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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.

Ottawa police stop 24/7 monitoring of interprovincial border crossings

Less than two days after police began stopping interprovincial drivers crossing into Ottawa, the Ottawa Police Service said it would stop monitoring the crossings 24/7.

Vehicles entering Ontario from Quebec cross an interprovincial bridge on Monday April 19, 2021 in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

COVID-19 vaccines in Ottawa: Nearly half of all residents in their 60s have at least one dose

Ottawa Public Health's latest COVID-19 vaccination update shows that nearly half of all residents 60 to 69 years old have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

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

Longtime Ottawa teacher charged with sexually assaulting girls under 14

Ottawa police have charged a longtime teacher at St. Matthew High School in Orléans with sexually assaulting young girls.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford isolating in Toronto after staffer tests positive for COVID-19

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is isolating after learning that a staff member he came in close contact with Monday has tested positive for COVID-19.

CFL pushing back start of season nearly two months because of COVID-19

The CFL is pushing back the start to its 2021 season and reducing the number of games played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

'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."

City considers tougher new rules for short-term rentals

The City of Ottawa is considering even tougher rules for short-term rentals, such as Airbnb, to crack down on so-called 'ghost hotels.'

OC Transpo expecting lower ridership under stay-at-home order

Ridership on OC Transpo is not expected to recover any time soon and is anticipated to decline further in the coming weeks, transit commission has heard.

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'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.

President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccinations at the White House, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Peeling paint, debris among problems found at U.S. plant making J&J COVID-19 vaccine

A U.S. plant that was making Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine must fix a long list of problems including peeling paint and unsanitary conditions and practices to resume operation, according to a highly critical report by the Food and Drug Administration.

Three confidence votes to determine fate of minority Liberal government

A pair of proposed changes to the federal budget put forward by opposition parties will determine whether the minority Liberal government will fall, triggering a process that could culminate in an election.

Queen Elizabeth II touched by tributes to husband as she marks 95th birthday

Queen Elizabeth II said she had been deeply touched by the tributes paid to her husband Prince Philip, in her first public remarks since his death earlier this month and as she marks her first birthday without him in 73 years.

COVID-19 infections in Ontario shoot back up past 4,200, ICU admissions near 800

COVID-19 infections in Ontario shot back up past 4,200 Wednesday as the number of patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) with the disease nears 800.