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'Freedom Convoy' donations frozen, could flow to Ottawa residents
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We are gutted today. All of us.
It's so unfair.
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NEW: All 5 bridges between Ottawa and Gatineau are open in both directions for the first time since they closed for the convoy
#OttTraffic
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We all feel like this at some point during the winter months.
Rory is 14 months old and lives in Clarenville Newfoundland. Video is courtesy of his mom, Samantha Burke-Balsom (on Facebook).
According to mom, he loves helping with the shoveling!
#ottnews
#ottweather
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UPDATED LOCAL FIGURES: Ottawa Public Health says there are currently no patients in Ottawa ICUs with COVID-19 complications.
#ottnews
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Feral peacocks attacking vehicles in Surrey, B.C., residents say
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It was seven years ago today that Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was shot and killed while standing on guard at the National War Memorial.
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It was a year ago today that we lost our friend and colleague Brian Fraser to cancer. You can book an appointment to donate blood at
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Ford: "The people of Ottawa have done an incredible job. We're seeing positive results when it comes to the modeling in the public domain." Ottawa "stands out" in the province.
#ottnews
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Listener video of a water rescue on the Rideau River in Manotick
#ottnews
#TheMorningRush
@billcarrolltalk
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CFRA is extremely sad to learn of the passing of one of the greatest personalities in the history of our station. Ken "The General" Grant was a legend of Ottawa radio. So many of us "woke up with The General" for decades. Our deepest condolences to his family, friends and fans.
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Kingston City Council has voted unanimously to condemn Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston MPP Randy Hillier.
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BREAKING: Mayor Jim Watson tells
@radioKristy
he'll support a coalition of 6,200 Ottawa business owners calling on the province to provide data that justifies new the COVID-19 restrictions that were put in place on the weekend.
#ottnews
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BEHOLD: The partial solar eclipse over Ottawa this morning.
Taken by
@CTVOttMornLive
's Ryan Lee before 6AM.
#ottnews
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A Winnipeg hotel is FREE to anyone fleeing domestic abuse. The owner tells me, “This should be happening regardless of the pandemic.” Let’s challenge Ottawa hotels to follow suit! Yes? ~
@DahliaKurtz
CALL: 613.521.8255 LISTEN:
#hotels
#challenge
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JUST IN: Bell reports a record 159,173,435 interactions for
#BellLetsTalk
. Bell will donate $7,958,671.75 to mental health initiatives.
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What do you think of
@twitandrewking
's design suggestion for the Chateau Laurier? Let us know here or at OttawaNow
@CFRA
.com
Local artist
@twitandrewking
sketched a new suggestion for the
@fairmontlaurier
addition in 3 hours. “Why do we have to have a box attached to our most famous hotel?” See his sketches and hear from him tonight
@ctvottawa
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In France, it’s illegal for grocers to throw away edible food - it must be donated. Should Canada ban supermarkets from throwing away food, forcing them to donate instead? ~
@DahliaKurtz
CALL: 613.521.8255 LISTEN:
#foodwaste
#foodsecurity
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Justin Trudeau has neglected Canada's disabled community,
@PierrePoilievre
joined
@DahliaKurtz
on The Goods today to talk about the need for the Trudeau government to be held accountable.
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NEW: Scrap travel on the 417 if you're using it to get downtown.
Police are closing 417 off ramps - unsure on reopening time.
Ramps closed:
E/B: Rochester, Kent, Metcalfe and Nicholas
W/B: Vanier, Nicholas, Metcalfe and Bronson
#OttTraffic
#Ottawa
#OttNews
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Chapman’s Ice Cream makes pandemic pay permanent: “You can’t give employees something then take it away” ... with
@DahliaKurtz
on The Goods
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BREAKING: Police seen retrieving a crying baby from the area of Pinecrest and Carling. The baby was taken to an ambulance. Baby's identity unconfirmed. Police update expected soon.
#ottnews
#AmberAlert
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BREAKING: Mayor Watson says Ottawa will have vaccinated all LTC residents by the end of today.
#ottnews
NEW!
By the end of today our paramedic teams will have completed the second round of vaccinations at LTC homes.
This is a significant milestone for our vaccination campaign.
This morning Coun. Luloff and I had a chance to thank our amazing paramedics for their dedication.
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BREAKING: Mayor Jim Watson says 60 percent of Ottawa adults are expected to have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of today.
#ottnews
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Several Ottawa area roofers pitched in to restore an Ottawa woman's roof for free, after it was left half done by a previous contractor.
#ottnews
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Procurement Minister Anita Anand said biopharmaceutical and biotechnology giants Pfizer and Moderna will help secure "millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine candidates."
#cdnpoli
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Bank of England governor Mark Carney has been named the United Nations special envoy on climate action and finance, a role that will focus on mobilizing the finance sector to take climate action.
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Ottawa By-law is working on sending over the proper authorities to try to safely transport the moose.
#ottnews
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JUST IN: (or is that "JUSTIN?")
Justin Bieber has postponed all of his 2020 tour dates, including a September 1st show at Canadian Tire Centre.
#ottnews
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BREAKING: Schools in Ottawa, Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry and Prescott-Russell able to resume in-person learning as of this Monday.
#ottnews
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Disrespectful, neglectful, and "incompetence
that I've never
seen in my life to this
scale."
@DrVivianS
gives
@MrLeslieRoberts
her blunt review of Dr. David Williams' comments to the Long-term care commission, and of his actions throughout this pandemic.
