The latest on COVID-19 in Ottawa for Friday, June 18.
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is now recommending that people who received a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine receive a second dose of an mRNA vaccine, such as Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna.
The U.S. is gearing up to send one million additional doses of the Moderna vaccine to Canada at the same time calls mount on both sides of the border to ease travel and quarantine measures.
Ontario is expanding eligibility for second COVID-19 vaccine doses as the province promises new guidelines will come 'very shortly' outlining what freedoms vaccinated people will have.
Doctors are investigating rare cases of a heart inflammation called myocarditis that have emerged after mRNA vaccination, usually after a second dose, seeking to pin down how rare it is, and what the real risk is.
Premier Doug Ford said he will meet with the province's top doctor to make a decision about whether Ontario can make an earlier move to Step 2.
The Canada Revenue Agency says thousands of self-employed workers who received emergency benefits last year won't have to repay any of it, as long as they meet certain conditions.
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) says it has received a significantly higher volume of calls from taxpayers this tax season compared to a year ago and, as a result, wait times to access services have also increased.
The federal government has not extended the April 30 tax deadline for 2020 returns, and accountants say that’s leaving some Canadians in a lurch.
With income tax deadlines approaching, the federal government is warnings that filing late could mean delays of up to two months for anyone hoping to receive any of the various COVID-19 financial relief benefits.
Worker and patient advocates in multiple provinces are calling for permanent paid sick days, arguing that the federal COVID-19 sick leave benefit has too many restrictions for lower-income, precarious and migrant workers.
The latest on COVID-19 in Ottawa for Friday, June 18.
CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at things to do in Ottawa, eastern Ontario and western Quebec during the weekend of June 18-20.
Speaking on CTV News at Five, Dr. Paul Roumeliotis said he would like Ontario to wait the full three weeks before relaxing the restrictions.
Ottawa Fire received multiple 911 calls at 6:20 p.m. reporting heavy black smoke and flames coming form a home on Waterfront Court, off River Road.
Eighteen of the 32 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Thursday involved residents under the age of 30.
Emergency crews responded to a call for a person in distress in the area of Woodroffe Avenue and Richmond Road just before 1 p.m.
Ottawa police say the incident occurred in the 2000 block of Old Prescott Road on April 24, 2021.
At Towne Barbershop in Carleton Place, owner Kyle Blundell opened an outdoor barber chair Wednesday morning.
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is now recommending that people who received a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine receive a second dose of an mRNA vaccine, such as Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna.
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is now recommending that people who received a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine receive a second dose of an mRNA vaccine, such as Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna.
On June 1, NACI had said AstraZeneca recipients 'could' get Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna for their second shot if they wanted, but on Thursday it went further to say an mRNA vaccine was the 'preferred' choice.
On CTVNews.ca, CTV News' Chief Financial Commentator Pattie Lovett-Reid shares her advice for the winner of the Lotto Max draw, the largest prize pool in Canadian lottery history with a projected jackpot of $70 million.
The judge poised to be the first person of colour on the Supreme Court of Canada says he experienced discrimination 'as a fact of daily life' while growing up. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominated Ontario Court of Appeal Justice Mahmud Jamal to the top court Thursday to replace retiring member Rosalie Abella.
Canada has now fully vaccinated 17.94 per cent of the country's eligible population.
A Toronto man testified that he was the victim of police racism after he was choked during an arrest. CTV’s Merella Fernandez reports.
NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq says that she has never 'felt safe' and alleges she was racially profiled while being in the House of Commons.
A 1,098 carat diamond believed to be the third largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined, has been discovered in Botswana.
Thankfully, the llama was returned to its owners safely.
A fishing boat in southern Chile was overwhelmed by dozens of sea lions trying to escape a pack of hunting killer whales.
NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq says that she has never 'felt safe' and alleges she was racially profiled while being in the House of Commons.
