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• Quebec police set up checkpoints at Ottawa-Gatineau border crossings

  01-04-2020 23:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  Gatineau Mayor Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin supports his provincial government's decision to set up checkpoints along the border with Ottawa in an attempt to reduce needless travel during the novel coronavirus pandemic, but his counterpart across the river is skeptical of the move. Read More
  
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• Ottawa epidemiology data reveal patterns among COVID-19 cases - Ottawa Citizen

  01-04-2020 23:49
  Ottawa epidemiology data reveal patterns among COVID-19 cases  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Ottawa epidemiology data reveal patterns among COVID-19 cases

  01-04-2020 23:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  New epidemiological data released by Ottawa Public Health has drawn a clearer picture of the patterns among the confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the city. Read More
  
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• Police looking for witnesses to possible drive-by shooting on Bronson Avenue

  01-04-2020 23:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police were looking for any witnesses to a Wednesday shooting on Bronson Avenue that left a teenager with minor injuries. Read More
  
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• Ottawa 'likely did not have enough' protective gear stockpiled: Hajdu - CBC.ca

  01-04-2020 23:24
  
  Ottawa 'likely did not have enough' protective gear stockpiled: Hajdu  CBC.ca
  
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• Egan: Police blockades, busted birthday parties — when the fight turned nasty

  01-04-2020 23:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  In our ever-shrinking daily lives, we've arrived here with COVID-19: police blockades and nasty measures. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 has 'hands-on' workers rethinking career choice - Ottawa Citizen

  01-04-2020 23:19
  COVID-19 has 'hands-on' workers rethinking career choice  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Attacking midfielder Bernardinho joins Atlético Ottawa - Ottawa Sun

  01-04-2020 23:14
  
  Attacking midfielder Bernardinho joins Atlético Ottawa  Ottawa Sun
  
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• Ontario hospitals seeing the consequences of years of austerity: hospital association head

  01-04-2020 23:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario’s health-care system is seeing the consequences of years of underfunding as it scrambles to prepare for an influx of COVID-19 cases, says Anthony Dale, president and chief executive of the Ontario Hospital Association. Read More
  
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• BAGNALL: The many bottlenecks that slowed COVID-19 tests and how it's being resolved

  01-04-2020 23:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  The disconnect has been there from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
  
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• Murder-suicide suspected in Richards St. deaths

  01-04-2020 22:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  The bodies of a man and a woman were discovered by Brockville Police in the early morning hours on Wednesday in a suspected murder-suicide. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Working To Acquire Masks, Ventilators - country94.ca

  01-04-2020 22:37
  
  Ottawa Working To Acquire Masks, Ventilators  country94.ca
  
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• Ottawa reviews First Nations' plea for military help - Winnipeg Free Press

  01-04-2020 22:33
  
  Ottawa reviews First Nations' plea for military help  Winnipeg Free Press
  
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• Glavin: China cornered the market on medical supplies – and it's not ending well

  01-04-2020 22:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  There are quite a few lessons we will all just have to wait to draw from the COVID-19 pandemic that erupted last December in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The novel coronavirus that causes the sickness is still rampaging across the face of the Earth. The economic and geopolitical shockwaves are still shattering almost everything that was commonplace and routine and familiar from the days before the plague began. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 has 'hands-on' workers rethinking career choice

  01-04-2020 22:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The COVID-19 outbreak has caused Erica Sainsbury to rethink a career that for the time being she can no longer practice. Read More
  
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• Medical officers of health urged to issue orders to keep people at home

  01-04-2020 22:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  Amid a warning from Premier Doug Ford that there is little separating what Ontario faces from the devastation in Italy and Spain, the province wants public health officials to get more aggressive when it comes to ordering people with COVID-19 to stay home. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 halts Iraq training, some Canadians leave Iraq but larger withdrawal being considered

  01-04-2020 22:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  Canada is considering scaling back its mission in Iraq as other countries pull their troops out of the Middle East nation because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read More
  
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• Medical assistance in dying program resumes after pause for COVID-19

  01-04-2020 22:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  The region's medical assistance in dying program has restarted its services after a weeklong pause to ensure that health care workers did not further the spread of COVID-19. Read More
  
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• Ottawa doc raises money for hospital staff meals - CBC.ca

  01-04-2020 22:05
  
  Ottawa doc raises money for hospital staff meals  CBC.ca
  
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• Four more members of the Ottawa Senators test positive for COVID-19 - Ottawa Sun

  01-04-2020 22:04
  
  Four more members of the Ottawa Senators test positive for COVID-19  Ottawa Sun
  
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• Business wage subsidies to cost Ottawa around $71 billion - Financial Post

  01-04-2020 21:08
  
  Business wage subsidies to cost Ottawa around $71 billion  Financial Post
  
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• Will Ottawa's red-hot housing market withstand COVID-19? - Ottawa Business Journal

  01-04-2020 20:39
  Will Ottawa's red-hot housing market withstand COVID-19?  Ottawa Business Journal
  
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• COVID-19: Biggest jump yet as Ottawa cases now at 194; Senators announce four more positive cases

  01-04-2020 20:28 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Ottawa may be ready to move on non-violent prisoner releases - Radio Canada International (en)

  01-04-2020 20:25
  
  Ottawa may be ready to move on non-violent prisoner releases  Radio Canada International (en)
  
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• Finlay: Trudeau government is neglecting the mental health challenges of COVID-19

  01-04-2020 20:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  “The uncertainty can be really tough, not just for your routine, but for your mental health, too. If you need help, reach out … to a hotline.” – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, March 25, 2020. Read More
  
