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• Ottawa teacher gets surprise entry into New York Marathon - CTV News

  03-06-2019 23:57 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Ottawa teacher gets surprise entry into New York Marathon  CTV NewsAn Ottawa teacher is heading to one of the most prestigious marathons in the world.
  
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• Province says it wants federal money for the Ontario Line. Ottawa says it needs more answers - Toronto Star

  03-06-2019 23:53 via thestar.com
  Province says it wants federal money for the Ontario Line. Ottawa says it needs more answers  Toronto StarThe feud between Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals escalated further on Monday, with both sides accusing the other of playing political games to block funding for major Toronto transit projects. At a press conference at Queen’s Park, Ontario Infrastructure Minister Monte McNaughton and Transportation Ministe
  
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• 'Can't catch a break:' Back-to-back catastrophes have left residents exhausted

  03-06-2019 23:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa has had two floods and two tornadoes in the space of two years, a litany of almost nonstop disasters. Read More
  
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• Ottawa teen jailed four years for killing innocent victim in random gunpoint robbery - Ottawa Citizen

  03-06-2019 23:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa teen jailed four years for killing innocent victim in random gunpoint robbery  Ottawa CitizenThe boy in the prisoner's box stood and expressed deep regret for the 2017 murder of Keith Fitzsimmons, a grandfather who was shot in the back in a random ...
  
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• Ottawa teen jailed four years for killing innocent victim in random gunpoint robbery

  03-06-2019 23:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  The boy in the prisoner's box stood and expressed deep regret for the 2017 murder of Keith Fitzsimmons, a grandfather who was shot in the back in a random gunpoint robbery on the darkened streets of Vanier. Read More
  
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• Egan: Tossed, twisted and turned, Orléans recovers

  03-06-2019 23:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  Maurice Tremblay planted four evergreens in the backyard the year he bought the house, 1979, and they grew to form a wind-row, as tall as the roofline. Read More
  
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• Ottawa's emergency manager suddenly no longer employed by a city in a state of emergency

  03-06-2019 23:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  The head of the City of Ottawa's emergency management program is suddenly no longer employed with the municipal government, the city confirmed Monday, as the nation's capital remains in a state of emergency because of the Ottawa River floods and is now cleaning up damage from Sunday's tornado. Read More
  
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• Ottawa's emergency manager suddenly no longer employed by a city in a state of emergency - Ottawa Citizen

  03-06-2019 23:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa's emergency manager suddenly no longer employed by a city in a state of emergency  Ottawa CitizenThe head of the City of Ottawa's emergency management program is suddenly no longer employed with the municipal government, the city confirmed Monday, ...
  
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• City's heritage subcommittee says Château Laurier design should be rejected

  03-06-2019 23:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  An overwhelming number of the City of Ottawa's official heritage protectors say council's planning committee should reject the latest design of a proposed addition to the historic Château Laurier. Read More
  
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• Third Ottawa tornado inside year a "statistical anomaly:" Environment Canada

  03-06-2019 23:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  That Ottawa has been struck by three tornadoes in the past nine months defies statistical probability, Environment Canada says. Read More
  
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• Lawyer for Ottawa police accuses officer of 'playing the race card'

  03-06-2019 23:15 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Third Ottawa tornado inside year a "statistical anomaly:" Environment Canada - Ottawa Citizen

  03-06-2019 23:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  Third Ottawa tornado inside year a "statistical anomaly:" Environment Canada  Ottawa Citizen"It's just so unlikely to happen. It's like rolling sixes three times in a row. It's a freak incident," an Environment Canada expert says.
  
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• Police seeking would-be robber in May 18 downtown incident

  03-06-2019 21:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  The robbery unit is asking the public to help them find a suspect in an attempted robbery who assaulted staff at a Bank Street store May 18. Read More
  
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• Ottawa man wanted for renovation scam - CTV News

  03-06-2019 21:43 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Ottawa man wanted for renovation scam  CTV NewsOttawa Police are searching for 40-year-old Roger William Decarie, who is charged with nine counts each of false pretense and possession of proceeds of ...
  
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• Ottawa man wanted for renovation scam arrested - CTV News

  03-06-2019 21:43 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Ottawa man wanted for renovation scam arrested  CTV NewsOttawa Police say a 40-year-old man, who is charged with nine counts each of false pretense and possession of proceeds of crime, has been arrested.
  
