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Pathways a conflict zone for cyclists, pedestrians
Debate is being stirred among the city’s active residents after an Ottawa couple expressed their concerns about speeding cyclists posing a safety risk for runners and other pedestrians. Isabelle...
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Ottawa boy to undergo second surgery to remove lesion on brain
Todd Lavictoire says he remembers his heart sinking and his knees getting weak after a surgeon pulled him aside to tell him his son’s operation had failed. The July surgery was intended to remove a...
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'Sexomnia dad' verdict scheduled for November
A rare “sexomnia” case in which an Ottawa father claims he sexually assaulted his young daughter while he was asleep will finally end in November after almost four years in the court system. The...
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Two convicted of firearms offences
Two men were convicted Tuesday of weapons offences in unrelated Ottawa cases. Souheil Benslimane, 25, pleaded guilty to four firearms offences stemming from a June 2013 home invasion at a Bronson...
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Environment Canada predicts 'milder than normal' temperatures this fall
Your reward for Ottawa’s cool, wet summer? A warmer-than-normal autumn. And as a bonus, the leaves should be extra nice. Environment Canada is predicting “milder than normal” fall temperatures...
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Key witness in shooting trial goes missing
An Ottawa judge issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for the key Crown witness to an alleged gangland-style shooting at an Ottawa sports field two years ago. Nicholas Kim, 29, has pleaded not guilty to...
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Real estate: Alta Vista home sells in a day
Location: 229 Lennox Park Ave. Features: Three-bedroom, two-bathroom, two-storey home with a finished lower level and attached garage with inside entry. Asking price: $489,000 Selling price: $484,000...
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Making a city voters list and checking it thrice
After checking it thrice, the city’s voters list was made public on Tuesday, a large step in a process that, between now and election day — and even beyond — will continue as further corrections,...
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Police seek man after theft and break-in at Vanier businesses
Ottawa police are searching for a man connected to a theft and a break-and-enter in the Vanier neighbourhood Aug. 28. That night, a man committed a theft at Eddy’s Quick Lunch at 179 Montreal Rd., then...
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City Hall Blog: Naming the Arts Court architect
Name the architect. If I was giving a talk to a class of new journalism students — especially those who might soon find themselves writing about development issues, I’d add that tip to the list. It’s...
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Drug trafficker caught in police sting gets 12 years prison
A multiple-police force drug bust that netted millions of dollars in drugs and cash in late 2011 moved closer to a finale Wednesday with a 31-year-old Ottawa man’s being sentenced to 12 years in...
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Reports of Sidney Crosby's arrest false
QMI Agency, the parent company of the Ottawa Sun, has retracted a report published early Wednesday that said Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby had been arrested the night before while driving a...
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Conflicts push city to look at new multi-use pathway designs
Conflicts between pedestrians and cyclists have pushed the city to look at whether multi-use pathways should be designed differently. Collisions and near-accidents on paths were brought up Wednesday,...
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Ottawa photographer Chantal Gervais wins $7,500 Karsh prize
Chantal Gervais is the winner of the 2014 Karsh Award for photography in Ottawa. The biennial award, created by the city to honour the late brothers and photographers Yousuf and Malak Karsh, earns...
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Police seek driver of mystery car who may have seen serious crash
Ottawa police are looking for the driver of a car who may have witnessed a collision on Woodroffe Avenue Saturday morning that critically injured a cyclist. The 20-year-old man was still in critical...
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Creating resort settings for the staycation crowd
With the rise of the staycation comes the desire to create a custom backyard paradise, and landscape designer Welwyn Wong delivers. Wong guides clients through the outdoor design process using...
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Brace for Highway 417 disruption this weekend
Get ready for another weekend of Queensway traffic disruption as work crews replace the Lees Avenue overpass, beginning Saturday afternoon. On Thursday, the city released the following breakdown of how...
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Letter: Canada thrives on religious freedom
Re: Video purports to show beheading of U.S. journalist, Sept. 3. In light of the barbaric, horrible second murder of an innocent American, journalist Steven Sotloff, by the Islamic State, I was...
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'Tragic' aboriginal bank robber tired of jail, says he'll reform
A bank robber with four penitentiary stretches behind him was born and raised in “dirt poor” poverty and suffered horrendous abuse at the hands of his “raging bully” of an alcoholic father, an Ottawa...
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Ottawa force could try to fire officer guilty of deceit, corrupt practice
Six guilty verdicts in an internal police disciplinary hearing against an Ottawa sergeant who booked dates with sex-trade workers and repeatedly breached policy by accessing confidential police records...
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