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• City dumping Waste Management in west suburbs over 'performance issues'

  06-09-2019 23:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  The City of Ottawa won't extend the collection contract of a major garbage company that continues to struggle to meet pickup schedules for communities in the west suburbs. Read More
  
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• City dumping Waste Management in west suburbs over 'performance issues' - Ottawa Citizen

  06-09-2019 23:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  City dumping Waste Management in west suburbs over 'performance issues'  Ottawa CitizenThe City of Ottawa won't extend the collection contract of a major garbage company that continues to struggle to meet pickup schedules for communities in the ...
  
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• This beautiful Ottawa home has impressive sustainability stats - The Globe and Mail

  06-09-2019 23:10 via theglobeandmail.com
  This beautiful Ottawa home has impressive sustainability stats  The Globe and MailNadine Martel's home is energy thrifty but eye-catching too.
  
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• Ottawa business power couple Mastersmith, McEwan taking over local winery - Ottawa Business Journal

  06-09-2019 22:20 via obj.ca
  Ottawa business power couple Mastersmith, McEwan taking over local winery  Ottawa Business JournalLorraine Mastersmith and her husband Shaun McEwan are prominent names in the Ottawa business community ​– Mastersmith a well-known lawyer and ...
  
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• National Housing Strategy not enough to stop Ottawa's housing crisis, advocates say

  06-09-2019 22:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  Consensus is growing that there is a housing and homelessness crisis in Ottawa — and the federal government's National Housing Strategy is doing little to help, experts say. Read More
  
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• National Housing Strategy not enough to stop Ottawa's housing crisis, advocates say - Ottawa Citizen

  06-09-2019 22:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  National Housing Strategy not enough to stop Ottawa's housing crisis, advocates say  Ottawa CitizenConsensus is growing that there is a housing and homelessness crisis in Ottawa — and the federal government's National Housing Strategy is doing little to help ...
  
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• 2 Marineland belugas moving to Spain after Ottawa issues permits - CBC News

  06-09-2019 21:40 via cbc.ca
  2 Marineland belugas moving to Spain after Ottawa issues permits  CBC NewsTwo belugas at Marineland will be moved to a Spanish facility that the federal government says is better equipped to look after them. Fisheries Minister Jonathan ...
  
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• Hudson’s Bay to shutter last 2 Zellers stores in Toronto, Ottawa - Global News

  06-09-2019 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  Hudson’s Bay to shutter last 2 Zellers stores in Toronto, Ottawa  Global NewsHudson's Bay Co. expects to close the Toronto and Ottawa locations of the discount retailer in January 2020.
  
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• Under the proposals, ambulances would not respond to 911 callers with "low acuity" complaints. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1170047654744612864 …

  06-09-2019 21:21 via twitter.com
  Under the proposals, ambulances would not respond to 911 callers with "low acuity" complaints. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1170047654744612864 …
  
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• Art adventures abound this weekend in Ottawa - CBC.ca

  06-09-2019 21:05 via cbc.ca
  Art adventures abound this weekend in Ottawa  CBC.caOn the list this weekend: an experimental music festival, a unique art pep rally and a Broadway show on Gladstone Avenue.
  
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• Hudson's Bay to shutter last 2 Zellers stores in Toronto and Ottawa - CBC News

  06-09-2019 20:47 via cbc.ca
  Hudson's Bay to shutter last 2 Zellers stores in Toronto and Ottawa  CBC NewsHudson's Bay Co. says it will close the last two Zellers locations at the start of next year.
  
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• Enderby mayor calling on Ottawa after alleged ISIS supporter released into B.C.’s Southern Interior - Global News

  06-09-2019 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  Enderby mayor calling on Ottawa after alleged ISIS supporter released into B.C.’s Southern Interior  Global NewsThe small city of Enderby is calling on Ottawa to implement public safety reforms following the court-ordered release of an alleged ISIS supporter into B.C.'s ...
  
