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Author: Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen
Publication Date: August 10, 2025 - 04:00
Laprade and Phillips: Before today's smartphone, there was the sleek new, Ottawa-designed Contempra
August 10, 2025

During the summer, we’ll carry occasional excerpts from Ottawa Made, a recently published compendium of stories about curious inventions, people and places in the national capital. Today: the origin of the Contempra phone. Read More
Staff Sgt. Brad McKinnon of the Williams Lake RCMP said he has seen “some very exceptional things” during his 20 years in policing, but the story of 39-year-old Andrew Barber could have had a very different ending. McKinnon said a police helicopter coming from Prince George spotted the man in the afternoon of Aug. 8 in a remote area north of McLeese Lake – nine days after he was first reported missing to RCMP on July 31.
August 10, 2025 - 19:48 | Wolfgang Depner | The Globe and Mail
Downtown Montreal was awash with rainbow flags on Sunday as thousands of LGBTQ community members and their supporters took to the streets for the annual Pride parade.Cheering crowds lined the streets as activists, politicians and brightly costumed performers joined a march that stretched over more than two kilometres.
August 10, 2025 - 19:24 | Morgan Lowrie | The Globe and Mail
Ottawa firefighters battled a house and barn fire on First Line Road on Sunday evening. Read More
August 10, 2025 - 19:12 | Doug Menary | Ottawa Citizen
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