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• Ottawa's public and French schools to close Jan. 15 during one-day strike by education staff

  10-01-2020 23:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa's English public and French-language schools will close Jan. 15 if teachers and support staff go ahead with plans for a one-day strike. Read More
  
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• OC Transpo crash victims draw strength from 'the bus gang'

  10-01-2020 22:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  They call it “the bus gang,” and one year after the OC Transpo crash at Westboro Station, those involved in the tragedy have come to rely on its collective strength. Read More
  
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• Architects go through design gauntlet in planning new British High Commission at Earnscliffe property

  10-01-2020 22:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A new three-storey British High Commission building nestled in the lush riverfront property of Earnscliffe is challenging architects to complement the existing historic residence with a contemporary office along Ottawa's Confederation Boulevard. Read More
  
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• Police looking to identify persons of interest in Gilmour Street homicide

  10-01-2020 21:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa police homicide detectives are appealing to the public for help identifying two men captured on video running near the scene of a quadruple shooting Wednesday morning that claimed the life of 18-year-old Manyok “Manny” Akol. Read More
  
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• Police trying to identify culprits in theft of snowmobiles in Westboro

  10-01-2020 21:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  City police are trying to identify two white men who drove off with a pair of snowmobiles from a Westboro garage on Christmas Day. Read More
  
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• Ottawa public high school teachers and support staff plan one-day strike on Jan. 15

  10-01-2020 21:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  High school teachers and support staff at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and the Upper Canada District School Board plan to walk out Wednesday, Jan. 15 as one-day rotating strikes continue across the province. Read More
  
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• 'Minority rights' argument expected during hearing challenging Salvation Army shelter for Vanier

  10-01-2020 20:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The groups appealing a council decision allowing the Salvation Army to build a shelter complex in Vanier will urge the adjudicator to consider impacts to the francophone and Indigenous communities, a unique argument for an urban planning fight at the provincial tribunal. Read More
  
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• Theatre review: Beautiful, vibrant Unikkaaqtuat brings Inuit creation stories to life

  10-01-2020 19:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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• OPP hunt hit-and-run vehicle in crash that killed pedestrian near Sharbot Lake

  10-01-2020 18:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 64-year-old man has been identified as the pedestrian killed when he was struck by an unknown vehicle that then left the scene on Highway 7 in the Sharbot Lake area early Friday morning. Read More
  
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• New homes: Enclave of relaxed living

  10-01-2020 16:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A project that was initially launched under the radar in November is set to make a splash as Urbandale Construction returns to Kemptville with the full launch of The Creek. Read More
  
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• Ottawa man, 40, charged in New Year's Day shooting in Chinatown

  10-01-2020 16:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 40-year-old Ottawa man is facing a string of charges including aggravated assault and discharging a firearm with intent to endanger life in connection with a shooting on New Year's Day in Chinatown. Read More
  
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• Your commute: Rolling protest on 401, fatal crash closes Hwy. 7 at Sharbot Lake

  10-01-2020 16:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  If you're hitting the highway heading out of town Friday morning, provincial police warn of a few roadblocks. Read More
  
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• Capital region unemployment steady at 4.4% in December

  10-01-2020 14:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The capital region's jobless rate remained steady at 4.4 per cent in December versus November. Read More
  
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• Your commute: Rolling protest on 401, crash closes Hwy. 7 at Sharbot Lake

  10-01-2020 13:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  If you're hitting the highway heading out of town Friday morning, provincial police warn of a few roadblocks. Read More
  
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• Missing youth, 16, located safe and sound

  10-01-2020 13:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 16-year-old youth missing since Monday has been located safe and sound, Ottawa police reported Friday morning. Read More
  
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• High of 6 C but hard weather returns with freezing rain alert on weekend

  10-01-2020 13:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  If it weren't for the 40 per cent chance of flurries or rain, it'd be beach weather in the capital Friday. Read More
  
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• Person dead, another seriously hurt in Britannia fire

  10-01-2020 13:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  An investigation is underway after a person was found dead and another hospitalized following a fire early Friday in a Britannia area low-rise apartment building. Read More
  
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• Beyond Alanis and Kathleen: 10 Ottawa-area artists to watch in 2020

  10-01-2020 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Ottawa-area music scene could get a shot in the arm in 2020 with the impending return of two of our most successful artists, Alanis Morissette and Kathleen Edwards.  Read More
  
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• Person dead, another serious hurt in Britannia fire

  10-01-2020 12:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  An investigation is underway after a person was found dead and another hospitalized following a fire early Friday in a Britannia area low-rise apartment building. Read More
  
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• The Seatmates: They shared row two, upper deck, Bus 8155

  10-01-2020 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Karin Hohban had her choice of seats. Read More
  
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• Police release video of 2 persons of interest in fatal downtown Ottawa shooting - Global News

  10-01-2020 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police release video of 2 persons of interest in fatal downtown Ottawa shooting  Global News
  
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• Police searching for suspect in coffee shop stabbing

  10-01-2020 04:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa Police have released photos in the hopes of identifying a suspect in a stabbing in the entrance of an Old Ottawa South coffee shop early Thursday morning. Read More
  
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• Vigil for crash victims: 'Canada has a huge responsibility to get to the bottom of this'

  10-01-2020 03:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A few hours after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters a plane that crashed outside Tehran was likely shot down by an Iranian missile, members of Ottawa's Iranian community and their supporters gathered around the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill for a solemn vigil. Read More
  
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• Teen addict 'didn't deserve to be killed,' grieving mother says in victim impact statement

  10-01-2020 01:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ahmed Afrah didn't stand a chance. Read More
  
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• Tehran crash: PhD student 'was full of life,' had just celebrated her 27th birthday

  10-01-2020 00:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  When Alma Oladi decided to move from Iran to Canada to pursue her PhD at the University of Ottawa, she left behind her family, friends and the country where she was born and raised. Read More
  
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• Tehran crash: uOttawa student was an ambitious chemist, beloved friend, future PhD

  10-01-2020 00:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Before flying home to Tehran for a holiday visit, Saeed Kashani hugged his roommate and fellow uOttawa PhD student, Andi Zahedi. Read More
  
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• U.S. satellites, intercepts of Iranian communications could support claims missile destroyed passenger jet

  10-01-2020 00:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that Canada has intelligence indicating a Ukrainian passenger jet that crashed outside Tehran was shot down by an Iranian-surface-to-air missile. Read More
  
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