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    Rail blockades enter third week

    Rail blockades enter third week

    Air Date: February 23, 2020
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    Air Date: February 23, 2020
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    Air Date: February 22, 2020
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    Inside look at Cornwall quarantine

    Inside look at Cornwall quarantine

    Air Date: February 22, 2020

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    Health officials in Ontario have confirmed a new presumptive case of the novel coronavirus in Toronto.

  • Fire crews were called to a two-storey home on East Acres Road around 12:49 a.m. after a car caught fire. The flames quickly spread to the home. (Courtesy: Scott Stilborn/Twitter @OFSFirePhoto)

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    A protester looks through a pair of binoculars from the closed train tracks in Tyendinaga, near Belleville, Ont., on Sunday, Feb.23, 2020. The rail blockade is in support of the Wet'suwet'en who oppose work on a pipeline in northern B.C. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)

    'The time has come': Despite pleas from government, no sign of blockades coming down

  • Diane and Allan Chow speak with CTV News Toronto from a room at the Cornwall NAV Centre where they remain in quarantine.

    'Are they coming for us?' Couple returns to Canada after ‘nightmare’ vacation on quarantined cruise ship

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    People skate on the Rideau Canal Skateway on Family Day in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. (Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS) UPDATED

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  • Canadian cruise ship passenger tests negative for coronavirus in Cornwall, Ont.
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    She's 40 now, but when she was born, doctors weren't certain Anne-Marie Koeslag was going to live. But thanks to the Ottawa Heart Institute she's excited about her future.

    A story of resilience, and will to survive

    Air Date: February 20, 2020
     
    The calendar still says winter, but you can dream of cruising on the open waters this weekend. The Ottawa Boat Show runs until Sunday, Feb. 23 at the EY Centre. Check out power boats, fishing boats, cruisers, pontoons and more. (Peter Szperling/CTV Ottawa)

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    Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Pierre Engvall (47) scores his team's third goal of the game against Hurricanes emergency goalie David Ayres during second period NHL hockey action in Toronto, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. Ayres, who serves as the Toronto Marlies’ zamboni driver, replaced Petr Mrazek in net after a delay in action. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

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    The calendar still says winter, but you can dream of cruising on the open waters this weekend. The Ottawa Boat Show runs until Sunday, Feb. 23 at the EY Centre. Check out power boats, fishing boats, cruisers, pontoons and more. (Peter Szperling/CTV Ottawa)

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    People go tobogganing at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa on Family Day, Monday, Feb. 17, 2020. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)

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    She's 40 now, but when she was born, doctors weren't certain Anne-Marie Koeslag was going to live. But thanks to the Ottawa Heart Institute she's excited about her future.

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    Air Date: February 20, 2020

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