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Water main break closes a section of Greenbank Road
Police closed the southbound lanes of Greenbank Road between Bellman Drive and West Hunt Club Road on Monday evening because of a water main break. The break occurred shortly after 9 p.m. in front of...
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On the market: Trendy Westboro mixes new infills and classic homes
Westboro has blossomed over the past decade, with trendy shops and restaurants, not to mention good schools and parks, that make it a draw for urban families. Centred along Richmond Road between Island...
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Ottawa rapist faces dangerous offender label
Jayson Tootiak’s childhood home was steeped in booze and violence, and his earliest memory is of his father’s trying to drown his pregnant mom on a camping trip. Raised in the dry hamlet of Gjoa Haven,...
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Jonathan McLeod: Demolish the Queensway
As we wind through this election, candidates speak on many topics and pet projects, but one issue has been neglected. It is time to champion Ottawa’s next great mega-project: eliminating the Queensway....
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Bubble Soccer, where people run around smashing each other (with video)
The two men were tall and thick, with bodies like fire hydrants. There was hellfire in their eyes. They were charging at me. They were inside bubbles. I watched them, muttering curses. I was also in a...
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Marketplace: Have a seat
It’s getting to be that time of year, when dinner parties, family gatherings and celebrations centre around the dining table. If lengthy evenings spent with a good bottle of wine and good friends...
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Homes calendar for the week of Oct. 25 to 31
This weekend Art show: Check out the works of more than 70 juried artists from Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec at the annual Ottawa Art Expo Oct. Friday and Saturday. There will be demonstrations...
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Fury FC re-signs captain Richie Ryan
Ottawa Fury FC has re-signed captain Richie Ryan to a two-year contract extension. Ryan was named captain to kick off the Fury’s 2014 inaugural season during training camp last spring, and played 22 of...
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Up to 30,000 customers hit by hydro blackout in south end
Hydro Ottawa reports that as many as 30,000 homes were without power for about 30 minutes in “old Nepean” and Barrhaven neighbourhoods. The cause of the blackout is still under investigation. The city...
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Ottawa shooting: What witnesses saw and heard (with video)
Witnesses to Wednesday’s armed attack at Parliament Hill described a morning of confusion and distress. Ottawa resident Chris Viau was walking to work near the National War Memorial when he believes he...
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Analysis: Effects on Ottawa will be lasting and far-reaching (with video)
This is a game changer. Wednesday’s attacks in Ottawa strongly suggest the Islamic State (ISIL) or other foreign jihadist influences have the ability to inspire, recruit or possibly even task Canadian...
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Ottawa Muslim group condemns violence in capital, Quebec
A local Muslim organization has been quick to publicly condemn this week’s violence in Ottawa and Quebec. The Kanata Muslim Association issued a statement in the wake of Wednesday’s gun rampage in the...
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Decorating experts offer tricks to make your house a home
It’s the stuff inside a house that make it a home, but making it unique should be done with thought, say three design dynamos who came together to offer advice in a talk at the recent Home & Design...
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Condo launch: Crème of the crop
It’s an unexpected name for a housing project, but Crème Condominiums is a richly resonant choice: The mix of bungalows, lofts and flats by Domicile Developments is located on the last sliver of what...
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Helping your child buy a home
Q: With Ottawa home prices skyrocketing, I would like to help my son buy his first home. I’d appreciate your advice. Fabian, Ottawa A: It’s great that you want to help your son buy his first home....
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What to do in Ottawa: Oct. 26 to Nov. 1
Thursday, Oct. 23 Vancouver dancers and choreographers Amber Funk and Josh Martin give high-energy performances in the pieces Hero & Heroine, Leftovers and the world premiere of Surrender, 8 p.m.,...
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Wed. Oct 22: Day of chaos in the capital leaves soldier and terrorist dead
Ottawa shootings Day Two: click here for Thursday updates Wednesday, Oct. 22 — The stone halls of Parliament Hill echoed with gunfire and were stained with blood Wednesday as a terrorist struck at the...
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Builder's beige can be a good thing
“Builder’s beige” — the term used to describe the neutral palette that home builders regularly use for interior painting — sounds about as scintillating as a plate of wilted lettuce. Turns out, though,...
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National capital military ordered not to wear uniforms to and from work
In the wake of Wednesday’s murder of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, Chief of Defence Staff Tom Lawson has ordered military personnel in the Ottawa-Gatineau area not to wear their uniforms while travelling to and...
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Endorsement: Jim Watson is the right choice for Ottawa
On Sept. 12, the day Rob Ford dropped out of the Toronto mayoral race for health reasons after nearly four years of erratic behaviour that turned his city into an international laughing stock, a...
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