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    VIA Rail will resume service between Ottawa and Montreal on Thursday, while service on the Ottawa-Toronto-Windsor corridor remains shut down.

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    Ottawa Senators' Chris Phillips, front, celebrates a goal by teammate Daniel Alfredsson, of Sweden, in front of Boston Bruins' Tim Thomas, left, and Derek Morris in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, in Boston. (AP / Michael Dwyer)

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    Ottawa Senators' Chris Phillips, front, celebrates a goal by teammate Daniel Alfredsson, of Sweden, in front of Boston Bruins' Tim Thomas, left, and Derek Morris in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, in Boston. (AP / Michael Dwyer)

    Number 4 to be raised to the rafters as Senators fans salute former defenceman Chris Phillips, who played an entire career in Ottawa

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