It’s Wednesday, March 18. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today.
DEACHMAN: AFTER FATAL OTTAWA FIRE, IS IT TIME TO REGULATE E-SCOOTER BATTERIES IN APARTMENTS?
Fire investigators looking into the cause of the March 14 blaze that claimed three lives identified a lithium-ion battery-powered e-scooter as a possible culprit.
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NEW ROCKET LAUNCH PAD WILL GIVE CANADIAN MILITARY ABILITY TO QUICKLY REPLACE DESTROYED SATELLITES: BRIEFING
Defence officials have advised the country’s top soldier that Canada will be able to use a new domestic launch capability to quickly put into orbit satellites to replace those destroyed by adversaries, according to an internal document.
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CARD-SKIMMING TAXI SCAM REAPPEARS IN OTTAWA, POLICE SAY
A card-skimming fraud involving illegitimate taxis has reappeared in Ottawa and may be linked to similar incidents in other communities, the Ottawa Police Service said in public advisory on March 17.
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IT’S TIME TO PEDESTRIANIZE THE BYWARD MARKET | OPINION
Most Ottawans agree that the Market is an important and central part of our city especially when it comes to tourism.
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OTTAWA CHARGE APPEAL FOR ‘HEATED RIVALRY’ CO-STARS TO ATTEND UPCOMING GAME
The Charge recently took to social media saying they have “some space saved” for Heated Rivalry co-stars Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams at the April 3 game at the Canadian Tire Centre.
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