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• Ottawa to scrutinize Chinese acquisition of gold miner as Huawei case reaches crucial stage - Financial Post

  26-05-2020 23:41 via business.financialpost.com
  
  Ottawa to scrutinize Chinese acquisition of gold miner as Huawei case reaches crucial stage  Financial Post
  
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• From Ottawa to Broadway and back: NYC theatre couple to lead online summer camp for Ottawa kids

  26-05-2020 23:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa theatre couple Emmanuelle Zeesman and David Hersh have been holed up in their tiny Manhattan apartment ever since the Broadway tour they were both working on was cancelled because of COVID-19. Read More
  
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• Early heatwave adds new complexity to city's COVID-19 response

  26-05-2020 23:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A three-day heat wave promises to complicate the pandemic response in Ottawa, particularly in those long-term care homes already battling outbreaks of COVID-19. Read More
  
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• Report of abuse in Ontario nursing homes shocks provincial officials, but not experts

  26-05-2020 22:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford vowed to do everything in his power to fix long-term care Tuesday after releasing a report from the Canadian Armed Forces that detailed poor infection control, lack of adequate nutrition and allegations of abuse and neglect inside five Ontario homes where soldiers were brought in to help during the pandemic. Read More
  
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• Here’s where to cool off in Ottawa as a heat wave descends on the capital - Global News

  26-05-2020 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s where to cool off in Ottawa as a heat wave descends on the capital  Global News
  
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• Ottawa poised to dodge housing slump in 2020, research group says - Ottawa Business Journal

  26-05-2020 22:36 via obj.ca
  Ottawa poised to dodge housing slump in 2020, research group says  Ottawa Business Journal
  
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• Ottawa delays release of national action plan on missing and murdered Indigenous women - CBC.ca

  26-05-2020 22:18 via cbc.ca
  
  Ottawa delays release of national action plan on missing and murdered Indigenous women  CBC.ca
  
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• Charges laid after Ottawa officer dragged for 500 metres by fleeing car

  26-05-2020 21:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 36-year-old Ottawa man was charged with assaulting a police officer Tuesday following an incident during which the officer was dragged for half a kilometre by the suspect's vehicle. Read More
  
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• Man charged in King Edward Avenue stabbing

  26-05-2020 21:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 31-year-old man has been charged in relation to a May 11 stabbing that took place on King Edward Avenue. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Public Library to offer curbside pickup, returns - CBC.ca

  26-05-2020 21:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Ottawa Public Library to offer curbside pickup, returns  CBC.ca
  
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• Driver facing charges after Ottawa Police officer dragged 500 metres by a vehicle - CTV News

  26-05-2020 21:14 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Driver facing charges after Ottawa Police officer dragged 500 metres by a vehicle  CTV News
  
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• Ottawa man charged after allegedly pretending to be licensed security guard

  26-05-2020 20:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  An Ottawa man has been charged with operating an unlicensed security company, after police received a complaint about him last month. Read More
  
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• Western Quebec board to shut schools Wednesday due to heat wave concerns

  26-05-2020 20:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Western Quebec School Board will close most of its recently reopened schools Wednesday as a heat wave grips the capital region. Read More
  
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• Ottawa man charged following personal robbery

  26-05-2020 20:10 via ottawacitizen.com
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• COVID-19: Premier vows 'there will be justice' after 'heartbreaking' military report on LTC homes; Trudeau pledges support

  26-05-2020 19:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  A shaken looking Premier Doug Ford said Ontario’s chief coroner will investigate allegations contained in a military report into the province’s long-term care homes and that criminal charges are possible. Read More
  
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• WATER SAFETY: Ottawa cops stop 105 boaters, issue 23 tickets, 34 warnings - Ottawa Sun

  26-05-2020 19:50 via ottawasun.com
  
  WATER SAFETY: Ottawa cops stop 105 boaters, issue 23 tickets, 34 warnings  Ottawa Sun
  
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• Ottawa police issue 23 tickets to boaters, charge one

  26-05-2020 19:50 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Denley: How the work-from-home movement could imperil Ottawa's future - Ottawa Citizen

