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Deadly Oklahoma tornado confirmed as most powerful type

May 22, 2013
Deadly Oklahoma tornado confirmed as most powerful type

Emergency workers neared the end of their search Tuesday afternoon for survivors in Moore, Okla., following a deadly tornado that weather officials said was now classified among the most powerful type of twister. CBC | Ottawa News

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Senate debates expense audits amid greater scrutiny

May 22, 2013
Senate debates expense audits amid greater scrutiny

The expenses scandal is dominating the first Senate session since the audits on senators Mike Duffy, Mac Harb and Patrick Brazeau were released and it was revealed Duffy’s questionable expenses were repaid by a personal cheque from the prime minister’s chief of staff. Follow our live blog. CBC | Ottawa News

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Stabbing victim not expected to live, family says

May 22, 2013
Stabbing victim not expected to live, family says

An Ottawa man who was stabbed at his home last week while intervening to protect a friend is not expected to live, his family announced. CBC | Ottawa News

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Pakenham residents upset about proposed firearm facility

May 21, 2013
Pakenham residents upset about proposed firearm facility

Dozens of residents in rural Pakenham, part of Mississippie Mills, fear a proposed firearm training facility in the community could disturb the peace. CBC | Ottawa News

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First responders describe crime scene during Hutt trial

May 21, 2013
First responders describe crime scene during Hutt trial

A paramedic and a police detective testified Tuesday during the trial of Mark Hutt, an Ottawa man charged with first-degree murder after the death of his wife in 2009. CBC | Ottawa News

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Dellen Millard farm still under police watch

May 21, 2013
Dellen Millard farm still under police watch

Police remain at the Waterloo region farm of murder suspect Dellen Millard today after unknown remains were found on the property, and there’s still no word on the test results to determine if they’re human or animal. CBC | Ottawa News

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Mountie sues 13 ex-colleagues for sex assault, harassment

May 21, 2013
Mountie sues 13 ex-colleagues for sex assault, harassment

An RCMP staff sergeant and her family have filed a lawsuit against 13 people and the Attorney General of Canada, claiming she was sexually assaulted and harrassed by colleagues in the 1980s. CBC | Ottawa News

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Harper to address Tory caucus amid Senate scandal

May 21, 2013
Harper to address Tory caucus amid Senate scandal

Conservatives gathered Monday night to mourn the passing of a key architect in their rise to power — and to brace for the toughest test Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government has faced since taking office on a promise to clean up politics in the national capital. CBC | Ottawa News

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La Peche, Que., man drowns Monday

May 21, 2013
La Peche, Que., man drowns Monday

A 73-year-old La Pêche, Que., man drowned Monday after falling into a creek near his home. CBC | Ottawa News

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Impact of LRT roadwork to be felt today

May 21, 2013
Impact of LRT roadwork to be felt today

A look at the city’s construction plans this summer, and how the city expects the work to impact traffic. CBC | Ottawa News

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