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Letters: Will you miss shopping at Target in Canada?
I will remain a Target customer Re: Loss of Target hits the region hard, Jan. 16. It was truly a sad day for some of us who are stalwarts of Target. I found it hard to believe when I heard the news of...
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Gang exit strategies: 'The problem can't be arrested away'
Mayor Jim Watson has asked senior city staff to find money in the 2015 budget to develop an “exit strategy” for gang members who want to leave that life behind. The Citizen’s Joanne Laucius spoke to...
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MacLeod tells Tory supporters to 'come back home' as she opens downtown...
Lisa MacLeod opened her campaign headquarters in downtown Ottawa on Saturday as she continued her run for the leadership of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives. The Nepean–Carleton MPP’s message to...
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Yik Yak app abused for pranks by Ottawa students
Authorities are blaming a hot new social media app for a spate of false alarms that left hundreds of Ottawa high school students out in the cold this week. Ottawa fire believes false alarms at four...
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Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson says he's focused on NCC negotiations, despite LRT...
Mayor Jim Watson says he’s focused on reaching a tentative agreement with the National Capital Commission on the city’s preferred route for extending light rail to the west, despite vocal opposition...
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Police respond to call about a man allegedly waving a gun in city's west end
Ottawa police say they are investigating reports that a man was seen waving a gun in the area of Woodroffe Avenue and Strandherd Drive on Saturday. Police were unable to provide further details about...
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Firefighters battle blaze and smoke at apartment building
Ottawa fire crews battled a ground-floor blaze in a west-end apartment building Saturday evening. Fire officials say they received a call about a fire from an alarm company. Firefighters arrived at...
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Police seek help finding woman missing since Friday
Ottawa police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 44-year-old woman who reportedly told family members she was heading to Montreal on foot. Police say Jacqueline Benoit was last seen in the...
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Jenkins: A century ago, the Ottawa of the future
I’m looking at the title page of an old report. It informs me that this document is graciously submitted to the Minister of Finance by the Federal Plan Commission, and that it concerns a general plan...
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Joe Feller, thread to a lost clothing era, dead at 98
One day last week, in households across town, a version of these words were surely sighed: “My God, Joe Feller died.” I checked the inside of an old tuxedo jacket in a closet upstairs. “International...
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What to do in Ottawa's ByWard Market — well, beyond hitting the Wine Rack...
According to a recent travel piece published by the New York Times, the ByWard Market is a “notoriously sleepy” neighbourhood that is now starting to wake up, thanks to … wait for it … the Wine Rack....
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Ottawa, where two streets have one name: City looks to speed up renaming...
Natasha Bertrand-Plouffe is not in the courier business, but she’s found herself delivering mail since she moved to Herrington Court in Crystal Beach four years ago. That’s because a home with the same...
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Ottawa senior targeted not once but twice in 'grandparent scam'
Police have arrested a man after a senior citizen was hit up not once, but twice, for thousands of dollars by someone posing as his grandson. Authorities say it’s the latest version of a popular scheme...
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City to hold public consultation on micro-retailers on Wednesday
The city wants to save your corner store — and hear from you before planners put the final touches on an innovative zoning amendment that could see micro-retailers pop up in residential neighbourhoods....
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Real estate: What they got in Wellington West
Location: 384 Mayfair Ave. Features: This semi-detached home has two bedrooms plus a den and three bathrooms in 1,924 square feet. It offers hardwood throughout, a double-car garage, kitchen with...
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Police use stun gun to arrest Kanata man early Tuesday
Ottawa police say they used a stun gun early Tuesday to arrest a man in Kanata who was out of control after a night of drinking. Police say residents called to report a man was being belligerent and...
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City Hall Blog: Jan Harder assumes the chair's chair
Here’s a copy of what newly-installed planning committee chair Jan Harder said at the start of Tuesday’s meeting: SPEAKING NOTES — Councillor Jan Harder Planning Committee January 20, 2015 ********...
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Proposed Billings House alterations OK'd by Ottawa planning committee
The planning committee has approved an application to alter the historic Charles Billings House in Alta Vista. With its wood frame, symmetrical façade and a side-gabled roof with central gable over the...
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Checklist: 7 winter maintenance tips for your home
Tempted to shut everything up tight and hunker down when it’s cold outside? That might not be the best move. Windows, for instance, should be kept uncovered as much as possible to expose the glass to...
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Letter: Youths, gangs and the justice system
Re: Shooting spate calls for measured approach, Jan. 14; and How the Ottawa police are responding to gang violence, Jan. 7. Over the last few weeks we’ve heard the term “exit strategy” used a lot when...
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