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• Violent crime continues to rise in Ottawa - CBC.ca

  19-06-2019 23:38 via cbc.ca
  Violent crime continues to rise in Ottawa  CBC.caViolent crime has risen significantly for the second year in a row, according to the Ottawa Police *Service's* annual report.
  
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• Ottawa gives green light to Arctic airline merger - Nunatsiaq News

  19-06-2019 23:38 via nunatsiaq.com
  Ottawa gives green light to Arctic airline merger  Nunatsiaq NewsNewspaper of record for Nunavut, and the Nunavik territory of Quebec.
  
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• Police hunting for robbery suspect taped cashing stolen lottery tickets

  19-06-2019 23:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  City police are asking the public's help to identify a suspect in a robbery that happened on Innes Road near Cyrville Road just after midnight on June 10. Read More
  
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• OPP officer charged with impaired driving following rollover collision

  19-06-2019 22:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  Menard is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Picton on June 26.  Read More
  
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• Transpo wants to buy electric buses without having a trial run

  19-06-2019 22:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  OC Transpo is charged up over the prospect of buying electric buses, even proposing to skip a pilot project and just start acquiring them without going through a procurement competition. Read More
  
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• OPP officer charged with impaired driving following rollover collision - Ottawa Citizen

  19-06-2019 22:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  OPP officer charged with impaired driving following rollover collision  Ottawa CitizenOntario Provincial Police have charged a fellow officer following a driving incident that resulted in an overturned vehicle. Provincial Const. Patrick Menard, 48 ...
  
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• Sudanese women demonstrate in Ottawa after deadly crackdown - CBC.ca

  19-06-2019 22:47 via cbc.ca
  Sudanese women demonstrate in Ottawa after deadly crackdown  CBC.caA group of Sudanese-Canadian women is calling for the protection of protesters after a deadly crackdown in their home country earlier this month. "The Kandaka ...
  
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• Christy Natsis granted day parole; will live in Ottawa halfway house

  19-06-2019 22:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  KITCHENER — Just 13 months after being jailed for a 2011 drunk driving crash that killed an Ottawa husband and father of three, Pembroke dentist Christy Natsis has been granted day parole and will soon move into a halfway house in Ottawa. Read More
  
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• Three OneEleven executives gone following Ottawa and London office closures - BetaKit

  19-06-2019 22:38 via betakit.com
  Three OneEleven executives gone following Ottawa and London office closures  BetaKitThree executives including chief technology, marketing, and people officers have recently departed from Canadian tech hub OneEleven.
  
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• Christy Natsis granted day parole; will live in Ottawa halfway house - Ottawa Citizen

  19-06-2019 22:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  Christy Natsis granted day parole; will live in Ottawa halfway house  Ottawa Citizen13 months after being jailed for a 2011 drunk driving crash that killed an Ottawa husband and father of three, Christy Natsis granted day parole.
  
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• Off-duty Ottawa police officer charged with impaired driving - CBC.ca

  19-06-2019 22:27 via cbc.ca
  Off-duty Ottawa police officer charged with impaired driving  CBC.caAn Ottawa Police *Service* officer has been assigned to administrative duties after he was charged with impaired driving in Whitby, Ont.
  
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• Voters deserve to know Ottawa’s intentions towards Quebec’s secularism law - Toronto Star

  19-06-2019 22:15 via thestar.com
  Voters deserve to know Ottawa’s intentions towards Quebec’s secularism law  Toronto StarThere is no logistical reason why the prime minister needs to come to a definitive decision before the October election, but voters deserve to know, Chantal ...
  
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• Capital building: Megaprojects set to reshape Ottawa, help attract top talent - Ottawa Business Journal

  19-06-2019 22:02 via obj.ca
  Capital building: Megaprojects set to reshape Ottawa, help attract top talent  Ottawa Business JournalMembers of Ottawa's business community give their thoughts on what will be the capital's most important infrastructure investments in the coming years.
  
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• CROWDED CREASE: Senators sign goaltender Marcus Hogberg to two-year deal - Ottawa Sun

  19-06-2019 21:58 via ottawasun.com
  CROWDED CREASE: Senators sign goaltender Marcus Hogberg to two-year deal  Ottawa SunThe Ottawa Senators will have no shortage of goaltenders to choose from heading into training camp in September.
  
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• Kanata's L-Spark accelerator returns to SaaS focus for sixth cohort - Ottawa Business Journal

  19-06-2019 21:52 via obj.ca
  Kanata's L-Spark accelerator returns to SaaS focus for sixth cohort  Ottawa Business JournalKanata-based L-Spark is refocusing its accelerator to find the best software-as-a-*service* firms in Canada.
  
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• Parents warned of possible hepatitis A exposure at Orléans school - Ottawa Citizen

  19-06-2019 21:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  Parents warned of possible hepatitis A exposure at Orléans school  Ottawa CitizenOttawa Public Health sent letters to parents of students at Maple Ridge Elementary School Tuesday warning that they may have been exposed to Hepatitis A.
  
