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  • New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa NEW

    65 new COVID-19 cases in Ottawa on Wednesday, second highest one-day total in September

  • Classroom NEW

    COVID-19 outbreaks declared at four Ottawa schools, 48 schools with confirmed cases of novel coronavirus

    Ottawa's medical officer of health Dr. Vera Etches speaks to reporters in Ottawa and says we are now in the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, after people got a little too relaxed with COVID-19 measures in August. NEW

    Code Red for COVID-19: Ottawa's top doctor warns COVID status "close" to most severe level

  • People line up outside a COVID-19 testing facility in Ottawa, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld NEW

    COVID-19 Care Clinics reach capacity minutes after opening on Wednesday

    People line up to rent canoes and kayaks at Dows Lake in Ottawa on the Labour Day long weekend, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS) NEW

    'It can be COVID-19 when it's just sniffles': Ottawa's top doctor

  • A mobile COVID-19 testing site was set up at an Ottawa school on Friday. (Jeremie Charron/CTV News Ottawa) NEW

    Ottawa Public Health orders partial dismissal at College Catholique Franco-Ouest due to COVID-19 outbreak

    Quiet start to March Break at the Ottawa International Airport (Peter Szperling/CTV News Ottawa) NEW

    Mandatory temperature screening begins for departing passengers at Ottawa Airport

  • Ottawa's Medical Health Officer Dr. Vera Etches explains why someone might be fined for failing to self-isolate.

    Follow COVID-19 isolation rules or face $5,000 daily fine: Ottawa's top doctor

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    Driver hits 208 km/h after speeding past workers, vehicles in west Quebec construction zone: Police

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

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    Here's where you can get tested for COVID-19 in Ottawa today

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  • Fall

    Summer-like weather to start fall in Ottawa

    New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa UPDATED

    Ottawa sets record with 93 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday

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  • The Ottawa headquarters of Canadian e-commerce company Shopify are pictured on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

    Shopify says two 'rogue' employees involved in data breach to obtain customer records

    People line up outside a Covid testing facility in Ottawa, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. (Adrian Wyld/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    Frustration as officials work to increase Ottawa's COVID-19 testing capacity

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  • Doug Ford

    'More challenging' second wave of COVID-19 is coming, Ontario premier warns while announcing fall plan

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    This graphic by Ottawa Public Health illustrates a real-world example of COVID-19 community transmission and contact tracing. (Ottawa Public Health)

    How a park BBQ in Ottawa led to more than 100 people self-isolating

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    Ottawa-Carleton District School board reports first four COVID-19 cases

    Ottawa police are searching for a man they say tried to rob a store in Bells Corners wielding a knife.

    Police searching for suspect after attempted robbery at knifepoint

  • COVID-19

    COVID-19 messaging getting mixed as virus evolves

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    The Ottawa Mission

    Ottawa Mission has been open for one million hours

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  • Houses along County Road 21 in Spencerville. (Nate Vandermeer/CTV News Ottawa)

    Spencerville residents demanding town hall meeting over private well contamination

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    Kayoki Whiteduck harvesting lemongrass to make his hand-crafted loose leaf herbal teas. (Joel Haslam/CTV News Ottawa)

    Harvesting a future: A Chelsea farmer's garden is your cup of tea

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  • kid masks UPDATED

    OCDSB trustees reject mandating masks for young children in schools

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    A 22-year-old man suffered traumatic injuries when a transport truck and a car collided on Hwy. 416 Tuesday morning. (Ottawa Paramedic Service)

    Man critically injured in Hwy. 416 crash between transport truck, car

  • Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube

    Two more regions move into orange zone as Quebec's second wave of COVID-19 takes new shape

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    Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Howard Njoo looks on as Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam responds to a question during a news conference Tuesday September 22, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

    Canada 'at a crossroads': COVID-19 will keep spreading if behaviours don't change, Tam says

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  • Police say Kenneth James Peever, 45, breached his statutory release. He is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant. NEW

    Man wanted on Canada-wide warrant known to frequent Ottawa

    Paramedics administer nasal swabs at a drive through, pop-up COVID-19 test centre outside the Canadian Tire Centre, home of the NHL's Ottawa Senators, in Ottawa, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

    Ontario reports highest number of new COVID-19 cases since early May

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  • Kayoki Whiteduck harvesting lemongrass to make his hand-crafted loose leaf herbal teas. (Joel Haslam/CTV News Ottawa)

    Harvesting a future: A Chelsea farmer's garden is your cup of tea

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    COVID-19 in Ottawa: Fast facts for Sept. 22, 2020

  • The Ray Friel Recreation Complex on Tenth Line Road is getting a COVID-19 assessment centre next month. (Mike Mersereau/CTV News Ottawa)

