OC Transpo driver tests positive for COVID-19
OC Transpo has reported 107 cases of COVID-19 involving staff since the start of the pandemic.
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Ottawa’s top doctor wants non-essential businesses closed during stay-at-home order
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Ottawa sees second day of fewer than 200 new COVID-19 cases
Ottawa Public Health is reporting 181 more people in the city have tested positive for COVID-19 and one more person has died.
900 people on waiting list for COVID-19 vaccine at Ottawa pharmacy
AstraZeneca vaccines are now available for anyone 40 and older in the province, but there is concern about whether there is enough supply to go around.
No 'sufficient signs' the COVID-19 curve is turning in Ottawa: Dr. Etches
Ottawa's top doctor is hopeful the COVID-19 transmission in the community may be stabilizing, however it's too soon to discuss when students can return back to school.
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OC Transpo driver tests positive for COVID-19
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New photos released linked to unsolved 2016 homicide in Ottawa
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'Things are going to get worse': Canada's 7-day average reaches more than 8,200 COVID-19 cases
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DEVELOPING | Judge grants Meng Wanzhou’s request to delay extradition hearing until August
