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• Chief pledges more 'boots on the ground' in downtown, but he's short on specifics

  11-02-2022 23:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Chief Peter Sloly was short on specifics during an update to the Ottawa Police Services Board as he promised “more boots on the ground” in anticipation of the expected surge of demonstrators this weekend. Read More
  
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• SELICK: Ottawa police chief and officers have much to answer for - Western Standard

  11-02-2022 23:46
  
  SELICK: Ottawa police chief and officers have much to answer for  Western Standard
  
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• City of Ottawa seeks its own injunction over 'flagrant' bylaw violations - CBC.ca

  11-02-2022 23:40
  
  City of Ottawa seeks its own injunction over 'flagrant' bylaw violations  CBC.ca
  
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• Rick Chiarelli hits the streets of protest occupation, gives interview in which he's called 'hero'

  11-02-2022 23:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Is Coun. Rick Chiarelli positioning himself as protest peacemaker? Read More
  
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• Police board, mayor profess confidence in brass entering Week 3 of 'siege'

  11-02-2022 23:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The top brass of the Ottawa Police Service maintain the confidence of their bosses as the protest occupation enters a third week. Read More
  
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• Rick Chiarelli hits the streets of protest occupation, gives interview in which he's called 'hero' - Ottawa Citizen

  11-02-2022 23:22
  
  Rick Chiarelli hits the streets of protest occupation, gives interview in which he's called 'hero'  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Ottawa braces for 3rd straight weekend of protests - CBC.ca

  11-02-2022 23:19
  
  Ottawa braces for 3rd straight weekend of protests  CBC.ca
  
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• Ottawa man charged with attempted murder following east end assault, police say - CTV News Ottawa

  11-02-2022 23:17
  
  Ottawa man charged with attempted murder following east end assault, police say  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Ottawa man charged with attempted murder following east end assault, police say - CTV Edmonton

  11-02-2022 23:17
  
  Ottawa man charged with attempted murder following east end assault, police say  CTV Edmonton
  
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• Downtown businesses fear protest will deter Valentine's Day customers

  11-02-2022 23:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa florist Rouida Kandalaft was delighted when the flowers she ordered to stock up her ByWard Market shop for Valentine’s Day arrived in a timely fashion, without interference from the ongoing truckers’ blockade.  Read More
  
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• Ottawa launches long-awaited competition for armed military drones - Vancouver Sun

  11-02-2022 22:52
  
  Ottawa launches long-awaited competition for armed military drones  Vancouver Sun
  
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• Ottawa asks court for injunction against protests - CTV News

  11-02-2022 22:16
  
  Ottawa asks court for injunction against protests  CTV News
  
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• Calls for mental health support up during protests, say professionals

  11-02-2022 21:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Mental health professionals in Ottawa are seeing a spike in calls about anxiety and distress related to the ongoing convoy occupation of downtown Ottawa. Read More
  
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• Ottawa man confronts downtown 'bullies and goons' - CTV Edmonton

  11-02-2022 21:48
  
  Ottawa man confronts downtown 'bullies and goons'  CTV Edmonton
  
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• The future of protest: Where does the Freedom Convoy go from here?

  11-02-2022 21:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  When the trucks finally leave downtown Ottawa, when quiet returns and traffic resumes, hard questions will have to begin to be answered. Read More
  
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• Lightship Security sold to Madrid-based cybersecurity powerhouse - Ottawa Business Journal

  11-02-2022 21:24
  
  Lightship Security sold to Madrid-based cybersecurity powerhouse  Ottawa Business Journal
  
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• Video: young trucker in Ottawa protest talks about life on the road, vaccine mandates, and freedom - The Georgia Straight

  11-02-2022 21:06
  
  Video: young trucker in Ottawa protest talks about life on the road, vaccine mandates, and freedom  The Georgia Straight
  
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• Truck convoy: Ford declares provincewide state of emergency; City pursuing injunction

  11-02-2022 21:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The “Freedom Convoy” that converged in Ottawa on Jan. 28 began in response to the federal government’s move to require that Canadian truck drivers crossing the U.S. border be fully vaccinated, but has evolved into a protest of all public health measures aimed at fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers say they will not end their protest until all measures are dropped. Read More
  
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• This Valentine's Day, Ottawa's most romantic restaurants cope with protest-related complications

