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• Canadian Forces to investigate RCAF member who used social media to voice support of protesters

  03-02-2022 23:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Canadian military will investigate one of its members who went on Twitter with a video supporting the protesters who have disrupted Ottawa for the last week. Read More
  
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• A primer on Ottawa police strategy during the truckers' protest

  03-02-2022 23:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Why can’t police ticket and tow the trucks from downtown? Read More
  
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• Answers to your most common questions on the Ottawa truck protest

  03-02-2022 23:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Here's a quick reference guide for many of the most common questions asked by readers during the ongoing truck occupation of downtown Ottawa. Read More
  
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• Gurski: The ‘truck convoy’ is many things but it is not terrorism

  03-02-2022 23:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Even if Ottawa is inured to protests, demonstrations and sundry groups demanding this and that, the recent gridlock pursuant to the "truckers’ convoy" may be unique in terms of its size and duration. Read More
  
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• Fewer than 10 Ottawa police officers on unpaid leave for missing vaccination deadline - CBC.ca

  03-02-2022 23:02
  
  Fewer than 10 Ottawa police officers on unpaid leave for missing vaccination deadline  CBC.ca
  
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• Ottawa police searching for 23-year-old man last seen in Centrepointe - CTV News Ottawa

  03-02-2022 22:10
  
  Ottawa police searching for 23-year-old man last seen in Centrepointe  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Egan: Forget horns, 'no policing solution' the worst thing we've heard all week

  03-02-2022 22:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly seems like a nice guy. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Wastewater index blip coincides with convoy arrival; Moore notes 'general improvement' in indicators; Six more deaths in Ottawa

  03-02-2022 21:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  After weeks of steady decline, Ottawa’s wastewater signal — considered the most accurate reading of how much COVID-19 is in the community — took a sharp turn upward last weekend as thousands of vaccine mandate protesters came to the city. Read More
  
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• Police seek assistance in locating missing man, 23

  03-02-2022 21:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa police are seeking public assistance in locating Jaden De Fazio, 23, missing since Tuesday from the Centrepointe area. Read More
  
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• Three Indigenous chiefs disavow 'freedom convoy' and ceremonies taking place in Confederation Park

  03-02-2022 21:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Three local Indigenous chiefs have disavowed the “freedom convoy” protesting in Ottawa and said in a press release the Algonquin Nation did not sanction Indigenous ceremonies taking place near the downtown core. Read More
  
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• Ottawa police seize two handguns, drugs following undercover operation in Gloucester - CTV Edmonton

  03-02-2022 21:01
  
  Ottawa police seize two handguns, drugs following undercover operation in Gloucester  CTV Edmonton
  
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• Organizers of convoy protest: 'We have no intentions of staying one day longer than necessary'

  03-02-2022 20:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Leaders of the trucker protest that has paralyzed downtown Ottawa for a week say they won’t leave until mask and vaccine mandates are ended. Read More
  
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• Truck convoy: Police issue 30 tickets; Protest organizers say they're not leaving until mandates lifted

  03-02-2022 20:34 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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• Police seek witnesses to Richmond Road shooting that sent man to hospital

  03-02-2022 20:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Investigators are looking for witnesses and tips in a shooting believed to have happened along the side of Richmond Road between McEwen and New Orchard avenues Wednesday night. Read More
  
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• Trucker protests in Ottawa will continue until a ‘clear plan’ for the ‘elimination’ of all COVID-19 mandates and restrictions, organizers say - Globalnews.ca

  03-02-2022 20:06
  
  Trucker protests in Ottawa will continue until a ‘clear plan’ for the ‘elimination’ of all COVID-19 mandates and restrictions, organizers say  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Is Watercolour Westport the Ottawa-area's “Niagara-On-The-Lake” community?

  03-02-2022 19:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  If homebuilding was an art, then Watercolour Westport has mastered it. Perhaps its artisanal nature inspired the name – Watercolour? Built by Land Ark Homes, the housing development begins phase two with 25 homes slated for spring, bringing total units to 50 by the end of 2022. With a completion plan of 300 new homes by the end of 2030, the walkable village of Westport is slated for exponential growth. Read More
  
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• Man wounded in shooting in Ottawa's west end - CTV Edmonton

  03-02-2022 19:48
  
  Man wounded in shooting in Ottawa's west end  CTV Edmonton
  
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• Truck convoy: A glimpse inside a big rig in downtown Ottawa

  03-02-2022 19:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  If there is one thing truck drivers love to talk about, it’s size. Long-hauler Cristian Muntean, who hails from Windsor, is no exception. Read More
  
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• Ottawa’s “Niagara-On-The-Lake” community?

  03-02-2022 19:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  If homebuilding was an art, then Watercolour Westport has mastered it. Perhaps its artisanal nature inspired the name – Watercolour? Built by Land Ark Homes, the housing development begins phase two with 25 homes slated for spring, bringing total units to 50 by the end of 2022. With a completion plan of 300 new homes by the end of 2030, the walkable village of Westport is slated for exponential growth. Read More
  
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• Fewer than 10 Ottawa police officers suspended for refusing COVID-19 vaccine - CTV News Ottawa

  03-02-2022 19:11
  
  Fewer than 10 Ottawa police officers suspended for refusing COVID-19 vaccine  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• COVID-19: Wastewater index blip coincides with convoy arrival; Six more deaths in Ottawa; Ontario death toll up by 75

