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• Ottawa Police Deputy Chief Uday Jaswal will not serve as interim chief - Ottawa Citizen

  27-05-2019 23:56
  Ottawa Police Deputy Chief Uday Jaswal will not serve as interim chief  Ottawa CitizenAn Ottawa deputy police chief embroiled in allegations of misconduct at his former police *service* will not serve as interim chief of Ottawa, the police board chair ...
  
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• Defence Watch podcast: Northern threats and Canada's future in the Arctic 

  27-05-2019 23:43
  The future of Canada's far north is far from certain and its Arctic sovereignty isn't universally accepted. Read More
  
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• Facebook’s Zuckerberg, Sandberg will not appear at Ottawa hearing despite summons - Global News

  27-05-2019 23:34
  Facebook’s Zuckerberg, Sandberg will not appear at Ottawa hearing despite summons  Global NewsFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and executive Sheryl Sandberg will not appear at a hearing in Ottawa this week despite receiving summonses from Parliament.
  
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• Defence Watch podcast: Canada’s military procurement system — broken or misunderstood?

  27-05-2019 22:58
  Military procurement in Canada involves billions of dollars in spending and has a reputation of lengthy delays and inefficiency. Read More
  
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• Three hate-motivated graffiti incidents under investigation in east Ottawa - OttawaMatters.com

  27-05-2019 22:50
  Three hate-motivated graffiti incidents under investigation in east Ottawa  OttawaMatters.comThe Ottawa Police *Service* wants to speak with witnesses as it gathers information on three separate hate-motivated graffiti incidents in the city's east end.
  
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• Prior criminal record: Jonathan Impey sentenced for sexual assault similar to earlier crime

  27-05-2019 22:44
  Jonathan Impey was found guilty of sexual assault in a crime that had “some similarities” to a prior assault, a judge ruled Monday in sentencing Impey to three-and-a-half years in prison. Read More
  
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• Province reverses retroactive budget cuts to public health, ambulances and child care

  27-05-2019 22:32
  Municipal governments got some breathing room from the province Monday after a beleaguered Premier Doug Ford bowed to growing pressure and reversed retroactive cuts to public health, land ambulances and child care. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Race Weekend runner dies - CBC News

  27-05-2019 22:30
  Ottawa Race Weekend runner dies  CBC NewsA man in his mid-30s who went into cardiac arrest near the Pretoria Bridge while running in an Ottawa Race Weekend event on Sunday has died.
  
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• Mayor Watson still underwhelmed with latest Château Laurier design

  27-05-2019 21:49
  The company that owns the Château Laurier is "tone-deaf" to criticisms piling up over the proposed addition to the historic hotel, Mayor Jim Watson said Monday. Read More
  
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• Glebe Annex hit-and-run left woman with serious injuries

  27-05-2019 21:33
  Police are looking for witnesses to a hit-and-run in a Glebe Annex parking lot May 20 that left a 26-year-old woman with injuries that have since proved graver than they first appeared. Read More
  
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• Glebe Annex hit-and-run left woman with serious injuries - Ottawa Citizen

  27-05-2019 21:29
  Glebe Annex hit-and-run left woman with serious injuries  Ottawa CitizenPolice are looking for witnesses to a hit-and-run in a Glebe Annex parking lot May 20 that left a 26-year-old woman with injuries that have since proved graver ...
  
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• Ottawa granted 'breathing space' as Ford postpones cuts - CBC.ca

  27-05-2019 20:58
  Ottawa granted 'breathing space' as Ford postpones cuts  CBC.caOttawa Mayor Jim Watson said the province's decision to hold off on funding cuts to public health, paramedics and child care this year gives the city some ...
  
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• Defence Watch podcast: Behind the curtain of Canada’s special forces

  27-05-2019 20:20
  In this first Defence Watch episode, the Ottawa Citizen’s David Pugliese conducts a rare interview with a member of Canada’s special forces. Read More
  
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• Undeclared cheese costs would-be smuggler $30,000 fine

  27-05-2019 20:10
  That's not chump cheese. Read More
  
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• Prospectus: Examining the enduring popularity of Ottawa's Forty Under 40 - Ottawa Business Journal

  27-05-2019 19:56
  Prospectus: Examining the enduring popularity of Ottawa's Forty Under 40  Ottawa Business JournalOf everything that OBJ does (and it's a pretty long list) few things, if any, match the enduring popularity of Forty Under 40. Started way back in the late 1990s as a ...
  
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• Downtown Ottawa back on the radar - Vancouver Sun

  27-05-2019 19:52
  Downtown Ottawa back on the radar  Vancouver SunI lived in Ottawa's suburbs for a few years back in the 70s. I didn't go into Ottawa much because neither my friends nor I had any money, but occasionally we ...
  
