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  • Have taken on the challenge of creative photography while staying at home to help flatten the curve. (Debbie Miller/CTV Viewer)

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

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  • Stan and Tracey Villneff purchased this Renfrew home in February, but can't move in until the current tenant leaves. (Dylan Dyson/CTV News Ottawa)

    Renfrew home owners can't move into new home as current tenant refuses to leave

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    Major General Dany Fortin, Vice President Logistics and Operations at the Public Health Agency of Canada, speaks during a COVID-19 press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Kawai UPDATED

    Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin no longer leading vaccine campaign pending military investigation

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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)

    Woman, 90, located safe after being reported missing

    Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam provides an update on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

    Canadians can look forward to small, outdoor summer gatherings if vaccine targets are met: officials

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  • Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk's mother and girlfriend have filed lawsuits following a dream vacation on a yacht in the Bahamas.

    Vomiting, vertigo and fear of capsizing: Lawsuits detail rough seas for Senators owner's family vacation

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    Ottawa summer weather sunny

    Warm temperatures Saturday with a risk of a thunderstorm

  • City of Ottawa

    Three city employees fired following tips to Ottawa fraud and waste hotline

    Mooney's Bay on Friday, May 14.

    Signs COVID compliance diminishing amid extended stay-at-home order in Ottawa

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  • Ottawa Police

    Police investigate possible shooting in Hog's Back area

    CTV Montreal: Megabus warning

    Megabus coming to Ottawa following Greyhound shutdown

  • New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    Ottawa Public Health reports 116 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, weekly incidence rate increases

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    The Canadian Tulip Festival kicks off it’s season and for the second year, events will be hosted online as residents are asked to avoid seeing them in person unless they live in the area. (Tyler Fleming/CTV News Ottawa)

    Canadian Tulip Festival kicks off as Ottawa remains under a stay-at-home order

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  • 'Don't give up hope. We are getting there,' said Dr. Vera Etches on CTV Morning Live Friday, May 14, 2021.

    'Don't give up hope': Ottawa's top doctor insists better days ahead during pandemic

    5
    Ottawa police say Jody Royer is facing sexual assault charges. (Photo courtesy: Ottawa Police Service)

    Ottawa man, 60, facing sexual assault charges

  • Ottawa's Rasha Budeiri says her parents are facing eviction from their home in Jerusalem. (Jackie Perez/CTV News Ottawa)

    Ottawa woman's parents facing eviction in Jerusalem

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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)

    $9,000 returned to Ottawa woman who fell victim to scam involving son

  • An Ottawa Police truck is seen in Ottawa, on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021.(Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    Driver stopped going 86 km/h over the speed limit on Bronson

    Nurses

    Eastern Ontario registered practical nurses call for better pay and mental health support

  • Nicole Flynn taking photos. (Photo courtesy: People Minded Business)

    People Minded Business launches photography contest aimed at people living with disabilities

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    OPP

    Driver killed in single-vehicle crash on Hwy. 7 in Ottawa's west end

  • Kingston Police

    Kingston woman charged with murder after man found dead in home

    Ottawa Police to stop 24/7 monitoring of inter-provincial border crossings.

    Ottawa police turn away more than 2,000 drivers at Quebec border

  • (Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash)

    Stay-at-home order extended: What you need to know about the restrictions in Ottawa

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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)

    One person wounded in south end shooting

  • Jim Wong and Tracy Ng take a photo as they pause during a walk through the Experimental Farm, Friday, May 14, 2021 in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    What's happening in Ottawa this weekend: May 14-16

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    Tulips near Dow's lake

    Rounding out the work week in Ottawa with sun and warm temperatures

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  • Cloth face masks hang to dry on a clothesline. (Photo by Jacek PobÅ‚ocki on Unsplash)

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

    OPP

    Two people killed in single vehicle crash on Hwy. 401 near Cornwall

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    Greyhound Canada to cut all routes, end operations

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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)

    Body discovered in Ottawa River

  • Two teens were killed and another two badly injured in an October 2017 rollover crash.

