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• Local company helps with funding for Ottawa flood relief - Woodstock Sentinel Review

  29-05-2019 23:33
  Local company helps with funding for Ottawa flood relief  Woodstock Sentinel ReviewThe Winch Group Benefits Advisors team raised $50000 to help victims of the floods in Ottawa. The Burlington company, with offices in Woodstock, ...
  
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• City lagging behind IT security risks as it churns through tech bosses

  29-05-2019 23:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  The City of Ottawa could be oblivious to technology security risks, the auditor general revealed to the audit committee on Wednesday, as the city tries to find a new chief information officer and monitor the fallout of cybersecurity attacks. Read More
  
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• 'We all want him to come home': An Ottawa family's plea for help - CTV News

  29-05-2019 22:58
  'We all want him to come home': An Ottawa family's plea for help  CTV NewsMarc Vinette, an OC Transpo employee, disappeared early Sunday from his west Ottawa home.
  
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• Volunteers needed to take down Ottawa's sandbag walls - CBC.ca

  29-05-2019 22:55
  Volunteers needed to take down Ottawa's sandbag walls  CBC.caThe City of Ottawa is hoping the army of volunteers that pitched in to stack sandbags during the spring floods will come out again this weekend to take them ...
  
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• New software helps paramedics rebalance deployment during emergencies

  29-05-2019 22:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  September's tornado forced sudden and difficult choices on the people running Ottawa's paramedic service. Most important, how many vehicles should they send to a disaster of unknown size? Read More
  
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• Amid budget concerns, Ottawa's chief medical officer seeks to reassure staff

  29-05-2019 22:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  Amid provincial cuts and uncertainty, Ottawa’s chief medical officer of health had reassuring words for staff this week. Read More
  
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• Amid budget concerns, Ottawa's chief medical officer seeks to reassure staff - Ottawa Citizen

  29-05-2019 22:41
  Amid budget concerns, Ottawa's chief medical officer seeks to reassure staff  Ottawa CitizenAmid provincial cuts and uncertainty, Ottawa's chief medical officer of health had reassuring words for staff this week.During Ottawa Public Health's annual ...
  
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• Worker's arm freed from garbage truck chute

  29-05-2019 22:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  It took firefighters and paramedics about 90 minutes to safely free a man who got his arm caught in the blade of a garbage truck chute while doctors stood by in case they had to amputate the limb. Read More
  
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• Raptors fever in Ottawa - CTV News

  29-05-2019 22:34
  Raptors fever in Ottawa  CTV NewsThe Toronto Raptors playoff excitement has reached the capital region with many anxiously awaiting game one on Thursday.
  
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• McKenna announces $275,000 to protect Ottawa River

  29-05-2019 22:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  The federal government will be providing $275,000 to help monitor and protect the Ottawa River over the next two years, Catherine Mckenna, minister of environment and climate change, announced Wednesday. Read More
  
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• $275K to monitor and protect Ottawa River, McKenna announces - Ottawa Sun

  29-05-2019 22:34
  $275K to monitor and protect Ottawa River, McKenna announces  Ottawa SunThe federal government will be providing $275000 to help monitor and protect the Ottawa River over the next two years, Catherine Mckenna, minister of ...
  
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• $275,000 to monitor and protect Ottawa River, McKenna announces - Ottawa Sun

  29-05-2019 22:34
  $275,000 to monitor and protect Ottawa River, McKenna announces  Ottawa SunThe federal government will be providing $275000 to help monitor and protect the Ottawa River over the next two years, Catherine Mckenna, minister of ...
  
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• Worker's arm freed from garbage truck chute - Ottawa Citizen

  29-05-2019 22:32
  Worker's arm freed from garbage truck chute  Ottawa CitizenIt took firefighters and paramedics about 90 minutes to safely free a man who got his arm caught in the blade of a garbage truck chute while doctors stood by in ...
  
