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Suspect to identify in Woodroffe Avenue Robbery

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, May 18, 2021   2:14pm 

(Ottawa) — The Robbery Unit is looking for public assistance to identify a man involved in a Robbery in the 1500 block of Woodroffe Avenue on March 14th, 2021.

At approximately 11:40pm, a lone man entered a business, assaulted the cashier, and took an undisclosed amount of money from the cash register. The cashier did not sustain serious injuries.

The suspect is described as a Black man in his early to mid-20’s, approximately 5’9” (175cm), and...

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Maya Spitz: I grew up with an appreciation for, and desire to learn about other cultures

My family comes from two cultures which had emerged from the hardships of World War Two and set off to live in a third unfamiliar culture.  My mother was from Japan, my father from Germany, but he had recently emigrated to Canada. He trained as a precision mechanic with Siemens but in Canada completed studies to become a teacher.

My parents met in Tokyo while my father took a break to do a world trip.  Despite neither speaking the other’s language, they clearly found a way to communicate as he...

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