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• Maintenance woes dogged LRT from the beginning and led to September 2021 derailment, inquiry hears

  06-07-2022 23:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  From the start, maintenance staff were playing catch-up to fix problems with Ottawa’s LRT and their work suffered as a result, leading to a downward spiral and, eventually, a derailment, a public inquiry heard Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Mullinder: There's a lot of talent in Ottawa now, there's no more time for excuses for that staff - TSN

  06-07-2022 23:34 via tsn.ca
  
  Mullinder: There's a lot of talent in Ottawa now, there's no more time for excuses for that staff  TSN
  
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• Purchase of robotic mine-hunting system for Canadian navy faces delays with focus on support for Ukraine

  06-07-2022 23:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A project to buy robotic mine-hunting equipment for the Royal Canadian Navy is being delayed partly because the Canadian military is focused on getting equipment for Ukraine. Read More
  
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• Fortress Real Development: Ottawa senior says he lost life savings | CTV News - CTV News Ottawa

  06-07-2022 23:16 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Fortress Real Development: Ottawa senior says he lost life savings | CTV News  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• COVID-19: Omicron variant has set the stage for summer of disruption, epidemiologist says

  06-07-2022 23:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa epidemiologist Dr. Doug Manuel is warning people to prepare for disruptions this summer as a fast-moving BA.5 Omicron wave takes hold. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Senators schedule: Senators 2022-23 schedule announced - CTV News Ottawa

  06-07-2022 22:40 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Ottawa Senators schedule: Senators 2022-23 schedule announced  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• 'The mayor is loosing his mind' — Trove of WhatsApp messages reveals city's LRT angst

  06-07-2022 22:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A furious mayor who was "loosing (sic) his mind" over LRT problems, flattened train wheels, frozen track switches, meddlesome councillors, an axe-wielding vandal and a spilled box of blueberries: These are just some of the headaches that bedevilled the first year of service for Ottawa's troubled Confederation Line. Read More
  
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• 'He was just somebody who truly wanted to see everyone achieve': Ottawa mourns tech pioneer John Kelly - Ottawa Business Journal

  06-07-2022 22:20 via obj.ca
  
  'He was just somebody who truly wanted to see everyone achieve': Ottawa mourns tech pioneer John Kelly  Ottawa Business Journal
  
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• Glavin: NBA player's plea for action against China's treatment of Uyghurs just bounces off Trudeau

  06-07-2022 21:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is as concerned as he claims to be about the Chinese regime’s enslavement of the Muslim minorities of Xinjiang, it’s an odd way to show it. The Prime Minister’s Office is refusing to say whether Trudeau has even bothered to read an appeal the prominent Uyghur rights activist and National Basketball Association star Enes Kanter Freedom sent him last month after visiting with MPs and senators in Ottawa. Read More
  
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• Larga Baffin gets OK from Ottawa city council to build new facility - Nunatsiaq News

  06-07-2022 21:30 via nunatsiaq.com
  
  Larga Baffin gets OK from Ottawa city council to build new facility  Nunatsiaq News
  
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• Coroner's inquest announced for construction worker's 2016 death

  06-07-2022 21:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  A coroner’s inquest has been announced to look into the circumstances surrounding the death of Olivier Bruneau, who died on March 23, 2016 as a result of injuries sustained at an Ottawa construction site. Read More
  
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• One person injured in Ritchie Street shooting

  06-07-2022 20:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  One person was transported to hospital with injuries following a shooting incident on Ritchie Street, off Carling Avenue between Bayshore and Britannia Beach. Read More
  
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• Cohen: Irving Abella — A self-effacing Jewish colossus who never left his roots

  06-07-2022 20:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Three years ago, I attended the funeral of a friend with Irving Abella and his wife, Rosie. As we approached the synagogue on a sun-splashed summer afternoon, Itchie, as he was known, stopped, lingered and studied the murmuring throng. Read More
  
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• Injuries reported in Ritchie Street shooting

  06-07-2022 19:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A shooting incident involving injuries has occurred on Ritchie Street, off Carling Avenue between Bayshore and Britannia Beach. Read More
  
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• Ottawa real estate: Home sales drop for fourth straight month | CTV News - CTV News Ottawa

  06-07-2022 18:30 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Ottawa real estate: Home sales drop for fourth straight month | CTV News  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Police looking for witnesses to Banff Avenue shooting

