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  • A highway sign notifies drivers to stay-home as they make their way along the Queensway in Ottawa on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    COVID-19 in Ottawa: Fast Facts for Jan. 16, 2021

  • New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    Ottawa's COVID-19 death toll surpasses 400 as Ontario sets new record

    Ottawa police

    Ottawa police charge California man with breaking 14-day quarantine

  • An Ottawa family clears snow from their walkway in Wellington Village in December 2020. (Jim O'Grady/CTV News Ottawa) SNOWFALL WARNING

    Up to 25 centimetres of snow expected in Ottawa, winter parking ban takes effect Saturday

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    Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam looks at a giant screen showing data during a technical briefing on the COVID pandemic in Canada Friday January 15, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

    New COVID-19 modelling shows pandemic resurgence in Canada rapidly worsening

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  • A health-care worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a UHN COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Toronto on Thursday, January 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Ottawa on track to be fully vaccinated by summer: Ottawa Hospital CEO

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    J.A. Laporte Flowers & Nursery in Orléans announced Friday it's closing its doors after 60 years in business. (Chris Black/CTV News Ottawa)

    Beloved J.A. Laporte Flowers & Nursery closing after six decades

  • VACCINE

    City poised to complete first round of vaccinations in long-term care homes

    Douglas Tavern

    Douglas Tavern, known for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, is sold

  • The family of Robert Eros has issued a plea for a living liver donor as he battles liver cancer. (Facebook)

    Ottawa man's family issues urgent plea for liver donor

    Top Senators prospect Tim Stützle is making his highly-anticipated NHL debut Friday night. (Photo: Ottawa Senators)

    Senators make long-awaited return after 10 months off

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  • Victoria Dark’s illustrations of homes and buildings in Ottawa are in high demand. (Joel Haslam/CTV News Ottawa)

    No place like home: Victoria Dark's watercolour illustrations celebrate where we live

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    The owner of Party Mart, which has three locations in the capital region, says she's not sure the new grant from the Ontario government will make a difference for struggling small businesses.

    Small businesses could receive up to $20,000 from the province

  • Sessions Cannabis is opening its doors on Saturday in Brockville. (Nate Vandermeer/CTV News Ottawa)

    Brockville’s first cannabis store opens on Saturday

    Two people were injured in an early morning crash on Hawthorne Road south of Hunt Club Road, paramedics say.

    Serious crash in south Ottawa closes Hawthorne Road

  • In this Nov. 9, 2020, file photo, a general view of Pfizer Manufacturing Belgium in Puurs, Belgium. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

    Canada's coming month of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shipments will be reduced by half

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    Ultimate take-out Friday

    Ultimate Take-out Friday returns

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  • (Photo by Sarah Kilian on Unsplash)

    COVID-19 in Ottawa: Fast Facts for Jan. 15, 2021

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    New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    Ottawa's active COVID-19 cases soar to new high with another triple-digit case count

  • A skater skates in front of lights adorning the trees at the Lansdowne Skating Court in Ottawa, on Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. The site was intended to be the venue for the Ottawa Christmas Market, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    Ottawa skating rinks, sledding hills to remain open during stay-at-home order

    Toronto Police officers work an active crime scene in downtown Toronto in this file photo from Monday, March 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

    With Ontario's stay-at-home order in effect, can police randomly stop you?

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  • OCDSB Generic

    OCDSB secondary schools continue remote learning until Jan. 29

    Ottawa Police Const. Eric Post pleaded guilty Thursday to uttering threats and four counts of assault. (Sketch: Greg Banning)

    Ottawa police officer pleads guilty to assault, uttering threats

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  • Police stopped a driver who was transporting 58 cases of beer on Highway 401 Wednesday. (OPP photo)

    Driver pulled over with 58 cases of beer on Highway 401

    The city's planning committee approved a development proposal on Thursday for two three-storey buildings on a corner lot in Kanata's Katimavik neighbourhood. (MG4 Investments Inc.)

    Committee approves Kanata apartment buildings despite ‘vicious personal attacks’

  • Rabbi Reuven Bulka. (File image)

    ‘A prayer for Rabbi Bulka:’ Interfaith day of prayer set for Monday

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    An Ottawa family clears snow from their walkway in Wellington Village in December 2020. (Jim O'Grady/CTV News Ottawa) SNOWFALL WARNING

    Up to 25 centimetres of snow expected in Ottawa, winter parking ban takes effect Saturday

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  • Restaurateur John Borsten is taking over the former Fish Market building in the ByWard Market. (Shaun Vardon/CTV News Ottawa)

    Former Fish Market building in ByWard Market has new owner

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    An Ottawa restaurant owner has started a GoFundMe campaign to help support local dine-in restaurants as they struggle to survive through a second provincial lockdown. Ottawa, ON. Jan. 14, 2020. (Tyler Fleming / CTV News)

    Kanata restaurateur starts GoFundMe to help struggling eateries

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  • Major General Dany Fortin responds to a question during a news conference Tuesday December 8, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

    1M vaccine doses to be delivered every week in next phase of COVID-19 immunizations: Fortin

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    The Pretell family says their backyard rink has been a 'lifesaver' during COVID-19.

