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• Builder of Ottawa’s LRT applies for ‘substantial completion’ again - Global News

  22-07-2019 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  Builder of Ottawa’s LRT applies for ‘substantial completion’ again  Global NewsFor the second time in about three months, the consortium building the first stage of Ottawa's Confederation LRT line has applied to move on to a critical 12-day ...
  
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• Confederation Line 'effectively complete' says Rideau Transit Group. But we've heard that before

  22-07-2019 23:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  Construction and testing of the $2.1-billion Confederation Line project are "effectively complete" the consortium behind the overdue project has told the city — for the second time. Read More
  
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• Opinion | Editorial: Ottawa still failing many Indigenous communities - StCatharinesStandard.ca

  22-07-2019 23:38 via stcatharinesstandard.ca
  Opinion | Editorial: Ottawa still failing many Indigenous communities  StCatharinesStandard.caIn Neskantaga First Nation, a boil-water advisory has been in effect. For 25 years.
  
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• Ottawa River Pathway reopened after flood cleanup

  22-07-2019 23:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  The National Capital Commission announced on Monday that the section of the Ottawa River Pathway behind Parliament Hill, stretching from Bank Street to the Portage Bridge, has been reopened for public use. Read More
  
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• Ottawa River Pathway behind Parliament reopened after flood cleanup - Ottawa Sun

  22-07-2019 23:20 via ottawasun.com
  Ottawa River Pathway behind Parliament reopened after flood cleanup  Ottawa SunThe National Capital Commission announced on Monday that the section of the Ottawa River Pathway behind Parliament Hill, stretching from Bank Street to the ...
  
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• Provincial funding cuts will affect services at city's long-term care homes, mayor says - Ottawa Citizen

  22-07-2019 23:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  Provincial funding cuts will affect services at city's long-term care homes, mayor says  Ottawa CitizenOttawa Mayor Jim Watson is calling on the Ontario government to reverse funding cuts that will leave the city's four municipal long-term care homes half a million ...
  
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• A report with recommendations on how Ottawa can best reduce gun violence is expected in early 2020 #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1153410545342533632 …

  22-07-2019 23:11 via twitter.com
  A report with recommendations on how Ottawa can best reduce gun violence is expected in early 2020 #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1153410545342533632 …
  
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• Provincial funding cuts will affect services at city's long-term care homes, mayor says

  22-07-2019 23:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson is calling on the Ontario government to reverse funding cuts that will leave the city’s four municipal long-term care homes half a million dollars in debt this year, and more than a million in debt by 2020. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Police Board votes to study how to reduce gun violence - OttawaMatters.com

  22-07-2019 23:02 via ottawamatters.com
  Ottawa Police Board votes to study how to reduce gun violence  OttawaMatters.comThe City's Police Services Board has directed interim Police Chief Steve Bell to compile a report and bring forward recommendations on how to reduce gun ...
  
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• FULL STORY: City officials and an independent certifier will now look over the light rail system before the city can start its official 12-day trial run. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1153406140870320128 …

  22-07-2019 22:50 via twitter.com
  FULL STORY: City officials and an independent certifier will now look over the light rail system before the city can start its official 12-day trial run. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1153406140870320128 …
  
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• Man charged with fraud in thefts from vehicles in Orléans

  22-07-2019 22:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 37-year-old man is facing charges including possessing stolen property and unauthorized use of credit cards linked to a stolen car and thefts from vehicles in Orléans, police said. Read More
  
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• Ottawa River Pathway reopened after flood cleanup - Ottawa Citizen

  22-07-2019 22:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa River Pathway reopened after flood cleanup  Ottawa CitizenThe National Capital Commission announced on Monday that the section of the Ottawa River Pathway behind Parliament Hill, stretching from Bank Street to the ...
  
