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• CHEO workers rally on Preston Street for autism care - Ottawa Citizen

  15-08-2019 22:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  CHEO workers rally on Preston Street for autism care  Ottawa CitizenMurray Bourck wonders what will happen to his son, Ian.His dream — that the youngster, now 5, be a normally functioning adult by the time he turns 18 ...
  
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• New charge laid against Ottawa man in July homicide in Gatineau - Ottawa Citizen

  15-08-2019 22:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  New charge laid against Ottawa man in July homicide in Gatineau  Ottawa CitizenSean William Newell, 53, was charged Thursday with complicity in connection with the death of Jeffrey Claude Godin at a building on Laval Street on July 23.
  
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• New charge laid against Ottawa man in July homicide in Gatineau

  15-08-2019 22:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Additional charges have been laid against an Ottawa man in a homicide in Gatineau in late July. Read More
  
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• Watson "confident" LRT will be carrying passengers in September as promised

  15-08-2019 22:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  Mayor Jim Watson promised Thursday that he would answer all questions about the secretive 12 days of testing immediately after the city accepts the keys to the system. Read More
  
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• Two men charged with firing gun in Gatineau

  15-08-2019 20:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  A second man has been arrested in Gatineau after a handgun was fired in June. Read More
  
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• Counc. Rawlson King calls for anti-racism office at city hall

  15-08-2019 20:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  The opening sentence of the city’s Equity and Diversity Policy states "The City of Ottawa is committed to providing quality services by establishing a qualified workforce that reflects the diverse population it serves.” Read More
  
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• Coun. Rawlson King calls for anti-racism office at city hall - Ottawa Citizen

  15-08-2019 20:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  Coun. Rawlson King calls for anti-racism office at city hall  Ottawa CitizenThe opening sentence of the city's Equity and Diversity Policy states “The City of Ottawa is committed to providing quality services by establishing a qualified ...
  
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• Police are asking residents to keep their belongings locked up. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1162054607800897536 …

  15-08-2019 19:43 via twitter.com
  Police are asking residents to keep their belongings locked up. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1162054607800897536 …
  
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• Ottawa archbishop decries plans for Satanic black mass - Grandin Media

  15-08-2019 19:31 via grandinmedia.ca
  Ottawa archbishop decries plans for Satanic black mass  Grandin MediaA ritual Satanic black mass planned in Ottawa Aug. 17 is hateful towards Catholics and risks desecrating what they hold most precious, says Ottawa's ...
  
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• Man arrested after house explosion in Brampton, Ont., injured four people.https://bit.ly/2MjfJuE 

  15-08-2019 19:30 via twitter.com
  Man arrested after house explosion in Brampton, Ont., injured four people.https://bit.ly/2MjfJuE 
  
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• Ottawa's Ross Video lands record $5M IRAP funding for new product development - Ottawa Business Journal

  15-08-2019 19:16 via obj.ca
  Ottawa's Ross Video lands record $5M IRAP funding for new product development  Ottawa Business JournalChief executive David Ross says the company will put the *fresh* funding towards its next generation of products, highlighting his excitement about 4K TV and ...
  
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• Canadian Forces focuses on families of the fallen for Afghan memorial rededication ceremony this weekend

  15-08-2019 19:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  Almost 600 relatives of fallen Canadians from the Afghan war will gather in Ottawa on the weekend for the rededication of the Kandahar cenotaph, one of the largest family gatherings to pay tribute to those who died as a result of the war. Read More
  
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• Government contractor seeks review of security clearance loss after $195M lawsuit launched

  15-08-2019 18:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  David Baird's working life these days is consumed by legal minutiae. It began 17 months ago when the company he founded, Bronson Consulting, launched a $195-million lawsuit against the federal government over a lost contract involving the provision of consular services worldwide. Read More
  
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• Federal government apologizes for historic sled dog killings in the North. https://bit.ly/31HITr8  #cdnpolipic.twitter.com/A3P2uLGLtv

  15-08-2019 18:21 via twitter.com
  Federal government apologizes for historic sled dog killings in the North.https://bit.ly/31HITr8 #cdnpolipic.twitter.com/A3P2uLGLtv
  
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• Canopy Growth books $1.3B Q1 loss as soaring expenses offest revenue growth. https://bit.ly/2TD2Igf  #ottnewspic.twitter.com/OtIgVobCUh

  15-08-2019 17:50 via twitter.com
  Canopy Growth books $1.3B Q1 loss as soaring expenses offest revenue growth.https://bit.ly/2TD2Igf #ottnewspic.twitter.com/OtIgVobCUh
  
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• The private event allows attendees to enjoy themselves a day before the fair opens to the public. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1162025798821281792 …

  15-08-2019 17:43 via twitter.com
  The private event allows attendees to enjoy themselves a day before the fair opens to the public. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1162025798821281792 …
  
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• Ruddy: Why I support the proposed Château Laurier addition

  15-08-2019 17:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  As a proud Ottawa resident by birth and a developer by trade, I have watched the debate over the proposed addition to the Château Laurier with great interest. The château holds a special place in my heart, as it does for many of my friends and neighbours. As a young child returning home from trips to Montreal, I remember the thrill of entering into the hotel from the tunnel connecting it to the train station; I learned to swim in the hotel pool; and in 1990, I was lucky enough to cel
  
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• What makes restaurant food 'authentic,' and who gets to decide?

