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• Tech versus the rest: A vast gap has developed between COVID-19 winners and those less fortunate

  15-05-2020 23:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  Economic recessions have a cruel way of sharply delineating winners and losers, but none has done it as quickly or as forcefully as the one triggered by the novel coronavirus. Read More
  
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• Centretown eatery Union Local 613 says it will defy notice to stop selling its cocktails to go

  15-05-2020 23:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  After a week of selling mixed drinks to go, the recently re-opened restaurant and bar Union Local 613 was told on Thursday by an Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario compliance officer to stop, the Centretown business's owner said Friday. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Senators: Top 3 prospects to get excited for in 2021 - SenShot

  15-05-2020 23:05
  
  Ottawa Senators: Top 3 prospects to get excited for in 2021  SenShot
  
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• Stoneface Dolly's closes both Ottawa locations - Ottawa Business Journal

  15-05-2020 23:02
  Stoneface Dolly's closes both Ottawa locations  Ottawa Business Journal
  
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• Canadian military reverses course, says five personnel assisting LTC homes have tested positive for COVID-19

  15-05-2020 22:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Canadian Forces has reversed course on releasing information on the novel coronavirus and is now acknowledging that five of its personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. Read More
  
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• Health workers in Champlain region complete thousands of long-term care tests

  15-05-2020 21:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  Health-care teams from hospitals and paramedic services in the Champlain region have tested more than 7,000 long-term care residents and 8,000 staff for COVID-19. Read More
  
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• NRC denies access to cold-weather LRT testing data

  15-05-2020 21:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The National Research Council (NRC) says it will not reveal any information about cold-weather testing it did on Ottawa's light rail vehicles. Read More
  
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• Pair charged in Prince of Wales armed robbery

  15-05-2020 21:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two people in their early 20s were arrested Thursday in relation to an armed robbery that occurred three weeks ago on Prince of Wales Drive, just south of Hunt Club Road. Read More
  
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• Quebec will lift non-essential travel restrictions at Gatineau-Ottawa border on Monday - CTV News

  15-05-2020 20:59
  
  Quebec will lift non-essential travel restrictions at Gatineau-Ottawa border on Monday  CTV News
  
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• COVID-19: Federal wage subsidy extended until August; Ford has no plans to freeze commercial evictions

  15-05-2020 20:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The federal government's wage subsidy for employers will be extended to August, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday. Read More
  
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• Ottawa ready to help co-ordinate provincial testing, contact tracing: Trudeau - News Talk 980 CJME

  15-05-2020 20:49
  
  Ottawa ready to help co-ordinate provincial testing, contact tracing: Trudeau  News Talk 980 CJME
  
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• Ottawa ready to help co-ordinate provincial testing, contact tracing: Trudeau - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  15-05-2020 20:48
  
  Ottawa ready to help co-ordinate provincial testing, contact tracing: Trudeau  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Five Canadian military personnel assisting long-term care homes test positive for COVID-19

  15-05-2020 20:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Canadian Forces has reversed course on releasing information on the novel coronavirus and is now acknowledging that five of its personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. Read More
  
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• Portage Bridge proposed for new tram system connecting Ottawa to Gatineau - Globalnews.ca

  15-05-2020 20:06
  
  Portage Bridge proposed for new tram system connecting Ottawa to Gatineau  Globalnews.ca
  
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• COVID-19 helps to shut down Ottawa's two Stoneface Dolly's restaurants

  15-05-2020 19:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa's two Stoneface Dolly's eateries — the two-decades-old original on Preston Street and its newer spin-off in Riverside South — are closing this month, in part because of the devastating blow the novel coronavirus crisis has dealt to restaurants. Read More
  
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• Boisterous crowd cheers on hard-hit Carlingview Manor residents and staff

  15-05-2020 19:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  They came to clap, cheer, bang and, in Jasmine the therapy dog's case, bark their support for the beleaguered staff and residents of Carlingview Manor. Read More
  
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• Police search for suspect in Bronson break and enter

  15-05-2020 19:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa Police Service has asked for the public's help in identifying a suspect in a Bronson Avenue break and enter. Read More
  
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• Canadian military reverses course – now says five personnel have tested positive for COVID-19

  15-05-2020 19:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Canadian Forces has reversed course on releasing information on the novel coronavirus and is now acknowledging that five of its personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. Read More
  
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• Another transit tunnel? Planners weigh options for Outaouais-to-Ottawa commuters

  15-05-2020 19:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  Electric trams similar to those purchased by Toronto and Waterloo are a likely part of the plan to speed west-end Gatineau commuters to downtown Ottawa. Read More
  
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• Ottawa police detective suspended over 'racist' meme - CBC.ca

  15-05-2020 18:45
  
  Ottawa police detective suspended over 'racist' meme  CBC.ca
  
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• Kurl: Three reasons to like Canada's exercise in 'virtual' sittings of Parliament

  15-05-2020 18:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  Now that virtual sittings of Parliament have completed their third week, perhaps it’s time to talk about something other than the novelty factor. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Federal wage subsidy extended until August; 'small glitch' causes underreported cases Thursday

  15-05-2020 17:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  The federal government's popular wage subsidy for employers will be extended to August, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: 341 new cases in Ontario as 'small glitch' causes underreported cases Thursday

  15-05-2020 17:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario reported 341 new confirmed COVID-19 cases Friday as the health minister blamed an underrepresentation of new reported new cases Thursday on a "small glitch" in reporting. Read More
  
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• Home sales drop 50 per cent in Ottawa in April - CTV News

  15-05-2020 16:34
  
  Home sales drop 50 per cent in Ottawa in April  CTV News
  
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• Home decor: Metallic tile adds big drama in small doses

