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When a convoy of vehicles led by a dump truck tried to drive through Marika Morris's downtown Ottawa neighbourhood, she and a few others decided to stand on the road and block their path. Here's why. #OttNews

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Raccoons are getting "drunk" on fermented fruit and stumbling around Stittsville: via @RobynMillerCBC

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Jonathan Pitre's mother, Tina Boileau, has posted on Facebook about her son's death. Pitre was 17: #ottnews #Ottawa

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The trucks have left Ottawa, but 'phantom honking' lingers for many downtown #ottnews #ottawa

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Parliament Hill is lit up green tonight, a traditional Islamic colour for the victims of the Quebec mosque attack.

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Interviewing the Governor General in my language felt like reconciliation #ottnews #ottawa

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Ottawa's latest Instagram star is a middle-aged white cat who doesn't care for salad #ottnews #ottawa

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Judge denies Randy Hillier's bid to be allowed in downtown Ottawa #ottnews #ottawa

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NEW | Some of the protest convoy's organizers say in a news release they are empathetic to Ottawa residents, but will stay as long as it takes for politicians to end all COVID-19 mandates across Canada. They say to blame politicians who won't seriously talk to them. #OttNews

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Now THAT was a finale! If you missed the #Canada150 fireworks on Parliament Hill, watch this.

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Cafe that supported 'Freedom Convoy' says it's been evicted #ottnews #ottawa

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NEW: Queen's University in Kingston, Ont., announces it's removing Sir John A. Macdonald's name from its law building, saying "it sends a conflicting message that interferes with the values and aspirations of the current law school and Queen’s community." #ottnews #cdnpoli

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Timing is everything.

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We welcome Cdns of all sexual orientations and gender identities. Join us! #DiversityIsOurStrength #ForcesJobs

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ICYMI Marijuana could be legal by Canada Day 2018

Marijuana could be legal by Canada Day 2018 | CBC News

CBC News has learned that the legislation will be announced during the week of April 10 and will broadly follow the recommendation of a federally appointed task force that was chaired by former...

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This might be the best news story we write in 2021: #ottnews

Missing 3-year-old boy found alive and well | CBC News

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say a toddler who has been missing since Sunday morning in a wooded area about 50 kilometres north of Kingston, Ont., has been found alive and well Wednesday afternoon.

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'I regret going': Protester says he spent life savings to support 'Freedom Convoy' #ottnews #ottawa

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BREAKING | Ontarians age 18 to 39 can book a vaccine appointment through the province as of Tuesday at 8 a.m., earlier than previously planned for people age 18 to 29. This also includes 17-year-olds turning 18 this year. #OnPoli

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BREAKING: Every education worker in Ontario will be eligible to book a #COVID19 vaccine appointment as early as Monday, @Sflecce announces. #ottnews #onpoli #onted #ottawa

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"He's been through tragedy after tragedy, wall after wall ... and he's stood strong." Ryan, son of Iran crash victim Mansour Pourjam, gave an eloquent, emotional speech about his father at @Carleton_U vigil. Read our full story here: #ottawa #ottnews

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Elizabeth Langan, who has Down syndrome, is boarding the bus again, after being on a bus that crashed and killed three people. And she's thanking everyone who supported her: #ottawa #ottnews

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Ottawa Food Bank raises $170K in one day with donations from Wu-Tang Clan, Shopify exec #ottnews #ottawa

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BREAKING: #Ottawa has NO new confirmed cases of #COVID19 today. Ontario has only 8 new cases, bringing the total to 185. #ottnews #SocialDistancing

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The pool moose has dried off and returned safely back to nature, but not before a little dip. Here's the story of a Friday morning find by an #Ottawa couple: via @idilmussa #ottnews

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Conservative Party of Quebec candidates donated to Freedom Convoy #ottnews #ottawa

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False trampling death rumours at Ottawa protests a sign of misinformation campaign, police say #ottnews #ottawa

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Sell vehicles towed during protest to cover city's costs, says Watson #ottnews #ottawa

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BREAKING: Ontario health officials want all private schools, daycares, church services, bars and restaurants to close. No groups of 50 or more. Work from home if you can. #ottnews #ottawa #COVID19 #onpoli

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Ottawa mayor @JimWatsonOttawa was invited to the 4th of July party at @usembassyottawa , but won't go due to @realDonaldTrump 's attacks on Canada. #ottnews #cdnpoli #Ottawa

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For the first time in more than three weeks, quiet in downtown Ottawa #ottnews #ottawa

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BREATHE, #Sens fans. Erik Karlsson is still your captain. He has not been traded. #Ottawa

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WATCH: Justin Trudeau marks 75th anniversary of Dieppe raid in emotional, rain-drenched ceremony in #Ottawa #ottnews

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Where has Doug Ford been during Ottawa emergencies? Someplace else #ottnews #ottawa

