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• 'I saw fear': Monday's storm another close call for Dunrobin tornado survivors

  18-08-2020 23:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ever since their home was destroyed in the Dunrobin tornado of 2018, Emily Glossop and Todd Nicholson have worked hard to help their two 11-year-olds overcome their fear of the weather. Read More
  
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• Hundreds of teachers seek accommodations for back-to-school - Ottawa Citizen

  18-08-2020 23:48
  
  Hundreds of teachers seek accommodations for back-to-school  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Innu Nation filing human rights complaint against Ottawa for causing 'suffering of the worst kind' - CBC.ca

  18-08-2020 23:36
  
  Innu Nation filing human rights complaint against Ottawa for causing 'suffering of the worst kind'  CBC.ca
  
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• Ottawa Public Health ready for start of school year, aims to expand testing capacity - CTV News Ottawa

  18-08-2020 22:53
  
  Ottawa Public Health ready for start of school year, aims to expand testing capacity  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• City adds sixth option for ward changes, public consultation starts Wednesday - Ottawa Citizen

  18-08-2020 22:43
  
  City adds sixth option for ward changes, public consultation starts Wednesday  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• City adds sixth option for ward changes, public consultation starts Wednesday

  18-08-2020 22:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  On the eve of a fresh round of public consultations, the city of Ottawa has added a sixth option for ward boundary changes. Read More
  
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• Four Ottawa French-language high schools will open five days a week - Ottawa Citizen

  18-08-2020 22:32
  
  Four Ottawa French-language high schools will open five days a week  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Four Ottawa French-language high schools will open five days a week

  18-08-2020 22:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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• Missing Almonte girl safely located

  18-08-2020 22:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Lanark OPP asked the public to help them find a missing 13-year-old, shortly after the girl was last seen in Almonte early Tuesday afternoon. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Catholic School Board announces changes to back-to-school plan - CTV News Ottawa

  18-08-2020 21:55
  
  Ottawa Catholic School Board announces changes to back-to-school plan  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• COVID-19: Ottawa registers first death in weeks; OPH launches webpage for info for parents

  18-08-2020 21:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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• Possible lightning strike probed in east end house fire - Ottawa Citizen

  18-08-2020 21:26
  
  Possible lightning strike probed in east end house fire  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Missing girl, 13, was last seen in Almonte

  18-08-2020 21:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Lanark OPP asked the public to help them find a missing 13-year-old, shortly after the girl was last seen in Almonte early Tuesday afternoon. Read More
  
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• Possible lightning strike probed in east end house fire

  18-08-2020 21:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A fire that residents of an east-end home think may have been caused by a lightning strike was swiftly brought under control Tuesday afternoon. Read More
  
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• Ottawa's Thermal Energy inks $920K deal with European food and beverage company - Ottawa Business Journal

  18-08-2020 21:21
  
  Ottawa's Thermal Energy inks $920K deal with European food and beverage company  Ottawa Business Journal
  
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• Ottawa software maker Amika Mobile acquired by California firm - Ottawa Business Journal

  18-08-2020 21:10
  
  Ottawa software maker Amika Mobile acquired by California firm  Ottawa Business Journal
  
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• Harder: How focusing on the 'missing middle' will improve housing affordability

  18-08-2020 20:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The COVID-19 crisis is front of mind for all of us – but another emergency has been simmering for years: a shortage of affordable housing across the city. That problem has reached a crisis point where even mid-income households can have enormous difficulty finding a place to live. City council declared a housing crisis and emergency in January to help keep focus on this issue, and while we've had to turn attention to the pandemic, we still need to find ways to procure more housing. Read Mo
  
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• Proposed bylaw including pest control measures for Ottawa rental properties - OttawaMatters.com

  18-08-2020 20:48
  
  Proposed bylaw including pest control measures for Ottawa rental properties  OttawaMatters.com
  
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• More than 7,000 pot plants seized, 13 arrested by OPP in Stone Mills Township

  18-08-2020 20:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  OPP officers seized more than 7,000 cannabis plants in Stone Mills Township west of Kingston and made more than a dozen arrests Sunday. Read More
  
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• Atlético Ottawa vs. Valour FC: Can Mista's side keep the momentum going? - Canadian Premier League

  18-08-2020 20:34
  
  Atlético Ottawa vs. Valour FC: Can Mista's side keep the momentum going?  Canadian Premier League
  
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• Three Ottawa men, one Toronto man, facing 92 charges each following gun smuggling investigation - CTV News Ottawa

  18-08-2020 20:31
  
  Three Ottawa men, one Toronto man, facing 92 charges each following gun smuggling investigation  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Ottawa Aces add Ellis Robson - Ottawa Sun

  18-08-2020 20:09
  
  Ottawa Aces add Ellis Robson  Ottawa Sun
  
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• Back to school for two Ottawa French Catholic schools on Wednesday - CTV News Ottawa

  18-08-2020 19:53
  
  Back to school for two Ottawa French Catholic schools on Wednesday  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Today's letters: Under the Liberals, politics are no different

  18-08-2020 19:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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• Rash of COVID-19 cases among Ottawa bus drivers due to users not masking up: Union boss - OttawaMatters.com

  18-08-2020 18:52
  
  Rash of COVID-19 cases among Ottawa bus drivers due to users not masking up: Union boss  OttawaMatters.com
  
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• COVID-19: Ottawa registers first death in weeks, eight new cases; Ontario reports 'uptick', four new deaths

  18-08-2020 18:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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• Ottawa reports first COVID-19 death in more than three weeks - OttawaMatters.com

  18-08-2020 18:39
  
  Ottawa reports first COVID-19 death in more than three weeks  OttawaMatters.com
  
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• COVID-19: Ottawa registers first death in week, eight new cases; Ontario reports 'uptick', four new deaths