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• 50 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa - CTV News

  01-04-2020 20:12
  
  50 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa  CTV News
  
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• Police arrest suspect in Westboro area stabbing

  01-04-2020 19:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  One man has been taken into custody after a second man was stabbed in an altercation on Mortimer Private Tuesday afternoon. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Ford says next few weeks crucial in fight against virus; Trudeau looks to recall Parliament

  01-04-2020 19:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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• Science of spring part 1, 'full steam ahead'

  01-04-2020 19:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  With people stuck at home and worried about their future, there is no better time to remind ourselves of the wonders of spring. The change of season is all around us with many facets of backyard biology, perhaps even things your kids might want to learn. In Part One of the Science of Spring, Tom Spears looks at the rush of returning energy in the natural world. Read More
  
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• Canadian medical startups get major boost as Ottawa orders vital supplies in fight against COVID-19 - The Globe and Mail

  01-04-2020 19:29
  
  Canadian medical startups get major boost as Ottawa orders vital supplies in fight against COVID-19  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Ottawa bylaw officers investigate pandemic beefs about birthdays, joggers and open businesses

  01-04-2020 18:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa bylaw officers have responded to complaints about birthday bashes and joggers as people drop a dime on potential delinquents in this new era of physical distancing. Read More
  
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• Ottawa speeds up processing on 1.6 million backlogged Employment Insurance claims - The Globe and Mail

  01-04-2020 18:50
  
  Ottawa speeds up processing on 1.6 million backlogged Employment Insurance claims  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Kassam: Your COVID-19 questions answered (today, what not to use soap on)

  01-04-2020 18:34 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, on the limits of using soap (we’ll try to answer other questions as we receive them). Read More
  
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• Justin Bieber, HAMILTON postponed in Ottawa due to COVID-19 - CTV News

  01-04-2020 18:29
  
  Justin Bieber, HAMILTON postponed in Ottawa due to COVID-19  CTV News
  
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• COVID-19: Ontario sees 426 new cases; Trudeau looks to recall Parliament for COVID-19 aid

  01-04-2020 18:06 via ottawacitizen.com
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• COVID-19: Ontario sees 426 new cases; Trudeau releases new emergency benefit details

  01-04-2020 17:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ontario is now well over 2,000, according to new data released Wednesday morning by the province. Read More
  
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• During COVID-19 crisis, Ottawa chefs cook to help homeless families - Ottawa Citizen

  01-04-2020 16:55
  
  During COVID-19 crisis, Ottawa chefs cook to help homeless families  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Quebec police to limit Ottawa-Gatineau border crossings for COVID-19 control

  01-04-2020 16:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  The province of Quebec has announced a stringent set of travel restrictions — including control points on the bridges between Ottawa and Gatineau —as part of its attempt to fight the spread of COVID-19. Read More
  
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• Justin Bieber postpones Changes tour, including Sept. 1 in Ottawa

  01-04-2020 16:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  Citing the "deepest concern" for everyone affected, pop star Justin Bieber has postponed his summer tour of North America, including what was shaping up to be a back-to-school bash at Canadian Tire Centre on Sept. 1. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Ontario sees 426 new cases; OC Transpo bus driver tests positive

  01-04-2020 16:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ontario is now well over 2,000, according to new data released Wednesday morning by the province. Read More
  
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• Ottawa eyes low-interest lines of credit for households battered by COVID-19 - Toronto Star

  01-04-2020 16:27
  
  Ottawa eyes low-interest lines of credit for households battered by COVID-19  Toronto Star
  
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• During COVID-19 crisis, Ottawa chefs cook to help homeless families

  01-04-2020 16:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  With their restaurants closed during the COVID-19 outbreak, some prominent Ottawa chefs are aiming to cook hundreds of meals each week to feed homeless families. Read More
  
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• Ottawa jail guards refuse work over lack of COVID-19 screening - Ottawa Citizen

  01-04-2020 15:06
  Ottawa jail guards refuse work over lack of COVID-19 screening  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Ottawa police set new hours for telephone reporting unit

  01-04-2020 15:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police have shortened the hours of the police reporting unit which will now take public calls seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Read More
  
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• OC Transpo bus driver tests positive for COVID-19

  01-04-2020 13:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  OC Transpo is alerting passengers who may have ridden on buses on a number of routes in mid-March driven by an operator who has since tested positive for COVID-19. Read More
  
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• Slow down – again, the NCC clears stretch of Rideau River Pathway

  01-04-2020 13:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  It's the daily double – and not in a good way. Read More
  
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• Anonymous Ottawa donor provides close to $50K in relief funding for artists over 55 - Ottawa Citizen

  01-04-2020 13:22
  
  Anonymous Ottawa donor provides close to $50K in relief funding for artists over 55  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Anonymous donor provides relief funding for artists over 55

  01-04-2020 13:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  Singer Maria Hawkins knows what it’s like to have no money and no paying gigs on the horizon, a situation many performers are finding themselves in during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read More
  
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• Hersh: We’re choosing to keep our rent, and we’re asking you to join us

  01-04-2020 13:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Two weeks ago, we were faced with a difficult reality; businesses shut down, leading to thousands of layoffs, public facilities closed across the city and people everywhere mandated to practise social or physical distancing. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented circumstances, the likes of which most people alive today have never experienced. But it has also exposed us to a reality that many of us knew already existed. Read More
  
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• Weather: Sunny start to new month, but wind, showers on the way

  01-04-2020 12:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  It's looking like sunshine is on the menu for the start of April. Read More
  
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