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• Ottawa says talks 'productive' on how to distribute First Nations child-welfare compensation it still opposes - CBC.ca

  28-01-2020 23:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Ottawa says talks 'productive' on how to distribute First Nations child-welfare compensation it still opposes  CBC.ca
  
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• One person being tested for coronavirus in Ottawa - Ottawa Citizen

  28-01-2020 23:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  One person being tested for coronavirus in Ottawa  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Ottawa, the wet and inclement city, takes toll on LRT trains - Ottawa Citizen

  28-01-2020 23:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa, the wet and inclement city, takes toll on LRT trains  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Ottawa, the wet and inclement city

  28-01-2020 23:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  If you want to run trains in Ottawa, they need to be waterproof. Read More
  
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• One person being tested for coronavirus in Ottawa

  28-01-2020 23:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  One person is being tested for the coronavirus in Ottawa. However, this is not a presumptive case of the virus, said a spokeswoman for Ottawa Public Health. Read More
  
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• Best bets, Jan. 30 to Feb. 5: Queen-inspired musical, and a charming crooner

  28-01-2020 22:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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• City holding back monthly maintenance money, but will RTG ever get it?

  28-01-2020 22:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The city is holding back millions of dollars in monthly payments to the Rideau Transit Group during the LRT maintenance debacle but it's not clear if the municipal government will have to eventually pay up. Read More
  
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• Ottawa to host new international film festival this March

  28-01-2020 20:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Move over, TIFF. Ottawa is getting an international film festival of its own.  Read More
  
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• Ottawa to host new international film festival this March - Ottawa Citizen

  28-01-2020 20:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa to host new international film festival this March  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Catholic school Board plan a strike next week; public elementary teachers go back to bargaining

  28-01-2020 20:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Another strike could hit Ottawa schools next week with Catholic teachers planning to walk out on Feb. 4 if they don't reach a contract deal. Read More
  
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• Investing in skills development and training pays dividends for local firm

  28-01-2020 20:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A multifacted approach to employee education and development has led Babcock Canada Inc. to become one of the top employers in the National Capital Region, a study conducted for Postmedia found. Read More
  
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• Designing a better workplace in the nation’s capital

  28-01-2020 20:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  In the middle of a drab and dreary Ottawa winter, no one wants to walk into an office space devoid of liveliness and joy. Read More
  
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• New batch of machine guns for Canadian military to be delivered in December - Ottawa Citizen

  28-01-2020 20:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  New batch of machine guns for Canadian military to be delivered in December  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• New batch of machine guns for Canadian military to be delivered in December

  28-01-2020 20:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Canadian government is buying a little more than 3,600 machine guns to replace aging weapons in its stocks. Read More
  
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• Ottawa-based Shopify to hire 1,000 workers, open Vancouver office by late 2020 - Global News

  28-01-2020 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ottawa-based Shopify to hire 1,000 workers, open Vancouver office by late 2020  Global News
  
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• Female suspect sought in parking lot assaults - Ottawa Citizen

  28-01-2020 19:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Female suspect sought in parking lot assaults  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Female suspect sought in parking lot assaults

  28-01-2020 19:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa police are seeking public assistance in locating a suspect after two people were allegedly assaulted Jan. 11 following a parking confrontation in the Bayshore Shopping Centre area. Read More
  
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• Kids under 10 must wear CSA-certified helmets at Ottawa indoor skating rinks starting Saturday - CTV News

  28-01-2020 19:05 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Kids under 10 must wear CSA-certified helmets at Ottawa indoor skating rinks starting Saturday  CTV News
  
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• Man, 62, seriously hurt in break-in to Brockville-area home

  28-01-2020 18:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 62-year-old man suffered serious injuries Tuesday morning when unknown number of assailants broke into a home in Elizabeth Township near Brockville early Tuesday morning. Read More
  
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• Cohen: Trump's impeachment trial takes a turn thanks to former advisor John Bolton

  28-01-2020 18:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  And now, deliciously, the cat is among the pigeons. Read More
  
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• Designing a better workplace in the nation’s capital - Ottawa Citizen

  28-01-2020 18:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Designing a better workplace in the nation’s capital  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Study: Adobe among capital region's top employers

  28-01-2020 17:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  In the middle of a drab and dreary Ottawa winter, no one wants to walk into an office space devoid of liveliness and joy. Read More
  
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• Failed prosecution of Vice Admiral Norman cost at least $1.4 million but full cost won’t be revealed

  28-01-2020 17:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The federal government acknowledges it spent at least $1.4 million on the failed case to prosecute Vice Admiral Mark Norman but the total cost of the legal battle won’t be released. Read More
  
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• Babcock’s focus on employee development earned it recognition as a top employer, study says

  28-01-2020 17:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A multifacted approach to employee education and development has led Babcock Canada Inc. to become one of the top employers in the National Capital Region, a study conducted for Postmedia found. Read More
  
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• Ottawa spent $1.4M in failed prosecution of retired navy head Mark Norman - Global News

  28-01-2020 17:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ottawa spent $1.4M in failed prosecution of retired navy head Mark Norman  Global News
  
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• Denley: The biggest – and costliest – problem with LRT is politics

  28-01-2020 17:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Taken in isolation, the city’s decision to award the contract for the extension of the Trillium Line to SNC-Lavalin seems inexplicably goofy. The company’s bid had an almost comical list of shortfalls, not the least of which was failing to understand that the project was for diesel trains, not electric. Read More
  
