CBC News Online - Ottawa Digest - 2015-02-27

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Gracefield, Que., house fire: 2 young children confirmed as victims Fri, 27 Feb 2015 07:41:10 EST A two-year-old girl and four-year-old boy were killed in a fire at their house in the small western Quebec community of Gracefield Thursday, their devastated parents confirm. Read More Brockville General Hospital maternity department may close Fri, 27 Feb 2015 19:04:43 EST Officials at the Brockville General Hospital won't rule out closing its maternity ward as a way to cut costs. Read More #OneWinterDayinCanada - tweet us your weather! Thu, 26 Feb 2015 12:43:32 EST What does winter look like where YOU live? Tweet us a picture on Friday, Feb. 27 with the hashtag #OneWinterDayInCanada. Read More Politicians, First Nations agree to another roundtable before end of 2016 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 07:28:36 EST The Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde called today's roundtable meeting on missing and murdered aboriginal women in Ottawa a start but he will continue to push for a national inquiry into the issue. Read More Deal with youth trauma to deal with gang problems, says social worker Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:46:55 EST The keynote speaker at a city-wide summit of police, youth workers, educators, and community agencies on the front line of the struggle against street gangs says understanding trauma is key to any successful gang strategy. Read More More Headlines Gatineau bar bouncer stabbed during last call disturbance Oxford Station, Ont. ice igloo draws big crowds Gatineau man accused of rear-ending cruiser while drunk Senators' Hammond gets 2nd straight shutout 44 cases of snow removal equipment damage in Ottawa this winter Ernest Côté, WW II veteran and home invasion survivor, dead at 101 Michel Prevost, Almonte gynecologist, sued over failed abortion Rachelle Denis guilty of manslaughter in 2010 death of Tony El-Kassis Modern plastic vehicle parts cracking under winter's cold temperatures Gracefield, Que., house fire leaves 2 children missing