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• Upper-government money might be the only way city can avoid big transit tax hikes

  04-09-2019 23:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  A larger-than-planned transit tax increase could be the new norm for municipal budgets this council term, unless the upper governments pump more money into city hall's public transit program. Read More
  
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• OC Transpo announces bus route changes to harmonize service with LRT

  04-09-2019 23:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa's spanking new LRT will bring more than snappy looking trains to the capital. Read More
  
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• Radio problems shut down Confederation Line on Wednesday, City of Ottawa confirms - Global News

  04-09-2019 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  Radio problems shut down Confederation Line on Wednesday, City of Ottawa confirms  Global NewsPart of the Confederation Line shut down on Wednesday, just a week and a half before the long-delayed light-rail system is scheduled to open to riders.
  
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• Glavin: Beijing casts shadow of fear across Canada - Ottawa Citizen

  04-09-2019 23:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  Glavin: Beijing casts shadow of fear across Canada  Ottawa CitizenIt was, by any standard, a grotesque act of bullying and intimidation.Serving mainly the city's ethnic Chinese community, Vancouver's Tenth Church, in the Mount ...
  
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• Glavin: Beijing casts shadow of fear across Canada

  04-09-2019 23:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  It was, by any standard, a grotesque act of bullying and intimidation. Read More
  
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• Green team: Maker House, Ecology Ottawa partner on urban forest program - Kitchissippi Times

  04-09-2019 22:51 via kitchissippi.com
  Green team: Maker House, Ecology Ottawa partner on urban forest program  Kitchissippi TimesBy Charlie Senack –. An Ottawa organization dedicated to protecting the environment has teamed up with a Hintonburg merchant to cultivate “urban forests” in ...
  
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• BREAKING: City says radio units that control the LRT system needed to be reset today. 3 trains stopped in the tunnel as per protocols - one returned to Tunney's the other stayed in operation. #ottnews

  04-09-2019 22:42 via twitter.com
  BREAKING: City says radio units that control the LRT system needed to be reset today. 3 trains stopped in the tunnel as per protocols - one returned to Tunney's the other stayed in operation. #ottnews
  
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• Ottawa firm developing open source AI to ID mould from just a picture - Ottawa Business Journal

  04-09-2019 21:40 via obj.ca
  Ottawa firm developing open source AI to ID mould from just a picture  Ottawa Business JournalAn Ottawa-based mould removal company is turning its machine learning solution over to the open source community in hopes of developing a robust platform ...
  
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• Transportation committee recommends six more crossing guards for remainder of 2019

  04-09-2019 21:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  Six more crossing guards could be added to Ottawa streets this fall. Read More
  
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• Break-in suspect surrenders to police

  04-09-2019 21:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 20-year-old Ottawa woman sought in connection with a break-in investigation has surrendered to police. Read More
  
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• Ottawa revisits whether Northern Pulp proposal needs federal assessment - CBC.ca

  04-09-2019 21:28 via cbc.ca
  Ottawa revisits whether Northern Pulp proposal needs federal assessment  CBC.caThe decision by Environment Minister Catherine McKenna to revisit whether Northern Pulp's proposal for a new effluent treatment plant needs a federal review ...
  
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• Ottawa considering hire of more crossing guards for school areas - OttawaMatters.com

  04-09-2019 20:48 via ottawamatters.com
  Ottawa considering hire of more crossing guards for school areas  OttawaMatters.com"If kids need crossing guards, we need to be able to find the funding for that," said Innes City Councillor Laura Dudas.
  
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• Joshua Boyle says his wife suffered violent fits; denies any kind of assault, sexual assault

  04-09-2019 20:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  Joshua Boyle told court Wednesday that he defended himself and his children against the violent fits of his unstable wife who invented the crimes for which he is charged Read More
  
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• 11 Things To Do In Ottawa This Weekend, September 6-9 - Narcity

  04-09-2019 20:22 via narcity.com
  11 Things To Do In Ottawa This Weekend, September 6-9  NarcityIt may be a shortened work week for most following Labour Day, but that doesn't mean we aren't already looking forward to next weekend! If you find yourself ...
  
