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- Ottawa restauranteurs push for province-wide cap on delivery app fees
- Long-term care homes a top priority when COVID-19 vaccine arrives in early 2021: Dr. Etches
- 'Really easy to feel alone': Ontario university students struggle with online learning during COVID
- Passengers on Megabus route between Kingston and Toronto airport may have been exposed to COVID-19
- Ontario to test asymptomatic students and teachers in Ottawa for COVID-19
- COVID-19 outbreak declared over at Ottawa long-term care home hit hard by virus
CASES IN OTTAWA
- 24 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa; more than 1,400 across Ontario
- Four new COVID-19 deaths in Ottawa, 23 more people test positive
- New COVID-19 cases in Ottawa drop to lowest level in a week
- Ottawa sees 40 new COVID-19 cases, one new death as province sets new case count record
- Ontario reports more than 1,500 new cases of COVID-19; 33 new cases in Ottawa
- Ontario reports record number of new cases of COVID-19; 35 new cases in Ottawa
HOW DOES IT AFFECT ME?
- Sixth death from COVID-19 reported at West End Villa
- COVID-19 in Ottawa: Fast facts for Sept. 14, 2020
- Ottawa sees highest daily number of new COVID-19 cases since May
- COVID-19 in Ottawa: Fast facts for Sept. 13, 2020
- Fines up to $6,000 now in effect for not wearing mask in Gatineau
- ByWard Market's popular Continental Bagel closing after 17 years as COVID-19 hits bottom line hard
- Twenty-seven new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Saturday; OPH adds six outbreaks
- COVID-19 in Ottawa: Fast facts for Sept. 12, 2020
SHOULD I GET TESTED?
- New rapid COVID-19 testing has made its way to Ottawa
- Slow turnaround for COVID-19 tests in Ottawa contributed to spread, AG report suggests
HOW CAN I GET HELP?
- 'Help Is Available': Ottawa's top doctor encourages people to look after mental health during pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic impacting mental health of Ottawa residents: Survey
- Do you have pandemic fatigue? Many Canadians say they do
- How to deal with quarantine fatigue and why shaming won't help
- Ottawa Humane Society offers emergency pet food during pandemic
- Ottawa Public Health launches new Facebook page for seniors
- Online chat and text service launches for women living with abuse during COVID-19 pandemic
- Councillor wants City of Ottawa to open recreation facility for people experiencing homelessness
- City sets up Human Needs Task Force due to COVID-19
- Ontario extends the deadline to renew licence plates, licences and health cards
YOUR FINANCES DURING THE CRISIS
- Essential workers to get salary top-up, eligibility for emergency benefit expanded: PM
- How to apply for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit
- Canadian banks move to help customers, allow deferral of mortgage payments
- The tax deadline has been extended due to the COVID-19 crisis
WHAT'S OPEN
- Cineplex opening all cinemas in Ottawa, eastern Ontario on Friday
- Ottawa Public Library offers new in-person services, Bookmobile returns to service
- 'This is so cool!': Brockville Railway Tunnel opens for first time in 2020
- Brockville Railway Tunnel to reopen Friday
- Canadian Museum of Nature to reopen Labour Day weekend
- Upper Canada Village offers a safe and unique experience for 2020
- Arnprior Fair goes virtual due to COVID-19 pandemic
- Cineplex reopening two Ottawa theatres on Friday
- Summer camps resume at Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa
- Movati Athletic clubs in Ottawa reopen on Thursday
- Recreational sports resume, some restrictions leave parents frustrated
- Five more Ottawa Public Library branches reopen on Monday
- Canadian Museum of History, Canadian War Museum reopen during COVID-19 pandemic
- Casino du Lac-Leamy set to open Thursday
- Brockville museum reopens, showcases new exhibit
- A preview of how your Tim Hortons visit will change in Stage 3
- Cruises resume in the 1000 Islands with Stage 3 reopening
- National Gallery of Canada reopens this weekend with free admission
- Playgrounds, outdoor exercise equipment reopen in Ottawa
WHAT'S CLOSED
- ‘We cannot go on’: Growing number of Ottawa restaurants shuttering due to COVID-19
- Longer hours at COVID-19 assessment centre promised as more people seek tests
- Railway Tunnel will close if people don't follow rules: Brockville Mayor
- Ottawa Public Health reports 61 new COVID-19 cases, one new death in Ottawa
- Gym and school cases a warning: Renfrew County’s top doctor
- Fourth employee at Trainyards LCBO tests positive for COVID-19; store remains closed
- Pembroke's Planet Fitness closed due to possible COVID-19 exposure
- ByWard Market's popular Continental Bagel closing after 17 years as COVID-19 hits bottom line hard
