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

  • Quebec Police set up a checkpoint to limit non-essential travel between Ottawa and Gatineau amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Christina Succi/CTV News Ottawa)

    Ontario setting up checkpoints at Ottawa-Gatineau border

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    New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    Ontario sets new one-day record for COVID-19 cases; 345 new cases in Ottawa

  • Doug Ford announcement live

    Ontario extends stay-at-home order, restricts interprovincial travel as province loses battle against COVID-19

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    The Ottawa Police station on Elgin Street is seen in Ottawa, on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS) NEW

    Following provincial announcement, OPS says will not conduct random stops

  • The Confederation Building reflects off the windows of a building in downtown Ottawa on Wednesday, April 7, 2020. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    A look at the new COVID-19 restrictions in Ottawa

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    Crown land camping is free in Ontario. (Photo courtesy: Bradley Bishop)

    No camping in Ontario's provincial parks, Crown land during stay-at-home order

  • The Queensway Carleton Hospital is among others in Ottawa preparing for a potential case of Covid-19.

    Queensway Carleton Hospital ramps down surgeries and services as COVID-19 cases rise

    The COVID-19 Immunization clinic in Belleville, located at Loyalist College. (Kimberley Johnson/CTV News Ottawa)

    Belleville, Kingston public health units react to reduced COVID-19 doses

  • The COVID-19 vaccine immunization clinic at the Nepean Sportsplex in Ottawa, Ont. (CTV News Ottawa)

    First dose of COVID-19 vaccine administered to 20 per cent of Ottawa residents

    OC Transpo cancellations

    Eight OC Transpo drivers test positive for COVID-19 over eight days

  • Health-care worker Thi Nguyen administers Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine to a patient at a COVID-19 clinic in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    City of Ottawa says all COVID-19 vaccine appointments are 'being honoured' at this time

    Equal Chance is collecting noise cancelling headphones to provide youth moving to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Jackie Perez/CTV News Ottawa)

    Non-profit group collecting headphones to support children during online learning

  • Solicitor General Sylvia Jones, responds to a question during a press conference regarding COVID-19 vaccine distribution, at Queen's Park in Toronto on Friday, December 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

    Ontario gives police authority to stop people, vehicles, ask purpose of travel

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    Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand , Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Major General Dany Fortin arrive for a news conference in Ottawa, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

    Feds secure 8 million more Pfizer doses, as Moderna cuts coming shipments

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  • Rain beads off an umbrella as a man walks through downtown Ottawa Friday March 26, 2021. Heavy rain was expected throughout the day with 25-40mm expected. (Adrian Wyld/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    April showers ending the work week in Ottawa

    Adalsteinn Brown, dean of the University of Toronto's Public Health Department, answers questions during a news conference at Queen's Park in Toronto on Monday, April 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

    COVID-19 cases in Ontario will remain high into summer without six week stay-at-home order, modelling shows

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  • The Ottawa Civic hospital is seen Tuesday January 7, 2020 in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    Ottawa Hospital increases surge plans as COVID-19 cases rise in Ottawa

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    A cyclist makes their way along the edge of Dow's Lake in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    What's happening in Ottawa this weekend: April 16-18

  • Cars drive along the highway as a sign reminds drivers to stay vigilant about the COVID-19 virus in Ottawa, Friday, March 27, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

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

    Doug Ford announcement

    Ontario considers stricter measures as models show up to 18,000 COVID-19 cases per day by end of May: sources

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  • A COVID-19 clinic is located at the Howard Darwin Centennial Arena in Ottawa. (Jeremie Charron/CTV News Ottawa)

    Significant delays for COVID-19 testing results at Ottawa site leaves people frustrated

    The Ottawa Police station on Elgin Street is seen in Ottawa, on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    Driver killed in single-vehicle crash in Ottawa's west end

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    Provincial inspectors to target Ottawa big box stores

    The Shoppers Drug Mart administers COVID-19 vaccines in Kingston. (Kimberley Johnson/CTV News Ottawa)

    Ottawa residents wait for word on second shot after receiving first COVID-19 dose at a pharmacy

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    Ronald testifies in own defence at Ottawa murder trial

    Court evidence shows the OC Transpo bus that crashed into the Westboro transit station.