    Ottawa's east end is getting a COVID-19 testing clinic

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    A healthcare worker interacts with motorists at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing facility Wednesday, June 17, 2020, in Dallas. The COVID-19 testing center in South Dallas is a partnership between the City of Dallas, Dallas County, CitySquare and Kroger Health. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

    'Unfathomable': U.S. death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000

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  • Fall colours

    Fall is here! Cool, crisp, temperatures expected to welcome in a new season

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    Emergency services attend the scene of a serious collision on Mitch Owens Rd. in Greely on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. UPDATED

    65-year-old woman killed in Greely crash

  • Ottawa police UPDATED

    One man apprehended after barricading self in Barrhaven home: police

    A nasal swab test for SARS-CoV-2 is seen in this file photo.

    Outaouais records highest-ever new COVID-19 case count

  • Kellie Iacovitti offers up a ghostly experience on her lawn for neighbours on a quiet street in Barrhaven.

    Spook-tacular Halloween decorations at Barrhaven home

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    Renfrew County and District Health Unit

    'The second wave is here:' Renfrew County doubling testing capacity

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  • (File photo)

    'Patchy frost' on the way for Ottawa

    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

    Ontario premier slams illegal gatherings after massive meetup in Hamilton

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  • The Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health on Montreal Road is offering testing for First Nations, Inuit and Metis people. (Wabano Centre/Facebook)

    Wabano Centre providing pop-up COVID-19 testing for Indigenous people

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    A COVID-19 outbreak was declared at Extendicare West End Villa on Aug. 30, 2020 after eight residents and one staff member tested positive.

    COVID-19 death toll reaches 11 at West End Villa

  • New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa UPDATED

    60 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Monday

    COVID-19 Care Clinic in Ottawa located at 495 Moodie Drive. UPDATED

    Here's where you can get tested for COVID-19 in Ottawa and eastern Ontario today

  • People line up to be tested for COVID-19 at a testing centre in Toronto on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Ontario's new COVID-19 cases surge to highest level in more than three months

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    Quebec resident Pascale Ferrier, 53, has been identified as the suspect alleged to have sent letters containing the poisonous substance ricin to the White House.

    Quebec woman identified as suspect in case of ricin letter mailed to White House

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  • In this Jan. 14, 2005, file photo, a man sneezes in Berlin, Germany. (Roberto Pfeil/AP Photo)

    CDC abruptly removes guidance about airborne COVID-19 transmission, says update 'was posted in error'

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    Ottawa Public Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Monsignor Paul Baxter elementary school in Barrhaven.

    COVID-19 outbreak declared at Barrhaven elementary school, classes cancelled for 14 days

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  • Premier John Horgan announced the Oct. 24 general election in a live news conference Monday after asking the lieutenant-governor to dissolve parliament. (THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    B.C. to hold snap election on Oct. 24

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    The Airbnb website is seen in this file photo. (AFP PHOTO/John MACDOUGALL)

    Airbnb suspends more than 40 Ontario listings for hosting parties

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  • A visitor picks a McIntosh apple at AppleStock Orchard in Winchester, Ont., near Ottawa, on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. (Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    Ottawa says goodbye to summer with crisp, sunny temps

    A person walks in the rain in the Byward Market in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

    COVID-19 in Ottawa: Fast facts for Sept. 21, 2020

  • Sophia Farah was two years old when she died in her sleep after being told by doctors she had the flu. (Supplied)

    Toddler dies in her sleep after parents are told by doctor she only has the flu

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    Spartacat, the official mascot of the Ottawa Senators, wears a mask as he gives a hat to a child after they received a nasal swab at a drive through, pop-up COVID-19 test centre outside the Canadian Tire Centre, home of the NHL team, in Ottawa, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. (Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS) UPDATED

    2,750 people tested at COVID-19 pop-up at Canadian Tire Centre this weekend

  • Two horses suffered minor cuts after a horse trailer flipped on Hwy. 401 at Kingston on Sunday. (Photo courtesy: Twitter/OPP_ER)

    Horse trailer flips on Hwy. 401 in Kingston, Ont., horses treated for cuts

    Halloween celebration on hold

    Beloved Wakefield trick-or-treat tradition cancelled

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  • Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube responds to reporters on the second wave during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic, Thursday, September 17, 2020 at the legislature in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

    Montreal, two other Quebec regions to face stiffer restrictions under orange alert level

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    Fellowes High School in Pembroke, Ont. (CTV News Ottawa)

    Community case of COVID-19 linked to outbreak at Pembroke, Ont. high school

  • New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    15 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Sunday, lowest increase in more than a week

