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Minors arrested for human trafficking

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/06/11/minors-arrested-for-human-trafficking Even seasoned cops are shocked by the crime. Two 15-year-old girls are facing a slew of charges for allegedly forcing other girls, ages 13-17, into prostitution — a human-trafficking ring cops are calling the first of its kind in Canada. “It’s shocking. It’s absolutely shocking,” said police Staff Sgt. John McGetrick. “As […]

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Booted kids get Transpo apology

OC Transpo is apologizing to 30 Barrhaven high school students and their parents after a driver booted the children from a city bus on Thursday afternoon. The Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School students were pulling pranks by ringing the bell without anyone exiting the Route 176 bus. The driver asked them to leave. By doing so, […]

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Presto a waste of money: Ex-transit boss

The former chairman of the Toronto Transit Commission warns Presto could be likened to the next e-Health scandal. “I actually think it’s like an atrocious waste of taxpayer dollars,” said Adam Giambrone, who now works at Montreal’s Agence Metropolitaine de Transport. Global tech giant Accenture was awarded a 10-year, $250-million contract with the province in […]

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Non-cyclists using bike lane, group says

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/05/28/non-cyclists-using-bike-lane-group-says Downtown residents who want to see the Laurier Ave. segregated bike lanes removed are crying foul over the city’s lack of enforcement. “You have no idea how many people practise their skateboarding between Bronson and Bay,” said Janine Hutt, chairwoman of the Bay/Bronson Residents’ Action Group for Fair Access to the Road […]

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Slain couple had ‘harmonious’ life

Louise Leboeuf and Claude Levesque were a “harmonious couple” who were “always together,” say friends. Devotional gatherings were held by friends in the east and west ends of Gatineau Saturday evening, aimed at honouring the family. Leboeuf, 63, was found dead in her Aylmer home Thursday afternoon along with her husband Levesque, 58, and daughter, […]

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Teen killed by lightning

Joel Gauthier was like a lot of 18-year-olds. He had just finished his first year at Carleton University and dreamed of being an electrical engineer. In his spare time, he loved to bike. He was doing what he loved when he was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm on Friday evening. On Saturday, he passed […]

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