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• Ottawa eye-care startup EcoVision wins Capital Angel Network pitch-in award - Ottawa Business Journal

  29-05-2019 22:30
  Ottawa eye-care startup EcoVision wins Capital Angel Network pitch-in award  Ottawa Business JournalA plan to repurpose plastic into affordable pairs of glasses caught the eyes of some angel investors this week, as Ottawa-based EcoVision walked away from a ...
  
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• Two charged after man seriously wounded in Merivale Road stabbing

  29-05-2019 22:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two men were charged after a man suffered serious injuries in an overnight stabbing on Merivale Road south of Carling Avenue. Read More
  
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• Ten new sites included in Doors Open Ottawa 2019 - OttawaMatters.com

  29-05-2019 21:41
  Ten new sites included in Doors Open Ottawa 2019  OttawaMatters.comMore than 80000 visitors are expected at nearly 130 buildings which will be open, free of charge on June 1 and June 2.
  
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• New software brings analytics to the paramedic business - Ottawa Citizen

  29-05-2019 21:40
  New software brings analytics to the paramedic business  Ottawa CitizenSeptember's tornado forced sudden and difficult choices on the people running Ottawa's paramedic *service*. Most important, how many vehicles should they ...
  
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• Canada Day line-up features The Strumbellas, Brett Kissel, K'Naan

  29-05-2019 21:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  Rockers The Strumbellas, country singer Brett Kissel and rapper K'Naan are among the acts that will light up the Parliament Hill stage on Canada Day before the burst of celebratory fireworks. Read More
  
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• Volleyball Nations League coming to Ottawa - CBC.ca

  29-05-2019 21:03
  Volleyball Nations League coming to Ottawa  CBC.caMen's Volleyball Nations League is returning to the arena at TD Place. It's a great opportunity to witness world-class volleyball in Ottawa.
  
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• Build more office space or risk economic downturn in Ottawa: CBRE's Hamilton - Ottawa Business Journal

  29-05-2019 20:52
  Build more office space or risk economic downturn in Ottawa: CBRE's Hamilton  Ottawa Business JournalOttawa's economy risks running out of room to grow ​– literally ​– if developers don't step up soon to address a critical shortage of office space in the downtown ...
  
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• Why Ottawa can’t have nice things - Maclean's

  29-05-2019 20:51
  Why Ottawa can’t have nice things  Maclean'sStephen Maher: The Chateau Laurier is the linchpin of a historic capital city that Canadians can be proud of. Ottawa is about to wreck it.
  
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• Alberta campaigns Ottawa for Trans Mountain pipeline approval - CTV News Calgary

  29-05-2019 19:41
  Alberta campaigns Ottawa for Trans Mountain pipeline approval  CTV News CalgaryThe Alberta government is hopeful a new ad campaign will put pressure on the federal government to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.
  
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• Alberta campaigns Ottawa for Trans Mountain pipeline approval - CTV News

  29-05-2019 19:41
  Alberta campaigns Ottawa for Trans Mountain pipeline approval  CTV NewsThe Alberta government is hopeful a new ad campaign will put pressure on the federal government to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.
  
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• Alberta UCP launches Trans Mountain campaign in Ottawa: ‘Yes to TMX’ - Global News

  29-05-2019 19:34
  Alberta UCP launches Trans Mountain campaign in Ottawa: ‘Yes to TMX’  Global NewsEnergy Minister Sonya Savage is looking for a timely approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
  
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• Why Ottawa needs a national food-allergy action plan - The Hill Times

  29-05-2019 19:03
  Why Ottawa needs a national food-allergy action plan  The Hill TimesAccess to an allergist is critical to an accurate diagnosis and allergy education and support, yet many Canadians lack this support.
  
