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• Going out best bets, May 9 to 15: Alessia Cara, a K-Pop dance competition, and Inuk food

  07-05-2019 23:31 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Party stabbing done with 'intent to kill,' Crown alleges as murder trial begins

  07-05-2019 23:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  The party had dwindled down to six friends in the bungalow’s basement apartment on Joseph Cyr Street, when “for reasons unknown” in the early morning hours of Feb. 2, 2017, prosecutors allege Awale Hussein stabbed and killed Brian Boucher. Read More
  
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• 'He's taken away so much from me': Sex assault case dropped against former NHLer Tiger Williams - Ottawa Citizen

  07-05-2019 23:15
  'He's taken away so much from me': Sex assault case dropped against former NHLer Tiger Williams  Ottawa CitizenThe Ottawa Crown Attorney's office has dropped its sexual assault case against retired NHL enforcer David “Tiger” Williams after the former hockey player ...
  
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• Ottawa's tight housing market continues as average price for single-family home nears $500,000

  07-05-2019 23:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  The average selling price of a single-family home in Ottawa jumped 7.4 per cent in April, hitting $488,729, according to the Ottawa Real Estate Board. Read More
  
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• Transpo zaps bid for electric bus trial in Ottawa

  07-05-2019 23:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  An electric bus pilot project won't happen anytime soon at Ottawa's public transit agency, even though Mayor Jim Watson called for a trial during his re-election campaign. Read More
  
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• Ontario government eliminates tourism funding to Toronto and Ottawa - CityNews

  07-05-2019 22:58
  Ontario government eliminates tourism funding to Toronto and Ottawa  CityNewsOntario's Progressive Conservative government has eliminated all of its tourism funding to Toronto and Ottawa, to the tune of $13 million. Tourism Toronto said ...
  
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• Motion calling for national plan on suicide prevention passes in Ottawa - Nunavut News

  07-05-2019 22:53
  Motion calling for national plan on suicide prevention passes in Ottawa  Nunavut NewsA motion introduced earlier this year in the House of Commons by NDP Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus – calling for a national action plan on suicide.
  
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• Transpo zaps bid for electric bus trial in Ottawa - Ottawa Citizen

  07-05-2019 22:52
  Transpo zaps bid for electric bus trial in Ottawa  Ottawa CitizenAn electric bus pilot project won't happen anytime soon at Ottawa's public transit agency, even though Mayor Jim Watson called for a trial during his re-election ...
  
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• United Way Ottawa unveils 'After the Floods' program, to support disaster victims - OttawaMatters.com

  07-05-2019 22:32
  United Way Ottawa unveils 'After the Floods' program, to support disaster victims  OttawaMatters.comThe organization launched a similar web page following tornadoes which touched down in Ottawa in September of 2018.
  
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• Metro Vancouver mayors take transit issue to Ottawa ahead of federal election - Peace Arch News

  07-05-2019 22:20
  Metro Vancouver mayors take transit issue to Ottawa ahead of federal election  Peace Arch NewsMayors' council wants federal parties to pledge funds to improve transit in their platforms.
  
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• Ontario activates disaster assistance plan in Ottawa and surrounding communities

  07-05-2019 21:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  The provincial government has activated its disaster assistance program for riverside homeowners in Ottawa and surrounding communities as they begin the laborious job of cleaning up and repairing flood-damaged homes. Read More
  
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• Ontario activates disaster assistance plan in Ottawa and surrounding communities - Ottawa Citizen

  07-05-2019 21:54
  Ontario activates disaster assistance plan in Ottawa and surrounding communities  Ottawa CitizenThe provincial government has activated its disaster assistance program for riverside homeowners in Ottawa and surrounding communities as they begin the ...
  
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• Three former Guantanamo prisoners were cleared by the U.S. — but will Ottawa let them join their Canadian wives? - National Post

  07-05-2019 21:30
  Three former Guantanamo prisoners were cleared by the U.S. — but will Ottawa let them join their Canadian wives?  National PostIt's been more than a decade since U.S. authorities freed Ayub Mohammed from their Cuban prison, having decided he was not, after all, an “enemy combatant.”.
  
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• Ottawa warns of terrorism threats in the Philippines - CTV News

  07-05-2019 21:20
  Ottawa warns of terrorism threats in the Philippines  CTV NewsThe federal government has issued a travel advisory for dozens of provinces across the Philippines due to threats of terrorism and an increasing level of crime.
  
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• Communication between governments key to handling future floods: Ottawa Riverkeeper - OttawaMatters.com

  07-05-2019 21:19
  Communication between governments key to handling future floods: Ottawa Riverkeeper  OttawaMatters.comPatrick Nadeau, Executive Director of the Ottawa Riverkeeper, believes communication between all levels of government and whether to allow people to rebuild ...
  
