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• Ottawa to unveil nearly $30-billion economic aid package for struggling Canadians, businesses - The Globe and Mail

  17-03-2020 23:58 via theglobeandmail.com
  
  Ottawa to unveil nearly $30-billion economic aid package for struggling Canadians, businesses  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Small businesses: Hanging by a thread in the age of COVID-19

  17-03-2020 23:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Natural disasters have a nasty habit of distributing economic pain unevenly. Perhaps nowhere in Canada is this more true than in the National Capital Region. Read More
  
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• EGAN: Flood, tornado, a bout of cancer, now trapped by coronavirus — the troubles of Hailey reach Peru

  17-03-2020 23:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  At only 24, Hailey Lowden has survived Stage 2 lymphoma, flooding at Constance Bay in 2017 and the tornado that ravaged their family home in Dunrobin in 2018. Read More
  
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• 1 hospitalized for COVID-19 in Ottawa - CBC.ca

  17-03-2020 22:48 via cbc.ca
  
  1 hospitalized for COVID-19 in Ottawa  CBC.ca
  
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• Forget about closures: Here's what's open in Ottawa-Gatineau during the COVID-19 crisis

  17-03-2020 22:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  It's become near-impossible to keep track of all of the business, workplace and facility closures now in place across Ottawa, let alone all of the events that have been cancelled or postponed. Read More
  
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• City closes more non-essential, in-person services as next step in coronavirus fight

  17-03-2020 22:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The City of Ottawa closed more services Tuesday to reduce the spread of novel coronavirus, but OC Transpo and many core operations continue rolling out to serve residents. Read More
  
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• Highway 174 to close in Orléans on Saturday night

  17-03-2020 22:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A section of Highway 174 will close in both directions between Champlain Street and Tenth Line Road overnight on Saturday to remove signage. Read More
  
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• Some hospitals postpone non-urgent surgery, clinics

  17-03-2020 22:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Some of Ottawa's hospitals have decided to postpone "non-urgent surgeries, procedures, and outpatient programming and clinics," though details vary: Read More
  
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• EGAN: 'They see the body count' — coronavirus crisis causing widespread mental distress

  17-03-2020 22:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Ottawa Distress Centre number is 613-238-3311. It is answered 24 hours a day. And, happily, says Scott, there is no shortage of volunteers willing to help in a crisis. Read More
  
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• Senators' superfan and his family stranded in Spain

  17-03-2020 21:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  An Ottawa Senators superfan is stranded in Spain amid a deepening COVID-19 crisis – and worried that international flights will be shut down before his family's scheduled return this Sunday. Read More
  
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• Stranded in Morocco: Many Ottawans are uncertain as to when and how they’ll get home

  17-03-2020 21:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Hundreds of Canadians are stranded in Morocco, uncertain as to when and how they’ll get home. Flights out of the North African kingdom have slowed to a trickle after the government there halted international travel in and out of the country due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. Read More
  
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• Nurses say changes in rules about face masks are putting them at risk

  17-03-2020 21:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Nurses fear they are more vulnerable to becoming infected with novel coronavirus as a result of new Ontario guidelines about protective equipment, says an Ottawa intensive care nurse. Read More
  
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• Canadian Army cancels its largest training exercise of the year because of COVID-19

  17-03-2020 21:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Canadian Army is cancelling its largest training exercise of the year as part of its efforts to keep troops healthy in case they are needed to provide assistance to the government because of the novel coronavirus. Read More
  
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• Invest Ottawa's business support goes remote as Bayview Yards closes to public - Ottawa Business Journal

  17-03-2020 20:46 via obj.ca
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• Ottawa Good Samaritan gives away free hand sanitizer to honour brother's legacy - Ottawa Citizen

  17-03-2020 20:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa Good Samaritan gives away free hand sanitizer to honour brother's legacy  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Ottawa Good Samaritan gives away free hand sanitizer to honour brother's legacy

  17-03-2020 20:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  When Ottawa's Jordan Harding saw the fear and panic in an elderly woman desperate to find hand sanitizer, he knew he had to do something. Read More
  
