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$25,000

• The amount of money pledged by Dr Gail Beck for her son Timon Beck to release him from jail. Until last Thursday, Gail Beck was the chair of the Ottawa Police Services Board but resigned after Timon Beck was arrested for his alleged part in drug bust worth $4.5 million. The mother is standing as surety for the son, meaning she will guarantee good behaviour on his part and he will live under her roof for the duration of the case or she will be liable for the money. (Gary Dimmock in the Ottawa Citizen)

ottawan of the day

Rachel Homan

• Homan won the women's title at the Grand Slam of Curling's WFG Masters with an 8-4 victory over Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni in Sunday's final. (Martin Cleary in Ottawa Sports Pages)

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Yeah, I think he did once, but he always called me ‘kid,’ ya know?

• An anonymous Manotick Business Improvement Area board member on the allegation that another board member often called chairperson Salima Ismail ‘little girl’. This story on the integrity commissioner’s investigation on the finances of the Manotick Business Improvement Area is so intriguing because the stakes are so small. (Joanne Laucius in the Ottawa Citizen)