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• Parliamentary watchdog asked to investigate naval supply ship costs after ongoing delays and budget problems

  11-06-2020 23:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The cost of new supply ships being built for the navy as well as the price tag for the lease of a similar vessel are going to be examined by the parliamentary budget officer in the wake of ongoing delays and budget overruns affecting the federal government’s shipbuilding program. Read More
  
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• What to expect as malls reopen

  11-06-2020 23:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Planning on celebrating the first day of Phase 2 on Friday with a little retail therapy? Read More
  
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• Transat CEO demands financial aid from Ottawa to give refunds to passengers - BNNBloomberg.ca

  11-06-2020 23:38 via bnnbloomberg.ca
  
  Transat CEO demands financial aid from Ottawa to give refunds to passengers  BNNBloomberg.ca
  
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• What's open as of Friday

  11-06-2020 23:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  More businesses, services and municipal services will be permitted to reopen on Friday as Ontario heads into Stage 2 of reopening the economy. Read More
  
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• What to expect as malls re-open

  11-06-2020 23:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Planning on celebrating the first day of Phase 2 on Friday with a little retail therapy? Read More
  
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• Former Westfest producer pens powerful memoir

  11-06-2020 23:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  For 16 years, the first or second weekend of June was filled with the music and activities of Westfest, Ottawa’s free street festival.  Read More
  
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• Ottawa lawyer J.D. Coon jailed for molesting six-year-old girl

  11-06-2020 22:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Disgraced child-protection lawyer J.D. Coon was sentenced Wednesday to 22 months in jail for molesting a six-year-old girl in 2013. Read More
  
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• Tucker's Marketplace won't reopen until COVID-19 eases, says restaurant chain

  11-06-2020 22:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The ByWard Market restaurant Tucker's Marketplace has suspended operations  "until concern about the coronavirus, Covid-19 begins to ease." Read More
  
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• After firing executive who mocked families, Sienna Senior Living begins sensitivity training

  11-06-2020 22:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A week after firing a senior executive for mocking the concerns of families in one of its long-term care homes hit by COVID-19, Sienna Senior Living says it is implementing zero tolerance and sensitivity training and improving communications with families, among other things. Read More
  
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• Coronavirus: What can I do in Ottawa under Stage 2 reopening? - Globalnews.ca

  11-06-2020 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coronavirus: What can I do in Ottawa under Stage 2 reopening?  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Planning committee backs staff in refusing heritage protection for home eyed for demolition

  11-06-2020 22:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The planning committee has stuck up for city staff, but rejected the wishes of built-heritage advocates, by refusing to slap heritage protection on a Colonel By Drive home eyed for demolition. Read More
  
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• Carleton basketball’s Scrubb brothers set to play for Ottawa BlackJacks - Globalnews.ca

  11-06-2020 22:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Carleton basketball’s Scrubb brothers set to play for Ottawa BlackJacks  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Handgun, drugs and 'large quantity of cash' seized in raid, police say

  11-06-2020 21:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Two men face charges after officers seized a handgun, cannabis, cocaine and "a large quantity of cash" in a raid Wednesday evening, Ottawa police said. Read More
  
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• Ottawa announces additional $133-million in support for Indigenous businesses - The Globe and Mail

  11-06-2020 21:51 via theglobeandmail.com
  
  Ottawa announces additional $133-million in support for Indigenous businesses  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Ottawa's plans to crackdown on CERB fraud 'are nonsensical': NDP leader - BNNBloomberg.ca

  11-06-2020 21:27 via bnnbloomberg.ca
  
  Ottawa's plans to crackdown on CERB fraud 'are nonsensical': NDP leader  BNNBloomberg.ca
  
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• What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Thursday, June 11 - CBC.ca

  11-06-2020 21:16 via cbc.ca
  
  What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Thursday, June 11  CBC.ca
  
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• Wills Transfer marks 75th anniversary amid eastern Ontario logistics boom - Ottawa Business Journal

  11-06-2020 21:12 via obj.ca
  Wills Transfer marks 75th anniversary amid eastern Ontario logistics boom  Ottawa Business Journal
  
