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• Portion of Parliament Hill walkway to be closed Friday morning

  02-07-2020 23:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Part of a pedestrian walkway on Parliament Hill will be closed for maintenance Friday morning. Read More
  
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• Armed man arrested on grounds of Rideau Hall is a member of the Canadian Armed Forces

  02-07-2020 23:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  An armed man was arrested early Thursday morning on the grounds of 1 Sussex Dr., the residence of the prime minister and the Governor General, after smashing his truck into the residence's main pedestrian entrance, "breaching" the gate and wrecking the vehicle. Read More
  
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• Bagnall: How the coronavirus launched Amazon and Shopify into the stratosphere - Ottawa Citizen

  02-07-2020 23:33 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Bagnall: How the coronavirus launched Amazon and Shopify into the stratosphere

  02-07-2020 23:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Amazon and Shopify occupy very different ends of the electronic commerce universe yet both have seen their businesses turbocharged by the coronavirus. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Ontario seeks more federal funds to help cities; Kingston warns about another nail salon

  02-07-2020 23:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Premier Doug Ford said Thursday that Ontario’s cities still need access to more money as COVID-19 continues to put significant pressure on their budgets. Read More
  
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• Kingston police, coroner investigating after body found in river

  02-07-2020 23:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Kingston police detectives and the Office of the Chief Coroner are investigating after a young man’s body was found in the St. Lawrence River on Canada Day. Read More
  
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• Tories ask watchdog to review contracts between Ottawa, WE Charity - National Observer

  02-07-2020 23:00 via nationalobserver.com
  
  Tories ask watchdog to review contracts between Ottawa, WE Charity  National Observer
  
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• Ottawa jail inmates argue anti-COVID measures a breach of charter rights - Terrace Standard

  02-07-2020 23:00 via terracestandard.com
  
  Ottawa jail inmates argue anti-COVID measures a breach of charter rights  Terrace Standard
  
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• Ottawa jail inmates argue anti-COVID measures a breach of charter rights - Campbell River Mirror

  02-07-2020 23:00 via campbellrivermirror.com
  
  Ottawa jail inmates argue anti-COVID measures a breach of charter rights  Campbell River Mirror
  
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• Renfrew County man, 22, faces charge of luring person under 16

  02-07-2020 22:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 22-year-old man faces numerous charges, including luring a person under the age of 16, following an OPP investigation in Greater Madawaska Valley. Read More
  
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• South Frontenac man charged with impaired operation after boats collide

  02-07-2020 22:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 47-year-old South Frontenac Township man is facing charges after two boats collided on Loughborough Lake on Canada Day night. Read More
  
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• No tickets issued after Ottawa police disperse Canada Day crowd at Mooney’s Bay - Globalnews.ca

  02-07-2020 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  No tickets issued after Ottawa police disperse Canada Day crowd at Mooney’s Bay  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Residents concerned by Canada Day 'chaos' at Mooney's Bay

  02-07-2020 22:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Witnesses describe the Canada Day scene at Mooney's Bay Park as "chaos," with a crowd size rivalling that of the Hope Beach volleyball weekend, its largely unmasked participants gathering in social groups of up to 20 or 30 people, many ignoring physical distancing regulations, setting off fireworks and getting into altercations. Read More
  
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• Residents concerned by Canada Day 'chaos' at Mooney's Bay - Ottawa Citizen

  02-07-2020 22:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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• Serious injuries in single-vehicle crash near Carleton Place

  02-07-2020 21:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  OPP are investigating a single-vehicle crash that resulted in serious injuries near Carleton Place early Thursday. Read More
  
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• Ottawa jail inmates argue anti-COVID measures a breach of charter rights - Kamloops This Week

  02-07-2020 20:45 via kamloopsthisweek.com
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• Adam: Profound problems with police won't be solved by 'defunding'

  02-07-2020 20:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Hundreds of people have been marching in Ottawa and other cities demanding police reform, and “defunding” the police has become the rallying cry. There is certainly an urgent need for transformational reform, but defunding the police is not it. Read More
  
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• Weather: Thunderstorm watch as heat wave begins, expected to last into next week

