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• 'Good luck finding me': Fugitive released by mistake once told cops he's a 'Master AWOLer'

  17-01-2020 23:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The last time Ottawa police were hunting convicted rapist Brendon Spurrell, a detective called and asked him to turn himself in, but he refused and taunted: "Good luck finding me." Read More
  
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• Two teen men on trial over beating of senior in Vanier

  17-01-2020 23:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The trial for two 19-year-old men accused of beating up a 74-year-old man in an apparent random daytime attack outside a Vanier bank machine will hear its closing arguments next week. Read More
  
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• Canada listening to Iraqi concerns about military mission, Defence Minister says

  17-01-2020 23:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Canadian troops will leave Iraq if a formal request to do so is made by the Iraqi government but discussions are ongoing to convince that nation of the value of having foreign soldiers stay. Read More
  
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• 24-hour alcohol: The party (almost) never ends at the Ottawa International Airport

  17-01-2020 23:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Around-the-clock alcohol service has been cleared for takeoff at the Ottawa International Airport. Read More
  
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• The wait is over. A portion of the Rideau Canal skateway opens Saturday

  17-01-2020 23:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Time to lace up. The green flag is going up Saturday morning on part of the Rideau Canal Skateway. Read More
  
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• Politics of e-cigarettes filters into smoking cessation conference

  17-01-2020 22:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The politics of e-cigarettes infiltrated Ottawa's annual conference on smoking cessation this week with a group claiming to represent the rights of vapers complaining they were being "shut-out" of the conference and that it was unfairly targetting vaping. Read More
  
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• Design of new super library to be unveiled Jan. 23

  17-01-2020 20:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Get a peek at plans of the LeBreton Flats super library – including a video walk through and a large 3D model –  this Thursday. Read More
  
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• Tay Valley men charged after OPP raid uncovers weapons and cache of stolen goods

  17-01-2020 19:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Two Tay Valley Township men face a host of charges after a provincial police raid uncovered a cache of allegedly stolen goods, including firearms and ammunition. Read More
  
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• Vancouver man, 68, charged in Highway 7 crash that killed two people

  17-01-2020 19:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 68-year-old Vancouver man is facing a Highway Traffic Act charge of failing to share half of the roadway when meeting another vehicle in a crash on Highway 7 that killed two women. Read More
  
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• 'Not the level of service our customers are expecting': Apologies once again offered after latest LRT issue

  17-01-2020 19:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  LRT maintenance workers are double-checking parts of the overhead catenary system along the 12.5-kilometre transit system after Thursday's wire break near St. Laurent Station. Read More
  
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• Theatre review: Provocative, engaging one-man show challenges mainstream perspectives

  17-01-2020 18:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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• North meets South in Kiinalik: These Sharp Tools

  17-01-2020 18:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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• Police trying to identify trio suspected in Richmond-area break-in

  17-01-2020 18:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  City police are asking the public to help identify three suspects linked to a break-in to a storage shed in the Richmond area in which the culprits ultimately left empty-handed. Read More
  
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• Grade 11 students in Ottawa are ditching Shakespeare for Canada's indigenous authors

  17-01-2020 17:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A similar change has been adopted or is underway at several other boards across the province as they try to increase the diversity of literature being studied and implement recommendations of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Read More
  
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• Court dismisses Skof lawsuit against Bordeleau

  17-01-2020 17:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A lawsuit claiming that the former Ottawa police chief deliberately intended to harm the police association and its president when he suspended Matt Skof has been dismissed. Read More
  
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• Worker seriously injured in fall at site on Laurier Avenue

  17-01-2020 16:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Police closed Laurier Avenue Friday morning between Elgin and Bank streets after a worker fell from "industrial equipment." Read More
  
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• Driver charged in crash that killed cyclist, 13, in Orléans

  17-01-2020 16:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 79-year-old Ottawa man is charged with dangerous driving causing death and careless driving causing death in a crash that killed a boy as he road his bike in Orléans last July. Read More
  
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• Four men charged as interprovincial raids yield 'kilograms' of drugs, four guns

  17-01-2020 15:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Four men face a long list of charges after a cross-border operation in Ottawa-Gatineau landed four firearms and a variety of drugs. Read More
  