    Families turn to backyard rinks for skating fun

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  • Ottawa Police are offering a reward of up to $75,000 for information leading to an arrest in the homicide of Egal Daud, who was found shot dead in February 2018.

    Police offer $75,000 reward for information in 2018 Egal Daud homicide

    Hundreds of people wait in line to enter Costco in Toronto on Monday, April 13, 2020. Health officials and the government have asked that people stay inside to help curb the spread of COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    What is considered essential under Ontario's COVID-19 stay-at-home order?

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  • Police are searching for two men accused of robbing a store in South Keys in November.

    Police seeking two suspects in South Keys armed robbery

    Paramedics wheel a gurney out from the emergency department at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

    Ontario records more than 3,300 new COVID-19 cases after two-day dip

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  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes his way to a press conference during the COVID pandemic in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

    PM Trudeau wants to serve for 'number of more years,' rules out vaccine passports

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    An emergency alert regarding the province's stay-at-home order during the COVID-19 pandemic is viewed on a cell phone in Eastern Ontario on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    COVID-19 in Ottawa: Fast Facts for Jan. 14, 2021

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  • Francesca Paceri, a registered pharmacist technician carefully fills the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine at a vaccine clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    New shipment of COVID-19 vaccines arrives in Ottawa; province unveils mass vaccination plan

    Word Cloud

    Ontario addresses confusion about new stay-at-home rules. These are the answers to your top questions

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  • People skate on the Rideau Canal Skateway on Family Day in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. (Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    Rideau Canal Skateway to open this year without food and drink stands

    New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    Active COVID-19 cases in Ottawa reach new high

  • Nepean rental issue

    Looming tenant eviction freeze could leave Nepean family with no place to live

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    Costco Barrhaven in south Ottawa, along with many other major retail stores deemed essential, will remain open during Ontario's lockdown. Ottawa, ON. Jan. 13, 2020. (Tyler Fleming / CTV News)

    Small business owners say big box stores favoured in latest lockdown

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  • Dave Shaw of Alan Browns in Brockville, Ont. adjust some clothes in his store. Shaw says big box stores have an unfair advantage over smaller businesses during Ontario's lockdown. (Nate Vandermeer / CTV News Ottawa)

    Seaway towns pressuring province to stop big box stores from selling non-essential items

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    Pakenham General Store (Dylan Dyson/CTV News Ottawa)

    Pakenham General Store up for sale

  • Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson speaks at a news conference following Ontario's declaration of a state of emergency and new stay-at-home order on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021.

    City of Ottawa staff reviewing provincial stay-at-home order this week to determine enforcement

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    A health-care worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a UHN COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Toronto on Thursday, January 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Eastern Ontario Health Unit receives first doses of COVID-19 vaccine

  • Raymond Léveillé has been photographing families on their outdoor rink to raise funds for Jumpstart. The new stay-at-home order in Ontario means he will be putting a pause to his work.

    Stay-at-home order puts local photographer's charity mission on ice

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    Governor General David Johnston invests Rabbi Reuven Bulka of Ottawa into the Order of Canada to during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    Ottawa's Rabbi Reuven Bulka diagnosed with advanced cancer

  • Investigators at the scene of a fire in Oxford Mills, Ont. OPP said Wednesday that four bodies have been recovered.

    Four bodies recovered following fire at Oxford Mills home

    A home on Hinchey Avenue, where a fire broke out late Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021.

    Two injured after fire at triplex in Mechanicsville

  • OPP cruiser.

