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• Egan: 'On top of the world' — raised $11K for Heart Institute, then had transplant

  24-06-2019 23:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  Peter Lewis, 57, an ailing artist and gallery owner from St. John's, Nfld., had been living in the Glebe since December — awaiting a heart transplant — when he made a bold decision in May, just before Ottawa Race weekend. Read More
  
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• Dalhousie study disputes Ottawa’s claims that fish farming is a sustainable industry - Global News

  24-06-2019 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  Dalhousie study disputes Ottawa’s claims that fish farming is a sustainable industry  Global NewsA new study suggests evidence that Ottawa uses to claim aquaculture is environmentally sustainable is sketchy because it lacks any detailed, long-term ...
  
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• Hundreds join Stem Cell Registry for Ottawa girl looking for donor - OttawaMatters.com

  24-06-2019 23:12 via ottawamatters.com
  Hundreds join Stem Cell Registry for Ottawa girl looking for donor  OttawaMatters.comHillary McKibbin, 5, is need of a bone barrow transplant and hundreds showed up Monday to see if they could help.
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators go extreme at NHL draft, but not Edmonton Oilers - Edmonton Journal

  24-06-2019 22:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators go extreme at NHL draft, but not Edmonton Oilers  Edmonton JournalThe Ottawa Senators and the Toronto Maple Leafs engaged in extreme drafting in the the 2019 NHL draft.The Edmonton Oilers? Not so much.What do I mean by ...
  
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• Ottawa city councillor holding rally in support of handgun ban - OttawaMatters.com

  24-06-2019 22:40 via ottawamatters.com
  Ottawa city councillor holding rally in support of handgun ban  OttawaMatters.comRideau-Rockcliffe councillor Rawlson King will table a motion at Wednesday's council meeting to ban legal handguns in the capital.
  
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• A tale of 2 subways: Comparing Ottawa's LRT to Montreal's Metro - CBC.ca

  24-06-2019 22:32 via cbc.ca
  A tale of 2 subways: Comparing Ottawa's LRT to Montreal's Metro  CBC.caWhen it opened in 1966, Montreal's 26-stop Metro was on time and on budget. Fifty-three years later, why can't Ottawa do the same?
  
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• City expands its use of beach-ready wheelchairs

  24-06-2019 22:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  The City of Ottawa has supplied two new beach wheelchairs for public beaches. The new chairs will be ready to use this summer at Britannia Beach and Petrie Island, joining one already in use at Mooney's Bay. Read More
  
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• Fertility patients, children testify at extraordinary Barwin disciplinary hearing

  24-06-2019 21:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  Former patients of Dr. Norman Barwin and some of the children conceived using the fertility doctor's sperm will give testimony at an extraordinary College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario disciplinary hearing on Tuesday. Read More
  
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• Former Catholic priest Barry McGrory found guilty of historic sex assaults

  24-06-2019 21:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  Defrocked Catholic priest Barry McGrory has been found guilty of sexually abusing two teenage boys in a church rectory during the early years of his long and sordid clerical career. Read More
  
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• Developer to replace dilapidated Nadia Kajouji memorial bench with permanent one

  24-06-2019 21:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  More than a decade after Nadia Kajouji’s death, the broken, dilapidated bench that has served as her memorial is going to be replaced by a more enduring one. Read More
  
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• Surprising Redblacks unbeaten and tied for Division lead - TSN

  24-06-2019 21:27 via tsn.ca
  Surprising Redblacks unbeaten and tied for Division lead  TSNDon't look now, but the Ottawa Redblacks are 2-0. Many football prognosticators had tempered expectations for the defending East Division champions ...
  
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• Complaints spike as new water bills arrive at Ottawa homes

  24-06-2019 21:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  More than two years after Ottawa decided to change the way it bills residents for water, the first bills of the new system have arrived. Read More
  
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• VeloGO bike-share service not returning to Ottawa this summer - Ottawa Business Journal

  24-06-2019 21:13 via obj.ca
  VeloGO bike-share service not returning to Ottawa this summer  Ottawa Business JournalA major bike-share *service's* sudden decision to pull out of the Ottawa-Gatineau market is “unfortunate” but won't have a significant impact on the city's tourism ...
  
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• Complaints spike as new water bills arrive at Ottawa homes - Ottawa Citizen

  24-06-2019 21:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  Complaints spike as new water bills arrive at Ottawa homes  Ottawa CitizenMore than two years after Ottawa decided to change the way it bills residents for water, the first bills of the new system have arrived.Some people are paying ...
  
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• Barber: How do we make Ottawa truly safe for cyclists and others?

  24-06-2019 20:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  We need to talk. We need a conversation about the real facts of cycling and pedestrian safety in this city. Where are the real problems? What are the realistic, evidence-based options to make our streets safer? Read More
  
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• Call 911 for animals in danger, police for neglect: Humane society

  24-06-2019 19:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa Humane Society is reminding the public that city police are now the go-to call to report ongoing animal cruelty and neglect with its Ontario counterpart, the OSPCA, leaving the field this month. Read More
  
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• Ottawa police looking for witnesses of daytime Britannia shooting - OttawaMatters.com

  24-06-2019 19:23 via ottawamatters.com
  Ottawa police looking for witnesses of daytime Britannia shooting  OttawaMatters.comThe Ottawa Police *Service* looking to speak with anyone who may have seen, or knows anything about, a targeted shooting on Ritchie Street in Britannia.
  
