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• Donor conceived group says fertility regulations do not go far enough

  26-06-2019 23:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  A day after Ottawa’s Dr. Norman Barwin had his medical licence revoked for impregnating patients with his sperm, the federal government says it is strengthening assisted human reproduction laws to protect patients. Read More
  
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• Walter the puppy accidentally ate a toxic dose of pot discarded in an Ottawa park. Dog owners beware.

  26-06-2019 23:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  As Sharon Cook returned with her puppy from a walk in Riverain Park on Tuesday, five-month old Walter seemed unusually tired. He collapsed asleep on the grass and had to be carried home. Read More
  
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• 'We're getting there': Ottawa teacher's remarkable recovery after hit-and-run on the water - CTV News

  26-06-2019 23:34 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  'We're getting there': Ottawa teacher's remarkable recovery after hit-and-run on the water  CTV NewsFor the first time since the accident that nearly claimed her life, Casey Delaney returned to the spot where it happened.
  
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• City of Ottawa expenses for flood and Orleans tornado up to $5.6-million - OttawaMatters.com

  26-06-2019 22:49 via ottawamatters.com
  City of Ottawa expenses for flood and Orleans tornado up to $5.6-million  OttawaMatters.comOttawa Emergency and Protective Services General Manager Anthony Di Monte says the city has spent $5.6-million in operation costs following both the 2019 ...
  
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• Severe thunderstorm warning in effect for Ottawa and region - CTV News

  26-06-2019 22:25 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Severe thunderstorm warning in effect for Ottawa and region  CTV NewsEnvironment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Ottawa, Kanata, Orleans, Richmond, and Metcalfe. The weather *service* says thunderstorms ...
  
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• Breaking: Vice Adm. Mark Norman to retire from Canadian Forces

  26-06-2019 21:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  Vice Admiral Mark Norman will retire from the Canadian military after reaching an undisclosed settlement with the Department of National Defence. Read More
  
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• Council says no to repealing land-use rules that allow the Salvation Army shelter in Vanier

  26-06-2019 21:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  Council on Wednesday voted 12-10 to keep the land-use rules that allow the Salvation Army to build a shelter and social services complex in Vanier. Read More
  
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• Ottawa mom warns parents to check their kids for ticks after her toddler is diagnosed with Lyme disease - CTV News

  26-06-2019 21:48 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Ottawa mom warns parents to check their kids for ticks after her toddler is diagnosed with Lyme disease  CTV NewsAn Ottawa mother is warning parents to check their kids carefully for ticks after her toddler was diagnosed with Lyme disease over the weekend. Jenny Willis ...
  
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• Weather: Severe thunderstorm warning in effect in hot, muggy day

  26-06-2019 21:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm warning bringing high winds and hail to the capital region and other areas. Read More
  
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• LRT has another 'minor' derailment at Belfast Yard

  26-06-2019 21:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  There was another Light Rail Transit derailment in Ottawa this week, but city hall officials spent much of Wednesday morning and afternoon refusing to confirm to the public whether it happened. Read More
  
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• Man, 38, accused of approaching, harassing girls on social media

  26-06-2019 21:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  Gatineau police say they are concerned there may be other victims in a case where a 38-year-old man is accused of approaching young women in public then using the details he gleaned to harass them on social media. Read More
  
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• Glavin: A toast to George Orwell – who never intended to be a prophet

  26-06-2019 20:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  It is the most unlikely place for such a profoundly influential treatise on totalitarianism to have been written, and odd, too, that the 20th century’s most harrowing and vivid account of life in the soul-crushing dystopia of a police state was a novel. But George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, published 70 years ago this month, was composed in a remote deerstalker’s redoubt on the Scottish island of Jura, under skies alive with gannets and guillemots and the occasional eagle,
  
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• Ottawa tasks trailblazing female officer with leading extended training mission in Iraq - CBC News

  26-06-2019 19:05 via cbc.ca
  Ottawa tasks trailblazing female officer with leading extended training mission in Iraq  CBC NewsCanada will stick around an extra year to command the NATO training mission in Iraq — and has appointed a woman who saw combat in Afghanistan to lead it, ...
  
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• Jazzfest Review: Norah Jones's mellow show both a delight and challenge for Jazzfest audience

  26-06-2019 18:55 via ottawacitizen.com
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• What’s open, what’s closed in Ottawa on Canada Day 2019 - Global News

  26-06-2019 18:31 via globalnews.ca
  What’s open, what’s closed in Ottawa on Canada Day 2019  Global NewsRead on to learn about schedule changes to City of Ottawa services and public transit as well as modified hours for grocery shops, liquor stores and more.
  