    Passenger's recollection of bus speed questioned at bus crash trial

  • The city of Kingston is closing Breakwater Park for 10 days. (Kimberley Johnson/CTV News Ottawa)

    Kingston looking into reopening Breakwater Park 'safely', says mayor after large crowds forced closure

    Shopify Headquarters at 150 Elgin St. The company is planning to move out of its large office space into a smaller one nearby, as its workers go remote. (Tyler Fleming / CTV News Ottawa)

    Ottawa-based co-working company moves into Shopify's former headquarters on Elgin Street

  • An Ottawa Police cruiser is seen near the Elgin Street police station in Ottawa, on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    Ottawa police respond to call for a man pointing a gun on St. Laurent Blvd.

    Ottawa fire chief Kim Ayotte receives the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. (Photo courtesy: Twitter/@ChiefAyotte)

    Ottawa's fire chief receives COVID-19 vaccine, urges everyone to get the first shot you're eligible for

  • New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    Ottawa ties daily record for COVID-19 cases on Thursday

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    Virtual cooking classes are growing in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Jackie Perez/CTV News Ottawa)

    Virtual cooking lessons during the COVID-19 pandemic

  • The Ottawa Police station on Elgin Street is seen in Ottawa, on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    Video footage helps Ottawa police arrest suspect in ByWard Market and Lowertown thefts

    Queen Elizabeth Driveway is closed to traffic from Laurier Avenue to Fifth Avenue (Josh Pringle/CTV News Ottawa)

    NCC closing Ottawa parkways to cars for a second straight weekend

  • The Confederation Building reflects off the windows of a building in downtown Ottawa on Wednesday, April 7, 2020. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    Ottawa's COVID situation ‘the worst that it’s been to date’

    City of Ottawa

    Ottawa Public Health considers capacity limits, mandatory masks for park amenities this summer

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

    Ontario breaks daily COVID-19 record with more than 4,700 new cases

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    William Amos, a Liberal MP from Quebec, is shown in this file photo. (Government of Canada)

    Liberal MP caught stark naked during House of Commons video conference

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  • A man braves the elements as he walks in downtown Ottawa, Friday March 26, 2021. Heavy rain was expected throughout the day with 25-40mm expected. (Adrian Wyld/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    Rain in the forecast for the next week in Ottawa

    A 'masks required' sign in Ottawa. April 3, 2021. (Jeremie Charron / CTV News Ottawa) NEW THIS MORNING

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

  • A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is displayed at a pop-up vaccine clinic for EMS workers Center in Salt Lake City on January 5, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Rick Bowmer)

    Delay in Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shipment creating 'gap' in Ottawa's supply, city says

    Ottawa police say a driver was pronounced dead at the scene after their vehicle rolled and crashed into this house on Chapman Blvd. No one inside the home was hurt. (Jim O'Grady / CTV News Ottawa)

    Driver dies after crashing into house

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  • Councillors and residents question why the postal code K2V was included on the list of hot spots across Ontario, while wards like Bay Ward were not. (Jackie Perez/CTV News Ottawa)

    Ontario opposition, Councillors question K2V included on list of COVID-19 postal code hot spots

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    City of Ottawa

    Employee at Ottawa child care centre tests positive for COVID-19

  • The Arnprior Airport. (Dylan Dyson/CTV News Ottawa)

    Arnprior Airport support Premier's call for no flights in or out of Ontario during third wave of pandemic

    Ottawa Hospital - Civic Campus (File Photo/CTV Ottawa)

    Deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus ends

  • The Ottawa Public Library Board received a look at the design for the new Ottawa Public Library main branch and Library and Archives Canada. (Photo courtesy: Diamond Schmitt Architects)

    A look at the new $192 million library and Library and Archives Canada building at LeBreton Flats

    Deneen Perrin, marketing and media director with the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, flips through a guestbook, looking back at celebrities and world leaders she has met throughout her 25 year career. (Tyler Fleming/CTV News Ottawa)

    Long-time employee says goodbye to the Chateau Laurier after 25 years

  • New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    COVID-19 cases in Ottawa back above 300 after one-day dip

    Students with Queen's University's Faculty of Health Sciences are collecting gently used cellphones and tables for women’s shelters in the city of Kingston.

