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• Leading Canadian researcher confident a vaccine will be in place in months

  12-06-2020 23:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Dr. Gary Kobinger said work on an anxiously awaited vaccine is progressing much more quickly than has been the case in the past. But he warned that speed must not come at the expense of safety. Read More
  
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• Egan: Even with green light, survey finds half of employers not ready to open office

  12-06-2020 23:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  As the pandemic weeks pile up, we've gradually detached ourselves — painfully, some days — from the physical "office," or a sharply defined space where we wear another hat, at a desk with trappings and titles and teams. Read More
  
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• Critics say province should slow down plans to turn home care on its head

  12-06-2020 23:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ontario says it is breathing new life into an outdated system, but critics say the province’s plan to revamp home care in the middle of a pandemic is reckless and will cause further chaos for those most affected by COVID-19. Read More
  
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• Ottawa woman charged with stunt driving for third time in 2020: OPP - CTV News Ottawa

  12-06-2020 23:20 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Ottawa woman charged with stunt driving for third time in 2020: OPP  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Ottawa reopens ball diamonds, sports fields and splash pads as pandemic measures relaxed - CTV News Ottawa

  12-06-2020 23:20 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Ottawa reopens ball diamonds, sports fields and splash pads as pandemic measures relaxed  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Ottawa boy receives surprise visit from Ottawa Police officers - CTV News Ottawa

  12-06-2020 23:20 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Ottawa boy receives surprise visit from Ottawa Police officers  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Coyote put down by Ottawa Police officers in Riverside South - CTV News Ottawa

  12-06-2020 23:20 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Coyote put down by Ottawa Police officers in Riverside South  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Only a handful of Ottawa's Catholic churches will open for public mass this weekend - OttawaMatters.com

  12-06-2020 22:35 via ottawamatters.com
  
  Only a handful of Ottawa's Catholic churches will open for public mass this weekend  OttawaMatters.com
  
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• Ottawa police investigating shooting death of 24-year-old man - CBC.ca

  12-06-2020 22:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Ottawa police investigating shooting death of 24-year-old man  CBC.ca
  
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• Shooting victim in Carlington apartment homicide identified

  12-06-2020 22:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa homicide detectives are making a public plea for help in solving the Friday morning killing of a 25-year-old man shot to death in a sixth-floor apartment in the city’s west end. Read More
  
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• City hall's workforce diversity lags behind Ottawa rate by more than half - Ottawa Sun

  12-06-2020 21:57 via ottawasun.com
  
  City hall's workforce diversity lags behind Ottawa rate by more than half  Ottawa Sun
  
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• Ottawa Sun apologizes to Melnyk, Sens for errors published about charity work - theScore

  12-06-2020 20:07 via thescore.com
  
  Ottawa Sun apologizes to Melnyk, Sens for errors published about charity work  theScore
  
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• Editorial: Canada needs a fully operating House of Commons

  12-06-2020 19:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  It’s not that the minority Liberals have been doing a bad job during the COVID-19 pandemic; it’s that no one is able to ensure they do a good one. Or at least, a better one. That must change. Start with frequent, regular summer meetings of the House of Commons. Don't wait until Fall. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Ontario introduces 'social circle' rules — up to 10 people can be together without physical distancing

  12-06-2020 19:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  After months of being told to avoid close contact with anyone who’s not a member of their immediate household, Ontarians are now being encouraged to establish a “social circle” of up 10 people, with whom physical distancing is no longer necessary. Read More
  
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• Diversity in city hall's workforce lags behind Ottawa rate by more than half

  12-06-2020 18:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The makeup of Ottawa's municipal public service falls behind the diversity rates in the city's population by more than half, according to data provided by city hall. Read More
  
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• Coyote killed by police in Riverside South

  12-06-2020 18:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa police tracked and killed a coyote in Claudette Cain Park early Friday following a spate of reports of an aggressive coyote in the area over the past several weeks. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Canada to mandate temperature checks for air travel; New cases in Ontario drop below 200

