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• Rat poison nearly kills dog on NCC trail

  A chocolate Labrador retriever nearly died after eating rat poison put out along a trail at Green's Creek Conservation area in east Ottawa.

• Threat of terror our new reality: Police chief

  The threat of terrorism is the new norm in Ottawa, says police Chief Vern White.

• Homes selected for Holiday Housewalk

  Five area homes have been selected for participation in a Holiday Housewalk on Sunday, Nov.

• Freedom for fourth man arrested in Ottawa terror probe

  A smiling Awso Peshdary leaves the Ottawa Courthouse after being granted bail on Friday.

• Teen in custody after Cornwall man's death

  A teenage boy wanted in connection with a homicide investigation in Cornwall, Ont., turned himself in on Thursday, police said.

• Gatineau school bus gets lost on 1st day

  Alain Tremblay said he couldn't get an answer from the school board when he asked the whereabouts of the school bus carrying his children.

• Old-fashion entrepreneurship behind Ottawa's film surge

  On The Road is a Hollywood production that filmed in Gatineau during August. It's one of several major productions tht have been filmed locally this year.

• Harper: Time for transition to deficit-cutting

  The federal government must start preparing for next spring's transition from economic stimulus to deficit reduction, despite "some degree of unease" about the U.S. economy, Prime Minister Stephen Harper says.

• 3rd suspect arrested in Canadian terror plot: Video

  Hiva Alizadeh and Misbahuddin Ahmed who appeared at the Elgin Street courthouse in Ottawa Thursday on terrorism charges following searches at two Ottawa homes by local police, RCMP and CSIS Wednesday.

• One dead in Merivale Rd. collision

  Ottawa police are investigating a collision Thursday that killed the driver of a minivan.