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Thursday, January 13, 2022
We had a new addition to our curated list of Ottawa Podcasts: The Disgruntled Lifecoach. Reader Andrea, who made the nomination, says ‘Pierre Hamel does a great job using humour to shed some light on our psychology and basic human niceness!’ It's a good listen. Relatedly, Apt 613 has interviewed a few Ottawa podcasters on why they do it. We'll see you tomorrow– Martha and Darren ?️ Is there something that Ottawa should know about? Email to us at hello@theottawan.com. We read every single comment. |
STATS Weather: ❄️ 30 per cent chance of flurries. High of -7°, low of -15°. Number: $8,085. The amount – so far – raised on a $5,000 goal to buy restaurant meals for on-duty front-line hospital workers. [Ottawa Citizen] [GoFundMe] Ottawans of the Day: Kylar Rathwell, Riley Richardson, Maël Rivard, Evie McDonald, Mark Zielonka, Maren Bradley, and Béatrice Olson. The prospects have been selected as RBC Future Olympians, seven out of 30 in Canada. [Ottawa Sports Pages] Quote: ‘He wants to use her, the first-born girl, in a traditional ceremonial sacrifice to the gods. And, if that happens, she’s not going to be like she used to. After the sacrifice, she might become, God forbid, barren or mentally not balanced’ – Anna Omokhaye, terrified that her daughter may be subject to Female Genital Mutilation if they are deported back to Nigeria. Omokhaye and her daughter have been refused refugee status and were supposed to be deported last Saturday but remain on a hospital stay. [Ottawa Citizen]
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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE Information is as of this morning. Changes are relative to yesterday. ONTARIO
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COVID-19 NEWS ⭕ The Federal Government has reversed ferret on its plan to require all cross-border truckers to be fully vaccinated. Canadian unvaccinated truckers will be free from testing or quarantine however American truckers are still required to be vaccinated as of Saturday. [National Post] ⭕ The City's four long-term care homes currently have 77 staffers who have tested positive for COVID-19. [CTV]
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WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT ▪️Former CTV weatherman J.J. Clarke has been found not criminally responsive for harassment charges. A judge agreed with a report by a forensic psychiatrist that Clarke was not of sound mind and need not stand trial. Clarke had been charged with harassment of two women and a man. [CBC] ▪️Gatineau's largest rental landlord is now refunding application fees after getting caught out. Osgoode Properties had been charging $150 application fees to prospective renters for years despite it being illegal on the face of it. [Ottawa Citizen] ▪️Carleton University Ravens have fired their head coach. Steve Sumarah had been head coach since football returned to the university in 2013 (it left in 1998). A search is underway for his replacement. [Ottawa Sun] ▪️The BeaverTails Ice Dragon Boat Festival has been cancelled for obvious reasons. It would have coincided with Winterlude later in the month, which itself is cancelled. The Tim Horton's Dragon Boat festival in June is still on. [Ottawa Citizen]
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