  03-02-2022 18:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  After weeks of steady decline, Ottawa’s wastewater signal — considered the most accurate reading of how much COVID-19 is in the community — took a sharp turn upward last weekend as thousands of vaccine mandate protesters came to the city. Read More
  
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• Abray: As protesters take over downtown Ottawa, police wave the white flag

  03-02-2022 18:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  This past Monday afternoon, with the sun shining, the birds singing, and the air crisp and fresh, I walked into a popular downtown park and was assaulted by three men. They didn’t want my wallet. They didn’t want any of my belongings. What they wanted was my city. And now, five days later, it looks like they have succeeded in stealing it. Read More
  
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• Undercover operation yields two handguns, drugs in Gloucester raid: Police

  03-02-2022 18:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Three men and a woman face charges following a month-long undercover drug-trafficking probe that also turned up two handguns and ammunition in a raid in Beaconwood area Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Protest's 'potential for escalation is huge,' says former Ottawa police chief - CBC.ca

  03-02-2022 17:51
  
  Protest's 'potential for escalation is huge,' says former Ottawa police chief  CBC.ca
  
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• Pellerin: Time to think about Ottawa and Gatineau as one region so we can plan liveable cities

  03-02-2022 17:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Nothing like an occupation to make you dream about liveable cities. But no. I don't want to talk about these anti-vaccine-mandate protesters more than I absolutely have to. I want to talk instead about the ideas and principles that will guide the National Capital Commission as it endeavours to make our city sing. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Wastewater index blip coincides with convoy arrival; Ontario death toll up by 75

  03-02-2022 17:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  After weeks of steady decline, Ottawa’s wastewater signal — considered the most accurate reading of how much COVID-19 is in the community — took a sharp turn upward last weekend as thousands of vaccine mandate protesters came to the city. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Ontario death toll up by 75

  03-02-2022 17:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ontario is reporting 75 deaths related to COVID-19 Thursday and 4,098 new confirmed cases. Read More
  
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• Truck convoy: Police issue 30 tickets, including for unnecessary noise; Protests, road closures continue Thursday as frustration grows

  03-02-2022 15:42 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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• Truck convoy: Protests, road closures continue Thursday as frustration grows

  03-02-2022 15:13 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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• Weather: Snow ending Thursday morning but more on tap for Thursday night

  03-02-2022 13:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Wake up to a frosting of fresh snow to shovel with another 2 to 4 cm expected Thursday night. Read More
  
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• Trucker protest noise may lead to 'chronic annoyance and distress'

  03-02-2022 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  If you live in Centretown and feel that the constant blaring truck horns are scrambling your brain, an expert says you may be right. Read More
  
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• 'That's what scares me': Quebec MP gives impassioned speech condemning Confederate flags in Ottawa protest - CTV Montreal

  03-02-2022 04:57
  
  'That's what scares me': Quebec MP gives impassioned speech condemning Confederate flags in Ottawa protest  CTV Montreal
  
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• Trucker convoy: Ottawa police seek to identify woman after National War Memorial desecrated - Global News

  03-02-2022 02:15
  
  Trucker convoy: Ottawa police seek to identify woman after National War Memorial desecrated  Global News
  
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• Protest or not, it's business as usual for Ottawa's parking enforcement

  03-02-2022 01:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  In at least one aspect of city operations during the six-day occupation of the downtown core by protesters, it remains business as usual. Read More
  
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• Australian defence study warns new warships with same design to be used by Canada are unsafe

  03-02-2022 01:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Australia’s new warships, which have the same basic design as the vessels Canada plans to build, are too slow and have been deemed unsafe, according to a new Australian defence assessment. Read More
  
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• Canadian premiers hoping new poll will convince Ottawa to up health transfers - Globalnews.ca

  03-02-2022 01:04
  
  Canadian premiers hoping new poll will convince Ottawa to up health transfers  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Parking lot at city-owned ball stadium used as a logistics camp for protesters

  03-02-2022 00:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The parking lot at the city taxpayer-owned baseball stadium on Coventry Road is a logistics camp for the downtown truck protest. Read More
  
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• Dorion: Sens hopeful Norris can avoid surgery, Batherson targeting April return - TSN

  03-02-2022 00:41
  
  Dorion: Sens hopeful Norris can avoid surgery, Batherson targeting April return  TSN
  
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• Ottawa tables updated bill on Broadcasting Act - iPolitics.ca

  03-02-2022 00:23
  
  Ottawa tables updated bill on Broadcasting Act  iPolitics.ca
  
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• 'We're being overrun': Counter-protesters brave intimidation in the heart of the Ottawa trucker demonstration

  03-02-2022 00:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Amid the noise and the crowds downtown, small groups of counter-protesters braved intimidation and harassment Wednesday to express their frustration with the protesters who continue to paralyze and disrupt the city's core. Read More
  
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• 'Toughest job in Ottawa,' says Cooper after O'Toole ousted as Conservative leader - St. Albert Today

  03-02-2022 00:13
  'Toughest job in Ottawa,' says Cooper after O'Toole ousted as Conservative leader  St. Albert Today
  
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• Ottawa police might need military aid to end downtown occupation, chief says - CBC.ca

  03-02-2022 00:09
  
  Ottawa police might need military aid to end downtown occupation, chief says  CBC.caOttawa police considering military intervention to end ‘unlawful’ blockade  The GuardianOttawa police strategy to change as COVID-19 protest abates  The Globe and Mail'All options on the table' to end protest ensnaring Ottawa, says police chief  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News'All options on the table' to end protest ensnaring Ottawa: police chief  Toront
  
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