    Charges stayed against Ottawa Valley bartender in connection to 2017 fatal crash

    Ottawa's Tracy Lager after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo courtesy: Tracy Lager)

    Ottawa woman with blood clotting disorder waits for word on second COVID-19 vaccine

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  • Cooper and Emmett Leppard are Sens super-fans, looking forward to a playoff run next season. Ottawa, On. May 13, 2020. (Tyler Fleming / CTV News)

    Senators players, fans look forward to new season after successful 2021 campaign

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    Quebec flag (image: Quebec National Assembly)

    Quebec's new proposed language bill has English communities in western Quebec concerned

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  • A company is offering a $5,000 signing bonus for A/Z truck drivers. (Nate Vandermeer/CTV News Ottawa)

    Businesses in Brockville, Kemptville find hiring new employees a challenge

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    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)

    Ottawa residents 40 and older now eligible to book COVID-19 vaccine appointment

  • Two women ride e-scooters in Ottawa's ByWard Market, Aug. 31, 2020. (Dave Charbonneau / CTV News Ottawa)

    Ottawa picks three e-scooter providers, waits for green light to launch the program

    A health care provider places a bandage on the injection site of a young patient, who just received a vaccine.

    Ottawa trustee calls for COVID-19 vaccination clinics in schools

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  • New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    Ottawa sees triple-digit COVID-19 case increase for second straight day

    A fire onboard an OC Transpo bus on Carsons Road on Thursday, May 13. (Photo courtesy: Twitter/KellyNeall)

    No injuries reported after fire onboard OC Transpo bus

  • Michael Baine is walking in the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend to support Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre. (Joel Haslam/CTV News Ottawa)

    A race with time: Ottawa man with incurable cancer diagnosis walks to support Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre

    Doug Ford

    Ontario extends stay-at-home order for an additional two weeks

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  • Justin Trudeau Bill Morneau

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    Quebec Minister Responsible for Languages presents a new language reform bill at the National Assembly

    Quebec presents new language reform bill set to strengthen use of French

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  • Ottawa Paramedics Ambulance

    Ottawa paramedics delayed 46,000 hours in emergency departments in 2020

    Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

    Canada could be mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines by the summer: Tam

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  • Colourful spring flowers and trees bloom as people visit the arboretum in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    Sun, double digits; a perfect Ottawa spring day ahead

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    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)

    'It's looking positive' for Ottawa students to return to school by end of May, top doctor says

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  • A man receives the COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo by Steven Cornfield on Unsplash)

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

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    Parks Canada staff rescue a family of geese from the Rideau Canal on Wednesday. (Dave Charbonneau/CTV News Ottawa)

    Goslings rescued from Rideau Canal locks

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  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford makes his way back to his office after a news conference at the Queens Park Legislature in Toronto on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

    'Protect the king': Why Ontario Premier Doug Ford has taken the back seat

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    Ottawa Police say a motorist was spotted going 159 km/h on Heron Road. (Photo courtesy: OPSTrafficCM)

    Police stop vehicle going nearly 100 km/h over speed limit on Heron Road

  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford arrives at a press conference at Queen's Park during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The provincial government unveiled a new tiered system for COVID-19 restrictions that will give municipalities and public health units guidelines for when to implement lockdows and closures. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)

    Ontario not ready to lift stay-at-home order and should extend lockdown, OMA says

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    CHEO Has launched a lactation consult pilot-project, offering families advice and guidance. (Photo courtesy: CHEO)

    CHEO launches lactation consult program to support new parents

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  • A sign at the COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Howard Darwin Centennial Arena in Ottawa indicating that only residents of the Parkwood Hills and Stewart Farm communities are eligible. May 12, 2021. (Tyler Fleming / CTV News Ottawa)

    City asking residents not to visit pop-up vaccine clinics if not from neighbourhood

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    Mayor Jim Watson shared a photo of Ottawa's new Trillium Line rail cars being assembled in Switzerland. (Photo courtesy: Twitter/JimWatsonOttawa)

