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• Justin Trudeau And Barack Obama Caught Up At Ottawa's Big Rig Brewery - HuffPost Canada

  01-06-2019 23:13 via huffingtonpost.ca
  Justin Trudeau And Barack Obama Caught Up At Ottawa's Big Rig Brewery  HuffPost CanadaJustin Trudeau and Barack Obama’s friendship was the stuff of legends. And memes. And fanfiction. So obviously when they met up at Ottawa’s Big Rig Brewery on Friday night, there were pictures. “Always great to catch up, @BarackObama,” Trudeau captioned one social media photo. The brewery also shared a couple photos on its Instagram page. Adam Scotti, the prime minister’s
  
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• Ottawa expands program to support privately sponsored LGBTQ refugees - CTV News

  01-06-2019 21:16 via ctvnews.ca
  Ottawa expands program to support privately sponsored LGBTQ refugees  CTV NewsTORONTO -- The federal government is expanding a program offering support to privately sponsored refugees in the LGBTQ community. Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says the Rainbow Refugee Assistance Partnership will build on a pilot project launched in 2011. The program provides start-up costs and three months of support to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning and two-spirited refugees w
  
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• Bug expert predicting 'huge summer for mosquitoes' in Ottawa - OttawaMatters.com

  01-06-2019 20:00 via ottawamatters.com
  Bug expert predicting 'huge summer for mosquitoes' in Ottawa  OttawaMatters.comAn exterminator gives tips on how to ward off disease carrying bugs like mosquitoes and ticks this summer.
  
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• Ottawa to expand program to support privately sponsored LGBTQ refugees - National Post

  01-06-2019 19:14 via nationalpost.com
  Ottawa to expand program to support privately sponsored LGBTQ refugees  National PostThe initial pilot project offered support to 15 refugees per year, but the government says that number will be raised to 50 starting next year.
  
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• Lifelines: Kemptville walk-in clinic helps youth with mental health issues

  01-06-2019 18:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  In 1998, Natalie Markoff’s daughter, Lee-Anna, tried to take her own life. She was only a week shy of her 15th birthday. Read More
  
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• 'Our hurt, our loss, our tears': MMIWG report an emotional milestone for Sask. Indigenous women - CBC News

  01-06-2019 17:25 via cbc.ca
  'Our hurt, our loss, our tears': MMIWG report an emotional milestone for Sask. Indigenous women  CBC NewsIt's been a "hard road" for Sen. Lillian Dyck, pushing against what she sees as resistance to changing the law to protect Indigenous women and girls. The Saskatchewan senator welcomed the final report on Missing and Murdered Indigneous Women and Girls (MMIWG) and its stance in labelling the crisis a "genocide." "In this case we are actually looking at the murder of Indigenous women
  
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• New federal investment will help improve women's economic security in Ottawa - Canada NewsWire

  01-06-2019 17:00 via newswire.ca
  New federal investment will help improve women's economic security in Ottawa  Canada NewsWireOTTAWA, June 1, 2019 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada is committed to advancing gender equality and it recognizes the important role that creating more...
  
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• Marc Vinette, missing OC Transpo employee, found alive - CTV News

  01-06-2019 15:05 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Marc Vinette, missing OC Transpo employee, found alive  CTV NewsAn OC Transpo employee who has been missing for nearly a week has been found alive.
  
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• Cappies review: Almonte shines with stellar cast, production of compelling play

  01-06-2019 14:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  Show #26: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Read More
  
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• Today's letters: The Château Laurier addition — let's scrap the whole thing, or get on with it

  01-06-2019 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Weather: Possible rain, cool weekend for the start of June - Ottawa Citizen

  01-06-2019 13:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Weather: Possible rain, cool weekend for the start of June  Ottawa CitizenIt's looking like another coolish weekend, with a 60 per cent chance of rain for both Saturday and Sunday.Good news is the sun should peek out a bit on both ...
  
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• Weather: Possible rain, cool weekend for the start of June

  01-06-2019 13:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  It's looking like another coolish weekend, with a 60 per cent chance of rain for both Saturday and Sunday. Read More
  
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• Cappies review: Almonte and District High School presents The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

  01-06-2019 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
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• You Said It: Racism is rampant - Ottawa Sun

  01-06-2019 12:15 via ottawasun.com
  You Said It: Racism is rampant  Ottawa SunRAMPANT RACISM. Racism is rampant in everyday Canadian lives. It is time we stopped pretending it isn't. I notice people distinguishing by race and colour ...
  
