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• Trucker convoy: Counter-protesters demand action from police

  12-02-2022 22:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa’s silent, impatient majority took to the streets Saturday to urge police to put an end to the occupation of the city’s downtown, now into its third weekend of law-defying mirth and mayhem. Read More
  
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• Pedestrian killed in collision with train in Barrhaven

  12-02-2022 22:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it has deployed an investigator to probe a fatal collision between a train and a pedestrian on Saturday. Read More
  
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• Broken wire suspected in power outage that halted O-Train

  12-02-2022 22:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Rideau Transit Maintenance (RTM) is investigating the loss of power to an O-Train between uOttawa and Tremblay stations Saturday morning. Read More
  
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• Ottawa police await reinforcements after protesters overwhelm officers - CTV Edmonton

  12-02-2022 22:12
  
  Ottawa police await reinforcements after protesters overwhelm officers  CTV Edmonton
  
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• Seven hurt, two seriously, in 15-vehicle chain reaction crash on Hwy 50 near Buckingham

  12-02-2022 22:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Seven people were injured, including two who were hospitalized, following a chain reaction crash on Highway 50 in Gatineau, near Buckingham, on Saturday morning. Read More
  
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• Bruins blank Senators, extending Ottawa’s scoreless drought - Sportsnet.ca

  12-02-2022 21:49
  
  Bruins blank Senators, extending Ottawa’s scoreless drought  Sportsnet.ca
  
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• Pedestrian struck by train in Barrhaven on Saturday

  12-02-2022 21:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa emergency services are at the scene of a collision between a pedestrian and a train on Jockvale Road in Barrhaven, Ottawa police said on Saturday afternoon. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Senators Get Shutout 2-0 in Back-to-Back Games - Silver Seven

  12-02-2022 21:30
  
  Ottawa Senators Get Shutout 2-0 in Back-to-Back Games  Silver Seven
  
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• Ottawa crews douse fire in downtown highrise apartment - Ottawa Sun

  12-02-2022 21:30
  
  Ottawa crews douse fire in downtown highrise apartment  Ottawa Sun
  
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• Five hurt, two seriously in 15-vehicle chain reaction crash on Hwy 50 near Buckingham

  12-02-2022 21:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Five people were injured, two of them hospitalized following a chain reaction crash on Highway 50 in Gatineau, near Buckingham Saturday morning. Read More
  
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• Fire quelled in downtown highrise apartment

  12-02-2022 21:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa Fire Service were called Saturday at about 9:21 a.m. for a fire at a high-rise apartment building building on MacLaren Street near Bank Street. Read More
  
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• Truck convoy: Protesters remove fencing from War Memorial; OPS waits for reinforcements, 26 criminal arrests lodged so far

  12-02-2022 20:46 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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• Pedestrian struck and killed by a train in southwest Ottawa - CTV News Ottawa

  12-02-2022 20:33
  
  Pedestrian struck and killed by a train in southwest Ottawa  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Pedestrian struck and killed by a train in Ottawa's south end - CTV Edmonton

  12-02-2022 20:33
  
  Pedestrian struck and killed by a train in Ottawa's south end  CTV Edmonton
  
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• Truck convoy: OPS waits for reinforcements, 26 criminal arrests lodged so far; Leiper urges police to close 'the fun fair'

  12-02-2022 20:31 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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• O-Train out of service between uOttawa-Tremblay stations

  12-02-2022 20:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The O-Train remains closed between uOttawa and Tremblay stations Saturday afternoon. Read More
  
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• Convoy supporters march in Montreal: 'I hope the protest in Ottawa doesn’t stop' - Montreal Gazette

  12-02-2022 19:56
  
  Convoy supporters march in Montreal: 'I hope the protest in Ottawa doesn’t stop'  Montreal Gazette
  
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• Lawyer for class action suit against 'Freedom Convoy' warns of fake Twitter accounts, unsanctioned fundraisers

  12-02-2022 19:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit that successfully persuaded an Ottawa judge to ban the sound of air horns in downtown Ottawa for ten days is being targeted by fraudsters online, one of her lawyers said on Twitter. Read More
  
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• Photos: Day 16 of the trucker protest in downtown Ottawa, Feb. 12, 2022 - Ottawa Citizen

  12-02-2022 19:18
  
  Photos: Day 16 of the trucker protest in downtown Ottawa, Feb. 12, 2022  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• COVID-19: Hospitalizations continue to slide in Ontario; four more deaths in Ottawa

  12-02-2022 18:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Hospitalizations for COVID-19 continue to drop in Ontario with 1,704 patients now being treated, a drop of 125 patients from Friday. Read More
  
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• Truck convoy: OPS waits for reinforcements, 26 criminal arrests lodged; Leiper urges police to close 'the fun fair'

  12-02-2022 18:33 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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• COVID-19: Hospitalizations continue to slide in Ontario; three more deaths in Ottawa

  12-02-2022 18:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Hospitalizations for COVID-19 continue to drop in Ontario with 1,704 patients now being treated, a drop of 125 patients from Friday. Read More
  
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• Police stand by as anti-mandate protests continue to grip Ottawa - CBC News

  12-02-2022 17:52
  
  Police stand by as anti-mandate protests continue to grip Ottawa  CBC News
  
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• Ottawa police announce new charges related to convoy as downtown councillor calls for more action - CTV Edmonton