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• BREAKING: RTG has submitted a notice of Substantial Completion. The City has 5 days to provide to the Independent Certifier its opinion as to whether the conditions of the Substantial Completion have been met. #ottnews

  22-07-2019 22:15 via twitter.com
  BREAKING: RTG has submitted a notice of Substantial Completion. The City has 5 days to provide to the Independent Certifier its opinion as to whether the conditions of the Substantial Completion have been met.#ottnews
  
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• Moose tranquillized in Ottawa’s east end, released back into woods: bylaw department - Global News

  22-07-2019 21:26 via globalnews.ca
  Moose tranquillized in Ottawa’s east end, released back into woods: bylaw department  Global NewsA female moose that meandered into an east-end neighbourhood on Monday morning was tranquillized and released back into the woods, Ottawa's bylaw ...
  
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• Lyme disease has settled so deeply into parts of Canada many public health units now just assume if you get bitten by a tick, you should be treated for Lyme disease. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1153385501576970240 …

  22-07-2019 21:25 via twitter.com
  Lyme disease has settled so deeply into parts of Canada many public health units now just assume if you get bitten by a tick, you should be treated for Lyme disease. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1153385501576970240 …
  
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• City of Ottawa, conservation agency renew grant program to remove trees infected by ash borer - Global News

  22-07-2019 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  City of Ottawa, conservation agency renew grant program to remove trees infected by ash borer  Global NewsAfter piloting a cost-sharing program with South Nation Conservation Authority last August, the City of Ottawa is again offering to subsidize up to 50 per cent of ...
  
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• Too many left-wingers: Mounties' scouting report on Soviet hockey players in 1957

  22-07-2019 21:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  When the Moscow Selects toured Canada for exhibition hockey games in 1957, it was a series full of tight checking — by the RCMP. Read More
  
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• 'No criminal wrong-doing' in skydiving death near Gananoque

  22-07-2019 20:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  The OPP has wrapped up its investigation into a skydiving mishap near Gananoque that killed a 63-year-old woman over the weekend, concluding there was "no criminal wrong-doing involved." Read More
  
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• Police have arrested a man accused in incidents which happened between June 23 and July 1. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1153373302620073990 …

  22-07-2019 20:45 via twitter.com
  Police have arrested a man accused in incidents which happened between June 23 and July 1. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1153373302620073990 …
  
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• SNC-Lavalin to complete Ottawa LRT work before exiting major contracting business - Ottawa Business Journal

  22-07-2019 20:19 via obj.ca
  SNC-Lavalin to complete Ottawa LRT work before exiting major contracting business  Ottawa Business JournalAs SNC-Lavalin Group's new CEO veers away from end-to-end construction projects as part of a sharp change in course, the Montreal-based company has ...
  
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• Happy ending for young moose on the loose in Orléans

  22-07-2019 18:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  A young moose wandering suburban Orléans at rush hour Monday morning was soon safe — if sleepy — back in the woods. Read More
  
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• Callaghan: Time to send the tech titans back to school

  22-07-2019 18:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  Recently, American regulators announced they would levy a record $5 billion fine on Facebook for privacy breaches. Since Facebook can cover that ticket with one month’s revenue, and their stock price actually rose on the news of the fine, what lessons can we expect them to learn from such a light slap on the wrist? Here’s a modest proposal to make them behave better: It’s time for the giants of technology to go back to school. Read More
  
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• Ottawa-based CIRA lands spot in first cohort of L-Spark's new secure IoT accelerator - Ottawa Business Journal

  22-07-2019 18:43 via obj.ca
  Ottawa-based CIRA lands spot in first cohort of L-Spark's new secure IoT accelerator  Ottawa Business JournalThe Ottawa-based company responsible for the .ca domain is among the first cohort of companies joining a new accelerator spearheaded by L-Spark and its ...
  
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• SmartCentres, Selection plan 2 Ottawa apartment towers | RENX - Real Estate News EXchange

  22-07-2019 17:59 via renx.ca
  SmartCentres, Selection plan 2 Ottawa apartment towers | RENX  Real Estate News EXchangeSmartCentres REIT (SRU-UN-T) and Selection Group plan to join the multi-residential building boom in Ottawa by constructing a two-tower development on the ...
  
