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• Ban use of income properties for hotel-like accommodations, city staff recommend

  05-11-2019 23:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  The City of Ottawa is recommending council ban people from using their income properties for short-term rentals, like those advertised on Airbnb. Read More
  
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• Paikin: OC Transpo, it's time for fairer fares – and better service

  05-11-2019 23:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  For too long, transit users in Ottawa have felt the pinch: on one side, underwhelming service and reliability, and on the other, an ever-heavier burden on the wallet. Despite the long-awaited — and thrice delayed — launch of Ottawa’s light-rail Confederation line, the city’s transit still doesn’t meet what citizens from the capital city of a G7 country should expect. Read More
  
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• OSEG take over plans for Lansdowne Park paused - CTV News

  05-11-2019 23:38 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  OSEG take over plans for Lansdowne Park paused  CTV News
  
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• 19 Free Things To Do In Ottawa This Winter If You’re Broke - Narcity

  05-11-2019 23:11 via narcity.com
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• Major fire in the city’s south end - CTV News

  05-11-2019 22:48 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Major fire in the city’s south end  CTV News
  
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• Gatineau woman who lost arms and legs in horrific accident gives birth to son

  05-11-2019 22:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  A Gatineau woman who lost her arms and legs in 2017 after crashing into a hydro pole on Christmas Eve has given birth to a son. Read More
  
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• Updated: Community's battle for Lansdowne Park lingers as dozens tell council members to kill OSEG takeover

  05-11-2019 21:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  Critics of the city's Lansdowne Park partnership who packed council chambers Tuesday wouldn't be placated by a softened proposal to weigh a land control deal with the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group. Read More
  
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• Best bets, Nov. 7 to 13: Tessa and Scott are back on the ice, and a Howie Mandel stand-up set

  05-11-2019 20:34 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Ottawa city councillor receives hateful email from constituent targetting her sexuality - CTV News

  05-11-2019 20:06 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
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• Ottawa city councillor receives hateful email from constituent targeting sexuality - CTV News

  05-11-2019 20:06 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
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• Twelfth suspect charged in organized shoplifting rings, two more at large

  05-11-2019 19:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 56-year-old Gatineau woman has surrendered to Ottawa police in connection with organized shoplifting rings in the area. Read More
  
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• Calian's Jacqueline Gauthier named Ottawa's 2019 CFO of the Year - Ottawa Business Journal

  05-11-2019 19:36 via obj.ca
  Calian's Jacqueline Gauthier named Ottawa's 2019 CFO of the Year  Ottawa Business Journal
  
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• Gatineau police investigate after 9 hurt when OC Transpo bus hits open manhole

  05-11-2019 19:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  Gatineau police continue to investigate after nine people suffered minor injuries when an OC Transpo bus ran over an open manhole Monday afternoon. Read More
  
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• The city wants to give people a chance to share their thoughts on the future of Lansdowne Park and on how events are planned. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1191770675884646400 …

  05-11-2019 19:27 via twitter.com
  The city wants to give people a chance to share their thoughts on the future of Lansdowne Park and on how events are planned. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1191770675884646400 …
  
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• A 29-year-old Ottawa man is facing a few charges after a stabbing on Cumberland Street in the ByWard Market. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1191775317926404096 …

  05-11-2019 19:27 via twitter.com
  A 29-year-old Ottawa man is facing a few charges after a stabbing on Cumberland Street in the ByWard Market. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1191775317926404096 …
  
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• .@OttawaPolice officers say some residents have been bilked out of up to $15,000. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1191763491784249349 …

  05-11-2019 19:26 via twitter.com
  .@OttawaPolice officers say some residents have been bilked out of up to $15,000. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1191763491784249349 …
  
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• #update All power has been restored to impacted customers in Gloucester-Southgate, Osgoode, Gloucester-South Nepean, & River ward. #ottnews

  05-11-2019 19:24 via twitter.com
  #update All power has been restored to impacted customers inGloucester-Southgate, Osgoode,Gloucester-South Nepean, & River ward. #ottnews
  
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• Ortis bail review decision to be heard Friday

  05-11-2019 19:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  Cameron Ortis will learn Friday whether his bail conditions will be revised, revoked, or remain status quo pending the bail review decision by Superior Court Justice Marc Labrosse. Read More
  
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• 'Tent city' residents appeal for supplies as winter looms