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This daring squirrel had no problem robbing a store right in front of the owner:

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Freedom Convoy protesters struggling to get seized items back from police #ottnews #ottawa

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The #Sens say they'll acknowledge they play on the ancestral, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe people at every home game from now on. #NIPDCanada

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In jail for more than 100 days, Pat King 'beat down,' says supporter #ottnews #ottawa

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NEW: #Ottawa now has zero patients in ICU due to #COVID19 . The lone hospitalized patient, who had been in intensive care, has now been moved to acute care, per @ottawahealth . #ottnews

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Tell us what you really think, Erik. Here's @erikkarlsson65 with blunt comments about @NHL 's decision to not go to @pyeongchang2018 . #Sens

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BREAKING: Pfizer-BionTech #COVID19 vaccine now approved in Canada for those as young as 12, Health Canada says. #ottnews #ottawa #cdnpoli

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BREAKING: Anyone in #Ottawa with symptoms of #COVID19 or who came in close contact with a person who tested positive, now legally must self-isolate for 14 days OR until receiving a negative test, says @VeraEtches . #ottnews

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Here is a helpful graphic if you're wondering whether you have symptoms of #COVID19 .

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Airplane passengers called 911 seeking water as they were trapped for 6 hours. MORE: #ottnews

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VIDEO: Catherine McKenna demands reporter's outlet stops calling her "climate Barbie" in terse exchange #cdnpoli

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Today in #Ottawa on Albert Street near Bayview Station.

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This happened #Ottawa

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In Canada Day message, Trudeau says Canadian flag represents promise of a better life #ottnews #ottawa

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Canada, we no longer have only men as premiers. Caroline Cochrane elected premier in NWT: #cdnpoli

N.W.T. elects Canada's only current female premier | CBC News

Caroline Cochrane, who represents Yellowknife's Range Lake riding, was selected after three rounds of voting.

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Watch as this father tearfully describes holding onto his daughter as winds tore the roof from his #Gatineau home. #ottawa #ottnews #ottstorm #ottweather

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Military investigating at least 6 active soldiers for supporting convoy protests #ottnews #ottawa

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Someone in Vanier is turning snow banks into street art. Have you seen it?! Do you "snow" where it is? (h/t @AmberJanine and Guy Dagenais) #Ottawa

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THE SUN IS OUT, #Ottawa . That's it. That's the tweet.

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Not practicing social distancing? You could be fined up to $1K and businesses up to $500K #ottnews #ottawa

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A non-binary mechanic from Merrickville has launched The Roaming Ratchet, a mobile garage service for LGBT people: via @HallieCBC

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For the 1st time in a year, Ottawa reports no new COVID-19 cases #ottnews #ottawa

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We did it. #Ottawa . We did it. We survived winter. Give yourself a reward. #ottnews

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BREAKING: Quebec passes religious neutrality bill that bans niqabs/burkas in public service. MORE: #ottnews

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Calls emerge for arrest of 'rogue' Ottawa-area MPP #ottnews #ottawa

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"The minister should sit down, have a nice cup of tea, calm down a little bit, and maybe phone me and apologize for calling me un-Canadian." - @MacLeodLisa on @HonAhmedHussen #ottnews #onpoli #cdnpoli

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Kemptville restaurant that held anti-lockdown rally has liquor licence suspended #ottnews #ottawa

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Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek donates $2.1M to University of Ottawa #ottnews #ottawa

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Convoy organizer Tamara Lich to remain in jail at least 5 more days #ottnews #ottawa

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Crews have begun flooding the Rideau Canal. Who's excited for some skating? #Ottawa #ottnews

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This is what the tornado damage looks like from above. The cleanup won't be easy or fast: #ottawa #gatineau #ottnews #ottweather #ottstorm

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UPDATE | #Ottawa police say a missing 15-year-old girl we tweeted about yesterday has been found safe. We have deleted our previous post. #OttNews

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Iced cap city: Ottawa currently coldest capital in the world #ottnews #ottawa

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Ottawa police charge convoy protest organizer Pat King #ottnews #ottawa

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Thank you to climatologist, Ian Black ( @BlacksWeather ) for 33 years with #CBCOttawa . Congratulations on your retirement! 🎉

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NEW: Gord Downie has officially received the Order of Canada. WATCH LIVE: #ottnews #cdnpoli

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How Zoe the police dog sniffed out 2 missing girls in Algonquin Park:

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NEW | Ottawa police say there is now more police downtown prepared to enforce more laws, more heavy barricades to control traffic and more intelligence work during the ongoing protest. It calls it a "surge and contain" strategy. #OttNews

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BREAKING: 'Freedom Convoy' leader Pat King denied bail with justice citing "substantial likelihood" he would reoffend and dissatisfaction with surety, via @DCFraser . Background: #OttNews #CdnPoli

Ottawa protest leader denied bail, remains in jail | CBC News

Leader of the so-called Freedom Convoy Pat King has been denied bail because of a "substantial likelihood" he would reoffend, according to Justice of the Peace Andrew Seymour.

