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• Ottawa says it’s still in the dark about Doug Ford’s GTA transit plan - Toronto Star

  09-05-2019 23:54
  Ottawa says it’s still in the dark about Doug Ford’s GTA transit plan  Toronto StarFederal Infrastructure Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Ottawa is asking but not getting answers about the $28.5-billion plan, while his Ontario ...
  
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• Ottawa to begin talks with Mi'kmaq First Nation about Aboriginal title in New Brunswick - CBC News

  09-05-2019 23:51
  Ottawa to begin talks with Mi'kmaq First Nation about Aboriginal title in New Brunswick  CBC NewsCrown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett and Elsipogtog Chief Arren Sock have signed a memorandum of understanding that will launch ...
  
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• Canada changes fighter jet rules to allow F-35 bid

  09-05-2019 23:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Canadian government will allow a “flexible approach” in determining industrial benefits for the new fighter jet program, making way for Lockheed Martin and the U.S. government to bid on the project. Read More
  
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• Worker's Permanent Injury Results in $100000 Fine for Ottawa Remediation Company - Government of Ontario News

  09-05-2019 23:24
  Worker's Permanent Injury Results in $100000 Fine for Ottawa Remediation Company  Government of Ontario NewsConvicted: Clean Water Works Inc., 1800 Bantree Street, Ottawa, Ontario, a company that provides environmental remediation services such as hazardous ...
  
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• Kingston doctor wins cyber libel case against malicious web critic

  09-05-2019 23:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  A Kingston doctor has won $50,000 in damages in a cyber libel case against a man who used RateMDs.com, a website where physicians are reviewed by patients, to attack the infectious disease specialist. Read More
  
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• Planning changes could stretch city resources and ability to establish new parks, committee hears

  09-05-2019 23:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  Heads are spinning at Ottawa city hall over the consequential changes being proposed to land-use planning rules by the Ontario Progressive Conservative government. Read More
  
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• Kingston Junior Gaels open new football season this weekend in Ottawa - Global News

  09-05-2019 22:58
  Kingston Junior Gaels open new football season this weekend in Ottawa  Global NewsThe Gaels will travel to the capital for a match with the Ottawa Sooners at TD Place, home of the CFL's Redblacks.
  
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• Gymnastics instructor appears in court to face charges of sexually assaulting children

  09-05-2019 22:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  Klyne Pitpitunge shielded his face from a waiting television camera and remained silent as he left court with his lawyer Thursday, where the 27-year-old fired gymnastics instructor made a brief appearance for charges of sexually assaulting girls as young as five. Read More
  
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• Scheer promises to save shredding jobs for disabled workers

  09-05-2019 22:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  Conservative leader Andrew Scheer promised a Conservative government would save the jobs of 34 developmentally disabled Ottawa workers whose contract shredding paper for the federal government is set to end in March of 2020. Read More
  
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• Scheer promises to save shredding jobs for disabled workers - Ottawa Citizen

  09-05-2019 22:02
  Scheer promises to save shredding jobs for disabled workers  Ottawa CitizenConservative leader Andrew Scheer promised a Conservative government would save the jobs of 34 developmentally disabled Ottawa workers whose contract ...
  
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• Wellington West is facing a moment of reckoning as gentrification looms - Ottawa Citizen

  09-05-2019 21:52
  Wellington West is facing a moment of reckoning as gentrification looms  Ottawa CitizenOver the past 10 years, after struggles with crime, neighbourhood disconnect, and a nebulous sense of identity, the Wellington West commercial corridor has ...
  
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• Quarterhill shifts HQ from Ottawa to Kitchener, restructures WiLAN offices - Ottawa Business Journal

  09-05-2019 21:51
  Quarterhill shifts HQ from Ottawa to Kitchener, restructures WiLAN offices  Ottawa Business JournalDespite a few job cuts in Ottawa and a new Kitchener HQ, Quarterhill's CFO affirms the company's local operations are key to its future.
  
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• Police, fire crews search for missing person on Ottawa River in Britannia - Global News

  09-05-2019 21:16
  Police, fire crews search for missing person on Ottawa River in Britannia  Global NewsMarine and water rescue crews from the Ottawa police and fire departments are searching on and around the Ottawa River near Britannia Bay for a 48-year-old ...
  
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• Fire, police searching Ottawa River for reported missing kayaker

  09-05-2019 20:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two fire department water rescue boats and police marine units teamed up to search the waters off Britannia Beach Thursday afternoon for a missing man. Read More
  
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• Before Mark Norman, Ottawa was gripped by a breach-of-trust scandal involving a mysterious set of 'brass dogs' - National Post

  09-05-2019 20:18
  Before Mark Norman, Ottawa was gripped by a breach-of-trust scandal involving a mysterious set of 'brass dogs'  National PostThe case of John Arnoldi, who oversaw public buildings and river dredging for the government, caused a sensation in the 1890s.
  
