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• UPDATE: E/B lanes are open #ottnews #otttraffichttps://twitter.com/OPP_COMM_ER/status/1174802370313752585 …

  19-09-2019 23:52 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: E/B lanes are open #ottnews #otttraffichttps://twitter.com/OPP_COMM_ER/status/1174802370313752585 …
  
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• McKenna pledges to help make Prince of Wales Bridge safe for cyclists, pedestrians

  19-09-2019 23:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa Centre Liberal candidate Catherine McKenna said if she's elected, she will partner with the City of Ottawa and the province of Ontario to make the Prince of Wales Bridge accessible to pedestrians and cyclists. Read More
  
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• An Ottawa Home Meant To Be Given Away In A Contest Is Now On The Market For $1.1 Million - Narcity

  19-09-2019 23:31 via narcity.com
  An Ottawa Home Meant To Be Given Away In A Contest Is Now On The Market For $1.1 Million  NarcityIt seemed almost too good to be true that an Ontario couple would be giving away their house for $25. Turns out it was too good to be true. The Ottawa house ...
  
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• Outgoing Liberal Andrew Leslie reveals 'ethical things' were behind decision not to run again

  19-09-2019 23:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  At the Orléans Liberal nomination meeting Thursday, outgoing Liberal member of Parliament and retired lieutenant-general  Andrew Leslie revealed that his decision not to run for re-election was, in part, motivated by ethical concerns related to those around him. Read More
  
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• 'An issue of perspective,' Crown proposes taking judge on tour of 55 Hilda St. scene

  19-09-2019 23:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  Calling it an "issue of perspective," Crown prosecutors made their pitch to bring Const. Daniel Montsion’s manslaughter and assault trial outside the courtroom for what the judge called a “very, very rare” street-level tour of the scene of Abdirahman Abdi’s fatal arrest. Read More
  
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• 🎥 Reilly | More Fun With Bakes Plus A Breakdown Of Ottawa - BC Lions

  19-09-2019 22:49 via bclions.com
  🎥 Reilly | More Fun With Bakes Plus A Breakdown Of Ottawa  BC LionsQuarterback Mike Reilly with some more razzing of bclions.com reporter Matt Baker: Adult movies?! You never know what's going to come up. Reilly also talks a ...
  
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• Facilities Commercial Realty expands Ottawa portfolio with $6.2M south-end building purchase - Ottawa Business Journal

  19-09-2019 22:06 via obj.ca
  Facilities Commercial Realty expands Ottawa portfolio with $6.2M south-end building purchase  Ottawa Business JournalA local real estate brokerage has added an office building at a prominent intersection in the city's south end to its growing portfolio as it continues to expand its ...
  
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• Carleton Student and Professor Nominated for Ottawa Book Awards - Carleton Newsroom

  19-09-2019 21:28 via newsroom.carleton.ca
  Carleton Student and Professor Nominated for Ottawa Book Awards  Carleton NewsroomThe City of Ottawa has announced that Carleton University's Tim Cook and English master's student Kagiso Lesego Molope are finalists for the 2019 Ottawa.
  
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• #Ottawa man charged with sexual assault of young girls https://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/ottawa-man-charged-with-sexual-assault-of-young-girls-1702555 … #ottnewspic.twitter.com/u1PjyCU992

  19-09-2019 21:26 via twitter.com
  #Ottawa man charged with sexual assault of young girlshttps://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/ottawa-man-charged-with-sexual-assault-of-young-girls-1702555 …#ottnewspic.twitter.com/u1PjyCU992
  
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• Ottawa man charged with sexual assault of young girls - OttawaMatters.com

  19-09-2019 21:23 via ottawamatters.com
  Ottawa man charged with sexual assault of young girls  OttawaMatters.comOttawa police say the incidents happened in the capital, between 2014 and 2019, and urge any other victims to contact them.
  
