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• Hate crime investigator probing sexist slur on Catherine McKenna's campaign office

  31-10-2019 23:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  A hate crime investigator is now looking into the sexist slur spray-painted across the face of a Catherine McKenna campaign office window last week, Ottawa police confirmed on Thursday. It's an unusual step and one that's being commended as an acknowledgment that gender-based vitriol toward politicians should not be accepted as status quo. Read More
  
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• Redblacks look to break 10-game losing streak in final contest of dismal season https://bit.ly/2C650MR pic.twitter.com/jLXhJb3SOO

  31-10-2019 23:58 via twitter.com
  Redblacks look to break 10-game losing streak in final contest of dismal season https://bit.ly/2C650MR pic.twitter.com/jLXhJb3SOO
  
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• Ottawa man guilty of child porn, secretly filming girl at Carlingwood mall

  31-10-2019 23:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  There was plenty of room in Courtroom No. 4 on Thursday, but still the folks in the front row were moving around and talking about where to sit as if a sold-out show was about to start — and Christopher Jones wanted the aisle seat. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Redblacks get one last crack at another 2019 victory - Ottawa Sun

  31-10-2019 23:07 via ottawasun.com
  Ottawa Redblacks get one last crack at another 2019 victory  Ottawa Sun
  
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• Insurgent attacks in Afghanistan increase in both numbers and effectiveness, says new report

  31-10-2019 22:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  John Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), released on Thursday his organization’s latest report to Congress. SIGAR is the U.S. government's watchdog on the Afghanistan mission. Read More
  
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• Winter tires have better traction and stopping ability when temperatures are below 7 Celsius. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1190003778251919360 …

  31-10-2019 21:48 via twitter.com
  Winter tires have better traction and stopping ability when temperatures are below 7 Celsius.#ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1190003778251919360 …
  
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• Expect temporary road closures on the Queen Elizabeth Driveway and Colonel By Drive, tomorrow and Saturday. #ottnews https://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/ncc-closing-roads-to-install-skateway-facilities-1780795 …pic.twitter.com/JDnLUVTv3m

  31-10-2019 21:13 via twitter.com
  Expect temporary road closures on the Queen Elizabeth Driveway and Colonel By Drive, tomorrow and Saturday. #ottnews
  https://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/ncc-closing-roads-to-install-skateway-facilities-1780795 …pic.twitter.com/JDnLUVTv3m
  
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• A 33-year-old Ottawa man is facing a total of 12 charges after a convenience store on Jolliet Avenue was robbed. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1189964262447255552 …

  31-10-2019 21:12 via twitter.com
  A 33-year-old Ottawa man is facing a total of 12 charges after a convenience store on Jolliet Avenue was robbed. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1189964262447255552 …
  
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• Pimps spared prison, judge strikes down mandatory minimum sentence for trafficking minors

  31-10-2019 21:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  In a rare ruling, an Ottawa judge has spared two pimps the mandatory minimum prison term for human trafficking involving minors, calling it cruel and unusual punishment as the pimps only groomed their teenage victims for the sex trade, and had not yet fully exploited them. Read More
  
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• Legal cannabis shop proposed for Merivale Road shopping mall

  31-10-2019 21:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  A legal cannabis shop plans to open in a shopping mall on Merivale Road in Nepean, which could bring the total in the city to seven. Read More
  
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• 7 Beautiful Road Trips From Ottawa That Will Convince You Winter Is The Best Season - Narcity

  31-10-2019 20:15 via narcity.com
  7 Beautiful Road Trips From Ottawa That Will Convince You Winter Is The Best Season  Narcity
  
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• Delays on O-Train Line 1 due to door problems at Cyrville station #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OC_Transpo/status/1189983376020844545 …

  31-10-2019 20:14 via twitter.com
  Delays on O-Train Line 1 due to door problems at Cyrville station #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OC_Transpo/status/1189983376020844545 …
  
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• Inside city councillors Halloween goody bags - CTV News

  31-10-2019 19:51 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Inside city councillors Halloween goody bags  CTV News
  
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• Researcher threatened over access to information wins full costs

  31-10-2019 19:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa researcher Ken Rubin has won the full amount of his legal costs after a company tried to sue him for filing a freedom of information request. Read More
  
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• Nepean resident captures Amazon package vanishing on video

  31-10-2019 19:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  A Fisher Heights-area homeowner is sharing a video he reports captured a woman as she took an Amazon box off his porch Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Nepean resident captures Amazon package vanishing on video - Ottawa Citizen

  31-10-2019 19:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  Nepean resident captures Amazon package vanishing on video  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Fraud, corruption trial underway for former SNC-Lavalin executive Sami Bebawi. https://bddy.me/31Zem7X  #SNC

  31-10-2019 19:00 via twitter.com
  Fraud, corruption trial underway for former SNC-Lavalin executive Sami Bebawi.https://bddy.me/31Zem7X #SNC
  
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• Police arrest suspect in series of Vanier-area robberies

