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Fire service changes protocol on flag tributes at firehalls after backlash
Ottawa Fire Services has changed its flag protocol after they received complaints for refusing to fly flags at half-mast to honour the RCMP officers killed in Moncton, N.B. The new protocol announced...
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City's no-flowers policy sows anger for gardener
All Hélène Cayer wants is to plant lilies and lemon balm on the grassy strip between the sidewalk and the street. It’s city property, but she says city officials have told her for years they’re OK with...
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New president for Algonquin College
Cheryl Jensen has been named Algonquin College’s eighth president. “As a teacher and leader, academic and administrator I’ve long admired Algonquin College,” Jensen said at the announcement Thursday...
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Doctor who sparked health scare reprimanded
An Ottawa doctor who caused a public health scare in 2011 after her endoscopy clinic failed a health inspection has agreed never to practise medicine again. Dr. Christiane Farazli was publicly...
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Highway 174 to remain closed through evening rush hour
Highway 174 remained closed, a day after a Wednesday evening truck crash, while crews cleaned up a diesel oil spill. The collision sent one woman to hospital in critical condition and caused major...
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Five people face 60 charges in drive-by shooting
Two loaded guns, cocaine and a vehicle were seized and five people arrested Thursday in Wednesday night’s south-side drive-by shooting. Ottawa police executed several search warrants on homes and...
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Annual police report shows crime down in Ottawa
Ottawa police say the national capital is one of the safest cities in Canada, with a crime rate that decreased slightly last year, according to the force’s annual report released Thursday. The report,...
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O-Train to shut for four days on weekends for expansion work
OC Transpo has announced the O-Train will close on four days on upcoming weekends to finish the current phase of of the service’s expansion project. Sunday, July 27, will be the first shutdown. Service...
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Boy, 13, charged in three sex assault cases
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested on three charges of sexual assault after an alleged victim chased him Wednesday afternoon. The woman called police after she lost sight of her attacker and from her...
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Houle and Grindrod: Access to birth control isn't just about doctors.
Earlier this summer, a debate was sparked by the experience of Kate Desjardins, an Ottawa woman who went to a walk-in clinic to renew her birth control prescription. She was handed a letter informing...
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Senators stake out new turf with ByWard Market sports bar (with video)
With the official opening of the Sens House bar on Thursday, the rivalry between Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs fans has gained a new battleground: the ByWard Market. The new bar, which has a...
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Families left homeless after three-alarm fire on Abaca Way
Two families were expected to be displaced after a three-alarm fire tore through a townhouse on Thursday in Stittsville. When Ottawa Fire Services arrived at the scene on Abaca Way shortly after 5:45...
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Ontario government confirms $65 M for Ottawa River cleanup
There was a moment of déjà vu on Friday when Ottawa-area Liberal MPPs joined Mayor Jim Watson at the Bytowne Museum to announce $65 million to help clean up the Ottawa River. The funding — contained in...
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Chapin: The bittersweet relief of respite care
In August, we’re putting my 92-year-old grandpa into respite care for the first time. And I should feel relieved. Since 2001, he has lived in our family’s Ottawa home. Over the past seven or so years,...
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Ottawa man, 25, charged in five retail robberies
A 25-year-old Ottawa man has been charged in connection with five retail store robberies over the last month that all happened in the early morning hours. Desmond Manolakos faces 14 charges: Five each...
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Review: Bruno Mars thrills with showmanship and fun
Bruno Mars thrilled a capacity crowd at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday with a high-energy performance that not only demonstrated his killer musical instincts and powerful showmanship but also a...
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Q&A: Mayoral candidate Darren Wood
With the mayoral election less than 100 days away, there are only four people registered to challenge Mayor Jim Watson in his re-election bid. One of them is Darren Wood, a Niagara Falls native who...
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Accused in Bank Street shooting remanded in custody
Two men arrested after a shooting on Bank Street on Wednesday night appeared in court Friday charged with drug and gun offences. Hussein Mohammad, 28, and Fawaz Abdullah, 25, were remanded in custody...
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Mother, children among six forced from home by fire
Six people have been forced from their home after an apartment balcony caught fire Friday afternoon. Fire crews were dispatched to the highrise at 2850 Cedarwood Drive off Walkley Road shortly after 3...
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Man accused of stalking Orléans women online
Ottawa police believe there could be other victims in the case of a 29-year-old man who stands accused of harassing more than a dozen women online under the name Scotty Toppers. Police said they...
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