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Ottawa sees 143 new COVID-19 cases, two new deaths Sunday

Ottawa Public Health is reporting 143 more people in Ottawa have tested positive for COVID-19 and two more people have died.

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

Thousands of Ottawa residents will be able to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment this week, including residents 40 and over and retail workers in grocery stores, pharmacies and restaurants.

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

Ottawa Valley man killed in Florida plane crash remembered as loving father and grandfather

An Ottawa Valley man who died last Thursday in a plane crash in Florida is being remembered as a spirited and happy man, and a loving father and grandfather.

Michael Stockton, 67, is being remembered as an amazing man with a passion for flight. He died in a plane crash in Florida on May 6, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Chris Stockton)

Ottawa businesses encouraged about access to rapid COVID-19 testing, hopeful to reopen soon

When the stay-at-home order ends and they're allowed to reopen, businesses will have free access to a new tool – rapid COVID-19 testing.

Five motorists charged with stunt driving on Bronson Avenue this weekend

Ottawa police continued its Project NoiseMaker this weekend, a traffic safety initiative aimed at reducing speeding, stunt driving and excessive noise on city streets.

Ottawa families, businesses make most of second pandemic Mother’s Day

"It’s a tough Mother’s Day," Dana Yamamura said.

Eligibility expands for the COVID-19 vaccine and COVID-19 variants in Ottawa: Five stories to watch this week

CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at five stories to watch in the national capital region this week.

Friends launch fundraiser to provide meals to ICU nurses at Ottawa hospitals

Two friends plan to deliver a thank you to nurses working in intensive care units at Ottawa hospitals during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kingston police search for suspect following home invasion and robbery

The incident happened in the area of Leroy Grant Drive, off of Concession Street, on May 5.

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One dead in shooting at Vancouver airport that shut down roads into Richmond, B.C.

Homicide detectives have been called to investigate after a man was shot and killed outside the main terminal at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C. Sunday afternoon.

The main terminal at Vancouver International Airport was behind police tape Sunday afternoon after a shooting. (CTV)

UN committee to consider racism complaint of N.S. Mi'kmaq fishers against Ottawa

A United Nations committee on racial discrimination is asking the federal government to respond to allegations it committed racist actions in its treatment of Mi'kmaq lobster fishers in Nova Scotia.

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New | One shot of COVID-19 vaccine better than none for pregnant Canadians, expert says

A fertility expert is urging pregnant Canadians to get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as they are eligible, as they are at higher risk of severe disease.

Poll shows 60 per cent of Japanese want Olympic Games cancelled

Nearly 60 per cent of people in Japan want the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled, an opinion poll showed on Monday, less than three months before the Games are due to begin.

For a view of a COVID-19 future, Canadians should look across the pond

Britain, like Canada, is one of the only countries in the world to delay second doses for several months, so that more people can get protected from at least one dose faster. Now, after half the British population has had a single vaccine dose, new cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all down significantly.