- Ottawa Athletic Club closing down after 44 years in the capital
- NCC closing parking lots at Meech Lake beaches overnight following 'multiple violations'
- Calypso to remain closed this summer; water park seeking compensation for lost revenue from province
- Bytown Museum to remain closed this summer due to COVID-19
- Bonnechere Caves to remain closed until 2021
- Ottawa International Buskerfest cancelled despite Ottawa entering Stage 3
- Pembroke's Silver Stick hockey tournament cancelled this year
- Bank Street downtown closing to vehicles on Saturdays
- Ottawa Comiccon postponed due to COVID-19
- Tucker's Marketplace closing ByWard Market location
- Ottawa Humane Society cancels Wiggle Waggle Walk and Run due to COVID-19 pandemic
TAKING CARE OF YOUR MENTAL HEALTH
LENDING A HELPING HAND
LONG TERM CARE HOMES
- Bruyere announces new transitional care unit at Greystone Village retirement home
- COVID-19 outbreak declared at Carleton Place long-term care home
- Ottawa Hospital providing management support to Ottawa long-term care home
- Ontario spending $5 million to provide in-home care to those on long-term care wait lists
- COVID-19 outbreaks over at two Ottawa long-term care homes
- COVID-19 outbreak declared at Brockville retirement home
- 110 cases of COVID-19, three deaths at Hawkesbury long-term care home
- Resident at City of Ottawa-run long-term care home dies due to COVID-19
- Social outings cancelled for residents of Ottawa's long-term care homes during COVID-19 pandemic
- Ottawa woman breaks 14-day quarantine rule to work at long-term care home: police
- Federal government approves Ontario's request to send Red Cross into seven Ottawa-area long-term care homes
- New COVID-19 case at Ottawa's Peter D. Clark Home
- COVID-19 outbreak declared over at Peter D. Clark long-term care home in Ottawa
- Ottawa Hospital managing resident care at two long-term care homes impacted by COVID-19
- COVID-19 death toll reaches 11 at West End Villa
- Nine deaths linked to COVID-19 at Ottawa long-term care home
- Sixth death from COVID-19 reported at West End Villa
RESOURCES
- Ottawa Public Health
- Distress Centre of Ottawa and Region | 613-238-3311
- Self-assessment: 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Public Health Ontario
- Telehealth: Toll-free 1-866-797-0000
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- World Health Organization on Coronavirus
- Travel Notices
- Emergency Assistance for Canadians Abroad
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FROM ACROSS CANADA...
Toronto
- 'Very disturbing': Neighbour says family came to his home for help after baby abducted near Lindsay, Ont.
- Ontario parents can soon apply for second COVID-19 payout, should receive it before holidays
Montreal
- Montreal teacher suspended for use of racial slurs has been dismissed
- Dozens of animals died during Montreal Biodome revamp
Northern Ontario
- Medical grade mask manufacturing factory opens in Wiikwemkoong
- 'The taxpayers lost': North Bay man frustrated city won't come clean on former CAO controversy
London
- Two people extricated in Arva crash
- Aylmer pastor charged after attending London, Ont. 'Freedom Rally'
Vancouver
- B.C. adds 911 cases of COVID-19, 11 deaths as hospitalizations top 300
- After beating, Chinese journalist targeted in Surrey protest wants action from city and police
Calgary
- Police seek witnesses to serious crash involving Calgary Transit bus
- Ski hills busy and winter sport stores see uptick in sales during pandemic
Winnipeg
- Program closures leave essential workers scrambling to find before and after school care
- Deadly trend continues in Manitoba, as 14 more COVID-19 deaths are announced
Saskatoon
- 'Everybody's coughing': Saskatoon inmates say COVID-19 cases weren't moved out of crowded unit
- Sask. facing health staffing 'crisis,' nurses union president says
Vancouver Island
- Mother of Chantel Moore seeks answers, change after son's suicide
- Anti-masker arrested, fined at Victoria grocery store
NATIONAL HEADLINES...
Canada
- Alta. adds 1,227 COVID-19 cases; peace officers to enforce new restrictions
- 'Everybody's coughing': Saskatoon inmates say COVID-19 cases weren't moved out of crowded unit
Entertainment
- Jerry Seinfeld digs into 45 years of his jokes for new book
- Indonesian police move transgender celebrity to private cell
World
- 2 women detained in U.S. for speaking Spanish settle border patrol lawsuit
- South Korea agency says North Korea executed people, shut capital
Health
- Revealed: Desperation during the polio epidemic brought troubling treatments
- Here's the type and amount of exercise you need, WHO advises
Politics
- Top general to lead vaccine rollout, aims to immunize majority by September: PM
- Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit sees roughly 177,000 applicants in first few weeks
