OTTAWA With places of worship facing new capacity limits in Ottawa and across Ontario ahead of the Easter weekend, some are pivoting to online services. Ottawa and Ontario will begin a four-week shutdown on Saturday in a bid to limit the spread of COVID-19. Reverend Dr. Anthony Bailey, minister at Parkdale United Church in Ottawa, is preparing the sanctuary for the upcoming Easter service, only this year, it will be online only. We wanted to be very careful to encourage our members to be safe, to be physically distant but also to experience our live-stream service, says Bailey. This is one of the apex of our celebrations throughout the year. The Easter story, the resurrection story . that death is not stronger than life and that’s a message we want to bring to people.
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OTTAWA Black History Month has begun in the capital and around the world. It s a time to commemorate, celebrate, and recognize the achievements of Black Canadians. Events around the globe, such as the death of George Floyd in the U.S. in May of 2020, sparked protests and renewed calls for racial justice everywhere. Those calls were echoed in Ottawa. We were protesting because of Abdirahman Abdi, says Sarah Onyango, who is the media relations coordinator for Black History Ottawa. Abdi died following a violent confrontation with Ottawa police in 2016. Last October, the officer charged in his death was found not guilty of all charges.