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• Beleaguered Rideau Transit Group announces new CEO

  30-06-2020 23:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The beleaguered Rideau Transit Group has named its new chief executive officer: Nicholas Truchon, who was most recently the chief financial officer for Montreal's $4.2B Samuel de Champlain Bridge public-private partnership project. Read More
  
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• Mother charged with homicide, concealing baby's body in Hull - Ottawa Citizen

  30-06-2020 23:33
  
  Mother charged with homicide, concealing baby's body in Hull  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Mother charged with homicide, concealing baby's body in Hull

  30-06-2020 23:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The mother of a baby found dead in Gatineau on Monday has been charged with homicide and concealing the body of a child, Gatineau police announced Tuesday. Read More
  
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• Ottawa LRT builder names new CEOs to separately manage operations, finances - Globalnews.ca

  30-06-2020 22:42
  
  Ottawa LRT builder names new CEOs to separately manage operations, finances  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Amazon announces plans for 2nd Ottawa fulfillment centre in 2021 - Global News

  30-06-2020 22:27
  
  Amazon announces plans for 2nd Ottawa fulfillment centre in 2021  Global News
  
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• COVID-19: Free provincial park visits on Canada Day; outside of Kingston, no new cases in eastern Ontario - Ottawa Citizen

  30-06-2020 22:15
  
  COVID-19: Free provincial park visits on Canada Day; outside of Kingston, no new cases in eastern Ontario  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Ottawa Has Super Patriotic Red & White Bagels That Even Taste Like Maple (PHOTOS) - Narcity Canada

  30-06-2020 22:11
  
  Ottawa Has Super Patriotic Red & White Bagels That Even Taste Like Maple (PHOTOS)  Narcity Canada
  
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• Bystander wounded in drive-by double shooting - Ottawa Sun

  30-06-2020 21:44
  
  Bystander wounded in drive-by double shooting  Ottawa Sun
  
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• Bystander wounded in drive-by double shooting in west end

  30-06-2020 21:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa police guns and gangs detectives continue to investigate a double shooting outside a west-end barber shop and clothing store early Monday evening. Read More
  
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• Glavin: China's 'national security' law for Hong Kong is statutory terrorism, pure and simple

  30-06-2020 20:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  To fully appreciate the historic significance of the tragedy that befell Hong Kong this week, it’s not enough to notice that Chinese Supreme Leader Xi Jinping has finally shredded the city-state’s foundational autonomy by abrogating the “one country, two systems” terms of Britain’s surrender of its former colony to the People’s Republic of China in 1997. Read More
  
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• Ottawa police says missnig 15-year-old girl found safe - CTV News

  30-06-2020 19:56
  
  Ottawa police says missnig 15-year-old girl found safe  CTV News
  
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• Police asking for public's help to find missing girl, 15

  30-06-2020 19:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa police are asking the public to help them find a 15-year-old girl who was reported missing Friday. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Free provincial park visits on Canada Day; Outside of Kingston, no new cases in eastern Ontario

  30-06-2020 19:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Ontario government is making it free to visit any provincial park on Canada Day as a thank-you, said the premier to Ontarians for following public health advice designed to stem the spread of COVID-19. Read More
  
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• 2 men in hospital after shooting in Ottawa’s west end: police - Globalnews.ca

  30-06-2020 18:09
  
  2 men in hospital after shooting in Ottawa’s west end: police  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Canada Day 2020: What's open and closed in Ottawa - OttawaMatters.com

  30-06-2020 17:56
  
  Canada Day 2020: What's open and closed in Ottawa  OttawaMatters.com
  
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• School board trustee Donna Blackburn censured by board for anti-Black racism

  30-06-2020 17:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa's largest school board has censured trustee Donna Blackburn and asked her to resign for what it describes as "an act of anti-Black racism" against a teenager playing basketball by himself in a closed park. Read More
  
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• School board trustee Donna Blackburn censured by board for 'anti-Black racism'

  30-06-2020 17:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa's largest school board has censured trustee Donna Blackburn and asked her to resign for what it describes as "an act of anti-Black racism" against a teenager playing basketball by himself in a closed park. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Outside of Kingston, no new cases in eastern Ontario

  30-06-2020 17:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ontario reported 157 new cases of COVID-19 and seven additional deaths Tuesday. Read More
  
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• Mediation program for Ottawa Community Housing tenants out of money - CBC.ca

  30-06-2020 17:19
  
  Mediation program for Ottawa Community Housing tenants out of money  CBC.ca
  
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• Amazon planning second warehouse in Ottawa, this time in Barrhaven

  30-06-2020 17:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  E-commerce giant Amazon announced it's planning to open a second "fulfillment centre" in Ottawa, this time a 450,000-square-foot warehouse at Citigate in Barrhaven. Read More
  
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• Imitation guns seized after security guard reports threat on George Street

  30-06-2020 16:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Police reviewed video security footage after a security guard reported having a gun pointed at him on George Street early Monday morning, and by afternoon officers had arrested a suspect and seized two imitation firearms. Read More
  
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• Body found in Pembroke identified as missing teenage girl

  30-06-2020 15:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A body found in Pembroke has been identified as missing Myrah Rogers-Goersh. Read More
  
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• Steven LaForme excited to be heading to Ottawa - Turtle Island News

  30-06-2020 15:51
  
  Steven LaForme excited to be heading to Ottawa  Turtle Island News
  
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• Woman arrested after baby's body found behind Hull apartment building

  30-06-2020 15:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A woman in her 20s has been arrested after the body of a baby was found behind an apartment building on Mont-Bleu Boulevard in Hull, Gatineau police said Tuesday. Read More
  
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• Social Scene | Community Builders: The OPS Hoopstars 

