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• Province's plan to stabilize the health system targets the elderly and won't solve crisis, critics say

  18-08-2022 23:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Advocates say the elderly will again bear the brunt of a health-care crisis in Ontario with a new provincial plan that will put more pressure on the thinly stretched long-term system and will push residents into homes that have had some of the worst records during the COVID-19 pandemic in an effort to free up hospital space. Read More
  
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• Nine vehicles pulled off the road during inspection blitz in Ottawa - CTV News Ottawa

  18-08-2022 22:41 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Nine vehicles pulled off the road during inspection blitz in Ottawa  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Eviction spat erupts at 'freedom movement' church over alleged non-payment of rent

  18-08-2022 21:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A bailiff attended a former church in Lowertown that is now home to The United People of Canada (TUPOC) on Wednesday threatening to change the church’s locks and alleging that the organization wasn’t paying rent. Read More
  
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• HFX Not Happy With Referee’s Decision In Loss to Ottawa - 13th Man Sports

  18-08-2022 20:59 via 13thmansports.ca
  
  HFX Not Happy With Referee’s Decision In Loss to Ottawa  13th Man Sports
  
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• Tension in Ottawa as group associated with convoy protest attempts to set up headquarters - The Globe and Mail

  18-08-2022 20:38 via theglobeandmail.com
  Tension in Ottawa as group associated with convoy protest attempts to set up headquarters  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Eviction spat erupts at 'freedom movement' church over alleged non-payment of rent, witnesses say

  18-08-2022 19:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A bailiff attended a former church in Lowertown that is now home to The United People of Canada (TUPOC) on Wednesday threatening to change the church's locks and alleging that the organization wasn't paying rent, according to people who witnessed the interaction. Read More
  
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• Thieves targeting Honda CR-Vs in Ottawa this summer - CTV News Ottawa

  18-08-2022 19:44 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Thieves targeting Honda CR-Vs in Ottawa this summer  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Bullet fired into home in Ottawa's south end - CTV News Ottawa

  18-08-2022 19:21 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Bullet fired into home in Ottawa's south end  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Driving clocked at 157 km/h on Highway 401 had two unbuckled infants in back seat: OPP

  18-08-2022 19:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  When a Grenville OPP officer stopped a vehicle travelling at 157 km/h on the westbound Highway 401 early Thursday, they discovered another dangerous driving offence. Read More
  
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• OPP investigating incidents of 'racist and homophobic' graffiti in Perth dating back to July

  18-08-2022 18:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Lanark County OPP is looking for tips in a probe of "vulgar, racist and homophobic vandalism" that's being investigated as incidents of hate or bias crime. Read More
  
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• Freedom Convoy-affiliated group being evicted from Ottawa church - CTV News Ottawa

  18-08-2022 17:20 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Freedom Convoy-affiliated group being evicted from Ottawa church  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• It's only rock and roll (theatre), but I like it, like it, yes I do: 15 tribute bands to descend on LeBreton Flats for Nostalgia Music Festival

  18-08-2022 16:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Yan “Johnny” Vetaris was not even a teenager yet when his cousin Chris came to visit from Sydney, Australia in the mid 1970s. Chris brought with him T.N.T., an album — at the time unreleased in North America — by a newly formed hard rock Aussie band called AC/DC. Read More
  
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• Indigenous youth, police join 21st Flotilla For Friendship

  18-08-2022 16:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Police officers teamed up with Indigenous young people to “paddle their way to friendship” between Black Rapids and Dow's Lake Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Cohen: Right-wing hysteria after the FBI's Mar-a-Lago search needn't hold back Donald Trump's investigators

  18-08-2022 15:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  PORTLAND, Maine — If you want to know how prosecuting a former president will test the system and you fancy a taste of the calamity coming to America when it comes for Donald Trump, look at what happened after the FBI searched his home at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.  Read More
  
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• Dining Out: J'TM Resto Bar brings distinctive, promising cooking to Clarence Street

  18-08-2022 14:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  It's hard to keep up with the churn of restaurants in Ottawa, relentlessly changing the makeup of the city's eatery-lined streets, some more than others. Between COVID-19 and Ottawa winters, so many nights have been better spent at home. Read More
  
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• Around the house: Home inspections have value beyond resale

  18-08-2022 14:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The raging real estate market of spring 2022 put lots of money in lots of pockets. But for those who bought homes during its height, there could be costly consequences long after conditions cool down, suggests Alan Carson, CEO of Carson Dunlop Home Inspection and a member of the coalition of the recently-formed Canadian Home Inspectors for Consumers (CHIC) Read More
  
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• Levine: A year under the Taliban — The fight to save civil society

  18-08-2022 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  One year ago this week, the fundamentalist Taliban re-entered Kabul after 20 years and seized control of Afghanistan's government. Canadian human rights researcher and writer Corey Levine, who has worked in war zones for more than 25 years, recently travelled to Afghanistan to see what life is like for women today. This is the fourth of five reports. Read More
  