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• MP Greg Fergus responds to Trudeau photos: 'This is something that happened 20 years ago'

  19-09-2019 21:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  "If this were something that happened last week, it would be a completely different story," Fergus, who is black, said Thursday. "This is something that happened 20 years ago. Over 20 years ago. I think we have to ask ourselves 'When did this happen? Is this a reflection of this person's views?' " Fergus told reporters. Read More
  
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• Councillors soak up idea of building a new Olympic-size pool

  19-09-2019 20:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  The idea of building a new competitive-level swimming pool created a splash at a committee meeting Thursday as city councillors reviewed standards for recreation facilities. Read More
  
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• Ottawa OPP investigating death of pedestrian on Highway 417 - Global News

  19-09-2019 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  Ottawa OPP investigating death of pedestrian on Highway 417  Global NewsThe Ottawa detachment of the OPP say they are investigating the death of a pedestrian on Hwy. 417 near Boundary Road on Thursday.
  
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• Tow truck operator featured in Postmedia story charged with fraud

  19-09-2019 19:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  An Ottawa tow truck operator who was the target of numerous consumer complaints this summer has been charged with fraud, theft and mischief. Read More
  
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• Zubi: Why we need journalists of colour covering federal politics

  19-09-2019 19:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  But I can’t wait for the day ... when journalists of colour aren’t tokens or rarities; when issues of race are covered thoughtfully and with nuance. Read More
  
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• Tow truck operator featured in Postmedia story charged with fraud - Ottawa Citizen

  19-09-2019 19:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  Tow truck operator featured in Postmedia story charged with fraud  Ottawa CitizenAn Ottawa tow truck operator who was the target of numerous consumer complaints this summer has been charged with fraud, theft and mischief.In a news ...
  
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• UPDATE: @OPP_ER says fatal crash on 417 east of Ottawa involves pedestrian. W/B lanes of the 417 CLOSED at Boundary Rd. #ottnews #otttraffichttps://twitter.com/1310NEWS/status/1174733334573961218 …

  19-09-2019 19:29 via twitter.com
  UPDATE:@OPP_ER says fatal crash on 417 east of Ottawa involves pedestrian. W/B lanes of the 417 CLOSED at Boundary Rd. #ottnews #otttraffichttps://twitter.com/1310NEWS/status/1174733334573961218 …
  
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• Today's letters: On Trudeau's blackface episodes

  19-09-2019 19:20 via ottawacitizen.com
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• ROAD CLOSED: Westbound 417 closed at Boundary Rd. for fatal crash. #ottnews #otttraffichttps://twitter.com/OPP_COMM_ER/status/1174731845805760512 …

  19-09-2019 19:13 via twitter.com
  ROAD CLOSED: Westbound 417 closed at Boundary Rd. for fatal crash. #ottnews #otttraffichttps://twitter.com/OPP_COMM_ER/status/1174731845805760512 …
  
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• Toronto's TuneTown takes the chord-less trio challenge

  19-09-2019 19:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Individually, saxophonist Kelly Jefferson, bassist Artie Roth and drummer Ernesto Cervini have amassed impressive credits on Toronto's jazz scene. Read More
  
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• Thousands of Ottawa homeowners urged to get the lead out - CBC.ca

  19-09-2019 17:56 via cbc.ca
  Thousands of Ottawa homeowners urged to get the lead out  CBC.caAn estimated 30000 homeowners across Ottawa are being urged to replace their old pipes after Health Canada issued new guidelines suggesting there's no ...
  
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• Legendre: Again, a unilingual police chief is chosen for Ottawa. Not good enough

  19-09-2019 17:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa Police Services Board, apparently after an international search, has chosen for chief of police in Ottawa Peter Sloly, a former deputy chief of Toronto’s police service, who admits he's unable to address questions from the media in French. Sloly was also a candidate in a previous competition for chief in Ottawa. We learn that, from 19 initial applicants, a short list of five was retained. That list included two deputy chiefs of the Ottawa service. Those two candidates are simila
  
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• Legendre: Again, a unilingual police chief is chosen for Ottawa. Not good enough - Ottawa Citizen

  19-09-2019 17:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  Legendre: Again, a unilingual police chief is chosen for Ottawa. Not good enough  Ottawa CitizenBilingualism should be required. It's not a question of political correctness; it's important that key leaders in our city be able to dialogue with the population ...
  