    A sneak peek at the new trains for Ottawa's Trillium Line

  • The Mayfair Theatre on Bank Street. (Jim O'Grady)

    Ottawa musicians rally to support the Mayfair Theatre during the COVID-19 pandemic

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    Ottawa police are searching for Sandrine Tomba-Kalema. (Photo courtesy: Ottawa Police Service)

    Police search for woman convicted of kidnapping who fled Ottawa

  • Canadian Tire Centre, the home of the Ottawa Senators, is pictured prior to the home opener where the Sens will take on the Toronto Maple Leafs in NHL action in Ottawa, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    Fans to return to Canadian Tire Centre this fall for Stars on Ice

    A Para Transpo vehicle is seen in this undated photo.

    Para Transpo customers can call any time of day to book an appointment

  • New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    New COVID-19 cases in Ottawa rebound above 100 but weekly rates falling

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    Gatineau Police

    Gatineau police arrest two people following assault in Aylmer

  • A vial of AstraZeneca vaccine is seen at a mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Calgary on Thursday, April 22, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / Jeff McIntosh)

    What does the science say about AstraZeneca? A blood clot expert weighs in

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    Tres Leches Cake under the Farm Boy The Bake Shop brand sold in Ontario with a best before date of May 12 are being recalled due to unlabelled wheat. (Photo via Canadian Food Inspection Agency)

    Grocery chain Farm Boy recalls bakery item containing unlabelled wheat

  • Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston MPP Randy Hillier speak at an anti-lockdown protest at the South Branch Bistro in Kemptville, Ont. April 8, 2021.

    Kemptville bistro that hosted anti-lockdown and anti-mask protest shutting down

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    Pharmacist Barbara Violo arranges all the empty vials of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines that she has provided to customers at the Junction Chemist which is a independent pharmacy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto, on Monday, April 19, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Ontario will no longer offer first doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

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  • What lockdown looks like in Gatineau

    Gatineau turns corner on COVID-19; restrictions easing Monday

    People enjoy the tulips in full bloom at Commissioner's Park next to Dow's Lake in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (Jim O'Grady/CTV News Ottawa)

    Sunny midweek brings warm temperatures

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  • Neighbourhood children celebrate Ottawa Senators rookie Tim Stützle for his first ever NHL hat-trick. Ottawa, On. May 10, 2020. (Photo courtesy of Andrew Morrisey)

    How a neighbourhood organized a hat toss for Senators rookie Tim Stutzle's first NHL hat trick

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    St. John Catholic High School in Perth, Ont. (Dylan Dyson / CTV News Ottawa)

    Perth students protest gathering for teacher convicted of sexual assault

    1
  • Pharmacist Zaineb Hassan prepares COVID-19 vaccines to administer at a pharmacy in Ottawa on Friday, April 23, 2021. (Adrian Wyld/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

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

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    New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    Woman in her 20s becomes youngest Ottawa resident to die of COVID-19

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  • The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is celebrating 45 years. (Supplied)

    Mending hearts: University of Ottawa Heart Institute turns 45

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    Mike Herzog is running 14 kilometres every day this month as a way to say thank you to front-line workers. (Jim O'Grady / CTV News Ottawa)

    Ottawa man running 14 km every day in May to thank front-line workers

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  • A girl tries a handstand in a Toronto park near a playground closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, April 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel

    Ontario could reopen more outdoor spaces, science table adviser says

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    CTV News Ottawa at Noon for Monday, May 10, 2021

    These groups are eligible to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment in Ottawa this week

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  • Andy Parent, founder of Big Sky Ranch Animal Sanctuary. (Image courtesy Francine Charbonneau)

    The legacy of Andy Parent lives on at Big Sky Ranch Animal Sanctuary near Kemptville, Ont.

