Blind musicians and teachers communicate through vibration using Canadian-made device | 1 person dead in single-vehicle ATV collision | Saslove's Meat Market latest departure from a changing ByWard Market
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Blind musicians and teachers communicate through vibration using Canadian-made device; The Tap-Tap device, developed by a Carleton PhD student, is worn on the right leg\. It was developed to help music teachers communicate with blind and low-vision students during lessons\.

Blind musicians and teachers communicate through vibration using Canadian-made device

August 6 , 2024 at 05:38:47 p.m. EDT • :

A PhD student in at Carleton University in Ottawa has developed a device that allows blind and low-vision students to feel music cues, replacing the need to see them.

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1 person dead in single-vehicle ATV collision; OPP generic

1 person dead in single-vehicle ATV collision

August 6 , 2024 at 05:57:11 p.m. EDT • :

One person has died in a one-vehicle collision in Tyendinaga Township, according to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).

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Saslove's Meat Market latest departure from a changing ByWard Market; John Diener is planning to close down Saslove's Meat Market at the end of September, ending the butcher shop's 70-year run in the ByWard Market\.

Saslove's Meat Market latest departure from a changing ByWard Market

August 6 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

The impending closure of the 70-year-old butcher shop follows a long list of businesses that have closed their doors since the pandemic — but new shops are also arriving to fill their place.

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Hi, working mom here. Can I please get back to a summer without camps to juggle for my kids?; As a working mother of three children whose husband travels for work for several weeks each summer, Molly Morse finds it to be one of the most stressful seasons of the year\.

Hi, working mom here. Can I please get back to a summer without camps to juggle for my kids?

August 6 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

As a working mother of three children whose husband travels for work for several weeks each summer, Molly Morse finds it to be one of the most stressful seasons of the year.

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Researchers say Canada must improve its tornado warning system to save lives; A tornado was observed late Monday afternoon in Mascouche, Que\., in the Lanaudière region\.

Researchers say Canada must improve its tornado warning system to save lives

August 6 , 2024 at 03:41:57 p.m. EDT • :

On July 24, Environment Canada issued a tornado warning for the area around Lachute, Que., urging people to take shelter. The warning was accurate: A tornado touched down after the alert. But three other twisters slipped past forecasters.

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Westboro Beach residents call on NCC to tackle invasive buckthorn; Briar Howes says she sees fewer native plants and migratory birds in the woods since she moved to Ottawa's Westboro Beach neighbourhood 10 years ago\.  

August 6 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Westboro Beach residents call on NCC to tackle invasive buckthorn

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Gatineau residents raise stink over robotic garbage collection rollout; A garbage truck with a robotic arm lifts a can off the curb\.  

August 6 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Gatineau residents raise stink over robotic garbage collection rollout

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Government considering blocking low-wage temporary foreign workers; Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Minister Randy Boissonnault listens to a question as he speaks with reporters in the Foyer of the House of Commons, Monday, Feb\. 5, 2024 in Ottawa\.  

August 6 , 2024 at 10:43:23 a.m. EDT • :

Government considering blocking low-wage temporary foreign workers

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Canada's Camryn Rogers secures women's hammer throw Olympic title; Canada's Camryn Rogers reacts after winning the gold medal in the women's hammer throw final at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on Tuesday\.  

August 6 , 2024 at 11:11:05 a.m. EDT • :

Canada's Camryn Rogers secures women's hammer throw Olympic title

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Local hockey community mourns player killed in motorcycle crash; The Gatineau Olympiques posted to Facebook Saturday the team is mourning the loss of former goaltender Creed Jones\.  

August 4 , 2024 at 03:28:26 p.m. EDT • :

Local hockey community mourns player killed in motorcycle crash

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