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• City aims for 'maturation' of cyber security by creating new management position

  06-01-2020 23:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A top-level tech buff will be in charge of protecting the City of Ottawa against hackers and scammers in a new position created by the municipal government as it tries to bolster confidence in its cyber defences. Read More
  
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• Canadian officials closely monitoring mysterious virus based in China

  06-01-2020 22:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Seventeen years after SARS killed 44 Canadians and sickened hundreds of others, Canadian officials are closely monitoring a new potential threat — a mysterious virus based in China that has caused atypical pneumonia in at least 59 people. Read More
  
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• Ottawa-designed koala clothing raises $15K for Aussie wildfire relief

  06-01-2020 22:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  When Ross Wilson doodled a sketch of a koala bear on Friday night, he had no idea of the impact it would have halfway around the globe. Read More
  
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• Supply shortage drives Ottawa house prices up nine per cent in 2019

  06-01-2020 22:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa's housing market appears trapped in a troublesome cycle. Fewer than 1,800 residential homes and condominiums were listed for sale at the end of December, according to data published Monday by the Ottawa Real Estate Board. While this suggests reasonable options for buyers, the combined listings represent less than half of one per cent of the city's 400,000 residences. That's a tight market. Read More
  
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• Gurski: U.S. assassination of Soleimani will do more harm than good

  06-01-2020 19:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Do you remember when U.S. Special Forces killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden? Do you remember the scenes of elation in America over the death of the 9/11 mastermind? I do; I was working at CSIS at the time as a terrorism analyst. Read More
  
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• Adams and Parkin: In Canada, education excellence is also about equity

  06-01-2020 19:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Functional families celebrate their members’ achievements, be they graduations from school, promotions at work, or personal bests in weekend pursuits. The Canadian federal family is going through another dysfunctional phase, so it is no surprise that its achievements in education, documented last month by the OECD, went largely unnoticed. That’s too bad. We missed a chance not only to pat ourselves on the back, but to reflect on what it is that holds our family together. Read More
  
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• Gurksi: U.S. assassination of Soleimani will do more harm than good

  06-01-2020 19:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Do you remember when U.S. Special Forces killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden? Do you remember the scenes of elation in America over the death of the 9/11 mastermind? I do; I was working at CSIS at the time as a terrorism analyst. Read More
  
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• Renfrew County public high schools, kindergartens to close Wednesday during strike

  06-01-2020 18:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  High schools and kindergarten classes at the Renfrew County District School Board will close Wednesday if education workers stage a day-long strike. Read More
  
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• Charlebois: Forget flight shaming — how about food shaming?

  06-01-2020 18:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Sylvain Charlebois is Professor in Food Distribution and Policy, Dalhousie University, and Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Dalhousie University. Read More
  
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• Police put out call for witnesses to Sunday's fatal March Road crash

  06-01-2020 17:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa police are looking for anyone who witnessed a fatal single-vehicle crash in Kanata early Sunday morning. Read More
  
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• Police put out call for witnesses to deadly March Road crash

  06-01-2020 17:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa police are looking for anyone who witnessed a fatal single-vehicle crash in Kanata early Sunday morning. Read More
  
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• Construction, closures, and completions: A 2020 forecast for Ottawa infrastructure

  06-01-2020 15:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  2019 was a transformational year for infrastructure in Ottawa. The Confederation Line opened after six years of construction, rerouting buses, reopening roads and changing the way people travel through the city's core. Read More
  
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• Monday morning snow will fade to flurries by afternoon, with warmer temperatures by mid week

  06-01-2020 14:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The snow drifting down on Ottawa Monday morning will hold on until the afternoon, just long enough to make driving tricky but not enough for skiers to rejoice. Read More
  
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• Today's letters: LRT's power outage on NYE an embarrassing mess

  06-01-2020 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  LRT an untrustworthy boondoggle Read More
  
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• Pellerin: Collaborating for a better world, through Impact Hub Ottawa

  06-01-2020 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A fresh decade means fresh ideas. Brigitte Pellerin talks to some of the local people who are innovating – some in small ways, some in big ones, some in community-focused enterprises. Today, Katie Miller explains the approach Impact Hub Ottawa is taking to help meet the UN's sustainable development goals. Read More
  
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• Medically assisted deaths prove a growing boon to organ donation in Ontario

  06-01-2020 12:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ontarians who opt for medically assisted deaths (MAiD) are increasingly saving or improving other people’s lives by also including organ and tissue donation as part of their final wishes. Read More
  
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• OC Transpo to conduct safety review of Transitway, stations

  06-01-2020 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  OC Transpo has committed to an independent safety review of the Transitway and its stations one year after the Westboro bus crash claimed the lives of three commuters. Read More
  
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• Attempted-murder suspect swept up in Kanata raid yielding drugs, ammunition

  06-01-2020 01:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A suspect in a 2015 shooting on Montreal Road was arrested as police executed a search warrant in Kanata that yielded drugs, cash, a pellet pistol and 9 mm ammunition. Read More
  
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• Parents of children with autism say kids can't wait until 2021 for needs-based program

  06-01-2020 00:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Parents of children with autism rallied outside the Merivale Road constituency office of Ottawa West-Nepean MPP Jeremy Roberts on Sunday arguing that their kids simply can't wait for the supports they need to be rolled out over two years. Read More
  
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