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City of Ottawa fined $562,000 for sewage spill
The City of Ottawa has been sentenced to pay a $562,000 fine for a sewage spill that flushed millions of litres of raw sewage into the Ottawa River in the summer of 2006.
-- Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:39:01 EDT

Le Nordik spa downplays fears of Chelsea wells going dry
The owner of a Chelsea spa said he's not having any problems with his water supply, even though neighbours who share a local aquifer with his business have reported wells going dry in recent years and worry about their future water supply.
-- Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:31:49 EDT

Alfredsson undergoes knee surgery
Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on Friday.
-- Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:23:17 EDT

TSX down 5.6%, but trims loss in last hour
The TSX/S&P composite index closed down 535 points Friday as markets around the world continued to suffer losses.
-- Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:40:46 EDT

Security flaw in smart cards poses risk for transit, building access
Transit systems across Canada stand to lose tens of thousands of dollars to fare fraud, and access to office buildings could be compromised, after a security flaw in some of their smart-card technology was widely publicized this week.
-- Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:45:49 EDT

Strep strain not a widespread threat: health officials
A potentially deadly strain of streptococcal infections that contributed to the deaths of 10 people in northwestern Ontario doesn't pose a widespread threat, the province's chief medical officer of health says.
-- Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:39:09 EDT

Journalism students offered work in case of Gazette strike
Canwest News Service is recruiting journalism students from Concordia University to replace workers at the Montreal Gazette in case there is a strike or lockout.
-- Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:17:45 EDT

$25B credit backstop for banks 'not a bailout': Harper
The federal government's $25-billion takeover of bank-held mortgages to ease a growing credit crunch faced by the country's financial institutions is not a bailout similar to recent moves made in the United States and other Western countries, Stephen Harper said Friday
-- Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:16:38 EDT

Stock market woes hammer university's student aid, research funds
Scholarships and student aid at the University of Ottawa could be reduced if U.S. and Canadian stock markets continue to fall, hammering the institution's endowment fund.
-- Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:00:44 EDT

Canada's Afghan mission could cost up to $18.1B
Canada's military mission in Afghanistan could cost a total of $18.1 billion or $1,500 per Canadian household by 2011, according to a government report that also criticized how financial records are being kept.
-- Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:05:35 EDT