News of the day: Should Ottawa regulate e-scooter batteries, a new Canadian rocket launch pad, taking cars out of the ByWard Market and more

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News of the day: Should Ottawa regulate e-scooter batteries, a new Canadian rocket launch pad, taking cars out of the ByWard Market and more

Fire — Smoke damage is visible on a 19th floor balcony at 395 Somerset St. W. Three people were killed after a fire investigators initially suspect may have been caused by a lithium-ion battery. Photo by ASHLEY FRASER /POSTMEDIA

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DEACHMAN: AFTER FATAL OTTAWA FIRE, IS IT TIME TO REGULATE E-SCOOTER BATTERIES IN APARTMENTS?

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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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The RADARSAT Constellation Mission satellites used by the Canadian military were launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from a U.S. Air Force Base in California, on June 12, 2019. Photo by SpaceX/Canadian Space Agency

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NEW ROCKET LAUNCH PAD WILL GIVE CANADIAN MILITARY ABILITY TO QUICKLY REPLACE DESTROYED SATELLITES: BRIEFING

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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

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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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byward market pedestrian — A woman looks like s snow angel as she walks in the cold past what looks like a pair of wings in the ByWard Market in Ottawa. Photo by Tony Caldwell /Ottawa Citizen

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IT’S TIME TO PEDESTRIANIZE THE BYWARD MARKET | OPINION

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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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Hockey players line up for a faceoff. — The Ottawa Charge and Montreal Victoire line up for a faceoff at the Canadian Tire Centre on Dec. 6, 2024. Montreal won the game 2-1 the last time these two teams faced off at this venue. Photo by PWHL /Handout

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OTTAWA CHARGE APPEAL FOR ‘HEATED RIVALRY’ CO-STARS TO ATTEND UPCOMING GAME

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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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