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• Agassiz bus driver's seatbelt petition heads to Ottawa - Chilliwack Progress

  18-05-2019 22:30
  Agassiz bus driver's seatbelt petition heads to Ottawa  Chilliwack ProgressGary Lillico is hoping his one-month petition will make a mark on the House of Commons.
  
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• Ottawa to spend $31M for French education initiatives - CBC.ca

  18-05-2019 22:05
  Ottawa to spend $31M for French education initiatives  CBC.caCanadian Parents for French on P.E.I. is applauding a new pool of money announced by Ottawa to help with the recruitment and retention of French as a second ...
  
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• Nominations now open for Order of Ottawa and Brian Kilrea Award - OttawaMatters.com

  18-05-2019 19:30
  Nominations now open for Order of Ottawa and Brian Kilrea Award  OttawaMatters.comThe order honours up to 15 of Ottawa's most deserving individuals each year.
  
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• Canada's parole officers say correctional system has reached breaking point - Ottawa Citizen

  18-05-2019 17:02
  Canada's parole officers say correctional system has reached breaking point  Ottawa CitizenOTTAWA — Canada's parole officers say the country's corrections system is at a breaking point due to workloads that are “insurmountable” — a situation they ...
  
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• The future is now: It's opening day for Ottawa's self-driving car test-track

  18-05-2019 17:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Invest Ottawa officially took the wraps off of its autonomous vehicle test track in Nepean on Friday morning, showcasing the facility and the technology it has under development there to the world. Read More
  
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• Ottawa aims to guide AI sector - News Talk 650 CKOM

  18-05-2019 17:00
  Ottawa aims to guide AI sector  News Talk 650 CKOMThe federal government is trying to keep up with a fast-growing artificial intelligence sector. On Tuesday, Ottawa launched an advisory panel on AI to give the ...
  
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• Owners of flooded homes can now submit online requests to the city for help

  18-05-2019 16:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  Homeowners who need help with their flooded houses or sandbag disposal can now submit an online request to the city for assistance. Read More
  
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• Police issue first wave of tickets in long weekend traffic blitz

  18-05-2019 16:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police cracked down on liquor license and cannabis offences as the result of a traffic blitz this long weekend. Read More
  
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• Police issue first wave of tickets in long weekend traffic blitz - Ottawa Citizen

  18-05-2019 16:03
  Police issue first wave of tickets in long weekend traffic blitz  Ottawa CitizenOttawa police cracked down on liquor license and cannabis offences as the result of a traffic blitz this long weekend.Police checked 265 vehicles on Friday, and ...
  
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• Richardson: From the essential to the trivial, everyone's struggling

  18-05-2019 15:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  For once, I feel a certain degree of empathy for President Donald Trump. Read More
  
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• Man found dead in Ottawa was from Nunavut - APTN News

  18-05-2019 14:25
  Man found dead in Ottawa was from Nunavut  APTN NewsA 31-year-old Inuk from Nunavut was found dead Tuesday morning behind an apartment buildilng on Ottawa's east side.
  
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• Weather: Sunny with a chance of tulips, showers and humidex (!) for Sunday

  18-05-2019 14:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  Saturday's Tulip Festival weather forecast is short and sweet. We're predicting garden centres will be doing a booming business. Read More
  
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• From football star in Ottawa to gang life and death in Thunder Bay - CBC News

  18-05-2019 14:00
  From football star in Ottawa to gang life and death in Thunder Bay  CBC NewsFour years before Robenson Saint Jean was killed in Thunder Bay, he was a nominee for a prestigious Ottawa youth award recognizing his perseverance in ...
  
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• Editorial: Sandbags aren't the only way to hold back raging waters

  18-05-2019 13:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  The military, city staff and a muscular army of volunteers have delivered more than 1.5 million sandbags during the 2019 flooding season, in a determined bid to save homes and businesses. But as effective as sandbags can be, filling them is also a back-wrenching process, as anyone who has spent a few hours shovelling or lifting knows. Is there a better way? Read More
  
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• Cappies review: St. Joseph High School presents Murder’s in the Heir

  18-05-2019 13:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  Show #23: Murder’s in the Heir Read More
  
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• One flood, five stories: Heartbreak, battle and hope on the Ottawa river - Ottawa Citizen

  18-05-2019 12:57
  One flood, five stories: Heartbreak, battle and hope on the Ottawa river  Ottawa CitizenDuring the final week of April 2019, Ottawa-area residents watched as the Ottawa River, swollen by rain and the springtime melt of snow and ice, rose a full ...
  
