Coronavirus in Ottawa | COVID-19

Chesterville, Ont. mask company ready to grow, aims to bring manufacturing jobs back to town

A small eastern Ontario startup has been hard at work over the past year, making surgical masks during the pandemic.

InCyT Resilience is producing masks at the former Nestle plant in Chesterville, Ont. (Nate Vandermeer/CTV News Ottawa)

Coronavirus: What you need to know

CORONAVIRUS EXPLAINED

Biochemist Daniela Beatriz Ori manipulates swab samples to make a real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis for COVID-19 testing at the biochemistry lab of Central Navy Hospital Dr. Pedro Malloon April 28, 2020 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Amilcar Orfali/Getty Images)

COVID-19 IN CANADA

Heavy snow falls as people wearing face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19 cross a road in Burnaby, B.C., on Monday, December 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

AROUND THE WORLD

People walk past a "we're open, heated terrace dining" sign at Eli's Essentials on the Upper East Side on February 02, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

HOW IT AFFECTS ME

Mother putting a face mask on her daughter. (August de Richelieu/ Pexels)

Virus & Vaccine Trackers

CTVNews.ca Coronavirus Coverage

Which COVID-19 treatments are approved for use in Canada?

Several different types of therapies for COVID-19 have been approved for use in Canada, including a number of therapeutics being experimented with as part of clinical trials across the country. CTVNews.ca looks at some of the treatments available.

This undated image provided by Merck & Co. shows their new antiviral medication against COVID-19. (Merck & Co. via AP, File)

Timeline of the COVID-19 variants of concern

Over the course of time, SARS COV-2 has mutated, raising global concerns and pushing for travel restrictions. CTVNews.ca has put together a timeline of the emergence and spread of these five variants of concern.

Multiple cases of omicron virus variant detected in New York City

Multiple cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in New York, health officials said Thursday, including a man who attended an anime convention in Manhattan in late November and tested positive for the variant when he returned home to Minnesota.

COVID-19 in B.C.: 368 test positive, 5 more deaths announced

Another 368 COVID-19 infections have been recorded in B.C., the province's health ministry announced Thursday.

COVID-19 in Alberta: 366 new cases, 2 deaths on Thursday

The deaths were in individuals aged in their 60s and over 80 years old, and bring the total number of COVID-19 deaths to 3,257.

Your Finances During the Crisis

Extended COVID-19 pandemic benefits to cost feds $873M: PBO

Extending both the sickness and caregiving benefits into next spring – as proposed in Bill C-2 – will cost the government approximately $873 million, the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) estimates.

Parliament's budget watchdog Yves Giroux on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on March 10, 2020. (Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Pattie Lovett-Reid: What investors need to know about market reaction to the new COVID-19 variant

CTV's chief financial commentator Pattie Lovett-Reid discusses the global market sell-off over fears of a new COVID-19 variant. Read her analysis on CTVNews.ca.

Some CERB recipients set to get notices that they owe feds some of the aid

Some Canadians who received a pandemic jobless benefit are set to receive notices that they have to repay some of the aid they received last year.

Liberals introduce new targeted pandemic aid bill for businesses, workers

The Liberal government introduced a new pandemic aid bill Wednesday afternoon that would maintain some financial supports for businesses and workers until at least the spring of 2022.

Will gas prices in Canada be affected by Biden tapping into U.S. oil reserves?

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday authorized the release of oil reserves with the hopes of curbing high energy costs, but one Canadian expert says it won't be enough to turn around rising gas prices and may in fact be followed by a small increase.

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Pedestrian dies after being struck by a driver in Kanata

Emergency crews responded to the collision involving a pedestrian on March Road just before 6 p.m. Thursday.

Ottawa police say a driver struck a pedestrian on March Road in Kanata Thursday evening. (Connor England/CTV News Ottawa)

Ontario expanding third dose COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to 50+ in mid-December

Ontario will be expanding third dose COVID-19 vaccine eligibility in mid-December, allowing individuals aged 50 and up to get the booster shot.

FILE - In this Monday, July 12, 2021, file photo, Karen Martin receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic hosted by James River Church West Campus in conjunction with Jordan Valley Community Health Center in Springfield, Mo. COVID-19 cases have doubled over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vaccination rates in some states and Fourth of July gatherings. (Nathan Papes/The Springfield News-Leader via AP, File)

Ottawa customer places 780 Skip the Dishes orders in 2021

Skip the Dishes is unpacking its largest orders, most popular food items and other statistics from the past year.

One-year-old girl dies in Westport, Ont. fire

Police said Thursday that one-year-old Samara Holmes was found dead inside a home destroyed by fire in Rideau Lakes Township.

Ottawa Public Health reports 62 new COVID-19 cases, most in two months

Ottawa Public Health is reported its highest new COVID-19 case count in nearly two months as the province reports more than 900 new infections.

Motorists in Ottawa and Carleton Place see an 11-cent difference in gas prices

Some drivers in the town about 45 minutes west of Ottawa are choosing to fill up in nearby Stittsville or Kanata instead.

St. Isidore's only grocery store closing this Saturday

The Valu-mart in St. Isidore, Ont. is the only grocery store in the small town of roughly 800 people.

The must-have app you need if you're travelling

Canada’s border services agency is issuing a reminder that all returning travellers must use the ArriveCAN app, regardless of how long or short the trip.

Pedestrian struck and killed in Gatineau

A pedestrian is dead after a driver struck her with a vehicle in Gatineau early Thursday morning.

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Canadian airports warn of 'chaos' amid new COVID-19 testing rules

Canada's plan to require novel coronavirus tests for all but U.S. arrivals on international flights risks causing 'chaos' and long lines if all passengers are expected to get tested at airports, industry groups said.

A lone passenger walks through Montreal-Trudeau airport in Montreal, on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / Paul Chiasson)

Ontario expanding third dose COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to 50+ in mid-December

Ontario will be expanding third dose COVID-19 vaccine eligibility in mid-December, allowing individuals aged 50 and up to get the booster shot.

Winnipeg police will not charge Peter Nygard following investigation

The Winnipeg Police Service said it will not be filing any criminal charges against former fashion mogul Peter Nygard following a lengthy investigation into alleged sexual assaults.

Alec Baldwin: Key question is who put live round in 'Rust' gun

Alec Baldwin said the only issue that matters in the shooting that killed a cinematographer on a New Mexico movie set is how the bullet ended up in the gun.

Expectations of apology high as Indigenous leaders prepare to visit Vatican

As groups of Indigenous elders, knowledge-keepers and residential school survivors prepare to meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican later this month, expectations of a papal apology are high.