious with sunshine and a high of 13 C.
  Overcast skies arrive overnight with a 60 per cent chance of rain that lingers through Friday and a low of 5
  
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• Today's letters: Some other parts of the Ontario budget worry us

  16-04-2019 12:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  ‘Modernize’ these sports by making them safer
  Re: Most Ottawa officials breathe sigh of relief at provincial budget, April 11.
  One of the less-mentioned aspects of the 2019 Ontario budget is “Modernizing rules for professional and amateur combative sports.” The three combative sports mentioned in the budget – mixed martial arts, boxing and kickboxing – all allow deliberate blows to the head. Of the Olympic combative sports – such as boxing, freestyle and
  
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• King wins Rideau-Rockcliffe Council Seat - CTV News

  16-04-2019 08:58
  King wins Rideau-Rockcliffe Council Seat  CTV NewsRawlson King wins Rideau-Rockcliffe by-election, becoming Ottawa's first black city councillor.
  
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• Four Ottawa restaurants crack the list of Canada's 100 Best Restaurants

  16-04-2019 04:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  Four Ottawa restaurants — Atelier, Riviera, Stofa and Fauna — appear on the 2019 ranking of Canada’s best restaurants compiled by Canada’s 100 Best magazine and unveiled Monday night.
  In the fifth annual list of 100 restaurants, Atelier on Rochester Street ranked 25th. Its chef and owner is Marc Lepine, a two-time winner of the Canadian Culinary Championships. Riviera on Sparks Street was ranked 51st, while Stofa on Wellington Street West was ranked 98th and Fauna on Bank
  
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• Rawlson King wins Rideau-Rockcliffe byelection

  16-04-2019 04:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  Rawlson King is Rideau-Rockliffe’s new councillor, according unofficial results in the ward’s byelection Monday night.
  King, 42, an active volunteer and president of the Overbrook Community Association for the past three years, has lived in the ward for 15 years.
  His was one of 17 names on a crowded ballot to replace former Coun. Tobi Nussbaum, who was named the new chief executive of the National Capital Commission in December, just two months after being re-elected to his council s
  
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• Four Ottawa restaurants crack the list of Canada's 100 Best Restaurants - Ottawa Citizen

  16-04-2019 04:00
  Four Ottawa restaurants crack the list of Canada's 100 Best Restaurants  Ottawa CitizenFour Ottawa restaurants — Atelier, Riviera, Stofa and Fauna — appear on the 2019 ranking of Canada's best restaurants compiled by Canada's 100 Best ...
  
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• 'We shouldn't take it lying down' — board wants clarity on public health cut

  16-04-2019 03:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa’s medical officer of health had no inkling the province intended to reduce the number of public health units in Ontario from 35 to 10.
  But that doesn’t mean Dr. Vera Etches was shocked by the news in Thursday’s budget that public health agencies would be cut by $200 million, Etches told a member of the Ottawa board of health on Monday after she was asked if she had known its coming. Cuts have been considered before, Etches reminded the board members.
  Coun. Theresa Kavana
  
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• Postmedia journalists take home 9 Ontario Newspaper Awards - Ottawa Citizen

  16-04-2019 03:12
  Postmedia journalists take home 9 Ontario Newspaper Awards  Ottawa CitizenPostmedia's journalists were honoured 10 times Saturday at the 65th annual Ontario Newspaper Awards, taking home awards for their memorable video and ...
  
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• Man turns himself in after four targeted shootings in Penticton, B.C. - Ottawa Citizen

  16-04-2019 02:56
  Man turns himself in after four targeted shootings in Penticton, B.C.  Ottawa CitizenPENTICTON, B.C. — The RCMP say a 60-year-old man is in custody after four targeted shootings on Monday that left two men and two women dead in Penticton ...
  
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