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• Ottawa election: Mayoral candidate work to get out the vote | CTV News - CTV News Ottawa

  17-10-2022 23:58 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Ottawa election: Mayoral candidate work to get out the vote | CTV News  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• B.C. government to introduce amendments to allow Ottawa to join class-action suit against opioid makers - CTV News VI

  17-10-2022 23:50 via vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca
  B.C. government to introduce amendments to allow Ottawa to join class-action suit against opioid makers  CTV News VI
  
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• Bruneau inquest: Despite concerns, ice conditions remained unsafe at construction site, inquest hears

  17-10-2022 22:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  Even after an earlier close call when falling ice hit a worker, safety measures at the Claridge Icon excavation pit failed to prevent Olivier Bruneau's death, one of Bruneau's co-workers said at a coroner's inquest Monday. Read More
  
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• Gibbs and Whittaker: Ottawa needs bolder action on the climate file

  17-10-2022 22:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  We are a week away from an unprecedented election in Ottawa that will define our community for years to come. Not only are we electing a new mayor, but there will be at least 11 new councillors. We would be wise to seize this moment of big change to choose bold climate action. Read More
  
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• Hull apartment building evacuated after shots fired in hallway: Gatineau police

  17-10-2022 21:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  A Hull apartment building was evacuated Friday night after shots were fired at an unoccupied unit from the hallway, according to Gatineau police, who are continuing to probe the gunfire. Read More
  
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• Ontario reducing how long campers can stay at most popular parks — is your favourite on the list?

  17-10-2022 20:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario Parks says it's reducing the maximum length of campground campsite stays at some of its most popular parks so that more people can enjoy them. Read More
  
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• Nokia transforming Ottawa facility into tech hub, expanding presence in Canada

  17-10-2022 19:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  Local business leaders cheered the news that Nokia Canada will turn its Kanata facility into a $412-million research and development technology centre that will create more than 340 new jobs in the 5G wireless technology industry. Read More
  
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• OPP seek public's help after motorcyclist killed in North Dundas crash

  17-10-2022 19:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  A motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene Sunday after they are believed to have lost control of their bike, gone into the ditch and hit multiple road signs on County Road 43 in North Dundas, south of Ottawa. Read More
  
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• Hotel group warned city, police that truckers planned to stay for weeks, commission hears

  17-10-2022 19:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  The head of an association representing Ottawa hoteliers told the city and Ottawa police days before the "Freedom Convoy" arrived last winter that truckers planned to stay for weeks and block streets, an inquiry heard Monday. Read More
  
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• Koniuszewski: Mikhail Gorbachev's legacy includes the environment

  17-10-2022 19:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  “We can do business together,” said Margaret Thatcher of Mikhail Gorbachev in 1984. But it was not love at first sight between Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan when they first met at the Geneva summit in 1985. The American president called him a “die-hard Communist,” while Gorbachev fired back that Reagan was “not a hawk but a dinosaur.” Still, Reagan quickly realized that Gorbachev was unlike previous Soviet leaders and both understood a nuclear war coul
  
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• Fuss and Hill: Even with a surplus, Ontario Premier Doug Ford should rein in spending

  17-10-2022 19:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  There’s good news for Ontario government finances. According to the province’s latest fiscal report, Ontario has moved from a projected $33.1-billion budget deficit to a $2.1-billion surplus in fiscal year 2021/22. Read More
  
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• Citizen editorial board: Watch Sutcliffe, Chiarelli and McKenney answer questions from the hot seat

  17-10-2022 17:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  During the 2022 municipal election campaign, the Citizen's editorial board sat down with three high-profile candidates running to be Ottawa's next mayor: Mark Sutcliffe, Bob Chiarelli and Catherine McKenney. Our video team filmed these frank conversations, so you can have a (virtual) seat at the table, too. Read More
  
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• Lukits: Canada's Royal Military College missed a 'teachable moment' about sexual misconduct

  17-10-2022 15:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Attacking and removing statues of famous men who have hurt others has marked recent years with bitter controversy. The installation of a new statue of a female cadet at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) this spring is also controversial, despite its laudable commemoration of women being first admitted to the college. Read More
  
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• Ford 'very disappointed' Ottawa candidates won't use strong mayor powers - CTV News Ottawa