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• OC Transpo crash: Internal documents give glimpse into 'glacial' pace of work to improve bus safety

  27-05-2019 19:18
  Within hours of January’s deadly double-decker bus crash, Transport Canada officials were scrambling to put together information about what the department had been doing to improve bus safety since an earlier deadly crash in Ottawa involving an OC Transpo bus and a Via Rail train. Read More
  
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• Police hunting man, 22, accused in bomb and shooting threats

  27-05-2019 19:03
  Police are asking the public to help them find a 22-year-old man accused of texting two local businesses in January with the threat that someone was on the way to shoot employees. Read More
  
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• Deputy chief says he remains committed to Ottawa force, allegations will be found to be false

  27-05-2019 19:01
  An Ottawa deputy police chief embroiled in allegations of misconduct at his former police service says the alleged impropriety has been repeatedly investigated and “rejected as false and slanderous in every case.” Read More
  
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• Sandy Hill building hit by garbage truck, evacuated - Ottawa Citizen

  27-05-2019 18:52
  Sandy Hill building hit by garbage truck, evacuated  Ottawa CitizenA garbage truck ran into a Sandy Hill apartment building Monday morning damaging the building, a hydro pole and a gas meter.The building was evacuated ...
  
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• Porter: If we want to protect the upcoming federal election from cyberthreats, we need to start now

  27-05-2019 18:45
  Karina Gould, minister of democratic institutions, has warned “Canada is a target of choice for those who seek to undermine our democracy,” and repeatedly stressed the need for the private sector to work closely with the government’s security institutions to counter election threats. She is absolutely right. Read More
  
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• Police hunting man, 22, accused in shooting, bomb threats

  27-05-2019 18:44
  Police are asking the public to help them find a 22-year-old man accused of texting two local businesses in January with the threat that someone was on the way to shoot employees. Read More
  
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• Remains pulled from Petawawa River identified as missing girl

  27-05-2019 18:35
  Police say they don't suspect foul play as human remains pulled from the Petawawa River have been identified as a missing Petawawa girl, the OPP said Tuesday. Read More
  
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• Missing man, 40, last seen in Meadowlands area

  27-05-2019 18:14
  Police are asking the public to help them find a 40-year old man who was last seen Saturday on Oakridge Boulevard near the intersection of Meadowlands Drive West and Woodroffe Avenue. Read More
  
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• Missing man, 40, last seen in Meadowlands area - Ottawa Citizen

  27-05-2019 18:09
  Missing man, 40, last seen in Meadowlands area  Ottawa CitizenPolice are asking the public to help them find a 40-year old man who was last seen Saturday on Oakridge Boulevard near the intersection of Meadowlands Drive ...
  
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• Smol: Think twice before you argue for the end of the Catholic school system

  27-05-2019 17:58
  Being a Catholic teacher in Ontario today means dealing with an ever lingering threat to our hard fought public school system alternative.    And while my involvement in, and support for Catholic education remains rock solid, I can never be so assured as to assume that the possible end of our publicly funded model might still come. Read More
  
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• Sandy Hill building hit by garbage truck evacuated

  27-05-2019 17:43
  A garbage truck ran into a Sandy Hill apartment building Monday morning damaging the building, a hydro pole and a gas meter. Read More
  
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• Runner, 35, dies after collapse during race weekend run Sunday

  27-05-2019 17:37
  A 35-year-old runner died Sunday after suffering a cardiac arrest during the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend marathon and half-marathon, police confirmed Monday. Read More
  
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• Chaudière bridge reopens to cyclists, buses and pedestrians

  27-05-2019 17:04
  The Chaudière bridge is reopening to cyclists, pedestrians and buses. Read More
  
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• Nursing home employee charged with assaulting elderly patient in Clarence-Rockland

  27-05-2019 16:55
  A 63-year-old employee is facing a charge of assault causing bodily harm after Russell County OPP investigated an "altercation" involving a patient at an unidentified Clarence-Rockland long-term care facility May 20. Read More
  
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• Dress for Success Ottawa empowers women for employment - Ottawa Business Journal

  27-05-2019 15:46
  Dress for Success Ottawa empowers women for employment  Ottawa Business JournalThey say it takes less than 30 seconds to make a first impression, which is why it's so important to always put your best foot forward. Or, in the case of Dress for ...
  
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• SIU investigates death in Hawkesbury

  27-05-2019 15:18
  The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 31-year-old man this month in Hawkesbury. Read More
  
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• Ottawa must enforce Canada Health Act - Regina Leader-Post

  27-05-2019 15:05
  Ottawa must enforce Canada Health Act  Regina Leader-Post"Eventually a new, revised CHA should be enforced uniformly on all provinces and territories," writes Dr. Charles S. Shaver.
  
