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• Ottawa runner exceeds fundraising goal to aid healthcare workers, businesses - MyWebTimes.com

  15-04-2020 23:57
  
  Ottawa runner exceeds fundraising goal to aid healthcare workers, businesses  MyWebTimes.com
  
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• Ottawa seeks 'shovel-ready' projects for post shutdown stimulus plan - The Globe and Mail

  15-04-2020 23:54
  
  Ottawa seeks 'shovel-ready' projects for post shutdown stimulus plan  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Death came amid music and family for Country Haven care home resident

  15-04-2020 23:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  Suzie Mocko survived the Great Depression and was held at gunpoint by Nazis with a baby in her arms during the Second World War. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Number of confirmed cases worldwide hits 2 million, death toll more than 133,000

  15-04-2020 23:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  -The number of confirmed cases worldwide has hit 2 million, according to both Reuters and Johns Hopkins, and the global death toll is more than 133,000. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Symphony celebrates its 55th anniversary with a new web series - The Kingston Whig-Standard

  15-04-2020 23:35
  
  Ottawa Symphony celebrates its 55th anniversary with a new web series  The Kingston Whig-Standard
  
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• Ottawa Symphony celebrates its 55th anniversary with a new web series

  15-04-2020 23:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The first episode of Re-Joyce, a new weekly web series featuring archival recordings by the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, casts back to a breakthrough moment in the 55-year history of the city’s community-based professional orchestra.  Read More
  
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• CTV News Ottawa wins three RTDNA awards including best newscast - CTV News

  15-04-2020 22:57
  
  CTV News Ottawa wins three RTDNA awards including best newscast  CTV News
  
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• Crematoriums ordered to be ready to operate 'all day, every day'

  15-04-2020 22:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario crematoriums have been ordered to prepare to operate round-the-clock to ensure that dead bodies are not “stockpiled” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
  
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• Learning from home won't drag down grades for high school students, promises Ottawa board

  15-04-2020 22:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  Students at Ottawa's largest school board won't have to worry about their final grades slipping as they finish their last months of high school in the shadow of a pandemic. Read More
  
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• Ontario introduces action plan to stop spread of COVID-19 in long-term care: 'We owe it to the most vulnerable'

  15-04-2020 22:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Amid criticism that the provincial government has not acted quickly enough to prevent more deaths in long-term care homes, Premier Doug Ford announced plans Wednesday to send hospital-based “COVID-19 swat teams” to help manage outbreaks and expand testing to include more asymptomatic residents, among other initiatives. Read More
  
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• The Ottawa Senators support Jacob Bernard-Docker's decision to stay in school - Ottawa Sun

  15-04-2020 22:21
  
  The Ottawa Senators support Jacob Bernard-Docker's decision to stay in school  Ottawa Sun
  
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• Many long-term care homes doing a good job of keeping residents safe: Bruyere researcher

  15-04-2020 22:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  Forty three per cent of COVID-19 deaths in Canada are among residents of long-term care homes, according to new research from Bruyère Research Institute researcher Amy Hsu. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Ford announces 'all-out' plan to fight virus in LTC homes; essential workers to get wage boost; Ontario reports 51 deaths - Ottawa Citizen

  15-04-2020 22:02
  COVID-19: Ford announces 'all-out' plan to fight virus in LTC homes; essential workers to get wage boost; Ontario reports 51 deaths  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Distance required for Ottawa's tulip fans this spring - Ottawa Citizen

  15-04-2020 21:55
  Distance required for Ottawa's tulip fans this spring  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Distance required for Ottawa's tulip fans this spring

  15-04-2020 21:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  Tulips will bloom again in Ottawa in 2020, but fans may have to keep their distance from many significant sections of the annual springtime explosions of colour in the national capital region in addition to maintaining physical distance between each other. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Number of confirmed cases worldwide hits 2 million, death toll more than 132,000

  15-04-2020 21:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  -The number of confirmed cases worldwide has hit 2 million, according to both Reuters and Johns Hopkins, and the global death toll is more than 132,000. Read More
  
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• Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival cancelled 'in its original form' for 2020

