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• The number of rats that a resident says crosses her yard every night. Neighbours in the in the Elmridge Gardens complex say there is an infestation and want the City to help clear the critters out. Beacon Hill-Cyrville ward councillor dTim Tierney blames construction in general. (Dave Charbonneau at CTV)
  

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• The children’s book author has won a silver medal in the British Wishing Shelf Book Awards for her bookRiver of Crows. (Kimberley Lemaire in Apt 613)
  

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This has nothing to do with you being who you are. This was just a dish fight that got out of hand. You're not the first person to be choked out, many firefighters before have been strangled.

•  Oh, where to start. Those words are attributed to Ottawa Fire Service Captain Gregory Wright by rookie firefighter Ash Weaver. 
  
• Wright and former Captain Eric Einagel are on trial for, amongst other things, assault (Einagel) and criminal negligence causing bodily harm (Wright) against Weaver over a dishwashing hazing competition that the Barrhaven fire station runs.
• The trial began today.  (Kristy Nease at CBC)