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• Ottawa police investigating stabbing at Dominion Station - Global News

  03-07-2019 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  Ottawa police investigating stabbing at Dominion Station  Global NewsOttawa police say a man has been sent to hospital after two were stabbed at the Dominion OC Transpo station on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Pilot hurt in emergency landing of vintage plane in Gatineau

  03-07-2019 23:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  One of Canada's most revered pilots was injured Wednesday morning when his vintage aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at Gatineau Executive Airport at about midday. Read More
  
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• Two men stabbed at Dominion Station - Ottawa Citizen

  03-07-2019 23:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two men stabbed at Dominion Station  Ottawa CitizenTwo men were stabbed at Dominion Station in Westboro early Wednesday afternoon, Ottawa police said.Police received reports at 1:28 p.m., and found two men ...
  
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• Ottawa Stadium's future hinges on more revenue opportunities to offset growing tax requirement - Ottawa Citizen

  03-07-2019 23:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa Stadium's future hinges on more revenue opportunities to offset growing tax requirement  Ottawa CitizenThe future of Ottawa's municipal baseball stadium could hinge on the city finding other money-making activities to offset growing operating costs for the aging ...
  
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• Ottawa Stadium's future hinges on more revenue opportunities to offset growing tax requirement

  03-07-2019 23:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  The future of Ottawa's municipal baseball stadium could hinge on the city finding other money-making activities to offset growing operating costs for the aging one-sport facility. Read More
  
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• Ottawa recommends RCMP investigate Canadian lobby firm representing Sudan military - The Globe and Mail

  03-07-2019 23:04 via theglobeandmail.com
  Ottawa recommends RCMP investigate Canadian lobby firm representing Sudan military  The Globe and MailThe federal government has asked the RCMP to investigate a Montreal-based lobbyist to see if it violated Canadian sanctions by signing a US$6-million contract ...
  
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• Ottawa among cities open for applications to public-private 5G testbed - Ottawa Business Journal

  03-07-2019 22:46 via obj.ca
  Ottawa among cities open for applications to public-private 5G testbed  Ottawa Business JournalA $400M public-private partnership is opening up a new testbed for companies in Ontario and Quebec to experiment with the coming wave of 5G networks.
  
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• Mayor Watson interested in deploying surveillance cameras in ByWard Market

  03-07-2019 22:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  City council members are looking into the implications of rolling out surveillance cameras around the ByWard Market, but a privacy expert warns the municipal government that deploying cameras requires careful thought on controlling the footage and notifying the public. Read More
  
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• Nearly 25,000 now waiting for autism services in Ontario: minister

  03-07-2019 22:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  Nearly 25,000 Ontario children are now waiting for autism services, the province’s new minister in charge of the controversial file said Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Teens charged at Canada Day in Barrhaven amid upped security measures

  03-07-2019 21:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  The bottom line, according to Darrell Bartraw, organizer of Barrhaven's Canada Day festivities, is that the event went well. It was "absolutely our best year ever," he says, adding that attendance reached record levels and that the programming was a hit. Read More
  
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• Teens charged at Canada Day in Barrhaven amid upped security measures - Ottawa Citizen

  03-07-2019 21:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  Teens charged at Canada Day in Barrhaven amid upped security measures  Ottawa CitizenThe bottom line, according to Darrell Bartraw, organizer of Barrhaven's Canada Day festivities, is that the event went well. It was “absolutely our best year ever,” ...
  
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• Power returns for about 500 Glebe customers

  03-07-2019 21:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  Hydro Ottawa said power had been restored to about 500 Glebe customers Wednesday after a contractor came in contact with hydro wires. Read More
  
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• "Costly" lawsuit if city blocks Château Laurier plan, say planners

  03-07-2019 21:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  Planners working on the addition to the Château Laurier have written to Ottawa council warning of an expensive lawsuit if the city blocks the latest version of the project. Read More
  
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• Whoa! New horse-jumping soirée for Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation to feature former Olympian Ian Millar - Ottawa Business Journal

  03-07-2019 21:05 via obj.ca
  Whoa! New horse-jumping soirée for Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation to feature former Olympian Ian Millar  Ottawa Business JournalSports celebrities, business leaders, horse-jumping athletes to compete in obstacle course at Wesley Clover Parks.
  
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• 'Costly' lawsuit if city blocks Château Laurier plan, say planners - Ottawa Citizen

  03-07-2019 20:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  'Costly' lawsuit if city blocks Château Laurier plan, say planners  Ottawa CitizenPlanners working on the addition to the Château Laurier have written to Ottawa council warning of an expensive lawsuit if the city blocks the latest version of the ...
  
