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• Traffic and downtown service impacts will continue Thursday - ottawa.ca

  02-02-2022 23:53
  Traffic and downtown service impacts will continue Thursday  ottawa.ca
  
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• Egan: Lost sister to cancer, wins $141K, now gives back — 'this was Meg'

  02-02-2022 23:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Olympics are upon us, a time for golden dreams, silver linings, and certain heartbreak. Read More
  
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• Kilgour: Winter Olympics — here's why we're calling them the 'Genocide Games' - Ottawa Citizen

  02-02-2022 23:35
  
  Kilgour: Winter Olympics — here's why we're calling them the 'Genocide Games'  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Kilgour: Winter Olympics — here's why we're calling them the 'Genocide Games'

  02-02-2022 23:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  On Feb. 4, the "Genocide Olympics" will begin. Read More
  
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• Protesters say they're here for long haul as supporters donate food, fuel, other supplies

  02-02-2022 23:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Supporters of the truckers' protest in downtown Ottawa are bracing for a long stay despite growing anger from residents, relying on food and drink donations, supply runs of fuel and firewood, and nearby amenities like hotel bathrooms. Read More
  
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• Chippewa Park restoration project gets new funding from Ottawa - Tbnewswatch.com

  02-02-2022 23:00
  
  Chippewa Park restoration project gets new funding from Ottawa  Tbnewswatch.com
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Pierre Dorion on The Sens Panel - Ottawa Sun

  02-02-2022 22:37
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Pierre Dorion on The Sens Panel  Ottawa Sun
  
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• 'I don't know how they will pay the rent': Businesses and workers bearing brunt of protests

  02-02-2022 22:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  As organizers of the truck protest in downtown Ottawa were vowing to stay for “as long as it takes” Wednesday, affected downtown businesses and workers said the situation is a worsening disaster for them. Read More
  
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• Ottawa battles the pink robots by banning automated delivery vehicles - Ottawa Citizen

  02-02-2022 22:08
  
  Ottawa battles the pink robots by banning automated delivery vehicles  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Ottawa battles the pink robots by banning automated delivery vehicles

  02-02-2022 22:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The City of Ottawa is battling the pink robots. Read More
  
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• Ontario First Nations do not support Freedom Convoy in Ottawa - My PG Now

  02-02-2022 21:30
  
  Ontario First Nations do not support Freedom Convoy in Ottawa  My PG NowWhat's closed on Day 6 of the downtown Ottawa protest  CBC.caOttawa police make two arrests following demonstration-related investigations  Castlegar NewsDowntown Ottawa residents tired of 'living hell' during trucker protest  CTV EdmontonOttawa trucker protest: Core group remains  CTV NewsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Ottawa contractor pleads guilty to uttering threats, fraud - CTV News Ottawa

  02-02-2022 20:59
  
  Ottawa contractor pleads guilty to uttering threats, fraud  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Ottawa contractor pleads guilty to uttering threats, fraud - CTV Edmonton

  02-02-2022 20:59
  
  Ottawa contractor pleads guilty to uttering threats, fraud  CTV Edmonton
  
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• Truck convoy: Protests 'intolerable,' more charges coming, says chief; Protesters vow to stay 'as long as it takes'

  02-02-2022 20:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The ‘Freedom Convoy’ that converged in Ottawa on the weekend started in response to the federal government’s move to require that all Canadian truck drivers crossing the U.S. border be fully vaccinated. The Canadian Trucking Alliance, the main advocacy body for truckers, has disavowed the protest, saying the vast majority of its members are fully vaccinated and are continuing to work. The core organizers of the protest insist that they are not anti-vaccine but instead oppose ma
  
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• Glavin: CBC loves the Beijing Olympics; the rest of Canada, not so much

  02-02-2022 20:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  It’s a paradox. Read More
  
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• Glavin: CBC loves the Beijing Olympics; the rest of Canada, not so much - Ottawa Citizen

  02-02-2022 20:23
  
  Glavin: CBC loves the Beijing Olympics; the rest of Canada, not so much  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Plans underway for farm-tractor convoy from Alexandria to Ottawa

  02-02-2022 20:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  ALEXANDRIA — A tractor convoy to Ottawa, originating in the North Glengarry village of Alexandria, is being organized for Saturday, Feb. 5. Read More
  
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• Judy Kucharuk: Ottawa Convoy has taken the mic — how will it use it? - Alaska Highway News

