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• Wheelchair theft strands disabled man at home: 'It's taken the life out of me'

  07-06-2019 23:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  In the early hours of Thursday, Robert Simser discovered his electric wheelchair, his sole mode of transportation, was missing from his front yard.Read More
  
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• Victoria council debates asking Ottawa to help fund Remembrance Day - CityNews

  07-06-2019 23:35 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Victoria council debates asking Ottawa to help fund Remembrance Day  CityNewsVictoria Mayor Lisa Helps says a move to seek federal funding for the city's annual Remembrance Day events may have backfired. She says reaction to a ...
  
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• Multiple rallies take place in Ottawa to protest provincial government cuts - Ottawa Citizen

  07-06-2019 23:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  Multiple rallies take place in Ottawa to protest provincial government cuts  Ottawa CitizenAcross the province on Friday, union leaders organized events to protest policy decisions made by the Progressive Conservative government, with multiple ...
  
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• What to do in Ottawa this weekend - OttawaMatters.com

  07-06-2019 23:22 via ottawamatters.com
  What to do in Ottawa this weekend  OttawaMatters.comWith sunshine in the forecast here are some things you can do with the family.
  
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• Multiple rallies take place in Ottawa to protest provincial government cuts

  07-06-2019 23:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  Across the province on Friday, union leaders organized events to protest policy decisions made by the Progressive Conservative government, with multiple rallies taking place in Ottawa. Read More
  
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• Q& A: Why does an insurance settlement take so long?

  07-06-2019 23:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  Some victims of the September 2018 tornadoes in Ottawa say they're frustrated over how long it has taken even to get an agreement with an insurance company. Why does it take so long? Read More
  
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• Ottawa's songwriting heritage, a new dance and kilted fighters light up weekend - CBC.ca

  07-06-2019 23:12 via cbc.ca
  Ottawa's songwriting heritage, a new dance and kilted fighters light up weekend  CBC.caA rich heritage of Ottawa songwriting, a new theatrical dance from a local choreographer and an invasion of warriors in kilts are lighting up this weekend in the ...
  
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• Macdougall: Scheer should Duff the debate on climate change

  07-06-2019 21:50 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Radarsat Constellation aims to launch Wednesday

  07-06-2019 21:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  The rocket carrying the three Canadian-made satellites of Radarsat Constellation is nearly ready to launch from California, and a chief official from Natural Resources Canada predicts the satellites will be operational "before the LRT." Read More
  
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• An Ottawa man is trying to solve a mystery - CTV News

  07-06-2019 19:35 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  An Ottawa man is trying to solve a mystery  CTV NewsKen Lloyd wants to locate the owners of a commemorative stone that washed ashore on the Ottawa River.
  
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• Schierman: Trudeau should not promote special status for Quebec

  07-06-2019 19:00 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Ottawa To Provide $15 Million for Tree Planting Program Cut by Doug Ford - inbrampton.com

  07-06-2019 18:55 via inbrampton.com
  Ottawa To Provide $15 Million for Tree Planting Program Cut by Doug Ford  inbrampton.comRecently, as part of ongoing efforts to cut provincial costs to balance the budget and rein in the deficit, the Ontario government announced they were cutting a ...
  
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• National Donut Day in Ottawa - OttawaMatters.com

  07-06-2019 18:46 via ottawamatters.com
  National Donut Day in Ottawa  OttawaMatters.comThe day has its roots in the First World War, when women from The Salvation Army would make donuts for the troops on the front lines, to give them a taste of ...
  
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• Where to watch the Raptors win Game 4 Friday night

  07-06-2019 18:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  It's less Jurassic Park than Jurassic parking lot, one local brewery quipped, but Ottawa's got its own viewing parties ready to cheer on the Raptors in Game 4 Friday night. Read More
  
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• Where to watch the Raptors win Game 4 Friday night - Ottawa Citizen

  07-06-2019 18:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  Where to watch the Raptors win Game 4 Friday night  Ottawa CitizenIt's less Jurassic Park than Jurassic parking lot, one local brewery quipped, but Ottawa's got its own viewing parties ready to cheer on the Raptors in Game 4 ...
  
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• Today's letters: I will never use Ottawa's LRT system

  07-06-2019 18:14 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Plamondon: If we want to get Château Laurier right, look to 7 Clarence

  07-06-2019 18:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  Bob Plamondon is the author of The Shawinigan Fox: How Jean Chrétien Defied the Elites and Reshaped Canada. He was also an NCC board member (2015-18) and led the campaign that renamed the Ottawa River Parkway in honour of Sir John A. Macdonald. Read More
  
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• Today's letters: I will never use Ottawa's LRT system - Ottawa Citizen

  07-06-2019 18:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Today's letters: I will never use Ottawa's LRT system  Ottawa CitizenThe reporter details the myriad problems beguiling the Alstom LRT trains. One sentence stuck out: “The company developed the Citadis Spirit for the Ottawa ...
  
