Home COVID-19 Signs of the times Signs of the times By Spencer Colby - March 29, 2020 105 1 of 5 A sign on a street corner in support of essential workers and Tim Horton employees. Residents of Ottawa are pleading with landlords and the Government of Ontario to freeze rent payments. Hundreds of business throughout the city are temporarily closed including franchises like Second Cup. A poster advertising Algonquin College is defaced with the words “Corona Zionist Virus.” Featured image by Spencer Colby. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Culture & Community Carleton student groups tackle youth homelessness with ‘Bridge the Gap’ campaign 2025 CUSA Election BREAKING: Sean Joe-Ezigbo wins CUSA presidency, following student disruption and 11-week delay Labour/Administration ‘Bad for everyone’: CUASA enters legal strike position, threatening summer courses 3,000FansLike1,100FollowersFollow4,000FollowersFollow1,500SubscribersSubscribe Ottawa broken clouds enter location 12.8 ° C 13.2 ° 12.3 ° 54 % 6.2kmh 75 % Sat 14 ° Sun 14 ° Mon 19 ° Tue 19 ° Wed 17 °