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Shots fired outside Barrhaven home
Ottawa police were searching for suspects after shots were fired outside a Barrhaven home at around noon on Wednesday. Police said they responded to a call about shots fired outside a house in the 100...
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Ottawa entrepreneur tames Dragons with tale of hardship, hope
Tears flowed like Moroccan argan oil Wednesday as Ottawa beauty-product entrepreneur Sihem Benali told her story of hardship and hope to the usually crusty investors of CBC’s Dragon’s Den. And then the...
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Laura Boisvert is happiest pushing the design limits
Laura Boisvert wears the sexiest work boots in the city. The 34-year-old designing powerhouse behind a growing list of renovations is perfectly comfortable striding through a recently finished...
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Spencer Callaghan: The real reason for electoral reform
Another election has come and gone so inevitably it is time for another opinion piece on why the current electoral system is unfair. With a paltry 38 per cent voter turnout, surely the people are...
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Police make arrest after shots fired in Barrhaven
Ottawa police have made an arrest after witnesses reported gunfire in the south end of Barrhaven on Wednesday. Witnesses reported that shots were fired outside of a home on Willow Creek Circle, located...
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Expect armed police, huge crowds for Remembrance Day at war memorial
For 90 minutes next Tuesday, behind the pomp and ceremony, the National War Memorial will be the most guarded spot in the country. The Oct. 22 attack that killed war memorial sentry Cpl. Nathan Cirillo...
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Egan: Lights out on Camp Fortune after-prom parties
Before a Spookland update, a news flash about the $12-million parking garage the Ottawa Hospital was planning behind the Civic campus. It appears the project, for more than 700 cars, is dead. And a...
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Misconduct allegations spark war of words between parties
The initial shock that followed stunning allegations of serious misconduct against two Liberals MPs has turned into nasty political bickering as more details emerge about how the accusations were...
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Book events from Nov. 8
SATURDAY, NOV. 8 Dr. Roly Armitage of Dunrobin, Ont., signs his book, The Way It Was & Now, from 10 a.m. until noon at the West Carleton Community Complex, 5670 Carp Rd. (corner of Kinburn Side...
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Marketplace: Unique home decor finds at Signatures craft show
If home is where the art is, you won’t want to miss the Signatures Show, Nov. 11 to 16, at the Shaw Centre (formerly the Ottawa Convention Centre). With more than 180 Canadian artists, artisans and...
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Alanis, twice!, in Ottawa-themed Jeopardy! "answers"
Just because it’s Friday. Here are all the Jeopardy! “answers” that mentioned our city, the former hometown of host Alex Trebek, as culled from a massive online archive that tracks every answer and...
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Winter arrives: two centimetres of snow expected Saturday
Snow on Saturday. Maybe Sunday, too. Sure as yawns after a time change, winter is arriving. But with highs of 1 C Saturday and 2 C Sunday also expected by Environment Canada for the Ottawa area, we’re...
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Needle in potato spurs Ottawa warning
Police are warning Ottawa residents to be careful handling food after the discovery of a needle in potatoes bought at a local grocery store. The discovery follows several reports of needles found in...
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Rockcliffe Park Book Fair draws bookworms of all ages
The 53rd annual Rockcliffe Park Book Fair runs through this weekend. On Friday, book lovers young and old were looking to find a new page-turner — from Betty and Veronica comics to tomes of philosophy....
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Weather: Snow expected throughout the weekend
And so it begins. Environment Canada’s weekend forecast for the Ottawa area calls for snow straight through until Monday, at least. Saturday is expected to be mainly cloudy, with periods of snow...
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South end span officially renamed Vimy Memorial Bridge
Politicians from all levels of government, Legion officials and others were on hand Saturday for the official ceremony to rename the Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge, linking Barrhaven and Riverside South...
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Local hero in the big time as part of Big Hero 6 production
Several dozen members of the unofficial Mitch Counsell fan club were out in force for Saturday’s premier of Disney’s newest animated pick to click: Big Hero 6. They were mostly orderly, saving their...
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Third suspect arrested in Rideau Street assault
A third suspect was arrested Saturday night in connection with the assault of a man on Rideau Street last week. James Picody, 31, faces an assault charge and a charge for uttering threats. He will...
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Around Town: Living 'la dolce vita' at hospital gala for Queensway Carleton
If only hospital food could include fresh tortellini and chicken parmigiana, like the kind served at the Italian-styled gala for the Queensway Carleton Hospital, held at the Sala San Marco banquet hall...
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Missing boy located, police say
A 16-year-old boy who had been missing since Saturday has been located, Ottawa police reported on Sunday afternoon. Dante Murray had gone missing on Saturday after being seen last in the area of Tenth...
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