  02-07-2020 20:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  On top of a heat warning, Ottawa was under a severe thunderstsorm watch Thursday afternoon. Read More
  
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• Retired MP calls for Ottawa to rethink rigid compensation rules for thalidomide victims - CBC.ca

  02-07-2020 20:05 via cbc.ca
  
  Retired MP calls for Ottawa to rethink rigid compensation rules for thalidomide victims  CBC.ca
  
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• COVID-19: Ontario seeks more federal funds to help cities; new case count remains low

  02-07-2020 19:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Premier Doug Ford said Thursday that Ontario’s cities still need access to more money as COVID-19 continues to put significant pressure on their budgets. Read More
  
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• Cyclist critically injured in downtown collision with truck

  02-07-2020 19:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A cyclist in his 30s suffered life-threatening injuries at the lunch hour following a collision with a large truck at the intersection of Wellington Street and and Lyon Street North. Read More
  
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• Tories ask procurement watchdog to review contracts between Ottawa, WE Charity - News Talk 650 CKOM

  02-07-2020 19:44 via ckom.com
  
  Tories ask procurement watchdog to review contracts between Ottawa, WE Charity  News Talk 650 CKOM
  
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• High school teacher, 42, charged with sex assault of student

  02-07-2020 19:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 42-year-old Ottawa high school teacher faces a number of charges in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a student last fall. Read More
  
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• Police seeking witnesses to Westboro Beach assault

  02-07-2020 19:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Police are looking for witnesses to a June 5 assault at Westboro Beach that left three people hurt, one of them seriously. Read More
  
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• Laurie-Anne Kempton named as new Assistant Deputy Minister for Public Affairs at DND

  02-07-2020 19:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Laurie-Anne Kempton, Chief of Staff to the Clerk and the Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council at Privy Council Office, will take over the job of Assistant Deputy Minister for Public Affairs at the Department of National Defence. Read More
  
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• Ottawa rises in rankings of top real estate markets - Ottawa Business Journal

  02-07-2020 18:16 via obj.ca
  Ottawa rises in rankings of top real estate markets  Ottawa Business Journal
  
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• South Frontenac man charged with impaired boating after crafts collide

  02-07-2020 17:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 47-year-old South Frontenac Township man is facing charges after two boats collided on Loughborough Lake Canada Day night. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Aces rugby club name former French international Laurent Frayssinous its first coach - Globalnews.ca

  02-07-2020 17:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ottawa Aces rugby club name former French international Laurent Frayssinous its first coach  Globalnews.ca
  
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• MacDougall: Imperfect Canada can afford to give itself a break

  02-07-2020 17:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Can we give ourselves a break? Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Ontario new case count remains low, contact tracing app delayed

  02-07-2020 16:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  After taking a pause for Canada Day, Ontario has updated its daily COVID-19 case counts to report 149 new confirmed cases Wednesday and 153 Thursday, continuing a trend of low daily case growth while more than 50,000 COVID-19 tests were processed in Ontario in the last two days. Read More
  
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• Queensway closed starting Thursday night to replace bridges over CPR and Trillium line tracks

  02-07-2020 16:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Expect significant snarls starting Thursday night Highway 417 closes in both directions between Carling Avenue and Bronson Avenue until Monday morning for the replacement of the bridges over the CPR and O-Train Trillium Line tracks. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Aces name former French international Laurent Frayssinous its first coach - Times Colonist

  02-07-2020 16:14 via timescolonist.com
  
  Ottawa Aces name former French international Laurent Frayssinous its first coach  Times Colonist
  
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• Armed man arrested on grounds of Rideau Hall

  02-07-2020 15:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  An armed man was arrested on the grounds of 1 Sussex Drive, the official residence of the prime minister and the Governor General. Read More
  
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• One person dead, at least 20 displaced after McArthur Avenue fire

  02-07-2020 15:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  One person has died following a fire at a low-rise apartment building on McArthur Avenue Wednesday night. Read More
  
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• Desrosiers: When diplomacy becomes appeasement – or, what to do with Canada's authoritarian 'friends'?