  15-08-2019 17:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  Par Chiturai was beaming. Read More
  
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• Defining 'authentic' Chinese cuisine

  15-08-2019 17:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  I have a very sentimental attachment to the Chinese-Canadian food that has seemingly been superseded by ostensibly more authentic Chinese cuisine. Read More
  
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• Report says why PMO wanted former Supreme Court judges to advise on SNC-Lavalin. https://bit.ly/31DS4bT  #cdnpolipic.twitter.com/e20qPd863v

  15-08-2019 17:17 via twitter.com
  Report says why PMO wanted former Supreme Court judges to advise on SNC-Lavalin.https://bit.ly/31DS4bT #cdnpolipic.twitter.com/e20qPd863v
  
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• 'A good self-help remedy:' Human rights lawyer wins peace bond against white supremacist - Ottawa Citizen

  15-08-2019 16:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  'A good self-help remedy:' Human rights lawyer wins peace bond against white supremacist  Ottawa CitizenThe web post suggested targets should be shot twice to ensure that they are dead.
  
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• Human rights lawyer wins peace bond against white supremacist

  15-08-2019 16:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Peterborough-based leader of a white nationalist group has been ordered to enter into a peace bond with an Ottawa human rights lawyer. Read More
  
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• High profile could help Jody Wilson-Raybould keep her seat away from Liberals https://bit.ly/2MjdRSE  #cdnpolipic.twitter.com/ck6ymmOqFY

  15-08-2019 16:30 via twitter.com
  High profile could help Jody Wilson-Raybould keep her seat away from Liberalshttps://bit.ly/2MjdRSE #cdnpolipic.twitter.com/ck6ymmOqFY
  
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• Adam: LRT legal debacle shows Ottawa must overhaul procurement - Ottawa Citizen

  15-08-2019 16:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Adam: LRT legal debacle shows Ottawa must overhaul procurement  Ottawa CitizenWe just can't use this kind of process when the next big project comes along. It needs a total revamp, and that should be a council priority after the summer ...
  
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• Merivale Road reopens after police investigation into man 'in crisis' - Ottawa Citizen

  15-08-2019 15:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  Merivale Road reopens after police investigation into man 'in crisis'  Ottawa CitizenA section of Merivale Road was closed as police investigated a man “in crisis” Thursday morning.Ottawa police said they were called to an apartment on ...
  
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• More than 3300 children need back-to-school support in Ottawa - OttawaMatters.com

  15-08-2019 15:36 via ottawamatters.com
  More than 3300 children need back-to-school support in Ottawa  OttawaMatters.comThe capital's Caring and Sharing Exchange is asking for help from the community in this time of 'urgent need.'
  
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• Five-year-old girl, 40-year-old woman found dead in Outaouais

  15-08-2019 15:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  A five-year-old girl and a 40-year-old woman were found dead in Outaouais Wednesday night in what police believe to be a murder-suicide. Read More
  
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• Pellerin: Healthy Ottawa – why the city needs more tree-huggers

  15-08-2019 15:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  Green rooftops help the environment, to be sure. But they also contribute to our own comfort and health. Let's take good care of our urban greenery, wherever it grows. Read More
  
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• MacDougall: The pre-election script Trudeau could have been reading

  15-08-2019 14:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  Rejoice, Canada! Read More
  
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• Numerous collisions back up commuters Thursday morning

  15-08-2019 14:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  Several collisions, malfunctioning traffic signals and a broken water main have commuters backed up across the city Thursday morning. Read More
  
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• An OC Transpo bus collided with another vehicle this morning at Conroy and Rosebella. No one was injured. #ottnewspic.twitter.com/b8ZCKQknnr

  15-08-2019 14:27 via twitter.com
  An OC Transpo bus collided with another vehicle this morning at Conroy and Rosebella. No one was injured. #ottnewspic.twitter.com/b8ZCKQknnr
  
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• Tree Canada has launched Operation ReLeaf to replant trees that were lost in Ottawa and Gatineau. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1161976721064808449 …

  15-08-2019 14:24 via twitter.com
  Tree Canada has launched Operation ReLeaf to replant trees that were lost in Ottawa and Gatineau. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1161976721064808449 …
  
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• Egan: Public servant retired early to escape 'cow-in-a-barn' office design

  15-08-2019 14:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  At the peak of her public service career, on the ninth floor at L'Esplanade Laurier, Heather Hicks had a three-walled office with four "king-sized" filing cabinets, a desk, a credenza and a wardrobe. Read More
  
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• OC Transpo bus involved in two-vehicle collision

  15-08-2019 14:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  An OC Transpo bus was involved in a collision at Conroy Road and Rosebella Avenue around 7:30 a.m. Thursday.  Read More
  