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• Gatineau police ask for help finding man missing since February

  29-05-2019 18:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  Gatineau police say they have reason to fear for the safety of 30-year-old Louis Gauvreau and are asking the public's help to find him. Read More
  
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• Swedish firm says it can build Gripen fighters in Canada to provide maximum jobs and technology transfer

  29-05-2019 18:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  A Swedish aerospace firm offering Canada a new fighter jet says it could build the aircraft in Canada and make maximum use of the expertise of domestic firms and create high-tech jobs. Read More
  
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• Animation In Ottawa Is Growing Faster Than Ever Before: All You Need To Know About Its Exploding Industry - Cartoon Brew

  29-05-2019 18:04
  Animation In Ottawa Is Growing Faster Than Ever Before: All You Need To Know About Its Exploding Industry  Cartoon BrewWhen Vancouver's Thunderbird Entertainment announced recently that it was expanding their kid's division, Atomic Cartoons, to Ottawa, it was seen as a 'boom' ...
  
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• Ottawa's Calian Group renews $17M e-learning contract with Canadian army - Ottawa Business Journal

  29-05-2019 17:47
  Ottawa's Calian Group renews $17M e-learning contract with Canadian army  Ottawa Business JournalCalian Group has locked in another contract to continue providing e-learning services to the Department of National Defence.
  
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• 50 years of magic: CEO Christopher Deacon on the NAC's anniversary

  29-05-2019 17:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  In the early years, the National Arts Centre was Canada’s hotbed of high culture. Read More
  
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• Dining Out: A taco tour yields gems at Eldorado Taco and San Jose Mexican Foods

  29-05-2019 17:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  First, taco lovers, the bad news. Taqueria Kukulkan, which opened in 2015 on Montreal Road and sold my favourite tacos in town, is no more. I will miss its tacos al pastor and chorizo tacos swaddled in house-made tortillas, its fresh chunky guacamole served with thick, house-made tortilla chips, and maybe most of all its chilpachole de jaiba, a crab soup that was dynamite. Read More
  
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• Police seek suspect in knifepoint robbery on Hazeldean Road

  29-05-2019 17:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  Robbery detectives are asking the public to help them identify a suspect who bound and robbed a store clerk at knifepoint last Thursday. Read More
  
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• Police seek suspect in knifepoint robbery on Hazeldean Road - Ottawa Citizen

  29-05-2019 17:04
  Police seek suspect in knifepoint robbery on Hazeldean Road  Ottawa CitizenRobbery detectives are asking the public to help them identify a suspect who bound and robbed a store clerk at knifepoint last Thursday.The man went into the ...
  
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• Mozilla exec tells Ottawa big data committee he was ‘shocked’ by what Alexa recorded - Summerland Review

  29-05-2019 17:03
  Mozilla exec tells Ottawa big data committee he was ‘shocked’ by what Alexa recorded  Summerland ReviewA security executive for the internet browser company Mozilla says he was shocked by the recordings of his family that were collected and retained by Amazon's ...
  
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• Mozilla exec tells Ottawa big data committee he was 'shocked' by what Alexa recorded - Terrace Standard

  29-05-2019 17:01
  Mozilla exec tells Ottawa big data committee he was 'shocked' by what Alexa recorded  Terrace StandardA security executive for the internet browser company Mozilla says he was shocked by the recordings of his family that were collected and retained by Amazon's ...
  
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• Mozilla exec tells Ottawa big data committee he was ‘shocked’ by what Alexa recorded - Sooke News Mirror

  29-05-2019 17:01
  Mozilla exec tells Ottawa big data committee he was ‘shocked’ by what Alexa recorded  Sooke News MirrorA security executive for the internet browser company Mozilla says he was shocked by the recordings of his family that were collected and retained by Amazon's ...
  
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• Convicted cocaine trafficker suspected to be in Cornwall: RCMP

  29-05-2019 16:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  A man who was sentenced in absentia in a Newfoundland cocaine trafficking investigation is now believed to be living in the Cornwall area, the RCMP says. Read More
  
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• Goaltender Anders Nilsson inks two-year extension with Ottawa Senators - National Post

  29-05-2019 16:43
  Goaltender Anders Nilsson inks two-year extension with Ottawa Senators  National PostOTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have re-signed goaltender Anders Nilsson to a two-year contract.The deal has an average annual value of US$2.6 million ...
  