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• Ottawa-Gatineau hemp firm Eureka93 undergoing strategic review - Ottawa Business Journal

  06-09-2019 20:07 via obj.ca
  Ottawa-Gatineau hemp firm Eureka93 undergoing strategic review  Ottawa Business JournalAn Ottawa-Gatineau hemp firm is laying off a substantial number of employees as it searches for an acquisition, additional financing or another strategy to ...
  
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• Ottawa to spend $49.2 million to protect lower Laurentian towns from flooding - Montreal Gazette

  06-09-2019 19:36 via montrealgazette.com
  Ottawa to spend $49.2 million to protect lower Laurentian towns from flooding  Montreal GazetteDeux-Montagnes, Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Boisbriand, St-Eustache and Rosemère, Pointe-Calumet, St-Joseph-du-Lac and Oka will benefit.
  
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• Here's what happens if the LRT goes down when it's open to the public

  06-09-2019 19:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  There will be times when the $2.1-billion LRT system isn't working and transit customers will just have to deal with it. Read More
  
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• Boat owners seek to head off lawsuits after 34 die in fire. https://bit.ly/2k87nts pic.twitter.com/JgfwFr5laq

  06-09-2019 19:15 via twitter.com
  Boat owners seek to head off lawsuits after 34 die in fire.https://bit.ly/2k87nts pic.twitter.com/JgfwFr5laq
  
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• One dead, three injured in three-vehicle crash on March Road near Almonte

  06-09-2019 18:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  A woman was killed dead and three other people were injured in a three-vehicle collision Friday morning at March Road and Greystone Drive. Read More
  
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• Ottawa takes first formal step at WTO to challenge China’s canola ban - Financial Post

  06-09-2019 18:39 via business.financialpost.com
  Ottawa takes first formal step at WTO to challenge China’s canola ban  Financial PostOTTAWA — Canada is taking the first formal step at the World Trade Organization to challenge China's decision to block Canadian canola exports, Trade ...
  
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• MacDougall: Are federal parties ready for an 'October surprise'?

  06-09-2019 18:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  A warning to all federal parties on the eve of the upcoming federal election: Be wary of the unknown. Read More
  
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• Galloway: The heat's on Andrew Scheer over climate change

  06-09-2019 18:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  Andrew Scheer is a brave man. Despite a plethora of polls that say climate change is a major concern of voters, he is promising to abandon the measure that scientists and economists say is the best tool available for curbing emissions. Read More
  
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• Man, 42, wanted for 13 commercial break-ins across 3 Ottawa areas, police say - Global News

  06-09-2019 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  Man, 42, wanted for 13 commercial break-ins across 3 Ottawa areas, police say  Global NewsOttawa police are asking the public to help them track down a 42-year-old man they allege is behind 13 commercial break-ins across three Ottawa ...
  
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• Dining Out: Six years after opening, Supply and Demand remains exemplary

  06-09-2019 17:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  The obvious joy of being a restaurant critic is sizing up all the new eateries in town, relentlessly and ravenously, like a shark that perpetually needs to swim. The less obvious corollary is that I can't return as often as I would like to those places that really won me over. Read More
  
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• Train collision holds up Ottawa-bound passengers - CBC.ca

  06-09-2019 17:43 via cbc.ca
  Train collision holds up Ottawa-bound passengers  CBC.caPassengers aboard an Ottawa-bound Via Rail train were delayed more than three hours Thursday night after their train collided with an empty railcar just west of ...
  
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• ICYMI: Five men wanted in ByWard Market attempted robbery and assault. https://bit.ly/2lBDd20  #ottnewspic.twitter.com/3gRkx43xaD

  06-09-2019 17:35 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: Five men wanted in ByWard Market attempted robbery and assault.https://bit.ly/2lBDd20 #ottnewspic.twitter.com/3gRkx43xaD
  
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• Man hospitalized with chest, hand burns after fire in Britannia area: Ottawa paramedics - Global News

  06-09-2019 17:21 via globalnews.ca
  Man hospitalized with chest, hand burns after fire in Britannia area: Ottawa paramedics  Global NewsFirst responders say a man was hospitalized with burns to his hands and chest after a fire broke out early Friday morning in a townhouse on Grenon Avenue, ...
  
