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Is Ottawa’s light-rail transit system ‘world class’?
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Is Ottawa’s light-rail transit system ‘world class’?
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‘Rolling Thunder’ motorcycle protest rides into Ottawa
02:40 | April 29, 2022
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‘Rolling Thunder’ protest precautions outlined by Ottawa mayor
01:50 | April 28, 2022
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Some trucks move, others stay after Ottawa mayor’s deadline for protesters
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Protesters told to leave Ottawa after 3rd day of disrupting Canadian capital
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COVID-19: Ottawa mayor advises keeping holiday gatherings to immediate family amid Omicron spread
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Jim Watson defends how he’s run city council as mayor of Ottawa
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Ottawa mayor says he anticipates a peaceful protest march on Friday
01:38 | June 3, 2020
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COVID-19: Shaking off the handshake
02:00 | March 10, 2020
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COVID-19: Health officials say ‘just a matter of time’ until Ottawa sees travel-related case
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Amidst LRT woes, Ottawa mayor says he often gets up “with a knot in my stomach”
00:31 | December 16, 2019
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‘The reaction is something I’ll never forget’: Ottawa mayor reflects on coming out, first Pride parade as openly gay man
01:56 | December 16, 2019
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‘The reaction is something I’ll never forget’: Ottawa mayor reflects on coming out, first Pride parade as openly gay man
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Ottawa mayor says city will apply lessons learned to next phases of LRT
00:49 | December 16, 2019
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Is Ottawa’s light-rail transit system ‘world class’?
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02:03 | May 25, 2022
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‘Rolling Thunder’ motorcycle protest rides into Ottawa
02:40 | April 29, 2022
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‘Rolling Thunder’ protest precautions outlined by Ottawa mayor
01:50 | April 28, 2022
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Some trucks move, others stay after Ottawa mayor’s deadline for protesters
02:10 | February 14, 2022
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Protesters told to leave Ottawa after 3rd day of disrupting Canadian capital
04:15 | January 31, 2022
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COVID-19: Ottawa mayor advises keeping holiday gatherings to immediate family amid Omicron spread
01:38 | December 16, 2021
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Jim Watson defends how he’s run city council as mayor of Ottawa
04:40 | December 14, 2021
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Ontario’s provincewide lockdown begins Boxing Day
03:07 | December 21, 2020
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Ottawa mayor: We are losing $1 million a day as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
10:37 | September 21, 2020
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Ottawa mayor says he anticipates a peaceful protest march on Friday
01:38 | June 3, 2020
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COVID-19: Shaking off the handshake
02:00 | March 10, 2020
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COVID-19: Health officials say ‘just a matter of time’ until Ottawa sees travel-related case
01:23 | March 2, 2020
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Amidst LRT woes, Ottawa mayor says he often gets up “with a knot in my stomach”
00:31 | December 16, 2019
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‘The reaction is something I’ll never forget’: Ottawa mayor reflects on coming out, first Pride parade as openly gay man
01:56 | December 16, 2019
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‘The reaction is something I’ll never forget’: Ottawa mayor reflects on coming out, first Pride parade as openly gay man
01:56 | December 16, 2019
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Ottawa mayor says city will apply lessons learned to next phases of LRT
00:49 | December 16, 2019
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Ottawa mayor says ‘buck stops’ with him on LRT issues
00:50 | December 16, 2019
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Ottawa mayor talks LRT problems, ‘frustration’ with builder in year-end interview
00:28 | December 16, 2019
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Ottawa mayor, Ontario premier talk photo radar during Friday meeting
00:29 | December 6, 2019
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Global National: Aug 25
21:14 | August 25, 2019
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Ottawa mayor participates in Pride as openly gay man
02:11 | August 25, 2019
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Politicians, media ride LRT trains ahead of Confederation Line’s handover to city
02:03 | August 23, 2019
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Ottawa mayor says he’s not joking about Raptors invitation to Parliament Hill
00:34 | June 14, 2019
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Federal Budget 2019: Ottawa mayor calls Liberal spending plan ‘good news’ for cities
02:12 | March 19, 2019
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TSB shouldn’t be involved in Ottawa bus crash investigation, Watson says
07:21 | January 14, 2019
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Ottawa mayor says city flags to be placed at ‘half-mast’ following tragic bus crash
00:26 | January 11, 2019
Is Ottawa’s light-rail transit system ‘world class’?
Description
December 17, 2021
Mayor Jim Watson says he is “very confident” that the right team is now maintaining the Confederation Line LRT after a rough few months that saw the train derail twice in 2021, leading to multiple concurrent investigations of the system.
