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• Counter protest to take to the streets this weekend

  04-02-2022 23:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa police are preparing for up to 1,000 counter-demonstrators to take to the streets Saturday as frustrated, weary residents of the city begin to fight protest with protest. Read More
  
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• NCC deciding what to do about protest spread, and kitchen shack, around Confederation Park

  04-02-2022 23:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 14-by-14-foot wooden shack built between Confederation Park and the Rideau Canal was being outfitted with wheels on Friday morning. Read More
  
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• Dupuis: Lessons from the Winnipeg General Strike for Ottawa during the trucker protest

  04-02-2022 23:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa's police chief has stated that policing alone might not solve the volatile occupation of the city's downtown that has lasted for more than a week. Although Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that calling in the military is "not in the cards right now," he has not ruled it out. Read More
  
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• Dining In: In Ottawa, a range of momos presents new spins on dumplings

  04-02-2022 22:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Given the ongoing blight of COVID-19 and the incessant blaring of trucker horns, it's hard to tell. But I think Ottawa might be having a momo moment. Read More
  
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• Ontario eases COVID-19 rules at long-term care homes to allow more visiting, socializing

  04-02-2022 22:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ontario is gradually easing the public health restrictions at long-term care homes to allow more visitors and caregivers as well as day trips and programs for residents. Read More
  
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• Truck convoy: Protesters spotted in the suburbs; Kitchen erected in Confederation Park

  04-02-2022 22:08 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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• Bateson: Truck convoy — why this weekend may be much more dangerous than last

  04-02-2022 22:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  After a week of hate speech, harassment and intimidation, many Ottawans are desperate for a little peace and quiet. Yet there are worrying signs of more trouble on the horizon. Read More
  
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• 'We have to pay rent': Downtown businesses brace for another weekend of protest pandemonium

  04-02-2022 21:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Beleaguered small businesses in Centretown and downtown braced Friday for another weekend of occupation by hordes of "Freedom Convoy" protesters, with entrepreneurs taking what measures they could to keep staff and property safe even as their sales continue to plummet. Read More
  
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• Current situation in Ottawa - ottawatourism.ca

  04-02-2022 20:41
  
  Current situation in Ottawa  ottawatourism.ca
  
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• Freedom convoy: Ottawa inspires other protests - CTV News

  04-02-2022 20:36
  
  Freedom convoy: Ottawa inspires other protests  CTV News
  
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• Ottawa police hire elite crisis-management firm to handle protest messaging - CBC.ca

  04-02-2022 20:31
  
  Ottawa police hire elite crisis-management firm to handle protest messaging  CBC.ca
  
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• Veteran offensive lineman Gott signs one-day contact to retire as Ottawa Redblack - Coast Reporter

  04-02-2022 20:13
  
  Veteran offensive lineman Gott signs one-day contact to retire as Ottawa Redblack  Coast Reporter
  
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• Ottawa police officer enters into peace bond following domestic assault charge

  04-02-2022 20:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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• Ede and Parriag: Truck convoy — Ottawans need to step up against white supremacy

  04-02-2022 19:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The capital city, site of national pomp and ceremony, parks and festivals, is having a crisis of identity. Read More
  
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• Charges not warranted in police cruiser crash that seriously injured civilian, SIU says

  04-02-2022 19:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The province's police watchdog has ruled that criminal charges are not warranted after a person was seriously injured a collision between a police cruiser and a civilian vehicle on the Airport Parkway last October. Read More
  
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• City advises of two additional downtown service impacts - ottawa.ca

  04-02-2022 19:53
  City advises of two additional downtown service impacts  ottawa.ca
  
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• Ottawa residents should follow public health advice amid convoy protest, top doctor says - Global News

  04-02-2022 19:43
  
  Ottawa residents should follow public health advice amid convoy protest, top doctor says  Global News
  
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• Adult passenger seriously injured, kids unharmed in school bus crash east of Ottawa

  04-02-2022 19:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A dozen children were unharmed when a school bus left the road and drove into a ditch in Hammond Friday morning but an adult passenger suffered serious injuries. Read More
  
