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  • New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa BREAKING

    Fifty-eight new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Tuesday

  • A party is seen in an image from shutterstock.com

    Police break up massive party at Chelsea, Que. Airbnb; 83 students fined $1,000 each

    A person rests on a bench by a mural by artist Dom Laporte showing a health care worker, in Ottawa, on the Labour Day Long Weekend, Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    COVID-19 in Ottawa: Fast Facts for Oct. 27, 2020

  • Ontario’s premier Doug Ford (left) is calling out Ottawa mayor Jim Watson (right), suggesting he agreed with new lockdowns privately before making public comments to the contrary.

    Ford suggests Ottawa mayor favoured new lockdowns privately, then changed his mind

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    Snowfall on leaves in Kanata on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. (Photo by Murat Kucuk) NEW

    More flurries possible for Ottawa on Tuesday

  • Over the last seven days, Ottawa’s number of cases have been hovering at about 54 cases per 100,000. Toronto has gone up, despite the new measures, to 75 cases per 100,000. And Peel is the highest right now, sitting at 89 cases per 100,000.

    Ottawa cases and infection rates decline; other COVID-19 hot spots in Ontario struggling with high numbers

    A photo of people gathered at a Niagara region banquet hall was posted by Niagara MPP Sam Oosterhoff over the weekend. (Facebook: Sam Oosterhoff)

    'This is astounding': Doctor slams Ontario MPP who posed for photo with big group maskless

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  • Ottawa's Chief of Police Peter Sloly.

    Ottawa police chief addresses Montsion verdict: 'We are listening, learning, changing'

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    Luisa's bowl from Mad Radish (Image courtesy of Mad Radish) NEW

    Mad Radish: Re-imagined and expanding during COVID-19

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  • Amy Eves says she discovered several unauthorized transactions on her credit card for inappropriate items addressed to her nine-year-old daughter. This began happening shortly after learning of a security breach affecting the Girl Guides of Canada. (Saron Fanel / CTV News Ottawa)

    Adult toy almost shipped to 9-year-old after Girl Guides of Canada security breach, says parent

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    File photo of the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre. (Chris Scott / CTV News Ottawa)

    COVID-19 outbreak declared at Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre

  • Charlene Burnside says a mistake in using an electronic payment system meant she didn't get paid for $2,000 worth of sales at the Richmond Farmers' Market. The community, however, rallied to raise more than the money she was short. (Photo via Jack of All Cakes / Facebook)

    A $2,000 mistake leads to paying it forward

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    COVID-19, coronavirus cases Ontario

    Ontario hits highest seven-day average of COVID-19 cases since pandemic began

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  • Legault

    Quebec's red-zone restrictions extended another 28 days: Legault

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    Ron and Doris Bickerton are retiring. The Edwards Post Office is closing. Ron’s been on the job for 44 years; Doris for 29 years. (Joel Haslam / CTV)

    Last Post: An 'at home' post office closes in the hamlet of Edwards, Ont., sealing a chapter on 110 years of family service

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  • New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    Seventy-six new cases of COVID-19, one new death in Ottawa on Monday

    Ottawa police

    Police seeking witnesses to September hit-and-run in Fisher, Meadowlands area

  • Garrett McCallum in his old bedroom, admiring the Dominik Hasek mural. (Nate Vandermeer / CTV News Ottawa)

    How an old painting of a former Ottawa Senator will help a Brockville, Ont. girl with cancer

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    Hajdu

    Health Minister Hajdu says she went maskless at airport only while eating

  • The Regent Theatre in Picton, Ont. wants a ghost and, for a small donation, you could be selected to become the official ghost that haunts the theatre some day. (Kimberley Johnson / CTV News Ottawa)

    Century-old theatre in Picton, Ont. looking for its very own ghost

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    Residents line up outside the Brewer Arena in Ottawa to be tested for COVID-19, Sept. 14, 2020. (Chris Black / CTV News Ottawa)

