NEW THIS MORNING | COVID-19 in Ottawa: Fast Facts for April 12, 2021
The latest on COVID-19 in Ottawa for Monday, April 12, 2021.

The latest on COVID-19 in Ottawa for Monday, April 12, 2021.
For the second day in a row, Ottawa’s top doctor, Vera Etches, is warning Ottawa residents about rising cases in the capital. Meanwhile, a member of Ontario’s Vaccination Task Force is warning of a possible fourth wave.
Rioters smashed windows and set fires in Old Montreal during a large protest that took place in violation of Quebec's curfew on Sunday evening.
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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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.
The latest on COVID-19 in Ottawa for Monday, April 12, 2021.
There is growing concern about rising hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Ottawa and across the province.
For the second day in a row, Ottawa’s top doctor, Vera Etches, is warning Ottawa residents about rising cases in the capital. Meanwhile, a member of Ontario’s Vaccination Task Force is warning of a possible fourth wave.
Reports of large crowds gathering on the first weekend of Ontario's 28-day stay-at-home order have some residents concerned.
CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at five stories to watch in Ottawa this week.
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.
Creating a memorial for those killed in Nova Scotia's mass shooting is a delicate task at a time when families continue to grieve and communities are reluctant to revisit horror, say volunteers working on the project.
Drivers heading from Alberta west into B.C. are advised of a major construction project that will result in a scenic, but hour-long detour through the Rocky Mountains.
An additional player from the Vancouver Canucks is in the NHL's COVID-19 Protocol, and the team will not be reopening its practice facilities Sunday as a result, the league said in a statement.
Doctors have performed the first double lung transplant for a COVID-19 patient in Canada.
At least 20,000 people were forced to evacuate the island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines following a volcanic eruption.
Jill Macyshon has the story on the flood of social media selfies from people getting their COVID-19 vaccinations.
The Grammy-nominated performer, whose real name was Earl Simmons, died on April 9 one week after going into 'catastrophic cardiac arrest.'
Emergency crews were called to a Saanich shopping centre on Friday after a car crashed into a Walmart, trapping people inside.
A B.C. distillery is being taken to court for offering up a product that is allegedly a little too close to the original.
Rioters smashed windows and set fires in Old Montreal during a large protest that took place in violation of Quebec's curfew on Sunday evening.
The recent flood of COVID-19 vaccine doses into Canada is expected to wane this week, with a little more than 1 million shots scheduled for delivery over the next seven days.
Vancouver Coastal Health says that the Howe Sound area has the highest rate of coronavirus infections in the province, and that the majority of those cases are among residents of Whistler.
Canada has now administered at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to 22.78 per cent of the country's eligible population.
La Soufriere volcano fired an enormous amount of ash and hot gas early Monday in the biggest explosive eruption yet since volcanic activity began on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent late last week, with officials worried about the lives of those who have refused to evacuate.
Levels of both employment and savings are strong, yet 36 per cent of non-homeowners under the age of 40 have given up on owning a home. And what is worse: 62 per cent of Canadians say that most people will be priced out of the housing market in the next decade, according to the RBC Spring Housing Poll. CTV News' Chief Financial Commentator Pattie Lovett-Reid takes a closer look in her column on CTVNews.ca.
Doctors have successfully performed the first double lung transplant in Canada on a 61-year-old COVID-19 patient to replace organs damaged by the disease.
Daily new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Canada have skyrocketed amid the third wave of the pandemic and have now outpaced the United States per capita.
In an update to travel advice for Canadians visiting China, the government has added more detail regarding the Xinjiang region, warning that Canadians with ethnic ties to the region could be 'at risk of arbitrary detention.'
At least 20,000 people were forced to evacuate the island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines following a volcanic eruption.