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• Are bird feeders making birds lazy?

  18-06-2019 23:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  Birders can rejoice as a study recently published out of the University of Ottawa found bird feeders are not making black-capped chickadees lazier. Read More
  
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• Passengers to ride LRT in September - CTV News

  18-06-2019 23:46 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Passengers to ride LRT in September  CTV NewsMayor Jim Watson says passengers will be riding light rail transit in September.
  
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• IN TORONTO? Boy, 14, missing since May 20 - Ottawa Sun

  18-06-2019 23:10 via ottawasun.com
  IN TORONTO? Boy, 14, missing since May 20  Ottawa SunCity police are asking the public to help them find a 14-year-old boy who was last seen in Ottawa on May 20.
  
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• Boy missing since May 20 may be in Toronto

  18-06-2019 23:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  City police are asking the public to help them find a 14-year-old boy who was last seen in Ottawa on May 20. Read More
  
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• Driver charged with failing to stop at red light in Highway 17 crash

  18-06-2019 23:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  A Laurentian Valley Township motorist has been charged with failing to stop at a red light after colliding with a motorcycle southwest of Pembroke Monday. Read More
  
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• Diver missing in St. Lawrence River identified as 'renowned instructor trainer'

  18-06-2019 22:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry OPP say it's still hunting for a diver identified Tuesday as Thomas "Andy" Phillips, 46, who didn't resurface from the St. Lawrence River on June 11. Read More
  
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• Former Afghan ambassador to Ottawa: Afghanistan “cannot continue living without a political settlement” - Straight.com

  18-06-2019 22:38 via straight.com
  Former Afghan ambassador to Ottawa: Afghanistan “cannot continue living without a political settlement”  Straight.comAs the Trump administration continues its direct talks with the Taliban, Afghanistan's former ambassador to Canada underscores the need for reaching a political ...
  
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• Girl, 13, kicked officer in the stomach at Glowfair, police say

  18-06-2019 22:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  A second youth was charged in an incident in which officers used pepper spray at the Glowfair festival on Bank Street over the weekend, police said Tuesday. Read More
  
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• Amid treatment centre layoffs, MacLeod continues to defend autism funding changes

  18-06-2019 22:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  A treatment centre says it will lay off more than 100 employees as a direct result of autism funding changes that Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod defended in Ottawa on Tuesday. Read More
  
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• Amid treatment centre layoffs, MacLeod continues to defend autism funding changes - Ottawa Citizen

  18-06-2019 22:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  Amid treatment centre layoffs, MacLeod continues to defend autism funding changes  Ottawa CitizenA treatment centre says it will lay off more than 100 employees as a direct result of autism funding changes that Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod defended ...
  
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• Province announces funding for sex trafficking survivors

  18-06-2019 22:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ontario government announced on Tuesday it is investing in an Ottawa-based organization that supports survivors of sex trafficking. Read More
  
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• Ottawa residents worry about travel to the Dominican Republic as 9th American dies - CTV News

  18-06-2019 22:11 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Ottawa residents worry about travel to the Dominican Republic as 9th American dies  CTV NewsSome Canadians travelling to the Dominican Republic are seeking advice after several Americans have died at resorts there under mysterious circumstances.
  
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• OPP hunts suspect in Queensway hit-and-run, attempted $130,000 theft

  18-06-2019 21:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  A motorist who momentarily left his trailer on the Queensway while he picked up a new tire to replace a flat returned to find a man trying to hitch the two-axle loaded with about $130,000 worth of construction equipment to his own pick-up truck. Read More
  
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• Phase out of single-use water bottles in Ottawa clears first hurdle - OttawaMatters.com

  18-06-2019 21:52 via ottawamatters.com
  Phase out of single-use water bottles in Ottawa clears first hurdle  OttawaMatters.comCouncillor Catherine McKenney's motion to reduce single-use plastics and foam products passed with ease on Tuesday.
  