    COVID-19 in Ottawa: Fast Facts for Oct. 26, 2020

  • Gym owners call for reopening

    Hundreds of gyms and fitness studios threaten to reopen -- unless Quebec ponies up COVID-19 data

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    A sign requiring mask be worn in common areas of condo and apartment buildings is posted on a door in Ottawa. (Leah Larocque/CTV News Ottawa)

    38 people fined for mask violations in Ottawa; Council asked to extend mandatory mask bylaw until January

  • Photo courtesy Caroline Osman. NEW

    Snowy, rainy weather ahead for Ottawa

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    Central Beirhaus in Kanata on Sept. 2. The popular Kanata restaurant is closing due to the COVID-19 restrictions. (Photo courtesy: Facebook/Central Bierhaus)

    Kanata restaurant temporarily closing due to COVID-19 restrictions on indoor dining

  • Health Minister Christine Elliott and Premier Doug Ford are seen in this photo taken at Queen's Park. (The Canadian Press)

    Ontario willing to take 'swift action' after record spike in COVID-19 cases

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    People wear face masks as they walk along a street in Montreal, Sunday, October 25, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes)

    Thanksgiving, fewer restrictions contributing to Canada's surge in COVID-19 cases, experts say

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  • Medical staff prepare for the opening of the COVID-19 Assessment Centre at Brewer Park Arena in Ottawa, during a media tour on Friday, March 13, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

    Police chief speaks, mandatory face masks until January, a COVID Halloween: Top stories to watch in Ottawa this week

    The clocks will fall back one hour at 2 a.m. on Nov. 1. While that may mean an extra hour of sleep for some people, it may affect your child's sleep next weekend.

    Daylight saving time ends Nov. 1: Three options to adjust your child's sleep through the time change

  • OPP

    17-year-old facing charges after incidents in Winchester, Chesterville this weekend: OPP

    Ottawa fall UPDATED

    Snow expected in Ottawa for the first time in 169 days

  • New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    Ontario sets one-day COVID-19 case record; 86 new cases in Ottawa on Sunday

    The patio and tent at Vittoria Trattoria restaurant on Rivergate Way.

    Eleven Ottawa businesses fined for violating modified Stage 2 measures over two-week period

  • Specimens to be tested for COVID-19 are seen at LifeLabs after being logged upon receipt at the company's lab, in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 26, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

    COVID-19 cases spike in Eastern Ontario, Renfrew County over the weekend

    OPP

    Hwy. 417 eastbound open at Hunt Club Road following early morning crash

  • The Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus is building a 40-bed temporary unit in the parking lot. (Mike Mersereau/CTV News Ottawa)

    Ottawa Hospital building 40-bed unit in Civic Campus parking lot to help increase capacity

    Two beers sit atop a table at an outdoor patio on Somerset St. W. in Ottawa, July 3, 2020. (Taylor Rossi / CTV News Ottawa)

    Eastern Ontario Health Unit imposes new COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants, gyms, fitness centres

  • Saunders Farm UPDATED

    Saunders Farm fined $3,500 for violating COVID-19 rules, shifts Frightfest to drive-thru experience

    Ottawa

    COVID-19 in Ottawa: Fast facts for Oct. 25, 2020

  • Bonnie Donovan holds a bible that was found in Calgary, but belonged to an Ottawa family. (Shaun Vardon/CTV News Ottawa)

    140-year-old bible returned to an Ottawa family, weeks after it was found in Calgary

    The Justice for Abdirahman coalition remembers Abdirahman Abdi outside Ottawa Police headquarters. (Josh Pringle/CTV News Ottawa) UPDATED

    Hundreds gather in downtown Ottawa to remember Abdi, protest not guilty verdict

  • Candy chutes are being installed at homes in Kingston so trick-or-treaters have a safe Halloween. (Kimberley Johnson/CTV News Ottawa)

    Candy chutes, scavenger hunts planned by Kingston families for a COVID-safe Halloween