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• Ottawa's Shopify raises US$694M in share offering - Ottawa Business Journal

  19-09-2019 17:31 via obj.ca
  Ottawa's Shopify raises US$694M in share offering  Ottawa Business JournalShopify is capitalizing on a high stock price to replenish its cash reserves with a sizeable share offering.
  
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• Climate change: How governments talk big — then fail to get results

  19-09-2019 17:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  There’s a scene in the film The Bridge on the River Kwai where the Japanese commander of a prisoner-of-war camp looks hopelessly at a model of the crucial bridge he has been ordered to build. Read More
  
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• Ottawa tow truck driver accused of posing as CAA employee - OttawaMatters.com

  19-09-2019 17:11 via ottawamatters.com
  Ottawa tow truck driver accused of posing as CAA employee  OttawaMatters.comPolice received two separate complaints about a tow truck driver, in August.
  
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• Adam: Ottawa's first black police chief can't fix race relations overnight

  19-09-2019 17:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa has a new police chief who happens to be black, something of a rarity that has not gone unnoticed in headlines and commentary. Read More
  
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• The crash between a farm tractor and motorcycle happened in Beachburg on Wednesday. #OttNewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1174684460899454976 …

  19-09-2019 16:52 via twitter.com
  The crash between a farm tractor and motorcycle happened in Beachburg on Wednesday. #OttNewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1174684460899454976 …
  
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• Sens sign Chabot to 8-year, $64M deal - TSN

  19-09-2019 16:09 via tsn.ca
  Sens sign Chabot to 8-year, $64M deal  TSNOTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators believe the future looks a lot brighter after signing star defenceman Thomas Chabot to an eight-year, US$64-million contract ...
  
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• 'Oh my God, there's a photo': How 'brownface' bombshell hit Liberal campaign bus - Ottawa Citizen

  19-09-2019 16:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  'Oh my God, there's a photo': How 'brownface' bombshell hit Liberal campaign bus  Ottawa CitizenSomeone clicked on the story and read out the headline: "Justin Trudeau Wore Brownface at 2001 'Arabian Nights' Party."
  
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• Carleton debate sees Poilievre in attack mode, Liberal candidate playing defence

  19-09-2019 15:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  While he's yet to pass a single day in Parliament, Carleton Liberal candidate Chris Rodgers had to spend much of a Wednesday night all-candidates debate defending the record of Justin Trudeau's Liberal government. Read More
  
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• Carleton debate sees Poilievre in attack mode, Liberal candidate playing defence - Ottawa Citizen

  19-09-2019 15:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Carleton debate sees Poilievre in attack mode, Liberal candidate playing defence  Ottawa CitizenWhile he's yet to pass a single day in Parliament, Carleton Liberal candidate Chris Rodgers had to spend much of a Wednesday night all-candidates debate ...
  
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• OPP investigating crash involving motorcycle, farm tractor west of Ottawa - Global News

  19-09-2019 15:36 via globalnews.ca
  OPP investigating crash involving motorcycle, farm tractor west of Ottawa  Global NewsThe OPP's Upper Ottawa Valley detachment is investigating a crash west of Ottawa that sent one person to hospital with serious injuries on Wednesday night.
  
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• 1310 NEWS Question of the Day: Will a photo of Justin Trudeau in brownface change the outcome of the federal election?

  19-09-2019 15:18 via twitter.com
  1310 NEWS Question of the Day:Will a photo of Justin Trudeau in brownface change the outcome of the federal election?
  