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• Missing man, 23, last seen on Laurier Avenue West

  07-06-2019 17:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  The missing persons unit is asking the public for help finding a 23-year-old man who was last seen on Laurier Avenue West late Thursday afternoon. Read More
  
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• FOUND: missing man, 23, last seen on Laurier Avenue West located safe - Ottawa Sun

  07-06-2019 17:59 via ottawasun.com
  FOUND: missing man, 23, last seen on Laurier Avenue West located safe  Ottawa SunThe missing persons unit is asking the public for help finding a 23-year-old man who was last seen on Laurier Avenue West late Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Kurl: As we move closer to election day, beware the backups

  07-06-2019 17:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  OK, can we talk about backups? Everyone’s got them: your backup vacation home checker, in case your first choice has a record of drowning house plants. Your backup babysitter when brother-in-law wants a night off. Your backup dogwalker when Fido has trust issues with the designated primary. Your backup date to that wedding at the cottage later this summer, just in case your current, nascent romance doesn’t quite last that long. Read More
  
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• Shrinking labour force cuts Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate to 5.4% in May - Ottawa Business Journal

  07-06-2019 17:43 via obj.ca
  Shrinking labour force cuts Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate to 5.4% in May  Ottawa Business JournalOttawa-Gatineau's unemployment rate dipped by a tenth of a percentage point in May as the total number of residents with jobs held steady while the overall ...
  
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• UPDATE: Ottawa police ask for public’s help to find missing teen - Global News

  07-06-2019 17:33 via globalnews.ca
  UPDATE: Ottawa police ask for public’s help to find missing teen  Global NewsPolice say Daniel Vidal, 16, was last seen on Thursday at around 11:10 a.m., when he got off a bus at Queensview station. His family is concerned for his safety.
  
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• Ottawa police ask for public’s help to find missing teen - Global News

  07-06-2019 17:33 via globalnews.ca
  Ottawa police ask for public’s help to find missing teen  Global NewsPolice say Daniel Vidal, 16, was last seen on Thursday at around 11:10 a.m., when he got off a bus at Queensview station. His family is concerned for his safety.
  
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• Kingston minister charged in Peel police child-luring investigation

  07-06-2019 17:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  Peel Regional Police have charged a 65-year-old Kingston-area minister with multiple counts of child-luring as part of an ongoing investigation. Read More
  
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• Charges pending as OPP ID victim of Round Lake crash

  07-06-2019 16:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  Killaloe OPP say "charges are pending" in connection with the death of a 54-year-old man who died after a pickup truck struck two cars on Round Lake Road Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Trio nabbed in Tweed robbery after officer nearly hit by stolen van

  07-06-2019 15:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  A Central Hastings OPP officer "narrowly" avoided being hit by a stolen van early Friday after the driver evaded several attempts to pull it over after an armed robbery in Tweed. Read More
  
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• Real trigger of Abdi’s heart attack unclear, pathologist says in Ottawa constable’s trial - Global News

  07-06-2019 15:26 via globalnews.ca
  Real trigger of Abdi’s heart attack unclear, pathologist says in Ottawa constable’s trial  Global NewsIt's impossible to say with certainty exactly what triggered the fatal heart attack Abdirahman Abdi suffered on July 24, 2016, but Abdi's strained body could have ...
  
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• Real trigger of Abdi’s cardiac arrest unclear, pathologist says in Ottawa constable’s trial - Global News

  07-06-2019 15:26 via globalnews.ca
  Real trigger of Abdi’s cardiac arrest unclear, pathologist says in Ottawa constable’s trial  Global NewsIt's impossible to say with certainty exactly what triggered the fatal heart attack Abdirahman Abdi suffered on July 24, 2016, but Abdi's strained body could have ...
  
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• Potbelly pig who likes belly rubs in danger of becoming pork

  07-06-2019 15:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  Kevin Bacon is in danger of becoming, well, bacon. Read More
  
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• Ottawa jobless rate slips marginally in May

  07-06-2019 15:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  The capital region's job market overall was remarkably steady in May. Read More
  
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• Ottawa jobless rate slips marginally in May - Ottawa Citizen

  07-06-2019 14:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa jobless rate slips marginally in May  Ottawa CitizenThe jobless rate slipped marginally to 5.4 per cent from 5.5 per cent in April as employment levels remained level and the labour force, which includes people ...
  