    Students from John McCrea Secondary School play hockey at the Walter Baker Sports Centre in Ottawa on Thursday, January 19, 2012. Hockey groups across the country are looking for ways to manage runaway scores in a bid to keep the sport fun for kids. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

    Concern about COVID-19 in sports and an Ottawa Police officer found not guilty: Top five stories in Ottawa this week

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    110 cases of COVID-19, three deaths at Hawkesbury long-term care home

    A patient checks out the view in the new Donald B. Green Tower at the Brockville General Hospital. (Nate Vandermeer/CTV News Ottawa)

    Moving Day: Patients and staff complete transition to new Brockville General Hospital wing

  • OPP

    Driver attempting to visit Ottawa for the weekend stopped travelling 171 km/h on Highway 416: OPP

    New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    90 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, Ontario sets one-day record for new cases

  • OPP

    Motorists stopped going 155 km/h, 175 km/h on Highway 417 Friday night: OPP

    Courtesy: Brian Beattie

    Early taste of winter: Overnight wind chill, flurries in the forecast for Ottawa

  • Signs in the window of an Ottawa business that is closed due to COVID-19. (CTV News Ottawa)

    Ottawa business owners want to operate 'business as usual, responsibly', plan Saturday rally

    Firefighters battle a blaze in a home on Presland Road in Ottawa's Overbrook neighbourhood Friday night. (Photo courtesy: Twitter/OFSFirePhoto)

    Four displaced following Friday night fire in Overbrook neighbourhood

  • A cyclist rides under a tree as fog blankets the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    COVID-19 in Ottawa: Fast Facts for Oct. 24, 2020

    A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Chartwell Wedgewood Retirement Residence in Brockville. (Nate Vandermeer/CTV News Ottawa)

    COVID-19 outbreak declared at Brockville retirement home

  • Ottawa police say this man carved hateful graffiti into the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial. (Ottawa Police)

    Ottawa police seeking man who carved hate graffiti on Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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    Ottawa's real estate market

    'How good is your hood?': Looking at the growth in Ottawa's hottest real estate market

  • Beer Store

    Beer Store employee at Orleans location tests positive for COVID-19

    Ottawa police

    Ottawa pastor facing sexual assault charge

  • Ottawa photographers are turning their lenses on local businesses to provide support during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Tyler Fleming/CTV News Ottawa)

    Ottawa photographers turns lens on hometown businesses during COVID-19 pandemic

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    Ultimate take-out Friday SUPPORT LOCAL

    Celebrate local restaurants with CTV Ottawa's Ultimate Take-out Friday

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  • 28-year-old Lauren Carruthers is alive after bystanders performed CPR and shocked her heart when she collapsed in cardiac arrest. (Chris Black, CTV Ottawa/October 22, 2020) EXCLUSIVE

    'I should not be alive:' Woman thanks bystanders who saved her life

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    New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    Five deaths, 88 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday

  • Armenian-Canadian protesters gather in Ottawa, Ont., on Oct. 23, 2020, after Canadian officials declined comment on exports of military technology to Turkey. (Rupen Janbazian)

    Armenian-Canadians protest in Ottawa after officials decline comment on exports of military technology to Turkey

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    The National Arts Centre in downtown Ottawa

    COVID-19 restrictions forces NAC restaurant to close, lay off 20 staff members

  • Carleton Place Gym invites guests from Red Zone

    Carleton Place gym invites members from the COVID-19 red zone to workout

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    A Sault Ste. Marie pharmacist says his wait list for the vaccine is completely jammed, as COVID-19 fears embolden more Canadians across the country to get their flu shots this season. (Christian D'Avino/CTV News)

    New Ottawa flu shot appointments will be released Thursday after spots quickly filled

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  • OPP

    OPP say missing Simcoe County man who may have been in Ottawa has been located safe