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• Pickup driver killed, two hurt in North Stormont crash

  26-06-2019 18:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  A driver was pronounced dead at the scene and their passenger was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a pickup truck and a tractor trailer crashed head-on in North Stormont region Wednesday morning. Read More
  
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• Council clips Royal swan program, receives big hydro dividend, moves toward plastics ban

  26-06-2019 18:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  The City of Ottawa is getting rid of the Royal Swans for good. Read More
  
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• Cyclist, 17, charged and seriously hurt in Westboro-area crash

  26-06-2019 18:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 17-year-old cyclist was charged with failing to stop at a red light after his bike collided with a vehicle at the intersection of Byron and Kirkwood avenues Monday night. Read More
  
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• 1 killed in head-on crash southeast of Ottawa - CBC.ca

  26-06-2019 17:33 via cbc.ca
  1 killed in head-on crash southeast of Ottawa  CBC.caA pickup truck driver was killed and a passenger fights for life in hospital after a head-on crash in Avonmore, Ont., on Wednesday morning, Ontario Provincial ...
  
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• Jedwab: Canadians deserve to know what federal parties will do about Quebec's Bill 21

  26-06-2019 17:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the leaders of the federal opposition parties were cautious in their reaction to Quebec’s legislative ban on religious symbols, Bill 21. That’s probably because of the popularity of the ban amongst Quebec francophone voters who may have an important impact on each party’s political fortunes. Read More
  
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• Weather: Severe thunderstorm watch in effect in hot, muggy day

  26-06-2019 17:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch bringing high winds and hail to the capital region and other areas. Read More
  
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• Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Ottawa and region - CTV News

  26-06-2019 17:07 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Ottawa and region  CTV NewsEnvironment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Ottawa, Kanata, Orleans, Richmond, and Metcalfe. The weather *service* says thunderstorms ...
  
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• Jedwab: Canadians deserve to know what federal parties will do about Bill 21

  26-06-2019 17:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the leaders of the federal opposition parties were cautious in their reaction to Quebec’s legislative ban on religious symbols, Bill 21. That’s probably because of the popularity of the ban amongst Quebec francophone voters who may have an important impact on each party’s political fortunes. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Senators 2019/2020 Schedule Released - Silver Seven

  26-06-2019 16:35 via silversevensens.com
  Ottawa Senators 2019/2020 Schedule Released  Silver SevenWhile it's still early in the off season, and there's a lot of excitement yet to come this summer, nothing beats watching the games. The NHL released the full ...
  
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• Weather: Hot, muggy day in the forecast

  26-06-2019 16:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  Hope you enjoyed the sunshine Wednesday morning because it's going to be damp and muggy for the rest of the day. Read More
  
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• Man, 65, missing from Merivale Road since Monday

  26-06-2019 15:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police are appealing to the public to help them find a 65-year-old man who was last seen on Merivale Road late Monday night, adding that "there are concerns for his wellbeing." Read More
  
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• Check your tickets: $20M Lotto Max ticket sold in Ottawa - OttawaMatters.com

  26-06-2019 15:35 via ottawamatters.com
  Check your tickets: $20M Lotto Max ticket sold in Ottawa  OttawaMatters.comThe winning numbers in Tuesday's draw were: 2, 14, 15, 23, 27, 44, 45, and the bonus number was 8.
  
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• ​Ottawa pumps $275 million in LNG Canada infrastructure | Pipelines & Transportation - JWN

  26-06-2019 15:07 via jwnenergy.com
  ​Ottawa pumps $275 million in LNG Canada infrastructure | Pipelines & Transportation  JWNOttawa will spend $220 million to help fund energy efficient gas turbines for the LNG Canada project.The federal government...
  
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• Adam: Changing Ontario cabinet can't disguise bad policy, Premier Ford

  26-06-2019 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford did not just shuffle his cabinet last week, he shredded it, demoting four senior ministers and creating seven new ministries. Ford, who preached smaller government, cut down the number of Toronto councillors in mid-election and is laying off health care staff, enlarged his cabinet to 28 from 21. At a cost of more than $1 million to taxpayers. Austerity? Not for him. Read More
  
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• Traffic: Maitland 417 off-ramp closure starts July 2, cyclists' action at city hall

  26-06-2019 13:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  If you're car commuting downtown, watch out for cyclists doing a symbolic "human protected bike lane" outside city hall Wednesday morning. Read More
  
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• Weather: Hot, muggy, chance of showers

  26-06-2019 13:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  Hope you enjoyed the sunny morning, because things are looking damp and muggy for the rest of Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Your guide to Canada Day music on the Hill, including The Strumbellas and more

  26-06-2019 13:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Strumbellas’ keyboardist, Dave Ritter, remembers watching the Canada Day festivities in Ottawa on television while growing up in Oshawa.  Read More
  
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• A bereavement photographer on her work at CHEO: 'I cry my head off, and families are OK with it'

  26-06-2019 13:14 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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• Today's letters: On a new botanical garden, and the Westboro bus crash

  26-06-2019 12:53 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Search is on for missing Ottawa man - OttawaMatters.com

  26-06-2019 12:21 via ottawamatters.com
  Search is on for missing Ottawa man  OttawaMatters.comThe Ottawa Police *Service* is asking for help in locating a missing 65-year-old man. Robert Stringer was last seen around 11:15 p.m., Monday, in the Merivale ...
  
