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• Ottawa restaurant appeals for financial donations to help others during COVID-19 pandemic - CTV News

  20-03-2020 23:33 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Ottawa restaurant appeals for financial donations to help others during COVID-19 pandemic  CTV News
  
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• If the city can't hold a municipal byelection in Cumberland, only appointment option remains

  20-03-2020 23:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The city's ability to hold a byelection in Cumberland ward during a global pandemic is decreasing by the day, raising the possibility of selecting the only other option to fill the vacant council seat. Read More
  
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• More than 4,600 Ottawa employees on the Sunshine List - Ottawa Citizen

  20-03-2020 23:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  More than 4,600 Ottawa employees on the Sunshine List  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• More than 4,600 Ottawa employees on the Sunshine List

  20-03-2020 23:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  More than 4,600 City of Ottawa employees are on the Sunshine List, Ontario's list of public servants who earn more than $100,000 a year. Read More
  
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• 'It's Decimating': Ottawa's tourism and hotel industry hit hard by COVID-19 - CTV News

  20-03-2020 23:18 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  'It's Decimating': Ottawa's tourism and hotel industry hit hard by COVID-19  CTV News
  
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• Ottawa's Spartan Bioscience getting federal backing to develop COVID-19 test - Ottawa Business Journal

  20-03-2020 23:14 via obj.ca
  Ottawa's Spartan Bioscience getting federal backing to develop COVID-19 test  Ottawa Business Journal
  
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• Real estate in the age of COVID-19: Bidding wars still, but a reckoning is near

  20-03-2020 23:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  By rights, Ottawa's real estate industry should be flat on its back. It's a sector that relies heavily on buyers with secure jobs, direct personal contact and confidence in the future. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 measures more isolating for women in abusive situations

  20-03-2020 22:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The necessity to social distance and isolate to stop the spread of COVID-19 means vulnerable women in dangerous situations, who are already isolated by their abusers, are feeling the effects, say frontline violent-against-women workers. Read More
  
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• One of two suspects in stabbing identified

  20-03-2020 22:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Police believe they know the identity of one of two men who stabbed a victim on Murray Street on Thursday afternoon, but they're still looking to identify the other. Read More
  
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• Explainer: Why Ontario's 'resolved' COVID-19 case number isn't changing

  20-03-2020 22:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  When Ottawa's first case of COVID-19 was announced on March 11, Ontario had 36 confirmed cases of the disease and five cases that were listed as "resolved." That is, the patient had passed two tests, 24 hours apart, that were both negative. Read More
  
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• One of two suspects in attempted murder identified

  20-03-2020 22:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Police believe they know the identity of one of two men who stabbed a victim on Murray Street on Thursday afternoon, but they're still looking to identify the other. Read More
  
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• Is it safe to eat takeout food during a pandemic? - Ottawa Citizen

  20-03-2020 22:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Is it safe to eat takeout food during a pandemic?  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Is it safe to eat takeout food during a pandemic?

  20-03-2020 22:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A plastic sheet separates Layal Naim from her customers at Colonnade Pizza on Carling Avenue. Read More
  
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• Ottawa's Spartan Bioscience developing portable COVID-19 test - CTV News

  20-03-2020 22:06 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Ottawa's Spartan Bioscience developing portable COVID-19 test  CTV News
  
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• City of Ottawa to open COVID-19 isolation centre in Lowertown - OttawaMatters.com

  20-03-2020 21:56 via ottawamatters.com
  
  City of Ottawa to open COVID-19 isolation centre in Lowertown  OttawaMatters.com
  
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• RA Centre closes, lays off staff - Ottawa Citizen

  20-03-2020 21:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  RA Centre closes, lays off staff  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• RA Centre closes, lays off staff

  20-03-2020 21:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa's RA Centre is closed, the ice from the curling pad and hockey rink removed, and more than 90 staff have been laid off as the community centre copes with the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
  
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• Stay home, practice social distancing Ottawa's medical officer of health urges

  20-03-2020 21:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  As Ottawa’s novel coronavirus case count reached 19 on Friday, medical officer of health Dr. Vera Etches urged people in isolation because of potential COVID-19 contact to take the directive seriously and stay in their homes. Read More
  
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• Protect the sewer system: Only the three 'Ps' in your toilet

  20-03-2020 21:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and associated toilet paper shortage, is having a growing number of unwelcome side effects. Read More
  
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• Stay home, practise social distancing, Ottawa's medical officer of health urges

  20-03-2020 21:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  As Ottawa’s novel coronavirus case count reached 19 on Friday, medical officer of health Dr. Vera Etches urged people in isolation because of potential COVID-19 contact to take the directive seriously and stay in their homes. Read More
  
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• With CPL season on hold, Atletico Ottawa players reaching out to fans - Ottawa Sun

  20-03-2020 21:26 via ottawasun.com
  
  With CPL season on hold, Atletico Ottawa players reaching out to fans  Ottawa Sun
  
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• The new COVID-19 front line: the grocery store, the pharmacy

  20-03-2020 21:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Grocery store and pharmacy workers have become an unofficial front line in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
  
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• Students petition to stay in uOttawa residences - Ottawa Citizen

  20-03-2020 21:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Students petition to stay in uOttawa residences  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Students petition to stay in uOttawa residences

  20-03-2020 21:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The University of Ottawa is telling most students to leave its residences, but a group is petitioning for permission to stay longer. Read More
  
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• The Ottawa Hospital has a plan to triple the number of ICU beds: Doctor - Ottawa Citizen

  20-03-2020 20:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Ottawa Hospital has a plan to triple the number of ICU beds: Doctor  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• The Ottawa Hospital has a plan to triple the number of ICU beds: Doctor

