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• Ottawa festivals to get extra $200K from province, says mayor - Ottawa Sun

  06-06-2019 23:43 via ottawasun.com
  Ottawa festivals to get extra $200K from province, says mayor  Ottawa SunThe Ontario Progressive Conservatives have scraped together an extra $200000 to help Ottawa festivals that have been denied provincial grants this year, ...
  
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• Outpouring of support for homeless Ottawa veteran; 'I think it's amazing' Diane Claveau says - CTV News

  06-06-2019 23:40 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Outpouring of support for homeless Ottawa veteran; 'I think it's amazing' Diane Claveau says  CTV NewsThere has been an outpouring of support for a homeless veteran in Ottawa. 56-year-old Diane Claveau says she is overwhelmed with the response to her story ...
  
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• Construction is short-term pain for long-term gain: mayor

  06-06-2019 23:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  The disruption caused by extensive road work will be worth it in the long-term, but is admittedly frustrating in the short-term, Mayor Jim Watson said Thursday. Read More
  
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• Ottawa man charged after police respond to calls of man waving a gun around on path near Cedarwood Dr. - Ottawa Citizen

  06-06-2019 23:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa man charged after police respond to calls of man waving a gun around on path near Cedarwood Dr.  Ottawa CitizenA 23-year-old Ottawa man is facing several firearms charges after waving what police later identified as a BB gun at pedestrians early Thursday morning.
  
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• Ottawa man charged after police respond to calls of man waving a gun around on path near Cedarwood Dr.

  06-06-2019 23:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 23-year-old Ottawa man is facing several firearms charges after waving what police later identified as a BB gun at pedestrians early Thursday morning. Read More
  
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• A tale of murder in the Glebe? Mystery surrounds fatally wounded tree

  06-06-2019 23:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  Is there a killer loose in the Glebe? The evidence suggests there is, although the list of suspects is almost long enough to populate a game of Clue. Read More
  
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• LRT delay compounding busy construction year in Ottawa - OttawaMatters.com

  06-06-2019 22:23 via ottawamatters.com
  LRT delay compounding busy construction year in Ottawa  OttawaMatters.com"We have competing construction projects with the LRT construction," said Mayor Jim Watson.
  
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• City of Ottawa unveils plan to ease traffic concerns in downtown core - OttawaMatters.com

  06-06-2019 22:23 via ottawamatters.com
  City of Ottawa unveils plan to ease traffic concerns in downtown core  OttawaMatters.comMayor Jim Watson asked city staff, earlier this week, to develop a plan to ease the current congestion issues facing commuters and transit riders.
  
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• Ottawa's Regional Group buys Bantree Street warehouse in $29M deal - Ottawa Business Journal

  06-06-2019 21:21 via obj.ca
  Ottawa's Regional Group buys Bantree Street warehouse in $29M deal  Ottawa Business JournalWith the available supply of industrial space in Ottawa at an all-time low and rents steadily rising, one of the region's largest property owners has significantly ...
  
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• Province offers up $200K for grant-losing Ottawa festivals: mayor

  06-06-2019 21:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ontario Progressive Conservatives have scraped together an extra $200,000 to help Ottawa festivals that have been denied provincial grants this year, Mayor Jim Watson says. Read More
  
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• Province offers up $200K for grant-losing Ottawa festivals: mayor - Ottawa Citizen

  06-06-2019 21:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  Province offers up $200K for grant-losing Ottawa festivals: mayor  Ottawa CitizenThe Ontario Progressive Conservatives have scraped together an extra $200000 to help Ottawa festivals that have been denied provincial grants this year, ...
  
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• Motorist ticketed twice in 12 minutes in Aylmer Road HOV lane

  06-06-2019 21:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  The same driver was ticketed twice within 12 minutes Thursday morning for using the carpooling lane while alone in the vehicle on the Aylmer Road. Read More
  
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• City diverts 800 staff, calls for more volunteers to help with flood recovery

  06-06-2019 20:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  The City of Ottawa is temporarily reassigning hundreds of staff to help remove one million sandbags in flood-affected communities along the Ottawa River and asking volunteers to join them this weekend. Read More
  
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• “One of those forgotten men”: Former Lord Elgin bell captain, veteran remembered on D-Day

  06-06-2019 20:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  Warrant Officer 1st Class James Henry Munroe was one of the first assistant bell captains at the Lord Elgin Hotel when it opened in July 1941. He worked there for two months until he followed another calling. Read More
  
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• Ottawa’s iconic Chateau Laurier held hostage by developers and architects - Toronto Star

  06-06-2019 18:50 via thestar.com
  Ottawa’s iconic Chateau Laurier held hostage by developers and architects  Toronto StarSurely the owners of the historic hotel, if not the architects, want to ensure a good corporate reputation, not to mention sensitivity to Canadian culture.
  
