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Publication Date: July 7, 2026 - 19:33

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'Don't take that. It's contaminated,' post-storm scavengers warned

July 7, 2026

People whose Ottawa homes flooded during last week's intense Canada Day storm are dealing with cleanup, insurance headaches — and strangers making off with discarded but contaminated possessions put out to the curb.



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