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    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference in Ottawa on May 11, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    PM says Canada will have enough COVID-19 vaccines for a 'one-dose summer'

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  • An image showing the arrest of a woman accused of assaulting an Ottawa mother with bear spray before allegedly abducting an 8-day-old infant on Mother's Day, May 9, 2021. (Facebook)

    Woman accused of using bear spray to abduct Ottawa newborn on Mother's Day

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    OPP have issued a Canada-wide arrest warrant for Danick Miguel Bourgeous, 29, of St. Albert, Ont. in connection with the 2015 death of Frederick 'John' Hatch. (OPP handout)

    Police issue Canada-wide arrest warrant for eastern Ontario man wanted in 2015 homicide

    1
  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott walk to a press conference at Queen's Park, in Toronto, Friday, April 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

    What will Ontario's reopening plan look like? Province remains tight-lipped

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    People line up at a mass vaccination centre during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mississauga, Ont., on Monday, May 10, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Ontario reports lowest COVID-19 case count since March with just over 2,000 new infections

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  • A person looks at vials of liquid in a laboratory in this stock image (Pexels/Polina Tankilevitch)

    Landmark study shows gene therapy a successful treatment for some with 'bubble boy' syndrome

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    OC Transpo bus driver Aissatou Diallo is pictured in this court sketch from the second day of her trial, March 23, 2021. Diallo is facing 38 charges in connection with the fatal Westboro bus crash of 2019. (Courtesy: Greg Banning)

    Questions raised about steering, distraction at Westboro bus crash trial

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  • Rain beads off an umbrella as a man walks through downtown Ottawa Friday March 26, 2021. (Adrian Wyld/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    It's going to be cold and rainy in Ottawa on Tuesday

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    A man was injured when his home in Greely quickly went up in flames Monday afternoon. (Scott Stilborn/Ottawa Fire Services)

    Man suffers burns in Greely house fire

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  • Stay at home order

    Ontario's stay-at-home order will likely be extended into June to avoid fourth COVID-19 wave

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    The non-profit Eastern Ontario Potcake Rescue is preparing dozens of dog carriers as they seek to charter 200 dogs to Canada through their Barbados 'Ruffugee' Project, to help save dogs from overflowing shelters on the Caribbean island. (Tyler Fleming / CTV News Ottawa)

    Ottawa dog rescue bringing 200 Caribbean dogs to Canada for adoption

    1
  • The COVID-19 immunization clinic at the Eva James Memorial Community Centre in Ottawa. (Jackie Perez / CTV News Ottawa)

    COVID-19 in Ottawa: Fast Facts for May 11, 2021

    2
    New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

    Ottawa sees fewer than 100 new COVID-19 cases Monday, two new deaths

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  • A vial of COVID-19 vaccine sits on a desk at a pharmacy in Ottawa. April 3, 2021. (Jeremie Charron / CTV News Ottawa)

    COVID-19 Vaccines in Ottawa: City ramps up delivery but pharmacy rollout slowing down

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    stay at home order ontario

    Eastern Ontario doctor calls for one last extension of stay-at-home order

    1
  • A dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine being prepared at the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the University of Toronto campus in Mississauga, Ont., on Thursday, May 6, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

    Ontario moving up second COVID-19 vaccine doses for most healthcare workers, first responders

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    The 2020 Recognition Medals from the Royal Canadian Mint. Sales of the small medals help raise funds for the Breakfast Club of Canada. (Image supplied by the Royal Canadian Mint)

    Royal Canadian Mint raises $600,000 for healthy meals with medals honouring front-line workers

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  • Ottawa Senators left wing Nick Paul skates during warm-up prior to an NHL game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld /THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    Senators' Nick Paul nominated for Masterton Trophy

    Steve McArdle receives his second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at the Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus Monday, May 10, 2021. (Jackie Perez / CTV News Ottawa)

    Organ transplant recipient gets second vaccine dose after going public about lengthy wait

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

    Missing 76-year-old man found safe

    Six baby Canada geese and their mother received a ride in an Ottawa police cruiser back to the water on Mother's Day. (Photo courtesy: Twitter/OPSDAoust)

    'Wild goose chase': Ottawa police provide escort back to the river for a Canada goose and six goslings

    1
  • In this Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, file photo, a droplet falls from a syringe after a health care worker was injected with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

    Canada to get two million Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses as provinces expand rollouts

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