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• Environment Canada pins down the path and force of tornado that struck Orléans

  03-06-2019 21:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  Environment Canada investigators have been inspecting damage from Sunday's tornado, and have a clearer idea of where it struck and with how much force. Read More
  
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• Many cellphones stayed silent when tornado alert came

  03-06-2019 21:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ellen Shillabeer bought a new cellphone this spring in part because she wanted to receive alerts in emergencies. But when the tornado blew through town on Sunday, her phone never twitched. Read More
  
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• City to map popular south-end neighbourhoods for flood risks

  03-06-2019 21:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  The City of Ottawa has partnered with the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority to update flood maps in neighbourhoods throughout the city's booming south end. Read More
  
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• Tornadoes over Ottawa just ‘bad luck’ says Environment Canada - Global News

  03-06-2019 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  Tornadoes over Ottawa just ‘bad luck’ says Environment Canada  Global NewsWhile it says it’s impossible to tell if annual tornadoes will the be new norm in the capital, Environment Canada says the two instances experienced in Ottawa so far are simply a symptom of “bad luck.” Several properties were damaged and trees felled after a tornado hit the Orléans area Sunday evening. This is the second event of a tornado to hit the capital in less than a yea
  
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• Multiple cellphone videos show tornado touching down near Ottawa | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  03-06-2019 19:52 via globalnews.ca
  Multiple cellphone videos show tornado touching down near Ottawa | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caA confirmed tornado hit Orleans, Ottawa, on Sunday afternoon, June 2, causing damage to homes and downing trees. At least one tornado seen as storms hit ...
  
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• Khan: No one should be surprised about the 'genocide' declaration of Indigenous women and girls

  03-06-2019 19:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  After more than three years, the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls released its report Monday, and called what happened to these victims a “Canadian genocide.” If we are honest about how Canada has treated its Indigenous Peoples, then this declaration should not come as a shock. Read More
  
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• Ottawa, Quebec to chip in $500M on major La Fontaine Tunnel reconstruction - CTV News

  03-06-2019 19:32 via montreal.ctvnews.ca
  Ottawa, Quebec to chip in $500M on major La Fontaine Tunnel reconstruction  CTV NewsFirst it was the Turcot Interchange, then the Champlain Bridge -- now the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel will get a major facelift. On Monday, the Montreal, ...
  
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• Police seek ID of suspect in Bank Street mugging

  03-06-2019 18:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police are asking the public to help them identify a man in connection with a May 3 robbery in Centretown Read More
  
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• Police probe daylight shooting on Catherine Street

  03-06-2019 18:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  The guns and gangs unit is looking for witnesses to what investigators believe was a targeted shooting on Catherine Street, west of Bronson Avenue Sunday morning. Read More
  
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• Upcoming conference to explore the future of Ottawa - Ottawa Business Journal

  03-06-2019 17:30 via obj.ca
  Upcoming conference to explore the future of Ottawa  Ottawa Business JournalThe City-Building Summit, coming June 11-12, will feature many of the key decision-makers shaping the future of Ottawa.
  
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• Traffic: Pickets, cycling Grand Prix, construction arrive this week

  03-06-2019 15:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  The first road closures get rolling Monday ahead of the 16th annual Gatineau Cycling Grand Prix and there's a flurry of new construction projects underway on the Ottawa side of the river. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Police investigating shots fired in Centretown - CTV News

  03-06-2019 14:44 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Ottawa Police investigating shots fired in Centretown  CTV NewsOttawa Police are investigating a report of shots fired in Centretown.
  
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• Today's letters: Ottawa needs to ban all single-use plastics - Ottawa Citizen

  03-06-2019 14:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  Today's letters: Ottawa needs to ban all single-use plastics  Ottawa CitizenBan the plastics. Several years ago, I watched a doe grazing in Leamy Lake Park. She was picking her way among many items of plastic trash blown into the ...
  
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• Today's letters: Ottawa needs to ban all single-use plastics

  03-06-2019 14:30 via ottawacitizen.com
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• "I was begging for help," Ottawa police officer tells human rights hearing

  03-06-2019 14:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  Insp. Samir Bhatnagar broke down in tears as he told a human rights hearing last week of the six years he was repeatedly passed over for promotion by the city’s former police chief and the cry for help he was making to his union. Read More
  
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• Weather: Chilly with showers early this week but forecast calls for sunny skies by Thursday

  03-06-2019 14:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  The "patio open" signs are going up around town but we won't get summery sunshine and balmy temperatures to go with them until the end of the week. Read More
  
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• Charlebois: Hunger is a horrible word. And how to solve it is an undertaking for us all

  03-06-2019 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  It's time we get educated about where our food comes from and how to stop the vicious cycle of hunger. Read More
  
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• Federal government opens 2 of 5 alternative work hubs for public servants

  03-06-2019 13:19 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Cunningham: Why Ottawa badly needs Vision Zero - Ottawa Citizen

  03-06-2019 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Cunningham: Why Ottawa badly needs Vision Zero  Ottawa CitizenSince the death of a cyclist in a hit and run on Laurier Avenue in May, safe streets have been widely discussed in Ottawa. The section of Laurier Avenue where ...
  