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• Fire, police searching Ottawa River for reported missing kayaker - Ottawa Citizen

  09-05-2019 19:25
  Fire, police searching Ottawa River for reported missing kayaker  Ottawa CitizenTwo fire department water rescue boats and police marine units teamed up to search for a kayaker reported missing on the Ottawa River off Britannia Beach ...
  
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• City to host info sessions for Ottawa flood victims - Global News

  09-05-2019 18:51
  City to host info sessions for Ottawa flood victims  Global NewsThe City of Ottawa has scheduled four info sessions next week for residents affected by flooding on how to recover and access help.
  
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• Montreal developer proposes 25-storey mixed-use building in downtown Ottawa - Ottawa Business Journal

  09-05-2019 18:44
  Montreal developer proposes 25-storey mixed-use building in downtown Ottawa  Ottawa Business JournalA Montreal developer is proposing a new highrise apartment complex in the heart of Ottawa's burgeoning downtown “urban tech” district. Place Dor​ée Real ...
  
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• Casgrain-Robertson: Flood prevention is cheaper than cleaning up after

  09-05-2019 18:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  As homeowners and municipalities look to clean up after another record flood on the Ottawa River, the need to prevent such damage from happening again and again is clear. Read More
  
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• Off-Season Depth Chart: Ottawa REDBLACKS - CFL.ca

  09-05-2019 18:00
  Off-Season Depth Chart: Ottawa REDBLACKS  CFL.caCFL.ca presents 'Off-Season Depth Chart', a series of articles reviewing every team's depth chart going into training camp. Note that these are not official ...
  
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• Pembroke declares flood emergency as rains approach

  09-05-2019 17:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  The City of Pembroke has declared a state of emergency as flood waters threaten to climb further over the next 24 hours. Read More
  
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• Adam: A few signs that you are about to be scammed

  09-05-2019 17:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  Scammers have wreaked such financial havoc on so many unsuspecting Canadians, so my own recent experiences are nothing in comparison. But what I went through provides a window into how easy it is to fall prey to scams – and how easy they can be to avoid. Read More
  
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• Bylaw unit nabs 130 students vaping at school since November

  09-05-2019 17:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  The city`s bylaw department reports that it took "enforcement action" against 130 students for vaping on school property from November to May and showed off the plethora of vaping products seized by schools. Read More
  
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• With heavy rain in forecast, Ottawa flood levels could reach initial peaks again: river board - Global News

  09-05-2019 17:09
  With heavy rain in forecast, Ottawa flood levels could reach initial peaks again: river board  Global NewsIn anticipation of the rainfall over the next few days, the City of Ottawa has urged residents in communities impacted by flooding to "keep their sandbags walls up.
  
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• Ottawa-based Minto REIT beats forecast in Q1 2019 - Ottawa Business Journal

  09-05-2019 16:59
  Ottawa-based Minto REIT beats forecast in Q1 2019  Ottawa Business JournalA growing portfolio and new leases drove earnings at Ottawa's Minto Apartment REIT past the forecasts it set for this past quarter before going public last ...
  
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• Dining Out: The Vanitea Room's dainty ambience belies some filling, indulgent meals

  09-05-2019 16:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  I must have led a sheltered life, as until recently I had thought that mimosas were only for weekend brunches, weddings and baby showers. Read More
  
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• Fired gymnastics coach makes court appearance - CTV News

  09-05-2019 16:35
  Fired gymnastics coach makes court appearance  CTV NewsFired Ottawa gymnastics coach Klyne Pitpitunge, accused of several sexual offences, made an appearance in court Thursday morning.
  
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• Relaunch of Joni Mitchell ballet, The Fiddle & the Drum, arrives in Ottawa

  09-05-2019 16:32 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Mass resignations over handling of sexual harassment claims at Ottawa track club - CTV News

  09-05-2019 15:35
  Mass resignations over handling of sexual harassment claims at Ottawa track club  CTV NewsThe entire board of the Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club plans to resign following sexual harassment allegations against the club's president and a former ...
  
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• Antiques: Small lamp worth big money

  09-05-2019 15:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Q This little lamp was in my grandmother’s estate auction sale about 30 years ago. It cost me $90 amongst a large crowd of bidders. Only 21.5 cm high (8.5 inches) it is in perfect condition. It has the old wick inside and the only markings are ‘* Twilight * H.B. & H.’ on the wick wheel. Anything else you can tell me is welcome. Thank you. Read More
  
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• Ottawa will make Alberta pay a higher carbon tax than Quebec’s? That’s unfair - Financial Post

  09-05-2019 14:57
  Ottawa will make Alberta pay a higher carbon tax than Quebec’s? That’s unfair  Financial PostOpinion: One province should not pay an effective rate that's higher than another.
  
