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Pimp my Ride — Ottawa edition

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/05/27/pimp-my-ride–ottawa-edition They weren’t exactly flooring it in Gatineau. While the muscle car film Fast and Furious 6 topped the box office over the weekend, things were “pretty quiet around the theatres,” said Gatineau Police spokesman Pierre Lanthier. In anticipation of its debut last Friday, police warned they’d be ramping up enforcement since the […]

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Parking woes for Ottawa cyclists

Finding a parking spot downtown isn’t a hassle for just motorists. With the uptick in cycling, “bike parking is something that we’d like to see improved even more,” said Citizens for Safe Cycling president Hans Moor. “We noticed that a number of the racks, especially in the high season, are basically packed with bicycles, so […]

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Montreal man shot in buttocks

A 20-year-old Montreal man is recovering from a gunshot wound to the buttocks following an early morning incident Sunday. Police were called to the 400 block of Laurier Ave. W. at 3:40 a.m., where paramedics treated the man before taking him to hospital. The victim is co-operating, however police haven’t narrowed down a suspect, said […]

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Visitors still enjoy a real book at the library

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/05/25/visitors-still-enjoy-a-real-book-at-the-library The city’s library chief has an iPad — and she likes using it. There. It’s out. But Ottawa Public Library CEO Danielle McDonald is predicting physical books will continue holding ground over electronic devices, thanks to one important factor: Learning. That is, she says, what makes brick-and-mortar libraries so important. “To me, […]

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