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• Man drowns in home pool in Gatineau

  27-05-2019 14:57
  A man in his 70s is believed to have drowned in a swimming pool at a Gatineau home Sunday afternoon. Read More
  
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• Today's letters: Fight student violence with behavioural treatment, not suspensions

  27-05-2019 14:53
  Dr. Bruce Hutchison, C.Psych., Ottawa Read More
  
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• Chaudière bridge reopens to cyclists and pedestrians

  27-05-2019 14:52
  The Chaudière bridge is reopening to cyclists, pedestrians and buses. Read More
  
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• Chaudière bridge reopens to cyclists, buses and pedestrians - Ottawa Citizen

  27-05-2019 14:47
  Chaudière bridge reopens to cyclists, buses and pedestrians  Ottawa CitizenThe popular roadway, which runs North and South to between Ottawa and Gatineau along Booth Street, has been closed to all forms of traffic since April 28 as ...
  
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• Gagné and Ravalia: We need to make it easier for parents to vaccinate their children

  27-05-2019 14:09
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• Fransham: We need to rethink the way Ottawa children are educated

  27-05-2019 13:18
  One afternoon a couple of years ago, I ran into an acquaintance, Jennifer DeWet, at the Ottawa library. We were attending an information session on the Compass Centre for Self-Directed Learning and she was looking at options for putting her child into the public school system. Read More
  
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• Tech giants to face grilling in Ottawa as politicians consider regulations - BNNBloomberg.ca

  27-05-2019 13:02
  Tech giants to face grilling in Ottawa as politicians consider regulations  BNNBloomberg.caOTTAWA — Tech giants will be in the hot seat this week as politicians from Canada and 10 other countries gather to consider how best to protect citizens' ...
  
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• Fransham: We need to rethink the way Ottawa children are educated - Ottawa Citizen

  27-05-2019 13:00
  Fransham: We need to rethink the way Ottawa children are educated  Ottawa CitizenOne afternoon a couple of years ago, I ran into an acquaintance, Jennifer DeWet, at the Ottawa library. We were attending an information session on the ...
  
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• 'Unconditional love': Community gathers to celebrate the life of Trinity Poil

  27-05-2019 12:49
  On Sunday afternoon, the community gathered at the Germania Club Hall in Pembroke to remember an exceedingly bright, compassionate, an enthusiastic young woman who at the tender age of 16 had already touched many souls, and changed many lives. Read More
  
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• 'Death. Carnage. Chaos': Ottawa filmmaker summits for third time during deadly Everest climbing season - Ottawa Citizen

  27-05-2019 12:01
  'Death. Carnage. Chaos': Ottawa filmmaker summits for third time during deadly Everest climbing season  Ottawa Citizen"It's a really messed up thing to be in a position where you have to walk over a dead body."
  
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• Internal documents give glimpse into 'glacial' pace of work to improve bus safety after Ottawa crash

  27-05-2019 12:00
  Within hours of January’s deadly double-decker bus crash, Transport Canada officials were scrambling to put together information about what the department had been doing to improve bus safety since an earlier deadly crash in Ottawa involving an OC Transpo bus and a Via Rail train. Read More
  
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• 'Death. Carnage. Chaos': Ottawa filmmaker summits for third time during deadly Everest climbing season

  27-05-2019 12:00
  Ottawa climber and filmmaker Elia Saikaly says his third time standing on the roof of the world will be his last. Read More
  
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• Meet the NCAA sharpshooter aiming to be Ottawa's 1st NBA player - CBC.ca

  27-05-2019 10:00
  Meet the NCAA sharpshooter aiming to be Ottawa's 1st NBA player  CBC.caMarial Shayok's basketball journey has taken him from Alta Vista Drive to Virginia, Iowa and now a blur of pro practice courts. "I'm trying to fight the travel fatigue ...
  
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• Chaudiere Bridge reopens to cyclists/pedestrians - CTV News

  27-05-2019 08:45
  Chaudiere Bridge reopens to cyclists/pedestrians  CTV NewsChaudiere Bridge reopens to cyclists and pedestrians today after being closed for a month due to high water levels.
  
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• Make it personal: lessons in political fundraising from gurus in Washington, Ottawa - The Hill Times

  27-05-2019 06:00
  Make it personal: lessons in political fundraising from gurus in Washington, Ottawa  The Hill TimesA U.S. Democrat and Canadian Conservative outline the dos and donts for a modern political fundraising campaign.
  
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• A look inside Ottawa's new self-driving vehicle testing facility - CTV News

  27-05-2019 04:00
  A look inside Ottawa's new self-driving vehicle testing facility  CTV NewsWhile self-driving cars that can handle all road conditions could still be decades away, the technology is moving forward in Canada's capital.
  
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• Man killed in ATV crash west of Ottawa

  27-05-2019 02:52
  A 57-year-old man died Sunday after losing control of his ATV and striking a tree in the Township of Brudenell, Lyndock and Raglan, about 100 kilometres west of Ottawa. Read More
  
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