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• House of PainT festival: Mischa makes a splash with songs of empowerment

  18-08-2022 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  House of PainT is billing this year’s edition of the festival a "reunion" that will bring the various elements of hip hop culture in Ottawa together again after two pandemic-rattled years thwarted any efforts to gather.  Read More
  
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• International rugby tournament kicks off in Ottawa to honour 9/11 hero, support LGBTQ rights - CBC.ca

  18-08-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  International rugby tournament kicks off in Ottawa to honour 9/11 hero, support LGBTQ rights  CBC.ca
  
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• Wanderers drop heartbreaking loss on a late, controversial goal in Ottawa - Saltwire

  18-08-2022 07:14 via saltwire.com
  
  Wanderers drop heartbreaking loss on a late, controversial goal in Ottawa  Saltwire
  
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• HIGHLIGHTS: Atlético Ottawa beat HFX Wanderers 3-2 after chaotic stoppage time period - Canadian Premier League

  18-08-2022 04:41 via canpl.ca
  
  HIGHLIGHTS: Atlético Ottawa beat HFX Wanderers 3-2 after chaotic stoppage time period  Canadian Premier League
  
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• Elks lose their best lineman for Friday’s game in Ottawa - Global News

  18-08-2022 04:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Elks lose their best lineman for Friday’s game in Ottawa  Global News
  
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• Next Home Match: Soccer For Everyone is Aug 27 - Atlético Ottawa

  18-08-2022 03:42 via atleticoottawa.canpl.ca
  
  Next Home Match: Soccer For Everyone is Aug 27  Atlético Ottawa
  
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• Ottawa Senators prospect Ridly Greig injured during World Juniors quarterfinal - Daily Faceoff

  18-08-2022 03:13 via dailyfaceoff.com
  Ottawa Senators prospect Ridly Greig injured during World Juniors quarterfinal  Daily Faceoff
  
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• 2022-08-17 | OTCQX:OTTW | Press Release | Ottawa Bancorp Inc - Stockhouse

  18-08-2022 02:53 via stockhouse.com
  
  2022-08-17 | OTCQX:OTTW | Press Release | Ottawa Bancorp Inc  Stockhouse
  
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• Halmont Properties Corporation Second Quarter Results - Ottawa Citizen

  18-08-2022 02:37 via ottawacitizen.com
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• Vacancy rate in Ottawa close to zero for those needing affordable housing - Ottawa.CityNews.ca

  18-08-2022 02:30 via ottawa.citynews.ca
  
  Vacancy rate in Ottawa close to zero for those needing affordable housing  Ottawa.CityNews.ca
  
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• Islamic Relief Canada Cycle for Water Challenge | Ottawa to Toronto - Muslim Link

  18-08-2022 01:44 via muslimlink.ca
  Islamic Relief Canada Cycle for Water Challenge | Ottawa to Toronto  Muslim Link
  
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• 'We don't have options here': Ottawa family seeks out-of-country cancer treatment for daughter - CTV News Ottawa

  18-08-2022 01:40 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  'We don't have options here': Ottawa family seeks out-of-country cancer treatment for daughter  CTV News Ottawa
  
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• Negotiator behind deal with Freedom Convoy says Ottawa was too quick to use emergency powers - CBC News

  18-08-2022 01:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Negotiator behind deal with Freedom Convoy says Ottawa was too quick to use emergency powers  CBC News
  
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• 'Nowhere else to go': ERs will continue to be crowded in coming months, expects emergency physician - Ottawa Citizen

  18-08-2022 00:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  'Nowhere else to go': ERs will continue to be crowded in coming months, expects emergency physician  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• New funding gives public health 'breathing room,' but future remains unclear

  18-08-2022 00:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  New funding announced by Ontario's health minister Wednesday will give public health units breathing room as they continue to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and try to return other programs to previous levels, Coun. Keith Egli, who chairs Ottawa’s Board of Health, said Wednesday. Read More
  
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• New funding gives public health 'breathing room,' but future remains unclear - Ottawa Citizen

  18-08-2022 00:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  New funding gives public health 'breathing room,' but future remains unclear  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• 'It's corrosive. They're price gouging:' Agency staffing is costing hospitals, LTC homes, critics say - Ottawa Citizen

  18-08-2022 00:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  'It's corrosive. They're price gouging:' Agency staffing is costing hospitals, LTC homes, critics say  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• 'Nowhere else to go': ERs will continue to be crowded in coming months, expects emergency physician

  18-08-2022 00:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Emergency departments will almost certainly continue to face difficulties this fall — but COVID patients will not be the reason why, said an emergency physician speaking on an Ontario Medical Association panel on Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Census data shows the number of people speaking mostly French at home in Ottawa is in decline

  18-08-2022 00:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  New Statistics Canada census data released on Wednesday showed French language use in decline across the country, including in Ottawa. Read More
  
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