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• Canada defends pace of coronavirus evacuation as Ottawa seeks final go-ahead from China - Toronto Star

  03-02-2020 23:46 via thestar.com
  
  Canada defends pace of coronavirus evacuation as Ottawa seeks final go-ahead from China  Toronto Star
  
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• Landlord arrested in Val-des-Monts killings of couple - Ottawa Citizen

  03-02-2020 23:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Landlord arrested in Val-des-Monts killings of couple  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Landlord arrested in Val-des-Monts killings of couple

  03-02-2020 23:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A Val-des-Monts landlord has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of two tenants whose bodies were found inside his burnt-out home. Read More
  
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• 6 year old Ottawa boy pays on-ice tribute to Kobe Bryant - CTV News

  03-02-2020 23:10 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  6 year old Ottawa boy pays on-ice tribute to Kobe Bryant  CTV News
  
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• Ottawa-based Fully Managed snaps up Calgary IT firm - Ottawa Business Journal

  03-02-2020 21:55 via obj.ca
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• Commissioner Clanachan details Ottawa deal, international rules on Footy Prime podcast - Canadian Premier League

  03-02-2020 21:51 via canpl.ca
  
  Commissioner Clanachan details Ottawa deal, international rules on Footy Prime podcast  Canadian Premier League
  
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• Arrest made in double homicide in Val-des-Monts

  03-02-2020 21:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A Val-des-Monts man has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder in connection with the deaths of two people inside his fire-damaged home. Read More
  
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• Screaming Ottawa goat gets head stuck in fence, resident calls cops thinking it's a child - Ottawa Citizen

  03-02-2020 21:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Screaming Ottawa goat gets head stuck in fence, resident calls cops thinking it's a child  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Police ask for help to identify suspect in Glebe smash-and-grab

  03-02-2020 21:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa police are asking the public to help them identify a suspect in an early-morning break and enter at a business on Bank Street near Strathcona Avenue. Read More
  
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• Analysis: Fight over Ontario nuclear waste disposal reveals hurdle in Liberal's climate plan

  03-02-2020 21:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Two Ojibway communities in Southwestern Ontario have voted against nuclear waste being buried on their traditional land near the Bruce nuclear plants. Read More
  
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• Concert review: Half Moon Run at TD Place rock out in stellar show

  03-02-2020 20:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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• Six months in jail for road-raging Ottawa woman who broke pelvis of cancer survivor - Ottawa Citizen

  03-02-2020 19:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Six months in jail for road-raging Ottawa woman who broke pelvis of cancer survivor  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Driver convicted in road rage assault sentenced to six months

  03-02-2020 19:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  An Ottawa motorist who broke another woman's hip in a fit of road rage has been sentenced to six months in jail for what the judge called her "entirely disproportionate" reaction to the conduct of her fellow driver. Read More
  
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• Screaming goat mistaken for a child in distress in Ottawa's rural west-end - CTV News

  03-02-2020 19:06 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Screaming goat mistaken for a child in distress in Ottawa's rural west-end  CTV News
  
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• New appeal to find missing Pembroke man as OPP criminal investigations branch takes case

  03-02-2020 19:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The OPP has issued a new appeal for help finding a young Pembroke man as it reports its criminal investigations branch is now overseeing the nearly three-month-old missing persons case. Read More
  
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• Ottawa man pays fitting tribute to hockey's black trailblazers - CBC.ca

  03-02-2020 19:03 via cbc.ca
  
  Ottawa man pays fitting tribute to hockey's black trailblazers  CBC.ca
  
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• Screaming Ottawa goat gets head stuck in fence, resident calls cops thinking it's a child

  03-02-2020 18:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  When police were called to the city's rural west end by the report of a child's call for help, it turned out to be a tale in which a "four-legged kid had a baaaad day." Read More
  
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• Want to reduce food waste? Look to the Canada Food Guide

  03-02-2020 18:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Minimizing food waste is on the “to do” list of the prime minister’s recent mandate letter to the minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. This is a laudable objective, as an estimated one-third of food produced is lost along the food chain – be it the farm, fishing boat, transport, processing, storage, retail, institutions, restaurants, airlines or in the home. Read More
  
