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Robber tries again after forgetting holdup note the first time
Ottawa police are seeking public assistance to identify a determined bank holdup suspect who apparently returned to a Blackburn Hamlet bank branch on Monday about two weeks after allegedly forgetting...
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Letter: Thank you, Mr. Plowman
The plow had been by, leaving about 20 inches of solid heavy gravelly snow at the end of my driveway. I addressed the snowbank with a few words and started in on it. I could see the plow at the bottom...
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What happens next for Plasco?
With news that Plasco has filed for creditor protection, what’s next for the firm? • Employment has been slashed at the organization, with 80 of the company’s 105 employees told Tuesday their services...
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Senior bureaucrat Kanellakos to leave City of Ottawa
The city could soon be searching for a new deputy city manager. Steve Kanellakos, or Steve K as he’s known around Ottawa City Hall, has tendered his resignation, effective April 30. Kanellakos is set...
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Take to The Sky: Planning committee OKs Ottawa's tallest building
The city’s planning committee has unanimously approved a proposal to build Ottawa’s tallest building, but it will be years before anyone actually moves into The Sky. That’s the lofty name Richcraft has...
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Fundraisers for cancer mom overwhelmed by support
A campaign to help an Ottawa mother with terminal cancer and her family has raised nearly $50,000 in 24 hours and the donations and offers of help keep coming in. Cheryl Turner said she and other...
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Thieves accidentally steal a bit of Navan's history
The thieves were looking for money but unwittingly walked away with a little bit of Navan history instead. A small black book containing a roughly 20-year record of marriages, births, confirmations and...
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Ottawa severs ties with Plasco as company files for creditor protection
Plasco Energy Group Inc., the company once hailed as the future in waste management for the City of Ottawa, has filed for creditor protection. The company made the announcement Tuesday. Eighty people...
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Marketplace: A canopy of comfort in tree-themed decor
A symbol of enduring strength and life, trees are nature’s majesty. Whether mystical, grounding or nurturing, they can represent various interpretations. Anchor your space by bringing a piece of nature...
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Big Beat: 'Big Dick' launch explosive new record
Ottawa rock duo Big Dick is explosive on a scale that seems greater than what merely two men can achieve. Dave Secretary plays drums and Johnny O plays bass guitar, and the pair exchange vocals with...
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AC/DC is coming to Ottawa
Rock icons AC/DC are coming to Ottawa this year. The Australian rockers known for You Shook Me All Night Long, Thunderstruck and other hits will play at TD Place in September, the venue announced in an...
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Denley: Ottawa's garbage dilemma
The collapse of the contract between the city and Plasco Energy Group is a disappointment, because this was a promising Ottawa company and the solution it offered for getting rid of garbage was just...
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Ottawa police officer cleared of misconduct
An Ottawa police officer who was found guilty of discreditable conduct and neglect of duty after letting a wanted man go has had his convictions overturned on appeal. The Ontario Civilian Police...
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Chianello: Plasco offers lesson in sobering reality
There were plenty of skeptics over Plasco Energy’s chances of success, but nobody was celebrating its downfall this week. Just about everybody can agree with Mayor Jim Watson’s sentiment that he wished...
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After Plasco: City looks to increase diversion, find new technology
A day after it took steps to cut ties with Plasco, the city is urging residents to step up recycling efforts while it begins searching for a new technology to process Ottawa’s garbage. Part of the push...
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Chip truck trial: Killer was on auto-pilot, doctor says
The forensic psychiatrist who wrote the book on mental disorders and the courts testified Wednesday that Rachelle Denis went into “auto-pilot” the morning she plowed her Jeep into her ex-lover in the...
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Sutcliffe: Road deaths a tragedy of our time
One day, our grandchildren will wonder how we tolerated the carnage on our roads. Just as we look back with shock at the life expectancy and infant mortality rates of a hundred years ago, so will our...
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Model home tour: Enclave towns and semis in Orléans (with video)
There’s something appealing about living on a court — the circle of close neighbours, the safety from speeding traffic, the quiet of a cul-de-sac. Throw in a walkway to a major road with amenities and...
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Plasco's Ottawa plan wasn't yet 'economically viable': court documents
Plasco Energy Group decided late last year that it wasn’t yet ready to deliver the waste-to-energy facility it had been promising. Court documents filed by the company in order to seek protection from...
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Nordstrom offers media first glimpse of new Rideau Centre location (with video)
The shelves were bare and the mannequins naked, but members of the media were invited to the Rideau Centre on Thursday morning for a sneak peek at Ottawa’s new Nordstrom department store before its...
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