  06-07-2022 18:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa police are looking for witnesses to a shooting that took place Tuesday afternoon in the Banff/Ledbury neighbourhood. Read More
  
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• Sens to buy out White after clearing waivers - TSN

  06-07-2022 18:11 via tsn.ca
  
  Sens to buy out White after clearing waivers  TSN
  
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• Ottawa man $500,000 richer after lottery win | CTV News - CTV News Ottawa

  06-07-2022 17:53 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Ottawa man $500,000 richer after lottery win | CTV News  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Police watchdog drops probe into woman who jumped from Ottawa hotel window - CTV News Ottawa

  06-07-2022 17:25 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Police watchdog drops probe into woman who jumped from Ottawa hotel window  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• SIU terminates investigation into woman's jump from hotel window

  06-07-2022 17:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The province’s Special Investigations Unit terminated its investigation into an incident last month in which a 23-year-old woman broke a fourth-floor hotel window and leapt out, after police knocked on the room door. Read More
  
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• Diefenbunker to get $600k facelift

  06-07-2022 16:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War museum, located in Carp, will be getting a $600,000 facelift to upgrade the aging facility and further develop its exhibitions. Read More
  
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• Deonandan: Six things governments should be doing about COVID, now

  06-07-2022 16:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ontario wastewater signals suggest that the province is knee-deep in yet another wave of COVID-19. The BA.5 subvariant of Omicron is now dominant and threatens to increase the likelihood of both reinfection and vaccine-breakthrough infection. Read More
  
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• Senators 2022 Draft Preview: Ottawa could parlay picks into NHL-ready players - Sportsnet.ca

  06-07-2022 15:58 via sportsnet.ca
  
  Senators 2022 Draft Preview: Ottawa could parlay picks into NHL-ready players  Sportsnet.ca
  
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• Police looking for suspect in Pembroke bank robbery

  06-07-2022 14:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Police are investigating a bank robbery that occurred in Pembroke on Tuesday afternoon. Read More
  
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• Weather: Mixed skies this morning, then here comes the sun

  06-07-2022 14:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Wednesday’s forecast calls for clouds in the morning and early afternoon, turning to a mix of sun and cloud in the afternoon. Read More
  
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• Today's letters: A few Canada Day glitches with Ottawa's LRT

  06-07-2022 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Confederation Line didn't serve us well Read More
  
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• FIRST READING: Everyone's blaming Ottawa for tourism still being a disaster - National Post

  06-07-2022 12:49 via nationalpost.com
  
  FIRST READING: Everyone's blaming Ottawa for tourism still being a disaster  National Post
  
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• E-scooters Ottawa: 2022 scooter season begins | CTV News - CTV News Ottawa

  06-07-2022 10:00 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  E-scooters Ottawa: 2022 scooter season begins | CTV News  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Ottawa Bluesfest Is Giving Free Passes To Volunteers & You Could Spot Alanis Morissette - Narcity Canada

  06-07-2022 08:54 via narcity.com
  
  Ottawa Bluesfest Is Giving Free Passes To Volunteers & You Could Spot Alanis Morissette  Narcity Canada
  
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• Michael Poulin Obituary (2022) - Ottawa Valley, Ontario - Ottawa Valley News - Legacy.com

  06-07-2022 07:38 via legacy.com
  Michael Poulin Obituary (2022) - Ottawa Valley, Ontario - Ottawa Valley News  Legacy.com
  
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• Linda Burns Obituary (2022) - Ottawa Valley, Ontario - Ottawa Valley News - Legacy.com

  06-07-2022 07:38 via legacy.com
  Linda Burns Obituary (2022) - Ottawa Valley, Ontario - Ottawa Valley News  Legacy.com
  
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• Conservative party disqualifies candidate Patrick Brown from leadership race - Ottawa.CityNews.ca

  06-07-2022 07:16 via ottawa.citynews.ca
  
  Conservative party disqualifies candidate Patrick Brown from leadership race  Ottawa.CityNews.ca
  
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• Ottawa urged to protect Montreal airport lands amid monarch butterfly debate - CTV News Montreal

  06-07-2022 02:34 via montreal.ctvnews.ca
  
  Ottawa urged to protect Montreal airport lands amid monarch butterfly debate  CTV News Montreal
  
