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• Health minister in talks with Ontario doctors over billing glitch

  17-04-2020 23:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario's health minister has acknowledged that the province is having a problem paying its doctors for telephone consultations. Read More
  
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• Longtime employee says working through COVID-19 outbreak at Almonte Country Haven is a worthwhile sacrifice

  17-04-2020 23:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  Before COVID-19, Sheila Warren had a routine she could recite, down to the minute, from memory. Read More
  
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• What happens after the COVID-19 peak? As South Korea emerges from isolation, here's what Canadians can learn

  17-04-2020 23:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  An uncharacteristically warm spring this year brought about an early blossoming of South Korea’s cherry trees, accompanied by a return to streets and parks by residents weary of physical distancing and self-isolating. Read More
  
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• Ottawa to provide $250 million to prop up strategic innovative firms hurt by COVID-19 - Financial Post

  17-04-2020 23:24
  
  Ottawa to provide $250 million to prop up strategic innovative firms hurt by COVID-19  Financial Post
  
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• Police arrest three in Overbrook raid, drugs and loaded gun seized - Ottawa Sun

  17-04-2020 22:37
  
  Police arrest three in Overbrook raid, drugs and loaded gun seized  Ottawa Sun
  
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• 'Vast majority' of tenants paid April rent, Minto REIT says - Ottawa Business Journal

  17-04-2020 22:35
  'Vast majority' of tenants paid April rent, Minto REIT says  Ottawa Business Journal
  
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• Ottawa remains in good fiscal position amid COVID-19 pandemic: Mayor Jim Watson - OttawaMatters.com

  17-04-2020 22:26
  
  Ottawa remains in good fiscal position amid COVID-19 pandemic: Mayor Jim Watson  OttawaMatters.com
  
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• CANADA FX DEBT-Canadian dollar pares weekly loss as Ottawa helps energy sector - Reuters

  17-04-2020 22:22
  
  CANADA FX DEBT-Canadian dollar pares weekly loss as Ottawa helps energy sector  Reuters
  
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• What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday, April 17 - CBC.ca

  17-04-2020 22:13
  
  What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday, April 17  CBC.ca
  
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• Municipalities want Ottawa to put them at centre of post-pandemic recovery - iPolitics.ca

  17-04-2020 22:11
  
  Municipalities want Ottawa to put them at centre of post-pandemic recovery  iPolitics.ca
  
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• 'I just pray every day we can continue to keep the virus out of the homes': City long-term care blocking virus infiltration

  17-04-2020 22:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  The City of Ottawa's long-term care facilities as of Friday had managed to protect residents from COVID-19, not registering a single case of the virus while other old-age homes across the province are having daily heartbreak. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: China increases Wuhan death toll by 50 per cent; global deaths hit 150,000

  17-04-2020 22:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  -Nearly 1,300 people who died of the coronavirus in the Chinese city of Wuhan, or half the total, were not counted in death tolls because of lapses, state media said on Friday, but Beijing dismissed claims that there had been any kind of cover-up. The central city where the outbreak emerged late last year added 1,290 more fatalities to the 2,579 previously counted as of Thursday, reflecting incorrect reporting, delays and omissions, according to a local government task force in charge of control
  
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• NCC ignored residents in Patterson Creek bistro decision

  17-04-2020 22:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  The National Capital Commission knew it was picking an iffy place for a pop-up bistro beside Patterson Creek last summer, but made things worse by ignoring local residents, internal papers show. Read More
  
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• Ottawa’s Canada Day celebrations cancelled due to coronavirus, virtual program planned - Global News

  17-04-2020 21:49
  
  Ottawa’s Canada Day celebrations cancelled due to coronavirus, virtual program planned  Global News
  
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• 'Devil is always in the details': Ottawa's commercial rent relief plan and what it needs to succeed - CBC.ca

  17-04-2020 21:28
  
  'Devil is always in the details': Ottawa's commercial rent relief plan and what it needs to succeed  CBC.ca
  
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• Ottawa man facing charges after vehicle stolen in Ottawa's east-end - CTV News

  17-04-2020 21:22
  
  Ottawa man facing charges after vehicle stolen in Ottawa's east-end  CTV News
  
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• COVID-19: Canadian military sending 125 health care personnel to help in Quebec long-term care homes