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• Police seek man, 42, in series of commercial break-ins

  06-09-2019 16:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police are seeking public assistance in locating a 42-year-old man being sought in connection with amore than a dozen commercial break-ins in August. Read More
  
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• Hants County protester rolling to Ottawa to open waterways for fish - TheChronicleHerald.ca

  06-09-2019 16:44 via thechronicleherald.ca
  Hants County protester rolling to Ottawa to open waterways for fish  TheChronicleHerald.caIt wasn't an auspicious breakfast. But it got them rolling. “Cheesies and nuts,” Sonja Wood said of the meal she shared with her husband Chris Mansky in ...
  
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• Coming up on the 10 O'Clock Talk: @andiharden, @1310Andrew and @CharliePinkerto join @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss the top news stories of the day. LISTEN: http://bit.ly/1uwtdOs pic.twitter.com/T0e8O2PEvv

  06-09-2019 15:55 via twitter.com
  Coming up on the 10 O'Clock Talk:@andiharden, @1310Andrew and @CharliePinkerto join @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss the top news stories of the day.
  LISTEN: http://bit.ly/1uwtdOs pic.twitter.com/T0e8O2PEvv
  
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• Capital region's jobless rate slips to 4.7% in August

  06-09-2019 15:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  There was a flurry of movement in the capital region’s job market between July and August but by the time it was all done, not much had really changed. Read More
  
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• Police say a section of the road will be closed for an extended period. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1169966870876717057 …

  06-09-2019 15:44 via twitter.com
  Police say a section of the road will be closed for an extended period. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1169966870876717057 …
  
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• In a statement to CityNews, Liberal party Director of Communications and Policy, Daniel Lauzon, said Trudeau would only participate in debates organized by the Leaders’ Debates Commission. #cdnpolihttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/11699632241

  06-09-2019 15:40 via twitter.com
  In a statement to CityNews, Liberal party Director of Communications and Policy, Daniel Lauzon, said Trudeau would only participate in debates organized by the Leaders’ Debates Commission. #cdnpolihttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1169963224155865088 …
  
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• Coming up 9:45 a.m. The always hilarious @SandraKiss1053 in studio w/ @_MarkSutcliffe with all your entertainment news: LISTEN: http://bit.ly/1uwtdOs  @kissottawa #SandRappic.twitter.com/q6HG2beZH4

  06-09-2019 15:40 via twitter.com
  Coming up 9:45 a.m.The always hilarious @SandraKiss1053 in studio w/ @_MarkSutcliffe with all your entertainment news:
  LISTEN: http://bit.ly/1uwtdOs @kissottawa#SandRappic.twitter.com/q6HG2beZH4
  
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• 1310 NEWS Question of the Day: Should Justin Trudeau participate in all the federal leadership debates? https://bit.ly/2lA5s1c  #cdnpoli

  06-09-2019 15:28 via twitter.com
  1310 NEWS Question of the Day:Should Justin Trudeau participate in all the federal leadership debates?https://bit.ly/2lA5s1c #cdnpoli
  
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• Driver charged for alleged DIY drive-thru at south end burger shop

  06-09-2019 15:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  One person was injured and a driver faces charges after the front window of a South Keys burger restaurant became an impromptu drive-thru Thursday evening. Read More
  
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• Ottawa ordered to compensate First Nations children impacted by on-reserve child welfare system - CBC News

  06-09-2019 15:05 via cbc.ca
  Ottawa ordered to compensate First Nations children impacted by on-reserve child welfare system  CBC NewsOttawa must pay tens of thousands of dollars to every First Nations child who was placed in the on-reserve child welfare system, following a Friday ruling by the ...
  