    Ottawa police

    Ottawa police 2021 budget will include a new mental health response strategy

  • Halloween

    Trick or treating can go ahead in Kingston, says health unit

    ottawa police

    Eight pedestrians, child on bike struck by vehicles in Ottawa over the past week: police

  • ottawa police

    Ottawa Police investigate Friday morning bank robbery on Carling Avenue

    Crosses are displayed outside the Camilla Care Community centre marking the deaths of multiple people that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mississauga, Ont., on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Commission investigating COVID-19 in Ontario long-term care homes releases interim recommendations

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  • A Le Chateau retail store is shown in Montreal on Wednesday July 13, 2016. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz)

    Le Chateau files for court protection, plans to shut down

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    An east-bound OTrain pulls in to Rideau Station on the Confederation Line of the Light Rail Transit system in Ottawa, ON.

    Light Rail Transit fare to Barrhaven is $3 billion

  • Ottawa Parliament Hill Fall Weather

    What's happening in Ottawa this weekend: Oct. 23-25

    Infectious disease specialist Dr. Abdu Sharkawy tells CTV Morning Live people should be avoiding any special gatherings and limiting trips due to a rise in COVID-19 cases. (Jeremie Charron/CTV News Ottawa)

    COVID-19 in Ottawa: Fast facts for Oct. 23, 2020

  • A vehicle is towed away from the scene of a fatal crash in Kingston's west-end on Thursday. (Kimberley Johnson/CTV News Ottawa)

    16-year-old Grade 11 student killed, eight injured in two-vehicle crash in Kingston

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    (File image)

    Alberta man killed in single-vehicle crash in North Stormont Township

  • A view of the Rideau River (Courtesy: Roma Gravelle)

    Summer-like temperatures in Ottawa Friday before cold weekend

    The Barrhaven Santa Claus parade.

    High insurance premiums stops Barrhaven's reverse Santa Claus parade

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  • New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    70 new cases of COVID-19, one new death in Ottawa on Thursday

    COVID-19

    Resident at City of Ottawa-run long-term care home dies due to COVID-19

  • Amazon

    Amazon breaks down barriers for the hard-of-hearing at Ottawa distribution centre

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    A empty classroom is pictured at Eric Hamber Secondary school in Vancouver, B.C. Monday, March 23, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)

    New COVID-19 outbreaks declared at two Ottawa schools

  • A look at the beautiful gardens at Whitehouse Perennials. (Photo courtesy: Whitehouse Perennials)

    Practical tips to put your garden to bed for the winter

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    A grey cat with yellow eyes is seen in this file photo. (Kirsten Bühne/Pexels)

    Cat burglar facing charges in Smiths Falls: Police

  • flu shot

    Ottawa Public Health now booking flu shot clinic appointments

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    Firefighters battle a blaze at 270 Preston Street on Thursday, Oct. 22. (Photo courtesy: Twitter/OttFire)

    Ottawa Fire battles blaze in Little Italy

  • An overnight parking ban sign sits in a snow bank while a vehicle drives by on an Ottawa street in this undated photo.

    Ottawa hopes friends, neighbours and landlords will provide parking spots during overnight parking bans

    People dine under the shelter of a canopy in a courtyard restaurant in the Byward Market in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

    Eastern Ontario's top doctor recommends staying in Stage 3 with new restrictions for bars, restaurants and gyms

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  • City of Ottawa

    COVID-19 case at City of Ottawa run child care centre

    People line up and check in for an international flight at Pearson International airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Ontario premier open to replacing 14-day quarantine for international travellers with rapid COVID-19 test

  • RCMP searching for two suspects after contraband tobacco was tossed into the St. Lawrence River. (Photo courtesy: RCMP)

    20 bags of contraband tobacco tossed into St. Lawrence River, RCMP searching for two suspects

    The OPP says several road signs have been stolen near Hawkesbury in recent weeks. (Photo courtesy: Ontario Provincial Police)

    Road signs stolen near Hawkesbury

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