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• OPP hunts suspect in Queensway hit-and-run, attempted $130,000 theft - Ottawa Citizen

  18-06-2019 21:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  OPP hunts suspect in Queensway hit-and-run, attempted $130,000 theft  Ottawa CitizenA motorist who momentarily left his trailer on the Queensway while he picked up a new tire to replace a flat returned to find a man trying to hitch the two-axle ...
  
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• Girl, 13, kicked officer in the stomach at Glowfair, police say - Ottawa Citizen

  18-06-2019 21:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  Girl, 13, kicked officer in the stomach at Glowfair, police say  Ottawa CitizenA second youth was charged in an incident in which officers used pepper spray at the Glowfair festival on Bank Street over the weekend, police said Tuesday.
  
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• Ottawa estimates corporations dodged up to $11.4 billion in 2014 tax payments - CTV News

  18-06-2019 20:43 via ctvnews.ca
  Ottawa estimates corporations dodged up to $11.4 billion in 2014 tax payments  CTV NewsCorporations avoided paying Ottawa between $9.4 billion and $11.4 billion in taxes in 2014, according to a new federal estimate by the Canada Revenue ...
  
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• Cohen: Craft the least qualified UN ambassador the U.S. has ever had

  18-06-2019 20:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  WASHINGTON – Kelly Knight Craft testifies before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday. After a four-hour hearing, the Republicans will use their majority to confirm her nomination as United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Read More
  
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• Open your doors to dogs, Ottawa Humane Society begs businesses - CBC.ca

  18-06-2019 19:51 via cbc.ca
  Open your doors to dogs, Ottawa Humane Society begs businesses  CBC.caThe Ottawa Humane Society (OHS) is encouraging shopkeepers in the capital to become more dog-friendly.
  
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• 'Mixed up' U.S. professor was aiming for Ottawa, flew to Calgary instead - CTV News

  18-06-2019 19:06 via ctvnews.ca
  'Mixed up' U.S. professor was aiming for Ottawa, flew to Calgary instead  CTV NewsAn American academic flying to Canada for a math conference ended up in the wrong part of the country after mistakenly booking a flight to Calgary instead of ...
  
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• Canada's best music festival has been in Ottawa all along, and we have proof - Daily Hive

  18-06-2019 19:02 via dailyhive.com
  Canada's best music festival has been in Ottawa all along, and we have proof  Daily HiveThe summer music festival season is probably one of our favourite times of the year, and we're guessing it's yours too. Good music, good friends, good vibes ...
  
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• Ottawa mayor looking for answers from LRT train manufacturer - OttawaMatters.com

  18-06-2019 18:49 via ottawamatters.com
  Ottawa mayor looking for answers from LRT train manufacturer  OttawaMatters.comProblems with the trains' brake valves and doors have been major reasons why the new transit system has yet to open to the public.
  
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• Coca-Cola products and other single-use plastic bottles could be banned at city buildings

  18-06-2019 18:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  Beverages sold in single-use plastic bottles could be banned from City of Ottawa programs and facilities under a recommendation from council's environment committee. Read More
  
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• Ottawa promised to bring 10 members of Syria's White Helmets to Canada. One year later, they languish in a Jordanian camp - The Globe and Mail

  18-06-2019 18:37 via theglobeandmail.com
  Ottawa promised to bring 10 members of Syria's White Helmets to Canada. One year later, they languish in a Jordanian camp  The Globe and MailTen members of Syria's famed White Helmets rescue group – who were supposed to have been resettled to Canada last fall – are being kept, along with their ...
  
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• Ottawa estimates corporations dodged up to $11.4 billion in 2014 tax payments - CityNews Montreal

  18-06-2019 18:25 via montreal.citynews.ca
  Ottawa estimates corporations dodged up to $11.4 billion in 2014 tax payments  CityNews MontrealOTTAWA – A new federal estimate shows corporations avoided paying Ottawa between $9.4 billion and $11.4 billion in taxes in 2014. The study by the Canada ...
  