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• #OttawaToday is live from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with @_MarkSutcliffe on @1310NEWS & @rogersottawa22 LISTEN: http://bit.ly/1uwtdOs  #ottnewspic.twitter.com/M6DCH4C5Lr

  06-09-2019 14:55 via twitter.com
  #OttawaToday is live from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with @_MarkSutcliffe on @1310NEWS & @rogersottawa22LISTEN: http://bit.ly/1uwtdOs 
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• One person hurt in early morning fire at Britannia-area townhouse

  06-09-2019 14:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  One person was taken to hospital with minor burns and smoke inhalation after a fire on Grenon Avenue in the Britannia area early Friday morning. Read More
  
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• Vehicle crashes into front of south Ottawa restaurant - OttawaMatters.com

  06-09-2019 14:10 via ottawamatters.com
  Vehicle crashes into front of south Ottawa restaurant  OttawaMatters.comOne person, who was not the driver, received minor injuries as a result of the crash.
  
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• Traffic: Weekend road closures for #DoTheRide, Gatineau airshow

  06-09-2019 14:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  Get out and enjoy a late-summer weekend but the bus may be a better option with road closures for two major events in Ottawa and Gatineau this weekend. Read More
  
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• A man has been charged with failure to remain, after a car crashed into the front of a Works burger restaurant at Bank and Albion. One person, who was not the driver, sustained injuries. #ottnewspic.twitter.com/1JPKwqVjMs

  06-09-2019 14:07 via twitter.com
  A man has been charged with failure to remain, after a car crashed into the front of a Works burger restaurant at Bank and Albion.One person, who was not the driver, sustained injuries. #ottnewspic.twitter.com/1JPKwqVjMs
  
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• Traffic: Weekend road closures for #DoTheRide, Gatineau airshow - Ottawa Citizen

  06-09-2019 14:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  Traffic: Weekend road closures for #DoTheRide, Gatineau airshow  Ottawa CitizenGet out and enjoy a late-summer weekend but the bus may be a better option with road closures for two major events in Ottawa and Gatineau this weekend.
  
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• Drug-toting drone seized at Collins Bay Institution

  06-09-2019 13:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  Officials at Collins Bay Institution near Kingston intercepted and seized a drone earlier this week carrying a payload of illegal drugs. Read More
  
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• Drug-toting drone seized at Joyceville penitentiary

  06-09-2019 13:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Officials at Joyceville penitentiary intercepted and seized a drone earlier this week carrying a payload of illegal drugs. Read More
  
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• Today's letters: Bridge safety, cycling safety

  06-09-2019 13:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  What's wrong with sometimes walking your bike? Read More
  
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• From throat singing to electronic soundscapes, 7 highlights of the NAC's new Indigenous Theatre program

  06-09-2019 13:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  The National Arts Centre is kicking off its inaugural season of Indigenous Theatre with a festival that will see artists take over every stage in the venerable institution.  Read More
  
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• The OPP say Robert Burton has been LOCATED. #ottnews

  06-09-2019 13:17 via twitter.com
  The OPP say Robert Burton has been LOCATED. #ottnews
  
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• Showery couple of days in store, but Sunday's looking great

  06-09-2019 13:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  The weather outlook is sort of dismal for Friday and Saturday, but there are a couple of bright spots on the horizon. Read More
  
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• Aero Gatineau-Ottawa taking off with fighter jets and Snowbirds - OttawaMatters.com

  06-09-2019 12:15 via ottawamatters.com
  Aero Gatineau-Ottawa taking off with fighter jets and Snowbirds  OttawaMatters.comOnly a limited number of tickets will be sold for the event.
  
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• Canada’s Bianca Andreescu tops Bencic to reach U.S. Open final. https://bit.ly/2lASP5S  #SheTheNorthpic.twitter.com/emZSzbp1yM

  06-09-2019 10:02 via twitter.com
  Canada’s Bianca Andreescu tops Bencic to reach U.S. Open final.https://bit.ly/2lASP5S #SheTheNorthpic.twitter.com/emZSzbp1yM
  
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