  02-07-2020 15:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Leading up to the recent vote on non-permanent members to the UN Security Council, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talked with Rwandan President Paul Kagame. After their meeting, Trudeau spoke of the "strong friendship" between the two countries, doubtless in hopes of winning the authoritarian regime’s support for Canada’s ultimately unsuccessful Security Council bid. Read More
  
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• Weather: Heat wave on the way and it's expected to last into next week

  02-07-2020 14:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Get ready for a heat wave. Read More
  
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• Public asked to avoid Sussex Drive due to 'operation' at Rideau Hall

  02-07-2020 14:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The RCMP confirmed that they're dealing with an incident at Rideau Hall but would release no further details. Read More
  
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• Public asked to avoid Sussex Drive due to 'operation' ay Tideau Hall

  02-07-2020 14:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The RCMP confirmed that they're dealing with an incident at Rideau Hall but would release no further details. Read More
  
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• Public asked to avoid Sussex Drive due to 'police operation'

  02-07-2020 14:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa police have asked the public to avoid Sussex Drive due to an unspecified "police operation" Thursday morning. Read More
  
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• Gordon: Ottawa parents need better information about school in the fall

  02-07-2020 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Last week, Ottawa Carleton District School Board Director of Education Camille Williams-Taylor sent a letter to parents outlining the board’s plan to start school in September with a “hybrid model of instruction” – a combination of in-school and at-home learning – pending approval from the Ministry of Education and health authorities. Read More
  
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• Gazendam: Canada must toughen its lacklustre regulation of immigration consultants

  02-07-2020 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed who are “essential workers” in a global health crisis. Health-care workers, drug store employees, grocery clerks, and public transit operators are among those ensuring society continues to function. Read More
  
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• EGAN: 'I'm done'—Doctors finally allow Ottawa woman to end her life - Ottawa Sun

  02-07-2020 13:43 via ottawasun.com
  
  EGAN: 'I'm done'—Doctors finally allow Ottawa woman to end her life  Ottawa Sun
  
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• One person critical, at least 20 homeless after McArthur Avenue fire

  02-07-2020 13:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Paramedics were still trying to resuscitate one person on the way to the hospital after a fire at a low-rise apartment building on McArthur Avenue Wednesday night. Read More
  
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• Hatcher: Improving mental health is more complicated than 'defunding' the police

  02-07-2020 13:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  I am a psychiatrist in Ottawa and one of the things I do is work with the homeless. Recently, I was walking between the shelters in the ByWard Market when I received an urgent call from a colleague. She was asking me to complete a Mental Health Act Form, which compels someone to go to hospital, for a person who was mentally unwell. This person was running along the street using a piece of scaffolding as a weapon and threatening others, as he was convinced people were accusing him of crimes he ha
  
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• Dining In: Farang Thai puts thrilling, spicy fare in your freezer

  02-07-2020 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  If you're a stickler for culinary authenticity, it might interest you to know that the Ministry of Commerce in Thailand certifies restaurants around the world that it deems to be truly Thai in terms of ingredients, recipes and even ambience.Read More
  
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• When 'content' means choosing the day you die

  02-07-2020 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  One day last week, Lynn Kennedy finally got the medical news that would end her chronic pain and stop the many-sided suffering she has endured for nearly 10 years. Read More
  
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• Egan: When 'content' means choosing the day you die

  02-07-2020 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  One day last week, Lynn Kennedy finally got the medical news that would end her chronic pain and stop the many-sided suffering she has endured for nearly 10 years. Read More
  
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• DND denies misjudging supply ship cost even though price tag jumped to $4.1 billion

  02-07-2020 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The defence department denies it ever misjudged the cost of a project to buy new naval ships even though the price tag jumped from $2.3 billion to $4.1 billion in less than two years. Read More
  
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• Bradley wants county to lobby Ottawa on guaranteed annual income - BlackburnNews.com

  02-07-2020 11:05 via blackburnnews.com
  
  Bradley wants county to lobby Ottawa on guaranteed annual income  BlackburnNews.com
  
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• COVID-19 in Ottawa: From April spike to June plank - CTV News Ottawa

  02-07-2020 09:00 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  COVID-19 in Ottawa: From April spike to June plank  CTV News Ottawa
  
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