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Leggings for every occasion
It’s time to put your best foot forward thanks to a line of stylish leggings from Reitmans that will take ladies from work to play. Style expert Erica Wark has teamed up with the Canadian apparel...
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Nepal avalanche: Adventure travel in the age of social media
When mountaineer George Mallory disappeared high on the slopes of Mount Everest in 1924, it took 11 days before his wife in England, Ruth, got word of his death. Today, a few hours absence online can...
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Ottawa Votes: River ward candidates square off
A standing-room only crowd packed a school gymnasium in Carlington Thursday night to hear from candidates vying to be the next city councillor for River ward. Maria McRae has held the seat since 2003,...
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Tanger outlet opening signals maturation of Ottawa's retail scene
The mammoth Tanger Outlet mall in Kanata will act as a beacon for shoppers and attract more visitors to Ottawa, according to a local retail industry analyst. The 350,000-square-foot shopping centre, on...
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Tooth-swapping Ottawa dentist barred from practising by court order
An Ottawa dentist who glued two human teeth into a patient’s mouth has been prohibited from practising dentistry by the Ontario Superior Court. The Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario sought...
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Egan: Before MacGyver, the untrained racing mechanic who could fix anything
Before there was a make-believe McGyver, there was a real Bailey Desjardins — burly, bearded, able to fix almost anything with a motor. Desjardins was such an accomplished paddock engineer the...
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Glenn Greenwald on balancing security and liberty
Journalist Glenn Greenwald is in Ottawa next week to reflect on his Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting of the Snowden leaks. Edward Snowden’s stunning revelations last year about bulk electronic spying...
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Ottawa mansion sells for near-record $7.68 million (with photos)
A spectacular stone manor with views of the Ottawa River and Gatineau Hills has commanded what’s reportedly the second highest price ever paid for an Ottawa home: $7.675 million. It is also the highest...
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Somerset candidate uses dating app Tinder to promote campaign
A tech-savvy candidate in Somerset ward is using a mobile dating app to promote his campaign. Conor Meade told the Citizen he downloaded Tinder a few days ago and is using it to connect with young...
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Road closed after fatal accident near Richmond
One person has died in a single-vehicle collision on McCordick Road early Saturday morning, say Ottawa police. The collision occurred near 4410 McCordick Rd. at about 1:47 a.m. when the car burst into...
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Ottawa's Shopify unveils new HQ (with video)
Packed away in a box somewhere in the cavernous space that is Shopify’s new office at 150 Elgin St., is a plastic Guitar Hero controller. The controller, which will soon become part of a 9th floor...
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Soldier badly burned after parachuting on to power lines
A Canadian special forces soldier has been seriously injured after landing on power lines during a parachute training exercise near Ottawa earlier this month, the Citizen has learned. The Department of...
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New Ebola guidelines: Ontario testing to give quicker results
Training and equipment are being ramped up at the General Campus of The Ottawa Hospital and the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario after they were named provincial referral hospitals for Ebola by...
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Ottawa Votes: River ward candidates square off
A standing-room only crowd packed a school gymnasium in Carlington Thursday night to hear from candidates vying to be the next city councillor for River ward. Maria McRae has held the seat since 2003,...
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City issues boil water advisory for Blackburn Hamlet area
Ottawa Public Health Saturday issued a boil water advisory for some 200 residents of Glen Park Drive, Birchtree Park, Compata Way and Fairglen Mews in Blackburn Hamlet. The advisory is in effect until...
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Four-car crash near Canadian Tire Centre causes traffic mayhem
A four-car collision in Kanata along Huntmar Drive exacerbated traffic congestion in the area on Saturday night, fire officials said. Ottawa Fire Services said the collision caused minor injuries and...
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Amanda Gordon: Schools must be consistent about bullying
I still remember sitting at my kitchen table, crying to my mom about what was happening at school. As a little girl, I had tried to deal with the constant taunts about my appearance, the girls who...
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Family and friends grieve after young father killed in weekend crash
Messages of condolence have poured into the family of a father of two after friends and relatives learned he’d been killed in a crash early Saturday. Andrew Page, 26, was killed in a single-vehicle...
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Jenkins: Ottawa, the rural city
Drive – or bicycle – south, east or west out of the mass of Ottawa’s downtown real estate and, quite quickly, you’ll cross a border. The one between the urban and rural territories, between concrete...
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Prayer walk for Ritchie Street; area safe, says councillor
A group of about 20 people walked and prayed in the Ritchie Street neighbourhood on Sunday afternoon, saying they were trying to spiritually take back the neighbourhood from violence. The prayer walk...
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