  05-11-2019 19:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  The residents of a tent city near LeBreton Flats have appealed to the public for donations to help ease some of the struggles that homelessness entails. Read More
  
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• 'It was like a bomb went off' OC Transpo bus strikes open manhole, several people injured - CTV News

  05-11-2019 19:05 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  'It was like a bomb went off' OC Transpo bus strikes open manhole, several people injured  CTV News
  
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• 'Tent city' residents appeal for supplies as winter looms - Ottawa Citizen

  05-11-2019 19:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  'Tent city' residents appeal for supplies as winter looms  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• The Podcast Show #OnAir at 1pm with host @clairelbrassard We look at exploitation of migrant workers in Canada on @thebigstoryfpn and Three Trips Ahead talks about crossing borders. #ottnewspic.twitter.com/heDCC5UDDj

  05-11-2019 18:55 via twitter.com
  The Podcast Show #OnAir at 1pm with host @clairelbrassardWe look at exploitation of migrant workers in Canada on @thebigstoryfpn and Three Trips Ahead talks about crossing borders.#ottnewspic.twitter.com/heDCC5UDDj
  
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• Resident in critical condition following smoky fire on Lorry Greenberg

  05-11-2019 18:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  Firefighters were called via alerts from a monitoring agency and noticed a slight haze from a third-floor unit. Read More
  
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• Charges laid in Sunday stabbing on Cumberland Street

  05-11-2019 18:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 29-year-old man faces charges including aggravated assault in connection with a ByWard Market stabbing Sunday that left the victim with serious injuries. Read More
  
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• Ottawa police warning of 'Service Canada' phone scam - OttawaMatters.com

  05-11-2019 18:01 via ottawamatters.com
  Ottawa police warning of 'Service Canada' phone scam  OttawaMatters.com
  
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• Community's battle for Lansdowne Park lingers as dozens tell council members to kill OSEG takeover

  05-11-2019 17:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  Battle Lansdowne never ended. Read More
  
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• U.S. committee chair coming to Ottawa to meet with Freeland, Trudeau on new NAFTA - CTV News

  05-11-2019 17:36 via ctvnews.ca
  U.S. committee chair coming to Ottawa to meet with Freeland, Trudeau on new NAFTA  CTV News
  
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• Retirement income from your home? It takes planning

  05-11-2019 17:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  When is a house more than a home? When the owners are counting on it for retirement income – something more than half of non-retired Canadians aged 50 and over are expecting to do, according to the 2019 RBC Retirement Myths & Realities Poll. Read More
  
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• Homestyle: Hygge is where the heart is

  05-11-2019 17:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  It’s been a few years since the Danish obsession of getting cozy began making inroads around the world. But as the days here get longer and colder, embracing a hygge (pronounced HOO-gah) lifestyle is worth revisiting. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Public Health budget tries to do more with less - CBC.ca

  05-11-2019 17:17 via cbc.ca
  Ottawa Public Health budget tries to do more with less  CBC.ca
  
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• Ottawa paramedics administer first cyanide antidote after Greenboro condo fire - OttawaMatters.com

  05-11-2019 17:07 via ottawamatters.com
  Ottawa paramedics administer first cyanide antidote after Greenboro condo fire  OttawaMatters.com
  
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• Antiques: Schooner wheel's great sale value

  05-11-2019 17:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  Q Good day, John. I own the steering wheel from my late grandfather's schooner, the Polar Bear. I believe this ship was used in the Canadian Arctic Expedition (CAE) and was purchased by my great grandfather. I am wondering if this item is worth appraising and selling. It measures approximately 61 cm in diameter (25 inches). Thanks. Read More
  
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• House Works: Table-building tutorial

  05-11-2019 17:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  Back in October, I heard from a reader named Katherine. She was planning to build a craft table for painting, gluing and cutting in her home work room. Join me as I answer Katherine’s questions about the kind of challenges facing any beginner building a table. Read More
  
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• Gatineau police seek Good Samaritans who helped injured man

  05-11-2019 16:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  Gatineau police are seeking a pair of Good Samaritans who may have assisted a badly injured man Sunday morning. Read More
  
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• Cohen: A year out from the U.S. election, Trump's chances aren't good

  05-11-2019 16:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  WASHINGTON – A year from now, Americans vote for the next president of the United States. It is not Yankee hyperbole to say that their choice on Nov. 3, 2020 – for president and Congress – will be the most critical of their lives. Read More
  