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• Chambers: No evidence of a 'slippery slope' on medically assisted death

  03-02-2020 18:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  In 2016, just before medical assistance in dying (MAiD) was legalized in Canada, slippery slope enthusiasts warned that vulnerable populations would be in danger if the new federal legislation, Bill C-14, was passed. Read More
  
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• Charlottetown mayor in Ottawa to talk housing, infrastructure, EI, Confederation - The Guardian

  03-02-2020 17:00 via theguardian.pe.ca
  
  Charlottetown mayor in Ottawa to talk housing, infrastructure, EI, Confederation  The Guardian
  
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• Taxpayers spent $537 million upgrading NDHQ Carling but it’s listed as being in poor condition

  03-02-2020 15:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The new Defence department headquarters at Carling Avenue has been listed in the federal government’s building directory as being in poor shape. Read More
  
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• Your commute: OC Transpo has a dozen trains running, construction on Highway 417

  03-02-2020 13:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Fingers crossed for a trouble-free commute for light-rail riders. Read More
  
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• Temperature to shoot up to 5 C today but snow and colder weather on the way

  03-02-2020 13:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Expect above-zero highs to start the week but there's wintry weather in the forecast starting Thursday. Read More
  
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• Williams: LRT has its hiccups, but it's going to be world-class

  03-02-2020 13:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Is it just me, or do the LRT woes sound worse than they really are? Read More
  
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• Kassam: Let's use physician expertise to help fix home and long-term care

  03-02-2020 12:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Gloria is 87 years old. She lives alone in a two-storey townhouse and unfortunately had a fainting spell on her way to the washroom. She ended up falling and breaking her hip, requiring surgery. Read More
  
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• Ottawa's not actually back to full LRT service during rush hour - CBC.ca

  03-02-2020 12:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Ottawa's not actually back to full LRT service during rush hour  CBC.ca
  
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• Manulak: Why Canada needs a foreign policy review

  03-02-2020 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  As new Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne begins the hard work of governing, an international policy review should be high on his agenda. Read More
  
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• Parents scramble to nab emergency daycare as more school strikes loom this week

  03-02-2020 12:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Like many parents across the city, Tim Books scrambled to find emergency childcare for the two days next week when teachers are expected to strike. Read More
  
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• Is Ontario's overburdened health system ready for an outbreak or pandemic? - Ottawa Citizen

  03-02-2020 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Is Ontario's overburdened health system ready for an outbreak or pandemic?  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Is Ontario's overburdened health system ready for an outbreak or pandemic?

  03-02-2020 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Last week, the same week the World Health Organization declared a health emergency and Canada saw its first cases of novel coronavirus, one Ottawa hospital had more than 70 people in isolation and had to cancel elective surgeries for two days running. Other Ottawa hospitals were bursting at the seams. Read More
  
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• School strike day activities for kids in Ottawa - CTV News

  03-02-2020 10:08 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  School strike day activities for kids in Ottawa  CTV News
  
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• Police investigate two deaths at residence in Val-des-Monts

  03-02-2020 02:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Quebec provincial police were investigating two deaths at a residence in Val-des-Monts on Sunday. Read More
  
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• Train watch and other city hall files we have our eyes this week

  03-02-2020 02:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  OC Transpo will continue running backup bus service along the LRT route during the morning and afternoon busy periods until the agency feels confident enough trains will be available during the peak hours. Read More
  
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• Heritage staff support fix-up plan for ByWard Market buildings damaged by fire

  03-02-2020 01:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  City heritage staff approve of a plan to fix up the ByWard Market buildings damaged by fire in April 2019. Read More
  
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• Willie O'Ree on racism in hockey: 'I guess it's going to take quite a while before it's over'

  03-02-2020 00:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Willie O'Ree, the first black player to lace up in the National Hockey League, can't believe racial slurs are still spewed on the ice at the highest levels of the sport. Read More
  
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• Get it done: Why Ottawa, B.C. and Vancouver should come together to build SkyTrain to UBC - The Globe and Mail

  03-02-2020 00:13 via theglobeandmail.com
  
  Get it done: Why Ottawa, B.C. and Vancouver should come together to build SkyTrain to UBC  The Globe and Mail
  
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