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• Jazzfest preview: Christine Jensen leads the festival's signature, gender-balanced big band Tuesday

  24-06-2019 19:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  When the distinctively named = Jazz Orchestra makes its debut Tuesday at the TD Ottawa Jazz Festival, it could not have a better woman at the helm than Christine Jensen. Read More
  
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• Barber: How do we make Ottawa truly safe for cyclists and others? - Ottawa Citizen

  24-06-2019 19:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  Barber: How do we make Ottawa truly safe for cyclists and others?  Ottawa CitizenThe city's Transportation Department is working on a new 'Strategic Road Safety Action Plan.' Will it make a real difference – or have little or no effect?
  
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• No charges against police officer after belligerent drunk suffered broken wrist

  24-06-2019 18:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  No charges will be laid against a city police officer in the case of a "drunk and belligerent" man who was found to have suffered a broken wrist after his arrest for public intoxication outside a homeless shelter in June 2018, the province's civilian police watchdog reports. Read More
  
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• Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou call on Ottawa to end extradition proceedings - The Globe and Mail

  24-06-2019 17:57 via theglobeandmail.com
  Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou call on Ottawa to end extradition proceedings  The Globe and MailThe government of Canada should intervene to end the extradition process against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, her lawyers argue in a letter sent to ...
  
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• Politics Briefing: Trump picks a new envoy for Ottawa - The Globe and Mail

  24-06-2019 17:49 via theglobeandmail.com
  Politics Briefing: Trump picks a new envoy for Ottawa  The Globe and MailGood morning,. U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy to Ottawa may not be here much longer. Kelly Craft was nominated by Mr. Trump earlier this year to be his ...
  
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• Eight taken to hospital from weekend Escapade 2019 - Ottawa Citizen

  24-06-2019 17:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  Eight taken to hospital from weekend Escapade 2019  Ottawa CitizenThirteen people were treated by on-site paramedics at the Escapade 2019 electronic music festival.They had heat-related illness, alcohol intoxication and ...
  
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• Eight taken to hospital from weekend Escapade 2019

  24-06-2019 17:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  Thirteen people were treated by on-site paramedics at the Escapade 2019 electronic music festival. Read More
  
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• Death and Dying: A funeral director shares his thoughts on death

  24-06-2019 17:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  This is one of a series of five stories on death and dying, each examining one individual's thoughts on, and experiences with, the subject. Read More
  
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• Bystanders who revived toddler at Britannia beach praised

  24-06-2019 17:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  "Kudos" to the bystanders trained in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation who revived a toddler at Britannia Beach over the weekend, the fire department said Monday, adding that anyone troubled by the "harrowing" incident should reach out for help. Read More
  
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• RCMP to perform free Sunset Ceremony and Musical Ride June 27-30

  24-06-2019 17:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  It's stetson and sunset time again in the national capital. Read More
  
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• Suspect in hotel room sexual assault arrested

  24-06-2019 17:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  A registered sex offender accused of entering a downtown hotel room last month then sexually assaulting a victim inside has been located and arrested, police said Monday. Read More
  
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• Concert review: Chicago comes to Ottawa with new singer, and he's Canadian

  24-06-2019 17:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  A semi-original version of classic-rock outfit Chicago demonstrated their instrumental prowess on a string of horn-laden hits for the benefit of a sold-out crowd of 4,000 fans packed into the TD Ottawa Jazz Festival’s main stage area at Ottawa City Hall on Sunday. Read More
  
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• Canadian special forces will receive three new surveillance aircraft – aircraft expected 2022

  24-06-2019 16:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  Canadian special forces will receive three new surveillance aircraft from the U.S. with the planes expected to arrive in 2022. Read More
  
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• Lobby Wrap: Group lobbying Ottawa to recognize stand-up comedy as 'art form' - iPolitics.ca

  24-06-2019 16:28 via ipolitics.ca
  Lobby Wrap: Group lobbying Ottawa to recognize stand-up comedy as 'art form'  iPolitics.caA group representing stand-up comedians has tapped a lobbyist to help convince decision makers in Ottawa to recognize stand-up comedy as an “art form” to ...
  
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• One dead in crash on Hunt Club Road in Nepean

  24-06-2019 15:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  A man died of his injuries after a car and motorcycle collided on West Hunt Club Road between Merivale Road and Cleopatra Drive early Monday morning. Read More
  
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• You Can Watch Jaws While Floating In Open Water Near Ottawa This Summer - Narcity

  24-06-2019 15:45 via narcity.com
  You Can Watch Jaws While Floating In Open Water Near Ottawa This Summer  NarcityFor many people, hearing the iconic Jaws theme is enough to give them chills. So picture yourself floating in the water and then the Jaws theme begins to play, ...
  
