Guy Quenneville
Reporter at CBC Ottawa
Guy Quenneville is a reporter at CBC Ottawa born and raised in Cornwall, Ont. He can be reached at [email protected]
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Christmas Day homicide victim was selfless 'superhero'
Friends and family are mourning the loss of Jolene Arreak, an Ottawa woman originally from Nunavut who helped local homeless people. She was killed on Dec. 25 by a man charged with second-degree murder.
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Barrhaven homicide victim remembered as loving dad
"Whoever did this left a two-year-old baby without a father," says the former partner of Wilson Sabarros. Police found his body last week.
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Town, developer move to mediate over planned Perth golf course development
The future of a proposed subdivision in Perth, Ont., remains unclear as the town and the developer work under the supervision of the Ontario Land Tribunal to come to an agreement, while some local residents remain concerned about the scope of the project.
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OC Transpo encouraged after first week of Lines 2 and 4
The agency adds "there remains plenty of capacity for ridership growth."
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4 charged after 8 people found hidden in vehicle near Canada-U.S. border: OPP
Four people face charges the OPP says are related to human smuggling following a traffic stop in a Canada-U.S. border town on Tuesday.
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Group readies Centretown mosque in former church and heritage centre
A local Muslim group is bringing new life to a historic building near downtown Ottawa.
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'Too little, too late,' Abdi family says of inquest jury's calls for change at OPS
The jury in the Abdirahman Abdi coroner's inquest has called on the Ottawa Police Service to rethink how it responds to calls about people in crisis, among a number of other desired changes. But Abdi's family say they're tired of waiting for change.
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Inquest jury calls Abdi's death a homicide
The jury in an Ontario coroner's inquest has declared the death of Abdirahman Abdi, a Black man who died a day after his violent arrest by two Ottawa police officers, a homicide. It's also made recommendations aimed at preventing similar deaths.
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Final arguments tally 'missed opportunities' before Abdirahman Abdi's death
Groups at the Abdirahman Abdi coroner's inquest agree his death a day after his violent arrest by Ottawa police was an avoidable tragedy. Where they diverge is on the mix of opportunities they emphasize might have prevented it.
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Deputy police chief looks to repair 'fractured' relationship between OPS, local Somalis
Ottawa Police Deputy Chief Steve Bell says the force has made a number of changes since the 2016 death of Abdirahman Abdi, but more work needs to be done — including repairing the police service's "very fractured" relationship with the local Somali community.
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