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• NEW: Ottawa COVID-19 case hospitalized; first coronavirus death in Ontario

  17-03-2020 20:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  One of Ottawa’s 13 confirmed cases of COVID-19 has resulted in a patient being hospitalized, according to the city's medical officer of health on Tuesday. Read More
  
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• NEW: Ottawa COVID-19 case hospitalized; first coronavirus death in Ontario - Ottawa Citizen

  17-03-2020 20:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  NEW: Ottawa COVID-19 case hospitalized; first coronavirus death in Ontario  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• UPDATE: Ottawa COVID-19 case hospitalized; first coronavirus death in Ontario

  17-03-2020 20:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ontario health officials confirmed the province's first death in a patient with COVID-19 on Tuesday, hours after Premier Doug Ford declared a state of emergency. Read More
  
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• Ottawa musician impresses The Voice coaches - Brantford Expositor

  17-03-2020 20:00 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Ottawa musician impresses The Voice coaches  Brantford Expositor
  
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• What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 17 - CBC.ca

  17-03-2020 19:56 via cbc.ca
  
  What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 17  CBC.ca
  
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• Ottawa musician impresses The Voice coaches - Ottawa Citizen

  17-03-2020 19:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa musician impresses The Voice coaches  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Ottawa musician impresses The Voice coaches

  17-03-2020 19:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa musician Anders Drerup gave a stellar performance on The Voice on Monday, earning a place on the team led by coach Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers.  Read More
  
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• 'A grave situation': Ottawa restaurants scramble to stay afloat in the wake of COVID-19

  17-03-2020 19:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Jason McLelland opened his tiny restaurant Grunt almost a year ago in Mechanicsville with noble intentions. In addition to running a viable business, McLelland wanted to help lift up Grunt's hard-scrabble neighbourhood and its residents, offering free cooking classes and even the occasional free meal if such charity was warranted. Read More
  
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• Assessment centre relieves pressure on hospitals, but plans are in place to cope with spike in sick patients

  17-03-2020 19:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The opening of Ottawa’s first novel coronavirus assessment centre at Brewer arena has acted as a welcome relief valve for local hospitals, diverting hundreds of people who would otherwise be in emergency departments seeking testing. Read More
  
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• Ahead of a provincial recommendation, many Ottawa restaurants and bars chose to close in the wake of COVID-19

  17-03-2020 19:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Jason McLelland opened his tiny restaurant Grunt almost a year ago in Mechanicsville with noble intentions. In addition to running a viable business, McLelland wanted to help lift up Grunt's hard-scrabble neighbourhood and its residents, offering free cooking classes and even the occasional free meal if such charity was warranted. Read More
  
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• 'A grave situation': Ottawa restaurants scramble to stay afloat in the wake of COVID-19 - Ottawa Citizen

  17-03-2020 19:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  'A grave situation': Ottawa restaurants scramble to stay afloat in the wake of COVID-19  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Ottawa police deputy chief charged with misconduct in sex harassment probe - Ottawa Citizen

  17-03-2020 19:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa police deputy chief charged with misconduct in sex harassment probe  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Ottawa police deputy chief charged with misconduct in sex harassment probe

  17-03-2020 19:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa police Deputy Chief Uday Jaswal has been charged with misconduct by a civilian police watchdog, who alleges he sexually harassed and assaulted a civilian police employee, this newspaper has learned. Read More
  
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• Hintonburg bakery's campaign to produce bread for people in shelters rising fast

  17-03-2020 18:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A Hintonburg bakery's plan to keep producing bread for people housed in shelters has blown past its initial $2,000 fundraising goal to take in more than $7,000 in less than a day. Read More
  
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• OPP traffic arrest yields 50 kg of cocaine, man arrested

  17-03-2020 18:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Provincial police say they seized about 50 kilograms of cocaine in a traffic stop on Highway 401 near South Glengarry Township Monday afternoon. Read More
  
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• "Our stores will stay up and running:" Loblaw CEO

  17-03-2020 18:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Loblaw Companies CEO Galen Weston has issued an open letter to shoppers assuring them that grocery stores will remain open and that shelves will be stocked despite new border restrictions. Read More
  