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• Four men charged as cross-border raids yield 'kilograms' of drugs, four guns

  17-01-2020 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Four men face a long list of charges after a cross-border operation in Ottawa-Gatineau landed four firearms and a variety of drugs. Read More
  
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• Fleury: In Ottawa, the key to a decent life is housing for all

  17-01-2020 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  In my role as a city councillor and chair of Ottawa Community Housing, I meet and speak with many individuals, some with heartbreaking stories to share. Read More
  
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• Your commute: Bitterly cold, messy road conditions on the way

  17-01-2020 13:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  It's a bitterly-cold bike or walk to work Friday with a frostbite advisory in effect. Read More
  
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• Preview: Royal Winnipeg Ballet conjures dazzling Wizard of Oz, with Ottawa teen in supporting role

  17-01-2020 13:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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• Royal Winnipeg Ballet conjures dazzling Wizard of Oz, with Ottawa teen in supporting role

  17-01-2020 13:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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• Weather: Frostbite alert in capital, waiting on next snow storm

  17-01-2020 13:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The good news is it's sunny. Read More
  
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• Commuter chaos Thursday, outrage hours after downed power line immobilizes LRT

  17-01-2020 13:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  An overhead wire that powers LRT trains broke on Thursday morning, stalling a train at St. Laurent Station and leaving thousands of east-end commuters frustrated with replacement bus service through the afternoon commute and into the evening. Read More
  
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• Wizard of Oz ballet

  17-01-2020 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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• OC Transpo back in full service Friday

  17-01-2020 12:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa's beleaguered LRT service returned to full service Friday morning. Read More
  
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• Today's letters: McCain's tweets on the Iran plane crash

  17-01-2020 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  McCain shows courage, Corcoran spews banalities Read More
  
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• 'Significant snowfall' expected this weekend

  17-01-2020 04:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The biggest snowstorm of the winter appears to be heading our way. Read More
  
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• Sex offender still on lam after accidental release from Ottawa jail

  17-01-2020 04:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa police are still hunting for Brendon Wayne Spurrell, a convicted child predator who was released from the Innes Road jail by mistake while awaiting trial for sex assault and death threats. Read More
  
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• MPP Amanda Simard joins Liberals a year after quitting PCs over French-language services cuts

  17-01-2020 03:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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• Data shows public servants may be feeling better than five years ago, but there's still work to do

  17-01-2020 03:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Federal public servants report more positive feelings about many facets of their work life than they did when asked five years ago, according to a wide-ranging survey of more than 180,000 bureaucrats. Read More
  
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• Data show public servants may be feeling better than five years ago, but there's still work to do

  17-01-2020 03:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Federal public servants report more positive feelings about many facets of their work life than they did when asked five years ago, according to a wide-ranging survey of more than 180,000 bureaucrats. Read More
  
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• Flag woman narrowly escaped death in crash that killed Arnprior grandmother, trial hears

  17-01-2020 02:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Charissa Osbourne-Lamarche narrowly escaped death on a Monday afternoon in Arnprior as she ran for her life and out of the deadly path of a barrelling stolen pickup truck with an enraged Zachary Wittke behind the wheel. Read More
  
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• Opponents launch appeal of massive North Gower warehouse development

  17-01-2020 02:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Opponents of a gigantic Amazon-type warehouse development in North Gower are taking their fight to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. Read More
  
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• Commuter chaos, outrage hours after downed power line immobilizes LRT

  17-01-2020 01:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  An overhead wire that powers LRT trains broke on Thursday morning, stalling a train at St. Laurent Station and forcing OC Transpo to launch replacement bus service through the afternoon commute and into the evening. Read More
  
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• OC Transpo bus window smashed by flying ice on Highway 417

  17-01-2020 01:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  An OC Transpo driver and bus passengers were lucky to escape serious injury Thursday after a chunk of ice flew off a car and smashed the bus's windshield as it travelled on Highway 417. Read More
  
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• ClubLink reps downplay golf interest, winter use at Kanata course eyed for redevelopment

  17-01-2020 01:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Kanata golf course eyed for redevelopment is more than 200 people short of its membership ceiling and not many people are using the land for winter activities, according to affidavits filed in a court battle over the future of the property. Read More
  
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