    Sask. man arrested in Napanee, Ont. after falling asleep in stolen vehicle

    Shirley's Bay, in Ottawa's west end. (Photo by Jeff McDonald)

    Cloudy, mild week continues in Ottawa

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  • Nurse Venus Lucero administers the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Ottawa Hospital to Jo-Anne Miner at a vaccination clinic, Tuesday December 15, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

    Ottawa Hospital to resume COVID-19 vaccination clinic Friday as more doses arrive

    A Healthcare worker pauses during a lull in visitors at a COVID-19 testing centre in Toronto, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

    Ontario reports increase in COVID-19-related deaths and fewer than 3,000 new cases

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  • (Photo by Mohammad Fahim on Unsplash)

    COVID-19 in Ottawa: Fast Facts for Jan. 13, 2021

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    ESPORTS (OPSE)

    A new campus rivalry is born online with Ontario esports league

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  • Ontario Stay At Home Order

    Ontario issues stay-at-home order, immediately declares second state of emergency

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    New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    Ottawa sees drop in daily COVID-19 cases but weekly trends remain high

  • Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk speaks with the media in Ottawa on September 7, 2017.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

    Ottawa Senators owner clarifies comments on fan attendance: 'That time is not now'

    Free lunches being given to the community in front of Trinity United Church in Smiths Falls, Ont. (Nate Vandermeer / CTV News Ottawa)

    Brown bags & Blessings program will continue in Smiths Falls after community raises more than $16,000

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  • The awning at Bluebird Cannabis Company in Kanata. (Dave Charbonneau / CTV News Ottawa)

    Restaurateurs adapt to new reality as pandemic puts damper on business

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    Dr. Barbara Yaffe, Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health for Ontario, attends a news conference in Toronto, on Monday, January 27, 2020, as officials provide an update on the coronavirus in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

    Ontario daily COVID-19 deaths expected to double in February, overwhelm health system: modelling

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  • In this file photo, a nurse holds a phial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Guy's Hospital in London, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)

    Canada locks in 20M more Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses to arrive this spring

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    Skaters on the Rink of Dreams at Ottawa City Hall on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020.

    Ottawa councillor calls for increased ticketing after Bylaw gives 500 COVID-19 warnings over weekend

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  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled some key front bench posts in a cabinet shakeup prompted by the departure of longtime Liberal Navdeep Bains, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021.

    PM shuffles cabinet, says he doesn't want election before all Canadians vaccinated

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    Canada-U.S. border

    Canada-U.S. land border closure extended to Feb. 21

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  • Kids looking outside at the world. Stuck inside during a pandemic quarantine. (Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash)

    COVID-19 in Ottawa: Fast Facts for Jan. 12, 2021

    The Alexandra Bridge between Gatineau and Ottawa. (Photo courtesy Franklin McKay)

    Mild winter weather continues in Ottawa

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  • COVID-19

    Renfrew health unit declares end to four local COVID-19 outbreaks

    Pam and Chris Gabie have travelled to Florida for the winter and are hoping to get a COVID-19 vaccine before they return to Canada. (Photo courtesy of Pam Gabie)

    Canadian snowbirds hoping to receive COVID-19 vaccine in Florida

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  • Ontario Provincial Police say four people are unaccounted for after a house fire near Oxford Mills. (Ontario Provincial Police)

    Four people unaccounted for after fire near Kemptville

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    Ontario Premier Doug Ford holds a press conference with his medical team regarding new restrictions at Queen's Park during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Friday, October 2, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Ontario considers declaring second state of emergency, sources say

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  • ontario lockdown measures

    Ontario not considering a curfew but new COVID-19 lockdown restrictions will be announced Tuesday

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    New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    Ottawa adds 127 new COVID-19 cases on Monday for more than 1,000 in past week

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  • Furniture Bank volunteers selecting donated items for families in need. (Dave Charbonneau / CTV News Ottawa)

    Furniture Bank sees surge in donations as pandemic makes 'spring' cleaning a year-round activity

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    A person sits inside a building Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 in Gatineau Que. The province implemented a curfew in efforts to reduce COVID-19 cases. (Adrian Wyld/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    Nearly 40 tickets for breaking curfew handed out in Gatineau this weekend

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  • John Urban at work in his studio in Low, Que. (Joel Haslam / CTV)

    'Bring me your gold': Gatineau Hills jeweller gets creative after pandemic and high price of gold take the shine from his business

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    A goat enjoys a real Christmas tree at Vanderlaand the Barnyard Zoo in eastern Ontario. (Nate Vandermeer/CTV News Ottawa)

    Winchester, Ont. farm asks people to stop bringing old Christmas trees for the goats to eat

  • Children sledding on the toboggan hill at the Ferguson Forest Arboretum in Kemptville, Ont. (Nate Vandermeer / CTV News Ottawa)

    New toboggan hill opens in Kemptville; families asked to self-police site or risk closure

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    Ottawa police are asking for help identifying these men in connection with an investigation into fraudulent purchases in September, 2020. (Photos submitted by the Ottawa Police Service)

    Ottawa police seek to ID two east-end fraud suspects

  • Parents of Ontario secondary students can now apply for a one-time $200 payment per child to help offset education costs during the pandemic.

    Parents of Ontario secondary students can now apply for their $200 payment. Here's how

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