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Power Restoration Hampered by Extensive Damage Following Massive Thunderstorm That Killed at Least 8 People

May 23, 2022
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Emergency crews continue to work around the clock to restore power and clear roads after a massive thunderstorm swept across southern Ontario and Quebec Saturday, killing at least eight people and leaving hundreds of thousands of residents without power. Officials had said it could take days to resolve the outages. Speaking at a virtual news…

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After Ottawa Mayor Says Emergencies Act Gives Power to Sell Towed Vehicles to Cover Protest Costs, Deputy PM Affirms Cities Have Certain Powers Under the Act

February 21, 2022
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Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Emergencies Acts gives powers not only to the feds but also to municipalities and provinces, after Ottawa’s mayor said two days earlier said that he wanted the vehicles towed during police operations against protesters to be sold to cover the city’s costs incurred by the protests of the…

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Ottawa Mayor Says Can Sell Protest Trucks Using Emergencies Act; Freeland Affirms Cities Have Certain Powers

February 21, 2022
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Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Emergencies Acts gives powers not only to the feds but also to municipalities and provinces, after Ottawa’s mayor said two days earlier said that he wanted the vehicles towed during police operations against protesters to be sold to cover the city’s costs incurred by the protests of the…

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Ottawa Towing Companies Refusing to Haul Away ‘Freedom Convoy’ Trucks: City Manager

February 8, 2022
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All tow-truck operators on contract with the City of Ottawa have refused to remove the heavy vehicles associated with the “Freedom Convoy” from the downtown core, the city manager says. Steve Kanellakos says the consensus seems to be that many of the companies don’t want to do the work because the heavy truck industry is…

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