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• The PM is keeping a low profile at the G7 summit. #cdnpoli https://www.ottawamatters.com/national-news/this-time-trudeau-keeps-low-profile-at-g7-as-election-campaign-looms-1657982 …pic.twitter.com/hGqWzXnYCA

  26-08-2019 23:35 via twitter.com
  The PM is keeping a low profile at the G7 summit. #cdnpolihttps://www.ottawamatters.com/national-news/this-time-trudeau-keeps-low-profile-at-g7-as-election-campaign-looms-1657982 …pic.twitter.com/hGqWzXnYCA
  
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• No overhaul: City asked to rethink several parts of young bylaw regulating taxis, Uber, Lyft

  26-08-2019 23:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  The City of Ottawa is open to making minor changes to the bylaw that governs ride-ordering services but it's not interested in a complete overhaul of the three-year-old regulations. Read More
  
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• UPDATE: Scooter stolen outside Carleton Place convenience store returned. Police still looking for thief. #ottnews https://www.ottawamatters.com/police-beat/scooter-returns-to-young-victim-in-carleton-place-police-still-looking-for-thief-1659384 &h

  26-08-2019 23:05 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: Scooter stolen outside Carleton Place convenience store returned. Police still looking for thief. #ottnews
  https://www.ottawamatters.com/police-beat/scooter-returns-to-young-victim-in-carleton-place-police-still-looking-for-thief-1659384 …pic.twitter.com/pVzMTJ78r0
  
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• Ottawa stagehand accused of hiding gun used in homicide

  26-08-2019 22:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  Sean Newell, a longtime Ottawa stagehand, is in jail awaiting a bail hearing after his arrest on charges that he hid the handgun used in a July 23 homicide in Hull. Read More
  
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• Ottawa stagehand accused of hiding gun used in homicide - Ottawa Citizen

  26-08-2019 22:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa stagehand accused of hiding gun used in homicide  Ottawa CitizenSean Newell, a longtime Ottawa stagehand, is in jail awaiting a bail hearing after his arrest on charges that he hid the handgun used in a July 23 homicide in ...
  
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• Police searching for suspects in 25 robberies across Ottawa - CTV News

  26-08-2019 22:38 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Police searching for suspects in 25 robberies across Ottawa  CTV NewsOttawa Police are asking for the public's help in locating two men and identifying another, after a series of robberies. The three are suspected of stealing $20000 ...
  
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• Police seized a hand gun and some ammunition during a traffic stop over the weekend. #ottnews https://www.ottawamatters.com/police-beat/handgun-seized-in-centretown-traffic-stop-1658704 …pic.twitter.com/5RMGJ35zn9

  26-08-2019 22:37 via twitter.com
  Police seized a hand gun and some ammunition during a traffic stop over the weekend. #ottnews
  https://www.ottawamatters.com/police-beat/handgun-seized-in-centretown-traffic-stop-1658704 …pic.twitter.com/5RMGJ35zn9
  
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• Pair wanted, third to ID in thefts worth more than $20,000

  26-08-2019 22:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police are hunting for two suspects and trying to identify a third in the alleged theft of more than $20,000 in merchandise from more than two dozen stores across the city. Read More
  
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• Pair wanted, third to ID in thefts worth more than $20,000 - Ottawa Citizen

  26-08-2019 22:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  Pair wanted, third to ID in thefts worth more than $20,000  Ottawa CitizenPolice are hunting for two suspects and trying to identify a third in the alleged theft of more than $20000 in merchandise from more than two dozen stores across ...
  
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• The federal government is giving Ontario $54-million over the next three years to combat illegal guns and gangs. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1166068181724590080 …

  26-08-2019 21:26 via twitter.com
  The federal government is giving Ontario $54-million over the next three years to combat illegal guns and gangs. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1166068181724590080 …
  
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• Ottawa's Snowed In Studios doubles headcount one year after acquisition - Ottawa Business Journal

  26-08-2019 20:08 via obj.ca
  Ottawa's Snowed In Studios doubles headcount one year after acquisition  Ottawa Business JournalA year after his company was acquired, Jean-Sylvain Sormany's studio has doubled its headcount – and his biggest problem is that it's not growing fast enough.
  
