Ottawa surpasses 32,000 total COVID-19 cases
Ottawa Public Health says 50 more people in the city have tested positive for COVID-19, pushing the city's total case count beyond 32,000. One additional person is in the ICU.
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Firefighters rescue two people from east end rollovers
Emergency crews responded to the single-vehicle crash on Tenth Line Road, between Sweetvalley Drive and Wall Road, at approximately 8:20 a.m. Wednesday.
'The door is open' to new Senators arena at LeBreton Flats: NCC
The NCC is launching a request for expressions of interest for major attractions on two parcels of land at LeBreton Flats.
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Transportation committee defeats attempt to eliminate 'revert reds' in Ottawa
The city of Ottawa's transportation committee has defeated an attempt to remove so-called "revert reds" at lighted intersections, which some have argued pose a danger to cyclists.
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First cases of COVID-19 discovered in Canadian wildlife
The first cases of COVID-19 in Canadian wildlife have been discovered in three white-tailed deer, a press release from Environment and Climate Change Canada reports.
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One person dead in Westport, Ont. house fire
One person is dead after a house fire in Rideau Lakes Township. Emergency crews found one body in the home after the blaze was extinguished.
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8-year-old dead, Girl Guides' members among pedestrians struck in London, Ont.
Police in London, Ont. say an eight-year-old girl has died following a pedestrian crash in the city on Tuesday night.
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CHEO suspends virtual emergency department visits this winter to deal with in-person hospital visits
CHEO says to keep up with the increased demand for in-person services and reduce the department's wait times, it has suspended virtual visits to the emergency department for 90 days.
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Ottawa Senators’ Norris emotional after shooting in Michigan hometown
A school shooting in Michigan that left four students dead and seven people injured is hitting close to home for Ottawa Senators’ centre Josh Norris.
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Electric vehicle charging stations coming to ONroute service centres in eastern Ontario
Energy Minister Todd Smith and Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney made the announcement Wednesday, saying each site will have at least two chargers, with busier locations equipped with more.
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Quebec man facing charges in thefts at east end businesses
Ottawa police say between Oct. 17 and Nov. 15, a man broke into several commercial properties in the St. Laurent Boulevard/Industrial Road area for the purpose of committing thefts.
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Pedestrian struck by an ambulance in Ottawa's west end
Police responded to a call for a collision involving a pedestrian and a paramedic vehicle at the intersection of Baseline Road and Centrepointe Drive at 9:40 p.m. Tuesday.
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OC Transpo is free for a month starting today
From now to the new year, fare boxes and Presto card readers on buses will be covered and fare gates at transit stations will be wide open. All Para Transpo trips, including rural trips, will be booked at no charge.
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Here's which Ottawa schools are hosting COVID-19 vaccine clinics for kids this week
Ottawa Public Health is holding rotating pop-up clinics after school hours at 73 different schools between Dec. 2 and Dec. 23.
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No evidence of community spread following COVID-19 outbreak at Garrison Petawawa
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Canada mandates PCR testing for incoming travel
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New vaccine requirement for travel in Canada
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What you need to know about Canada's updated vaccine rules for domestic travel
As of Nov. 30, the transition period allowing for a negative COVID-19 test from those looking to travel by plane, train or ship in Canada will end, meaning all travellers must be fully vaccinated before boarding and provide proof that they have received the complete doses of a vaccine series.
How is the Omicron variant different and why are scientists so concerned?
Researchers in South Africa first sounded the alarm over the B.1.1.529 variant, now known as Omicron, after finding more than 30 mutations in the spike protein, a component that can alter the way a virus infects cells. But much remains unknown about the finer details of the variant.
First cases of COVID-19 discovered in Canadian wildlife
The first cases of COVID-19 in Canadian wildlife have been discovered in three white-tailed deer, a press release from Environment and Climate Change Canada reports.
3,000 wreaths, destined for veterans' headstones in Ottawa, stolen
Thousands of handmade wreaths, meant for a ceremony to honour fallen servicemen and servicewomen at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, have been stolen.
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No evidence of community spread following COVID-19 outbreak at Garrison Petawawa
The Renfrew County and District Health Unit says there has been no evidence of community spread of COVID-19 following an outbreak at Garrison Petawawa.
Ottawa surpasses 32,000 total COVID-19 cases
Ottawa Public Health says 50 more people in the city have tested positive for COVID-19, pushing the city's total case count beyond 32,000. One additional person is in the ICU.