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• Meet the heroes Ottawa deserves - CBC.ca

  26-06-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Meet the heroes Ottawa deserves  CBC.caYou dreamed them up, and CBC Ottawa brought them to life.
  
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• Ottawa recognizes stateless refugee who fell in WWII - Canadian Jewish News

  26-06-2019 06:18 via cjnews.com
  Ottawa recognizes stateless refugee who fell in WWII  Canadian Jewish NewsSeventy-five years after Royal Canadian Air Force Flight Sgt. Nathan Dlusy of Montreal lost his life at age 23 while serving his country, Canada has officially ...
  
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• Norah Jones's mellow show both a delight and challenge for Jazzfest audience

  26-06-2019 05:31 via ottawacitizen.com
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• OPP reveal $1.1M in gold reported stolen from home near Brighton

  26-06-2019 05:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  Investigators from the Northumberland detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police have revealed the theft of gold bars and coins from a rural residence near Brighton on April 28. Read More
  
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• Charleston up next, Ottawa Fury FC looks to extend unbeaten string to 10 - Ottawa Sun

  26-06-2019 05:11 via ottawasun.com
  Charleston up next, Ottawa Fury FC looks to extend unbeaten string to 10  Ottawa SunIf Ottawa Fury FC hopes to push its unbeaten string to 10, it's going to have to do beat a team it has never beaten. On Wednesday, at 7 p.m., Fury FC will face ...
  
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• Ottawa constable’s blow to Abdi’s head ‘key’ to getting him handcuffed, officer testifies - Global News

  26-06-2019 02:36 via globalnews.ca
  Ottawa constable’s blow to Abdi’s head ‘key’ to getting him handcuffed, officer testifies  Global NewsA blow that Const. Daniel Montsion dealt to Abdirahman Abdi's head or face as he tried to arrest him in Hintonburg on July 24, 2016 was “key” to subduing Abdi ...
  
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• China asks for suspension of Canadian meat, citing forged certificates - Ottawa Citizen

  26-06-2019 02:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  China asks for suspension of Canadian meat, citing forged certificates  Ottawa CitizenOTTAWA — The Chinese Embassy said Tuesday it has asked Canada to suspend all meat exports, a surprise move that comes amid the diplomatic dispute over ...
  
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• Senators release full 2019-20 schedule - Ottawa Sun

  26-06-2019 02:21 via ottawasun.com
  Senators release full 2019-20 schedule  Ottawa SunMark Stone will return to Canadian Tire Centre for the first time as a Vegas Golden Knights on Jan. 16 and Erik Karlsson will play his second game against his ...
  
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• Waiting on Kawhi: NBA free agency looms for Raptors' Danny Green and others

  26-06-2019 02:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  Danny Green professes he has no idea what the Toronto Raptors roster will look like in two weeks. Read More
  
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• Ottawa unveils anti-racism strategy, which includes definition of Islamophobia - National Post

  26-06-2019 02:12 via nationalpost.com
  Ottawa unveils anti-racism strategy, which includes definition of Islamophobia  National PostOTTAWA — The federal government has released a new anti-racism strategy that promises $45 million to fight systemic discrimination through community ...
  
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• Raptors fever: Canadians have a bad case, and Danny Green has noticed

  26-06-2019 01:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  Somewhere in the Barrhaven section of Ottawa lives a four-year-old boy with a Danny Green haircut. Read More
  
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• Indigenous chiefs blast Ottawa's Trans Mountain consultation efforts ahead of key regulatory decision - National Post

  26-06-2019 01:54 via nationalpost.com
  Indigenous chiefs blast Ottawa's Trans Mountain consultation efforts ahead of key regulatory decision  National PostThe Indigenous claims come as the National Energy Board prepares for a decision on whether it will reinstate the project after July 9, when a comment period ...
  
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• Ottawa denied some military exports to China in 2018, citing foreign policy - The Globe and Mail

  26-06-2019 01:00 via theglobeandmail.com
  Ottawa denied some military exports to China in 2018, citing foreign policy  The Globe and MailFor a second year running, Canada has blocked some exports of military goods to China – in almost every case, records show, because the government felt ...
  
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• Ottawa pressed to bring home Canadian children of foreign fighters in Syria - The Globe and Mail

  26-06-2019 00:56 via theglobeandmail.com
  Ottawa pressed to bring home Canadian children of foreign fighters in Syria  The Globe and MailThe federal government is under renewed pressure to bring home the Canadian children of those who travelled to Syria to join the Islamic State as other ...
  
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• ‘It made me feel contaminated’: Biological daughter of Ottawa fertility doctor who used his own sperm speaks of impact - Toronto Star

  26-06-2019 00:52 via thestar.com
  ‘It made me feel contaminated’: Biological daughter of Ottawa fertility doctor who used his own sperm speaks of impact  Toronto StarDr. Norman Barwin was stripped of his licence by a discipline panel at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.
  
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