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• Advocates say Ontario should have known the "horrific" state of long-term care

  29-05-2020 23:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Advocates for Ontario's long-term care residents say Premier Doug Ford and his government should have known which long-term care homes would be most at risk in a pandemic based on years of inspection reports, risk modelling and bed classifications. Read More
  
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• City paints physical distancing circles at Mooney's Bay

  29-05-2020 22:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Large groups of people basking in summery temperatures at Mooney's Bay have prompted the city to draw physical distancing circles at the municipal park. Read More
  
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• After brief dip in Ottawa pool, moose returns safely to nearby woods - Global News

  29-05-2020 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  After brief dip in Ottawa pool, moose returns safely to nearby woods  Global News
  
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• Ottawa is a confident metropolis ideal for exploring on foot - Canada.com

  29-05-2020 22:32 via o.canada.com
  
  Ottawa is a confident metropolis ideal for exploring on foot  Canada.com
  
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• Indigenous minister says Ottawa won’t dictate terms of powwows, ceremonies - Globalnews.ca

  29-05-2020 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Indigenous minister says Ottawa won’t dictate terms of powwows, ceremonies  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Ottawa paints physical distancing circles at Mooney's Bay - Newstalk 1010 (iHeartRadio)

  29-05-2020 22:26 via iheartradio.ca
  
  Ottawa paints physical distancing circles at Mooney's Bay  Newstalk 1010 (iHeartRadio)
  
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• Online cabaret series celebrates music scenes in Ottawa, Toronto, Guelph - The Kingston Whig-Standard

  29-05-2020 22:23 via thewhig.com
  
  Online cabaret series celebrates music scenes in Ottawa, Toronto, Guelph  The Kingston Whig-Standard
  
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• Online cabaret series celebrates music scenes in Ottawa, Toronto, Guelph

  29-05-2020 22:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa-born, Toronto-based psychotherapist Vicki Fraser has been getting her fix of live music by watching some of the countless free concerts that artists are livestreaming online.  Read More
  
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• Opinion: What a post-pandemic Ottawa should look like - The Fulcrum

  29-05-2020 21:51 via thefulcrum.ca
  
  Opinion: What a post-pandemic Ottawa should look like  The Fulcrum
  
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• Minister says Ottawa must respect choice of First Nations to hold powwows - National Post

  29-05-2020 21:39 via nationalpost.com
  
  Minister says Ottawa must respect choice of First Nations to hold powwows  National Post
  
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• Moose takes a dip in Ottawa couple's pool - CBC.ca

  29-05-2020 21:05 via cbc.ca
  
  Moose takes a dip in Ottawa couple's pool  CBC.ca
  
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• Calvin de Haan skating in Ottawa a positive sign for Hawks - NBCSports.com

  29-05-2020 21:03 via nbcsports.com
  
  Calvin de Haan skating in Ottawa a positive sign for Hawks  NBCSports.com
  
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• Ottawa extends large cruise ship ban until October to limit COVID-19 spread - CBC.ca

  29-05-2020 21:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Ottawa extends large cruise ship ban until October to limit COVID-19 spread  CBC.ca
  
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• Inuk man faces charges linked to stabbing in Ottawa - Nunatsiaq News

  29-05-2020 20:55 via nunatsiaq.com
  
  Inuk man faces charges linked to stabbing in Ottawa  Nunatsiaq News
  
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• Ottawa announces $650M in new COVID-19 funding for Indigenous communities - CBC.ca

  29-05-2020 20:37 via cbc.ca
  
  Ottawa announces $650M in new COVID-19 funding for Indigenous communities  CBC.ca
  
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• Atlantic Canada inshore shrimp fishers send S.O.S. to Ottawa - The Telegram

  29-05-2020 20:07 via thetelegram.com
  
  Atlantic Canada inshore shrimp fishers send S.O.S. to Ottawa  The Telegram
  
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• Ottawa-based RV rental platforms gearing up for busy summer - Ottawa Business Journal

  29-05-2020 20:02 via obj.ca
  Ottawa-based RV rental platforms gearing up for busy summer  Ottawa Business Journal
  