  26-05-2020 19:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Denley: How the work-from-home movement could imperil Ottawa's future  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Denley: How the work-from-home movement could imperil Ottawa's future

  26-05-2020 19:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  The COVID-19 pandemic is generating so much bad news that some of it is now coming disguised as good news. Working from home, we are told, is going to reshape the workplace in exciting new ways. Unfortunately for Ottawa, that development would have significant negative effects. Read More
  
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• City committee asked to green light e-scooter use in Ottawa - CTV News

  26-05-2020 19:29 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  City committee asked to green light e-scooter use in Ottawa  CTV News
  
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• Ottawa lacks financial capacity to withstand another economic lockdown, must look to rein in spending: report - National Post

  26-05-2020 19:02 via nationalpost.com
  Ottawa lacks financial capacity to withstand another economic lockdown, must look to rein in spending: report  National Post
  
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• Cohen: Stephen Harper, Canada’s loudest revisionist

  26-05-2020 19:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  Stephen Harper has been out of office for four-and-a-half years, but he can still draw a crowd of conservatives and a chorus of critics. And nurse a hell of a grudge. Read More
  
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• Library trustees reading up on OPL's plan to start curbside service

  26-05-2020 18:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  While home delivery services are proposed to resume, they won't come back anytime soon for shared living facilities, such as long-term care homes, retirement homes and hospitals, the OPL says. Read More
  
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• Menard: Council is poised to make the wrong decision on the urban boundary — unless they find some courage

  26-05-2020 18:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  The decision on expanding Ottawa's urban boundary is the biggest ruling city council will make this term. It will shape our future, impact our city services and reveal if we’re actually serious about tackling climate change. Read More
  
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• GM signs contract with Ottawa to produce 10 million masks - Yahoo News Canada

  26-05-2020 18:00 via ca.finance.yahoo.com
  
  GM signs contract with Ottawa to produce 10 million masks  Yahoo News Canada
  
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• GM signs contract with Ottawa to produce 10 million masks - Yahoo Canada Finance

  26-05-2020 18:00 via ca.finance.yahoo.com
  
  GM signs contract with Ottawa to produce 10 million masks  Yahoo Canada Finance
  
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• COVID-19: Trudeau 'shocked' by military's descriptions of LTC homes; New cases in Ontario climb by just 287

  26-05-2020 17:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he was "sad, shocked and deeply troubled" by a report from the Canadian Armed Forces on conditions in long-term care centres where the forces provided support in recent weeks. Read More
  
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• Madonna Care Community now focus of expanded class-action lawsuit

  26-05-2020 17:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  Families with loved-ones in Ottawa’s Madonna Care Community are now part of a proposed class-action lawsuit against two major companies that operate long-term care homes in Ontario. Read More
  
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• Canadian Forces members report cases of alleged abuse in long-term care facilities

  26-05-2020 17:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  Members of the Canadian military working in long term care homes because of the new coronavirus have been reporting cases of alleged abuse of the elderly. Read More
  
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• What's open Ottawa: Chapters, Indigo stores reopen | CTV News - CTV News Ottawa

  26-05-2020 17:20 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  What's open Ottawa: Chapters, Indigo stores reopen | CTV News  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Ottawa Police issue 822 tickets during COVID-19 speeding blitz - CTV News Ottawa

  26-05-2020 17:20 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Ottawa Police issue 822 tickets during COVID-19 speeding blitz  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Ottawa Bylaw issues three tickets, 150 verbal warnings for COVID-19 violations over the weekend - CTV News Ottawa

  26-05-2020 17:20 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Ottawa Bylaw issues three tickets, 150 verbal warnings for COVID-19 violations over the weekend  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• One death, five new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa - CTV News Ottawa

  26-05-2020 17:20 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  One death, five new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Ottawa Police investigate incident at Bank Street gelato shop - CTV News Ottawa

  26-05-2020 17:19 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Ottawa Police investigate incident at Bank Street gelato shop  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Ottawa boundary expansion poll results not as simple as residents being 'for or against' - OttawaMatters.com

