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• Coventry Road hotel eyed for testing site as hunt continues for additional locations

  07-08-2020 23:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Local health officials are poised to increase COVID-19 test capacity by setting up at an east-end hotel as their hunt continues for viable long-term testing sites across Ottawa. Read More
  
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• Back to School: Ottawa's English public board outlines plan for September - CTV News Ottawa

  07-08-2020 23:34
  
  Back to School: Ottawa's English public board outlines plan for September  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• PBO to examine $60 billion price tag of new warships and compare to other less expensive foreign programs

  07-08-2020 23:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The $60 billion price tag of Canada’s proposed new fleet of warships will come under the scrutiny of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, who will also examine other less costly similar projects underway in other countries. Read More
  
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• Taxpayers finally get what they paid for as 15 trains hit the LRT line Friday

  07-08-2020 23:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Taxpayers paid to have 15 trains running on the LRT system at the peak times. After nearly one year of the Confederation Line being in the hands of the City of Ottawa, that milestone was finally achieved Friday morning. Read More
  
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• Ottawa's retaliatory tariffs on U.S.-made aluminum could hit everything from washing machines to golf clubs - National Post

  07-08-2020 23:23
  
  Ottawa's retaliatory tariffs on U.S.-made aluminum could hit everything from washing machines to golf clubs  National Post
  
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• Ottawa man identified as homicide victim near Guelph, Ont. - Global News

  07-08-2020 23:10
  
  Ottawa man identified as homicide victim near Guelph, Ont.  Global News
  
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• Three people in critical condition following head-on collision in Kanata - Ottawa Citizen

  07-08-2020 23:06
  
  Three people in critical condition following head-on collision in Kanata  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Ottawa man identified as victim in homicide near Guelph - OttawaMatters.com

  07-08-2020 22:45
  
  Ottawa man identified as victim in homicide near Guelph  OttawaMatters.com
  
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• Fountain repairs, bistro opening bring Confederation Park back to 'full form'

  07-08-2020 22:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Confederation Park is back to “full form,” says the National Capital Commission, with the opening on Saturday of its NCC Bistro and the eight-month rehabilitation of the park’s Colonel By fountain. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Aces add twin brothers Jay and Ted Chapelhow to rugby league roster - CKPGToday.ca

  07-08-2020 21:28
  
  Ottawa Aces add twin brothers Jay and Ted Chapelhow to rugby league roster  CKPGToday.ca
  
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• Ottawa-born Alanis Morissette juggles work, motherhood in viral Jimmy Fallon video

  07-08-2020 21:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A video of Ottawa-born songstress Alanis Morissette performing her new song "Ablaze" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon while juggling her four-year-old has racked up nearly 1.2 million views on YouTube since it was uploaded a little over a week ago. Read More
  
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• Ottawa-born Alanis Morissette juggles work, motherhood in viral Jimmy Fallon video - Ottawa Citizen

  07-08-2020 21:10
  
  Ottawa-born Alanis Morissette juggles work, motherhood in viral Jimmy Fallon video  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Woman, 79, slightly hurt after car crashes into building

  07-08-2020 20:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 79-year-old woman escaped with minor injuries Friday afternoon after a car crashed into a commercial building in the city's east end. Read More
  
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• Man charged following west-end stabbing

  07-08-2020 20:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 26-year-old man has been charged with numerous offences after a stabbing Thursday night in the west end. Read More
  
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• The Dry Tide: Inside Ottawa's alcohol-free movement - Ottawa Magazine

  07-08-2020 19:51
  
  The Dry Tide: Inside Ottawa's alcohol-free movement  Ottawa Magazine
  
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• Fifteen new COVID-19 cases reported in Ottawa Friday - CTV Edmonton

  07-08-2020 19:39
  
  Fifteen new COVID-19 cases reported in Ottawa Friday  CTV Edmonton
  
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• Police investigating Rideau Street bank robbery - Ottawa Citizen

  07-08-2020 19:15
  
  Police investigating Rideau Street bank robbery  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Police investigating Rideau Street bank robbery

  07-08-2020 19:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa police are investigating a downtown bank robbery that occurred late Friday morning, and by early afternoon were actively pursuing a suspect. Read More
  
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• Three people in critical condition following head-on collision in Kanata

  07-08-2020 19:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Three people are in critical condition with multi-system trauma following a head-on collision Friday morning between two vehicles on Terry Fox Drive at Old Second Line Road in Kanata. Read More
  
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• July tally shows capital regained one in five lost jobs, several sectors still devastated

  07-08-2020 18:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Bit by bit, the region’s reopening economy is clawing back some of the 80,000 jobs that vanished between February and June as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown. Read More
  
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• Ottawa music industry in need of 'systemic correction' for anti-Black racism, panel hears

  07-08-2020 18:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  This summer's rise in global awareness of the Black Lives Matter movement creates new opportunities to address anti-Black racism in the music industry, an online panel of Black Ottawa musicians and their supporters heard Thursday night. Read More
  
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• Editorial: Mark Norman case – Abuse of Access to Information law continues

  07-08-2020 18:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Anyone trying to use Access to Information legislation to prise information out of the hands of government knows the law is broken. No, that’s an understatement. It is shamelessly ignored, abused and skirted by federal departments. Read More
  
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• Kathleen Edwards back with new music, reflecting on the twists and turns of her career

  07-08-2020 18:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  When Ottawa musician and entrepreneur Kathleen Edwards was asked to share some wisdom with a high-school graduating class this year, she advised the young minds to strive for their dreams without fearing either failure or change.  Read More
  
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• Kurl: Troubled Trudeau turns to the power of the pivot - Ottawa Citizen

  07-08-2020 18:17
  
  Kurl: Troubled Trudeau turns to the power of the pivot  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Kurl: Troubled Trudeau turns to the power of the pivot