    Queen’s University students ask for gently used cellphones for a good cause

  • Evidence shows the OC Transpo double-decker bus that crashed at the Westboro Transitway station.

    Diallo trained on emergency brake, instructor says at Westboro bus crash trial

    Dr. Saba Merchant is worried that kids might be dealing with more than their parents are aware of during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    The pandemic is taking a toll on the mental health of children

  • Small groups of people were gathered at Mooney's Bay Park on Sunday, April 11, 2021, but some residents reported much bigger gatherings the day before. Ontario is under a 28-day stay-at-home order. (Jackie Perez / CTV News Ottawa)

    City moves to let ward councillors choose closing time for parks

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    Grocery shopping wearing a face mask

    Ottawa's mandatory mask bylaw extended to August

  • Hydro One electricity transmission lines are seen south of Chesley, Ont., on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel

    Ontario not offering off-peak hydro rates during stay-at-home order

    FILE - AN empty teacher's desk is pictured at the front of a empty classroom at Mcgee Secondary school in Vancouver on Sept. 5, 2014. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press)

    Ottawa schools receive new funding for air quality, infrastructure improvements during pandemic

  • OPP

    Pembroke hotel employee struck by a weapon

    Souheil Tabbara, 74, contracted COVID-19 in late January and has been on a ventilator since early February. (Photo courtesy of Nadine Tabbara)

    Ottawa family believes COVID-19 patient being removed from life support 'too quickly' because of pandemic pressure in hospital

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  • Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott at a press conference April 13, 2021.

    Ontario health minister denies political decision behind labelling Ottawa’s K2V area a COVID-19 'hot spot'

    The Ottawa Civic hospital is seen Tuesday January 7, 2020 in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    'We are all tired': Ottawa Hospital workers under stress during third wave

  • Gatineau-bound OC Transpo bus at Pimisi station October 3, 2019.

    OC Transpo rolling out bike racks on all buses with launch of spring schedule Sunday

    Paramedics and ambulances spill out of the Emergency ramp at Michael Garron Hospital in Toronto on Monday, April 12, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

    Ontario reports more than 4,100 new COVID-19 cases, ICU admissions near 650

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  • Masked cyclists make their way along the edge of Dow's Lake as the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic grips Ottawa on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

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

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    Tulips bloom in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    April showers on the way for Ottawa

  • Hannah Kerr was born prematurely and remains in the neonatal ICU at Kingston General Hospital. Her father is raising money so that the hospital can by web cameras to allow families to see their little ones in the NICU any time of day. (Image courtesy of Pat Kerr)

    Kingston father running to raise money for web cameras at Kingston neonatal ICU

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    The Montfort Hospital sign is seen in this undated photo.

    PSW at Montfort hospital facing sexual assault charges

  • A photo shared on social media showing beer bottles left behind on picnic tables at Vincent Massey Park, April 11, 2021. (Source: @arnica246 / Twitter)

    City of Ottawa eyeing 8 p.m. curfew in parks

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    New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    COVID-19 cases in Ottawa dip below 200 on Tuesday but weekly trends remain high

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  • Kim Wallace receives the AstraZeneca vaccine at a Rexall pharmacy on April 13, 2021.

    Inside an Orleans pharmacy's vaccine rollout

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    AstraZeneca doses available in Renfrew County.

    AstraZeneca doses available in Renfrew County

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  • Air Canada planes sit on the tarmac at Pearson International airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Here's how to get a refund if your Air Canada flight was cancelled due to COVID-19

    A man was taken to hospital after his vehicle rolled over and caught fire in the city's south end Tuesday. (Ottawa Fire Service)

    Man seriously injured after car rolls over, catches fire

  • File photo.