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• Photos and video: A look back at the 2018 Ottawa-area tornadoes

  19-09-2019 14:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  One year later, we revisit the scenes of destruction that began to flood social and traditional media starting Friday evening, Sept. 21, 2018. Read More
  
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• Hatchlings harvested from injured snapping turtle returned to wild

  19-09-2019 14:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  BROCKVILLE — When Suzanne Westgate and her nine-year-old granddaughter Vienna spotted the turtle back in June, it was spinning upside-down on the yellow centre line of County Road 2, east of Escott, about 130 kilometres south of Ottawa. Read More
  
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• Rebuilding Dunrobin prepares to mark tornado anniversary

  19-09-2019 14:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  As he drove through Dunrobin minutes after it was torn apart by a tornado, Coun. Eli El-Chantiry thought of Lebanon. Read More
  
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• Tornado one year later: Dunrobin family expects to return home in October

  19-09-2019 14:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  One year into the rebuilding process, Ken and Brigid Whitnall are tired of making decisions: about light fixtures, faucets, ceilings, doors and toilets. Read More
  
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• Photos and video: A look back at the 2018 Ottawa-area tornadoes - Ottawa Citizen

  19-09-2019 14:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  Photos and video: A look back at the 2018 Ottawa-area tornadoes  Ottawa CitizenOne year later, we revisit the scenes of destruction that began to flood social and traditional media starting Friday evening, Sept. 21, 2018.Residents were ...
  
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• How government after government has talked big about climate change — then failed to get results

  19-09-2019 14:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  There’s a scene in the film The Bridge on the River Kwai where the Japanese commander of a prisoner-of-war camp looks hopelessly at a model of the crucial bridge he has been ordered to build. Read More
  
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• Traffic: Are we on the construction downslope?

  19-09-2019 13:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  The city seems filled with construction barricades, jackhammers and dust but could construction season be waning? Read More
  
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• PwC names Ottawa a real estate market to watch in 2020 - Ottawa Business Journal

  19-09-2019 13:48 via obj.ca
  PwC names Ottawa a real estate market to watch in 2020  Ottawa Business JournalA tight housing supply, compounded by demands from a rising population, has made Ottawa's residential real estate market one of the most active and important ...
  
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• If Ottawa had cut back on emissions in the '90s, what would the city look like now?

  19-09-2019 13:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa promised back in 1990 and 1992 to cut carbon dioxide emissions by half. We asked Tom Adams, an independent energy policy analyst in Toronto, what the city would look like if this had actually happened. Read More
  
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• GM of Transportation Services, John Manconi says this has been a transition year. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1174646207949312002 …

  19-09-2019 13:43 via twitter.com
  GM of Transportation Services, John Manconi says this has been a transition year. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1174646207949312002 …
  
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• How do you persuade people to cut back on fuel use? Canada did it once before, with mixed results

  19-09-2019 13:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  A central question in climate studies is: How do you persuade the population to cut back on fuel use? Read More
  
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• Thursday has a summery feel, but Saturday's looking like a winner

  19-09-2019 13:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  Well, if you thought Wednesday was great, wait'll you see what Thursday's got for you, once the fog patches dissipate. Read More
  
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• All cases are still currently before the courts. #OttNewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1174646204195471360 …

  19-09-2019 13:28 via twitter.com
  All cases are still currently before the courts. #OttNewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1174646204195471360 …
  
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• If Ottawa had cut back on emissions in the '90s, what would the city look like now? - Ottawa Citizen

  19-09-2019 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  If Ottawa had cut back on emissions in the '90s, what would the city look like now?  Ottawa CitizenOttawa promised back in 1990 and 1992 to cut carbon dioxide emissions by half. We asked Tom Adams, an independent energy policy analyst in Toronto, what ...
  
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• Angry public reactions after Veterans Affairs video mixes up Canadian and German soldiers — soldiers who were actually Wehrmacht

  19-09-2019 12:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  The dust appeared to settle quickly after a Veterans Affairs video accidentally showed Second World War German soldiers in place of Canadians last spring. Read More
  
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• A #BC man accused of skinny dipping in a shark tank at a #toronto aquarium is expected to plead guilty to mischief in that incident today.https://bit.ly/2m3sPQE 

  19-09-2019 11:31 via twitter.com
  A #BC man accused of skinny dipping in a shark tank at a #toronto aquarium is expected to plead guilty to mischief in that incident today.https://bit.ly/2m3sPQE 
  
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