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• Atletico Ottawa takes first steps towards potential 2020 season - Ottawa Sun

  03-06-2020 23:45 via ottawasun.com
  
  Atletico Ottawa takes first steps towards potential 2020 season  Ottawa Sun
  
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• COVID-19: Ford warns landlords to join rent assistance plan; Ottawa authorities 'won't be issuing tickets' at Friday's march, focused on ensuring public safety

  03-06-2020 23:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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• What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 3 - CBC.ca

  03-06-2020 23:27 via cbc.ca
  
  What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 3  CBC.ca
  
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• Washrooms open but water still off limits at Ottawa's beaches - CBC.ca

  03-06-2020 22:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Washrooms open but water still off limits at Ottawa's beaches  CBC.ca
  
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• Large batch of hand sanitizer made for those taking part in Ottawa's anti-racism march - OttawaMatters.com

  03-06-2020 22:42 via ottawamatters.com
  
  Large batch of hand sanitizer made for those taking part in Ottawa's anti-racism march  OttawaMatters.com
  
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• Coyote attacks on humans worry south end residents

  03-06-2020 22:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  George Bayne was delivering the Ottawa Citizen before dawn on Saturday when he felt a sharp pain, "and there was a coyote chewing on my ankle." Read More
  
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• E-scooters set to hit Ottawa streets, paths this year - CBC.ca

  03-06-2020 22:35 via cbc.ca
  
  E-scooters set to hit Ottawa streets, paths this year  CBC.ca
  
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• Coyote attacks on humans worry south end residents - Ottawa Citizen

  03-06-2020 22:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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• City proposes to allow food trucks in parks as part of COVID-19 recovery plan

  03-06-2020 22:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The city wants to allow food trucks in municipal parks and the retail spaces on sidewalks in front of stores as a way to help Ottawa's economy recover from the COVID-19 closures. Read More
  
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• Two people taken to hospital after crash near Metcalfe - Ottawa Citizen

  03-06-2020 22:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Two people taken to hospital after crash near Metcalfe  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• COVID-19: Ford warns landlords to join rent assistance plan; No permit for Friday's march, 'public safety' is city's concern

  03-06-2020 21:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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• Ottawa police asking for help to identify suspects in fraud investigation

  03-06-2020 21:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa police fraud unit is asking the public to help them identify two suspects – one in a surgical mask – in a fraud investigation. Read More
  
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• Sens' Smith looks back at 1st season behind the bench in Ottawa, ahead to draft - Lethbridge News Now

  03-06-2020 21:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Sens' Smith looks back at 1st season behind the bench in Ottawa, ahead to draft  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Workers mourn deaths as Madonna Care, other LTC homes face new challenge—staffing

  03-06-2020 21:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Staff members gathered in the garden outside Madonna Care Community in Orléans Wednesday to remember two workers from the home who have died of COVID-19. Read More
  
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• Workers mourn deaths as Madonna Care and other long-term care homes face new challenge: staffing

  03-06-2020 21:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Staff members gathered in the garden outside Madonna Care Community in Orléans Wednesday to remember two workers from the home who have died of COVID-19. Read More
  
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• Ottawa police chief open to talk of police funding changes, but 'not out of retribution' - CBC.ca

  03-06-2020 21:18 via cbc.ca
  
  Ottawa police chief open to talk of police funding changes, but 'not out of retribution'  CBC.ca
  
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• City opening seasonal washrooms at five city parks and beaches

  03-06-2020 21:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Good news for having to go while getting out in the summer sunshine: the city has opened washrooms at five parks and beaches popular with Ottawans. Read More
  
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• Glavin: Chaotic United States part of a global story of uprising against injustice

  03-06-2020 21:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  It would be a hell of a thing for a white man like myself, and safely cossetted in Canada at that, to attempt an overview of the tumults underway in the United States at the moment that would give even the slightest impression of hectoring black Americans to renounce and forswear violence. The hideous torture and murder of George Floyd in broad daylight at the corner of East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis last week, captured on video by a 17-year-old girl, should be enough to make
  