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• Ottawa to revamp immigration application processing ahead of anticipated surge - Global News

  11-06-2020 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ottawa to revamp immigration application processing ahead of anticipated surge  Global News
  
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• Ottawa planning to require low-carbon concrete in federal construction projects - Politico

  11-06-2020 20:55 via politico.com
  
  Ottawa planning to require low-carbon concrete in federal construction projects  Politico
  
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• The many faces of Ottawa's Black Lives Matter march | algonquin times - algonquintimes.com

  11-06-2020 20:29 via algonquintimes.com
  
  The many faces of Ottawa's Black Lives Matter march | algonquin times  algonquintimes.com
  
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• COVID-19: Ontario to reopen long-term care, retirement homes to families in 'cautious restart'

  11-06-2020 19:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Ontario government has announced “a cautious restart” of visits, starting June 18, to long-term care and retirement homes, group homes and other congregate living settings not currently experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks. Read More
  
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• Here are Ottawa's 2020 Forty Under 40 recipients - Ottawa Business Journal

  11-06-2020 18:28 via obj.ca
  Here are Ottawa's 2020 Forty Under 40 recipients  Ottawa Business Journal
  
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• Invest Ottawa spearheads bid to help main street businesses go digital - Ottawa Business Journal

  11-06-2020 18:27 via obj.ca
  Invest Ottawa spearheads bid to help main street businesses go digital  Ottawa Business Journal
  
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• Ottawa commits $133M in further aid for Indigenous businesses - BNNBloomberg.ca

  11-06-2020 18:12 via bnnbloomberg.ca
  
  Ottawa commits $133M in further aid for Indigenous businesses  BNNBloomberg.ca
  
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• Ottawa commits $133M in further aid for Indigenous businesses - BNN

  11-06-2020 18:12 via bnnbloomberg.ca
  
  Ottawa commits $133M in further aid for Indigenous businesses  BNN
  
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• Highlander Pub on Rideau Street closing after almost two decades

  11-06-2020 17:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Patrons poured out their dismay Thursday morning after the Highlander Pub announced that it's closing its doors after being in business since 2002. Read More
  
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• Highlander Pub on Rideau Street closing after almost two decades - Ottawa Citizen

  11-06-2020 17:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Highlander Pub on Rideau Street closing after almost two decades  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Getting around: Champlain Bridge reopened, Ottawa-bound lane closure on Alexandra Bridge

  11-06-2020 17:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Champlain Bridge was closed during the morning commute Thursday and motorists were asked to steer clear of the the area of Island Park Drive and the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway as police investigate a fatal collision. By 9:45 a.m., investigators gave the all-clear and reopened the bridge to traffic. Read More
  
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• Cyclist killed, woman critically injured in collision near Champlain Bridge

  11-06-2020 17:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A man was killed when he was struck by a vehicle that went off the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway as he rode his bike near the Champlain Bridge Wednesday evening. Read More
  
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• Ottawa’s Champlain Bridge reopens after fatal crash Wednesday evening - Globalnews.ca

  11-06-2020 17:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ottawa’s Champlain Bridge reopens after fatal crash Wednesday evening  Globalnews.ca
  
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• COVID-19: Ford, Elliott test negative for coronavirus; Ontario cases continue to drop while testing reaches 'all-time high'

  11-06-2020 16:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford has tested negative for COVID-19. Read More
  
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• Ottawa, farmers disagree on cost carbon tax adds to grain dryers - Globalnews.ca

  11-06-2020 16:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ottawa, farmers disagree on cost carbon tax adds to grain dryers  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Egli: Why I'm wearing a mask – and why you should too, Ottawa

  11-06-2020 16:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  Wearing a mask may not be possible for everyone. There are valid reasons why this may not work for you, and that is OK.  But for many of us, masks are a front-line option to add protection against the spread of COVID-19 in our community, especially in environments where physical distancing is difficult to maintain. Read More
  
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• Boy, 14, faces drug charge after 'numerous' overdose calls in Foster Farm area