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• National Capital Region’s Top Employers: Winner's List

  28-01-2020 16:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The following organizations have been chosen as National Capital Region’s Top Employers for 2020 (employee counts refer to full-time staff): Read More
  
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• Algonquin College turns hopes and dreams into lifelong success

  28-01-2020 16:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  This story was produced by Mediacorp in partnership with Postmedia, on behalf of Algonquin College. Read More
  
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• OPP officer slightly injured in roadside altercation with driver - Ottawa Citizen

  28-01-2020 16:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  OPP officer slightly injured in roadside altercation with driver  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• CMHC employees are fully autonomous and accountable

  28-01-2020 16:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  This story was produced by Mediacorp in partnership with Postmedia, on behalf of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Read More
  
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• Teams get into healthy competition at CIHI’s Ideathon

  28-01-2020 16:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  This story was produced by Mediacorp in partnership with Postmedia, on behalf of Canadian Institute for Health Information. Read More
  
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• Carleton University champions workplace health

  28-01-2020 16:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  This story was produced by Mediacorp in partnership with Postmedia, on behalf of Carleton University. Read More
  
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• The City of Ottawa makes employees its top priority

  28-01-2020 16:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  This story was produced by Mediacorp in partnership with Postmedia, on behalf of The City of Ottawa. Read More
  
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• A meaningful mission draws people to CSE

  28-01-2020 16:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  This story was produced by Mediacorp in partnership with Postmedia, on behalf of Communications Security Establishment. Read More
  
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• Technology and culture link Hydro Ottawa to the future

  28-01-2020 16:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  This story was produced by Mediacorp in partnership with Postmedia, on behalf of Hydro Ottawa. Read More
  
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• Trust empowers people at MD Financial Management

  28-01-2020 16:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  MD Financial Management is all about trust — from its client relationships to the way it treats its employees, says Kathy Labrecque, vice-president, human resources. With headquarters in Ottawa, the company provides wealth management services to physicians and their families across Canada. Read More
  
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• At Modern Niagara, leaders walk the upbeat talk

  28-01-2020 16:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  This story was produced by Mediacorp in partnership with Postmedia, on behalf of Modern Niagara Group. Read More
  
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• Nav Canada uplifts employees and their communities

  28-01-2020 16:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Christine McAuliffe is spreading her wings. For 17 years, she was an air traffic controller in the Edmonton region of Nav Canada, the non-profit corporation that owns and operates the country’s civil air navigation system. Since 2017, however, she has been a manager of air navigation system operations co-ordination at the head office in Ottawa. Read More
  
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• Variety is a key perk for Auditor General employees

  28-01-2020 16:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  This story was produced by Mediacorp in partnership with Postmedia, on behalf of The Office of the Auditor General of Canada. Read More
  
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• OPP rescues injured owl in middle of Madoc street

  28-01-2020 16:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  There can be no doubt provincial police give a hoot after the rescue of an injured owl Tuesday morning in Madoc, north of Kingston. Read More
  
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• Staff go the extra mile at The Ottawa Hospital

  28-01-2020 16:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A few years ago, RN Courtney Argue and a colleague at The Ottawa Hospital discovered that a Walmart in Ogdensburg, N.Y., was selling big bottles of shampoo and conditioner for a dollar. So, the two women made the one-hour-plus drive and bought a big shopping cart’s worth of hair products. They were supporting staff in the hospital’s psychiatric ward, who provide free toiletries for patients because some of them don’t get visitors or have safety issues if they leave their ward.
  
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• How Tomlinson Group took training into its own hands

  28-01-2020 16:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  When the construction company that David Ingimundson worked for was acquired by the Tomlinson Group of Companies in 2011, he decided he had two options for dealing with the change. “I could resist it or embrace it,” he says. Read More
  
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• Work, play and help others at Trend Micro Canada

  28-01-2020 16:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Since Brent Jackson joined Trend Micro Canada Technologies Inc. as a software developer in 2017, he has attended training sessions at his Ottawa office to improve his skills and knowledge. Last month, he was scheduled to travel further afield to learn even more when the company flies him to Taiwan. Read More
  
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• The grass is greenest at Universities Canada

  28-01-2020 16:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Who leaves an employer they love only to return a few months or years later to work there again? Universities Canada currently has seven employees who have done exactly that, circling back after exploring opportunities elsewhere. Read More
  
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• Seven displaced in rowhouse fire in Merivale area

  28-01-2020 16:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Seven people have been displaced by a two-alarm fire Tuesday morning at a rowhouse at 1100 Medford St., near Merivale Road. Read More
  
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• Seven displaced by Carlington row house fire - CTV News

  28-01-2020 15:56 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Seven displaced by Carlington row house fire  CTV News
  
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• New machine guns for Canadian military to be delivered in December

  28-01-2020 15:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Canadian government is buying a little more than 3,600 machine guns to replace aging weapons in its stocks. Read More
  
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• OPP officer slightly injured in roadside altercation with driver

  28-01-2020 15:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 26-year-old Ottawa man faces several charges after a fight Saturday afternoon on Highway 417 left a provincial police officer with facial injuries. Read More
  
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• Ottawa police to fast-track another 70 recruits - CBC.ca

  28-01-2020 14:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Ottawa police to fast-track another 70 recruits  CBC.ca
  
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• Tickets for Justin Bieber's Ottawa show go on sale Feb. 14

  28-01-2020 14:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Happy Valentine's Day, Beliebers. Read More
  
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