  17-04-2020 20:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Canadian Forces will send about 125 military health care personnel to Quebec to help overworked staff dealing with the coronavirus in long-term care facilities. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Seven new deaths in Ottawa; Canada Day to become 'virtual' party

  17-04-2020 20:03 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Coronavirus: Ottawa sending CAF nursing officers, medical technicians to Quebec nursing homes - Global News

  17-04-2020 19:45
  
  Coronavirus: Ottawa sending CAF nursing officers, medical technicians to Quebec nursing homes  Global News
  
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• 'It's just not safe': Scientist married to lobster fisherman urges Ottawa to cancel season - CBC.ca

  17-04-2020 19:44
  
  'It's just not safe': Scientist married to lobster fisherman urges Ottawa to cancel season  CBC.ca
  
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• Three arrested, drugs and loaded gun seized in Overbrook raid

  17-04-2020 19:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  A loaded gun was seized along with drugs and cash when police executed a search warrant on Whitton Crescent Thursday night. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Seven new deaths in Ottawa; Canada Day to become 'virtual' party; 55 new deaths in Ontario

  17-04-2020 18:53 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Spencer: COVID-19 is a media eclipse like no other – and rightly so

  17-04-2020 18:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Thursday marked 100 days since a surface-to-air missile obliterated a Ukraine International Airlines flight over Iran. Fifty-five Canadians were among the 176 people killed. Yet it feels as if this horror occurred light-years ago. Read More
  
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• Ottawa supporting oil and gas sector with $1.7B to clean up 'orphaned wells:' Trudeau - 680 News

  17-04-2020 18:45
  
  Ottawa supporting oil and gas sector with $1.7B to clean up 'orphaned wells:' Trudeau  680 News
  
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• Drone video shows empty Ottawa streets - CBC.ca

  17-04-2020 18:38
  
  Drone video shows empty Ottawa streets  CBC.ca
  
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• Ottawa not following lead of France, UK in criticizing China's handling of COVID outbreak - Business in Vancouver

  17-04-2020 18:33
  Ottawa not following lead of France, UK in criticizing China's handling of COVID outbreak  Business in Vancouver
  
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• Coping with COVID-19: Spartan Bioscience's 15-year 'overnight success story' - Ottawa Business Journal

  17-04-2020 18:26
  Coping with COVID-19: Spartan Bioscience's 15-year 'overnight success story'  Ottawa Business Journal
  
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• Part of Ottawa’s Queen Elizabeth Driveway opening to pedestrians on Saturday - Global News

  17-04-2020 18:24
  
  Part of Ottawa’s Queen Elizabeth Driveway opening to pedestrians on Saturday  Global News
  
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• COVID-19 outbreak declared at Perley and Rideau Veterans' Health Centre as two staffers test positive

  17-04-2020 18:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  Residents are confined to their rooms at the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre where a COVID-19 outbreak was declared Thursday after two staffers tested positive. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 cases jump by 50 in Ottawa Friday, with seven new deaths - CTV News

  17-04-2020 18:13
  
  COVID-19 cases jump by 50 in Ottawa Friday, with seven new deaths  CTV NewsOttawa sees single-deadliest day since pandemic struck  CBC.caSeven more COVID-19-related deaths reported in Ottawa, the largest single-day jump  Ottawa Citizen7 deaths reported in Ottawa’s deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic so far  Global NewsOttawa Public Health sees spike of seven COVID-19 deaths, 50 new cases  OttawaMatters.comView Full coverage on Google
  
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• Busy bylaw officers handling thousands of cases during COVID-19 emergency order

  17-04-2020 18:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa's bylaw department has laid 75 charges under the province's pandemic-related emergency order as of Thursday afternoon, with chief Roger Chapman saying it's the busiest the department has ever been in his 30-year career. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Trudeau announces aid for oil sector, small business, artists, athletes; 55 new deaths in Ontario

  17-04-2020 17:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  The federal government is investing $1.7 billion “to clean up orphan and inactive wells” in Alberta, Saskatchewan and B.C., Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday. Read More
  
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• The Black Keys cancel Canadian tour, including stop in Ottawa on May 11 - CTV News

