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Ottawa surpasses 15,000 COVID-19 cases

Ottawa Public Health said Saturday 55 more people in the city had tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the city's pandemic total to more than 15,000 cases.

Ottawa's hot housing market becoming unaffordable for some

The Ottawa Real Estate Board reported record sales in February, with 1,390 residential properties were sold in Ottawa last month.

No wasted COVID-19 vaccine doses in Ottawa

The Ottawa Hospital and Ottawa Public Health tell CTV News Ottawa all doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been used since the first doses arrived in December.

In this May 25, 2020, file photo, a lab technician extracts a portion of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate during testing at the Chula Vaccine Research Center, run by Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Sakchai Lalit

Ottawa Hospital looking to clear backlog of 24,000 women waiting for breast screening during pandemic

The head of the breast imaging section at the Ottawa Hospital says they're booking appointments on evenings and weekends in a bid to clear a massive backlog of patients waiting for routine screening during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Take the first COVID-19 vaccine available, infectious disease specialist recommends

"Currently, there's a huge shortage and I think that at this point in time the people should really just get what becomes available," said Dr. Isaac Bogoch during an interview on CTV News at Six.

Ottawa flirts with the red zone and 208-litre drums of olive oil available at Ottawa's newest Costco: Top stories in Ottawa this week

CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at the five most viewed stories on our website this week.

Ottawa police say missing teen located 'in good health'

Ottawa police say the missing teen was located Saturday evening.

Lanark health unit orders new restrictions in Carleton Place, Mississippi Mills, Beckwith following COVID-19 outbreak

The medical officer of health for the Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit is imposing new restrictions on businesses in parts of the region following a community outbreak of COVID-19.

COVID-19 vaccines could be available to the general public in Kingston in May, top doctor predicts

Medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore confirmed to CTV News Ottawa on Saturday, that with Canada now being the first country to approve a fourth vaccine, he believes inoculation of the general public could begin in two months.

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'Canada's hockey dad': Funeral for Walter Gretzky held in Brantford, Ont.

Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky remembered his father as a man with 'a heart of gold' on Saturday at Walter Gretzky's funeral in Brantford, Ont.

Hockey hall-of-fame legend Wayne Gretzky, right, watches the casket of his father, Walter Gretzky, as it is carried from the church during a funeral service in Brantford, Ont., Saturday, March 6, 2021. Walter Gretzky, also know as Canada's hockey dad, was 82 years-old. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Full transcript: Wayne Gretzky eulogizes his late father Walter

Wayne Gretzky paid tribute to his late father Walter on Saturday in a heartfelt eulogy during the Gretzky patriarch's funeral in Brantford, Ont.

Milder reinfection may follow severe bouts of COVID-19, study suggests

One serious bout of COVID-19 may not be enough to keep you from getting sick a second time, a new case study suggests.

Toronto woman caught up in scam waits on hold with bank as she watches funds disappear from her account

Profits of unscrupulous thieves who are running a fake taxi scam are adding up to huge amounts, say more victims who are coming forward to CTV News Toronto.

Canadian company using shipping containers to help overwhelmed hospitals

An Ontario woman left her construction company during the pandemic to build portable medical facilities out of shipping containers to help take the burden off hospitals struggling with capacity challenges.