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• Municipalities asking province about rules requiring in-person council votes

  17-03-2020 18:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Health protections that restrict public gatherings in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic have prompted the City of Ottawa to reach out to the Ontario government about rules that require municipal councils to meet and vote in person. Read More
  
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• Municipalities asking province about rules requiring in-person council votes - Ottawa Citizen

  17-03-2020 18:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Municipalities asking province about rules requiring in-person council votes  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• PURSUIT: Man charged after stolen truck hits Somerset St. store - Ottawa Sun

  17-03-2020 18:32 via ottawasun.com
  
  PURSUIT: Man charged after stolen truck hits Somerset St. store  Ottawa Sun
  
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• Man charged after stolen truck, trailer hits Chinatown storefront after pursuit

  17-03-2020 18:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 21-year-old Ottawa man faces charges including impaired driving after a stolen truck and trailer led police on a pursuit that ended with the vehicle running into the storefront of a Chinatown business. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Police adjust non-urgent services due to COVID-19 - CTV News

  17-03-2020 18:25 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Ottawa Police adjust non-urgent services due to COVID-19  CTV News
  
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• Ottawa can't afford any more mixed messages on COVID-19 - CBC.ca

  17-03-2020 18:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Ottawa can't afford any more mixed messages on COVID-19  CBC.ca
  
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• UPDATED: Sobey's jumping on shopping for seniors (and people who need assistance) as of Friday.

  17-03-2020 18:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Tuesday morning marked the start of a new service: seniors-only shopping hours. Read More
  
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• UPDATE: First COVID-19 death in Ontario announced; no new cases in Ottawa Tuesday morning

  17-03-2020 18:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ontario health officials confirmed the province's first death in a patient with COVID-19 on Tuesday, hours after Premier Doug Ford declared a state of emergency. Read More
  
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• Third Ciena employee tests positive for COVID-19

  17-03-2020 18:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A third Ciena employee has now tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the company has confirmed. Read More
  
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• UPDATED: Sobey's jumping on seniors' shopping (and people who need assistance) as of Friday.

  17-03-2020 17:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Tuesday morning marked the start of a new service: seniors-only shopping hours. Read More
  
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• Third Ciena employee tests positive for COVID-19 - Ottawa Citizen

  17-03-2020 17:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Third Ciena employee tests positive for COVID-19  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Denley: What's more damaging, COVID-19 or the panic over it?

  17-03-2020 17:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  There is always a stark contrast between Florida and Ottawa in March, but never more than now. Read More
  
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• UPDATED: Sobey's jumping on the seniors' shopping (and people who need assistance) as of Friday.

  17-03-2020 17:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Tuesday morning marked the start of a new service: seniors-only shopping hours. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: State of emergency, Ontario reports first death, latest news and other developments - Ottawa Citizen

  17-03-2020 17:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  COVID-19: State of emergency, Ontario reports first death, latest news and other developments  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• UPDATE: First COVID-19 death in Ontario announced

  17-03-2020 17:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ontario health officials are confirming the province's first death in a patient with COVID-19. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: State of emergency, Ontario reports first death, latest news and other developments

  17-03-2020 17:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  News concerning the the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is in a constant state of flux. Numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ottawa, Canada and worldwide are changing rapidly. Federal and provincial government recommendations are being adapted as the response to the pandemic grows. Local government and Ottawa medical officials are also updating their plans and advice for citizens as needed. It's a daunting task to sort through all of the news - and the noise - so we will do our best to
  
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• COVID-19: Your questions answered

  17-03-2020 16:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Citizen has asked a group of medical and research experts to answer reader questions about COVID-19. Here's today's query (and we'll try to answer others as we receive them): Read More
  
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• No new COVID-19 cases in Ottawa Tuesday morning; Emergency loan program for Canadians overseas

  17-03-2020 16:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  It's been 24 hours without a new confirmed case of COVID-19 in Ottawa, according to the provincial authority that tracks and releases this information, and only eight new cases provincewide were confirmed Tuesday morning. Read More
  
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