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• Province expanding COVID-19 vaccinations to more pharmacies in Ottawa and eastern Ontario

  The Ontario government is adding more locations the list of pharmacies in Ottawa and eastern Ontario that will soon offer COVID-19 vaccines.

  

• Local councillor wants to step up enforcement of stay-at-home order in city parks

  Reports of large crowds gathering on the first weekend of Ontario's 28-day stay-at-home order have some residents concerned.

  

• Ottawa residents worry for family in St. Vincent after volcanic eruption

  There is growing concern for an island nation battling the aftermath of a volcanic eruption that could strike again.

  

• A decision on keeping schools open, more COVID-19 vaccines and record case counts: Five stories to watch in Ottawa

  CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at five stories to watch in Ottawa this week.

  

• Ottawa prepares to begin vaccinating special education teachers

  The city of Ottawa says special education teachers will be contacted directly for vaccines

• The COVID-19 wasteland: searching for clues to the pandemic in the sewers

  Using municipal wastewater to look for evidence of the virus behind COVID-19 is part of a rapidly expanding body of science. The virus is shed in human waste, often before a patient even knows they are sick.

• Appointments at Ottawa's COVID-19 vaccination community clinics 'temporarily fully booked'

  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.

• 'No speed limit on the 401': Toronto-area driver disputes stunt driving charge

  Ontario Provincial Police have reminded one driver that there is, in fact, a speed limit on Highway 401.

• Ontario breaks COVID-19 record with more than 4,400 new cases reported

  Ontario health officials are reporting more than 4,400 new cases of COVID-19, marking the highest number of infections ever reported in a single day since the pandemic started.

• Canada is outpacing U.S. for new COVID-19 cases per capita

  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.

• Increased office vacancies offer chance for growing companies to expand

  A number of growing companies are searching for new offices even as the pandemic has forced closures and downsizing elsewhere. Some businesses are shifting to larger offices months or years, simply because market conditions are so favourable.

• Motorcyclist seriously injured in two-vehicle crash in Ottawa's south end

  Emergency crews responded to the crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle on Prince of Wales Drive, between Strandherd Drive and Rideau Valley Drive, at 4:40 p.m.