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• Portielje: Long-term care staff made a daunting experience amazing

  26-08-2019 19:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  Karen Portielje is a retired teacher and grandmother of a delightful two-year-old boy.  Read More
  
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• Police seize loaded handgun in downtown traffic stop

  26-08-2019 19:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 25-year-old Gatineau man is facing a string of charges after a handgun, ammunition and an extended magazine were seized in a downtown Ottawa traffic stop Friday night. Read More
  
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• Pellerin: Healthy Ottawa —New ideas to help us avoid the hospital

  26-08-2019 19:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  As much as we appreciate what health-care practitioners do for us when we need them, the point of trying to be as healthy as we can be is to avoid going to the hospital. And with interactive digital tools and new forms of care delivery, hospitals are doing their best to help us stay away from them. Read More
  
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• Passenger fired nail gun at another vehicle on 401: OPP

  26-08-2019 19:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  The OPP is asking the public to help them find a passenger who's alleged to have fired a nail gun at another vehicle in traffic on Highway 401 Friday night. Read More
  
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• Pellerin: Healthy Ottawa —New ideas to help us avoid the hospital - Ottawa Citizen

  26-08-2019 19:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  Pellerin: Healthy Ottawa —New ideas to help us avoid the hospital  Ottawa CitizenAs much as we appreciate what health-care practitioners do for us when we need them, the point of trying to be as healthy as we can be is to avoid going to the ...
  
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• Peter Sloly officially named Ottawa's next police chief

  26-08-2019 18:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  Peter Sloly, a former Toronto deputy chief who currently works as a partner at Deloitte, has officially been named the chief of the Ottawa police. He's the first person of colour to hold the rank. Read More
  
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• Today's letters: Bus driver is held accountable — but how about OC Transpo?

  26-08-2019 18:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  OC Transpo needs to be held accountable in Westboro crash Read More
  
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• Why Ottawa was keeping a close eye on N.L. fishermen 25 years ago - CBC.ca

  26-08-2019 16:30 via cbc.ca
  Why Ottawa was keeping a close eye on N.L. fishermen 25 years ago  CBC.caTwo hundred fisheries officers were keeping a close eye on what was being caught off the coast of Newfoundland 25 years ago. And so were the people casting ...
  
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• The Ottawa Mission wants you to be a champion for our community's most vulnerable - Ottawa Business Journal

  26-08-2019 16:28 via obj.ca
  The Ottawa Mission wants you to be a champion for our community's most vulnerable  Ottawa Business Journal'Business on a Mission' seeks to grow charity's corporate sponsorship.
  
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• 1310 NEWS Question of the Day: Do you agree with an advertising company's decision to take down billboards that read: "Say NO to mass immigration"? https://bit.ly/2NwSvRz 

  26-08-2019 14:57 via twitter.com
  1310 NEWS Question of the Day:Do you agree with an advertising company's decision to take down billboards that read: "Say NO to mass immigration"?https://bit.ly/2NwSvRz 
  
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• Body of boy, 7, pulled from Petawawa River

  26-08-2019 14:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police don't suspect foul play after the body of a seven-year-old boy was pulled from the Petawawa River Sunday evening. Read More
  
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• Man in his 20s slides into Centretown construction pit

  26-08-2019 14:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  An apparently intoxicated man in his 20s escaped serious injury Sunday night when he slid into a nine metre deep construction pit in Centretown and had to be pulled to the service by firefighters using ropes. Read More
  
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• Man in his 20s slides into Centretown construction pit - Ottawa Citizen

  26-08-2019 14:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  Man in his 20s slides into Centretown construction pit  Ottawa CitizenOttawa Fire *Service* rope rescue teams pulled the man from the pit and handed him over to paramedics.
  
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• Traffic: Nepean Street, Des Épinettes lane closures for construction (but there's good news too!)

