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From surgeons to students, thousands search for Boxing Day deals
World-renowned heart surgeon Dr. Wilbert Keon may be retired from surgery and the Senate but, when it comes to a good deal, he still has plenty of get-up-and-go. Keon was one of thousands of Boxing Day...
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Freezing rain warning for Ottawa
Environment Canada has issued a freezing rain warning for Ottawa as a low pressure system originating from the American southwest is expected to send a mixed bag of wintry weather into the region,...
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Two children sent to hospital after Sunday afternoon collision
Two children were in hospital after a two-vehicle collision in Embrun on Sunday afternoon. Ottawa paramedics said the accident was a T-bone collision involving a pickup truck and a hatchback SUV on St....
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Major snowstorm expected to hit Ottawa region Monday evening
A winter storm watch and driving advisory are in effect for Ottawa, with the national capital’s first major snowfall expected to sweep across region beginning Monday night. Environment Canada says a...
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Official visit, state dinner at White House for Trudeau set for mid-March
U. S. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have set a date for their first meeting in Washington. Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gregoire, are to be welcomed by the Obamas for an...
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Two injured in Vars house fire
The Ottawa fire department was called to a Vars property Monday afternoon after receiving several 911 calls reporting a garage fire that was beginning to spread to an adjoining house. Firefighters said...
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Fatal Christmas Day crash came weeks before couple's wedding date
A man killed in a Christmas Day collision on Greenbank Road was to have been married on the evening before Valentine’s Day. Gunveet Singh was driving with his fiancée for a Christmas dinner on Friday...
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City braces for winter's arrival
You knew it had to come, didn’t you? Winter’s wallop is to arrive in Ottawa overnight, with between 20 and 35 centimetres of snow forecast and an advisory from police and Environment Canada to avoid...
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Too much make-believe in Syrian program: former top bureaucrat says
As he watches his former colleagues go all out to resettle thousands of Syrian refugees by the end of this year, the public servant who helped run Canada’s last major refugee resettlement program says...
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Fire destroys Almonte restaurant
Fire has destroyed a prominent restaurant in Almonte. The fire at Moose McGuire’s on Ottawa Street broke out after 4 a.m. Tuesday and forced police to close Ottawa Street for several hours. The...
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Ottawa-based Touch Plow app snowed under with first-time customers
Sales for the new on-demand snow plow app TouchPlow was brisk over the past 24 hours as Ottawa received its first major snowfall of the season. The snow started to accumulate just after midnight Monday...
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Ottawa grapples with first storm of the season
So that’s what 20-plus centimetres of snow and 50-kilometre-an-hour gusts look like. It’s been a long time, hasn’t it? Maybe to make up for being so late, Ottawa’s first real winter storm decided to...
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Ottawa police in 2016: Stations close to public, higher fee for record check
The Ottawa Police Service will see a few changes in the new year, including the closing of its front service desks at two stations, along with about a $1 increase for police records checks. As of Jan....
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Homeless man found dead near Guelph might be from Ottawa area
Ontario Provincial Police investigators believe a homeless homicide victim found near Guelph might have travelled from the Ottawa area a day before his body was discovered. Wellington County OPP...
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Ottawa takes storm's measure; city fine-tunes Where Is My Plow
Note to everyone with a sore back from digging out the driveway: The storm let Ottawa off lightly, compared with many other communities across our region. The city got 20.2 centimetres of snow,...
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The UpBeat: After 34 years, The Snowsuit Fund continues to keep Ottawa-area...
Gayle McGibbon For 34 years now, it has been all about keeping the children in the national capital area warm. And this year, despite the unusually mild temperatures leading up to the winter months,...
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Five outdoor destinations worth a winter's drive
After all that holiday cheer it’s time to get out and about, filling our lungs with fresh air and exercising some of that rich food away. Where to go? What to do? Check out Katharine Fletcher’s...
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What’s My Name?: (Not-the-real) Rihanna pranks Ottawa
It was, all things considered, a strange sight: Pop-R&B megastar Rihanna strolling through Ottawa’s Rideau Centre on Thursday, New Year’s Eve, flanked by an entourage of burly bodyguards, paparazzi...
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Winter sports enthusiasts finally get chance to head to the hills
Skiers and snowboarders across the capital region flocked to the hills in Gatineau this weekend to celebrate last week’s first snowstorm of the season with open arms. “Honestly, I couldn’t ask for any...
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Six displaced after kitchen fire on Cummings Avenue
Three children and three adults were displaced after a kitchen fire at 1089 Cummings Ave. on Saturday night. At 8:22 p.m., Ottawa Fire Services received 911 calls reporting smoke in a unit of a...
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