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• Ottawa police expecting more trucks, protesters and counter-protesters over the weekend

  04-02-2022 19:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  About 300 to 400 more trucks are expected to try to enter the region over the weekend as part of the convoy protest, said Ottawa police on Friday as they announced a "surge and contain" strategy. Read More
  
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• Driver seriously injured, kids unharmed in school bus crash east of Ottawa

  04-02-2022 19:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Twelve children were unharmed when their school bus went off the road and into the ditch in Hammond Friday morning but the driver suffered serious injuries, the Ontario Provincial Police East Region said. Read More
  
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• Ottawa convoy protest organizer praises Scott Moe's 'leadership' - CTV News Saskatoon

  04-02-2022 19:08
  
  Ottawa convoy protest organizer praises Scott Moe's 'leadership'  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Kurl: Conservatives' embrace of the truck protest in Ottawa isn't helping them

  04-02-2022 18:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Quo Vadis, Conservatives? It’s a question you must think long and hard about because I fear you are headed for the brambles and thickets of political frustration a good while longer. Read More
  
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• Ottawa COVID-19 hospitalizations drop to lowest level this year - CTV News Ottawa

  04-02-2022 18:36
  
  Ottawa COVID-19 hospitalizations drop to lowest level this year  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• COVID-19: Province easing visitor restrictions at LTC homes; 60 new deaths in Ontario; 65 patients hospitalized in Ottawa

  04-02-2022 18:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ontario is gradually easing the public-health restrictions at long-term care homes to allow more visitors and caregivers as well as day trips and programs for residents. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Province easing visitor restrictions at LTC homes; Ontario reports 60 new deaths; 65 patients hospitalized in Ottawa

  04-02-2022 18:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ontario is gradually easing the public-health restrictions at long-term care homes to allow more visitors and caregivers as well as day trips and programs for residents. Read More
  
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• Truck convoy: Protest kitchen erected in Confederation Park; Police launch 'surge and contain strategy'

  04-02-2022 18:10 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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• Trucker protest in Ottawa can only be defused by policing, experts say

  04-02-2022 17:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Police may have missed their opportunity to prevent the paralytic grip downtown Ottawa is in  — but there still plenty of ways to dial it down, experts say. Read More
  
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• Truck convoy: Police launch 'surge and contain strategy'; Protest kitchen erected in Confederation Park

  04-02-2022 17:46 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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• Trucker protest in Ottawa can only be diffused by policing, experts say

  04-02-2022 17:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Police may have missed their opportunity to prevent the paralytic grip downtown Ottawa is in  — but there still plenty of ways to dial it down, experts say. Read More
  
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• No injuries as transport truck rolls near North Gower

  04-02-2022 17:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa Fire Services said that firefighters assessed multiple people but there were no reported injuries when a transport truck flipped over at the intersection of Roger Stevens Drive and Third Line Road South Friday morning. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Province easing visitor restrictions at LTC homes; Ontario reports 60 new deaths

  04-02-2022 17:14 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ontario is gradually easing the public-health restrictions at long-term care homes to allow more visitors and caregivers as well as day trips and programs for residents. Read More
  
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• Truckers protest: Ottawa police plan to further isolate demonstration in front of Parliament Hill | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  04-02-2022 17:10
  
  Truckers protest: Ottawa police plan to further isolate demonstration in front of Parliament Hill | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Truckers protest: Ottawa police plan to further isolate demonstration in front of Parliament Hill - Globalnews.ca

  04-02-2022 17:10
  
  Truckers protest: Ottawa police plan to further isolate demonstration in front of Parliament Hill  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Editorial: Police and the truck convoy — a lesson in appeasement

  04-02-2022 17:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  What nobody in Ottawa wants to hear: The capital is in for continued disruption as more so-called “freedom” protesters descend on the city this weekend. Hundreds more trucks are expected; up to 2,000 demonstrators may be present on foot; and another 1,000 or so counter-protesters could show up. That, fellow citizens, is what happens when you appease law-breakers. Read More
  
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• Ottawa residents decry anti-vaccine trucker ‘occupation’ - Al Jazeera English

