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• Sad sight as Wakefield steam train is dismantled

  30-04-2019 23:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  Philip Jago is well aware of what’s going on in an industrial neighbourhood in Gatineau, near where St. Joseph Boulevard slips under the Highway 5 Autoroute, but he can’t bring himself to go look. Read More
  
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• Ottawa tornado victim braces for flood peak as river threatens rental home - Global News

  30-04-2019 23:53
  Ottawa tornado victim braces for flood peak as river threatens rental home  Global NewsThe waters have not yet crested in the Ottawa area and residents are hoping their sandbag walls will hold. But for one resident, this is the second time his home ...
  
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• Have to evacuate? Here's what you need to know - Ottawa Citizen

  30-04-2019 23:08
  Have to evacuate? Here's what you need to know  Ottawa CitizenThe City of Ottawa is coordinating an evacuation plan for residents in areas where floodwaters are an “imminent threat to safety, life and property.
  
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• Public health cuts could make it harder to respond to flooding: Eastern Ontario health unit

  30-04-2019 23:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Public health cuts and restructuring could make it more difficult to respond to local emergencies such as flooding, the board of the Eastern Ontario Health Unit is warning. Read More
  
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• Westboro bus crash skyrockets city insurance expenses

  30-04-2019 22:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  The city has been named as a defendant in lawsuits following the January crash and its insurer, Frank Cowan Company, has been engaged in the claim process. Read More
  
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• Children's gymnastics coach faces sex charges in Ottawa, police say more expected - CTV News

  30-04-2019 22:29
  Children's gymnastics coach faces sex charges in Ottawa, police say more expected  CTV NewsA 27-year-old Ottawa man who coached children in gymnastics is facing sex charges, with police saying they expect to lay more in the coming weeks.
  
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• Altercation between officer and large group caught on video, officer's emergency radio fails

  30-04-2019 22:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  An altercation between an Ottawa police officer and a group of young people in which the officer claims his emergency radio failed has prompted the police force to give supervisors the discretion to allow officers to double-up while on patrol. Read More
  
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• Powerful video shows Ottawa River's force near Chaudière Falls generating facilities | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  30-04-2019 22:21
  Powerful video shows Ottawa River's force near Chaudière Falls generating facilities | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caHydro Ottawa released video on Tuesday showing how much water is rushing through the Chaudière Falls generating facilities, as the company's crews work ...
  
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• Ottawa home threatened by flood destroyed by fire | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  30-04-2019 22:21
  Ottawa home threatened by flood destroyed by fire | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caA fire destroyed a home and displaced one person as flood waters rose around it in the Ottawa neighbourhood of Constance Bay. Fire burns through flooded ...
  
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• Military surveys Constance Bay floodwaters in Ottawa | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  30-04-2019 22:21
  Military surveys Constance Bay floodwaters in Ottawa | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caWatch Military surveys Constance Bay floodwaters in Ottawa Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca.
  
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• Ottawa firefighters battle barn fire after call from passerby - OttawaMatters.com

  30-04-2019 22:15
  Ottawa firefighters battle barn fire after call from passerby  OttawaMatters.comThe fire took around 45 minutes to be controlled by firefighters.
  
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• Davie awarded refit contract for Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker

  30-04-2019 21:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  Chantier Davie of Levis, Que., has been awarded a $7.2 million contract for the dry-dock refit of the Canadian Coast Guard’s largest icebreaker. The scheduled refit of the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent will ensure the Canadian Coast Guard continues to provide critical icebreaking and other marine services effectively, according to the federal government. The contract was awarded following an Advanced Contract Award Notice issued on November 16, 2018. Read More
  
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• Ottawa axes longer deadlines for answering veterans' requests for service - CFJC Today Kamloops

  30-04-2019 20:53
  Ottawa axes longer deadlines for answering veterans' requests for service  CFJC Today KamloopsOTTAWA — The federal government is backing off a plan to give bureaucrats more time to respond to veterans seeking benefits and support for their ...
  
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• Man charged after construction site thefts

  30-04-2019 19:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police have charged a man in relation to several break ins at construction sites across the city. Read More
  
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• Making a difference: Ottawa teens join sandbagging efforts - CTV News

  30-04-2019 19:27
  Making a difference: Ottawa teens join sandbagging efforts  CTV NewsSixty high school students banded together to lend a hand -- in the wake of the historic flooding along the Ottawa River -- pitching in to assist the ongoing ...
  
