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• 'Master story-teller' picked to create public art at new central library

  24-07-2019 23:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  A UK artist who has created installations for the London's Victoria and Albert Museum and Natural History Museum has been picked to join the design team for the joint Ottawa Public Library and Archives Canada facility overlooking LeBreton Flats. Read More
  
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• Partial road collapse after water main break in Orleans - CTV News

  24-07-2019 23:43 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Partial road collapse after water main break in Orleans  CTV NewsOttawa Police have closed part of Terranova Drive in Orléans after a water main break caused a portion of the road to collapse Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Britannia residents question what is killing seagulls along Ottawa River - CTV News

  24-07-2019 23:38 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Britannia residents question what is killing seagulls along Ottawa River  CTV NewsThere is another mystery along the shores of the Ottawa River, this time involving seagulls. Nearby residents have found half a dozen dead birds and nearly as ...
  
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• The @OttawaFoodBank is calling on the city to take action after a study showed half of the capital's provincial ridings in the top 10 for per capita food bank usage in Ontario. #ottnewshttps://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/ottawa-food-bank-calling-for-

  24-07-2019 23:15 via twitter.com
  The @OttawaFoodBank is calling on the city to take action after a study showed half of the capital's provincial ridings in the top 10 for per capita food bank usage in Ontario. #ottnewshttps://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/ottawa-food-bank-calling-for-poverty-reduction-strategy-in-wake-of-ontario-study-1602412 …
  
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• Police asking to avoid the area. City is on route because of a broken water main #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaPolice/status/1154129691516841986 …

  24-07-2019 22:49 via twitter.com
  Police asking to avoid the area. City is on route because of a broken water main #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaPolice/status/1154129691516841986 …
  
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• Ottawa Food Bank calling for poverty reduction strategy in wake of Ontario study - OttawaMatters.com

  24-07-2019 22:29 via ottawamatters.com
  Ottawa Food Bank calling for poverty reduction strategy in wake of Ontario study  OttawaMatters.com"It's not something we talk about enough here in Ottawa," explained Rachael Wilson, Director of Communications and Development for the Ottawa Food Bank.
  
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• Science of summer: Most animals don't eat wood. So why do they eat bark?

  24-07-2019 22:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  Postmedia's informal series on the Science of Summer is back. Today Tom Spears asks a prominent local naturalist why tree-eating animals don't eat the actual wood, and how this affects our forests. Read More
  
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• Ottawa invests $85M into advanced satellites to connect rural, remote regions - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  24-07-2019 21:34 via cp24.com
  Ottawa invests $85M into advanced satellites to connect rural, remote regions  CP24 Toronto's Breaking NewsOTTAWA - The federal government is spending $85 million to help develop advanced satellite technology with hopes it will one day expand access to affordable ...
  
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• After a cycling death, safety turns political

  24-07-2019 21:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  The death of a 13-year-old boy has turned talk of safer streets into a personal and partisan fight in and around city hall, with blame and Twitter accusations flying Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Second former envoy says Ottawa wants unified message on China - The Globe and Mail

  24-07-2019 21:32 via theglobeandmail.com
  Second former envoy says Ottawa wants unified message on China  The Globe and MailFormer Canadian ambassador to China Guy Saint-Jacques said he received a message similar to one sent to David Mulroney, who was asked to check with the ...
  
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• Ottawa apartment builders ready to ride LRT's wave - Ottawa Business Journal

  24-07-2019 21:28 via obj.ca
  Ottawa apartment builders ready to ride LRT's wave  Ottawa Business JournalRioCan and Killam open development aimed to capitalizing on new generation of transit-using tenants.
  
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• After a cycling death, safety turns political - Ottawa Citizen

  24-07-2019 21:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  After a cycling death, safety turns political  Ottawa CitizenThe death of a 13-year-old boy has turned talk of safer streets into a personal and partisan fight in and around city hall, with blame and Twitter accusations flying ...
  
