NEW THIS MORNING | COVID-19 in Ottawa: Fast Facts for Jan. 24, 2021
The latest on COVID-19 in Ottawa for Sunday, Jan. 24.

The latest on COVID-19 in Ottawa for Sunday, Jan. 24.
Big box stores in Ottawa are being targeted by a provincial inspection campaign, and the City of Ottawa has shut down sledding at a popular hill due to overcrowding concerns.
Councillors Matthew Luloff and Keith Egli will introduce a motion at Wednesday's Council meeting to extend Ottawa's Temporary Mandatory Mask Bylaw until April 29.
CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at the five most viewed stories on our website this week.
Ottawa residents have many questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, including when they will receive the vaccine and how will they be notified about receiving the shot.
Arty Hurst has built a giant Igloo outside his Ottawa home, naming the snow-structure after Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs.
CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at things to do in Ottawa, eastern Ontario and western Quebec this weekend.
Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died Saturday. He was 87.
Standing out in a crowd of glamorously dressed guests, Bernie Sanders showed up for the U.S. presidential inauguration in a heavy winter jacket and patterned mittens.
In Ruby, a fittingly named jewel of the Upper Ottawa Valley, near Golden Lake, Ontario, traditions are as firmly rooted as the pine.
Staff at a Vancouver Value Village were dumfounded this week when they discovered a donated bag containing a large sum of cash that was accidentally included.
The latest on COVID-19 in Ottawa for Saturday, Jan. 23.
Ottawa Public Health reported 87 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday, along with one new death linked to the virus.
The National Capital Commission is encouraging you to enjoy its cross-country ski trails, toboggan hills and the Rideau Canal Skateway close to home this winter.
The health unit’s latest real-world example of contact tracing illustrates how COVID-19 can spread at family gatherings and in the workplace.
The Ontario government announced late Wednesday afternoon that schools in Ottawa will not be allowed to reopen for in-person learning on Jan. 25.
Families will not be able to go tobogganing and sledding at Mooney's Bay Hill this weekend.
As the COVID-19 stay-at-home order enters a second week in Ontario, the impact is felt across the entire tourism industry in Ottawa.
The Renfrew County and District Health Unit is one of seven health units across the province where students will resume in-class learning, mostly in Eastern Ontario and other rural areas.
Staying at home doesn't mean you have to stay in your housecoat all day.
The National Capital Commission says fans of the popular Rideau Canal Skateway should only visit this winter if they live close by.
Officials say the pair chartered a small plane to Beaver Creek, Yukon, where they were able to get the Moderna vaccine at a mobile clinic by saying they were local workers.
A Calgary family is looking to the public for support to help their infant son cope with a rare genetic condition that doctors have never seen before and have few ideas how to properly treat.
Family members of fishermen who died when their scallop dragger sank in the Bay of Fundy reacted with shock and disappointment Saturday to word that the RCMP had officially called off its efforts to recover the vessel.
A patient and loyal dog spent days outside a hospital in Turkey, waiting for its owner while he received treatment.
A photo of Bernie Sanders in his coat and mittens, bracing against the cold, is now popping up in some unexpected places thanks to some creative edits.
Baseball legend and Hall of Famer Hank Aaron has passed away. Aaron rose to fame when he broke Babe Ruth's all-time home run record.
A team of researchers from the Montreal Heart Institute believes they have found an effective weapon against COVID-19: colchicine, an oral tablet already known and used for other diseases.
Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died Saturday. He was 87.
A review of 61 studies and reports comprising more than one million people suggests that at least one in three people infected with COVID-19 do not have any symptoms.
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he was once willing to give his former leadership rival Derek Sloan the benefit of the doubt, but no longer.
The words of Donald Trump supporters who are accused of participating in the deadly U.S. Capitol riot may end up being used against him in his Senate impeachment trial as he faces the charge of inciting a violent insurrection.
Ottawa-based Spartan Bioscience says its rapid COVID-19 testing device has been approved by Health Canada after the company had to recall and resubmit its product last year.
Russian police arrested more than 3,000 people Saturday in nationwide protests demanding the release of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin's most prominent foe, according to a group that counts political detentions.
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit confirms the U.K. variant has been identified at Roberta Place Long-Term Care home in Barrie
A Canadian company is hoping its efforts to repurpose smartphones might encourage Canadians to recycle their old electronics.
A highly contagious variant of COVID-19 first found in the U.K. has been reported at a Northern Ont. long-term care facility.
An Ottawa-based company called Spartan Bioscience saying their rapid PCR test can be used to test for COVID-19 in remote communities.