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• The number of Federal buildings in Ottawa and Gatineau that were found to have vermin between January and March. Critters reported include mice, bed bugs, bats, ants, a skunk, raccoons, silverfish, drain flies, beetles, and sand ants. The CD Howe building on Sparks had the most visits by exterminators, for mice. (Catherine Morrison in the Ottawa Citizen)
  

ottawan of the day

Tayler Kelly

• The 24-year-old is the new World Boxing Council Muay Thai Canadian female amateur champion. (Jackie Perez at CTV)
  

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It just felt like something we were doing alone. Like we were fighting for something that is being ignored

• Christine Agnetsiak, the cousin of Tommy Agnetsiak, whose body was found in the Gatineau side of the Ottawa River April 6. Christine says that the Ottawa Police Service police never contacted her or her family about progress after Tommy was reported missing. (Jorge Antunes in the Nunatsiaq News)