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Ottawa breaks another COVID-19 case count record with 370 cases Sunday

Ottawa Public Health says 370 more people in Ottawa have tested positive for COVID-19, surpassing Saturday's one-day case count record of 325.

Doctor warns of possible fourth wave if Ontario reopens too soon after third

For the second day in a row, Ottawa’s top doctor, Vera Etches, is warning Ottawa residents about rising cases in the capital. Meanwhile, a member of Ontario’s Vaccination Task Force is warning of a possible fourth wave.

Signs directing drivers to parking at a COVID-19 assessment centre in Ottawa. (Colton Praill/CTV News Ottawa)

Concerns rise over growing hospitalizations, ICU admissions in Ottawa and across Ontario

There is growing concern about rising hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Ottawa and across the province.

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

Province expanding COVID-19 vaccinations to more pharmacies in Ottawa and eastern Ontario

The Ontario government is adding more locations the list of pharmacies in Ottawa and eastern Ontario that will soon offer COVID-19 vaccines.

Local councillor wants to step up enforcement of stay-at-home order in city parks

Reports of large crowds gathering on the first weekend of Ontario's 28-day stay-at-home order have some residents concerned.

Ottawa residents worry for family in St. Vincent after volcanic eruption

There is growing concern for an island nation battling the aftermath of a volcanic eruption that could strike again.

A decision on keeping schools open, more COVID-19 vaccines and record case counts: Five stories to watch in Ottawa

CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at five stories to watch in Ottawa this week.

Ottawa prepares to begin vaccinating special education teachers

The city of Ottawa says special education teachers will be contacted directly for vaccines

The COVID-19 wasteland: searching for clues to the pandemic in the sewers

Using municipal wastewater to look for evidence of the virus behind COVID-19 is part of a rapidly expanding body of science. The virus is shed in human waste, often before a patient even knows they are sick.

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Canada is outpacing U.S. for new COVID-19 cases per capita

Daily new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Canada have skyrocketed amid the third wave of the pandemic and have now outpaced the United States per capita.

A nurse administers a COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up clinic at the Masjid Darus Salaam in the Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood in Toronto on Sunday, April 11, 2021. Thousands of people have lined for vaccine doses at the mosque in the hard hit neighbourhood. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

12-year-old dies in ski accident on B.C.'s Mount Seymour

Police say they were called to assist paramedics around 8 p.m. on Saturday night at the North Vancouver ski slope.

Trump goes after Pence, McConnell in speech to party donors

It was supposed to be a unifying weekend for a Republican Party at war with itself over former U.S. President Donald Trump's divisive leadership. But Trump himself shattered two days of relative peace in his closing remarks to the GOP's top donors when he insulted the party's Senate leader and his wife.

Hundreds of people descend on GraceLife Alta. church protesting government closure

Hundreds of people were seen singing hymns, chanting, and gathering outside the fenced-off GraceLife Church west of Edmonton on Sunday.

Canadian special forces supported major Iraqi military assault on ISIS last month

The commander of Canada's special forces says his soldiers supported a major military offensive last month that U.S. and Iraqi officials say killed dozens of Islamic State fighters.