    CHEO preparing to accept adults under 40 requiring critical care amid surge of COVID-19 patients

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    A man walks along a street in Gatineau, Que as a province wide curfew began on Saturday, January 9, 2021. (Adrian Wyld/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    Quebec extends lockdown in Gatineau to April 25; restrictions to apply to entire Outaouais region

  • JoAnne Simon enjoying her newfound talent, painting. (Dave Charbonneau / CTV News Ottawa)

    Painting the day away a relaxing pandemic hobby

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    Hospital bed

    Ottawa's COVID-19 fatality rate trending significantly lower in 2021 compared to 2020

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  • Pharmacist Barbara Violo shows off a vial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after providing doses to customers at the Junction Chemist which is a independent pharmacy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Friday, March 12, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Vaccine-induced blood clots under more scrutiny as Canada reports first case

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    A person walks past a COVID-19 mural designed by artist Emily May Rose on a rainy day during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Monday, April 12, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Ontario reports more than 3,600 new COVID-19 cases as positivity rate crosses 10 per cent

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  • This September 2020 photo provided by Johnson and Johnson shows a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the company. (Cheryl Gerber/Courtesy of Johnson & Johnson via AP, File)

    Canada closely watching U.S. pause of J&J COVID-19 vaccine over rare blood clots

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    Ontario schools

    Ontario schools closing to in-person learning indefinitely as COVID-19 cases soar

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  • The tail section of a Flair Airlines plane is seen in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Flair Airlines

    Flair Airlines adding Ottawa-Kelowna flight this summer

    Cloudy overcast spring summer day

    Warm, overcast weather in Ottawa before rain arrives

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  • A guest is seen in a hotel window in Mississauga, Ont. by the Pearson International Airport on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 as new air travel rules come into effect in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

    Canadian snowbirds landing in U.S. border towns to avoid quarantine hotels

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    People wait for their appointment time to be called at a COVID-19 clinic in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

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

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  • New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    Ottawa surpasses 20,000 total COVID-19 cases since start of pandemic

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    A photo shared on social media showing beer bottles left behind on picnic tables at Vincent Massey Park, April 11, 2021. (Source: @arnica246 / Twitter)

    City, NCC responding to reports of large parties in local parks

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  • Inside Ontario's hard-hit hospitals, staff are stretched thin, with experts warning that the third wave could cause ICUs to fill up with more patients than there are doctors and critical care nurses to treat them.

    Ontario's hard-hit ICUs aren't just running out of beds, but also doctors and nurses

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    The Ottawa COVID-19 vaccine community clinic at the Nepean Sportsplex. (CTV News Ottawa)

    COVID-19 vaccines in Ottawa: nearly 48,000 shots in Ottawa last week

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  • The Box of Life is a multi-level wooden box that can hold worms and soil, which you can use to create compost even if you don't have the space outdoors. (Photo courtesy of Akil Mesiwala / The Box of Life)

    Have food waste? Let worms create compost for you in this indoor habitat

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    Human remains found in 2018 confirmed to be Killaloe man reported missing in 2013

  • A lone lady walks in an empty Air Canada line at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Air Canada, Canadian government reach agreement in $5.9-billion 'liquidity program'

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    Stained glass art hangs at Northern Art Glass Inc. (Photo courtesy of Alexei Netchaev)

    Stained glass shining bright for new hobbyists

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  • Renfrew County and District Health Unit RCDHU

    Renfrew County to ramp up vaccine delivery following new shipment of AstraZeneca doses

    The Ottawa Police station on Elgin Street is seen in Ottawa, on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    Ottawa police launch new unsolved homicides task force

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  • The Hazeldean Road bridge over the Carp River. (Ryan Arden / CTV News Ottawa)

    New work on troubled Hazeldean bridge underway

    An Ottawa Police cruiser is seen near the Elgin Street police station in Ottawa, on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    Ottawa police investigating report of gunshots near Lansdowne Park

  • What lockdown looks like in Gatineau

    Outaouais region sets pandemic record with 290 new COVID-19 cases

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