NEW THIS MORNING | COVID-19 in Ottawa: Fast Facts for April 11, 2021
The latest on COVID-19 in Ottawa for Sunday, April 11.

The latest on COVID-19 in Ottawa for Sunday, April 11.
The city of Ottawa says special education teachers will be contacted directly for vaccines
Ottawa Public Health is reporting 325 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, the highest figure ever reported in the city since the start of the pandemic.
While city officials are encouraging all Ottawa residents to stay close to home during the April Break at elementary and secondary schools, there are still things you can do with the family in the national capital region.
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Prince Philip was born the Prince of Greece and Denmark on June 10, 1921 on the Greek island of Corfu. This article is a collection of images from throughout his life.
CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at things to do in Ottawa and eastern Ontario during the stay-at-home order. Gatineau is currently in a lockdown.
A group of Algonquin College students have designed a self-driving robot to de-ice a driveway or fertilize your lawn.
Ottawa police are investigating a security video from 2019 showing an officer in conversation with colleagues saying that ‘white man's day is done,’ before they appear to make several other comments.
"It was kind of a chance of a lifetime property I think," says Craig Smith, Real estate agent with Engel & Volkers.
The latest on COVID-19 in Ottawa for Sunday, April 11.
The city of Ottawa says special education teachers will be contacted directly for vaccines
Eligible Ottawa residents will have to wait for the city of Ottawa to receive more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine before booking an appointment.
The Eastern Ontario Health Unit says the risk to the public is considered to be low after an employee at a Cornwall Canadian Tire store tested positive for COVID-19.
A pop-up clinic in one of Ottawa's three identified hot spot postal codes is now administering COVID-19 vaccines to residents age 50 and older.
The Ontario government is imposing a stay-at-home order effective Thursday, April 8, as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to climb.
CTVNewsOttawa.ca has everything you need to know about receiving the vaccines in Ottawa, who's currently eligible, locations and how to register.
Executive director Mark Monahan announced they "are not going to be able to proceed" with the festival in July.
The Montfort Hospital is postponing five to six elective surgeries per day for the next two weeks to help free up hospital capacity as COVID-19 cases surge in Ottawa.
It’s an early start to the golf season for some courses across the Capital region and it’s teeing up to be a banner year as more people look to head outdoors for safe, physically-distant activities.
As long as there are no further positive tests for COVID-19 Saturday, the Vancouver Canucks will return to the ice on Sunday, the National Hockey League has announced.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled a product sold as 'dried almond' by Double Happiness brand because it may cause cyanide poisoning.
The next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations in Alberta will begin Monday with more health-care workers being eligible to receive their immunization.
Emergency crews were called to a Saanich shopping centre on Friday after a car crashed into a Walmart, trapping people inside.
The Grammy-nominated performer, whose real name was Earl Simmons, died on April 9 one week after going into 'catastrophic cardiac arrest.'
A B.C. distillery is being taken to court for offering up a product that is allegedly a little too close to the original.
Then-Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten were married at Westminster Abbey on November 20, 1947.
A recent study by York University has found that the majority of Canadians are not using the COVID Alert app, citing accessibility issues and privacy concerns as the biggest obstacles.
Prince Charles on Saturday paid tribute to his 'dear Papa' who had given such remarkably devoted service to Queen Elizabeth, to the royal family, to Britain and to the Commonwealth, expressing gratitude for such touching praise of his father.
The funeral service for Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth, will be held on April 17, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday, confirming that Prince Harry was planning to attend.
The British Broadcasting Corporation said on Saturday it had received complaints about the amount of coverage it dedicated to the death of Prince Philip after some viewers were upset that normal programming was cancelled.
Justin Trudeau wound up a three-day Liberal convention Saturday with a partisan speech that sounded much like the launch of an election campaign.
Erin O'Toole assured Conservative supporters that he never hid who he was in his bid to secure the party leadership, telling a high-profile conference on Saturday that the 'true blue' campaign he ran to secure the party helm does reflect his true colours.
Canadian researchers are calling for a more nuanced approach to vaccinating the population, shifting away from a focus on age and health risks and towards a more equitable rollout.
While Canada’s mass inoculation campaign against the novel coronavirus is underway, more people are taking to social media to share vaccine selfies to encourage others to also get a jab.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump staked his claim to the Republican Party in a closed-door speech to donors Saturday night, casting his populist policies and attack-dog politics as the key to future Republican success.
Toronto Mayor John Tory welcomed new public health measures announced by the Ontario government on Thursday, saying it will help save lives.
The funeral service for Prince Philip, will be held on April 17, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Saturday.
An eight-day period of national mourning for the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, begins in the U.K.
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces 400,000 rapid test kits will be distributed to schools across the province.