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• Two men stabbed at Dominion Station, westbound buses rerouted

  03-07-2019 20:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two men were stabbed at Dominion Station in Westboro early Wednesday afternoon, Ottawa police said. Read More
  
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• OC Transpo free for seniors on Sundays

  03-07-2019 20:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  Mayor Jim Watson says spending $100,000 annually to give seniors free public transit on Sundays is worth it because it will give those residents another opportunity to get out of their homes. Read More
  
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• Foster: Oil lurks beneath the surface of several world conflicts

  03-07-2019 20:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  With tankers ablaze in the Persian Gulf, and sanctions on Iran and Venezuela, what are the real issues with these two countries? Ostensibly, they are nuclear capability in Iran and lack of democracy in Venezuela. But as in other recent conflicts, petroleum issues lie below the surface. Read More
  
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• Algonquin Nation guaranteed space in Ottawa Indigenous Peoples’ space as deal ends hunger strike - Toronto Star

  03-07-2019 19:59 via thestar.com
  Algonquin Nation guaranteed space in Ottawa Indigenous Peoples’ space as deal ends hunger strike  Toronto StarCopyright owned or licensed by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or distribution of this *content* is expressly prohibited without ...
  
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• Glavin: The rules-based international order goes down the drain

  03-07-2019 19:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  Here’s an idea. Let’s pick 20 people at random from the millions of Hongkongers who have braved nightsticks and tear gas and pepper spray in the cause of democracy over the past few weeks, and replace the leaders of the G20 with them. This is totally out of left field, I fully realize. But for the fun of it, do you think you could make a case that the world would be, even in the slightest, worse off? Read More
  
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• Pilot hurt in emergency landing of vintage plane in Gatineau - Ottawa Citizen

  03-07-2019 19:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  Pilot hurt in emergency landing of vintage plane in Gatineau  Ottawa CitizenA pilot was seriously injured Wednesday morning when his vintage aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at Gatineau Executive Airport at about ...
  
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• Pilot seriously hurt in emergency landing of vintage plane in Gatineau

  03-07-2019 19:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  A pilot was seriously injured Wednesday morning when his vintage aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at Gatineau Executive Airport at about midday. Read More
  
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• Ottawa student newspaper website erased in 'scary' cyberattack - CTV News

  03-07-2019 19:30 via ctvnews.ca
  Ottawa student newspaper website erased in 'scary' cyberattack  CTV NewsAn Ottawa student newspaper will be able to retrieve thousands of articles from its website after an apparent hacker erased all its *content* over the long weekend ...
  
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• OTTAWA WEATHER: Heat warning just in time for Bluesfest - Ottawa Sun

  03-07-2019 19:26 via ottawasun.com
  OTTAWA WEATHER: Heat warning just in time for Bluesfest  Ottawa SunAfter a few weeks of teasing, it finally appears that summer has hit the capital: Jazzfest, ending, Bluesfest kicking off, baseball and humidex.
  
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• Our Bluesfest daily picks: Chvrches and Steve Poltz

  03-07-2019 19:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  RBC Bluesfest returns to LeBreton Flats for 10 days of musical revelry from July 4 to 14. We'll be bringing you our top picks for every day of the festival. For Thursday, July 4, check out CHVRCHES and Steve Poltz. Read More
  
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• British pop rockers alt-J come to Bluesfest after a whirlwind couple of years

  03-07-2019 19:13 via ottawacitizen.com
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• OPP in Ottawa slap drivers with 200 tickets over Canada Day weekend - Global News

  03-07-2019 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  OPP in Ottawa slap drivers with 200 tickets over Canada Day weekend  Global NewsOntario Provincial Police (OPP) say they slapped drivers on Ottawa highways with 200 tickets over the Canada Day weekend.
  
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• Heat warning issued for Ottawa-Gatineau, eastern Ontario - CBC.ca

  03-07-2019 17:56 via cbc.ca
  Heat warning issued for Ottawa-Gatineau, eastern Ontario  CBC.caOttawa-Gatineau and eastern Ontario are officially under the first heat warning of the summer, and Environment Canada is predicting temperatures that feel like ...
  
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• Bagnall: End of the line for Bruce Linton at Canopy Growth

  03-07-2019 17:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  From the moment Bruce Linton approached beer-wine-and-spirits giant Constellation Brands for investment money two years ago, he was running the risk he would one day lose control of his cannabis startup, Canopy Growth. Read More
  
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• Weather: Environment Canada issues heat warning for capital region

  03-07-2019 17:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for the capital region for the next few days, with possible humidex values hitting 40. Read More
  
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• Ottawa OPP lay 200 charges during Canada Day weekend

  03-07-2019 17:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  It was a busy weekend for enforcement officers on local highways. Read More
  
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• CANADA DAY WEEKEND: Ottawa OPP issued 200 traffic charges - Ottawa Sun

  03-07-2019 17:21 via ottawasun.com
  CANADA DAY WEEKEND: Ottawa OPP issued 200 traffic charges  Ottawa SunOPP in Ottawa say they issued 200 tickets to highway motorists over the Canada Day long weekend, of which 17 were for failing to move over for an emergency ...
  