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• Ottawa public board aims for 'status quo' despite Ontario cuts - CBC.ca

  29-05-2019 16:42
  Ottawa public board aims for 'status quo' despite Ontario cuts  CBC.caMore students, fewer classes: Ottawa's largest school board responds to planned provincial changes  OttawaMatters.comLarger class sizes will mean cutting 1,800 courses in Ottawa's public high schools, says report  Ottawa CitizenOCDSB warns larger class sizes will result in cuts  CTV NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• OCDSB aims for 'status quo' despite provincial education cuts - CBC.ca

  29-05-2019 16:42
  OCDSB aims for 'status quo' despite provincial education cuts  CBC.caThe Ottawa-Carleton District School Board staff recommendations for the 2019-20 budget aim to maintain the "status quo" through provincial budget cuts.
  
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• Montsion trial resumes with charter motion to dismiss all charges

  29-05-2019 16:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  Const. Daniel Montsion’s defence lawyers are claiming “unacceptable state negligence” in a charter motion to stay all charges as the Ottawa officer’s manslaughter and assault trial resumes Wednesday. Read More
  
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• The latest on new defence contracts and CANSEC 2019

  29-05-2019 16:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  Here is the latest on defence contracts and CANSEC 2019 exhibitors courtesy of Esprit de Corps magazine. Read More
  
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• $19M lawsuit filed for woman who lost legs in OC Transpo crash

  29-05-2019 16:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  A $19-million lawsuit has been filed on behalf of an Ottawa mother of two who lost both legs in the Jan. 11 double-decker bus crash that claimed the lives of three passengers. Read More
  
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• Rheinmetall rolls out robot rescue vehicle at CANSEC 2019

  29-05-2019 16:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  Rheinmetall has rolled out at CANSEC 2019 in Ottawa a rescue model of its “Mission Master” robotic vehicle. The vehicle gives soldiers the ability to evacuate casualties over long distances either autonomously or via remote control. Read More
  
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• CANSEC 2019 news – Canadian military drones to be outfitted with new radar

  29-05-2019 16:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  Leonardo announced at the CANSEC defence trade show in Ottawa Wednesday that it has signed a contract with QinetiQ to provide a number of PicoSAR Active Electronically Scanned Array radars for the Canadian military's new drones. The firm noted that the PicoSAR radar is ideally suited for installation aboard the Canadian Forces new system, which is based on the lightweight UMS Skeldar V-200 Unmanned Aerial System. The radar will provide all-weather ground mapping and surveillance capability for m
  
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• 'It's a sad moment,' says N.L. runner on Ottawa marathon death - CBC.ca

  29-05-2019 16:10
  'It's a sad moment,' says N.L. runner on Ottawa marathon death  CBC.caA runner from this province who now lives in Ottawa and took part in the Ottawa Race Weekend says news of a man dying during one of the events is tragic.
  
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• Trucker dead after transport hits stopped truck on Hwy. 417

  29-05-2019 15:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  The driver of a tractor trailer died Wednesday morning when his rig struck another tractor trailer which was stopped in a construction zone on Highway 417 in North Glengarry Township. Read More
  
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• Firefighters extinguish fire in car on hoist at Stittsville auto shop

  29-05-2019 15:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa firefighters were called after a blaze broke out in a Stittsville auto shop on Tuesday night. Read More
  
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• Firefighters extinguish fire in car on hoist at auto shop - Ottawa Sun

  29-05-2019 15:56
  Firefighters extinguish fire in car on hoist at auto shop  Ottawa SunOttawa firefighters were called after a blaze broke out in a Stittsville auto shop on Tuesday night.When crews arrived at 5 Sweetnam Dr. at around 8:30 p.m., they ...
  
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• Truck driver dies in Highway 417 crash - CTV News

  29-05-2019 15:51
  Truck driver dies in Highway 417 crash  CTV NewsOntario Provincial Police say a truck driver is dead after a crash on Highway 417 near Vankleek Hill.
  
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