  02-02-2022 20:00
  
  Judy Kucharuk: Ottawa Convoy has taken the mic — how will it use it?  Alaska Highway News
  
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• Carbon tax woes fall on deaf ears in Ottawa - moosejawtoday.com

  02-02-2022 20:00
  
  Carbon tax woes fall on deaf ears in Ottawa  moosejawtoday.com
  
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• Plans underway for farm-tractor convoy from Alexandria to Ottawa - Standard Freeholder

  02-02-2022 19:55
  
  Plans underway for farm-tractor convoy from Alexandria to Ottawa  Standard Freeholder
  
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• Robot delivery services banned on Ottawa streets, city says - CTV News Ottawa

  02-02-2022 19:34
  
  Robot delivery services banned on Ottawa streets, city says  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Wednesday, Feb. 2 - CBC.ca

  02-02-2022 19:20
  
  What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Wednesday, Feb. 2  CBC.ca
  
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• Diesel fumes bring risk of serious health issues for Centretown residents, experts say

  02-02-2022 19:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Some downtown Ottawa residents who are breathing non-stop diesel exhaust from the truck convoy have an increased risk of asthma attacks or even a heart attack or stroke, experts say. Read More
  
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• Bauer: I should hate the truckers' convoy. Here's why I don't

  02-02-2022 19:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  First, the obligatory disclaimer: I’m triple vaxxed, with two AstraZeneca jabs and a Pfizer top-up on board. I got the shots with no hesitation, as soon as they became available. I support government efforts to get more people vaccinated. I don’t even oppose vaccine mandates. What else: as a medical writer I spend most of my time converting data into prose. At the ballot box, I’ve voted for just about every federal and Ontario party except Conservative. My mother’s legacy
  
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• Statement in response to the ongoing protests in Ottawa - Restaurants Canada

  02-02-2022 18:56
  
  Statement in response to the ongoing protests in Ottawa  Restaurants Canada
  
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• COVID-19: Ottawa death toll reaches 700; Ontario reports 72 more deaths; Ottawa Hospital opens assessment centre

  02-02-2022 18:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Six more people have died in Ottawa from COVID-19 as the city’s death toll has now risen to 700, with another 301 new infections reported Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Cohen: Truck convoy — An American-style protest, a limp Canadian response

  02-02-2022 18:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  It is easy to talk of the Americanization of Canada, particularly in our political institutions. We now set fixed election dates, we ask appointees to the Supreme Court to appear before Parliament, we embrace attack advertising in elections. Read More
  
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• Volunteers organizing to help Centretown residents affected by trucker protests

  02-02-2022 18:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Frustrated Ottawans are organizing to support Centretown residents who have been living with the presence of protesters and constant honking for more than five days. Read More
  
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• Gatineau speeder, 24, clocked at 148 km/h on Highway 5

  02-02-2022 17:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 24-year-old Gatineau man was stopped heading north on Highway 5 Wednesday morning travelling at more than twice the posted 70 kilometres per hour speed limit. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Ontario reports 72 more deaths; Ottawa Hospital opens assessment centre

  02-02-2022 17:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ontario is reporting 72 deaths related to COVID-19 and another 3,909 new confirmed cases as of Wednesday. Read More
  
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• OPP identify victim of fatal fire east of Ottawa - CTV News Ottawa

  02-02-2022 17:23
  
  OPP identify victim of fatal fire east of Ottawa  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Truck convoy: Police make third arrest; Protesters vow to stay 'as long as it takes'

  02-02-2022 17:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The ‘Freedom Convoy’ that converged in Ottawa on the weekend started in response to the federal government’s move to require that all Canadian truck drivers crossing the U.S. border be fully vaccinated. The Canadian Trucking Alliance, the main advocacy body for truckers, has disavowed the protest, saying the vast majority of its members are fully vaccinated and are continuing to work. The core organizers of the protest insist that they are not anti-vaccine but instead oppose ma
  
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• Ottawa’s Sophomores are Definitely Not Slumping - Silver Seven

  02-02-2022 17:00
  
  Ottawa’s Sophomores are Definitely Not Slumping  Silver Seven
  
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• Woman, 83, identified as victim of fire near Clarence-Rockland Saturday

  02-02-2022 16:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Provincial police said Wednesday an 83-year-old woman is confirmed dead following a fire Saturday at a home on Rollin Road in Saint-Pascal-Baylon, near Clarence-Rockland. Read More
  
