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A blast of cold Arctic air gripped Ottawa for more than 48 hours this week, but it wasn't enough to open the Rideau Canal for the opening weekend of Winterlude.
If the Rideau Canal Skateway does open this winter, it will be the latest opening in the skateway's history. The latest date for the opening of the Rideau Canal Skateway was Feb. 2, 2002. Police and Bylaw Services maintained an increase presence around downtown Ottawa last weekend as a rally was held to mark the anniversary of the protest against COVID-19 public health restrictions. Police had said more than 200 people gathered on Parliament Hill on Saturday, Jan. 28 for a rally and dance party.
Ottawa police and Ontario Provincial Police officers monitor a rally on Wellington Street on Saturday. A rally was planned for Parliament Hill to mark the one-year anniversary of the start of the 'Freedom Convoy'. A federal government department has fired 49 employees who received the Canada Emergency Response Benefit while they were employed.
An auditor general's report on the billions of dollars in COVID-19 benefits issued by the government found that at least $4.6 billion in overpayments went to those who were ineligible and another $27 billion merited further investigation.
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