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• Two people taken to hospital after crash near Metcalfe

  03-06-2020 20:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Paramedics rushed one person to the trauma centre and a second to the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario after they were freed by firefighters following a reported two-vehicle T-bone collision near Metcalfe on Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Ottawa home prices continue to climb in May amid coronavirus pandemic - Globalnews.ca

  03-06-2020 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ottawa home prices continue to climb in May amid coronavirus pandemic  Globalnews.ca
  
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• COVID-19: Ford warns landlords to get on board rent assistance plan; Watson asks province to consider reopening city economy

  03-06-2020 20:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Premier Doug Ford put the province's commercial landlords on notice Wednesday for their lukewarm reaction to Ontario's emergency commercial rent assistance program now open to landlords’ applications. Read More
  
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• Canadian Forces ends Cyclone recovery efforts – remains and wreckage to be sent back to Canada

  03-06-2020 19:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Canadian military has wrapped up its efforts to recover the wreckage of a Cyclone helicopter that crashed off the coast of Greece as well as the remains of its crew, the Canadian Forces announced Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Ottawa's Black-owned businesses featured in new online list - Ottawa Citizen

  03-06-2020 18:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa's Black-owned businesses featured in new online list  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• COVID-19: Ontario mulls race-based data collection; Watson asks province to consider reopening city economy

  03-06-2020 18:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ontario reported 338 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, marking a decline in new cases compared to the last several days. Read More
  
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• Committee OKs battery-powered scooters in Ottawa for at least one year

  03-06-2020 18:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The transportation committee is recommending council let e-scooters on municipal paths and many roads, in addition to allowing share programs to operate in the city for a fee. Read More
  
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• Mayor Watson asks province to consider local reopening of economy

  03-06-2020 17:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Mayor Jim Watson has asked Premier Doug Ford to consider reopening the City of Ottawa's economy as part of a regional approach to relaxing COVID-19 restrictions. Read More
  
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• Ottawa's Black-owned businesses featured in new online list

  03-06-2020 17:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Together Apart, an online resource created to highlight locally run businesses when the COVID-19 crisis began, has compiled a list of Black-owned businesses in the Ottawa area. Read More
  
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• Alberta gun owners won't be 'scapegoats' for Ottawa politicians, Kenney vows - CBC.ca

  03-06-2020 17:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta gun owners won't be 'scapegoats' for Ottawa politicians, Kenney vows  CBC.ca
  
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• Around the house: The value of virtual garden tours

  03-06-2020 17:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  This time last year I turned into a garden grinch, insisting that after 35 years of keeping the backyard plucked and pruned, I wanted nothing more to do with outdoor work. Read More
  
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• Driver stopped at 107 km/h over the speed limit in Orléans

  03-06-2020 17:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  City police officers put the brakes on a driver going 167 km/h on Mer Bleue Road in Orléans Wednesday morning — a whopping 107 km/h over the posted speed limit. Read More
  
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• Around the house: The value of virtual visits

  03-06-2020 17:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  This time last year I turned into a garden grinch, insisting that after 35 years of keeping the backyard plucked and pruned, I wanted nothing more to do with outdoor work. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Ontario mulls race-based data collection; OPL braces for surge of book returns come reopening

  03-06-2020 16:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ontario reported 338 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, marking a decline in new cases compared to the last several days. Read More
  
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• Canadian Army Run is taking September event virtual

  03-06-2020 15:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Canadian Army Run scheduled for September isn't being cancelled – it's going virtual, organizers said Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Getting around: More COVID-19-related transit changes coming; Queensway construction

  03-06-2020 14:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Along with requiring riders wear cloth masks, OC Transpo has unveiled a host of measures to prevent COVID-19 transmission that take effect June 15 as it readies for increased ridership. Read More
  
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• Sherazi: A double-standard of public shaming within the Ottawa Police force