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• Meet the Ottawa man grappling with the city over LRT information

  06-06-2019 18:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  The best digger-for-information in Ottawa is likely Ken Rubin, and he does it all on his own. Read More
  
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• Canada's culture of secrecy is hurting everyone

  06-06-2019 18:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  The sun was rising in Las Vegas after a gunman killed 59 people and wounded hundreds in October 2017. And Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo was standing before the cameras and microphones, answering questions — as he had done already during the night. Read More
  
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• Meet the Ottawa man grappling with the city over LRT information - Ottawa Citizen

  06-06-2019 18:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Meet the Ottawa man grappling with the city over LRT information  Ottawa CitizenThe best digger-for-information in Ottawa is likely Ken Rubin, and he does it all on his own.He has no newsroom, no law office. Rubin grows organic vegetables ...
  
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• Clarification to June 5 story on Ottawa flooding - CTV News

  06-06-2019 17:35 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Clarification to June 5 story on Ottawa flooding  CTV NewsThe Canadian Press reported June 5 that repairs to some federal infrastructure in Ottawa damaged by this spring's flooding will be covered by a previous ...
  
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• Trafficking tip leads to drug bust, arrests in Gatineau

  06-06-2019 17:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two men aged 23 and 40 face drug charges after Gatineau police seized drugs including cocaine, GHB and counterfeit Xanax in a raid at a Gauthier Street address, police said Thursday. Read More
  
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• Martin: Ontario's nurses are facing unprecedented levels of stress

  06-06-2019 17:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  Dr. Andrew Jameton, the University of Nebraska professor who literally wrote the book on professional nursing with his Nursing Practice: The Ethical Issues in 1984, was one of the first to recognize the problem of moral distress among professional nurses. Read More
  
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• Find treasures curb side with 'giveaway weekend'

  06-06-2019 16:54 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Jack Capuano named Ottawa Senators associate coach - Ottawa Senators

  06-06-2019 16:50 via nhl.com
  Jack Capuano named Ottawa Senators associate coach  Ottawa SenatorsOTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators announced today the hiring of Jack Capuano as the team's associate coach. Capuano joins D.J. Smith's coaching staff after ...
  
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• Find treasures curb side with 'giveaway weekend' - Ottawa Citizen

  06-06-2019 16:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  Find treasures curb side with 'giveaway weekend'  Ottawa CitizenIt's the City of Ottawa's giveaway weekend Saturday and Sunday and your trash could be someone else's treasure trove.
  
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• Adam: School violence is rampant, and no one has a handle on it

  06-06-2019 16:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  In a series of recent stories, Citizen reporter Jacquie Miller laid bare a problem in our schools that defies comprehension: rising violence in classrooms across the city that is perpetrated by children barely out of their diapers. Read More
  
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• Events like the Ottawa Jazz Festival don't need government money, minister says - CBC.ca

  06-06-2019 15:22 via cbc.ca
  Events like the Ottawa Jazz Festival don't need government money, minister says  CBC.caOntario's Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport says the Celebrate Ontario grant was created to support new and developing festivals, not established, ...
  
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• Police conduct survey on who should pay for criminal record checks

  06-06-2019 14:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  City police are asking the public to take a five-minute survey gauging their opinion on what fees should be charged for criminal record checks for volunteers and workers. Read More
  
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• One dead in three-vehicle crash near Killaloe

  06-06-2019 14:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  One person was pronounced dead at the scene after a pickup truck struck two cars on Round Lake Road in the Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards Wednesday afternoon, police say. Read More
  
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• Traffic: Grand Prix Cycliste Gatineau gets underway, PA day Friday

  06-06-2019 13:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  Visit grandprixcyclistegatineau.com for more details about the event. Read More
  
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• Rural areas prepare for growing tick populations

  06-06-2019 13:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  Within 15 minutes of arriving at the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital for his shift in the emergency room on Tuesday, Dr. Alan Drummond had seen four patients with tick bites. Read More
  
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• Amazon jobseekers left stranded by lack of bus service - CBC.ca

  06-06-2019 13:16 via cbc.ca
  Amazon jobseekers left stranded by lack of bus service  CBC.caThere is no public transit to get to and from Amazon's new rural east Ottawa warehouse, and no clear plans to create it. It's scrapping the job plans of at least one ...
  