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• Cancer statistics find blood cancer survival rate rising fastest. https://bit.ly/2lR8mhY pic.twitter.com/TgZqI0FSvY

  04-09-2019 19:07 via twitter.com
  Cancer statistics find blood cancer survival rate rising fastest.https://bit.ly/2lR8mhY pic.twitter.com/TgZqI0FSvY
  
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• Runway used as Forward Operating Location in Northwest Territories to be modernized, extended

  04-09-2019 19:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Canadian government will provide the Government of the Northwest Territories with up to $150 million over five years for the extension and modernization of the Inuvik Airport runway. The project will extend the existing runway by 3,000 feet and modernize its lighting, navigational and military aircraft landing systems, according to a news release issued Wednesday by the Department of National Defence. Read More
  
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• Break-in suspects surrender to police - Ottawa Citizen

  04-09-2019 18:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  Break-in suspects surrender to police  Ottawa CitizenPolice remain on the hunt to identify two men suspected in an alleged break and enter in downtown Ottawa on Aug. 5.
  
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• Break-in suspects surrender to police

  04-09-2019 18:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two men who had been sought in connection with a downtown break-in have surrendered to police. Read More
  
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• NATO ships to visit Halifax and then take part in Cutlass Fury exercise

  04-09-2019 18:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  Cutlass Fury 2019 takes place from September 9 to 20 in and around the maritime approaches and operation areas off the East Coast of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. It will involve more than 2,800 participants from seven partner nations including Standing NATO Maritime Group 1, and include more than 20 ships and 36 aircraft. Cutlass Fury is a Canadian-led, multi-national, joint maritime exercise designed to promote and enhance regional cooperation in the Atlantic. This year’s exercise will i
  
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• Ottawa couples trapped in Hurricane Dorian are safe: family - Ottawa Citizen

  04-09-2019 18:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa couples trapped in Hurricane Dorian are safe: family  Ottawa CitizenTwo Ottawa couples who were trapped in a Bahamas home during Hurricane Dorian are safe, family says.
  
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• Ottawa couples trapped in Hurricane Dorian are safe: family

  04-09-2019 18:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two Ottawa couples who were trapped in a Bahamas home during Hurricane Dorian are safe, family says. Read More
  
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• Two Ottawa couples safe in Bahamas following Dorian - OttawaMatters.com

  04-09-2019 18:38 via ottawamatters.com
  Two Ottawa couples safe in Bahamas following Dorian  OttawaMatters.comThe daughter of one couple confirmed that all four who had taken refuge in the attic of a home in Great Abaco are alive.
  
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• Luskville driver pays $2,140 for morning side road racing

  04-09-2019 18:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 26-year-old man paid heavily Wednesday when police caught him doing more than two-and-a-half times the 50 km/h speed limit on a Luskville side road. Read More
  
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• Ottawa's "Magic Of Lights" Lets You Drive Down A Festive & Sparkly 2-Km Road This Winter - Narcity

  04-09-2019 18:23 via narcity.com
  Ottawa's "Magic Of Lights" Lets You Drive Down A Festive & Sparkly 2-Km Road This Winter  NarcityIt's never too early to get excited for the holidays! This year, one of Ottawa's most spectacular Christmas light displays returns. Starting November 2019, you'll be ...
  
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• Ottawa man again acquitted on charges he raped wife

  04-09-2019 18:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  An Ottawa man has again been acquitted of raping his wife, this time because she was considered an unreliable witness who had significant motive to fabricate allegations amid a bitter custody battle. Read More
  
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• Ottawa man again acquitted on charges he raped wife - Ottawa Citizen

  04-09-2019 18:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa man again acquitted on charges he raped wife  Ottawa CitizenAn Ottawa man has again been acquitted of raping his wife, this time because she was considered an unreliable witness who had significant motive to fabricate ...
  