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• Case of eastern Ontario doctor Brian Nadler, charged with murder, adjourned to late February

  02-02-2022 16:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  L'ORIGNAL, Ont. -- The case of an eastern Ontario doctor facing a murder charge has been adjourned for several weeks. Read More
  
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• The Ottawa Hospital opens new Clinical Assessment Centre in Ottawa - ottawahospital.on.ca

  02-02-2022 14:55
  The Ottawa Hospital opens new Clinical Assessment Centre in Ottawa  ottawahospital.on.ca
  
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• Truck convoy: Protesters vow to stay 'as long as it takes,' claim 'tens of thousands' remain

  02-02-2022 14:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The ‘Freedom Convoy’ that converged in Ottawa on the weekend started in response to the federal government’s move to require that all Canadian truck drivers crossing the U.S. border be fully vaccinated. The Canadian Trucking Alliance, the main advocacy body for truckers, has disavowed the protest, saying the vast majority of its members are fully vaccinated and are continuing to work. The core organizers of the protest insist that they are not anti-vaccine but instead oppose ma
  
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• Ottawa weather: Winter weather travel advisory in effect - CTV Edmonton

  02-02-2022 14:09
  
  Ottawa weather: Winter weather travel advisory in effect  CTV Edmonton
  
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• Ottawa police strategy to change as COVID-19 protest abates - The Globe and Mail

  02-02-2022 13:59
  
  Ottawa police strategy to change as COVID-19 protest abates  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Weather: Winter weather travel advisory in effect for Groundhog Day, up to 12 cm of snow expected

  02-02-2022 13:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Let's hope local groundhogs predict an early spring Wednesday with plenty more wintry weather on the way for the capital. Read More
  
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• Monaghan: Ottawa police have facilitated the 'freedom rally': Now what?

  02-02-2022 13:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  As trucks continue to clog the downtown core, Ottawa residents are voicing confusion and increased hostility towards Ottawa police and city officials for having allowed the Freedom Rally to continue its occupation of the parliamentary precinct and adjoining neighbourhoods. Read More
  
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• Today's letters: Noisy, unruly protest gives freedom a bad name

  02-02-2022 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  What real freedom looks like Read More
  
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• YOU SAID IT: Truly a Canadian - Ottawa Sun

  02-02-2022 11:38
  
  YOU SAID IT: Truly a Canadian  Ottawa Sun
  
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• Health-care workers at downtown Ottawa hospitals facing stress caused by protests - CBC.ca

  02-02-2022 10:29
  
  Health-care workers at downtown Ottawa hospitals facing stress caused by protests  CBC.ca
  
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• First Nation wants Ottawa to help clean up plastic waste left behind by 27-year boil water advisory - CBC News

  02-02-2022 10:00
  
  First Nation wants Ottawa to help clean up plastic waste left behind by 27-year boil water advisory  CBC News
  
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• Canadian premiers push for boost in health-care funding from Ottawa - Globalnews.ca

  02-02-2022 09:00
  
  Canadian premiers push for boost in health-care funding from Ottawa  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Trucker convoy: Police charge two Ottawa men following protest-related investigations; 'I’m here until the end' — demonstrators revel on fifth day

  02-02-2022 03:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The "Freedom Convoy" that converged in Ottawa on the weekend started in response to the federal government's move to require that all Canadian truck drivers crossing the U.S. border be fully vaccinated. The Canadian Trucking Alliance, the main advocacy body for truckers, has disavowed the protest, saying the vast majority of its members are fully vaccinated and are continuing to work. The core organizers of the protest insist that they are not anti-vaccine but instead oppose mandates that requir
  
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• 'Like we're being held hostage': Ottawa residents frustrated as truck protesters refuse to leave | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  02-02-2022 02:45
  
  'Like we're being held hostage': Ottawa residents frustrated as truck protesters refuse to leave | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Voices: Centretown residents in the midst of the trucker protest

  02-02-2022 02:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  For the past few days, the lives of many Ottawa residents and workers have been upended by the thousands of truckers and their supporters who descended upon the downtown core. On Tuesday, we asked some of them how they felt about the protest. Read More
  
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• Kingston girl, 10, killed in collision with vehicle

  02-02-2022 02:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  KINGSTON — The Mother Teresa Catholic School community is mourning the death of a young student on Monday afternoon. Read More
  
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