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Niagara region tourism, businesses and residents suffer as Canada reopens border slowly, while U.S. still continues with restrictions, @talar_sto reports.
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With almost a year of online learning behind us, post-secondary students and professors look back at its challenges and benefits. https://t.co/BN2sfWwJZH #ottnews #onlinelearning

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The 25th Hour explores how three international students are balancing their studies from across the world. #ottawa https://t.co/iwVx9Oe58a

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Due to the pandemic, Ottawa's seniors and the organizations that serve them are altering their routines in order to fight isolation. https://t.co/tv1U5eZfIS #ottnews

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RT @aneurinbosley: RT @CapitalCurrent: Ontario has revealed plans for more intensive #covid19 testing, which includes expanding who gets tested and increasing surveillance for vulnerable populations. More in our daily roundup: https://t.co/DZ3yDDrRGb

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RT @aneurinbosley: RT @CapitalCurrent: Ontario is allowing over two dozen health-care providers, including dentists and massage therapists, to return to work once health guidelines are in place. More #covid19 info.: https://t.co/6mjb4j9PF6

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RT @aneurinbosley: RT @CapitalCurrent: Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced today that the province is taking over management of the five long-term care homes mentioned in a damning report. More #covid19 updates in our daily roundup: https://t.co/SwKTGT8mGx

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RT @CapitalCurrent: @ottawahealth says anyone in the city who wants a #covid19 test can get one. It’s part of Ontario’s push to increase testing after falling short of the target of 16,000 tests a day. More in our daily update: https://t.co/pSBsNbWTF5

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RT @aneurinbosley: RT @CapitalCurrent: As calls grow for more #covid19 testing and contact tracing, the PM said today that federal public servants are available to handle 3,600 contact tracing calls a day, 7 days a week. More in our daily update: https://t.co/jyJjjN58qP

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RT @CapitalCurrent: In Ontario, there have been 24,187+ #covid19 cases, up 413 cases from Wednesday, with 1,993+ deaths (31 since Wednesday’s report) and 18,509+ recoveries. More in our daily update: https://t.co/h18GANJVVE

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RT @aneurinbosley: RT @CapitalCurrent: The Prime Minister announced today that a portal to obtain ... Commercial Rent Assistance will open May 25. He urged landlords to participate. More #covid19 info in our daily update: https://t.co/VRkW6uZi7S

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RT @aneurinbosley: RT @CapitalCurrent: NAV Canada said today that air traffic in April decreased by an average of 74.7% compared to the same month in 2019, one of the many effects of #covid19. More updates in our daily briefing: https://t.co/36XJ3GCdPI

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RT @CapitalCurrent: The first Canadian clinical trials for a possible #covid19 vaccine have been approved by Health Canada and will take place ... Dalhousie University, in Halifax. Data, graphics and more in our daily update: https://t.co/iuNuX7Oblk

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RT @aneurinbosley: RT @CapitalCurrent: @CanadianPM Justin Trudeau revealed the emergency wage-subsidy program will be extended to the end of August to help employers keep their workers. More updates and #covid19 data in our roundup: https://t.co/0Pnpm9zkje

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RT @aneurinbosley: RT @CapitalCurrent: In Ontario golf courses and marinas may start opening soon along with seasonal businesses, dog parks and essential workplace construction. More in our daily #covid19 update: https://t.co/gG6iYrfIrq

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RT @aneurinbosley: RT @CapitalCurrent: The Canadian government is offering help for low-income seniors in the form of a one-time, $300 payment for those eligible for Old Age Security. More #covid19 updates in our daily roundup: https://t.co/QTytnKGPcw

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RT @aneurinbosley: RT @CapitalCurrent: In Ontario retail businesses with doors opening to the street can now open for curbside pickup and delivery and some 520 provincial parks are now open for day use. More #covid19 updates: https://t.co/4RJRvevmLi

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RT @aneurinbosley: RT @CapitalCurrent: According to the most recent data from Ontario's health ministry, #COVID19 has proved fatal in at least 30% of known cases in #Ottawa for those in their 80s. Some of the grim numbers: https://t.co/XWRVM6x0L1

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Black Canadians facing a mental health condition are often battling stigma within their own community. #ottnews https://t.co/skiU5mCMuJ

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@CanadianPM Justin Trudeau warned on Saturday that if provinces move too quickly to reopen their economies, a second wave of #COVID19 could send Canada “back into confinement this summer.” Daily updates: https://t.co/XE1To4EqUi