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• Severe thunderstorm watch issued for the Ottawa Valley - renfrewtoday.ca

  29-05-2020 20:01 via renfrewtoday.ca
  
  Severe thunderstorm watch issued for the Ottawa Valley  renfrewtoday.ca
  
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• Police search for man, 52, missing from Mooney's Bay home

  29-05-2020 20:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa are asking for public assistance in locating Scott Nickerson, 52, who has been missing from his Mooney's Bay area home since Thursday night. Read More
  
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• Second worker from Madonna Care Community dies of COVID-19

  29-05-2020 19:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A second personal support worker from Madonna Care Community has died from COVID-19, say union officials. The woman, in her 50s, has not been identified. Read More
  
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• Region looking for feedback on plans for multi-use trail on Ottawa - KitchenerToday.com

  29-05-2020 19:45 via kitchenertoday.com
  
  Region looking for feedback on plans for multi-use trail on Ottawa  KitchenerToday.com
  
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• COVID-19: Ontario considers regional approach to reopening economy, unveils new testing approach

  29-05-2020 19:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ontario is now investigating a regional approach to continuing the staged reopening of the economy, "now that our testing is getting to where we need it," Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Friday. Read More
  
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• Man, 55, accused of 15 break-ins and counting

  29-05-2020 19:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa police break-and-enter detectives have collared a 55-year-old man they believe was responsible for break-ins at at least 15 residences between February 29 to March 6. Read More
  
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• Ottawa officer faced numerous conduct probes after his wife alleged she was sexually harassed by deputy chief - Ottawa Citizen

  29-05-2020 19:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa officer faced numerous conduct probes after his wife alleged she was sexually harassed by deputy chief  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• On eve of his death, Ottawa man reflects on decision to choose medical assistance in dying

  29-05-2020 19:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa's Clarence Byrd is scheduled to have an assisted death Saturday morning — seven months after his wife, Ida, 65, opted for medical assistance in dying due to glioblastoma. Read More
  
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• Woman, 71, extricated from car with serious injuries in crash with truck near Carp

  29-05-2020 18:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa firefighters had to extricate a person from a car following a serious collision with a tractor trailer Friday morning. Read More
  
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• Ottawa looking at ways to reunite families separated by border - BlackburnNews.com

  29-05-2020 18:42 via blackburnnews.com
  
  Ottawa looking at ways to reunite families separated by border  BlackburnNews.com
  
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• Police arrest two, seize three kilos of meth following high-speed chase

  29-05-2020 18:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Two men have been charged and three kilograms of methamphetamine was seized early Thursday following a high-speed chase on Highway 401 west of Kingston. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Ontario unveils expanded testing strategy; Transpo boss calls for mandatory masks

  29-05-2020 18:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ontario is looking to expand COVID-19 testing into workplaces in the auto manufacturing, retail and food supply sectors – in fact, it’s already been offering testing to LCBO workers at local assessment centres over the last week. Read More
  
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• Ottawa looking at how to reunite families separated by border closure, says Trudeau - CBC.ca

  29-05-2020 18:26 via cbc.ca
  
  Ottawa looking at how to reunite families separated by border closure, says Trudeau  CBC.ca
  
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• Kurl: The status quo with long-term care can no longer stand

  29-05-2020 18:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has changed so much about the way we live in this country. Many predict those changes will be permanent. And while we cannot yet know whether going to the office will be indelibly replaced with working from home, or whether cities will indeed shrink as residents flee density for small communities and more space, we know one thing must change forever: the way we house and care for our elders. Read More
  
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• Moose back on the loose after south-end encounter and a dip in a pool

  29-05-2020 18:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Paul Koch was just getting set for his morning routine Friday, with crosswords and Sudoku in the morning newspaper, when he noticed a rather unexpected guest had dropped by for a dip in the pool. Read More
  
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• Former Ottawa Amazon warehouse worker alleges culture of bullying, intimidation and harassment - Ottawa Citizen

  29-05-2020 18:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Former Ottawa Amazon warehouse worker alleges culture of bullying, intimidation and harassment  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Moose back on the loose after south-end encounter