  15-04-2020 21:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival has been cancelled, at least in its usual format, for 2020. Read More
  
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• EGAN: Space in a crowd — why the NCC needs to open parkways to people

  15-04-2020 21:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  The National Capital Commission should close portions of its parkway system to allow breathing room for walkers and cyclists hemmed in their houses — all day, for weeks now — in this historic pandemic battle. Read More
  
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• GoFundMe aids Kars fire victim who lost almost all possessions

  15-04-2020 21:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  When fire broke out in the Kars house where she rents an apartment, Judy Bradley escaped with her pyjamas, her purse and her dog. Read More
  
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• Ottawa scientist says stray dogs may have bred coronavirus. But only maybe

  15-04-2020 21:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  If you want to stir people up even more during a pandemic, tell dog lovers that Fido and Fluffy may have transmitted the virus to humans. Read More
  
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• Ottawa scientist says stray dogs may have bred coronavirus. But only maybe - Ottawa Citizen

  15-04-2020 20:59
  Ottawa scientist says stray dogs may have bred coronavirus. But only maybe  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Obit: Ottawa's John Fenton was a rocker to the end - Ottawa Citizen

  15-04-2020 20:43
  Obit: Ottawa's John Fenton was a rocker to the end  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• MP's flight to Ottawa too full to allow for physical distancing - Delta-Optimist

  15-04-2020 20:35
  
  MP's flight to Ottawa too full to allow for physical distancing  Delta-Optimist
  
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• Bottle service in a pandemic: Ottawa restaurants offering wines with food to go - Ottawa Citizen

  15-04-2020 20:21
  Bottle service in a pandemic: Ottawa restaurants offering wines with food to go  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Suspect sought in alleged attempted robbery in Barrhaven

  15-04-2020 20:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  West-end detectives are looking for a suspect after a man is alleged to have tried — but failed — to mug a woman at a Barrhaven bus stop. Read More
  
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• Glavin: Yes, the World Health organization is in China's pocket. It doesn't have much choice

  15-04-2020 20:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  Now that U.S President Donald Trump has made good on his threat to hit the World Health Organization in the accounts receivable side of its balance sheets, there will be ample opportunity for outraged declamations and lurid jokes at his expense to enliven the banter during the One World: Together At Home concert Saturday. The American chat show stars Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Oprah Winfrey and Jimmy Kimmel will be in their element. Read More
  
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• What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 15 - CBC.ca

  15-04-2020 19:47
  
  What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 15  CBC.ca
  
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• Obit: Ottawa's John Fenton was a rocker to the end

  15-04-2020 19:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  Years ago, Paul Fenton remembers finding his older brother, John, upset about having been fired from Avalon, his first professional band.  Read More
  
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• Reservists to make up a quarter of the military’s overall COVID-19 response

  15-04-2020 19:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Canadian Forces says it is still in the planning stages of identifying which of the 24,000 personnel will be needed if the military is asked to assist in the government’s response to dealing with the coronavirus. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Ford announces 'all-out' plan to fight virus in LTC homes; essential workers to get wage boost; Ontario reports 51 deaths

  15-04-2020 19:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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• The risk of working to pay rent: Ottawa restaurants in tricky spot during pandemic

  15-04-2020 19:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  At Pita Bell Kabab on Carling Avenue, owner Mustafa Omar worries about his daughter who works the restaurant's cash and interacts with takeout customers and delivery people. Read More
  
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• Ottawa restaurants in tricky spot during pandemic - Ottawa Sun

  15-04-2020 19:30
  
  Ottawa restaurants in tricky spot during pandemic  Ottawa Sun
  
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• Bottle service in a pandemic: Ottawa restaurants offering wines with food to go

  15-04-2020 19:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Several Ottawa restaurants this week have debuted their versions of a pandemic-inspired bottle service. Read More
  
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• Anti-racism groups call on Ottawa to help fight racism towards Asians amid COVID-19 - CTV News Montreal

  15-04-2020 19:28
  
  Anti-racism groups call on Ottawa to help fight racism towards Asians amid COVID-19  CTV News Montreal
  