  11-02-2022 20:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  If this were a regular Valentine's Day weekend, Ottawa's restaurants, and especially the most romantic ones among them, would be experiencing a windfall. Read More
  
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• This Valentine's Day, Ottawa's most romantic restaurants cope with protest-related complications - Ottawa Citizen

  11-02-2022 20:51
  
  This Valentine's Day, Ottawa's most romantic restaurants cope with protest-related complications  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Premier Ford was in Muskoka area as Ottawa dealt with escalating convoy protests - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  11-02-2022 20:49
  
  Premier Ford was in Muskoka area as Ottawa dealt with escalating convoy protests  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday, Feb. 11 - CBC.ca

  11-02-2022 19:55
  
  What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday, Feb. 11  CBC.ca
  
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• Ottawa close to removing pre-arrival COVID-19 test for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers: sources - CBC News

  11-02-2022 19:24
  
  Ottawa close to removing pre-arrival COVID-19 test for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers: sources  CBC News
  
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• Canadian Blood Services relocates two blood donor clinics due to Ottawa protests - CTV Edmonton

  11-02-2022 19:04
  
  Canadian Blood Services relocates two blood donor clinics due to Ottawa protests  CTV Edmonton
  
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• Online fundraising for Ottawa protesters 'facilitating' crime, Ottawa police argue in court | Globalnews.ca - Global News

  11-02-2022 18:45
  
  Online fundraising for Ottawa protesters 'facilitating' crime, Ottawa police argue in court | Globalnews.ca  Global News
  
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• Online fundraising for Ottawa protesters ‘facilitating’ crime, Ottawa police argue in court - Global News

  11-02-2022 18:45
  
  Online fundraising for Ottawa protesters ‘facilitating’ crime, Ottawa police argue in court  Global News
  
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• Ottawa Hospital planning to resume non-urgent surgeries and procedures - CTV News Ottawa

  11-02-2022 18:41
  
  Ottawa Hospital planning to resume non-urgent surgeries and procedures  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Ottawa Hospital planning to resume non-urgent surgeries and procedures - CTV Edmonton

  11-02-2022 18:41
  
  Ottawa Hospital planning to resume non-urgent surgeries and procedures  CTV Edmonton
  
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• COVID-19: New cases, hospitalizations decline in Ontario; Canada to announce changes to border requirements next week

  11-02-2022 18:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  There were 2,907 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Ontario on Friday, a decline from the 3,201 new cases reported Thursday. Read More
  
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• Traffic impacts in Ottawa beginning Friday, February 11 - ottawa.ca

  11-02-2022 18:03
  Traffic impacts in Ottawa beginning Friday, February 11  ottawa.ca
  
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• Calian intensifies drive towards $1B revenue mark

  11-02-2022 17:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  It would be difficult to find a more quintessentially Ottawa firm than Calian, the professional services giant founded 40 years ago by former mayor Larry O'Brien Read More
  
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• Ottawa Redblacks re-sign veteran Canadian defensive back Pruneau - Coast Reporter

  11-02-2022 17:36
  
  Ottawa Redblacks re-sign veteran Canadian defensive back Pruneau  Coast Reporter
  
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• Ford declares state of emergency, promises heavy fines for truckers in Ottawa, Windsor - Vancouver Sun

  11-02-2022 17:18
  
  Ford declares state of emergency, promises heavy fines for truckers in Ottawa, Windsor  Vancouver Sun
  
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• Network 24 changes name to Ottawa Valley Ontario Health Team - PembrokeToday.ca

  11-02-2022 17:16
  
  Network 24 changes name to Ottawa Valley Ontario Health Team  PembrokeToday.ca
  
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• Truck convoy: Ford declares provincewide state of emergency; Province will introduce new enforcement measures

  11-02-2022 17:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The “Freedom Convoy” that converged in Ottawa on Jan. 28 began in response to the federal government’s move to require that Canadian truck drivers crossing the U.S. border be fully vaccinated, but has evolved into a protest of all public health measures aimed at fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers say they will not end their protest until all measures are dropped. Read More
  
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• LETTER: Ottawa protesters are 'our fellow citizens', let's work with them instead of getting angry - SaltWire Network

  11-02-2022 16:59
  
  LETTER: Ottawa protesters are 'our fellow citizens', let's work with them instead of getting angry  SaltWire Network
  
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• COVID-19: New cases, hospital cases decline in Ontario