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• Traffic: Day of Action march, PD day, Grand Prix, Orléans beer fest

  07-06-2019 14:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  It should be a lighter-than-usual Friday commute with many kids in Ottawa enjoying a glorious PD day but be safe around demonstrators involved in an afternoon Ontario Federal of Labour Day of Action march through downtown streets. Read More
  
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• Egan: Ottawa Hospital settles with two defendants in fraud civil suit

  07-06-2019 13:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two of the main contractors named in an eye-popping lawsuit alleging a pattern of fraudulent dealings at The Ottawa Hospital have quietly settled their cases. Read More
  
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• Ottawa man turns tale of woe into comedy after house destroyed in tornado

  07-06-2019 13:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  “If life gives you trees, find a way to build your treehouse.”Read More
  
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• City refuses — again — to give information about bus collisions

  07-06-2019 13:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  The City of Ottawa is denying public access to a series of reports on OC Transpo’s record of traffic accidents. Read More
  
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• Ottawa viewing parties for Friday's Raptors game - OttawaMatters.com

  07-06-2019 13:24 via ottawamatters.com
  Ottawa viewing parties for Friday's Raptors game  OttawaMatters.comAn outdoor viewing party has been set up in the ByWard Market, while an indoor viewing party will be held near Merivale and Hunt Club.
  
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• Weekend weather: Welcome to the nation's sunshine capital

  07-06-2019 13:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  Don't let those morning clouds fool you. Read More
  
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• Ottawa man turns tale of woe into comedy after house destroyed in tornado - Ottawa Citizen

  07-06-2019 13:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa man turns tale of woe into comedy after house destroyed in tornado  Ottawa CitizenThat's how Arlington Woods resident Rory Gardiner sums up his attitude towards tornadoes.
  
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• City refuses — again — to give information about bus collisions - Ottawa Citizen

  07-06-2019 13:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  City refuses — again — to give information about bus collisions  Ottawa CitizenThe City of Ottawa is denying public access to a series of reports on OC Transpo's record of traffic accidents.
  
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• March planned in downtown Ottawa during afternoon commute - CBC.ca

  07-06-2019 12:05 via cbc.ca
  March planned in downtown Ottawa during afternoon commute  CBC.caOntario Federation of Labour plans to go from Old Ottawa East to the courthouse.
  
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• Tornado victims sue insurance company: 'This is an integrity issue' - Ottawa Citizen

  07-06-2019 12:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  Tornado victims sue insurance company: 'This is an integrity issue'  Ottawa CitizenRuth Campbell was in hospital with a broken hip on Sept. 21 when a tornado rampaged through Arlington Woods, destroying the back of the bungalow she and ...
  
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• Tornado victims sue insurance company: 'This is an integrity issue'

  07-06-2019 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ruth Campbell was in hospital with a broken hip on Sept. 21 when a tornado rampaged through Arlington Woods, destroying the back of the bungalow she and her husband bought in 1970 and punching holes in the roof. Read More
  
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• School boards shut out consultant who asked for information

  07-06-2019 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  An Ottawa consultant who filed freedom of information requests to school boards across Ontario learned the hard lesson that some boards can — and do — refuse to answer. Read More
  
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• PSW 'monster' jailed for another child-sex crime

  07-06-2019 03:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  Disgraced personal support worker Tim Sample, 56, starting grooming his first known victim when she was eight years old. Read More
  
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• Contract faculty at colleges and universities will be hit hard by government's proposed wage caps, say unions, say

  07-06-2019 01:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  More than half the courses at Ontario universities are taught by contract faculty, who earn much less than full-time professors, said Phillips. "It's those folks who are really going to suffer the most with this kind of legislation. Without that ability to bargain fairly to bring those folks up to a fair wage, the massive inequities in the system will just increase." Read More
  
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• Montsion trial: Abdi could have suffered cardiac arrest 'at any time,' pathologist testifies

  07-06-2019 01:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  Abdirahman Abdi’s heart disease was so severe he could have suffered a fatal cardiac arrest “at any time” on July 24, 2016, even before police arrived on the scene, according to expert testimony from forensic pathologist Dr. Christopher Milroy. Read More
  
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• Climate change: Young Quebecers present arguments seeking class action against Ottawa - Montreal Gazette

  07-06-2019 01:31 via montrealgazette.com
  Climate change: Young Quebecers present arguments seeking class action against Ottawa  Montreal GazetteA group of young Quebeckers wants to face off against Ottawa in court, accusing the federal government of inaction in the fight against climate change.
  
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• Police seek missing 16-year-old last seen at Queensview transit stop

  07-06-2019 00:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police are looking for 16-year-old Daniel Vidal, who was last seen at Queensview Station at 11:10 a.m. Thursday getting off an OC Transpo bus. Read More
  
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• Ottawa struck 'reasonable balance' in clawback of wireless spectrum for 5G tech, analysts say - The Globe and Mail

  07-06-2019 00:52 via theglobeandmail.com
  Ottawa struck 'reasonable balance' in clawback of wireless spectrum for 5G tech, analysts say  The Globe and MailThe federal department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development determined that in order to free up enough of the 3500-MHz spectrum for 5G ...
  
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