  26-05-2020 17:19 via ottawamatters.com
  
  Ottawa boundary expansion poll results not as simple as residents being 'for or against'  OttawaMatters.com
  
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• Urban living: COVID-19 pandemic makes the case for more public space

  26-05-2020 17:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  Urbanists, city planners, civil engineers and other professionals with a passion for creating more livable communities have been telling us for some time that we need to stop building cities for cars … and make people the priority. Read More
  
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• Urban living: The case for more public space

  26-05-2020 17:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  Urbanists, city planners, civil engineers and other professionals with a passion for creating more livable communities have been telling us for some time that we need to stop building cities for cars … and make people the priority. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: New cases in Ontario climb by just 287

  26-05-2020 17:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  The number of new COVID-19 cases in Ontario rose just 287 on Tuesday, a 1.1 per cent increase that comes after nearly a week of cases jumping by more than 400 a day. Read More
  
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• Housing Market: April new-home sales tumble amid COVID-19 restrictions

  26-05-2020 17:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  It’s hardly a surprise, but April new home sales in Ottawa took a nosedive thanks to the physical distancing measures required to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
  
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• The market: April new-home sales tumble amid COVID-19 restrictions

  26-05-2020 17:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  It’s hardly a surprise, but April new home sales in Ottawa took a nosedive thanks to the physical distancing measures required to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
  
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• Outdoor living: Gardens—edible and otherwise—help to connect neighbours

  26-05-2020 17:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  While out on socially-distanced walks, do you find yourself saying howdy to more and more folks in front yards? Even stopping, perhaps, for a longer-than-usual chin-wag? Read More
  
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• Outdoor living: Appetite for gardening

  26-05-2020 16:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  While out on socially-distanced walks, do you find yourself saying howdy to more and more folks in front yards? Even stopping, perhaps, for a longer-than-usual chin-wag? Read More
  
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• Confederation LRT Line to close for four days starting Sunday

  26-05-2020 16:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  Line 1 of the LRT, the Confederation Line, will close entirely for four days beginning on Sunday, to allow the Rideau Transit Group to perform maintenance and repairs. Read More
  
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• Social Scene | Community Builders: EzGARD

  26-05-2020 16:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  EzGARD is creating lightweight, easy-to-install barriers that can be used in offices, spas, vehicles and many other locations to build a protective guard between individuals. Two families and two companies have come together in a new way to help businesses safely protect their customers and staff from the virus. Terlin Construction paired up with VPC to create EzGARD. Terlin Construction has been looking after the manufacturing side of the shields, while VPC handles the e-commerce and shipping.
  
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• Class of 2020: We need your help (and your awesome photos)

  26-05-2020 15:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  CLASS OF 2020: We need your help! Read More
  
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• Speeder nabbed twice in one day on Highway 401

  26-05-2020 15:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 45-year-old London, Ont. driver was nabbed twice for speeding in the same day by OPP, when he was clocked at speeds that even cheetahs can only dream of. Read More
  
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• Speeder nabbed on twice in one day on Highway 401

  26-05-2020 15:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 45-year-old London, Ont. driver was nabbed twice for speeding in the same day by OPP, when he was clocked at speeds that even cheetahs can only dream of. Read More
  
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• 14 women report sexual assault, harassment by male Ottawa police officers in past 3 years - CBC.ca

  26-05-2020 14:54 via cbc.ca
  
  14 women report sexual assault, harassment by male Ottawa police officers in past 3 years  CBC.ca
  
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• Getting around: New construction on Metcalfe, Queensway to slow, detour traffic

  26-05-2020 13:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  Starting Wednesday, motorists on Metcalfe Street may experience a slowdown between Frank and Lewis streets, as traffic there will be reduced to a single northbound lane until June 12, as part of the Elgin Street construction project. Read More
  
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• Heat warnings cover most of Ottawa-Gatineau region - CBC.ca

  26-05-2020 13:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Heat warnings cover most of Ottawa-Gatineau region  CBC.ca
  
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