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For the first time in 153 days, there were no cases of COVID-19 at the Queensway-Carleton Hospital.
#ottnews
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Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson says he has not seen any evidence that restaurants, bars and gyms have led to significant COVID-19 spread and he's promising to stand up for business owners during this latest round of closures.
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The Ottawa 67's announce that Lyndon Slewidge will sing O'Canada for their playoff game against the Oshawa Generals on Thursday.
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Quebec has eliminated the first two hours of hospital parking fees and reduced rates. Is it time Ontario follow suit? ~
@DahliaKurtz
CALL: 613.521.8255 LISTEN:
#onpoli
Is there a reason why Bylaw is so determined to ticket around a hospital? FIL just got dinged $100. Nobody is here because they want to be 😡
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UPDATE: The girl has been found safe and sound. The father has been arrested.
#BREAKING
: York Police issue an Amber Alert for 5 year old girl after allegedly being abducted by her father.
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A three-year-old boy missing for three days north of Kingston has been found alive in the woods.
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CFRA is sad to learn of the passing of longtime CTV and CJOH reporter Norman Fetterley. He was 74.
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Do you want to see weekly garbage pick-up in summer months?
#TheMorningRush
@billcarrolltalk
#ottnews
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'It seems like a miracle!' Ottawa's Pure Country 94's Jeff Hopper released from hospital
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Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds is the recipient of the 2021 National Arts Centre Award.
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It's the moment you have been waiting for.
After 4 years. The ramp from the 417 W/B to the 174 E/B is now OPEN.
#otttraffic
#ottnews
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Should sick days be on the honour system at work? ~
@DahliaKurtz
This doctor’s note went viral when he called out an employer asking for sick notes. If a note is required, should the company pay for it?
LISTEN:
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A Japanese company is giving employees who don't smoke 6 EXTRA vacation days to make up for the time smokers take for cigarette breaks. What would you sacrifice for 6 EXTRA vacation days? CALL
@DahliaKurtz
: 613.521.8255 and LISTEN:
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#BREAKING
: Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu has won the U.S. Open, beating American tennis icon Serena Williams and becoming the first Canadian ever to win a Grand Slam title in singles.
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BREAKING: Former
@REDBLACKS
QB Henry Burris to be inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
#ottnews
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Ottawa Public Health said Sunday that local ICUs are free of any patients with COVID-19.
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Eighty-six days after announcing his Leukemia returned, MAJIC 100 morning show host Stu Schwartz says it’s a “great day!”
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LISTEN: "I think he's unhinged."
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, including the targeting of a nuclear power plant there,
@a_pinsent
asks
@BobRae48
about the brazenness of Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions and the international response.
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BREAKING: Award-winning journalist Vassy Kapelos has been named the new Chief Political Correspondent for
@CTVNews
and will host THE VASSY KAPELOS SHOW weekdays from noon to 2 on NEWSTALK 580 CFRA. DETAILS:
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LISTEN: "We can't take away decision making power from councillors."
Somerset Ward Coun. and mayoral candidate
@cmckenney
tells
@a_pinsent
a reported move from the province to give Ottawa's mayor more power would be "anti-democratic."
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An open letter signed by a coalition that represents more than 6,200 businesses in the capital is demanding the Ontario government produce the data that justifies new the COVID-19 restrictions that were put in place on the weekend.
#ottnews
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Premier Doug Ford has called on the federal government to stop all non-essential travel to Canada to limit the spread of new variants and maintain ICU capacity.
Do you think non-essential travel should be banned? Tweet or text 580-580 and have your say on
#CFRALive
!
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#BREAKING
: Democrat Joe Biden has won Pennsylvania, surpassing the 270 electoral vote threshold to take the White House and become the 46th president of the United States.
#Election2020
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The city of Ottawa has one of the highest rates of COVID-19 vaccinations for first and second doses in Ontario.
#ottnews
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BREAKING: 3M issues a statement saying it's opposed to a call from the White House to cease exporting respirators to Canada.
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Sunwing Airlines has cancelled the return flight for a group of Quebecers who partied maskless on a chartered flight from Montreal to Cancun on Dec. 30.
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BREAKING: The COVID-19 vaccine has arrived at the Ottawa Hospital via UPS truck. (Image: CTV News)
#ottnews
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BREAKING: All five members of the Tragically Hip appointed to the Order of Canada. Ceremony on Monday at Rideau Hall.
#ottnews
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BREAKING: A tornado WATCH has been issued for Ottawa, Cornwall-Morrisburg, Prescott and Russell, Renfrew-Pembroke-Barry's Bay, and Smiths Falls-Lanark-Sharbot Lake.
#ottnews
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Prince Edward Island Green Party candidate Josh Underhay and his young son have been killed in a "tragic accident" according to a statement issued late Friday night by Green Party leader Peter Bevan-Baker.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford told reporters that he would rather listen to doctors and epidemiologists than someone "with a degree in English literature who thinks he is a doctor."
#ottnews
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#BREAKING
: Solicitor General Sylvia Jones says officers will no longer have the right to stop pedestrians or drivers to ask why they are out or request their home address.
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Just in time for Father's Day,
@MAJIC100Ottawa
morning host
@StuntmanStu
is leaving the hospital to, in his words, "annoy my wife and kids" after his latest bone marrow transplant.
#ottnews
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Awesome 🧡
In memory of
@brianpfraser
, the
#Sens
will wear this helmet decal when the team hosts
@NHLFlames
today at 1 p.m.
#BeatBloodCancer
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