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NCC launches process to develop 'Flats District' at LeBreton Flats
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Ottawa pastor has medical exemption rejected by U.S. border agents
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Police watchdog clears Vancouver officers who fired non-lethal rounds at 'Freedom Convoy' protesters
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Five months ago, the first 'Freedom Convoy' trucks rolled into Ottawa. After the federal government took the unprecedented step of invoking the Emergencies Act to end the protests, a series of inquiries and probes have been initiated. With the nation's capital bracing for more protests over the Canada Day weekend, CTVNews.ca takes a look at where the main commissions and studies stand.
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