  17-10-2022 14:59 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Ford 'very disappointed' Ottawa candidates won't use strong mayor powers  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Flair Airlines will fly between Thunder Bay and Ottawa - Tbnewswatch.com

  17-10-2022 14:00 via tbnewswatch.com
  Flair Airlines will fly between Thunder Bay and Ottawa  Tbnewswatch.com
  
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• Bechard: Here's why Ottawa needs better cycling infrastructure - Ottawa Citizen

  17-10-2022 13:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  Bechard: Here's why Ottawa needs better cycling infrastructure  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Bechard: Here's why Ottawa needs better cycling infrastructure

  17-10-2022 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Transportation may be the defining issue of our municipal elections. These debates have become a reductive battle of cars versus bicycles, leading some to wonder if a “war on cars” has been proposed. I am sorry to inform you that cars have already declared war on the people of Ottawa — and the cars are winning. Read More
  
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• Today's letters: On the Ottawa truck convoy and the meaning of freedom

  17-10-2022 12:55 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Opinion: Alberta vs. Ottawa: A few words of advice from a friendly Quebecer - Calgary Herald

  17-10-2022 12:34 via calgaryherald.com
  Opinion: Alberta vs. Ottawa: A few words of advice from a friendly Quebecer  Calgary Herald
  
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• Yaffe: Citizens' Assemblies are the next step in democracy’s evolution

  17-10-2022 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Between the Queen’s passing, Danielle Smith's move into the Alberta premier's office, François Legault's re-election in Quebec and Pierre Poilievre’s ascension as head of the Conservative Party, there’s been a lot of talk lately in Canada about leadership. Read More
  
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• Canadian generals push for industry to go to 'war footing,' but hurdles remain

  17-10-2022 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Canada’s military leadership is pushing for industry and the federal government’s procurement system to go to a war-time footing so more weapons can be supplied to Ukraine. Read More
  
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• Appeal filed against plan for Larga Baffin medical boarding home, slowing process

  17-10-2022 12:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  A community group has launched an appeal against construction of the first purpose-built medical boarding home in Ottawa for Inuit — a development that could significantly delay the project. Read More
  
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• Health officials watching with concern as new, more evasive COVID sub-variants arrive in Ontario - Ottawa Citizen

  17-10-2022 12:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  Health officials watching with concern as new, more evasive COVID sub-variants arrive in Ontario  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Getting to know Horizon Ottawa, the community group that is raising hackles this election campaign - Ottawa Citizen

  17-10-2022 12:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  Getting to know Horizon Ottawa, the community group that is raising hackles this election campaign  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Health officials watching with concern as new, more evasive COVID sub-variants arrive in Ontario

  17-10-2022 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  A new COVID-19 sub-variant that can evade antibody treatment is gaining a foothold in Ottawa and across Ontario. Read More
  
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• Getting to know Horizon Ottawa, the community group that is raising hackles this election campaign

  17-10-2022 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Sam Hersh recalls feeling a sense of empowerment after working on Shawn Menard’s successful 2018 bid to become councillor of Capital Ward. Read More
  
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• WATCH: Mayoral candidates debate on CBC Ottawa - CBC.ca

  17-10-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  WATCH: Mayoral candidates debate on CBC Ottawa  CBC.ca
  
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• Ottawa, police were warned of plans to jam up the capital before convoy protesters arrived, email shows - CBC News

  17-10-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Ottawa, police were warned of plans to jam up the capital before convoy protesters arrived, email shows  CBC NewsEmergencies Act inquiry: Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson testifies  CTV News OttawaWhat Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson told the 'Freedom Convoy' commission  CTV News‘We lost control’: Ottawa mayor tells Emergencies Act inquiry of convoy ‘lawlessness’  Global NewsMorning Update: City of Ottawa was warned convoy protesters planned lengthy
  
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• Nokia Ottawa: Transformed Kanata campus to create 340 jobs | CTV News - CTV News Ottawa

  17-10-2022 10:00 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  Nokia Ottawa: Transformed Kanata campus to create 340 jobs | CTV News  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Ottawa asks banks to help clarify carbon-price rebate deposits - The Globe and Mail

  17-10-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  Ottawa asks banks to help clarify carbon-price rebate deposits  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Nokia to spend $340M to upgrade Canadian HQ in Ottawa - CBC.ca

  17-10-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  Nokia to spend $340M to upgrade Canadian HQ in Ottawa  CBC.ca
  
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