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• "This is not a protest. We're not bringing signs and yelling," said Ottawa-born comedian @tomgreenlive. "We're going to hang out and have a sandwich and watch the sunset over the Chateau and the Ottawa River." #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/sta

  24-07-2019 20:34 via twitter.com
  "This is not a protest. We're not bringing signs and yelling," said Ottawa-born comedian @tomgreenlive. "We're going to hang out and have a sandwich and watch the sunset over the Chateau and the Ottawa River." #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1154096939882840064 …
  
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• Killaloe OPP officer charged in Hwy 60 collision

  24-07-2019 20:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  A Killaloe OPP officer is charged under the Highway Traffic Act with making an unsafe move in the lane or shoulder after his marked cruiser collided with a car on Highway 60 earlier this month. Read More
  
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• Alleged robber threatened clerks with loaded syringes: Police

  24-07-2019 20:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 58-year-old man was arrested early Wednesday in connection with a pair of robberies and eight thefts targeting half a dozen retail outlets across Ottawa. Read More
  
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• Hintonburg residents demand sidewalk be reopened at Magee House

  24-07-2019 19:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  Frustrated Hintonburg residents and business owners carefully took to Wellington Street Wednesday morning to demand the reopening of the thoroughfare one year after it was closed by a partial collapse of a historic building. Read More
  
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• OPP helps Dark Knight get Batmobile back on the road

  24-07-2019 19:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  When the Batmobile ran into a spot trouble on Highway 401, the Caped Crusader called on passing provincial police for help. Read More
  
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• Suspect arrested and charged following multiple robberies across Ottawa - OttawaMatters.com

  24-07-2019 19:42 via ottawamatters.com
  Suspect arrested and charged following multiple robberies across Ottawa  OttawaMatters.comPolice say, in two incidents, victims were threatened with a loaded syringe.
  
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• Glavin: Slaughter wracks Syria's Idlib region, and no one notices

  24-07-2019 19:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  Maybe it’s because of the guilty anti-interventionist conscience of the world’s comfortable liberal democracies, or because it’s now an article of respectable faith in the NATO capitals that Syrian lives simply aren’t worth the bother. Maybe it’s just that we’ve all become so accustomed to reports of slaughter and barbarism in Syria that it barely warrants any public attention at all. Read More
  
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• Ottawa announces $4M funding to preserve Indigenous languages in Atlantic Canada - Global News

  24-07-2019 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  Ottawa announces $4M funding to preserve Indigenous languages in Atlantic Canada  Global NewsThe federal government will spend more than $4.1 million over two years to preserve and promote Indigenous languages in Atlantic Canada.
  
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• Ottawa tornado victim's TEDx Talk on coping with disaster using humour released - OttawaMatters.com

  24-07-2019 18:55 via ottawamatters.com
  Ottawa tornado victim's TEDx Talk on coping with disaster using humour released  OttawaMatters.comRory Gardiner was invited to Colorado Springs to deliver a TEDx Talk after a video he shot, shortly after tornadoes hit the capital region in September of 2018.
  
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• Firefighters on 'dynamic deployment' with Kanata station under repair

  24-07-2019 18:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa Fire Services Station 41 on Eagleson Road is closed for renovations because ongoing construction proved "disruptive," but the fire chief says that "should Kanata residents require (OFS) services … we will be there.” Read More
  
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• Ottawa providing $85-million to Telesat satellite project for rural internet - The Globe and Mail

  24-07-2019 18:15 via theglobeandmail.com
  Ottawa providing $85-million to Telesat satellite project for rural internet  The Globe and MailTelesat Canada has secured $85-million in government funding as it pushes to launch a web of almost 300 small satellites into low-Earth orbit and bring ...
  
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• Dining Out: Tamis Café brings Filipino favourites to Centretown

  24-07-2019 17:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  Three years ago, I learned that the word for "sweet" in Tagalog, the national language of the Philippines, was "tamis." Read More
  
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• 1 dead, 1 missing after house fire east of Ottawa: officials - Global News

  24-07-2019 17:12 via globalnews.ca
  1 dead, 1 missing after house fire east of Ottawa: officials  Global NewsUPDATE: Ontario Provincial Police said on Wednesday that the body of the missing person was found. Read the latest here.
  
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• Investigators find 2nd body in home ravaged by fire east of Ottawa - Global News

  24-07-2019 16:57 via globalnews.ca
  Investigators find 2nd body in home ravaged by fire east of Ottawa  Global NewsOntario Provincial Police (OPP) say investigators have found the body of a person who emergency crews believed to be missing after a major house fire about ...
  
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• Shopify looks to 'welcome back' Ottawa's lapsed software developers - Ottawa Business Journal

  24-07-2019 16:39 via obj.ca
  Shopify looks to 'welcome back' Ottawa's lapsed software developers  Ottawa Business JournalTrained software developers in Ottawa who have fallen behind on recent advances in the field will soon be able to get back up to speed with a helping hand ...
  
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