  11-02-2022 16:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  There were 2,907 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Ontario on Friday, a decline from the 3,201 new cases reported Thursday. Read More
  
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• Bomb threat to the wrong Ottawa by U.S. man opposed to Canada's mask mandate - National Post

  11-02-2022 16:28
  
  Bomb threat to the wrong Ottawa by U.S. man opposed to Canada's mask mandate  National Post
  
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• MacDougall: Canada needs a leader but Trudeau just plays Nowhere Man - Ottawa Citizen

  11-02-2022 16:05
  
  MacDougall: Canada needs a leader but Trudeau just plays Nowhere Man  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• MacDougall: Canada needs a leader but Trudeau just plays Nowhere Man

  11-02-2022 16:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  One can only hazard a guess as to whether Justin Trudeau has watched Get Back, Peter Jackson’s eight-plus hour documentary chronicling The Beatles’ last gasp. But it's a safe bet Trudeau is a Beatles fan: Since stumbling over the finish line in last September’s election, he has become a real Nowhere Man, sitting in his nowhere land, making all his nowhere plans for nobody. Read More
  
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• Take it outside: winter entertaining

  11-02-2022 15:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Not surprisingly, over 80 per cent of people surveyed in a recent Ipsos poll regularly spend time in nature, and close to half of them have increased their outdoor recreation since the pandemic began. It’s an understandable response to feeling cooped up by COVID for two years. Read More
  
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• Ottawa vows update on COVID-19 border rules next week: ‘The worst is behind us’ - Global News

  11-02-2022 15:28
  
  Ottawa vows update on COVID-19 border rules next week: ‘The worst is behind us’  Global News
  
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• Military investigates officer who is calling on soldiers to fight government's pandemic "tyranny"

  11-02-2022 15:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Canadian military has launched an investigation after an army officer called on police and fellow military personnel to rise up against the federal and provincial governments over pandemic regulations. Read More
  
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• Truck convoy: Protest enters Day 15; Premier to speak ahead of expected weekend surge in protesters, police

  11-02-2022 14:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The “Freedom Convoy” that converged in Ottawa on Jan. 28 began in response to the federal government’s move to require that Canadian truck drivers crossing the U.S. border be fully vaccinated, but has evolved into a protest of all public health measures aimed at fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers say they will not end their protest until all measures are dropped. Read More
  
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• Ottawa weather: Above seasonal temperatures on Friday - CTV Edmonton

  11-02-2022 13:56
  
  Ottawa weather: Above seasonal temperatures on Friday  CTV Edmonton
  
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• Abray: Trucker protest — When residents and occupiers talk, profound and disturbing lessons emerge - Ottawa Citizen

  11-02-2022 13:38
  
  Abray: Trucker protest — When residents and occupiers talk, profound and disturbing lessons emerge  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Weather: Mix of rain and wet snow, 3 C Friday, -25 C by Saturday night

  11-02-2022 13:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Mild temperatures and a messy mix of precipitation are on tap for Ottawa on Friday, then we're headed back into the deep freeze. Read More
  
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• Abray: Trucker protest — When residents and occupiers talk, profound and disturbing lessons emerge

  11-02-2022 13:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  As we enter a third, grinding week of occupation in Ottawa, we have already witnessed a lifetime’s worth of upset, fear and noise. Frequently blaring horns (less so now), disputes over fuel, roaming thugs, smashed glass and attempted arson. But amidst this terrible circus of disruption and stress, we seem to have misplaced the most important tool in the de-escalation toolbox. It’s time to take a deep breath (while securely locking our doors at night), take our hands away from our too
  
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• Protesters have taken over ex-Winnipeg mayor Sam Katz's Ottawa ballpark parking lot - CBC.ca

  11-02-2022 13:00
  
  Protesters have taken over ex-Winnipeg mayor Sam Katz's Ottawa ballpark parking lot  CBC.ca
  
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• Editorial: Trucker protest — even your supporters want you gone

  11-02-2022 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Things change quickly. Two weeks ago, the minority of truckers who faced potential job loss over their refusal to get vaccinated were playing the victim card. Today, it is other truckers who suffer — that is, the thousands struggling to deliver food, manufactured goods and other essentials to Canadians. These drivers are being held up by protest blockades near the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor-Detroit, the Coutts crossing in Alberta and the U.S. border at Emerson, Man. Anti-mandate proteste
  
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