  29-05-2020 17:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Paul Koch was just getting set for his morning routine Friday, with crosswords and Sudoku in the morning newspaper, when he noticed a rather unexpected guest had dropped by for a dip in the pool. Read More
  
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• Ottawa rapist Jacques 'Porkchop' Rouschop declared dangerous offender

  29-05-2020 17:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa rapist Jacques "Porkchop" Rouschop has been declared a dangerous offender. Read More
  
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• Pierre Dorion hoping the Ottawa Senators' luck changes at draft lottery - TSN

  29-05-2020 17:32 via tsn.ca
  
  Pierre Dorion hoping the Ottawa Senators' luck changes at draft lottery  TSN
  
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• Gagnon: Drug use in Ottawa, aided by the CERB subsidy, has skyrocketed

  29-05-2020 17:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  As an addictions counsellor at the Centretown Pharmacy, I have noticed a reoccurring trend. Most of my patients use social services as a means to survive. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada has tried to cushion the blow of financial instability during these times. But in the case of those who receive social assistance, it's a different story. Read More
  
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• Smol: The military's pandemic response suggests reservists are still seen as second-class soldiers

  29-05-2020 17:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  When it comes to Operation Laser, the military response to the COVID-19 pandemic, you might rightfully assume our regular, full-time professional military are front-and-centre. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Ontario to unveil new testing strategy; Transpo boss calls for mandatory masks

  29-05-2020 16:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ontario will reveal a new phase in its COVID-19 testing strategy Friday, as it tries to perform more tests to gauge the province’s phased reopening. Read More
  
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• NCC extending Ottawa parkway pilot projects - OttawaMatters.com

  29-05-2020 15:51 via ottawamatters.com
  
  NCC extending Ottawa parkway pilot projects  OttawaMatters.com
  
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• Officials hesitant to relax measures in SDG/Cornwall before Ottawa, Prescott-Russell

  29-05-2020 15:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  For the time being, it appears that SDG, Cornwall and Prescott-Russell will have their COVID-19 safety measures relaxed at the same time. Read More
  
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• Getting around: Lane closures on Airport Parkway, new partial closure on Elgin

  29-05-2020 14:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Expect periodic lane closures in both directions on the Airport Parkway south of Brookfield Road Friday, to accommodate work to remove graffiti from the VIA Rail train bridge. Read More
  
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• Two deaths, eight new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa - CTV News Ottawa

  29-05-2020 14:20 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Two deaths, eight new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Ottawa's transit service making face masks mandatory for staff and passengers - CTV News Ottawa

  29-05-2020 14:20 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Ottawa's transit service making face masks mandatory for staff and passengers  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Atletico Ottawa unveils home uniform | CTV News - CTV News Ottawa

  29-05-2020 14:20 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Atletico Ottawa unveils home uniform | CTV News  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Ottawa restaurants hopeful to reopen patios during pandemic - CTV News Ottawa

  29-05-2020 14:19 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Ottawa restaurants hopeful to reopen patios during pandemic  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Ottawa health care providers prepare to reopen - CTV News Ottawa

  29-05-2020 14:19 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Ottawa health care providers prepare to reopen  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Stephenson and Scanlan: Lessons from COVID-19 can help us fight climate change

  29-05-2020 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  During a recent interview, Samantha Power, once Barack Obama’s ambassador to the United Nations, said that people overwhelmed by a monumental crisis often lose sight of how to enact meaningful change. Her solution is intriguing: "Shrink the change." Try something manageable and see where it takes you. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Brazil sets daily record of 26,417 new cases; worldwide total approaching 5.9 million

  29-05-2020 13:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Here are your local, national and worldwide COVID-19 updates for May 29, 2020. Read More
  
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• Morning Webcast: Minnesota protest latest details, Ottawa to announce more Indigenous funding - CityNews

  29-05-2020 13:51 via toronto.citynews.ca
  
  Morning Webcast: Minnesota protest latest details, Ottawa to announce more Indigenous funding  CityNews
  
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