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• Champlain LHIN staff among hundreds across Ontario laid off - Ottawa Citizen

  19-06-2019 20:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  Champlain LHIN staff among hundreds across Ontario laid off  Ottawa CitizenFive employees of the Champlain Local Health Integration Network were handed pink slips on Wednesday as part of province-wide health administrator job ...
  
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• Ontario School Parents Warned Of Hepatitis A Exposure At Ottawa School - Narcity

  19-06-2019 20:38 via narcity.com
  Ontario School Parents Warned Of Hepatitis A Exposure At Ottawa School  NarcityVaccines are being administered to students who have been exposed to the virus.
  
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• Knowles: Cairine Wilson, Canada's first female senator, was an early champion of refugees

  19-06-2019 18:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  World Refugee Day Thursday brings to mind a rather unlikely champion of refugees: Cairine Wilson, Canada’s first female senator. Read More
  
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• City still opposes offering free rides after LRT opens

  19-06-2019 18:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  The city is still reluctant to provide any free rides on the LRT system when it opens as a chance to promote the $2.1-billion rail line. Read More
  
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• Giant Tiger breaks ground on new Ottawa headquarters to drive future growth - Canada NewsWire

  19-06-2019 18:29 via newswire.ca
  Giant Tiger breaks ground on new Ottawa headquarters to drive future growth  Canada NewsWire173800 square foot home office will also feature 31000 square foot flagship store on Walkley Road site OTTAWA, June 19, 2019 /CNW/ - Giant Tiger Stores...
  
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• Ottawa seems to be out of ideas on devising a new kind of China policy - The Globe and Mail

  19-06-2019 18:19 via theglobeandmail.com
  Ottawa seems to be out of ideas on devising a new kind of China policy  The Globe and MailDavid Mulroney was Canada's ambassador to China from 2009 to 2012. We need a new approach to managing Canada's relationship with China. But coming ...
  
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• Raccoon rescue! OPP, MOE free youngster with broken leg

  19-06-2019 17:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  When a sign tripped up a curious young raccoon in the Sharbot Lake area Wednesday morning, OPP officers responded and freed him from the post with the help of a Ministry of the Environment crew. Read More
  
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• Parents warned of possible Hepatitis A exposure at Orléans school

  19-06-2019 17:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa Public Health sent letters to parents of students at Maple Ridge Elementary School Tuesday warning that they may have been exposed to Hepatitis A. Read More
  
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• Ottawa's annual inflation rate up 2.3 per cent in May - Ottawa Business Journal

  19-06-2019 16:37 via obj.ca
  Ottawa's annual inflation rate up 2.3 per cent in May  Ottawa Business JournalAfter a steady start to the year Ottawa's annual rate of inflation kicked up in May, following similar trends across the country.
  
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• RTG to hand over reins to Ottawa LRT by early August, service to launch in September: mayor - Global News

  19-06-2019 16:05 via globalnews.ca
  RTG to hand over reins to Ottawa LRT by early August, service to launch in September: mayor  Global NewsThe manufacturer of the LRT trains expects to have them fully completed by early July, with the Rideau Transit Group handing over the keys in early August.
  
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• Lockheed requested Cyclone helicopter for CANSEC – taxpayers picked up the $25,000 tab

  19-06-2019 16:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  Lockheed Martin Canada was able to highlight its high-tech capabilities to industry at the CANSEC defence trade show recently after the Canadian Forces agreed to its request to fly the Cyclone helicopter to Ottawa. Read More
  
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• It takes courage to leave the musical comfort zone, Gilad Hekselman says

  19-06-2019 15:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  Gilad Hekselman is blunt about what it's taken to become as accomplished as he is musically. In a word, it's obsession. Read More
  
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• Six ways Ottawa can fix Canada's national pipeline crisis: MacDonald-Laurier Institute | Pipelines & Transportation - JWN

  19-06-2019 15:28 via jwnenergy.com
  Six ways Ottawa can fix Canada's national pipeline crisis: MacDonald-Laurier Institute | Pipelines & Transportation  JWNA new report by the “rigorously independent and non-partisan” Ottawa-based MacDonald-Laurier Institute says that the federal government “must stand up for ...
  
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• Pair face child pornography charges after Blossom Park raid

  19-06-2019 14:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police are concerned there may be victims in Ottawa after a raid in Blossom Park Tuesday is alleged to have turned up "extensive collections" of pictures and videos showing children being "sexually abused, bound and tortured." Read More
  
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• Traffic: Portage lane reduction, 401 crash near Prescott

  19-06-2019 13:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Not much to tell you about this except the usual litany of construction, construction, construction. Read More
  
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• Traffic: Portage lane reduction, 401 crash near Prescott - Ottawa Citizen

  19-06-2019 13:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  Traffic: Portage lane reduction, 401 crash near Prescott  Ottawa CitizenThe northbound Portage Bridge is reduced to two lanes from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. and one lane overnight until the end of June for repaving. Highway 417 eastbound ...
  