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• Cunningham: Why Ottawa badly needs Vision Zero

  03-06-2019 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Defence Watch podcast: Beards, dope and families — How the Canadian military plans to attract a new generation of recruits

  03-06-2019 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  How do you make the Canadian Forces an attractive option for young people in 2019? Read More
  
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• An Ottawa burlesque performer reveals her transition tale - CBC.ca

  03-06-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  An Ottawa burlesque performer reveals her transition tale  CBC.caLana Poulson loves being a woman, but the 38-year-old burlesque dancer says it wasn't easy getting there.
  
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• MMIWG families gather in Ottawa on the eve of the national inquiry's final ceremony - CBC News

  03-06-2019 07:21 via cbc.ca
  MMIWG families gather in Ottawa on the eve of the national inquiry's final ceremony  CBC NewsIt was a small, intimate gathering of families in front of the Centennial Flame in Ottawa on Sunday evening. A time for people who've travelled to the capital for the final ceremony of the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls to get grounded in prayer and to be together. Holding signs and framed photos of the people they love and have lost, each person had a cha
  
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• Ottawa tornado was unexpected, but not abnormal: Environment Canada

  03-06-2019 04:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  The tornado that blew through Ottawa's east end Sunday night took both residents and expert weather watchers by surprise. Read More
  
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• Tornadoes strike east end of Ottawa area

  03-06-2019 04:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  Resident of an Orléans neighbourhood described seeing a funnel cloud and hearing what sounded like a train Sunday before a tornado ripped trees out of the ground and damaged homes and cars. Read More
  
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• Tornado touches down in Ottawa - CTV News

  03-06-2019 04:21 via ctvnews.ca
  Tornado touches down in Ottawa  CTV NewsUser-submitted images show the tornado that touched down in the Ottawa area and the damage that followed on June 2.
  
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• 'It's quite a mess': Residents in Ottawa clean up after tornadoes hit area | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  03-06-2019 04:19 via globalnews.ca
  'It's quite a mess': Residents in Ottawa clean up after tornadoes hit area | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caOttawa resident Shauna Davidson surveys the damage around her house and says its lucky none of her family were injured after a tornado reportedly touched ...
  
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• UPDATE: Tornadoes strike east end of Ottawa area

  03-06-2019 02:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  Roofs were damaged, trees were leaning on houses and wires were down after a tornado ripped through parts of Orléans and Cumberland on Sunday evening. Read More
  
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• Tornadoes hit Gatineau, Ottawa areas, though no injuries reported - Toronto Star

  03-06-2019 02:39 via thestar.com
  Tornadoes hit Gatineau, Ottawa areas, though no injuries reported  Toronto StarThe national weather agency issued a tornado warning for some of the area on both sides of the Ottawa River between Ottawa and Montreal amid a small but ...
  
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• After flooding, Ottawa is desperate for 1.5 million sandbags to be removed - CTV News

  03-06-2019 02:33 via ctvnews.ca
  After flooding, Ottawa is desperate for 1.5 million sandbags to be removed  CTV NewsOttawa residents are desperate for help to remove 1.5 million sandbags since flooding levels have died down. Resident Paul Graveline is grateful that volunteers filled and stacked hundreds of sandbags along Stefan-Bayview Drive to protect his home several weeks ago, but now, he and dozens of Ottawa citizens are in a bind because they don’t need the wall of sandbags anymore. Graveline only has his
  
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• Military may be asked to return to help remove sandbags after floods subside

  03-06-2019 01:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  After a weekend in which poor weather and low volunteer turnout slowed flood clean up plans, the City of Ottawa may ask the Canadian military for help to remove a million remaining sandbags. Read More
  
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• Tornadoes spotted in region

  03-06-2019 00:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  A tornado was spotted near the Gatineau airport late Sunday afternoon and a tornado warning was issued for Gatineau and the area around the Lievre River and Papineauville-Chénéville. The warning was later expanded to Prescott and Russell after a tornado was reported near Rockland. Read More
  
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