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  • New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    Ottawa sees lowest daily COVID-19 case count in three weeks

  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks during his daily updates regarding COVID-19 at Queen's Park in Toronto on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette WATCH LIVE

    Ontario premier blasts Pfizer following news of COVID-19 vaccine shortage

    Skating on the Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa, Ont. (Photo by Matthew Fournier of Unsplash)

    NCC asking residents not to travel to skate on Rideau Canal

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  • City of Ottawa By-Law Services

    Ottawa Bylaw handed out five fines, five warnings since start of stay-at-home order

    File image.

    City to prioritize second doses of COVID-19 vaccines as Pfizer cut limits supply

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  • The Valley Stream Retirement Residence in Ottawa. Jan. 17, 2021. (Mike Mersereau / CTV News Ottawa)

    COVID-19 vaccines delivered to Ottawa retirement home experiencing deadly outbreak

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    People walk on the snow-covered street in Ottawa's Glebe neighbourhood during a major snowstorm on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. A snowfall warning is in effect with Environment Canada predicting between 15 to 30 cm of snow by tonight. (Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    Some flurries expected in Ottawa on Tuesday

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  • A collage of snowmen around Ottawa submitted but CTV Ottawa viewers.

    Winter wonderland: A look at snow art across Ottawa

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    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 reports fewer than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases, cites technical issue in Toronto

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  • A man wears a face mask as he sits on a street in Montreal, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

    Daily coronavirus cases continue to drop as Quebec reports 1,386 new cases of COVID-19, and 55 deaths

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    Conservative MP Derek Sloan attends a Conservative caucus retreat on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on January 24, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang)

    Tories unsettled over whether ends justifies the means in ouster of Derek Sloan

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  • People make their way along Somerset Street during the first day of the Ontario stay home order in Ottawa on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

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

    Gatineau police are investigating the suspicious death of a baby on rue des Étudiants in the Hull sector. Jan. 18, 2021. (Ian Urbach / CTV News Ottawa)

    Woman charged following baby's death in Gatineau, Que.

  • An ICU health-care worker shown inside a negative pressure room cares for a COVID-19 patient on a ventilator at the Humber River Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Ontario patients to be ranked for life-saving care should ICUs become full, documents show

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    Dr. Mary Naciuk, a family doctor in south Ottawa, uses a blowtorch to touch up her sculpted snow dragon on her front lawn. Jan. 17, 2021 (Mike Mersereau / CTV News Ottawa)

    How an Ottawa woman built a majestic snow dragon in her front yard

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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 shares his thoughts ahead of interfaith prayer vigil

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    New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    Ottawa sees fewer than 100 new cases of COVID-19 in one-day dip, two new deaths

  • Student learning online. (Shutterstock)

    Learning During Lockdown: Ideas for the kids during stay-at-home school

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    Stand-ins for U.S. president-elect Joe Biden, Traci Pough, right, and vice president-elect Kamala Harris, Shana Chandler, left, at the Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 18, 2021. (J. Scott Applewhite / AP) UPDATED

    Biden inauguration rehearsal evacuated after fire in homeless camp

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  • A black dog runs through snow carrying a snowball in its mouth. (Photo by Tsuneya on Unsplash)

    COVID-19 in Ottawa: Fast Facts for Jan. 18, 2021

    The Valley Stream Retirement Residence in Ottawa. Jan. 17, 2021. (Mike Mersereau / CTV News Ottawa)

    COVID-19 outbreak at Valley Stream Retirement Residence claims four lives

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  • A snowman at the Ottawa sign in the ByWard Market on the morning of Saturday, Jan. 16, 2020. (Shaun Vardon/CTV News Ottawa)

    After the snow, a cold week ahead in Ottawa

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    St. Faustina Parish in Cumberland, Ont. (Shaun Vardon / CTV News Ottawa)

    A Cumberland church finding ways to keep the spirit alive

  • Jean and Estelle Laporte, co-owners of J.A. Laporte Flowers and Nursery. The popular shop in Orléans is closing its doors after 60 years. (Photo supplied by Jean and Estelle Laporte)

    Beloved Orleans staple J.A. Laporte Flowers and Nursery closing after 60 years in business

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    Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson speaks to CTV News at Six, Jan. 16, 2021.

    Temporary cut to vaccine shipments 'a setback' but Watson hopeful for summer

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  • Guy Lamarche stands outside his 'bunkie' in Carp. The 64-year-old built it himself using items destined for landfills. (Dylan Dyson / CTV News Ottawa)

    Arnprior homeless man building own roof over his head

    Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole holds a press conference on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

    No place for 'far right' in Conservative Party, Erin O'Toole says

  • 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

    Keeping the vaccines flowing, staying at home, and a new American President: Five stories to watch this week

    More than 34,000 COVID-19-related workplace inspections have happened since the beginning of the pandemic. (The Canadian Press)

    Ontario inspectors find 36 stores violating COVID-19 rules during big-box safety blitz

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  • New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    Active COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Ottawa drop on Sunday; 123 new cases, 1 new death

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    A man uses a snow blower to clear snow after a significant snowfall in Ottawa Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. (Shaun Vardon / CTV News Ottawa)

    A cloudy day after a 21 cm dumping of snow

  • Ontario COVID-19 cases

    Ontario reports single-day increase in new COVID-19 cases, records more than 3,400 infections

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    Police tape lies across the ground in the area of Hunt Club Road and Lorry Greenberg Drive, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. Ottawa police are investigating the shooting death of a man in this area. It's the first reported homicide of the year in Ottawa. (Mike Mersereau / CTV News Ottawa)

    Ottawa police identify first homicide victim of 2021

  • Love locks on Corktown Bridge over the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, Ont. (Photo by Jesse Little of Unsplash)

    COVID-19 in Ottawa: Fast Facts for Jan. 17, 2021

    A snow family in Stanley Park next to the Rideau River in Ottawa. Jan. 16, 2021. (Shaun Vardon / CTV News Ottawa)

    Ottawa embracing latest blast from Old Man Winter

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  • A closed sign in the window of an Ottawa business. (CTV News Ottawa)

    Stay-at-home order coupled with lockdown a double blow to small business owners

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    Rabbi Reuven Bulka. (File image)

    'A prayer for Rabbi Bulka:' Interfaith day of prayer set for Monday

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  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford holds a press conference 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 extends nearly all emergency orders under Reopening Ontario Act another 30 days

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    Ottawa City Hall is seen in this undated photo. (File photo)

    City proposes new 'gold belt' to limit urban sprawl

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

    Stay-at-home, a devastating fire, and a huge haul of beer: Top five stories in Ottawa this week

    Two residents of Brockville, Ont. take a walk on a snowy day in January 2021. (Nate Vandermeer / CTV News Ottawa)

    Brockville's 'Freeze Your Buns' Run goes virtual

  • A snowman at the Ottawa sign on York Street in the ByWard Market after a significant snowfall Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. (Shaun Vardon / CTV News Ottawa)

    Snowfall warning ends; winter parking ban takes effect 7 p.m. Saturday

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    New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    Active COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations climb as Ottawa reports 136 new cases Saturday

  • 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

    Ottawa police

    Ottawa police charge California man with breaking 14-day quarantine

  • 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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  • New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

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

    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’

  • A snowman at the Ottawa sign on York Street in the ByWard Market after a significant snowfall Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. (Shaun Vardon / CTV News Ottawa)

    Snowfall warning ends; winter parking ban takes effect 7 p.m. 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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