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• The Ottawa Senators must avoid trading for Nikita Zaitsev - FanSided

  01-06-2019 11:00 via senshot.com
  The Ottawa Senators must avoid trading for Nikita Zaitsev  FanSidedThe Ottawa Senators need to build a strong defensive corps during their rebuilding phase, but one player available should be avoided at all costs. Long-time rivals of the Ottawa Senators, the Toronto Maple Leafs are publicly seeking a trade for wantaway defenceman Nikita Zaitsev. Zaitsev, who has spent the past three seasons in Toronto, has requested to be traded – citing personal reasons for his decision to make
  
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• Ottawa women launch local 'abortion doula' group - CBC.ca

  01-06-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Ottawa women launch local 'abortion doula' group  CBC.caA group of women have trained to become abortion doulas in Ottawa — a job they say provides important companionship and support to women undergoing the ...
  
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• Doors Open Ottawa: What to expect this weekend - CBC.ca

  01-06-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Doors Open Ottawa: What to expect this weekend  CBC.caThis weekend, Ottawa residents and visitors to the capital will be given the chance to learn about the heritage of more than one hundred local buildings — and ...
  
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• Obama talks of populism’s ‘primal’ narrative in visit to Ottawa - Global News

  01-06-2019 04:41 via globalnews.ca
  Obama talks of populism’s ‘primal’ narrative in visit to Ottawa  Global NewsObama said an "ancient story" is gaining traction that "focuses on us and not us - it's tribal."
  
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• Obama talks of the ‘primal’ narrative of populism in visit to Ottawa - Global News

  01-06-2019 04:39 via globalnews.ca
  Obama talks of the ‘primal’ narrative of populism in visit to Ottawa  Global NewsHe didn’t mention Donald Trump by name, but he didn’t disappoint them and told them what he thought about all that anyway. Former U.S. president Barack Obama told a Canadian audience that the world may be a dark place since he left the White House, but its natural upward momentum can be corrected through a positive story of tolerance to counter the “primal” narrative of
  
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• Fire damages residential garage in rural east end

  01-06-2019 04:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  Damage was estimated at about $120,000 following a fire in a residential garage in the city's rural east end on Friday evening. Read More
  
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• At Ottawa talk, former U.S. president Obama urges Canadians to hope in 'dark age' - Ottawa Citizen

  01-06-2019 03:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  At Ottawa talk, former U.S. president Obama urges Canadians to hope in 'dark age'  Ottawa CitizenThat was as close as Obama came to confronting the politics of the man who followed him to the White House.
  
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• Where there's a Will, there's a way for Ottawa Redblacks - Ottawa Sun

  01-06-2019 03:17 via ottawasun.com
  Where there's a Will, there's a way for Ottawa Redblacks  Ottawa SunIn the grand scheme of things, Will Arndt may be the backup to the backup to the backup quarterback for the Ottawa Redblacks.If it stays that way, he may not ...
  
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• Former U.S. president Barack Obama gets rock-star welcome from Ottawa crowd - Toronto Star

  01-06-2019 02:39 via thestar.com
  Former U.S. president Barack Obama gets rock-star welcome from Ottawa crowd  Toronto StarThe visit comes one day after U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence was in town on behalf of President Donald Trump, who is decidedly less popular in Canada than ...
  
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• Jury rejects 'magic bullet' argument and finds Awale Hussein guilty of murder

  01-06-2019 01:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  Awale Hussein never explained what could have motivated him to slash and stab his friend Brian Boucher to death when the killer took the stand in his own defence at his murder trial last week. Read More
  
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• Fire crews rescue cats from Henderson Avenue blaze

  01-06-2019 00:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa firefighters rescued cats from a unit after responding to a fire at 34 Henderson Ave. in Sandy Hill on Friday. Read More
  
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• Jury rejects 'magic bullet' argument and finds Awale Hussein guilty of murder - Ottawa Citizen

  01-06-2019 00:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  Jury rejects 'magic bullet' argument and finds Awale Hussein guilty of murder  Ottawa CitizenAwale Hussein never explained what could have motivated him to slash and stab his friend Brian Boucher to death when the killer took the stand in his own ...
  
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