  15-05-2020 15:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  Some say it’s a trend, others say it’s always been around; either way, metallic tiles — or at least metallic-looking tiles — have become all the rage in Ottawa homes. Read More
  
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• Home decor: The magic of metal

  15-05-2020 15:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Some say it’s a trend, others say it’s always been around; either way, metallic tiles — or at least metallic-looking tiles — have become all the rage in Ottawa homes. Read More
  
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• Police seek help identifying suspect in Little Italy break-in

  15-05-2020 14:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police is asking the public to help them identify a suspect in a break-and-enter on Champagne Avenue South near the intersection of Carling Avenue and Preston Street. Read More
  
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• Getting around: goodbye 'beg buttons' at intersections in Old Ottawa East and Stittsville, new parkway closures

  15-05-2020 14:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  There's some pandemic-era good news for pedestrians with fewer "beg buttons" at intersections on busy Main Street in Old Ottawa East and in Stittsville and new weekend closures on National Capital Commission Parkways that will draw cyclists, too. Read More
  
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• Pellerin: Here's why online learning isn't really working for your kid

  15-05-2020 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  This pandemic is hard on everyone, even those of us who are used to being home or alone. (For once, writers are at an advantage.) But it’s especially hard on kids. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Worldwide death toll tops 300,000; Qatar to issue $77,000 fines for not wearing a mask

  15-05-2020 13:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  Here are your local, national and worldwide COVID-19 updates for May 15, 2020. Read More
  
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• Weather: warmer but risk of wet weather over the Victoria Day long weekend

  15-05-2020 13:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Happy not-freezing Friday with a long weekend ahead! Read More
  
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• Klassen: When the bureaucrat is the boss, democracy starts to suffer

  15-05-2020 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  The government response to COVID-19 in Canada has made explicit how much power bureaucrats have amassed. Civil servants are more influential now than ever, not because they make decisions but because they are the keepers of the specialized knowledge necessary to govern the country. Read More
  
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• Adam: Resuming professional sports will be great – but only if done safely

  15-05-2020 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  As governments around the world slowly reopen society in the midst of a pandemic, one issue they are grappling with is when – or if – to allow sports back. Read More
  
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• Today's letters: Jay Stone provides some reading therapy during COVID times

  15-05-2020 12:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  Bravo for the Stone diaries Read More
  
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• What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday, May 15 - CBC.ca

  15-05-2020 09:00
  
  What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday, May 15  CBC.ca
  
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• Quebec to lift travel ban between Ottawa and Gatineau on Monday - Globalnews.ca

  15-05-2020 09:00
  
  Quebec to lift travel ban between Ottawa and Gatineau on Monday  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Victoria Day long weekend schedule changes in Ottawa - CTV News Ottawa

  15-05-2020 05:21
  
  Victoria Day long weekend schedule changes in Ottawa  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Ottawa man allegedly threatens to shoot police over border checkpoints - CTV News Ottawa

  15-05-2020 05:21
  
  Ottawa man allegedly threatens to shoot police over border checkpoints  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• COVID-19: Ontario unveils list of businesses that can reopen; Canada to open some parks, historic sites June 1

  15-05-2020 03:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  What you need to know, at a glance Read More
  
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• Eight more residents test positive at Clark LTC home

  15-05-2020 03:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  Eight more residents in the Peter D. Clark Long-Term Care home have tested positive for COVID-19, according to an update from the city. Read More
  
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• Ottawa police officer under investigation for allegedly making racist meme suspended - Ottawa Citizen

  15-05-2020 03:01
  Ottawa police officer under investigation for allegedly making racist meme suspended  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• One person extricated from vehicle following collision in Manotick area - Ottawa Sun

  15-05-2020 02:46
  
  One person extricated from vehicle following collision in Manotick area  Ottawa Sun
  
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• Ottawa trustee Donna Blackburn apologizes for Facebook post about teen - Ottawa Citizen

  15-05-2020 02:28
  Ottawa trustee Donna Blackburn apologizes for Facebook post about teen  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Ottawa trustee Donna Blackburn apologizes for Facebook post about teen

  15-05-2020 02:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa school board trustee Donna Blackburn has apologized for posting a photo on her Facebook page of a black high school student playing basketball alone in a park that was closed because of COVID-19. Read More
  
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• Police ask for help identifying man in break-in

  15-05-2020 02:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Police have released security photos and are asking for the public's help in identifying a man involved in a March 25 commercial break-in. Read More
  
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• One extricated from vehicle after crash near Manotick

  15-05-2020 02:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  One person was extricated from a vehicle Thursday afternoon following a collision in Osgoode township. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Senators: Why they should trade picks before the draft - SenShot

  15-05-2020 02:10
  
  Ottawa Senators: Why they should trade picks before the draft  SenShot
  
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• PM shrugs off 'few' CERB fraudsters, saying Ottawa didn't want to 'paralyze' payments program with checks - National Post

  15-05-2020 01:59
  
  PM shrugs off 'few' CERB fraudsters, saying Ottawa didn't want to 'paralyze' payments program with checks  National Post
  
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• Ottawa police officer under investigation for allegedly making racist meme suspended

  15-05-2020 01:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  An Ottawa police drug detective under investigation for allegedly making a meme of his fellow officers that the service has called racist has been suspended. Read More
  
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• Distress Centre of Ottawa remains busy amid pandemic but faces financial issues - OttawaMatters.com

  15-05-2020 01:08
  
  Distress Centre of Ottawa remains busy amid pandemic but faces financial issues  OttawaMatters.com
  
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