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• RCMP find vehicle of missing army reservist with alleged links to hate group. https://bit.ly/2lZoXjT pic.twitter.com/mGPyvBlMl4

  04-09-2019 17:30 via twitter.com
  RCMP find vehicle of missing army reservist with alleged links to hate group.https://bit.ly/2lZoXjT pic.twitter.com/mGPyvBlMl4
  
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• Coming up at 11 a.m. #TheWorld w/ Prof. Elliot Tepper in studio for weekly segment LISTEN: http://bit.ly/1uwtdOs  #ottnews @Carleton_U @_MarkSutcliffepic.twitter.com/4xTw2Zqs3x

  04-09-2019 16:55 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11 a.m.#TheWorld w/ Prof. Elliot Tepperin studio for weekly segmentLISTEN: http://bit.ly/1uwtdOs #ottnews
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• Gatineau pedestrian seriously injured when struck by van side mirror

  04-09-2019 16:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  A female pedestrian is in serious condition after she was struck by a van's side mirror at 815 a.m. at the intersection of Gréber Boulevard and Rue d'Outrement in Gatineau's Versant district. Read More
  
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• Bahamians begin rescues as Dorian moves on toward US coast. https://bit.ly/2lwbCzm pic.twitter.com/7IlDYyORCv

  04-09-2019 16:30 via twitter.com
  Bahamians begin rescues as Dorian moves on toward US coast.https://bit.ly/2lwbCzm pic.twitter.com/7IlDYyORCv
  
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• Coming up on the 10 O'Clock Talk @JulieBeun, @DerickFage & @AGMacDougall join @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss the top news stories of the day. LISTEN: http://bit.ly/1uwtdOs  #ottnewspic.twitter.com/PBNv6sZRnH

  04-09-2019 15:50 via twitter.com
  Coming up on the 10 O'Clock Talk
  @JulieBeun, @DerickFage & @AGMacDougall join @_MarkSutcliffeto discuss the top news stories of the day.LISTEN: http://bit.ly/1uwtdOs #ottnewspic.twitter.com/PBNv6sZRnH
  
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• Motorcycle driver, 21, in serious condition after Carling Avenue crash: Ottawa police - Global News

  04-09-2019 15:20 via globalnews.ca
  Motorcycle driver, 21, in serious condition after Carling Avenue crash: Ottawa police  Global NewsA 21-year-old man remains in hospital in serious condition on Wednesday morning after a collision between his motorcycle and a small commercial vehicle on ...
  
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• 'It's about time': Ottawa's Indigenous Theatre prepares to launch - CBC News

  04-09-2019 14:56 via cbc.ca
  'It's about time': Ottawa's Indigenous Theatre prepares to launch  CBC NewsStage director Muriel Miguel is beaming as she shuffles among the cast members of the inaugural production in Ottawa's new Indigenous Theatre. Opening ...
  
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• Ex-Gananoque fire chief sentenced to nine months for fraud - Ottawa Citizen

  04-09-2019 14:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ex-Gananoque fire chief sentenced to nine months for fraud  Ottawa CitizenA former fire chief who defrauded his municipal employers and a firefighters' association of tens of thousands of dollars was sentenced Tuesday to nine months ...
  
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• Victim identified in tractor-motorcycle crash near Cantley

  04-09-2019 14:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  Police in MRC Collines-de-l’Outaouais have identified Luc Robert, 47, of La Pêche as the motorcyclist killed Sunday in a collision with tractor. Read More
  
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• Traffic: Quebec side power outages cause problems, downtown blitz continues

  04-09-2019 13:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  Remember: Treat dark or flashing traffic lights as four-way stops. Read More
  
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• Drizzly day, cool temps, but better days ahead

  04-09-2019 13:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  Sorry for the drizzly morning but if you hang on, things are looking better for the rest of the week. Read More
  
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• Ottawa begins crackdown on downtown parking offenders https://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/ottawa-begins-crackdown-on-downtown-parking-offenders-1672983 … #ottnews #otttrafficpic.twitter.com/lK4S2uST5M

  04-09-2019 13:30 via twitter.com
  Ottawa begins crackdown on downtown parking offendershttps://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/ottawa-begins-crackdown-on-downtown-parking-offenders-1672983 …#ottnews #otttrafficpic.twitter.com/lK4S2uST5M
  
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• Ottawa begins crackdown on downtown parking offenders - OttawaMatters.com

  04-09-2019 13:27 via ottawamatters.com
  Ottawa begins crackdown on downtown parking offenders  OttawaMatters.comThe city's Downtown That Moves project includes issuing tickets to illegally-parked vehicles and having tow trucks on standby to remove vehicles left in ...
  