  04-02-2022 17:03
  
  Ottawa residents decry anti-vaccine trucker ‘occupation’  Al Jazeera EnglishDoug Ford says Ottawa 'Freedom Convoy' is now an occupation | CTV News  CTV News TorontoProtesters build wooden structure in downtown Ottawa park  CTV News OttawaFear and loathing in Ottawa as more protests loom  BBC NewsOttawa Fears Vaccine Protest Has Morphed Into an Occupation  The Wall Street JournalView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• On the ground at the Ottawa protest: what will it take to break the gridlock? | The Current with Matt Galloway | Live Radio - CBC.ca

  04-02-2022 16:23
  
  On the ground at the Ottawa protest: what will it take to break the gridlock? | The Current with Matt Galloway | Live Radio  CBC.ca
  
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• Capital region jobless rate inches up to 4.7 per cent

  04-02-2022 15:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Judging solely by the headline numbers — a jobless rate of 4.7 per cent in January, compared to 4.4 per cent in December — the capital region’s economy looks to be in reasonable shape. Read More
  
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• Truck convoy: Police launch 'surge and contain strategy' effective immediately; City councillors plan Centretown patrol

  04-02-2022 15:58 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: Police to launch 'surge and contain strategy' this weekend; City councillors plan Centretown patrol

  04-02-2022 15:33 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 police launch 'surge and contain' strategy to manage protesters - CBC.ca

  04-02-2022 14:27
  
  Ottawa police launch 'surge and contain' strategy to manage protesters  CBC.caOttawa, Toronto police brace for thousands of protesters this weekend  My Stratford NowOttawa police deploy 'surge' in bid to control, end 'increasingly volatile' protest  CP24 Toronto's Breaking NewsOttawa police launch 'surge and contain' strategy at 'Freedom Convoy' protest  CTV News OttawaOttawa police say more officers will be deployed downtown as thousands of protesters are
  
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• Weather: High of -9 C Friday, very cold overnight, sunny Saturday but risk of frostbite

  04-02-2022 13:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  After some mild temperatures, get ready for wintry weather this weekend with temperatures dropping Friday night ahead of a cold but sunny Saturday and snow by Sunday night. Read More
  
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• Geiger-Bardswich: 'But did he hit you?' The parallels between the ‘Freedom Convoy’ and domestic violence

  04-02-2022 13:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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• Today's letters: Perhaps Ottawa should try to co-exist with the trucker convoy

  04-02-2022 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Co-existence could be the answer Read More
  
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• Is the Westray Law holding companies to account for workplace deaths?

  04-02-2022 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Early on the morning of May 9, 1992, people living near the Westray Coal Mine in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, were shaken from their beds by a rumbling shock wave. Some saw a blue-grey flash light the still-dark sky. Read More
  
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• What's happening in Ottawa this weekend: Feb. 4-6 - CTV News Ottawa

  04-02-2022 10:00
  
  What's happening in Ottawa this weekend: Feb. 4-6  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Concerns over accountability, fundraising rise as Ottawa protests drag on | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  04-02-2022 02:03
  
  Concerns over accountability, fundraising rise as Ottawa protests drag on | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Man finds Ottawa paramedic who helped save his life in the 1990s - CTV News Ottawa

  04-02-2022 01:29
  
  Man finds Ottawa paramedic who helped save his life in the 1990s  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Ottawa 'clarifies' truckers are not exempt from COVID-19 vaccine mandate - The Globe and Mail

  04-02-2022 01:22
  
  Ottawa 'clarifies' truckers are not exempt from COVID-19 vaccine mandate  The Globe and Mail
  
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• 11 Ottawa schools notified of high absence rates as part of COVID-19 warning system

  04-02-2022 01:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa Public Health says it has issued letters to families and staff at 11 schools since classes resumed last month, warning about high absence rates as part of the province's early-warning system of possible COVID-19 outbreaks. Read More
  
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• Residential home prices resume relentless rise in January

  04-02-2022 00:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  If you were looking for a way to get into the housing market for the first time, January didn't give you much comfort. Read More
  
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