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• Province's disaster relief aid activated for flood victims in Renfrew Country, Pembroke

  30-04-2019 19:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario has offered emergency financial help for residents of Renfrew County and the City of Pembroke whose homes are damaged in the flood. Read More
  
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• Trash Tip: Raccoon ramp will help wildlife out of the garbage

  30-04-2019 18:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  The city's bylaw department is sharing a neat trick to get "trash pandas" out of your garbage bin without their help: Build them a little ramp to freedom after they feast. Read More
  
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• OPP seeking federal offender known to frequent Ottawa

  30-04-2019 18:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  The OPP's parole enforcement squad is asking the public to help them find a 49-year-old man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for breaching parole conditions while serving a 2.5-year sentence on charges of break and enter, theft and failing to comply with probation. Read More
  
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• OPP seeking federal offender known to frequent Ottawa - Ottawa Citizen

  30-04-2019 18:28
  OPP seeking federal offender known to frequent Ottawa  Ottawa CitizenThe OPP's parole enforcement squad is asking the public to help them find a 49-year-old man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for breaching parole ...
  
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• Losses mount at Thermal Energy as Ottawa cleantech firm 'accelerates' investments - Ottawa Business Journal

  30-04-2019 18:23
  Losses mount at Thermal Energy as Ottawa cleantech firm 'accelerates' investments  Ottawa Business JournalLocal firm has expanded its footprint into new markets such as Germany, Poland, Texas and the U.S. Gulf Coast.
  
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• Going out best bets, May 2 to 8: Ottawa writer's fest and a GCTC play with a touchy topic

  30-04-2019 18:03 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Quick thinking by store clerk leads to arrest of would-be robber

  30-04-2019 18:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Patrol officers snared a robbery suspect early Saturday after an alert store employee barred the door after spotting the hood-wearing suspect. Read More
  
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• Viola Desmond $10 bill voted world's best bank note

  30-04-2019 17:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  When the Bank of Canada unveiled a new $10 bill last year, it was both the first regularly-circulating note depicting a Canadian woman and the first to be vertically-oriented. Read More
  
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• Senators respond to Simpsons' jab in Canadian fashion

  30-04-2019 16:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa Senators’ response to their reluctant new fan — Lisa Simpson, of The Simpsons fame — has been a good-natured one, with the club tweeting a brief animation of a Sens’ hat-wearing Homer Simpson ashamedly disappearing into a hedgerow. Read More
  
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• Floodwaters help, hinder firefighters at Constance Bay blaze

  30-04-2019 16:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  Floodwaters provided both an impediment and an advantage for firefighters called to a burning home in flood-stricken Constance Bay overnight. Read More
  
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• Meet the next generation of young Ottawa changemakers - CBC.ca

  30-04-2019 16:27
  Meet the next generation of young Ottawa changemakers  CBC.caHere's a look at some of this year's RBC Spirit of the Capital Youth Award winners.
  
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• Update: Shopify shares soar after Ottawa tech firm reports 50% jump in Q1 revenues - Ottawa Business Journal

  30-04-2019 16:04
  Update: Shopify shares soar after Ottawa tech firm reports 50% jump in Q1 revenues  Ottawa Business JournalShopify touted the “encouraging” growth of its e-commerce platform in international markets Tuesday, after announcing its first-quarter 2019 revenues rose 50 ...
  
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• Floods: Petawawa soldiers work to protect water plant, road erosion monitored

  30-04-2019 15:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  PETAWAWA – The military was called in to help at home Monday, building a sandbag wall to protect the Petawawa water treatment plant. Read More
  
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• Flooding updates: Volunteers needed Tuesday as water peaks approach

  30-04-2019 15:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa River levels are expected to reach their peak in areas west and north of the city Tuesday as people in the metropolitan areas Ottawa frantically prepare for crests here starting Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Shopify ups guidance as Q1 revenues jump 50 per cent

  30-04-2019 13:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  Shopify's first-quarter revenue jumped a higher-than-expected 50 per cent to reach $321 million. Independent analysts had been expecting sales of $309 million. (All figures U.S.) Read More
  
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• Prospectus: Disruption more than a catchphrase for Ottawa's Fastest Growing Companies - Ottawa Business Journal

  30-04-2019 13:49
  Prospectus: Disruption more than a catchphrase for Ottawa's Fastest Growing Companies  Ottawa Business JournalFind long-standing pain points for customers and innovate. Break the rules. Embrace new thinking.
  