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• Adam: Targeting and carding blacks in Ottawa has to stop – right now

  18-06-2019 18:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  The University of Ottawa is promising a thorough investigation after campus security handcuffed a black student and held him on the street for two hours. All because he was skateboarding. But we don’t have to wait for a report to understand such incidents. Just ask blacks and other minorities on campus. “This happens here. It happens all the time,” says student Chris Kelly-Bisson. Here’s another comment by law Prof. Amir Attaran: “I’ve been exposed to it all m
  
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• Egan: Just so Ottawa — let's mangle three of five Quebec bridges at same time - Ottawa Citizen

  18-06-2019 18:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  Egan: Just so Ottawa — let's mangle three of five Quebec bridges at same time  Ottawa CitizenThere are five bridges between Ottawa and Gatineau. This summer, three are partially or fully closed for repair work, which raises an obvious question: Shouldn't ...
  
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• Adam: Targeting and carding blacks in Ottawa has to stop – right now - Ottawa Citizen

  18-06-2019 18:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  Adam: Targeting and carding blacks in Ottawa has to stop – right now  Ottawa CitizenSomebody tell me – in all honesty – that a young white man in the same situation as Jamal Boyce on the University of Ottawa campus would have ended up ...
  
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• Sens announce preseason schedule - CTV News

  18-06-2019 18:05 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Sens announce preseason schedule  CTV NewsThe Ottawa Senators have announced their preseason schedule.
  
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• Ottawa Senators News & Notes: Contract Talks, Draft Strategy and More - Silver Seven

  18-06-2019 18:00 via silversevensens.com
  Ottawa Senators News & Notes: Contract Talks, Draft Strategy and More  Silver SevenIt's been a busy week for Pierre Dorion and the Ottawa Senators. Between scouting meetings, contract discussions and other moves around the NHL, there's a ...
  
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• Ottawa's Frontier a poster child for transit-oriented development - Real Estate News EXchange

  18-06-2019 17:59 via renx.ca
  Ottawa's Frontier a poster child for transit-oriented development  Real Estate News EXchangeA few metres from the front door of Ottawa's newest rental apartment building Frontier, trains glide by along Ottawa's soon-to-be-opened LRT. An excavation next ...
  
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• N.L. premier says he will take Ottawa to task over joint management of resources - CTV News Atlantic

  18-06-2019 17:57 via atlantic.ctvnews.ca
  N.L. premier says he will take Ottawa to task over joint management of resources  CTV News AtlanticAs senators debate the fate of Ottawa's bill on resource project assessments, Newfoundland and Labrador's premier says he'll do whatever it takes to ensure his ...
  
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• Denley: Let's (finally) get behind a botanical garden for Ottawa

  18-06-2019 17:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  Why do good ideas have such a difficult time in this city? Too often things that are the norm elsewhere are considered beyond the scope of our civic imagination. For example, botanical gardens are featured in cities around the world. Many have been in place since the 19th century, and yet Ottawa is still struggling to get one started. Read More
  
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• Denley: Let's (finally) get behind a botanical garden for Ottawa - Ottawa Citizen

  18-06-2019 17:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  Denley: Let's (finally) get behind a botanical garden for Ottawa  Ottawa CitizenThe original plan for the experimental farm called for a botanical garden to supplement the Fletcher Wildlife Garden and the Arboretum. That was back in 1886.
  
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• Canadian soldier from Petawawa killed during parachute exercise in Bulgaria

  18-06-2019 17:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  A Canadian soldier from Petawawa has died during a training exercise in Bulgaria, the Department of National Defence says. Read More
  
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• Practical tips for dealing with dementia at home

  18-06-2019 17:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  When dementia strikes, a sense of helplessness comes with it. But sometimes the best way to combat helplessness is to do what you can, when you can, for as long as you can, the best way you can. Fighting life’s battles like this isn’t easy, and as the reality of dementia unfolds in my extended family this Father’s Day, I’m reminded how practical changes to the home can make a worthwhile difference. Read More
  
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• Antiques: Lamp sheds light and history

  18-06-2019 16:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  Q This lamp came from the area of Ottawa’s present bus terminal where the backs of old houses were colourfully painted by a house painter with his leftover paints. My husband undertook doing a watercolour of this vibrant scene. A resident woman asked him for advice on this lamp which was full of dust and had glass panels missing but my husband thought it was beautiful and purchased it. We replaced the missing panels and had the frame repaired. It has been majestically lighting our dining r
  
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• In ethics report, NDP calls on Ottawa to halt Sidewalk Labs commitments pending further consultations - The Globe and Mail

  18-06-2019 16:12 via theglobeandmail.com
  In ethics report, NDP calls on Ottawa to halt Sidewalk Labs commitments pending further consultations  The Globe and MailNDP report echoes criticism from Canada and abroad on lack of detail made public about plans for Toronto smart-city development.
  
