The latest on COVID-19 in Ottawa for Monday, Sept. 27
The story of how the groundbreaking mRNA vaccines were developed to help the world fight COVID-19 is a fascinating one — but it’s been missing a key part, according to a scientist who says a fundamental aspect of these vaccines was originally developed by a small team in Canada.
The province is tightening up its documentation requirements, which means the small paper vaccine records, given out at the time people received their vaccines, are no longer accepted.
American businesses are at a loss to explain why the U.S. continues to deny Canadians the ability to drive across the border for holidays, day trips or shopping excursions -- a restriction the federal Canadian government began easing over the summer for fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
A team of scientists have developed a 3D-printed vaccine patch as a painless way to immunize without the use of a needle while offering a better immune response, according to the study.
Ontario's daily COVID-19 case counts are lower than what many experts had expected by now, and while they point to a number of factors for the relative relief, they say now is not the time to ease up on those measures.
Canadian hospitals spent nearly $1 billion caring for patients with COVID-19, with the average cost per patient being $23,000.
Canadians with the lowest credit ratings repaid the most credit card debt in the first year of the pandemic as part of a wave of non-mortgage debt repayments, Statistics Canada said Monday.
New Democrats say they've have been flooded with calls from Canadians aged 65 and up who suddenly find themselves cut off from monthly government payments due to the pandemic benefits they relied on last year.
The Canada Recovery Benefit is now unavailable to people who haven't yet filed their taxes for 2019 or 2020, according to recent changes on the Government of Canada’s website.
The federal government is tapping the brakes on its plans to phase out pandemic aid programs this summer, deciding instead to freeze benefits at current levels and extend help by an extra month beyond the previously planned end date.
The latest on COVID-19 in Ottawa for Monday, Sept. 27
As Ottawa commuters start a second week without O-Train service to get to work and school, OC Transpo continues to adjust the R1 replacement bus service to meet demand.
Starting today, Ottawa's largest hospital will require visitors to be fully vaccinated to enter the Civic Campus, the General Campus and the Riverside Campus.
Approximately 35 per cent of the 474 active cases in Ottawa right now are in those under 19-years-old.
The high vaccination rate comes as the Ottawa Catholic School Board prepares to approve a new mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for all staff, visitors and volunteers on Tuesday.
Ottawa Public Health is reporting 79 more people in the city have tested positive for COVID-19.
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In the wake of two LRT derailments in six weeks and the acquittal of the bus driver charged in the 2019 Westboro Station crash, one transportation expert is calling for quicker safety improvements for Ottawa's transit system.
Emergency crews responded to the crash at the intersection of Terry Fox Drive and Fernbank Road just after 2 p.m. Sunday.
The story of how the groundbreaking mRNA vaccines were developed to help the world fight COVID-19 is a fascinating one — but it’s been missing a key part, according to a scientist who says a fundamental aspect of these vaccines was originally developed by a small team in Canada.
Germany's centre-left Social Democrats won the biggest share of the vote in a national election Sunday, narrowly beating outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right Union bloc in a closely fought race that will determine who succeeds the long-time leader at the helm of Europe's biggest economy.
Canada's ambassador to the U.S. says the Chinese government initiated the dialogue to release Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, noting that the U.S. did not make the freedom of the two Canadians a condition of the deferred prosecution agreement reached with Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou.
Businesses, cities and schools across Canada are preparing to follow the federal government's decision to observe the day, in some cases stepping up because provinces won't.
'Moulin Rouge! The Musical,' a jukebox adaptation of Baz Luhrmann's hyperactive 2001 movie, won the best new musical crown at the Tony Awards on a Sunday night when Broadway looked back to honour shows shuttered by COVID-19, mourn its fallen and also look forward to welcoming audiences again.
A Winnipeg man invited CTV’s Jill Machyson into his backyard, where he grows peppers from around the world.
A Dutch transit agency released this footage of a woman's narrow escape on Sept. 21.
This grandmother was fearless in the face of an attempted mugging in Moscow, managing to hold off her attacker until help arrived.
Explorers used sophisticated equipment to explore the 'Well of Hell', a 112-metre-deep desert hole in Yemen.
This Bolivian couple chose the summit of Mount Illimani to wed, with the ceremony ending a 3-day hike for the mountain lovers.
In this edition of Indigenous Circle, a father and son are on a journey to honour the lives of Indigenous children forced to attend residential schools.
Daniele Hamamdjian has the story of a monumental Michelangelo masterpiece, now restored to its full glory.
An Edmonton woman who restores furniture came across heirlooms from the Second World War and is looking to reunite them with their owners.