  31-10-2019 18:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  Patrol officers, assisted by the Ottawa police's new Vanier/Overbrook neighbourhood resource team, arrested a suspect Wednesday night in connection a series of east end holdups. Read More
  
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• Cuba Gooding Jr. faces a new accuser and new charges in his New York City sexual misconduct case. https://www.ottawamatters.com/world-news/gooding-due-in-court-to-face-new-sex-misconduct-allegations-1779796 …pic.twitter.com/swP0UpBsTE

  31-10-2019 18:45 via twitter.com
  Cuba Gooding Jr. faces a new accuser and new charges in his New York City sexual misconduct case.https://www.ottawamatters.com/world-news/gooding-due-in-court-to-face-new-sex-misconduct-allegations-1779796 …pic.twitter.com/swP0UpBsTE
  
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• Fire nearly destroys historic Japanese castle https://www.ottawamatters.com/world-news/fire-nearly-destroys-historic-japanese-castle-1779060 …pic.twitter.com/HvmTmIZ5qu

  31-10-2019 18:17 via twitter.com
  Fire nearly destroys historic Japanese castle
  https://www.ottawamatters.com/world-news/fire-nearly-destroys-historic-japanese-castle-1779060 …pic.twitter.com/HvmTmIZ5qu
  
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• Coming up on The Podcast Show at 1 p.m. on @1310NEWS, 'The Gravy Train,' a documentary-style podcast about the tragic life and legacy of Toronto's infamous, crack-smoking mayor, Rob Ford. LISTEN: https://bddy.me/3379sXC pic.twitter.com/KKXcusrsSH

  31-10-2019 17:55 via twitter.com
  Coming up on The Podcast Show at 1 p.m. on @1310NEWS, 'The Gravy Train,' a documentary-style podcast about the tragic life and legacy of Toronto's infamous, crack-smoking mayor, Rob Ford. LISTEN: https://bddy.me/3379sXC pic.twitter.com/KKXcusrsSH
  
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• OPP officer charged with impaired driving in ATV crash

  31-10-2019 17:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  An OPP officer has been charged with impaired driving following an all-terrain vehicle crash near Kingston that left two people injured. Read More
  
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• Pamela Anderson wants vegan meals served in Canadian prisons. https://www.ottawamatters.com/national-news/pamela-anderson-asks-trudeau-to-serve-inmates-vegan-meals-to-save-cash-1779256 …pic.twitter.com/glnp1aeEEr

  31-10-2019 17:45 via twitter.com
  Pamela Anderson wants vegan meals served in Canadian prisons.
  https://www.ottawamatters.com/national-news/pamela-anderson-asks-trudeau-to-serve-inmates-vegan-meals-to-save-cash-1779256 …pic.twitter.com/glnp1aeEEr
  
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• Investigators have identified the suspect, but need help finding him. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1189944125505716225 …

  31-10-2019 17:40 via twitter.com
  Investigators have identified the suspect, but need help finding him. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1189944125505716225 …
  
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• Ottawa history made: first girl ever to score a touchdown in varsity high school football - CTV News

  31-10-2019 17:10 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Ottawa history made: first girl ever to score a touchdown in varsity high school football  CTV News
  
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• 14 year old Ottawa girl makes history at St. Matt's with first touchdown in varsity football - CTV News

  31-10-2019 17:10 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  14 year old Ottawa girl makes history at St. Matt's with first touchdown in varsity football  CTV News
  
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• Record wet Halloween possible for Ottawa - CTV News

  31-10-2019 16:49 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Record wet Halloween possible for Ottawa  CTV News
  
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• The Crestview-Meadowlands Community Association is speaking out, as City Councillor Rick Chiarelli remains missing in action. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1189930166258028544 …

  31-10-2019 16:43 via twitter.com
  The Crestview-Meadowlands Community Association is speaking out, as City Councillor Rick Chiarelli remains missing in action. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1189930166258028544 …
  
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• Suspect sought in five area jewelry store robberies

  31-10-2019 16:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police are seeking a 45-year-old man in connection with a series of robberies at five area jewelry stores. Read More
  
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• Suspected jewelry store thief wanted by Police - CTV News

  31-10-2019 16:27 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Suspected jewelry store thief wanted by Police  CTV News
  
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• OC Transpo bus operator Mike Wright says scheduling is designed to work within a budget not reality. #ottnewshttps://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/bus-operator-pens-open-letter-to-transit-commission-chair-citing-scheduling-issues-1779454 …

  31-10-2019 16:15 via twitter.com
  OC Transpo bus operator Mike Wright says scheduling is designed to work within a budget not reality. #ottnewshttps://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/bus-operator-pens-open-letter-to-transit-commission-chair-citing-scheduling-issues-1779454 …
  
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• Rainfall warning issued for region, windy conditions

  31-10-2019 16:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  Environment Canada made it official Thursday morning with a rainfall warning for the next 24 hours or so. Read More
  
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• WEATHER: Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for the Capital region. 30-60mm of rain is expected to fall today #ottnews

  31-10-2019 15:57 via twitter.com
  WEATHER: Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for the Capital region. 30-60mm of rain is expected to fall today #ottnews
  