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• Risk of afternoon showers, thunderstorm

  19-06-2019 13:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  Wednesday's weather starts out gorgeous with mainly sunny skies but grab an umbrella for the risk of showers starting in the afternoon and the reprise Thursday afternoon. Read More
  
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• The Citizen's music writers share their 2019 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival picks - Ottawa Citizen

  19-06-2019 13:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Citizen's music writers share their 2019 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival picks  Ottawa CitizenIn the last few years, in step with the backlash against a p----- grabbing U.S. president and the rise of the MeToo Movement, it became more apparent than ever ...
  
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• The Citizen's music writers share their 2019 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival picks

  19-06-2019 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  In the last few years, in step with the backlash against a p----- grabbing U.S. president and the rise of the MeToo Movement, it became more apparent than ever that jazz had problems with patriarchy and sexism. Read More
  
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• Today's letters: Château Laurier addition still attracting bad reviews

  19-06-2019 12:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  Château design a slow-motion trainwreck Read More
  
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• Morale among some Ottawa Hospital doctors low amid 'chaos' of new records system rollout

  19-06-2019 12:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  Anxiety levels are high among some physicians at The Ottawa Hospital as it transitions to a new electronic health record system. Read More
  
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• You've got the wrong Ottawa, but Mat Simonson doesn't mind a bit - CBC.ca

  19-06-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  You've got the wrong Ottawa, but Mat Simonson doesn't mind a bit  CBC.caDid you hear the big news out of Ottawa? The local eye doctor is opening a bowling alley in August.
  
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• Ottawa's leaders don't seem to understand that architecture matters - The Hill Times

  19-06-2019 06:00 via hilltimes.com
  Ottawa's leaders don't seem to understand that architecture matters  The Hill TimesAs the city reaches one million citizens, its planning committee has outdone itself and approved something for the Château Laurier that can only be generously ...
  
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• Ottawa Public Health investigating 'several' cases of hepatitis A - CTV News

  19-06-2019 04:57 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Ottawa Public Health investigating 'several' cases of hepatitis A  CTV NewsOttawa Public Health says it is investigating "several" cases of hepatitis A in Ottawa and that some students and staff at an east end elementary school may have ...
  
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• Watch: Ottawa reacts to China suspending imports from pork company - Montreal Gazette

  19-06-2019 04:31 via montrealgazette.com
  Watch: Ottawa reacts to China suspending imports from pork company  Montreal GazetteChina has decided to stop imports from a Canadian pork company because of food safety issues.
  
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• OPP ticket more than 400 commercial vehicles during safety blitz

  19-06-2019 04:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  The OPP have charged 448 commercial vehicles with various offences as part of their annual daylong Operation Corridor. Read More
  
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• New LeBreton Flats consultations take 'from the ground up' approach

  19-06-2019 03:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  With the previous failed LeBreton Flats development plan in the past, the National Capital Commission moved forward on Tuesday night with in-person community consultations for a new master plan. Read More
  
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• Renfrew OPP make arrest, seek second suspect in brutal weekend beating

  19-06-2019 03:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  Renfrew OPP have made one arrest and are searching for a second suspect in the brutal beating of a 37-year-old man whose injuries were so serious he was airlifted by Ornge to Ottawa. Read More
  
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• Coastal First Nations to fight on as supporters welcome Ottawa's Trans Mountain approval - Vancouver Sun

  19-06-2019 02:52 via vancouversun.com
  Coastal First Nations to fight on as supporters welcome Ottawa's Trans Mountain approval  Vancouver SunPipeline opponents lost no time Tuesday in declaring they are ready to renew their fight after the Trudeau government's second approval of the Trans Mountain ...
  
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• Ottawa approves Trans Mountain pipeline expansion - Toronto Star

  19-06-2019 02:33 via thestar.com
  Ottawa approves Trans Mountain pipeline expansion  Toronto StarOTTAWA—The federal government has put the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion back in motion after a court-ordered delay, a move that had political leaders ...
  
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• Renfrew OPP make arrest, seek second suspect in brutal weekend beating - Ottawa Citizen

  19-06-2019 02:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  Renfrew OPP make arrest, seek second suspect in brutal weekend beating  Ottawa CitizenRenfrew OPP have made one arrest and are searching for a second suspect in the brutal beating of a 37-year-old man whose injuries were so serious he was ...
  
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• NDP's Jack Harris looking to take Ottawa seat back from Liberal Nick Whalen - CBC.ca

  19-06-2019 02:25 via cbc.ca
  NDP's Jack Harris looking to take Ottawa seat back from Liberal Nick Whalen  CBC.caTo a standing ovation and the surprise of no one, Jack Harris will be the NDP's candidate for St. John's East when Canadians go to the polls in October.
  
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• Oh, what a rush! Ottawa Redblacks O-linemen excited about ground game - Ottawa Sun

  19-06-2019 02:17 via ottawasun.com
  Oh, what a rush! Ottawa Redblacks O-linemen excited about ground game  Ottawa SunSure, the CFL is a passing league — the three-down format necessitates the ability to air it out. But the big guys up front for the Redblacks are hoping the team ...
  
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• Moe commends Ottawa on TMX re-approval - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  19-06-2019 01:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  Moe commends Ottawa on TMX re-approval  Saskatoon StarPhoenixHowever, Saskatchewan's premier says Ottawa needs to approve other pipeline projects as well.
  
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