  03-06-2020 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Recently, a distasteful meme was shared amongst current and retired Ottawa police officers.  A caption at the top of the image reads: “Ottawa Police Service.” At the bottom, it says: “We’re always hiring … anyone." The meme shows the faces of 13 officers. All are from diverse backgrounds, most of colour. Some have notoriety because they have been charged with criminal offences, and their names and pictures have been reported in the news media. A couple are und
  
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• Weather: Risk of showers lingers through Saturday, some sticky days on the way

  03-06-2020 13:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Cloudy skies and the risk of rain linger into the weekend with temperatures reaching the high 20s by the end of the week. Read More
  
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• MacDonald and Busing: Let's work on caring for Canada's millions of caregivers

  03-06-2020 13:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  It’s hard for us to be isolated from family, friends, sports, physical activity, choirs ... we are all suffering and dealing with this crisis in different ways. Imagine if you were also a caregiver for a family member or friend. A family/friend caregiver is someone who takes on an unpaid caring role for another person who needs help because of a physical or cognitive condition, an injury or a chronic illness. As Carers Canada (a national alliance committed to identifying and responding to
  
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• Today's letters: On dying with dignity, and fixing long-term care

  03-06-2020 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  An important conversation on death and dying Read More
  
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• Library returns pose 'logistical nightmare' for staff after 12-week COVID shutdown

  03-06-2020 12:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa Public Library staff are bracing for a "logistical nightmare" when the library begins to accept returns Monday after nearly three months of shutdown. Read More
  
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• Ottawa police vehicle stolen, crashed into wall | CTV News - CTV News Ottawa

  03-06-2020 09:20 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Ottawa police vehicle stolen, crashed into wall | CTV News  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Ottawa police seek man wanted in Barrhaven purse-snatching - CTV News Ottawa

  03-06-2020 09:20 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Ottawa police seek man wanted in Barrhaven purse-snatching  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Four new deaths, seven new COVID-19 cases reported in Ottawa Tuesday - CTV News Ottawa

  03-06-2020 09:20 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Four new deaths, seven new COVID-19 cases reported in Ottawa Tuesday  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Ottawa salon owners concerned customers will cross river for haircuts - CTV News

  03-06-2020 09:00 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Ottawa salon owners concerned customers will cross river for haircuts  CTV News
  
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• Globe editorial: Canada's cities need help. Ottawa, throw them a life preserver already - The Globe and Mail

  03-06-2020 03:41 via theglobeandmail.com
  
  Globe editorial: Canada's cities need help. Ottawa, throw them a life preserver already  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Canada’s cities need help. Ottawa, throw them a life preserver already - The Globe and Mail

  03-06-2020 03:41 via theglobeandmail.com
  
  Canada’s cities need help. Ottawa, throw them a life preserver already  The Globe and Mail
  
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• COVID-19: Ontario extends state of emergency until June 30, 'Sign, don't shout' Tam advises protesters

  03-06-2020 02:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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• Letter: Canadian cities need help from Ottawa - Kamloops This Week

  03-06-2020 01:28 via kamloopsthisweek.com
  Letter: Canadian cities need help from Ottawa  Kamloops This Week
  
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• Mock Draft: Predicting the draft for the Ottawa Senators - SenShot

  03-06-2020 01:27 via senshot.com
  
  Mock Draft: Predicting the draft for the Ottawa Senators  SenShot
  
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• ‘Chickens are the new toilet paper’: People flock to backyard chickens, gardens amidst pandemic

  03-06-2020 01:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  KINGSTON — Four laying hens are making themselves at home in a brand new and snug little coop in Caitlin Newey's backyard in Kingston's Kingscourt neighbourhood. Read More
  
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• Proposed anti-racism role on Ottawa council doesn’t go far enough, Black activists say - Globalnews.ca

  03-06-2020 00:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Proposed anti-racism role on Ottawa council doesn’t go far enough, Black activists say  Globalnews.ca
  
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