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• UPDATE: A large crane truck crashed in Barrhaven this morning, cutting a gas line and sparking a massive blaze. Truck driver suffered serious injuries. #ottnews https://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/vehicle-flips-starts-fire-west-of-barrhaven-1779338&

  31-10-2019 15:57 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: A large crane truck crashed in Barrhaven this morning, cutting a gas line and sparking a massive blaze. Truck driver suffered serious injuries. #ottnewshttps://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/vehicle-flips-starts-fire-west-of-barrhaven-1779338 …pic.twitter.com/noO2CVYGkM
  
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• Driver injured, power out after flaming truck damages poles, closes part of Moodie Drive

  31-10-2019 15:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  A truck driver suffered serious burns and thousands of people were without power Thursday morning after a large truck flipped and set off a large fire. Read More
  
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• Charlebois: If you’re a meat lover, hug a vegan. Here’s why.

  31-10-2019 15:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  Friday, Nov. 1 is World Vegan Day. Canada is home to about 470,000 vegans, according to a recent Dalhousie University survey; the number has not increased significantly in recent years. Anyone who has lived a vegan lifestyle will tell you that it is amazingly hard: Beyond not eating animal proteins, a vegan will not purchase, wear or use leather, fur or any animal products. Read More
  
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• UPDATE: Power has mostly been restored. @hydroottawa reporting just 24 customers without power in Moodie area. #ottnews

  31-10-2019 14:34 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: Power has mostly been restored. @hydroottawa reporting just 24 customers without power in Moodie area. #ottnews
  
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• ​Ottawa needs to repair Western relations to benefit from tomorrow's oilsands success | Advocacy & Opinion - JWN

  31-10-2019 14:19 via jwnenergy.com
  ​Ottawa needs to repair Western relations to benefit from tomorrow's oilsands success | Advocacy & Opinion  JWN
  
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• UPDATE: Fire is out now. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/1310JasonWhite/status/1189893086131970049 …

  31-10-2019 14:16 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: Fire is out now. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/1310JasonWhite/status/1189893086131970049 …
  
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• Ottawa fire battle blaze as overturned truck burns in Barrhaven - Global News

  31-10-2019 14:15 via globalnews.ca
  Ottawa fire battle blaze as overturned truck burns in Barrhaven  Global News
  
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• UPDATE: Regular LRT service has resumed - but you can expect delays. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OC_Transpo/status/1189885303831613441 …

  31-10-2019 13:48 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: Regular LRT service has resumed - but you can expect delays.#ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OC_Transpo/status/1189885303831613441 …
  
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• Power out after flaming truck damages poles, closes part of Moodie Drive

  31-10-2019 13:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  Thousands of people were without power Thursday morning and Moodie Drive was closed between Fallowfield Road and McKenna Drive as fire crews tackle a flaming truck. Read More
  
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• Help coming in 2020 budget for Transpo's new LRT-era bus network

  31-10-2019 13:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  The draft 2020 city budget will propose adding buses to OC Transpo's fleet to address a growing frustration about the inadequacy of the new LRT-era bus network, Mayor Jim Watson said Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Pellerin: Hate slurs, against McKenna or anyone else, must be stopped

  31-10-2019 13:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  We were offended, we said the right words, and moved on. Not me. I'm stuck on the all-caps "C--t" spray-painted over Liberal MP Catherine McKenna’s face in the window of her Ottawa-Centre campaign office last week. Read More
  
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• 1310 NEWS Question of the Day: Should Ottawa have joined other cities in moving Halloween to Friday? https://bit.ly/36hCSVf  #ottnews #halloween2019

  31-10-2019 13:07 via twitter.com
  1310 NEWS Question of the Day:Should Ottawa have joined other cities in moving Halloween to Friday?https://bit.ly/36hCSVf #ottnews
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• #BREAKING: Vehicle flips, starts fire west of #Barrhaven https://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/vehicle-flips-starts-fire-west-of-barrhaven-1779338 … #ottnewspic.twitter.com/BqMDXjK21J

  31-10-2019 12:49 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: Vehicle flips, starts fire west of #Barrhavenhttps://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/vehicle-flips-starts-fire-west-of-barrhaven-1779338 …#ottnewspic.twitter.com/BqMDXjK21J
  
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• UPDATE: Now 9100 customers without power. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/1310NEWS/status/1189871010968944642 …

  31-10-2019 12:48 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: Now 9100 customers without power.#ottnewshttps://twitter.com/1310NEWS/status/1189871010968944642 …
  
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• OUTAGE: @hydroottawa says 8739 customers are without power in the Moodie, Cedarview and Strandherd area due to a fire. Hydro crews are on the way, #ottnews

  31-10-2019 12:45 via twitter.com
  OUTAGE: @hydroottawa says 8739 customers are without power in the Moodie, Cedarview and Strandherd area due to a fire. Hydro crews are on the way, #ottnews
  
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• Traffic: Crash on eastbound 417 in west end, ticket blitz on O'Connor

  31-10-2019 12:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  Well, that didn't take long. Read More
  
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