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• Ex-prison guard gets probation for stealing from inmates

  09-05-2019 14:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  A former federal corrections officer who was discovered to have stolen money belonging to inmates at Joyceville Institution over a period of about six months in 2018 year has been placed on probation for 12 months. Read More
  
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• Thursday traffic: Downtown demo, northbound Colonel By closure cause problems

  09-05-2019 14:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  The good news for Thursday morning travellers from the Outaouais is that Transport Québec managed to get three westbound lanes of Highway 50 near the Draveurs Bridge back open after a transport truck struck and burst one of the "aqua dams" brimming with floodwaters. Read More
  
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• Missing Supreme Court justice found safe in Ottawa - CTV News

  09-05-2019 14:12
  Missing Supreme Court justice found safe in Ottawa  CTV NewsThe Ottawa Police *Service* says Supreme Court of Canada Justice Clement Gascon has been found safe.
  
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• Thursday traffic: Downtown demo, northbound Colonel By closure cause problems - Ottawa Citizen

  09-05-2019 14:00
  Thursday traffic: Downtown demo, northbound Colonel By closure cause problems  Ottawa CitizenPolice are warning of downtown traffic snarls all afternoon and into rush hour.
  
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• Special weather statement: 'Significant' rainfall Thursday, T-storms and humidex could be back Friday

  09-05-2019 13:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  Environment Canada has issued a special statement advising that "significant" rainfall is expected later Thursday and into Friday. Read More
  
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• Cappies review: Redeemer Christian's students embody salute to power of perseverance

  09-05-2019 13:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  Show #20: The Mouse That Roared Read More
  
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• Wellington West is facing a moment of reckoning as gentrification looms

  09-05-2019 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Inside the Ottawa Bagelshop and Deli, a 30-year neighbourhood institution with tiled floors and a wood-burning bagel oven, Mary Ellen Kot and Christine Libon are meeting for lunch. Both women have lived in Wellington West about as long as the Bagelshop, and even the smallest change to the neighbourhood would have trouble slipping by them. Read More
  
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• MacDougall: Can Trudeau avoid sounding like a climate-change hysteric?

  09-05-2019 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  “If you don’t know how to fix it, please stop breaking it.” Read More
  
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• From east to west, Canadians confront mainstreet gentrification

  09-05-2019 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  As Ottawa's Wellington West district stares down its own rapidly-gentrifying reality, there are mainstreets across the country further along this path. From Vancouver to Montreal, communities have had to grapple with what happened to the neighbourhoods they used to know, and where to go from here. Read More
  
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• Cappies review: Redeemer Christian High School presents The Mouse That Roared

  09-05-2019 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Show #20: The Mouse That Roared Read More
  
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• Ottawa's William Little drove a floating tank in D-Day assault, wounded on Juno Beach

  09-05-2019 12:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  Seventy-five years ago, as part of the first wave of D-Day assault troops, Lt. William Little led a floating tank troop onto Juno Beach as Canadians fought for control of their section of the Normandy coastline. Read More
  
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• Today's letters: On violence in our schools

  09-05-2019 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Students behaved in earlier era Read More
  
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• Annual march will clog downtown Ottawa this afternoon - CBC.ca

  09-05-2019 12:30
  Annual march will clog downtown Ottawa this afternoon  CBC.caGood morning commuters! This afternoon could be unpleasant if you need to commute to or through Centretown,. The annual March For Life happens from ...
  
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• Disabled workers face uncertain future as federal government ends paper-shredding contract

  09-05-2019 12:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  Four years after they successfully fought to save their jobs shredding paper for the federal government, a group of developmentally disabled adults has learned their workplace is being shut down for good. Read More
  
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• 'We can't get out': Flooding turns Ottawa Valley community into island - CBC News

  09-05-2019 11:17
  'We can't get out': Flooding turns Ottawa Valley community into island  CBC NewsA flooded road has left about 100 households in Whitewater Region with no way in or out, turning their shoreline community into an island. People in the ...
  
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• One away! Guelph Storm win in Ottawa puts them one victory from Ontario Hockey League title - GuelphMercury.com

  09-05-2019 09:00
  One away! Guelph Storm win in Ottawa puts them one victory from Ontario Hockey League title  GuelphMercury.comThe Guelph Storm are one win away from winning the Ontario Hockey League championship. Guelph got past the Ottawa 67's 4-3 on Friday night in Ottawa in ...
  
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• Norman wants his Vice Chief job back but Sajjan says that won’t happen

  09-05-2019 05:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  Vice Admiral Mark Norman says he wants to return to his position as Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, the same job he had before being suspended by Gen. Jon Vance in January 2017. Read More
  
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• Police locate Supreme Court Justice after concern expressed for his well-being

  09-05-2019 04:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  A Supreme Court of Canada justice was found safe on Wednesday evening, less than two hours after Ottawa police appealed for the public's help in locating him. Read More
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: To put brakes on B.C. money laundering, onus on Ottawa to rev up help - Vancouver Sun

  09-05-2019 02:56
  Vaughn Palmer: To put brakes on B.C. money laundering, onus on Ottawa to rev up help  Vancouver SunOpinion: Against the backdrop of needed action from Ottawa, the New Democrats continue to mull calling a public inquiry into runaway money laundering, with a ...
  
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