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• City wants court to close crime and prostitution 'haven' at Prince of Wales Drive motel - Ottawa Citizen

  22-07-2019 17:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  City wants court to close crime and prostitution 'haven' at Prince of Wales Drive motel  Ottawa CitizenIn an application filed at Superior Court, the city requested an order to close the New Highway Inn Motel for two years.
  
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• Man, 20, accused in Strandherd Drive mugging

  22-07-2019 17:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  A K9 officer collared a suspect in an early morning mugging in Barrhaven early Sunday, police report. Read More
  
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• Pellerin: Healthy Ottawa – What's in those household products?

  22-07-2019 17:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  Our health is shaped as much by our environment as by what we eat or the exercise we do. So how can we make our homes healthier? Brigitte Pellerin continues her occasional series aimed at making Ottawa the healthiest city. Read More
  
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• No swimming at Britannia, Petrie Island, Petrie Island East Bay

  22-07-2019 17:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  Heading out for a swim Monday? Read More
  
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• Politics Briefing: Liberals, Conservatives trade barbs in Ottawa - The Globe and Mail

  22-07-2019 17:36 via theglobeandmail.com
  Politics Briefing: Liberals, Conservatives trade barbs in Ottawa  The Globe and MailAlso: Elizabeth May says she's hoping for a hung Parliament.
  
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• OPP identify victim in fatal crash - CTV News

  22-07-2019 17:34 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  OPP identify victim in fatal crash  CTV NewsBusy weekend for Ottawa Police and OPP in the region.
  
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• Man, 20, accused in Strandherd Drive mugging - Ottawa Citizen

  22-07-2019 17:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  Man, 20, accused in Strandherd Drive mugging  Ottawa CitizenA K9 officer collared a suspect in an early morning mugging in Barrhaven early Sunday, police report.The officer and patrol officers were called to Strandherd ...
  
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• Pellerin: Healthy Ottawa – What's in those household products? - Ottawa Citizen

  22-07-2019 17:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  Pellerin: Healthy Ottawa – What's in those household products?  Ottawa CitizenYou can read all the nutrition labels in the world and make excellent choices based on that information but what good will it do if the air you breathe around the ...
  
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• Moose wanders into Orléans neighbourhood - CTV News

  22-07-2019 17:00 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Moose wanders into Orléans neighbourhood  CTV NewsNCC officers tranquilized the moose shortly after it was trapped between two homes on Valin St.
  
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• Bill Ottawa for First Nation water repairs, NDP - KenoraOnline.com

  22-07-2019 17:00 via kenoraonline.com
  Bill Ottawa for First Nation water repairs, NDP  KenoraOnline.comOntario's Opposition leader Andrea Horwath of the NDP says the provincial government should go ahead with fixing the water supply in Attawapiskat and ...
  
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• City of Ottawa launching program to battle Emerald Ash Borer after successful pilot - OttawaMatters.com

  22-07-2019 16:56 via ottawamatters.com
  City of Ottawa launching program to battle Emerald Ash Borer after successful pilot  OttawaMatters.comA partnership between South Nation Conservation (SNC) and the City of Ottawa is working to curb the spread of the invasive Emerald Ash Borer across ...
  
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• Monday morning traffic: Moose on the loose captured in Orléans, O-Train service partially restored

  22-07-2019 16:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  A moose that was wandering in Orléans on Monday morning has been tranquilized, Ottawa bylaw officers say. Read More
  
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• The city is explaining what some saw as a light rail setback as just another kink being worked out in the lead up to the Confederation Line's official trial run. #ottnews https://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/city-attributes-lrt-train-towed-at-hurdma

  22-07-2019 16:16 via twitter.com
  The city is explaining what some saw as a light rail setback as just another kink being worked out in the lead up to the Confederation Line's official trial run. #ottnews
  https://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/city-attributes-lrt-train-towed-at-hurdman-to-routine-issue-ahead-of-trial-run-1597026 …pic.twitter.com/ktQz697IwB
  
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