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University of Ottawa mandates vaccines for anyone accessing campus #ottnews #ottawa

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The federal government has invoked the Emergencies Act. Here's what that means #ottnews #ottawa

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Sgt-at-arms Kevin Vickers gets a standing ovation in the House of Commons a few minutes ago. #cdnpoli #ottawashooting http://t.co/A9HvzhH3ed

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BREAKING: Jagmeet Singh is the new leader of the federal NDP #ndpldr

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With a career at CBC that spans nearly two decades, veteran CBC Ottawa news host Adrian Harewood ( @CBCAdrianH ) is leaving CBC. Tune into Harewood’s final local newscast on June 30, 2022 live on CBC Ottawa News at 6, or stream on Gem.

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Farm Boy to buy Rideau Bakery, keep 'iconic' brand alive #ottnews #ottawa

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And they meet. First move: the handshake. @potus @justintrudeau #cdnpoli #uspoli

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That child is all of us.

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Atmosphere: *snows* Atmosphere: *snows more* Newfoundlanders: #nlwx #sendhelp

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WATCH: People seem to be taking warnings from @VeraEtches seriously and #Ottawa is pretty empty today. #SocialDistancing #ottnews #COVID19

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The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark health unit is the first in the region (and according to it, the first in Ontario) to have 90% of its eligible residents be fully vaccinated.

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Congratulations LGL! We have reached 90% of eligible (12+) residents with both doses. What an amazing #TeamEffort to protect our communities. #LGLStrong Full media release here:

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Meet the 21-year-old Ottawa woman behind the injunction that silenced the honking #ottnews #ottawa

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ICYMI: #Ottawa drivers are using the bike lane after flex posts were removed for winter. In fact, one tried it while we were recording an interview with Coun. @rawlsonking 👇 Read more: #ottnews #ottbike

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Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, 24, identified as the soldier who was shot, killed at the War Memorial today. #cbcOTT #OTTnews http://t.co/I68A6Ioa6E

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'Immersive' Van Gogh art exhibition coming to Lansdowne Park #ottnews #ottawa

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OMG. #cbcOTT #OTTnews MT @StuMillsCBC : Fox found sleeping on the seat of an OC Transpo bus in Ottawa this morning. http://t.co/Cfg3Kacfa9

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Ottawa 67's help fill sandbags in Constance Bay. Head coach André Tourigny says players were excited about pitching in to help prepare for floods in Ottawa.

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Quebec provincial police deployed to Ottawa to help clear protesters #ottnews #ottawa

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Cpl. Cirillo leaves #Ottawa on his way to #Hamilton . This powerful photo shows his mom, Kathy: http://t.co/bIfQyUP9e8 http://t.co/v0j1tMg3h6

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BREAKING: #Ottawa and much of Ontario moves to Stage 2 of reopening Friday, which includes groups of up to 10 people. Plus all this ⬇️ (outdoor patios, hair salons, splash pads, swimming pools) #ottnews #onpoli #COVID19

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🎶 Nepean, Nepean, what a wonderful place to be in. 🎶 Thirty years ago, Nepean became a city. And while, it's now part of the City of Ottawa, let us never forget this '80s anthem. #ottawa #ottnews #HappyBirthday

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Ottawa to become 1st Canadian city to make masks 'mandatory' on transit #ottnews #ottawa

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OC Transpo driver surprises riders with an Easter treat. #ottnews #Ottawa

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BREAKING: #Ottawa Hospital health-care workers will be among the first in Ontario to receive the #COVID19 vaccine as early as Tuesday (Dec. 15.), according to Ontario Premier Doug Ford's office. #ottnews #onpoli @OttawaHospital

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Mayor Jim Watson says he won't be cowed by the owner of the Ottawa Senators. Eugene Melnyk made some harsh comments on a local radio station about the collapse of the LeBreton Flats deal. #ottnews #ottawa Read the story here 👉

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A new photo series "Portraits of Black Somali Youth from Ritchie" pairs a dozen images of young men from that #Ottawa community with their first-person stories of racial discrimination:

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Ottawa-area health unit 1st in province to hit 90% fully vaccinated #ottnews #ottawa

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No rush: woman ticketed for driving too slowly on 401 #ottnews #ottawa

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NEW: Education workers in #Ottawa who work with children with special needs can receive their 1st dose of the #COVID19 vaccine during the April Break (next week), Ontario government says. #ottnews #onpoli

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WATCH: @VeraEtches became emotional when speaking to @RobynBresnahan on @OttawaMorning today. She talked about deaths in #Ottawa linked to #COVID19 , and the ones we won't know about for some time. #ottnews @ottawahealth

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