  26-08-2019 13:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  In traffic, it always seems to be good news/bad news. Read More
  
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• Company to remove pro-Maxime Bernier billboards that criticize 'mass immigration' https://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/company-to-remove-pro-maxime-bernier-billboards-that-criticize-mass-immigration-1657928 … @1310NEWS @ottawamatters #ot

  26-08-2019 13:08 via twitter.com
  Company to remove pro-Maxime Bernier billboards that criticize 'mass immigration'https://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/company-to-remove-pro-maxime-bernier-billboards-that-criticize-mass-immigration-1657928 …@1310NEWS @ottawamatters #ottnews #ottawa #cdnpolipic.twitter.com/1sYAuLeDqN
  
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• Ottawa Senators Top 25 Under 25, #15: Marcus Hogberg - Silver Seven

  26-08-2019 13:00 via silversevensens.com
  Ottawa Senators Top 25 Under 25, #15: Marcus Hogberg  Silver SevenDespite a fantastic year in Belleville's crease, Marcus Hogberg drops one spot to #15 in this year's Top 25 Under 25 countdown.
  
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• Transit riders can expect changes to their daily commute. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1165936312135770112 …

  26-08-2019 12:43 via twitter.com
  Transit riders can expect changes to their daily commute. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1165936312135770112 …
  
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• The little girl from #Ottawa is still waiting for a bone marrow donor. The #StartWithHillary campaign is designed to raise awareness about the stem cell registry and to help her find a 100 per cent match.https://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/11659346

  26-08-2019 12:42 via twitter.com
  The little girl from #Ottawa is still waiting for a bone marrow donor.
  The #StartWithHillary campaign is designed to raise awareness about the stem cell registry and to help her find a 100 per cent match.https://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1165934677393166336 …
  
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• What an extra Ottawa River bridge Tuesday will mean - CBC.ca

  26-08-2019 12:08 via cbc.ca
  What an extra Ottawa River bridge Tuesday will mean  CBC.caThe Chaudière Bridge has been closed in some form since April, but it's going to be fully open again to everyone tomorrow morning.
  
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• 'The sky is the limit': One year after polio-like illness, Rockland boy returns to school full time

  26-08-2019 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  When five-year-old Xavier Downton returns to school this week, it will represent a hard-won victory for the Rockland boy and his family. Read More
  
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• Emilio's story: Teen learns to live on one leg after horrific boating accident

  26-08-2019 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  It was a beautiful end-of-summer day and Emilio Dutra-Lidington was bouncing over the waves of Lac Pemichangan, two hours north of Ottawa, as he tubed behind his friend's powerful Wake Cutter speedboat. It was Aug. 29, 2018, last day at the cottage of one of his fellow Glebe Collegiate graduates. Read More
  
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• Besides a mid-week blip, more beautiful summer weather on the horizon

  26-08-2019 11:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  If we hadn't suffered through such a prolonged winter and a very wet spring, one could almost say that we're being spoiled right now. Read More
  
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• LRT information session for west-end commuters - CTV News

  26-08-2019 10:29 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  LRT information session for west-end commuters  CTV NewsO-Train Ambassadors and OC Transpo Planning Staff will be available to help commuters navigate the new bus/LRT system.
  
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• Ottawa in talks to work out cannabis rules for First Nations territories - CBC News

  26-08-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Ottawa in talks to work out cannabis rules for First Nations territories  CBC NewsThe federal government's lead minister on the cannabis file has been in talks with First Nations leaders over how to carve out First Nations jurisdiction over the ...
  
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• Egan: Watson loses 'secret weight' in Pride parade that made Bank Street boogie

  26-08-2019 02:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  They held a parade for Mayor Jim Watson on Sunday — and for untold thousands like him — those who have struggled to show their true colours, or find acceptance or love — or pride, even — in this crazy rainbow we call the human condition. Read More
  
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• Ottawa mayor participates in Pride as openly gay man | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  26-08-2019 02:15 via globalnews.ca
  Ottawa mayor participates in Pride as openly gay man | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caOttawa Mayor Jim Watson has made history at the Pride Parade in the nation's capital. He's walked in the event before, but not as an openly gay man, until today ...
  
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