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• New Ottawa 'co-living' development aims to take the pain out of renting with roommates - The Globe and Mail

  24-06-2019 15:00 via theglobeandmail.com
  New Ottawa 'co-living' development aims to take the pain out of renting with roommates  The Globe and MailPartnership is the first international expansion for U.S.-based Common Living.
  
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• Sunny Monday but showers and a possible thunderstorm forecast for overnight

  24-06-2019 14:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  How was your first glorious weekend of summer? Read More
  
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• One dead in crash on Hunt Club Road in Nepean - Ottawa Citizen

  24-06-2019 14:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  One dead in crash on Hunt Club Road in Nepean  Ottawa CitizenA man died of his injuries after a car and motorcycle collided on West Hunt Club Road.
  
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• Monday morning traffic: West Hunt Club crash, summer bus schedule, construction

  24-06-2019 13:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  Busy West Hunt Club Road was closed between Cleopatra Drive and Merivale Road after an early-morning crash with injuries, city police warned as the commute got underway Monday. Read More
  
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• Prospectus: Ottawa's golden age of city-building - Ottawa Business Journal

  24-06-2019 13:31 via obj.ca
  Prospectus: Ottawa's golden age of city-building  Ottawa Business JournalIn the latest edition of the OBJ newsmagazine, publisher Mike Curran shares his observations from Ottawa's city-building summit.
  
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• Pinsent: How badly has Doug Ford damaged Lisa MacLeod's future?

  24-06-2019 13:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  The past year of Lisa MacLeod's political career has likely felt like the longest for the veteran PC MPP for Nepean. Read More
  
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• Former Ottawa paramedic on his experience with death: 'I've got a busload of people up here in my head'

  24-06-2019 13:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  This is one of a series of five stories on death and dying, each examining one individual's thoughts on, and experiences with, the subject. Read More
  
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• OSAP offers have arrived. And students are stunned at the numbers. - Ottawa Citizen

  24-06-2019 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  OSAP offers have arrived. And students are stunned at the numbers.  Ottawa CitizenThe provincial government's overhaul of post-secondary grants and loans is starting to sink in for students as they scramble to figure out how they'll make ends ...
  
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• OSAP offers have arrived. And students are stunned at the numbers.

  24-06-2019 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  The provincial government’s overhaul of post-secondary grants and loans is starting to sink in for students as they scramble to figure out how they’ll make ends meet with a new school year only months away. Read More
  
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• Funeral director shares his thoughts on death: 'What that person left behind, they’re never really gone'

  24-06-2019 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  This is one of a series of five stories on death and dying, each examining one individual's thoughts on, and experiences with, the subject. Read More
  
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• Former Ottawa paramedic on his experience with death: 'I've got a busload of people up here in my head' - Ottawa Citizen

  24-06-2019 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Former Ottawa paramedic on his experience with death: 'I've got a busload of people up here in my head'  Ottawa CitizenThis is one of a series of five stories on death and dying, each examining one individual's thoughts on, and experiences with, the subject.
  
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• Schierman: Trudeau asked the wrong president to help out on China

  24-06-2019 12:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  It’s been six months now that former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor have been arbitrarily detained and held hostage by the Chinese government. Six months of imprisonment without effective legal representation. Six months of isolation, interrogation and sleep deprivation. Read More
  
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• Glowacki: Why not fix Phoenix instead of plunging into the unknown?

  24-06-2019 12:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  In response to its Phoenix pay system troubles, the federal government has initiated a successor project called Next Generation Human Resources and Pay (NextGen HR and Pay, for short). It’s supposed to replace the Phoenix system. But with this move, the government has dedicated $16 million to figuring out a new solution without a defined business case – and the initial bill does not include the cost of implementing the solution. Read More
  
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• Ottawa moves to end employers’ monopoly on foreign workers - The Globe and Mail

  24-06-2019 11:00 via theglobeandmail.com
  Ottawa moves to end employers’ monopoly on foreign workers  The Globe and MailThe federal government's announcement comes after a Globe and Mail investigation revealed how foreign nationals are exploited by recruiters and immigration ...
  
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• Meet one of Ottawa's most prolific chalk artists - CBC.ca

  24-06-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Meet one of Ottawa's most prolific chalk artists  CBC.caArmed with coloured chalk, a metre stick, and a few damp cloths, Andy Brown spends hours each week designing art for chalkboards at bars across Ottawa ...
  
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• Chicago comes to Ottawa with new singer, and he's Canadian

  24-06-2019 04:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  A semi-original version of classic-rock outfit Chicago demonstrated their instrumental prowess on a string of horn-laden hits for the benefit of a sold-out crowd of 4,000 fans packed into the TD Ottawa Jazz Festival’s main stage area at Ottawa City Hall on Sunday. Read More
  
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• Montsion trial: Analyst says flawed CCTV video cannot accurately assess 'movement, timing or force'

  24-06-2019 04:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  Surveillance video of the fatal arrest of Abdirahman Abdi contains critical flaws that make it impossible to accurately assess “movement, timing or force,” according to a leading forensic video analyst. Read More
  
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