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• OPP unit to continue search for girl, 17, who plunged from Petawawa rail bridge

  07-05-2019 20:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  The OPP marine unit will continue its search of the Petawawa River near Pembroke for a 17-year-old girl who plunged off a rail bridge Sunday. Read More
  
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• Former Global broadcaster Leslie Roberts hired by CTV Morning Live

  07-05-2019 20:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  Leslie Roberts, the former award-winning Toronto news anchor who resigned from Global Television Toronto following conflict of interest allegations, will be the new co-host of CTV Morning Live in Ottawa. Read More
  
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• Bystanders with defibrillator revive man, 51, on Kanata soccer pitch

  07-05-2019 20:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 51-year-old man who collapsed in cardiac arrest on a soccer pitch Monday was talking by the time paramedics arrived thanks to bystanders and the dispatcher who "calmly coached" them on how to use a public access defibrillator. Read More
  
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• Former Global broadcaster Leslie Roberts hired by CTV Morning Live - Ottawa Citizen

  07-05-2019 20:52
  Former Global broadcaster Leslie Roberts hired by CTV Morning Live  Ottawa CitizenLeslie Roberts, the former award-winning Toronto news anchor who resigned from Global Television Toronto following conflict of interest allegations, will be the ...
  
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• Robber carjacked getaway vehicle on Strandherd Drive: Police

  07-05-2019 20:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  A fleeing robber forced the occupants of a parked car to drive him away at knifepoint Saturday afternoon in Barrhaven, police allege. Read More
  
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• Scrap Sparks Street, make Wellington Street pedestrian-only, argues former NCC board member

  07-05-2019 18:49 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Cohen: Lessons from 1962 – and 1972 – for Justin Trudeau

  07-05-2019 18:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  Five months before the federal election, can we see the future in the past? Does the fate of past first-term prime ministers seeking re-election illuminate today’s shifting political landscape? Read More
  
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• Facebook comes to Ottawa ahead of federal election - OttawaMatters.com

  07-05-2019 17:43
  Facebook comes to Ottawa ahead of federal election  OttawaMatters.comAfter the 2016 U.S. presidential election saw foreign trolls spread fake news, Facebook said it has made investments in technology and in people to protect the ...
  
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• Denley: Few will mourn retirement of Ottawa police chief Bordeleau

  07-05-2019 17:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  There are many words that could describe the seven-year tenure of newly retired Ottawa police chief Charles Bordeleau. "Successful" is not among them. "Catalogue of incompetence" would be closer to the mark. Read More
  
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• Lounge fined more than $43,000 for hookah use

  07-05-2019 17:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  Put that in your pipe but don't smoke it. Read More
  
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• Possible rescue plan to save as many as 3 million seedlings

  07-05-2019 17:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  There was a sign Monday the government is listening. Read More
  
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• Tight housing market continues as average price for single-family home nears $500,000

  07-05-2019 17:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  The average selling price of a single-family home in Ottawa jumped 7.4 per cent in April, hitting $488,729, according to the Ottawa Real Estate Board. Read More
  
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• Cyclist in serious condition after hit by delivery truck near Civic campus

  07-05-2019 17:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  A cyclist was in serious condition after she was struck by a delivery truck and trapped underneath its wheels near Parkdale Avenue and Ruskin Street Tuesday morning. Read More
  
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• China ignores overtures from Ottawa amid Huawei dispute - The Globe and Mail

  07-05-2019 17:09
  China ignores overtures from Ottawa amid Huawei dispute  The Globe and MailCanadian leaders have been unable to communicate with Chinese decision-makers in the midst of the worst diplomatic crisis between the two countries in ...
  
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• With the temperature dropping to 0 C tonight, be wary of frost

  07-05-2019 17:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  Sorry for the momentary glitch but, after a couple of fairly brilliant days, the sun will be taking a pause Tuesday. Read More
  
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• An Ottawa River flood family's overwhelming moment - www.insideottawavalley.com/

  07-05-2019 16:44
  An Ottawa River flood family's overwhelming moment  www.insideottawavalley.com/The moment was overwhelming both literally and figuratively.
  
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• Timbercreek plans multi-billion-dollar Ottawa development | RENX - Real Estate News EXchange

  07-05-2019 16:35
  Timbercreek plans multi-billion-dollar Ottawa development | RENX  Real Estate News EXchangeA multi-billion-dollar development will transform South Ottawa's Heron Gate community and triple or even quadruple its population during the next two decades.
  
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• Ottawa said likely to proceed with Trans Mountain expansion - Financial Post

  07-05-2019 16:34
  Ottawa said likely to proceed with Trans Mountain expansion  Financial PostThe Canadian government is likely to proceed with expansion of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline when it announces its decision next month, officials familiar with ...
  