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• Man stabbed on Murray Street Monday night

  30-04-2019 13:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  A man was taken to hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening after he was stabbed on Murray Street Monday night. Read More
  
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• Special weather statement has snow, ice pellets, freezing rain and rain coming Wednesday

  30-04-2019 13:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  It's the calm before the next deluge. Read More
  
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• Firefighters battle flames at flooded Constance Bay home

  30-04-2019 13:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  A neighbour called 911 late Monday to report smoke and flames coming from the windows of a flooded out home in Constance Bay. Read More
  
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• Cheng: Re-connecting with people can help our mental health

  30-04-2019 13:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  The following is offered in response to recent articles in the Citizen on suicide; Read More
  
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• Ottawa police force vows to fix faulty radio system, budget pressure unknown

  30-04-2019 12:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police board members are wondering where exactly the Ottawa Police Service would find money to spend on augmenting a radio system that just months after implementation is already having such severe issues that it’s prompted a health and safety complaint to the police force. Read More
  
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• Flood pain: wintry mix expected before heavy rainfall Wednesday - CTV News

  30-04-2019 12:14
  Flood pain: wintry mix expected before heavy rainfall Wednesday  CTV NewsThe fight against the Flood of 2019 will be hampered by another heavy rainfall.
  
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• Flood updates in Ottawa and Gatineau: Bridge and road closures, 20-40 mm of rain expected

  30-04-2019 12:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  The waters continue to rise in the Ottawa River and more rain is on the way as homeowners and thousands of volunteers in Cumberland, Gatineau, Britannia Bay and Constance Bay spent a frantic weekend sandbagging to try to protect homes. Read More
  
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• Ottawa's stress test is demolishing Canadians' housing dreams. Which party will rebuild them? - Financial Post

  30-04-2019 12:00
  Ottawa's stress test is demolishing Canadians' housing dreams. Which party will rebuild them?  Financial PostTim Hudak: Mortgage stress tests have reduced buying power by 20 cents on the dollar.
  
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• Flood updates in Ottawa and Gatineau: Bridge and road closures, 20-40 mm of rain expected - Ottawa Citizen

  30-04-2019 09:00
  Flood updates in Ottawa and Gatineau: Bridge and road closures, 20-40 mm of rain expected  Ottawa CitizenThe waters continue to rise in the Ottawa River and more rain is on the way as homeowners and thousands of volunteers in Cumberland, Gatineau, Britannia ...
  
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• Missing 12-year-old Ottawa girl found safe

  30-04-2019 03:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police said a 12 year old girl missing since Monday at around 8:25 a.m. has been found safe. Read More
  
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• City's emergency team prepares for weeks of flood response and immediate rainfall

  30-04-2019 01:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  More heavy rainfall forecast for the Ottawa area this week has the city's emergency response team carefully monitoring depth projections for the Ottawa River while preparing to fight flood waters for at least three more weeks. Read More
  
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• Flooding — What you need to know Tuesday

  30-04-2019 01:24 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Rising waters in Ottawa area leave residents on edge - CityNews Edmonton

  30-04-2019 00:42
  Rising waters in Ottawa area leave residents on edge  CityNews EdmontonWater levels in the Ottawa area are expected to peak on Tuesday or Wednesday. Nigel Newlove spoke to some anxious residents about how they're preparing ...
  
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• Saskatchewan premier wants Ottawa to take more action against China over canola - National Post

  30-04-2019 00:24
  Saskatchewan premier wants Ottawa to take more action against China over canola  National PostREGINA — Saskatchewan's premier says Ottawa needs to treat Chinese imports with the same scrutiny China is showing Canada's canola shipments.
  
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• The NDP says Ottawa needs to cancel its $12-million award to retrofit Loblaw fridges - Toronto Star

  30-04-2019 00:01
  The NDP says Ottawa needs to cancel its $12-million award to retrofit Loblaw fridges  Toronto StarOTTAWA—The NDP is demanding the federal government cancel its $12-million award to help the Loblaw grocery empire upgrade its fridges, as the leftist party ...
  
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