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Ottawa's top doctor wants non-essential businesses closed during stay-at-home order

"We need to limit the number of places that are open that provide a place for COVID-19 to be transmitted," said Dr. Vera Etches.

Medical officer of health Dr. Vera Etches speaking to reporters on Wednesday, April 21.

'My stomach dropped' Ottawa nurses react to COVID ICU deployment

Odelia Scher is no stranger to the intensive care unit at the Queensway Carleton Hospital.

Ottawa nurses like Christie Cowan are being redeployed into ICUs at Ottawa hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy: Christie Cowan)

Ottawa sees second day of fewer than 200 new COVID-19 cases

Ottawa Public Health is reporting 181 more people in the city have tested positive for COVID-19 and one more person has died.

900 people on waiting list for COVID-19 vaccine at Ottawa pharmacy

AstraZeneca vaccines are now available for anyone 40 and older in the province, but there is concern about whether there is enough supply to go around.

No 'sufficient signs' the COVID-19 curve is turning in Ottawa: Dr. Etches

Ottawa's top doctor is hopeful the COVID-19 transmission in the community may be stabilizing, however it's too soon to discuss when students can return back to school.

'174 is not a raceway': Ottawa police hit the brakes on speeding G2 driver

Two G2 motorists have received an expensive lesson on the speed limit on Ottawa roads, including that Highway 174 is "not a raceway."

OC Transpo driver tests positive for COVID-19

OC Transpo has reported 107 cases of COVID-19 involving staff since the start of the pandemic.

Child at city of Ottawa child care centre tests positive for COVID-19

The preschool program at a city of Ottawa run child care centre will be closed for at least two weeks after a child tested positive for COVID-19.

New photos released linked to unsolved 2016 homicide in Ottawa

The Ottawa Police Service's unsolved homicide task force has released new photos of a car believed to be linked to the killing of a 17-year-old boy in 2016.

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'Things are going to get worse': Canada's 7-day average reaches more than 8,200 COVID-19 cases

Canada has been seeing its highest COVID-19 numbers since January this past week, in what experts suggest is due to a combination of the spreading of variants, provinces reopening too early, and hospitals that are still recovering from the second wave.

'We hope to help a little more': Biden says he spoke to Trudeau about more vaccines

U.S. President Joe Biden says the United States plans to provide Canada with more help in procuring COVID-19 vaccines.

Bloc MP apologizes for taking photo of Liberal MP nude during virtual Parliament

A Bloc Quebecois MP has apologized for taking a photo of a Liberal MP who appeared nude in a non-public view of the virtual House of Commons last week, but says he doesn't know how it was leaked.

Canada watching COVID-19 surge in India closely, but country-specific travel restrictions 'only go so far': Tam

The country's chief public health officer says given COVID-19 variants are no longer unique to specific countries and are spreading quickly across the globe, Canada is sticking by its universal approach to travel restrictions.

Israel says it strikes targets in Syria after missile attack

A missile launched from Syria struck Israel's Negev desert region early Thursday, setting off air raid sirens near the country's top-secret nuclear reactor, the Israeli military said. In response, it said it struck the missile launcher and other targets in neighbouring Syria.

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Biden speaks to PM, says U.S. looking at helping 'some more'

With case numbers still relatively low in the Maritimes, some doctors are questioning whether we have the vaccine capacity to give doses to other provinces.