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New cop cruisers could hit speed bumps

Cops will adapt to driving the new cruisers, despite concerns after using the Crown Victoria for decades, says the president of the Ottawa Police Association. “Let’s remember, the Crown Vics have been around for so long,” said Matt Skof. “I don’t think it would be unexpected to hear people have some sort of hesitation to […]

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Local electricians win lotto

A group of 46 electricians are in shock after winning $1 million from the March 4 MaxMillions draw. That works out to approximately $21,739.13 each. “We are very, very happy,” said winner Marc Leroux after the Britton Electric Canada employees found out at 3 p.m. Monday. “It’s not big money but it’s fun.” The bonus […]

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Robert Cuffley – A Singular Vision

(Courtesy photo/Illustration by Laura Cicchirillo) Robert Cuffley is Alberta Bound. Originally it was the title of his feature Walk All Over Me. But distributors convinced him international audiences would not understand the pun, since it is a provincial tourism slogan. Making the film, which took four years to come to fruition, almost put him in […]

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Why Chai?

I giggled the first time I saw it on the menu at the coffee shop: chai tea. “Why does it say chai tea? Chai is tea,” I said to my mom, Catherine. “Why do they want me to order a tea-tea?” Growing up with East Indian parents, I knew chai was the Hindi word for […]

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