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• 'A future where dogs are no longer left behind': Permit pooches, humane society urges businesses

  18-06-2019 15:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa Humane Society is asking stores, outdoor patios, hotels and other businesses to open their doors to dogs where allowed under city bylaws in a bid to build a "more dog-friendly community." Read More
  
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• Ottawa Public Health gears up for consultations over consolidated health units - Global News

  18-06-2019 14:20 via globalnews.ca
  Ottawa Public Health gears up for consultations over consolidated health units  Global NewsThe chair of the board of Ottawa Public Health says he will push to keep the agency as localized as possible.
  
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• Sudds: It's time to shake up the City of Ottawa's IT leadership

  18-06-2019 14:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  The City of Ottawa has a rather unimpressive track record in attracting and retaining a chief IT leader. Sadly, this position has become a revolving door. Over the last 15 years, the city has gone through nine chief information officers. At best, that’s an average of 20 months each CIO had in their role, hardly enough time to learn the systems, the people and the culture, and be able to implement any vision or change. This has undoubtedly created systematic issues and instability in our ci
  
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• Traffic: Portage lane closure, 417 construction, car seat clinics

  18-06-2019 13:52 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Ottawa Board of Health plans for uncertain future - OttawaMatters.com

  18-06-2019 13:19 via ottawamatters.com
  Ottawa Board of Health plans for uncertain future  OttawaMatters.comProvincial amalgamation questions hung in the air over Monday night's meeting of the Ottawa Board of Health, as it approved its three-year strategic plan.
  
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• Risk of rain returns Wednesday then (fingers crossed) a glorious weekend

  18-06-2019 13:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  A bit of sun and a high of 25 C are on tap for Tuesday before the risk of rain and a thunderstorm returns Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Family of five-year-old Ottawa girl with fatal disease searching for bone marrow donor - OttawaMatters.com

  18-06-2019 13:13 via ottawamatters.com
  Family of five-year-old Ottawa girl with fatal disease searching for bone marrow donor  OttawaMatters.comThe family of a five-year-old girl recently diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia is searching for a perfect bone marrow match. Aplastic Anemia is a rare fatal blood ...
  
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• Sudds: It's time to shake up the City of Ottawa's IT leadership - Ottawa Citizen

  18-06-2019 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Sudds: It's time to shake up the City of Ottawa's IT leadership  Ottawa CitizenTo be effective while ensuring cyber resiliency and privacy are maintained, the city needs to evolve its leadership team to include a Chief Technology Officer and ...
  
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• NRC invests in floating homes research as part of flood mitigation strategy

  18-06-2019 12:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  Imagine a flood without sandbags, berms, pumps or panic — one that did little or no damage to waterfront homes. Read More
  
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• How city council let control of the Château Laurier expansion slip through its fingers

  18-06-2019 12:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Château Laurier expansion project at the edge of the historic Parliamentary precinct has drawn overwhelming opposition from inside the capital and beyond, but the politicians of Ottawa's municipal government have lost control over the final design of the hotel addition. Read More
  
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• Ottawa board of health still awaiting merger details from province

  18-06-2019 03:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa's board of health approved a new three-year strategy for the city's public health unit on Monday night, even though Ottawa Public Health is expected to be amalgamated into a much larger body by next spring. Read More
  
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• Ottawa board of health still awaiting merger details from province - Ottawa Citizen

  18-06-2019 03:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa board of health still awaiting merger details from province  Ottawa CitizenOttawa's board of health approved a new three-year strategy for the city's public health unit on Monday night, even though Ottawa Public Health is expected to ...
  
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