CBC News Online - Ottawa Digest - 2015-02-02

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Ad to convert rail bridge over Ottawa River posted early: city Mon, 2 Feb 2015 17:31:49 EST Ad to convert rail bridge over Ottawa River posted early: city Mon, 2 Feb 2015 17:31:49 EST An online ad seeking qualified engineers to convert a 135-year-old rail bridge linking Ottawa and Gatineau into a pedestrian crossing was posted prematurely and will be removed, the City of Ottawa said Monday. Read More Coyote tracks, injured animal prompts NCC safety advisory Mon, 2 Feb 2015 17:45:06 EST The National Capital Commission is advising residents and farmers on south Woodroffe Avenue to increase safety measures after "an unusual incident on an agricultural property in the Greenbelt where an animal was injured." Read More Cornwall boy charged with sex assault, distributing child pornography Mon, 2 Feb 2015 13:08:27 EST A 16-year-old boy from Cornwall, Ont., is facing 14 criminal charges after alleged sexual incidents from 2013 to 2015 involving another boy and girl. Read More Ottawa gangs and the rising number of shootings Mon, 2 Feb 2015 05:00:00 EST This week, CBC Ottawa examines the issue of gangs in Ottawa and the impact of increased gun violence on communities after 2014 saw the highest number of shooting incidents in the city's history. Read More Small town pulls together to build covered ice rink Mon, 2 Feb 2015 11:30:28 EST Residents in the small town of Crysler, Ont., south of Casselman, are celebrating the near completion of a covered ice rink they pulled together to build. Read More More Headlines Muslim groups 'troubled' by Stephen Harper's mosque remark Ottawa beats world record for most snowmen built in an hour Groundhog Day: Furry forecaster consensus is 6 more weeks of winter Carlington area shooting incident leads to 33 charges Dwindling Anglo populations in Quebec regions threaten Anglican Church Groundhog Day tradition casts a shadow back to medieval Europe Ottawa news quiz for week of Jan. 26 to Feb. 1 Senators cruise past Coyotes Ontario and its public sector workers face 'tough negotiations' Truck driver dead after Highway 5 crash in western Quebec