  12-06-2020 17:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ontario reported 182 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Friday – the lowest the daily case total has been since March 28. Read More
  
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• Only 11% of tenants consider abandoning offices: CBRE Ottawa | RENX - Real Estate News EXchange

  12-06-2020 17:39 via renx.ca
  
  Only 11% of tenants consider abandoning offices: CBRE Ottawa | RENX  Real Estate News EXchange
  
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• Only 11% of tenants consider abandoning offices: CBRE Ottawa - Real Estate News EXchange

  12-06-2020 17:39 via renx.ca
  
  Only 11% of tenants consider abandoning offices: CBRE Ottawa  Real Estate News EXchange
  
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• Ottawa keeps talking about how to define systemic racism - Maclean's

  12-06-2020 17:28 via macleans.ca
  
  Ottawa keeps talking about how to define systemic racism  Maclean's
  
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• Ottawa police uncover handgun, drugs, cash in pair of Barrhaven homes - OttawaMatters.com

  12-06-2020 17:19 via ottawamatters.com
  
  Ottawa police uncover handgun, drugs, cash in pair of Barrhaven homes  OttawaMatters.com
  
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• COVID-19: New cases in Ontario drop below 200, to a low not seen since March

  12-06-2020 17:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ontario reported 182 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Friday – the lowest the daily case total has been since March 28. Read More
  
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• South Ottawa home destroyed by fire - OttawaMatters.com

  12-06-2020 16:10 via ottawamatters.com
  
  South Ottawa home destroyed by fire  OttawaMatters.com
  
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• Antiques: Watch rates well for the times

  12-06-2020 15:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Q My mother purchased this Rolex watch as a gift for my father, who was in the Royal Canadian Air Force in the 1940s. I do not know what she paid for it. The original case says ‘Rolex The World's Most Accurate Wristwatch.’ ‘Oyster Centregraph Shock Resisting Swiss Made’ appears on the 24-hour watch dial face and its crystal has a 2.5-inch diameter (6.4 cm). The watch strap is not original. The serial number is ‘447140.’ The watch is running and keeping time we
  
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• HouseWorks: Finishing a new deck

  12-06-2020 15:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Q What’s the best option for finishing a deck so it has that sealed, “wet look”, like varnish? We have a new cedar deck and I was looking at TWP products for finishing. I understand the moisture content of the wood needs to be below 15 per cent. Read More
  
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• Adam: The term 'people of colour' doesn't capture individual identities

  12-06-2020 15:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Second in a three-part series. Read More
  
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• Four people displaced by Russell Road fire that started in dryer

  12-06-2020 14:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Four people were being helped by the Canadian Red Cross and Salvation Army after a fire that began in the dryer in the basement of a Russell Road row house spread into the roof and a neighbouring unit. Read More
  
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• Getting around: new construction closures, got your mask yet?

  12-06-2020 14:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Summer construction is in full swing with repaving popping up, a new roundabout under construction and major projects to expand light rail and replace the Nicholas Street Bridge on the Queensway. Read More
  
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• Ottawa tattoo parlours approach reopening with caution - capitalcurrent.ca

  12-06-2020 14:03 via capitalcurrent.ca
  Ottawa tattoo parlours approach reopening with caution  capitalcurrent.ca
  
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• Weather: risk of morning showers, high of only 20 and then dry skies through the weekend

  12-06-2020 13:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Friday's risk of rain is the last for a while but it's going to be a bit cool for mid-June. Read More
  
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• Police, paramedics find man shot to death at Carlington apartment

  12-06-2020 13:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  City police detectives are investigating the shooting death of a man found dead at a Carlington address early Friday morning. Read More
  
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• Today's letters: So much government, so little response to Ottawa's wildlife problem

  12-06-2020 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Coyote problem: We're over-governed and under-served Read More
  
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• Renfrew paramedics want answers after finding masks marked 'not for medical use'

  12-06-2020 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Renfrew paramedics were to meet with senior county officials on Friday in the hopes of learning how masks marked "not for medical use" came to be in an ambulance for paramedics to use. Read More
  