  30-06-2020 15:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The OPS Hoopstars sure know their way around a basketball court, but what you may not know is just how quick they are to roll up their sleeves and get to work when it’s time to help their community. The Catholic Centre for Immigrants received a donation of 220 kits from IKEA, part of IKEA’s national donation program supplying $2.3 million in product and supply donations to support local communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic across Canada. The kits were filled with dishes, pot
  
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• Gatineau police investigating after body found behind Hull apartment building

  30-06-2020 14:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Gatineau police are investigating a suspicious death after a body was found behind an apartment building on Mont-Bleu Boulevard in Hull Monday afternoon. Read More
  
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• Getting around: Police cracking down on high milers, free transit on Canada Day

  30-06-2020 14:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  Things are starting to open up – but motorists shouldn't be tempted to let their throttles be among them. Read More
  
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• Cohen: Compromise and consensus built Canada. Complacency keeps it from greatness

  30-06-2020 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  MacLaren Cemetery lies in the shadow of the Gatineau Hills at the end of a dirt road. Its gravestones rise gently, if randomly, into the folds of the Canadian Shield, which holds them fast. Read More
  
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• Risk of thunderstorms today and on Canada Day, humidex up to 37 tomorrow

  30-06-2020 13:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Sticky summer has settled in as we head into Canada Day. Read More
  
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• Today's letters: Rebuilding after COVID-19; helping the Michaels

  30-06-2020 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  We can rebuild smarter after COVID-19 Read More
  
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• 'Significant uncertainty': How COVID-19 could change Ottawa's real estate market - Ottawa Citizen

  30-06-2020 12:02
  
  'Significant uncertainty': How COVID-19 could change Ottawa's real estate market  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• 'Significant uncertainty': How COVID-19 could change Ottawa's real estate market

  30-06-2020 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Once the novel coronavirus has been tamed or eradicated and the world returns to “normal,” what will that look like? Will COVID-19 fundamentally and permanently alter our lives? In an occasional series, this newspaper examines the potential lasting effects of the pandemic on how we live, work and play. Read More
  
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• Point your iPhone to the sky — A COVID-style Canada Day demands a bit of imagination

  30-06-2020 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  It was only 40 years ago that O Canada was formally adopted as Canada’s official national anthem, exactly 100 years after the song was commissioned by Quebec’s lieutenant governor, Théodore Robitaille, for the 1880 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day celebrations. Read More
  
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• What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 30 - CBC.ca

  30-06-2020 10:00
  
  What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 30  CBC.ca
  
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• Rights group blasts Ottawa for not helping detained ISIL members, families - CTV News

  30-06-2020 08:17
  
  Rights group blasts Ottawa for not helping detained ISIL members, families  CTV News
  
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• Ottawa granted extension to overhaul medical assistance in dying legislation - CTV News

  30-06-2020 08:17
  
  Ottawa granted extension to overhaul medical assistance in dying legislation  CTV News
  
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• Three new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Monday - CTV News Ottawa

  30-06-2020 05:20
  
  Three new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Monday  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Ottawa Police search for missing Orleans woman - CTV News Ottawa

  30-06-2020 05:20
  
  Ottawa Police search for missing Orleans woman  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Man suffers life-threatening injuries in west-end shooting: Ottawa Paramedics - CTV News Ottawa

  30-06-2020 05:20
  
  Man suffers life-threatening injuries in west-end shooting: Ottawa Paramedics  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Ottawa Police issue nearly 2000 speeding, stunt driving tickets in nine weeks - CTV News Ottawa

  30-06-2020 05:19
  
  Ottawa Police issue nearly 2000 speeding, stunt driving tickets in nine weeks  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Ottawa Bylaw reminds Canada Day revellers to follow fireworks rules - CTV News Ottawa

  30-06-2020 05:19
  
  Ottawa Bylaw reminds Canada Day revellers to follow fireworks rules  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Amazon warehouse evacuated due to carbon monoxide: Ottawa Fire - CTV News Ottawa

  30-06-2020 05:19
  
  Amazon warehouse evacuated due to carbon monoxide: Ottawa Fire  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Firefighters douse east-end apartment fire

  30-06-2020 03:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Multiple 911 calls were made shortly after 7:30 p.m. reporting black smoke coming from an east-end apartment at 240 Brittany Drive, according to the Ottawa Fire Service. Read More
  
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• Man in critical condition after shooting in Ottawa's west-end

  30-06-2020 02:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 23-year-old man was taken to hospital with multiple gunshot wounds following a shooting in the Britannia area early Monday evening. Read More
  
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• 2 men shot in west Ottawa, say police - CBC.ca

  30-06-2020 02:38
  
  2 men shot in west Ottawa, say police  CBC.ca
  
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• Capital Cruises to remained docked all summer - Ottawa Citizen

  30-06-2020 02:14
  
  Capital Cruises to remained docked all summer  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Capital Cruises to remained docked all summer

  30-06-2020 02:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  Capital Cruises is suspending all public boat tours and charters for the rest of the summer. Read More
  
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• What can Ottawa do to get two jailed Canadians out of China? The options aren't promising - Toronto Star

  30-06-2020 02:00
  What can Ottawa do to get two jailed Canadians out of China? The options aren't promising  Toronto Star
  
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• Ottawa awards $72.6M contract for Halifax-class frigate maintenance to Irving company - Globalnews.ca

  30-06-2020 01:30
  
  Ottawa awards $72.6M contract for Halifax-class frigate maintenance to Irving company  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Survey finds majority of high school students at UCDSB struggled with at-home learning

  30-06-2020 01:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Just more than half of high school students at the Upper Canada District School Board said they either disliked the emergency learning at home they were forced into this spring because of COVID-19 or struggled with it. Read More
  
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