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• Weather: Sunny, warm days ahead

  06-06-2019 13:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  Remember all those days of rain, of freezing, of darkness ... Read More
  
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• Ottawa woman, 80, walks pilgrimage to raise $186,000 for seniors

  06-06-2019 13:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  Just how far does local philanthropist Betty Hope Gittens go for Ottawa's seniors? This spring, she took it to the other side of the world on a near-800 km hike, all in the name of raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for the city's long-term elderly care facilities. Read More
  
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• Ottawa's Rachel Homan gives birth - OttawaMatters.com

  06-06-2019 13:00 via ottawamatters.com
  Ottawa's Rachel Homan gives birth  OttawaMatters.comHoman and her husband posted a photo of the baby, who was born on Sunday.
  
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• Ottawa D-Day veteran, 100, a witness to history - Ottawa Citizen

  06-06-2019 12:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa D-Day veteran, 100, a witness to history  Ottawa CitizenExactly seventy-five years ago, Ottawa's Kenneth Micklethwaite was part of the command team on board a Royal Navy minesweeper that cleared the way for ...
  
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• Extended LRT delay and road work make downtown Ottawa a commuting nightmare - Ottawa Citizen

  06-06-2019 12:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  Extended LRT delay and road work make downtown Ottawa a commuting nightmare  Ottawa CitizenThe $2.1-billion LRT system is delayed again, which means buses are continuing on a bumper-to-bumper detour through the core. Critical access roads, like ...
  
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• Ottawa D-Day veteran, 100, a witness to history

  06-06-2019 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Exactly seventy-five years ago, Ottawa's Kenneth Micklethwaite was part of the command team on board a Royal Navy minesweeper that cleared the way for U.S. soldiers to storm Omaha Beach. Read More
  
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• Extended LRT delay and road work make downtown Ottawa a commuting nightmare

  06-06-2019 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  There's no joy in trying to get in and out of downtown Ottawa these days. Read More
  
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• 9 Things To Do In Ottawa This Summer - Narcity

  06-06-2019 09:00 via narcity.com
  9 Things To Do In Ottawa This Summer  NarcitySummer is such an easy time to plan a romantic date night in Ottawa. Now that the weather is finally gorgeous, there are tons of events and festivals taking place ...
  
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• Off the beaten path: Hidden gems in Ottawa, the must-visit destination of 2019 - CTV News

  06-06-2019 06:01 via ctvnews.ca
  Off the beaten path: Hidden gems in Ottawa, the must-visit destination of 2019  CTV NewsLooking for an incredible summer holiday destination? Ottawa is a city of national treasures and local hidden gems.
  
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• Navdeep Bains and his dept. silent on how many times they’ve alerted the Irvings about journalists

  06-06-2019 05:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  Last week the Globe and Mail revealed the Liberal government had allowed Irving Shipbuilding to claim a $40-million industrial benefit credit for an Alberta french fry factory as part of a contract to provide the Royal Canadian Navy with new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships. The industrial benefit policy is supposed to promote innovative work and research in defence and aerospace fields but it also allows for non-related benefits to receive credit. Read More
  
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• Unions push back after Ontario moves to cap public-sector wage increases

  06-06-2019 04:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario introduced legislation Wednesday to limit wage increases for public-sector workers, including teachers and nurses — a move major unions said could derail ongoing negotiations, spark protests and give rise to a court challenge. Read More
  
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• Pathologist addresses Abdi’s facial injuries as Ottawa police officer’s trial continues - Global News

  06-06-2019 02:34 via globalnews.ca
  Pathologist addresses Abdi’s facial injuries as Ottawa police officer’s trial continues  Global NewsThe pathologist who conducted the post-mortem examination on Abdirahman Abdi says he “certainly” thinks the facial injuries Abdi sustained during a ...
  
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• Canadian navy plans to use Asterix supply ship even more next year – vessel to be used 229 days

  06-06-2019 02:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  Sometime this month the frigate, HMCS Regina, and the naval replenishment ship Asterix, along with a CP-140 aircraft, will be involved in monitoring sanctions against North Korea. Read More
  
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• The 'cowardly and vicious' slaying of Dub B — 'the life of the party'

  06-06-2019 02:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  By all accounts, Brian "Dub B" Boucher was the life of the party — even when there was no party. Read More
  
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• 'I think you should pay for this with your life' — Mother of autistic child pleads guilty to harassing, threatening MPP Lisa MacLeod

  06-06-2019 01:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  It began with an angry voice-mail message and an email warning MPP Lisa MacLeod of the “consequences” of the Ford government’s autism plan, sent the same day a crowd of outraged parents picketed her Barrhaven office, decrying the cuts. Read More
  
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• Mayor Jim Watson to fight for Ottawa's right to party this festival season

  06-06-2019 00:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  Mayor Jim Watson plans to go to bat against the province in hopes of reinstating close to $1 million in last-minute cuts to the funding of more than a dozen Ottawa festivals. Read More
  
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