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• Today's letters: Mayor Jim Watson thanks Ottawa's flood workers and volunteers - Ottawa Citizen

  18-05-2019 12:30
  Today's letters: Mayor Jim Watson thanks Ottawa's flood workers and volunteers  Ottawa CitizenSaturday, May 18: The mayor pauses to thank flood volunteers; other letter-writers were busy commenting on the ByWard Market, city revenues, the LRT and a ...
  
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• Today's letters: Mayor Jim Watson thanks Ottawa's flood workers and volunteers

  18-05-2019 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Thanks to all the flood volunteers Read More
  
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• Police equity committee to make response to hate crimes a priority

  18-05-2019 05:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  Hate crimes and incidents of racism go unreported if their victims don't have confidence in the police, which can lead to even more serious incidents, warns the Ottawa police Community Equity Council. Read More
  
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• Shuttle bus driver sues Ottawa Senators in harassment case - Sportsnet.ca

  18-05-2019 04:34
  Shuttle bus driver sues Ottawa Senators in harassment case  Sportsnet.caA former Ottawa Senators assistant general manager and the NHL hockey team were sued for negligence on Friday over allegations he harassed a hotel shuttle ...
  
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• Ottawa announces improvements at graving dock - Times Colonist

  18-05-2019 04:12
  Ottawa announces improvements at graving dock  Times ColonistThe two massive caissons, or water-tight doors, at the Esquimalt Graving Dock will be refurbished by the end of next year.Costs for the project are not yet known ...
  
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• Colby Cosh: Vancouver's birth-tourism issue could soon become Ottawa's problem - National Post

  18-05-2019 02:38
  Colby Cosh: Vancouver's birth-tourism issue could soon become Ottawa's problem  National PostIt would be faintly ludicrous to suggest children born in Canada to mere visitors cannot have their entitlement to auto-magical citizenship compromised or ...
  
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• ARE YOU A MILLIONAIRE? Someone in Ottawa buys 6/49 ticket worth more than $15.7M - Ottawa Sun

  18-05-2019 02:21
  ARE YOU A MILLIONAIRE? Someone in Ottawa buys 6/49 ticket worth more than $15.7M  Ottawa SunSomeone in Ottawa is about to become a millionaire more than 17 times over.
  
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• Ottawa delays approval of Manitoba-Minnesota transmission line - CTV News

  18-05-2019 02:04
  Ottawa delays approval of Manitoba-Minnesota transmission line  CTV NewsThe Trudeau government is delaying approval of the Manitoba-Minnesota transmission line over the premier's feud with the Manitoba Metis Federation.
  
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• Provincial cuts a 'body slam against science' in Canada

  18-05-2019 00:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  Science organizations in Ontario are being “body slammed” by provincial cuts that could result in discontinued research, job losses and spinoff businesses leaving the province, say leading researchers. Read More
  
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• Five Things to know about the Ottawa L5 test facility

  18-05-2019 00:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  While everyone is focusing on the self-driving vehicles that are being tested on the new contained facility, there's a lot more going on at Ottawa L5 than first meets the eye. Read More
  
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• It's opening day for Ottawa's self-driving car test-track

  18-05-2019 00:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  Invest Ottawa officially took the wraps off of its autonomous vehicle test track in Nepean on Friday morning, showcasing the facility and the technology it has under development there to the world. Read More
  
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• Hemp industry looks to Ottawa for regulation changes - Lethbridge News Now

  18-05-2019 00:09
  Hemp industry looks to Ottawa for regulation changes  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA –– Health food and hemp industry groups want Ottawa to change the regulations for C-B-D to treat the cannabinoid as a natural health product rather ...
  
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