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• Ottawa Senators Top 25 Under 25, #8: Anthony Duclair - Silver Seven

  04-09-2019 13:00 via silversevensens.com
  Ottawa Senators Top 25 Under 25, #8: Anthony Duclair  Silver SevenWhen it comes to Anthony Duclair, nothing is ever simple and everyone seems to have a strong opinion. Duclair is one of the oldest players on our list at 24, but ...
  
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• Bahamians in Ottawa closely watching Hurricane Dorian's devastation - CBC.ca

  04-09-2019 12:52 via cbc.ca
  Bahamians in Ottawa closely watching Hurricane Dorian's devastation  CBC.caMembers of Ottawa's Bahamian community are keeping a close eye on the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, which the island nation's prime minister is calling a ...
  
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• Overnight thunderstorms knock out hydro, traffic lights https://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/overnight-thunderstorms-knock-out-hydro-traffic-lights-1672954 … #ottnews #gatnews #gatineaupic.twitter.com/dAyOz2qFhI

  04-09-2019 12:41 via twitter.com
  Overnight thunderstorms knock out hydro, traffic lightshttps://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/overnight-thunderstorms-knock-out-hydro-traffic-lights-1672954 …#ottnews #gatnews #gatineaupic.twitter.com/dAyOz2qFhI
  
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• The overall survival rates have improved to 63 per cent.https://bit.ly/2lR8mhY 

  04-09-2019 12:20 via twitter.com
  The overall survival rates have improved to 63 per cent.https://bit.ly/2lR8mhY 
  
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• UPDATE: Power has been restored to some in #Gatineau, but @hydroquebec says outages still affect more than 14,500 homes and businesses across the Outaouais.pic.twitter.com/sz33B6rYxP

  04-09-2019 12:19 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: Power has been restored to some in #Gatineau, but @hydroquebec says outages still affect more than 14,500 homes and businesses across the Outaouais.pic.twitter.com/sz33B6rYxP
  
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• ANALYSIS: Can a councillor make 'Watson club' stick during the fall session at city hall?

  04-09-2019 12:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  After losing votes earlier this summer on the Château Laurier addition and the Salvation Army shelter for Vanier, Coun. Mathieu Fleury made his move to distance himself from Mayor Jim Watson's loyalists on city council. Read More
  
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• Firefighters' memorial ride heads to Ottawa - OttawaMatters.com

  04-09-2019 12:15 via ottawamatters.com
  Firefighters' memorial ride heads to Ottawa  OttawaMatters.comThe third annual Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation 'Memorial Ride to Ottawa' starts Wednesday. The ride aims to raise awareness and funds for the ...
  
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• Major power outage affecting much of #Gatineau this morning. Traffic lights in the area will be affected. Power is expected to be restored at 8:15 a.m. #ottnewspic.twitter.com/2kyWKyLWCr

  04-09-2019 11:26 via twitter.com
  Major power outage affectingmuch of #Gatineau this morning.
  Traffic lights in the area will be affected.
  Power is expected to be restored at 8:15 a.m. #ottnewspic.twitter.com/2kyWKyLWCr
  
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• Ottawa police investigate swarming robbery and sex assault in Confederation Parkhttps://www.ottawamatters.com/police-beat/ottawa-police-investigate-swarming-robbery-and-sex-assault-in-confederation-park-1672157 …

  04-09-2019 04:30 via twitter.com
  Ottawa police investigate swarming robbery and sex assault in Confederation Parkhttps://www.ottawamatters.com/police-beat/ottawa-police-investigate-swarming-robbery-and-sex-assault-in-confederation-park-1672157 …
  
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• Ottawa man identified as deceased in Lanark County motorcycle crashhttps://www.ottawamatters.com/police-beat/ottawa-man-identified-as-deceased-in-lanark-county-motorcycle-crash-1672093 …

  04-09-2019 04:00 via twitter.com
  Ottawa man identified as deceased in Lanark County motorcycle crashhttps://www.ottawamatters.com/police-beat/ottawa-man-identified-as-deceased-in-lanark-county-motorcycle-crash-1672093 …
  
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• Motorcyclist critically injured after collision with shuttle bus

  04-09-2019 03:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  A motorcyclist in his 20s was in critical condition Tuesday night after colliding with a shuttle bus around 7:20 p.m. near the intersection of Carling Avenue and Champagne Avenue South, Ottawa paramedics said. Read More
  
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