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• COVID-19: Essential workers to get wage boost; CERB expanded; Ontario reports 51 deaths; new death in Ottawa

  15-04-2020 18:48 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Missing girl, six, found safe and sound in Killaloe area

  15-04-2020 18:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  The OPP says a missing six-year-old girl has been found safe and sound. Read More
  
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• One death, 24 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Wednesday - CTV News

  15-04-2020 18:22
  
  One death, 24 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Wednesday  CTV NewsCity expands COVID-19 testing criteria  CBC.caOttawa Public Health confirms 24 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death  Global NewsOttawa business leaders urge feds, province to provide more aid for hard-hit local sectors  Ottawa Business JournalOttawa Health Says Hanging With Friends 6 Ft Apart Isn’t Social Distancing  Narcity CanadaView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Vance: Trading places – an introvert finds herself at peace during the COVID-19 pandemic

  15-04-2020 18:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  I am an introvert, an empath and I suffer from anxiety. None of this is new; it has been a part of me for as long as I remember, in varying degrees. As an introvert, I am observant and withdrawn, though I am not antisocial. I am more comfortable in small groups, in quiet settings and probably feel safest alone in my car. Read More
  
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• Virtual Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend begins May 15 - CTV News

  15-04-2020 17:56
  
  Virtual Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend begins May 15  CTV News
  
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• Transpo limiting Para passengers, taping double-decker vents to guard against COVID-19 transmission

  15-04-2020 17:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  OC Transpo has rolled out several measures — beyond closing off areas of buses and trains and deep-cleaning vehicles — to protect workers and customers during the COVID-19 pandemic, a manager says. Read More
  
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• Experts criticize Ottawa for mismanaging and destroying millions of N95 masks - CBC.ca

  15-04-2020 17:50
  
  Experts criticize Ottawa for mismanaging and destroying millions of N95 masks  CBC.ca
  
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• Canada's health minister reviewing the way national emergency stockpile is being managed - CBC.ca

  15-04-2020 17:50
  
  Canada's health minister reviewing the way national emergency stockpile is being managed  CBC.ca
  
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• Ottawa expands the CERB program OTTAWA, ON - Lethbridge News Now

  15-04-2020 17:49
  
  Ottawa expands the CERB program OTTAWA, ON  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ottawa loosens eligibility criteria for Canadian Emergency Response Benefit - CityNews Toronto

  15-04-2020 17:47
  
  Ottawa loosens eligibility criteria for Canadian Emergency Response Benefit  CityNews Toronto
  
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• COVID-19 pandemic causes slow down in Ottawa's real estate market in March - CTV News

  15-04-2020 17:35
  
  COVID-19 pandemic causes slow down in Ottawa's real estate market in March  CTV News
  
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• COVID-19: Essential workers to get wage boost; CERB expanded; Ontario reports 51 deaths

  15-04-2020 17:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The federal government says it will work with the provinces and territories to top up the pay of essential and long-term care workers earning less than $2,500 monthly, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Large police presence near Killaloe in search for missing six-year-old girl

  15-04-2020 17:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  The OPP is asking for help to find a six-year-old girl who went missing southeast of Killaloe Wednesday morning. Read More
  
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• Whiteduck and Co.: COVID-19 shows need to support Indigenous and non-profit telcos connecting remote communities

  15-04-2020 17:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  In 2016, Canada’s telecommunications regulator ruled that broadband is an "essential service" that should be available to everyone across the country, no matter where they live. The COVID-19 pandemic further underscores the importance of the CRTC’s ruling. More activities are moving online as people scramble to obtain critical safety information, access health care and education, work remotely and stay in touch with family and friends. Read More
  
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• Coronavirus: Some Ottawa roads set to open to pedestrians - Global News

  15-04-2020 17:20
  
  Coronavirus: Some Ottawa roads set to open to pedestrians  Global News
  
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• COVID-19: Ontario reports 51 deaths, largest single-day spike

  15-04-2020 17:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario is reporting its largest single-day increase in COVID-19 deaths as the novel coronavirus continues its devastating spread through more long-term care homes across the province. Read More
  
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