  11-06-2020 15:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 14-year-old is facing a charge of drug trafficking after he and four other youths were treated for overdose symptoms police believe were linked to illicit pills. Read More
  
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• Blauveldt: COVID-19 – The 'new' normal, the 'old' normal and the 'still' normal

  11-06-2020 15:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  These precarious days, it’s the old familiar habits – the fractured remnants of routine – that help steady the course. At least for me. Read More
  
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• Adam: Why the term 'people of colour' is offensive to many

  11-06-2020 15:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Living in the shadow of the United States, it is inevitable that Canadians will absorb and be influenced by aspects of American culture – good and bad. But one that, regrettably, Canadian media are adopting with increasing regularity is the American term “people of colour” to describe all those who are not white. Read More
  
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• Ottawa asked to intervene, reinstate Alberta's oilpatch monitoring - CBC.ca

  11-06-2020 14:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Ottawa asked to intervene, reinstate Alberta's oilpatch monitoring  CBC.ca
  
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• Getting around: Champlain Bridge closed, Ottawa-bound lane closure on Alexandra Bridge

  11-06-2020 14:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Champlain Bridge remained closed during the morning commute Thursday and motorists were asked to steer clear of the the area of Island Park Drive and the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway as police investigate a fatal collision. Read More
  
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• Another 'too close encounter' as small dog attacked by coyote: Councillor

  11-06-2020 14:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A small dog was attacked by a coyote in Beryl Gaffney Park early Thursday morning in another "too close encounter" with a coyote, a city councillor reported. Read More
  
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• Testing times: Inside Ottawa's main COVID-19 centre - capitalcurrent.ca

  11-06-2020 13:56 via capitalcurrent.ca
  Testing times: Inside Ottawa's main COVID-19 centre  capitalcurrent.ca
  
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• Morden: The House of Commons should sit into the summer, as a hybrid Parliament – for democracy's sake

  11-06-2020 13:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  It will be a long, quiet summer in Canada’s House of Commons. Read More
  
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• Weather: Risk of thunderstorm this morning, humidex to reach 29 but lots of sun ahead

  11-06-2020 13:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  After Thursday morning's final fit of rain, we're locked in for a week of comfortably warm weather and beautifully sunny skies. Read More
  
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• Relief from humidity ahead for Ottawa | CTV News - CTV News

  11-06-2020 13:21 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Relief from humidity ahead for Ottawa | CTV News  CTV News
  
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• Portraits of the pandemic: Ottawa, then and now - CBC.ca

  11-06-2020 13:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Portraits of the pandemic: Ottawa, then and now  CBC.ca
  
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• Today's letters: How to really fight racism

  11-06-2020 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  How can we be true allies in the fight against racism? Read More
  
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• Obi Ifedi's lawyer denies allegations made in memo to council

  11-06-2020 12:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A memo circulated to council Tuesday offering the city’s side of the Obi Ifedi assault makes assertions that have not been tested in court, and according to his lawyer contains allegations Ifedi has specifically denied. Read More
  
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• How the Shepherds of Good Hope put the brakes on a COVID-19 outbreak

  11-06-2020 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  For eight weeks, staff at the Shepherds of Good Hope watched and waited for the pandemic to arrive at their doorstep. Read More
  
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• As city's debts grow due to pandemic, eyes turn to Ottawa for funding help - Windsor Star

  11-06-2020 11:25 via windsorstar.com
  
  As city's debts grow due to pandemic, eyes turn to Ottawa for funding help  Windsor Star
  
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• Ottawa, Ontario announce funding to help small businesses set up shop online - The Globe and Mail

  11-06-2020 09:00 via theglobeandmail.com
  
  Ottawa, Ontario announce funding to help small businesses set up shop online  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Weather agency issues severe thunderstorm watch

  11-06-2020 03:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  Environment Canada has placed most of Eastern Ontario under a severe thunderstorm watch as a line of powerful storms moves across central and northeastern Ontario toward west Quebec and the Ottawa Valley. Read More
  
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