  20-03-2020 20:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Ottawa Hospital has a plan to triple the number of beds in its intensive care unit if and when the COVID-19 pandemic demands that level of emergency response, a senior doctor says. Read More
  
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• Ottawa cab companies take steps to protect passengers/drivers from COVID-19 - CTV News

  20-03-2020 20:37 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Ottawa cab companies take steps to protect passengers/drivers from COVID-19  CTV News
  
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• Château says "farewell for now" due to virus

  20-03-2020 20:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Fairmont Château Laurier Hotel is closing its doors temporarily at noon on Saturday, after nearly 108 years of hosting visitors from around the world. Read More
  
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• City task force addressing food security, senior isolation and housing concerns - Ottawa Citizen

  20-03-2020 20:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  City task force addressing food security, senior isolation and housing concerns  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• City task force addressing food security, senior isolation and housing concerns

  20-03-2020 20:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A City of Ottawa "human needs task force" is keeping an eye on issues related to food security and helping vulnerable residents during this sensitive period of protecting people from the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read More
  
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• Ottawa receives 500,000 new applications for Employment Insurance as coronavirus-related layoffs increase - The Globe and Mail

  20-03-2020 19:51 via theglobeandmail.com
  
  Ottawa receives 500,000 new applications for Employment Insurance as coronavirus-related layoffs increase  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Canadian military will no longer release info about numbers of personnel affected by COVID-19

  20-03-2020 19:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Canadian Forces won’t be releasing information on the numbers of military personnel who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus because of security reasons. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Italy deaths surge by 627 in a day, lifting total death toll to 4,032 and more updates

  20-03-2020 18:56 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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• Gig economy: Ottawa's freelance musicians see incomes plummet due to COVID-19 - Ottawa Citizen

  20-03-2020 18:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Gig economy: Ottawa's freelance musicians see incomes plummet due to COVID-19  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Gig economy: Ottawa's freelance musicians see incomes plummet due to COVID-19

  20-03-2020 18:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  For 30 years, Andrew Mah has been one of Ottawa's premier classical guitarists, a virtuoso who performs extensively and has recorded six albums. Read More
  
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• Long-time Ottawa public servant Claude Bennett passes away - OttawaMatters.com

  20-03-2020 18:20 via ottawamatters.com
  
  Long-time Ottawa public servant Claude Bennett passes away  OttawaMatters.com
  
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• COVID-19: Three new cases in Ottawa; province launches 'learn-at-home' website for students

  20-03-2020 17:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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• Bayes-Fleming: Canadian government owes travellers more than a loan — we need information

  20-03-2020 17:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Four months ago, I did what many young people with a desire to see the world dream of doing: quit my job and bought a one-way ticket out of the country. Read More
  
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• Ottawa looks for hotels, university residences to house residents in COVID-19 self-isolation - CTV News

  20-03-2020 17:46 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Ottawa looks for hotels, university residences to house residents in COVID-19 self-isolation  CTV News
  
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• Ottawa monitoring 70 cruise ships still sailing with as many as 4000 Canadians on board - The Globe and Mail

  20-03-2020 17:45 via theglobeandmail.com
  
  Ottawa monitoring 70 cruise ships still sailing with as many as 4000 Canadians on board  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Kurl: The silence in our cities is eerie, beautiful – and a call to care for others

  20-03-2020 17:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  VANCOUVER – What silence into which we descend, one sunset at a time. I don’t know about you, dear readers, but I find the silence deafening. I went for a walk this week (maintaining appropriate distance, of course), at rush hour, along Georgia Street, one of the busiest routes through downtown Vancouver. I did not hear the roar of vehicles or the groans of buses hitting their air brakes. I did not hear the usual fevered verbal exchanges between cyclists and pedestrians. Absent of al
  
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• Ottawa announces COVID-19 funds for industry to produce medical equipment - The Globe and Mail

  20-03-2020 17:00 via theglobeandmail.com
  
  Ottawa announces COVID-19 funds for industry to produce medical equipment  The Globe and Mail
  
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• 'One-day-at-a-time and limit media exposure:' Ottawa social worker on coping with isolation - OttawaMatters.com

  20-03-2020 16:36 via ottawamatters.com
  
  'One-day-at-a-time and limit media exposure:' Ottawa social worker on coping with isolation  OttawaMatters.com
  
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• Hospitals tighten visit restrictions in response to COVID-19 concerns

  20-03-2020 16:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Ottawa Hospital will adopt a "no visitors" policy Saturday as part of its "evolving response" to the COVID-19 outbreak, the hospital confirmed Friday morning. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Hospital implementing 'No Visitor' policy due to COVID-19 - CTV News

  20-03-2020 16:20 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Ottawa Hospital implementing 'No Visitor' policy due to COVID-19  CTV News
  
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• COVID-19: Three new cases in Ottawa, city launches 'human needs' task force

  20-03-2020 16:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  There are three new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the city to 19, according to numbers from the province released Friday morning. Read More
  
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• Montfort restricts hospital visits to 'compassionate' cases or births

  20-03-2020 15:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  As of Friday, visitors are only allowed at the east-end Montfort Hospital for "compassionate reasons" or as an accompanying person for births due amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
  
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• Global deaths top 10,000, COVID-19 spreading at faster rate

  20-03-2020 15:12 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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• Global deaths top 10,000, COVID-19 spreading at faster rate plus more news

  20-03-2020 14:52 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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• Ottawa resists emergency powers as provinces present patchwork fight against COVID-19 - Toronto Star

  20-03-2020 14:27 via thestar.com
  
  Ottawa resists emergency powers as provinces present patchwork fight against COVID-19  Toronto Star
  
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