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Is Ottawa’s light-rail transit system ‘world class’?01:40 | December 17, 2021
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Emergencies Act: what we learned from the six-week-long inquiry02:19 | November 25, 2022
-
‘It was lawlessness’: Ottawa mayor takes aim at security officials in Emergencies Act inquiry02:32 | October 18, 2022
-
Former mayor of Toronto weighs in on ‘strong mayor’ system05:00 | July 21, 2022
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Ottawa police prepare for potential Canada Day convoy protests02:07 | June 27, 2022
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Province will cover full costs of deadly storm cleanup, Ottawa mayor says02:03 | May 25, 2022
-
‘Rolling Thunder’ motorcycle protest rides into Ottawa02:40 | April 29, 2022
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‘Rolling Thunder’ protest precautions outlined by Ottawa mayor01:50 | April 28, 2022
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Some trucks move, others stay after Ottawa mayor’s deadline for protesters02:10 | February 14, 2022
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Protesters told to leave Ottawa after 3rd day of disrupting Canadian capital04:15 | January 31, 2022
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COVID-19: Ottawa mayor advises keeping holiday gatherings to immediate family amid Omicron spread01:38 | December 16, 2021
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Jim Watson defends how he’s run city council as mayor of Ottawa04:40 | December 14, 2021
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Ontario’s provincewide lockdown begins Boxing Day03:07 | December 21, 2020
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Ottawa mayor: We are losing $1 million a day as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic10:37 | September 21, 2020
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Ottawa mayor says he anticipates a peaceful protest march on Friday01:38 | June 3, 2020
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COVID-19: Shaking off the handshake02:00 | March 10, 2020
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COVID-19: Health officials say ‘just a matter of time’ until Ottawa sees travel-related case01:23 | March 2, 2020
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Amidst LRT woes, Ottawa mayor says he often gets up “with a knot in my stomach”00:31 | December 16, 2019
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‘The reaction is something I’ll never forget’: Ottawa mayor reflects on coming out, first Pride parade as openly gay man01:56 | December 16, 2019
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‘The reaction is something I’ll never forget’: Ottawa mayor reflects on coming out, first Pride parade as openly gay man01:56 | December 16, 2019
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Ottawa mayor says city will apply lessons learned to next phases of LRT00:49 | December 16, 2019
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Ottawa mayor says ‘buck stops’ with him on LRT issues00:50 | December 16, 2019
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Ottawa mayor talks LRT problems, ‘frustration’ with builder in year-end interview00:28 | December 16, 2019
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Ottawa mayor, Ontario premier talk photo radar during Friday meeting00:29 | December 6, 2019
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Global National: Aug 2521:14 | August 25, 2019
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Ottawa mayor participates in Pride as openly gay man02:11 | August 25, 2019
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Politicians, media ride LRT trains ahead of Confederation Line’s handover to city02:03 | August 23, 2019
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Ottawa mayor says he’s not joking about Raptors invitation to Parliament Hill00:34 | June 14, 2019
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Federal Budget 2019: Ottawa mayor calls Liberal spending plan ‘good news’ for cities02:12 | March 19, 2019
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TSB shouldn’t be involved in Ottawa bus crash investigation, Watson says07:21 | January 14, 2019
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Ottawa mayor says city flags to be placed at ‘half-mast’ following tragic bus crash00:26 | January 11, 2019
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Is Ottawa’s light-rail transit system ‘world class’?01:40 | December 17, 2021
-
Emergencies Act: what we learned from the six-week-long inquiry02:19 | November 25, 2022
-
‘It was lawlessness’: Ottawa mayor takes aim at security officials in Emergencies Act inquiry02:32 | October 18, 2022
-
Former mayor of Toronto weighs in on ‘strong mayor’ system05:00 | July 21, 2022
-
Ottawa police prepare for potential Canada Day convoy protests02:07 | June 27, 2022
-
Province will cover full costs of deadly storm cleanup, Ottawa mayor says02:03 | May 25, 2022
-
‘Rolling Thunder’ motorcycle protest rides into Ottawa02:40 | April 29, 2022
-
‘Rolling Thunder’ protest precautions outlined by Ottawa mayor01:50 | April 28, 2022
-
Some trucks move, others stay after Ottawa mayor’s deadline for protesters02:10 | February 14, 2022
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Protesters told to leave Ottawa after 3rd day of disrupting Canadian capital04:15 | January 31, 2022
-
COVID-19: Ottawa mayor advises keeping holiday gatherings to immediate family amid Omicron spread01:38 | December 16, 2021
-
Jim Watson defends how he’s run city council as mayor of Ottawa04:40 | December 14, 2021
-
Ontario’s provincewide lockdown begins Boxing Day03:07 | December 21, 2020
-
Ottawa mayor: We are losing $1 million a day as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic10:37 | September 21, 2020
-
Ottawa mayor says he anticipates a peaceful protest march on Friday01:38 | June 3, 2020
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COVID-19: Shaking off the handshake02:00 | March 10, 2020
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COVID-19: Health officials say ‘just a matter of time’ until Ottawa sees travel-related case01:23 | March 2, 2020
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Amidst LRT woes, Ottawa mayor says he often gets up “with a knot in my stomach”00:31 | December 16, 2019
-
‘The reaction is something I’ll never forget’: Ottawa mayor reflects on coming out, first Pride parade as openly gay man01:56 | December 16, 2019
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‘The reaction is something I’ll never forget’: Ottawa mayor reflects on coming out, first Pride parade as openly gay man01:56 | December 16, 2019
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Ottawa mayor says city will apply lessons learned to next phases of LRT00:49 | December 16, 2019
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Ottawa mayor says ‘buck stops’ with him on LRT issues00:50 | December 16, 2019
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Ottawa mayor talks LRT problems, ‘frustration’ with builder in year-end interview00:28 | December 16, 2019
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Ottawa mayor, Ontario premier talk photo radar during Friday meeting00:29 | December 6, 2019
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Global National: Aug 2521:14 | August 25, 2019
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Ottawa mayor participates in Pride as openly gay man02:11 | August 25, 2019
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Politicians, media ride LRT trains ahead of Confederation Line’s handover to city02:03 | August 23, 2019
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Ottawa mayor says he’s not joking about Raptors invitation to Parliament Hill00:34 | June 14, 2019
-
Federal Budget 2019: Ottawa mayor calls Liberal spending plan ‘good news’ for cities02:12 | March 19, 2019
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TSB shouldn’t be involved in Ottawa bus crash investigation, Watson says07:21 | January 14, 2019
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Ottawa mayor says city flags to be placed at ‘half-mast’ following tragic bus crash00:26 | January 11, 2019
Is Ottawa’s light-rail transit system ‘world class’?
Description
December 17, 2021
Mayor Jim Watson says he is “very confident” that the right team is now maintaining the Confederation Line LRT after a rough few months that saw the train derail twice in 2021, leading to multiple concurrent investigations of the system.
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