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• Ottawa 67's record playoff win streak snapped in Guelph - CBC.ca

  07-05-2019 16:25
  Ottawa 67's record playoff win streak snapped in Guelph  CBC.caThe Guelph Storm downed Ottawa 7-2 on Monday to hand the 67's their first loss of the Ontario Hockey League playoffs. Guelph's win, in Game 3 of their OHL ...
  
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• Cyclist hit, trapped by truck near Ottawa Hospital’s Civic Campus: paramedics - Global News

  07-05-2019 15:56
  Cyclist hit, trapped by truck near Ottawa Hospital’s Civic Campus: paramedics  Global NewsA cyclist suffered critical injuries to her chest, abdomen and legs after a truck hit and trapped her on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Cyclist in critical condition after hit by dump truck near Civic campus

  07-05-2019 15:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  A cyclist was in critical condition after she was struck by a dump truck and trapped underneath its wheels near Parkdale Avenue and Ruskin Street Tuesday morning. Read More
  
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• Gatineau motorist nabbed at more than double speed limit

  07-05-2019 15:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 54-year-old Gatineau motorist will pay for his lead foot in gold. Read More
  
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• Tough fishing line strung at neck height across ATV trail, OPP says

  07-05-2019 15:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police are asking for tips leading to whoever strung about a half-dozen strings of fishing line across an ATV trail in Prince Edward County. Read More
  
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• Salesperson rides shotgun as test drive hits 73 km/h over limit

  07-05-2019 14:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  An Ottawa car dealership temporarily lost one of its cars and one of its customers lost their driver's licence after a traffic stop on what police dub the "Limebank raceway" Monday. Read More
  
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• Traffic: Highway 416, Portage Bridge, Bronson construction add to woes

  07-05-2019 14:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  There's a veritable flood of construction projects while people in West Carleton–March, Cumberland and Bay areas are still dealing with inundated roads. Read More
  
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• Ottawa coach calls IAAF testosterone ruling unfair, humiliating - CBC.ca

  07-05-2019 14:19
  Ottawa coach calls IAAF testosterone ruling unfair, humiliating  CBC.caAn Ottawa fitness coach says the a new ruling by an international sports federation tells some women they are not women enough.
  
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• Flood erosion prompts demolition of Petawawa real estate office

  07-05-2019 13:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  PETAWAWA – The landscape of Petawawa Boulevard changed Sunday afternoon when the city went ahead with the demolition of a building that housed Re/Max Realty near the Petawawa River Bridge. Read More
  
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• Flood erosion prompts demolition of Petawawa real estate office - Ottawa Citizen

  07-05-2019 13:49
  Flood erosion prompts demolition of Petawawa real estate office  Ottawa CitizenPETAWAWA – The landscape of Petawawa Boulevard changed Sunday afternoon when the city went ahead with the demolition of a building that housed ...
  
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• Rescue plan trying to take root to save three million tiny trees threatened by budget cuts

  07-05-2019 13:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  There was a sign Monday the government is listening. Read More
  
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• Floodwaters may stop receding next week in Ottawa, Gatineau - OttawaMatters.com

  07-05-2019 12:33
  Floodwaters may stop receding next week in Ottawa, Gatineau  OttawaMatters.comRiver levels are expected to rise again, between Arnprior and Britannia, but should not exceed last week's peak.
  
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• Today's letters: On tree-planting, and floodplains

  07-05-2019 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Let's avoid destroying these trees Read More
  
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• Thompson: Learning the wrong lessons from Tiger Woods’ back surgeries

  07-05-2019 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  The problem with Tiger Woods winning his fifth green jacket recently – and being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Monday – is that every sportscaster repeatedly mentions he has had “four major back surgeries." I foresee a mass of desperate patients clamouring to have one more back operation. Read More
  
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• Barnes: How the grassroots drove Ottawa's climate change declaration - Ottawa Citizen

  07-05-2019 12:30
  Barnes: How the grassroots drove Ottawa's climate change declaration  Ottawa CitizenNeighbourhoods are coming together to demand political leadership on the environment.
  
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• Barnes: How the grassroots drove Ottawa's climate change declaration

  07-05-2019 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt once famously urged activists to push him to do the right thing: “You’ve convinced me. Now go out and make me do it.”  Recently, Ottawa saw a version of this political dynamic. Read More
  
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• Ontario government slashes tourism funding in Toronto and Ottawa - The Globe and Mail

  07-05-2019 09:00
  Ontario government slashes tourism funding in Toronto and Ottawa  The Globe and MailOntario's Progressive Conservative government has eliminated $13 million in tourism funding to Toronto and Ottawa. Tourism Toronto says the province told ...
  
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