  18-08-2020 18:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa Public Health reported a new COVID-19 death for the first time in weeks, bringing the total number of deaths recorded locally since the beginning of the pandemic to 265. Read More
  
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• Denley: With future of public transit in doubt, there's still value in an interprovincial system

  18-08-2020 18:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  These are challenging times for public transit in our region. Ottawa’s new LRT system has been an operational nightmare of almost unimaginable proportions. The pandemic has slashed city transit revenue by $123 million, calling into question the financial viability of public transit. Uncertainty about future office demand downtown has further destabilized transit’s future. Read More
  
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• Canoe4COVID making waves along the Ottawa River, 2000km trip en-route to Parliament - renfrewtoday.ca

  18-08-2020 17:59
  
  Canoe4COVID making waves along the Ottawa River, 2000km trip en-route to Parliament  renfrewtoday.ca
  
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• Carr: Now's the time to address our marginalized schools — but only with consultation

  18-08-2020 17:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa-Carleton District School Board trustees recently voted to remove funding for police school resource officers (SRO) at Ridgemont and Gloucester high schools. Trustee Lyra Evans, who advanced the motion, expressed that continued funding would contribute to “upholding systemic racism.” Trustee Justine Bell declared the removal of the funding necessary to “build back trust with our racialized and traditionally marginalized communities.” Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Ontario reports 'uptick' in cases; four new deaths

  18-08-2020 16:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ontario reported 125 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, "an uptick over recent days and largely the result of localized increases," according to Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott. Read More
  
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• Eight new cases of COVID-19 reported in Ottawa on Tuesday - CTV Edmonton

  18-08-2020 16:47
  
  Eight new cases of COVID-19 reported in Ottawa on Tuesday  CTV Edmonton
  
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• Alleged serial voyeur was hired by three law enforcement agencies

  18-08-2020 15:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  An alleged serial voyeur and sexual predator — who police in two cities say exposed himself to girls, sexually assaulted a woman and secretly filmed others in bathrooms and hotels — was employed by three different law enforcement agencies during the span of his alleged crimes, this newspaper has learned. Read More
  
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• Handful of tickets issued to Ottawa e-scooter sidewalk riders - OttawaMatters.com

  18-08-2020 15:46
  
  Handful of tickets issued to Ottawa e-scooter sidewalk riders  OttawaMatters.com
  
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• Three Ottawa men and Toronto man charged in cross-border gun smuggling probe

  18-08-2020 15:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Three Ottawa men and a man from Toronto face charges after an arsenal of guns alleged to have been smuggled into Canada from the United States were seized near Cornwall, the RCMP reported Tuesday. Read More
  
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• Getting around: e-scooters don't belong on the sidewalk; new construction begins

  18-08-2020 14:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Riding an e-scooter on the sidewalk can result in a hefty ticket, police warn after getting a flurry of complaints from pedestrians. Read More
  
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• Cooler, cloudy and likely wet (thunderstorms are possible) but weekend looks more summery

  18-08-2020 13:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  After some wild weather Monday night, Tuesday starts a string of cooler, cloudy and likely wet days with nights that will have you digging out a jacket. Read More
  
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• Candles used during power outage cause blaze in south Ottawa home - OttawaMatters.com

  18-08-2020 12:35
  
  Candles used during power outage cause blaze in south Ottawa home  OttawaMatters.com
  
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• Ottawa police will not lay charges in dispute on Barrhaven bridge - Ottawa Citizen

  18-08-2020 12:08
  
  Ottawa police will not lay charges in dispute on Barrhaven bridge  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Ottawa police will not lay charges in dispute on Barrhaven bridge

  18-08-2020 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police have completed their investigation into a 911 call made by a white woman reporting Black man Ntwali Bashizi for standing on a Barrhaven bridge and will not lay criminal charges, this newspaper has learned. Read More
  
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• Hundreds of teachers seek accommodations for back-to-school

  18-08-2020 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Hundreds of Ottawa public elementary teachers are seeking work accommodations because they're concerned about returning to the classroom. Read More
  
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• What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Tuesday, Aug. 18 - CBC.ca

  18-08-2020 09:00
  
  What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Tuesday, Aug. 18  CBC.ca
  
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• Morning Brief: Ottawa put on shuffle watch - iPolitics.ca

  18-08-2020 09:00
  
  Morning Brief: Ottawa put on shuffle watch  iPolitics.ca
  
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• Eight new cases of COVID-19, one new death reported in Ottawa on Tuesday - CTV News Ottawa

  18-08-2020 09:00
  
  Eight new cases of COVID-19, one new death reported in Ottawa on Tuesday  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Mani Soleymanlou appointed next artistic director of NAC French theatre

  18-08-2020 06:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  While the novel coronavirus has forced theatres to go dark, the incoming artistic director of French theatre at the National Arts Centre says the pandemic-related hiatus provides an opportunity for rethinking the performing arts. Read More
  
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• Candles being used in power outage may have caused River Road blaze

  18-08-2020 05:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Residents of a home at 330 River Rd. told Ottawa Fire Services that candles being used during a power outage fell over and caused a fire Monday night. Read More
  
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• Severe thunderstorm warning for Ottawa area ends

  18-08-2020 04:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A severe thunderstorm warning issued Monday for most of Ottawa and its suburbs ended just before 10 p.m. Read More
  
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• Firefighters battle blaze at home on River Road

  18-08-2020 03:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa firefighters were battling flames at a "fully involved" house at 330 River Rd. on Monday night. Read More
  
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• Finley prepares to exit Ottawa - Simcoe Reformer

  18-08-2020 03:14
  
  Finley prepares to exit Ottawa  Simcoe Reformer
  
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