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• Luggage 'onslaught' poses latest hurdle to airlines, passengers - Ottawa.CityNews.ca

  06-07-2022 02:33 via ottawa.citynews.ca
  
  Luggage 'onslaught' poses latest hurdle to airlines, passengers  Ottawa.CityNews.ca
  
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• Lich awaits Friday bail decision after Crown produces texts discussing strategy to 'gridlock' city

  06-07-2022 02:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Tamara Lich will learn on Friday whether she will be released or whether she will remain in custody at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre after her lawyers mounted a lengthy challenge to the Crown’s latest bid to return the accused “Freedom Convoy” leader to jail. Read More
  
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• 12 people arrested, 50 charges laid downtown over Canada Day weekend

  06-07-2022 02:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Twelve people were arrested and 50 criminal charges were laid by Ottawa police throughout the Canada Day celebrations in the city's downtown core. Read More
  
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• 'The mayor is loosing his mind' — Trove of WhatsApp messages reveal city's LRT angst

  06-07-2022 01:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A furious mayor who was "loosing (sic) his mind" over LRT problems, flattened train wheels, frozen track switches, meddlesome councillors, an axe-wielding vandal and a spilled box of blueberries: These are just some of the headaches that bedevilled the first year of service for Ottawa's troubled Confederation Line. Read More
  
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• Man critically injured in south Ottawa shooting - CBC.ca

  06-07-2022 01:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Man critically injured in south Ottawa shooting  CBC.caOttawa police investigating shooting with injuries in south end  CTV News OttawaOne person in critical condition after shooting in south Ottawa  Ottawa SunPolice investigating shooting in south end of Ottawa  Ottawa.CityNews.caView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• LRT inquiry: Poor communications between Transpo and RTM, consultant testifies

  06-07-2022 01:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Two months after the Confederation Line of Ottawa’s LRT system opened to the public, a senior adviser to OC Transpo suggested that communications between operator OC Transpo and Rideau Transit Maintenance, which provides maintenance on the line, were poor, noting in an email that “our recent vehicle problems on the mainline are killing us.” Read More
  
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• Ottawa announces $2M for electric battery innovation in Sudbury - CTV News Northern Ontario

  06-07-2022 01:05 via northernontario.ctvnews.ca
  
  Ottawa announces $2M for electric battery innovation in Sudbury  CTV News Northern Ontario
  
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• Colin White’s time with the Ottawa Senators ends as buyout looms - The Athletic

  06-07-2022 00:53 via theathletic.com
  
  Colin White’s time with the Ottawa Senators ends as buyout looms  The Athletic
  
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• Few arrests made during ‘unprecedented’ Ottawa police operation on Canada Day weekend - Global News

  06-07-2022 00:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Few arrests made during ‘unprecedented’ Ottawa police operation on Canada Day weekend  Global News
  
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• COVID-19: Six deaths in Ottawa over the past week

  06-07-2022 00:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Six people died from COVID-19 in Ottawa over the past week, with signs indicating that, as summer holidays begin, the city is seeing the start of a new pandemic wave likely driven by highly contagious new subvariants of Omicron. Read More
  
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• City of Ottawa seeks applicants for Election Compliance Audit Committee - Ottawa.CityNews.ca

  06-07-2022 00:30 via ottawa.citynews.ca
  
  City of Ottawa seeks applicants for Election Compliance Audit Committee  Ottawa.CityNews.ca
  
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• Canada Day Ottawa: 12 arrested, 50 charges laid - CTV News Ottawa

  06-07-2022 00:11 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Canada Day Ottawa: 12 arrested, 50 charges laid  CTV News OttawaFew arrests made during 'unprecedented' Ottawa police operation on Canada Day weekend  CP24 Toronto's Breaking NewsFreedom Convoy protesters, revellers mix on Canada Day in Ottawa  CBC.caOttawa Police Service releases enforcement results from Canada Day long weekend  Ottawa.CityNews.caOttawa Towed Over 100 Vehicles & Gave More Than 500 Parking Tickets In Under A Week  Narcity Can
  
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• One year after the shooting death of beloved football star, a father continues to push back against gun violence

  06-07-2022 00:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The father of a young man who was gunned down one year ago is continuing to honour his son's life and is speaking out against gun violence. Read More
  
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