  07-08-2020 18:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  If the WE Charity scandal demonstrates – yet again – the ways in which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is utterly incapable of avoiding political landmines related to ethics and conflicts of interest, it has also shown that he is more adroit at another manoeuvre: the pivot. Read More
  
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• Petawawa man charged with child-porn offences

  07-08-2020 17:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 59-year-old Petawawa man has been charged with numerous child pornography offences, following an investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police’s child sexual exploitation unit. Read More
  
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• Ottawa police bust 'chop shop', seeking owners for 27 stolen bikes - Global News

  07-08-2020 17:15
  
  Ottawa police bust 'chop shop', seeking owners for 27 stolen bikes  Global News
  
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• COVID-19: Ford blasts 'backstabbing' Trump on renewed tariffs; $234M allocated to child-care return

  07-08-2020 16:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Premier Doug Ford veered from his regular Covid-19 updates Friday to launch a serious, and personal, attack on U.S. President Donald Trump's renewal of tariffs on Canadian aluminum. Read More
  
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• Ottawa's Gabriels Pizza raising funds for Beirut as it remains connected to Lebanese roots - OttawaMatters.com

  07-08-2020 16:41
  
  Ottawa's Gabriels Pizza raising funds for Beirut as it remains connected to Lebanese roots  OttawaMatters.com
  
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• Fifteen new cases reported in Ottawa Friday - CTV Edmonton

  07-08-2020 16:39
  
  Fifteen new cases reported in Ottawa Friday  CTV Edmonton
  
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• Police recover 30 stolen bicycles at area 'chop shops'

  07-08-2020 16:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa police recovered 30 stolen bicycles following a month-long project into thefts in Centretown and Lowertown. Read More
  
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• Two in hospital following east-end motorcycle collision

  07-08-2020 16:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Two people were taken to the trauma centre in serious but stable condition, following a collision in the east end Friday morning between a motorcycle and an SUV. Read More
  
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• Pellerin: Concerts from your car? So be it, in the COVID-19 age

  07-08-2020 16:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Am I the only one seeing pictures of this year’s unusual Bluesfest and thinking about Lightning McQueen? Probably. Certainly the only one from my age group. Read More
  
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• Celebrating 65 years of marriage, couple's love crosses COVID divide

  07-08-2020 15:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  They are separated by County Road 2, but in this pandemic they might as well be continents apart. Read More
  
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• OTTAWA WEATHER: The perfect summer day? Could be - Ottawa Sun

  07-08-2020 15:40
  
  OTTAWA WEATHER: The perfect summer day? Could be  Ottawa Sun
  
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• Capital region's jobless rate continues to fall as economy reopens

  07-08-2020 15:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The capital region's jobless slid to 9.1 per cent in July, from 9.5 per cent in June as people continued to return to work. Read More
  
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• Getting Around: New road repair projects to alter traffic flow

  07-08-2020 15:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa commuters will find roadblocks and lane closures at more than a half-dozen fresh sites next week, as the city’s exciting summer roadwork season wraps up some projects and finds new places to dig. Read More
  
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• After 65 years of marriage, couple's love crosses COVID divide

  07-08-2020 14:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  They are separated by County Road 2, but in this pandemic they might as well be continents apart. Read More
  
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• Couple's love crosses COVID divide

  07-08-2020 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  They are separated by County Road 2, but in this pandemic they might as well be continents apart. Read More
  
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• Police seek girl, 17, missing from Pembroke area since Saturday

  07-08-2020 13:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Provincial police are asking for public assistance in locating a 17-year-old girl who left a residence in Laurentian Valley Township, near Pembroke, Saturday night. Read More
  
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• Ottawa weather forecast for Friday and the weekend

  07-08-2020 13:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Thank goodness it's Friday and it's looking like the weekend will start with an almost perfect summer day. Read More
  
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• Today's letters: History, the Governor General and face masks

  07-08-2020 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A worthy look at the history of museums Read More
  
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• Egan: A church expansion and hurting thy neighbours - Ottawa Citizen

  07-08-2020 12:01
  
  Egan: A church expansion and hurting thy neighbours  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Egan: A church expansion and hurting thy neighbours

  07-08-2020 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A number of residents in the leafy suburb off Greenbank Road are upset over a plan by the church to demolish three perfectly good houses, convert a fourth for their own use, to build a community centre and associated parking lot. Read More
  
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• Sunny and hot weather in the forecast for Ottawa this weekend - CTV News Ottawa

  07-08-2020 11:14
  
  Sunny and hot weather in the forecast for Ottawa this weekend  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday, Aug. 7 - CBC.ca

  07-08-2020 10:00
  
  What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday, Aug. 7  CBC.ca
  
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• Fifteen new COVID-19 cases reported in Ottawa Friday - CTV News Ottawa

  07-08-2020 09:00
  
  Fifteen new COVID-19 cases reported in Ottawa Friday  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• CEBL Roundup: Hamilton Honey Badgers and Ottawa Blackjack advance to semifinals - Preeceville Progress

  07-08-2020 07:25
  CEBL Roundup: Hamilton Honey Badgers and Ottawa Blackjack advance to semifinals  Preeceville Progress
  
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• CEBL Roundup: Hamilton Honey Badgers and Ottawa Blackjack advance to semifinals - The Outlook

  07-08-2020 07:21
  CEBL Roundup: Hamilton Honey Badgers and Ottawa Blackjack advance to semifinals  The Outlook
  
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• CFL, Ottawa still in talks as $30-million loan agreement proves elusive - The Globe and Mail

  07-08-2020 02:30
  
  CFL, Ottawa still in talks as $30-million loan agreement proves elusive  The Globe and Mail
  
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