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• Ottawa OPP lay 200 charges during Canada Day weekend - Ottawa Citizen

  03-07-2019 17:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa OPP lay 200 charges during Canada Day weekend  Ottawa CitizenIt was a busy weekend for enforcement officers on local highways.OPP in Ottawa say they issued 200 tickets to highway motorists over the Canada Day long ...
  
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• No suspects after Overbrook shooting, injured man ‘unco-operative’: Ottawa police - Global News

  03-07-2019 17:11 via globalnews.ca
  No suspects after Overbrook shooting, injured man ‘unco-operative’: Ottawa police  Global News"As of right now, [the victim] is unco-operative just in helping our investigators understand what happened and locating a suspect," police spokesperson Const.
  
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• OPP lay 200 charges in Ottawa over Canada Day weekend - OttawaMatters.com

  03-07-2019 16:53 via ottawamatters.com
  OPP lay 200 charges in Ottawa over Canada Day weekend  OttawaMatters.comOf those charges, 17 were for motorists that failed to move over for emergency vehicles that had their emergency lights on.
  
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• Abdi took first swing at police officer, defence alleges - CBC.ca

  03-07-2019 16:50 via cbc.ca
  Abdi took first swing at police officer, defence alleges  CBC.caA defence lawyer for Ottawa police Const. Daniel Montsion says video shown in court Tuesday suggests Abdirahman Abdi swung at his client first before the ...
  
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• Traffic: Cyclist suffers minor injuries in collision; police run cyclist safety blitz in July

  03-07-2019 15:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  A cyclist was struck on Bronson Avenue Wednesday morning even as the police traffic section have repeatedly warned that they'll be out promoting cyclist safety this month. Read More
  
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• Cornwall men charged with gun trafficking

  03-07-2019 15:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  Cornwall police say they've recovered a half-dozen stolen firearms and arrested two local men accused of conspiring to steal them from their owner. Read More
  
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• Weather: Heat moves in ahead of Bluesfest

  03-07-2019 13:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  After a few weeks of teasing, it finally appears that summer has hit the capital: Jazzfest, ending, Bluesfest kicking off, baseball and humidex. Read More
  
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• Steven Van Zandt, guitarist for Springsteen, on keeping rock 'n' roll alive

  03-07-2019 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Today's letters: Personal stories about Canada Day weekend

  03-07-2019 12:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  A special reason to love Ottawa Read More
  
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• Egan: Suddenly-reluctant NCC has fussed over possible Château addition for years

  03-07-2019 12:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  The National Capital Commission has made it clear it won't influence the proposed addition to the Château Laurier — come hell or the highly hideous — only days before a last-gasp attempt to shelve the design at Ottawa city hall. Read More
  
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• OLG hoping to hear from Ottawa's 15.7-million Lotto 6/49 winner - OttawaMatters.com

  03-07-2019 09:00 via ottawamatters.com
  OLG hoping to hear from Ottawa's 15.7-million Lotto 6/49 winner  OttawaMatters.comThe winning ticket from the July 3 draw was sold in the city.
  
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• New before and after views: Ottawa architect urges Trudeau to intervene over Château Laurier addition - Ottawa Citizen

  03-07-2019 09:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  New before and after views: Ottawa architect urges Trudeau to intervene over Château Laurier addition  Ottawa CitizenOttawa architect and heritage consultant Barry Padolsky has written an open letter to Justin Trudeau, asking the prime minister to step in to convince hotel ...
  
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• Canada spends more than double for special forces aircraft but the reason why is a mystery so far

  03-07-2019 05:51 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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• One victim in hospital after shooting in Overbrook

  03-07-2019 05:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  A man was in the hospital after a shooting in Overbrook on Tuesday night, Ottawa police said. Read More
  
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• Police investigating shooting in Overbrook - CTV News

  03-07-2019 03:56 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Police investigating shooting in Overbrook  CTV NewsOttawa Police are investigating a shooting in Overbrook at Lola St. and Queen Mary St.
  
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• Friends remember Market shooting victim: 'You could feel the confidence and good energy from him, always'

  03-07-2019 03:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  Friends and family of Ryan Kabuya-Ntumba want him to be remembered as a focused and driven athlete as well as an all around good person. Read More
  
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• Braid: In Ottawa, the Senate is least popular when it almost works - Calgary Herald

  03-07-2019 02:15 via calgaryherald.com
  Braid: In Ottawa, the Senate is least popular when it almost works  Calgary HeraldFor a few glorious days in June, the Senate of Canada almost worked.In so doing it put the fear of God — or at least, the West — into important people down ...
  
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• Algonquin grand chief ends hunger strike as negotiations over 100 Wellington drag on

  03-07-2019 01:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  A hunger strike by Grand Chief Verna Polson of the Algonquin Anishinabeg First Nation ended after 40 hours Tuesday afternoon, although there was no immediate word on a resolution in the dispute over whether the Algonquins will have a place in the Indigenous centre at 100 Wellington Street. Read More
  
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