Here's which Ottawa schools are hosting COVID-19 vaccine clinics for kids this week
Ottawa Public Health is holding rotating pop-up clinics after school hours at 73 different schools between Dec. 2 and Dec. 23.
Canada Post employees in Petawawa, Ont. on unpaid leave over vaccination status
Approximately one third of the workforce at Canada Post in Petawawa, Ont. is on unpaid administrative leave following the implementation of the federal government's mandatory vaccine policy.
Health unit warns of possible COVID-19 exposure at Carleton Place car dealership
The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit (LGLDHU) is advising residents of a possible exposure to COVID-19 at a Carleton Place car dealership.
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Thousands of wreaths destined for National Military Cemetery were stolen from a rural property. CTV's Peter Szperling reports.
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How is the Omicron variant different and why are scientists so concerned?
Researchers in South Africa first sounded the alarm over the B.1.1.529 variant, now known as Omicron, after finding more than 30 mutations in the spike protein, a component that can alter the way a virus infects cells. But much remains unknown about the finer details of the variant.
First cases of COVID-19 discovered in Canadian wildlife
The first cases of COVID-19 in Canadian wildlife have been discovered in three white-tailed deer, a press release from Environment and Climate Change Canada reports.
8-year-old dead, Girl Guides' members among pedestrians struck in London, Ont.
Police in London, Ont. say an eight-year-old girl has died following a pedestrian crash in the city on Tuesday night.
Airport COVID-19 testing for travellers arriving in Canada could start any time, minister says
The new on-arrival COVID-19 testing and isolation requirements for all air travellers coming from outside of Canada other than from the United States could come into effect at any time, depending on the airport, according to Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.
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The House of Commons has unanimously agreed to pass Bill C-4, the legislation to ban conversion therapy, through all stages in the House without study or amendment, based on a Conservative motion.
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The federal government says Boeing's Super Hornet fighter jet is out of the running to replace Canada's CF-18s.
South African data suggests Omicron gets around some, not all immunity
The Omicron variant appears able to get around some immunity but vaccines should still offer protection against severe disease, according to the latest data from South Africa.
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Data from an area in South Africa hard-hit by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has shown a high number of hospital admissions of infants under 2 years old, raising concerns that the variant may pose risks to young children.
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Canadians views' on future generations' standard of living are at the lowest point since data started being collected on the topic by Nanos Research nearly 10 years ago.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci provides an update on the COVID-19 situation in the U.S. after confirming their first case of the Omicron variant.
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3,000 wreaths, destined for veterans' headstones in Ottawa, stolen
Thousands of handmade wreaths, meant for a ceremony to honour fallen servicemen and servicewomen at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, have been stolen.
Sask. producers owing thousands of dollars in unfulfilled contracts is 'unprecedented territory'
Despite having a much smaller yield after harvest than usual, Saskatoon area farmer Blair Cummins was still able to fulfill his canola contract—with a little help.
'This is long overdue': Land acknowledgement recited in Manitoba legislature
A formal land acknowledgement was recited for the first time in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, which one of Manitoba's Grand Chiefs says is a momentous move to reset a badly tarnished relationship with the province.
Meth hidden in painting replaced with placebo in B.C. police plot to bust alleged smuggler
A Western Australian man has been charged after an international police investigation, which started in Canada, resulted in the seizure of several kilograms of methamphetamine hidden inside a painting.
Police investigating after protesters harass families as children get their vaccines in North Bay
Abby Blaszczyk took her seven-year-old son to be vaccinated Sunday in North Bay, and the experience has left her and her young child upset, after they were harassed by anti-vaccination protestors.
'I'd never seen anything like it': Fallstreak hole dazzles Winnipeg cloud watchers
Sky gazers in the northeast part of Winnipeg were treated to a weather phenomenon called a fallstreak hole.
'Everyone is safe': B.C. junior athletes stranded in South Africa due to COVID-19 variant
Young athletes that are representing Canada for the field hockey Junior World Cup in South Africa are stranded after the federal government suddenly stopped all travel to several southern African countries last week.
'I get angrier every time': Abbotsford family fed up with decades of flooding from Nooksack River
When her family dairy farm, the Dykman Cattle Company, flooded nearly two weeks ago, it was the worst Cynthia Dykman had ever seen in her two decades on the western edge Sumas Prairie. But it was far from the first time.
'I apologize': David Suzuki says he was wrong to warn that pipelines will be blown up
Environmentalist and TV host David Suzuki apologized Thursday for comments he made about exploding pipelines.