    Students in Grades 4 to 12 will be required to wear masks at school. (Supplied)

    Trustee wants face masks mandatory for all Kindergarten to Grade 3 students in Ottawa's public schools

  • Ottawa Police Chief Charles Bordeleau

    Video targeting new Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly is a 'new low': Former police chief

    Glenn Hussey takes part in Ottawa's Multiple Myeloma March on Sunday. Over $60,000 was raised during the virtual event this year. (Shaun Vardon/CTV News Ottawa)

    COVID-19 pandemic doesn't stop Multiple Myeloma March from raising over $60,000

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  • Ottawa Paramedics Ambulance

    Man treated for serious arm injuries after arm stuck in farm equipment in Ottawa's east-end

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

    COVID-19, throne speech and fall arrives: Top five stories to watch in Ottawa this week

  • The City of Ottawa is set to recommend paid parking along the Somerset-Wellington-Richmond corridor, a plan most business owners and residents oppose. (Tyler Fleming/CTV Ottawa, October 31, 2016)

    City of Ottawa set to resume enforcement of on-street parking limits on Monday

    A sign in downtown Ottawa recommends mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    COVID-19 in Ottawa: Fast facts for Sept. 20, 2020

  • A customer picks up an order at the Ottawa Farmers' Market at Lansdowne Park, which opened for online order pickups only due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Ottawa, on Sunday, May 31, 2020. (Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    Sunny Sunday in the forecast, but a frost advisory continues for Ottawa

    Ottawa police

    Motorist spotted speeding at estimated 200 km/h on Woodroffe Avenue: Ottawa Police

  • People take a rest in chairs in downtown Ottawa as a sign reminds people to physically distance during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    Ontario limits social gatherings in Ottawa, eastern Ontario to 10 indoors, 25 outdoors

    Prime Minister John Turner talks with media reporters after being sworn in as the Member of Parliament for Vancouver Quadra in Ottawa Sept. 17, 1984. Former prime minister Turner, dubbed "Canada's Kennedy" when he first arrived in Ottawa in the 1960s, has died at the age of 91.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chuck Mitchell 1929-2020

    Former prime minister John Turner dies at 91

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  • People line up outside a COVID-19 testing facility in Ottawa, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

    Ottawa enters COVID-19 second wave and new social gathering limits: Top five stories in Ottawa this week

    Montreal's Jean-Aime Bigirimana is cycling across Canada to raise money to send bikes to Africa. (Dylan Dyson/CTV News Ottawa)

    Montreal cyclist, DJ riding across Canada to help send bikes to Africa

  • Council will vote on a motion Wednesday to name the Waverley Square after Boushey Fruit Market. (Josh Pringle/CTV News Ottawa)

    Councillor proposes renaming Waverley Square after Boushey's Fruit Market

    New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    55 new COVID-19 cases in Ottawa on Saturday, fifth day this week with more than 50 new cases

  • A maximum of 12 people can join each guided tour of the darker side of Brockville with the Brockville Museum. (Nate Vandermeer/CTV News Ottawa)

    Haunted histories tour exposes the darker side of Brockville

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    COVID-19 test

    Second wave of COVID-19 in Ottawa '100 per cent driven by human behaviour': uOttawa epidemiologist

  • Ottawa police

    Teen stabbed during Friday night fight at Glebe Park

    Ottawa Public Health

    Ottawa Public Health says it will never call to ask for money for COVID-19 tests

  • COVID-19

    27 new cases of COVID-19 in western Quebec on Saturday

    OPP

    Two people seriously hurt in crash near Perth

  • Ottawa police

    Online video appears to target Chief

    Courtesy: Brian Beattie

    Record cold start to the final Saturday of summer in Ottawa

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

    Here's where you can get tested for COVID-19 in Ottawa this weekend

    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 Sept. 19, 2020

  • Ottawa's medical officer of health Dr. Vera Etches speaks to reporters in Ottawa and says we are now in the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, after people got a little too relaxed with COVID-19 measures in August.

    Ottawa in second wave of COVID-19 pandemic: Dr. Etches

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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)

    New mobile testing sites and access to younger children, COVID-19 testing to ramp up in Ottawa

  • New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    63 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, 20 cases involving residents 20-29 years-old

    Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks as Alberta Premier Jason Kenney looks on during a press conference in Ottawa on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN PRESS) UPDATED

    Ontario premier visits Ottawa as COVID-19 cases spike

  • Saturday was the first day face masks were mandatory in all indoor spaces in Kingston, Ont. (Kimberley Johnson/CTV News Ottawa)

    Kingston to issue fines to groups loitering on streets, sidewalks during COVID-19 pandemic

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