  12-02-2022 17:51
  
  Ottawa police announce new charges related to convoy as downtown councillor calls for more action  CTV Edmonton
  
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• Protest slows exit from Cornwall port of entry

  12-02-2022 17:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A group of farm tractors and other vehicles is slowing access to the City of Cornwall coming out of the port of entry Saturday. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Hospitalizations continue to slide in Ontario

  12-02-2022 16:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Hospitalizations for COVID-19 continue to drop in Ontario with 1,704 patients now being treated, a drop of 125 patients from Friday. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Hospitalizations continue to slide in Ontario, death toll above 12,000

  12-02-2022 16:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Hospitalizations for COVID-19 continue to drop in Ontario with 1,704 patients now being treated, a drop of 125 patients from Friday. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Parents Harassed By Pick-Up Truck While Dropping Kids Off at Elementary School - PressProgress

  12-02-2022 16:11
  
  Ottawa Parents Harassed By Pick-Up Truck While Dropping Kids Off at Elementary School  PressProgress
  
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• Truck convoy: Leiper urges Ottawa police to close 'the fun fair'; Windsor police begin to evict protesters

  12-02-2022 16:02 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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• Two-thirds of Canadians support military force to end Ottawa protests: poll - CityNews Ottawa

  12-02-2022 15:57
  
  Two-thirds of Canadians support military force to end Ottawa protests: poll  CityNews Ottawa
  
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• Truck convoy: Windsor police begin to evict protesters; No sign of movement in Ottawa as protest begins Day 16

  12-02-2022 15:54 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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• Truck convoy: Third weekend of occupation begins with no sign of movement

  12-02-2022 14:59 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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• Editorial: As politicians toughen the laws, truck protesters party

  12-02-2022 13:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  What if you proclaimed a state of emergency and nobody cared? Read More
  
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• Pellerin: Trucker protest — There's room to exercise some trauma-informed politics

  12-02-2022 13:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  One day this convoy will be gone and we'll be consumed with the campaign to choose the next mayor of Ottawa. I have thoughts on how the former should affect the latter. Read More
  
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• Two-thirds of Canadians support military force to end Ottawa protests: poll - CityNews Toronto

  12-02-2022 13:16
  Two-thirds of Canadians support military force to end Ottawa protests: poll  CityNews Toronto
  
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• Ottawa weather: Temperature plunges 14 degrees in five hours - CTV News Ottawa

  12-02-2022 13:14
  
  Ottawa weather: Temperature plunges 14 degrees in five hours  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Ottawa weather: Temperature plunges 14 degrees in five hours - CTV Edmonton

  12-02-2022 13:14
  
  Ottawa weather: Temperature plunges 14 degrees in five hours  CTV Edmonton
  
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• Ottawa weather: Flash freeze warning in effect - CTV Edmonton

  12-02-2022 13:14
  
  Ottawa weather: Flash freeze warning in effect  CTV Edmonton
  
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• Weather: Back to the deep freeze after a mild Saturday morning

  12-02-2022 13:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Saturday will start out mild, but temperature will then sink like a curling stone on thin ice. Read More
  
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• Today's letters: MP Joël Lightbound inserts common sense into mandate discussion

  12-02-2022 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Lightbound makes a rational argument Read More
  
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• Rex Murphy: In Ottawa, the sky isn't falling, despite what the political elite would have you believe - National Post

  12-02-2022 12:04
  
  Rex Murphy: In Ottawa, the sky isn't falling, despite what the political elite would have you believe  National Post
  
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• YOU SAID IT: Chaos not truckers' fault - Ottawa Sun

  12-02-2022 11:41
  
  YOU SAID IT: Chaos not truckers' fault  Ottawa Sun
  
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• Ottawa councillor calls for new leadership as convoy protest begins third weekend - CTV Edmonton

  12-02-2022 10:00
  
  Ottawa councillor calls for new leadership as convoy protest begins third weekend  CTV Edmonton
  
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• 5 Ottawa-raised players set to blitz NFL draft - CBC.ca

  12-02-2022 10:00
  
  5 Ottawa-raised players set to blitz NFL draft  CBC.ca
  
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• Ottawa police form new command centre with RCMP, OPP to respond to downtown protest - CTV News Ottawa

  12-02-2022 09:00
  
  Ottawa police form new command centre with RCMP, OPP to respond to downtown protest  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• CAMPBELL: Forward Alex Johnston is right at home with the 67's - Ottawa Sun

  12-02-2022 03:48
  
  CAMPBELL: Forward Alex Johnston is right at home with the 67's  Ottawa Sun
  
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• Convoy protests' key figures count liberal ideas, 'political Islam,' Ottawa's indifference toward the West among their grievances - The Globe and Mail

  12-02-2022 02:04
  
  Convoy protests' key figures count liberal ideas, 'political Islam,' Ottawa's indifference toward the West among their grievances  The Globe and Mail
  
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• A look at the main organizers behind Ottawa's protests - The Globe and Mail

  12-02-2022 02:04
  
  A look at the main organizers behind Ottawa's protests  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Man facing attempted murder charge after apartment building assault

  12-02-2022 00:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 57-year-old Ottawa man has been charged with attempted murder and a handful of other offences following an assault in an east-end apartment building, police said Friday. Read More
  
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• Ottawa's 18-foot snowman helping to support care at CHEO - CTV Edmonton

  12-02-2022 00:39
  
  Ottawa's 18-foot snowman helping to support care at CHEO  CTV Edmonton
  
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