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The death of an 82-year-old woman at a suburban Ottawa retirement home has been deemed a homicide.

Police originally termed the Boxing Day death of Doreen Flann as suspicious.

Ms. Flann was a resident at the Longfields Manor retirement home in the west-end neighbourhood of Barrhaven.

Staff at the home called police just before noon Monday and Ms. Flann was pronounced dead at the scene.

An 82-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident but police say no charges have been laid at this time.

The man's name has not been released.

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