  17-04-2020 17:31
  
  The Black Keys cancel Canadian tour, including stop in Ottawa on May 11  CTV News
  
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• Ottawa unveils $1.2-billion in pandemic funding for startups, small business - The Globe and Mail

  17-04-2020 17:23
  
  Ottawa unveils $1.2-billion in pandemic funding for startups, small business  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Kurl: Canadians won't rush back to normal life – even when government says it's OK

  17-04-2020 17:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  In Donald Trump’s America, where new infections and mounting deaths show the novel coronavirus pandemic continuing to grow staggeringly unchecked, protesters thumbed their noses at Michigan’s stay-at-home orders and railed against COVID-19-related public safety restrictions, while their president unveiled a three-point plan for “Opening up America Again." Read More
  
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• COVID-19: With 55 new deaths, Ontario sets new, grim record for highest single-day increase to its death toll so far

  17-04-2020 16:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  With 55 new COVID-19 deaths reported in the last day, Ontario has once again set a new, grim record for the highest single-day increase to its death toll since the beginning of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read More
  
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• Ottawa researchers helping retirement, long-term care residents decide if they should leave during COVID-19 - OttawaMatters.com

  17-04-2020 16:57
  
  Ottawa researchers helping retirement, long-term care residents decide if they should leave during COVID-19  OttawaMatters.com
  
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• Suspect arrested after Sandy Hill homeowner finds intruder in her kitchen

  17-04-2020 16:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 39-year-old Ottawa man faces two break and enter charges after a Sandy Hill homeowner surprised an intruder in her kitchen Thursday afternoon who was later arrested her neighbour's garage. Read More
  
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• OC Transpo confirms 3rd bus driver tests positive for coronavirus - Global News

  17-04-2020 16:24
  
  OC Transpo confirms 3rd bus driver tests positive for coronavirus  Global News
  
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• Canadian dollar pares weekly loss as Ottawa helps energy sector - The Globe and Mail

  17-04-2020 15:31
  
  Canadian dollar pares weekly loss as Ottawa helps energy sector  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Mai and Gruzd: COVID-19 misinformation is rampant. Here are some weapons against it

  17-04-2020 15:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  You can put away the cocaine, save the bleach for your white clothes and have a sip of your hot lemon water. None of these things will cure you of the novel coronavirus, despite what you may have seen online. Read More
  
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• Petroleum lobby group calls on Ottawa to back off climate agenda and cancel implementation of UNDRIP - Straight.com

  17-04-2020 15:08
  
  Petroleum lobby group calls on Ottawa to back off climate agenda and cancel implementation of UNDRIP  Straight.com
  
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• NCC to partially close Queen Elizabeth Driveway to vehicles

  17-04-2020 15:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The National Capital Commission is launching a pilot project closing a long stretch of the Queen Elizabeth Driveway to motor vehicles daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. starting Saturday and running through April 26 "to enable physical distancing for residents who live in the dense surrounding areas." Read More
  
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• COVID-19: China increases Wuhan death toll by 50 per cent; confirmed Canadian cases top 30,000

  17-04-2020 14:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on April 17, 2020, via The Canadian Press: Read More
  
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• 1932-2020: Otto Graser, Ottawa artist, architect, bookstore owner, dies of COVID-19 - Ottawa Citizen

  17-04-2020 14:32
  1932-2020: Otto Graser, Ottawa artist, architect, bookstore owner, dies of COVID-19  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Spratt: COVID crackdown – Too many rules, too much punishment will jeopardize public support - Ottawa Citizen

  17-04-2020 14:16
  
  Spratt: COVID crackdown – Too many rules, too much punishment will jeopardize public support  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Rideau Street development site sells for $3.25M - Ottawa Business Journal

  17-04-2020 14:14
  Rideau Street development site sells for $3.25M  Ottawa Business Journal
  
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• Temporary closures on Queen Elizabeth Driveway and Colonel By Drive, highway construction

  17-04-2020 13:54 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Your commute: Temporary closures on Queen Elizabeth Driveway and Colonel By Drive, highway construction

  17-04-2020 13:51 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Spratt: COVID crackdown – Too many rules, too much punishment will jeopardize public support

  17-04-2020 13:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  How much freedom are we willing to give up, and for how long? Read More
  
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