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It is Thursday, October 1st. Here are today’s best stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom.
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Police Arrest Man After ‘Random’ DOWNTOWN STOP
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Joachim Lessard faces attempted murder and other charges.
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‘CONFIDENTIAL UPDATE’: EMAILS SHOW CITY STAFF WEARING SECRET FIREWORKS PLAN OF SURPRISE LAUNCH
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Emails obtained by the Ottawa Citizen show city staff discussing a plan to launch the unused Canada Day fireworks display as early as July 3, about a week before the Bluesfest’s opening night.
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I PLAYED FOR FOUR HOURS AT OTTAWA’S NEW ARCADE AND I DON’T WANT TO LEAVE
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“Game Over” used to cost another quarter. At Boss Battle Games buy a bracelet as many second chances as you want.
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CONSTRUCTION ON OTTAWA-MONTREAL HIGH-SPEED RAIL LEG WILL NEED ‘MODEST ECONOMIC STIMULUS’: PBO
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The parliamentary budget officer estimates that the first part of the railway line could increase the GDP by 2 billion dollars a year until 2033.
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WHY I LIKED DANIEL ROBSON’S CITIZEN ARTICLE – AND WHAT WE’RE DOING NEXT
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He came to us as a self-proclaimed “Canadian journalist” specializing in extremism.
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