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• Egan: LRT lurches, Queensway limps, in a city racing with impatience - Ottawa Citizen

  05-11-2019 15:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  Egan: LRT lurches, Queensway limps, in a city racing with impatience  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Interac acquires Ottawa-based digital security company 2Keys - Ottawa Business Journal

  05-11-2019 15:36 via obj.ca
  Interac acquires Ottawa-based digital security company 2Keys  Ottawa Business Journal
  
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• Denley: How French immersion in Ottawa is hurting vulnerable kids - Ottawa Citizen

  05-11-2019 15:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Denley: How French immersion in Ottawa is hurting vulnerable kids  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Denley: How French immersion in Ottawa is hurting vulnerable kids

  05-11-2019 15:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Imagine if a cabal of parents had gotten together to rig the system so that their kids all went to schools with successful learners from the same socio-economic group. To achieve their goal, they’d have to make sure all those immigrant kids struggling to learn English, and the children with learning disabilities, would be in other classes. Ideally, in other schools. Read More
  
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• 1310 NEWS Question of the Day: Should the city proceed with a fare increase in 2020, despite the recent delays and service disruptions? https://bit.ly/2oNFcSL  #ottnews #LRT

  05-11-2019 15:14 via twitter.com
  1310 NEWS Question of the Day:Should the city proceed with a fare increase in 2020, despite the recent delays and service disruptions?https://bit.ly/2oNFcSL #ottnews
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• Man in his 70s struck by vehicle on Walkley Road

  05-11-2019 14:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  A man in his 70s was taken to the trauma centre with a head injury after being struck by a vehicle on Walkley Road Tuesday morning. Read More
  
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• Schierman: Think Peter MacKay is a Tory saviour? Remember John Turner and the Grits

  05-11-2019 14:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  In a reference to Andrew Scheer’s failure to defeat the governing Liberals, former Conservative cabinet minister Peter MacKay recently stated: “To use a good Canadian analogy, it was like having a breakaway on an open net and missing the net.” It was hardly a ringing endorsement of the current party leader. Read More
  
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• Stickhandling through a roundabout, Alexandra Bridge to shut nights

  05-11-2019 14:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  Confused about what to do at a roundabout? Read More
  
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• Resident in critical condition following smoke fire on Lorry Greenberg

  05-11-2019 14:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  Firefighters were called via alerts from a monitoring agency and noticed a slight haze from a third-floor unit. Read More
  
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• Missing teenage girl found safe and sound

  05-11-2019 14:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police said Tuesday a 13-year-old girl who had been reported missing Monday has been found safe and sound. Read More
  
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• The front-end of the car crashed through the wall of the home, above a bed in the basement. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1191696809191596032 …

  05-11-2019 14:01 via twitter.com
  The front-end of the car crashed through the wall of the home, above a bed in the basement. #ottnewshttps://twitter.com/OttawaMatters/status/1191696809191596032 …
  
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• The teen has been located safe by .@OttawaPolice. #ottnews

  05-11-2019 13:58 via twitter.com
  The teen has been located safe by .@OttawaPolice. #ottnews
  
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• .@JoelHardenONDP, who represents #Ottawa Centre, tweeted about the treatment of a senior official with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which Canada has listed as a terrorist entity. #ottnewshttps://bit.ly/2PMgqgT 

  05-11-2019 13:39 via twitter.com
  .@JoelHardenONDP, who represents #Ottawa Centre, tweeted about the treatment of a senior official with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which Canada has listed as a terrorist entity. #ottnewshttps://bit.ly/2PMgqgT 
  
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• Elderly man struck by vehicle on Walkley Road https://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/elderly-man-struck-by-vehicle-on-walkley-road-1828956 … #ottnewspic.twitter.com/M7xBNmWh7l

  05-11-2019 13:37 via twitter.com
  Elderly man struck by vehicle on Walkley Roadhttps://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/elderly-man-struck-by-vehicle-on-walkley-road-1828956 …#ottnewspic.twitter.com/M7xBNmWh7l
  
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• 'I love you and I’ll see you tomorrow': Trial starts for 14-year-old girl accused of killing 33-year-old man in Brockville

  05-11-2019 13:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  Iwona Sobieraj saw her son Damian for the last time on Sept. 13, 2018 when he left their Maitland home to go to downtown Brockville to play Pokémon. Read More
  
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