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• Read Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's full statement on the ethics ruling on the SNC-Lavalin affair

  15-08-2019 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released a statement Wednesday about the ethics commissioner’s report into the SNC-Lavalin affair. The statement responded to Mario Dion’s report, which found that the Prime Minister violated the Conflict of Interest Act by improperly pressuring former justice minister and attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould, to prevent the Montreal-based company from being prosecuted in a bribery case. Below is the full text of his statement. Read More
  
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• Kingston woman arrested for rubbing spit onto cop

  15-08-2019 13:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 21-year-old Kingston woman has been charged with assaulting police after spitting into her hand and rubbing her hand on an officer as they were attempting to remove her from a vehicle. Read More
  
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• Ottawa woman reflects on 3 years documenting relief efforts in Syria - CBC.ca

  15-08-2019 13:49 via cbc.ca
  Ottawa woman reflects on 3 years documenting relief efforts in Syria  CBC.caMarwa Awad spent the last three years documenting the World Food Programme's relief efforts in Syria, and now she's reflecting on her first days in a country ...
  
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• Ready for the weekend? So is the rain

  15-08-2019 13:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  Pull out the sunglasses, we’re looking at a sunny Thursday with a high of 25 C. Read More
  
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• Contractor seeks review of security clearance loss

  15-08-2019 13:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  David Baird's working life these days is consumed by legal minutiae. It began 17 months ago when the company he founded, Bronson Consulting, launched a $195-million lawsuit against the federal government over a lost contract involving the provision of consular services worldwide. Read More
  
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• Merivale road is closed to traffic in both directions between Shillington Avenue and Laperriere Avenue for a police investigation. #ottnewspic.twitter.com/DuEzDn0lYc

  15-08-2019 11:50 via twitter.com
  Merivale road is closed to traffic in both directions between Shillington Avenue and Laperriere Avenue for a police investigation. #ottnewspic.twitter.com/DuEzDn0lYc
  
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• 'A good self-help remedy:' Human rights lawyer wins peace bond against white supremacist

  15-08-2019 11:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Peterborough-based leader of a white nationalist group has been ordered to enter into a peace bond with an Ottawa human rights lawyer. Read More
  
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• Fight climate change by eating meat, Ottawa farmers say - CBC News

  15-08-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Fight climate change by eating meat, Ottawa farmers say  CBC NewsFarmers say people can take still take a bite out of climate change while eating red meat, pushing back against global headlines calling for major changes to the ...
  
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• Prairie provinces have no plans to put carbon tax stickers on pumps https://bit.ly/2N4pyfJ pic.twitter.com/ijp68XnAtt

  15-08-2019 04:15 via twitter.com
  Prairie provinces have no plans to put carbon tax stickers on pumps https://bit.ly/2N4pyfJ pic.twitter.com/ijp68XnAtt
  
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• TFC downs Ottawa Fury FC to advance to Canadian Championship final - Sportsnet.ca

  15-08-2019 03:34 via sportsnet.ca
  TFC downs Ottawa Fury FC to advance to Canadian Championship final  Sportsnet.caToronto FC advanced to the Canadian Championship final after defeating Ottawa Fury FC 3-0 on Wednesday.
  
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• CMA voters deciding whether to nominate 'Old Town Road' https://bit.ly/2OSfRDx pic.twitter.com/L3AJtpRkTO

  15-08-2019 03:15 via twitter.com
  CMA voters deciding whether to nominate 'Old Town Road' https://bit.ly/2OSfRDx pic.twitter.com/L3AJtpRkTO
  
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• Kandahar Cenotaph re-dedication to include families of the fallen https://bit.ly/2KLgg5w pic.twitter.com/ISitMsKzlN

  15-08-2019 02:45 via twitter.com
  Kandahar Cenotaph re-dedication to include families of the fallen https://bit.ly/2KLgg5w pic.twitter.com/ISitMsKzlN
  
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• Keep justice minister and attorney general one role: McLellan report https://bit.ly/2NedaKf pic.twitter.com/x3hY9PXHUa

  15-08-2019 02:15 via twitter.com
  Keep justice minister and attorney general one role: McLellan report https://bit.ly/2NedaKf pic.twitter.com/x3hY9PXHUa
  
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• Bagnall: Behind Canopy Growth's massive Q1 loss, some good news

  15-08-2019 01:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  Well, on the face of it this really doesn't look good. Canopy Growth — the Smiths Falls cannabis products giant — reported a net loss of $1.3 billion on revenues of just $90.5 million for its first quarter ended June 30. Read More
  
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• Pedestrian treated for minor injuries after being hit by cyclist

  15-08-2019 01:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  A pedestrian suffered minor injuries after being hit by a cyclist on Rideau Street Wednesday morning. Read More
  
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• Cyclist injured in west-end collision

  15-08-2019 01:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  A cyclist was left with minor injuries after a collision on Carling Avenue near Bedale Drive at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, police confirmed. Read More
  
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