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• Ottawa store refused to embroider 'Black Lives Matter' on man's hat - CBC.ca

  12-06-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Ottawa store refused to embroider 'Black Lives Matter' on man's hat  CBC.ca
  
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• Ottawa Food Bank predicts hard times ahead - CBC.ca

  12-06-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Ottawa Food Bank predicts hard times ahead  CBC.ca
  
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• Some have doubts about how well the limited LTC, retirement home visits will work

  12-06-2020 04:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Ontario government has announced “a cautious restart” of visits to long-term care, retirement, and other congregate living homes starting June 18, more than three months after the province first clamped down on visitors deemed non-essential to stem the spread of COVID-19. Read More
  
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• Ontario to allow limited LTC, retirement home visits in 'cautious restart'

  12-06-2020 04:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Ontario government has announced “a cautious restart” of visits to long-term care, retirement, and other congregate living homes starting June 18, more than three months after the province first clamped down on visitors deemed non-essential to stem the spread of COVID-19. Read More
  
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• Ottawa officer suspended in video probe suffers from PTSD, court documents say

  12-06-2020 03:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  An Ottawa police officer who was suspended for allegedly recording videos of himself mocking and ridiculing mentally unwell women suffers from severe post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from his time in the Canadian military, according to public family court documents released last week. Read More
  
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• No foul play in quarry drowning near Morrisburg, say OPP

  12-06-2020 02:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A medical complication is suspected as the cause of the drowning of an 18-year-old man near Morrisburg last week. Read More
  
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• Ottawa officer suspended in video probe suffers from PTSD, court says - Ottawa Citizen

  12-06-2020 02:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa officer suspended in video probe suffers from PTSD, court says  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• What's open in Ottawa as of Friday - Ottawa Citizen

  12-06-2020 01:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  What's open in Ottawa as of Friday  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Ottawa officer suspended in video probe suffers from PTSD, court says

  12-06-2020 01:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  An Ottawa police officer who was suspended for allegedly recording videos of himself mocking and ridiculing mentally unwell women suffers from severe post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from his time in the Canadian military, according to public family court documents released last week. Read More
  
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• Ottawa officer suspended in alleged video probe suffers from PTSD, court says

  12-06-2020 01:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  An Ottawa police officer who was suspended for allegedly recording videos of himself mocking and ridiculing mentally unwell women suffers from severe post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from his time in the Canadian military, according to public family court documents released last week. Read More
  
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• Another 'too close encounter' as small dog attacked by coyote: Councillor - Ottawa Citizen

  12-06-2020 01:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Another 'too close encounter' as small dog attacked by coyote: Councillor  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Many small businesses locked out of CEBA loan program, weeks after Ottawa vowed to make changes - National Post

  12-06-2020 00:59 via nationalpost.com
  
  Many small businesses locked out of CEBA loan program, weeks after Ottawa vowed to make changes  National Post
  
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• Fascinating facts about the wily coyote - Ottawa Citizen

  12-06-2020 00:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Fascinating facts about the wily coyote  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Fascinating facts about the wily coyote

  12-06-2020 00:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  One of the world's leading experts on urban coyotes is Ohio State University biologist Stan Gehrt, who has led a 20-year study of coyotes living in Chicago. In February, Gehrt spoke in Ottawa at a city-hosted talk on wildlife titled Living with Coyotes. The 90-minute talk is available on the City of Ottawa's YouTube channel. Read More
  
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• These are 10 of the best patios in Ottawa - CTV News Ottawa

  12-06-2020 00:20 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  These are 10 of the best patios in Ottawa  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• One death, one new case of COVID-19 in Ottawa - CTV News Ottawa

  12-06-2020 00:20 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  One death, one new case of COVID-19 in Ottawa  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Ottawa Police seize drugs, cash, crime handgun during investigation - CTV News Ottawa

  12-06-2020 00:19 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Ottawa Police seize drugs, cash, crime handgun during investigation  CTV News Ottawa
  
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