Home COVID-19 Signs of the times Signs of the times By Spencer Colby - March 29, 2020 98 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 Features Shroom boom: Can popular functional mushrooms treat ADHD and other mental health disorders? Arts ‘Climate Rebels: Artist on the Frontlines of Change’ challenges the status quo of climate crisis discussions News Carleton students disappointed as O-Train closure hits 4 years 3,000FansLike1,100FollowersFollow4,000FollowersFollow1,500SubscribersSubscribe Ottawa broken clouds enter location 16.5 ° C 17.4 ° 15.9 ° 92 % 4.1kmh 75 % Sat 22 ° Sun 22 ° Mon 23 ° Tue 26 ° Wed 27 °