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'Like animals': Bluesfest mob bent on mayhem, security boss says
Hundreds of rowdy festivalgoers fought, tore down fences and hurled rocks at overwhelmed security guards at Bluesfest Thursday evening. More
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Off-course oriole looking for one-way ticket to West Coast
The Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre is hoping to find a bird lover willing to accompany a wayward Bullock's oriole to Vancouver, where it will be acclimatized and released into its normal habitat.
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Abdi supporters angry over police officer's trial delay
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Supporters and relatives of Abdirahman Abdi, who lost vital signs during what witnesses called a violent arrest in 2016, call the distant trial date for the officer charged a failure of the justice system and proof that proposed changes to clear the backlog of cases aren't working.
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Bluesfest patrons treating lawns like toilets, Centretowners say
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Some residents living near Booth and Albert streets say they've been dealing with hundreds of Bluesfest concertgoers urinating in their yards.
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Chat recap When has divorce guilt made you a bad parent?
Nataxja Cini is a social worker with the Family-Therapy clinic in Ottawa and she took your questions on this topic during a live web chat.
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Man stabbed leaving Gatineau convenience store
A man was stabbed twice in the abdomen as he was leaving a Gatineau, Que., convenience store with his wife on Thursday night, police say.
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Ottawa man charged after jumping on vehicle, assaulting OPP officer
An Ottawa man is facing charges for allegedly assaulting a citizen and a police officer in Leeds and the Thousand Islands Township on Wednesday.
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Orléans seniors' home inspected 28 times in last 3.5 years
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Since it opened in November 2013, Moments Manor — the Orléans seniors' home where a resident wandered off and was later found dead — has been inspected 28 times, fined twice and ordered to provide outside training to its staff.
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Ottawa area hay farmers could lose crop due to record rainfalls
Rural farmers in the Ottawa area are worried they could lose a portion of this year's harvest due to heavy rains.
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'It was just insane': Wild night at Bluesfest overwhelms paramedics
Ten people were taken to hospital and more than 200 people were assessed by on-site medical staff during a rowdy Thursday night at Bluesfest, according to Ottawa paramedics.
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Free activities to do with the kids in Ottawa
Looking for some budget-friendly activities to do with the children this weekend? We've done the digging and found three fun and free activities you can do in Ottawa with the young ones.
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Rideau Tennis Club members waiting to be served bad news
Members at the Rideau Tennis Club are growing frustrated as management delays an announcement about the future — and possible sale of the historic club.
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Weather Friday's forecast calls for chance of showers, storm in afternoon
When Environment Canada says there is only a 40 per cent chance of showers, and experience tells us that it is going to rain every day, who are we to believe?
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City's expanded heritage register an unwelcome addition for some homeowners
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The heritage register is an inventory of homes and buildings in the city that depict heritage architecture or design details. Some residents are upset their homes on the list, fearing it will lower their value.
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Napanee, Ont., company using corn foam to fight B.C. fires
A Napanee, Ont., company is trying to fight fire using a corn-based fire foam called Eco-Gel.
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Interest rate hike a first in 7 years, but nowhere near rates of the 1980s
The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate for the first time in almost seven years on Wednesday, but the level is nowhere near what it was in the early 1980s.
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Rainy days rough on Ottawa golf courses, beach patios
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Record rainfall in Ottawa has been bad for businesses that rely on sunny skies to draw crowds, including golf courses and businesses that draw customers from the city's beaches.
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Endangered eels slipped back into Ottawa River in repopulation effort
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Hydro dams are often blamed for the demise of eels in the Ottawa River, but a group of researchers has been trying to figure out a way to bring the slippery fish back.
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Woman, 88, escapes 3-alarm fire in Old Ottawa East
An 88-year-old woman was one of three people who escaped a three-alarm fire that tore through a two-storey duplex in Old Ottawa East Thursday afternoon.
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Ottawa's A Tribe Called Red shortlisted for 2017 Polaris Music Prize
The Polaris Prize nominees have been narrowed down to 10. Find out who'll be vying for the prize in September, and who among them have ties to Ottawa.
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Federal government to downsize failing Canada.ca project
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The federal government is substantially curtailing the multimillion-dollar Canada.ca project, which had aimed to merge 1,500 departmental and agency websites into a single website, but is behind schedule and over budget.
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Gloucester play structure burned down overnight, Ottawa police investigating
The Ottawa police arson unit is investigating an overnight fire at an elementary school playground in Gloucester.
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1 critically hurt by crash involving school bus, crane
A woman in her 70s was critically hurt Thursday morning in a crash involving a school bus and a crane in southwest Ottawa, near the community of North Gower, paramedics say.
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City considers rules for Airbnb, short-term rentals in Ottawa
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Ottawa city staff have been asked to report on whether Airbnb and other short-term rental platforms are changing neighbourhoods, and whether the city has the tools to respond.
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Fire foam questions persist months after wells poisoned
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More than eight months after fire destroyed a flea market near Smiths Falls, Ont., the wells of a dozen nearby residents remain poisoned with dangerous toxins, and questions still swirl about the regulation of firefighting foam commonly used to smother flames.
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Nigerian kings thrill Ottawa community with 'one-of-a-kind' visit
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Ottawa's Nigerian community is welcoming six monarchs from Nigeria to the national capital region this week to promote culture and create partnerships.
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Police officer charged in Abdirahman Abdi's death to face trial in 2019
The Ottawa police officer facing criminal charges in the 2016 death of Abdirahman Abdi is scheduled to face a judge-only trial beginning in February 2019.
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Gatineau police say body pulled from river is missing N.B. man
The body of a New Brunswick man missing in Gatineau since Saturday was pulled out of the Ottawa River on Wednesday, Gatineau police confirmed.
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Teens kidnapped, threatened, forced to strip in vigilante 'nightmare'
Two men are facing charges including sexual assault, forcible confinement, uttering threats and more in what police are calling a case of vigilante justice.
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