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Pop-up vaccination clinics in Ottawa now offering second doses for high-priority neighbourhoods

Pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clincs for residents of 21 high-priority neighbourhoods in Ottawa are now offering second doses.

A pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the AMA Community Centre at 1216 Hunt Club Rd. in Ottawa on May 5, 2021. It is for adults 18 years of age and older who live in five areas identified by Ottawa Public Health as high-risk communities.

Ottawa sees lowest daily COVID-19 case count in nine months

Ottawa Public Health says 10 more people in Ottawa have tested positive for COVID-19, the lowest daily case count reported in the capital since Sept. 1, 2020.

Ottawa man had more than one million child pornography files

An Ottawa man has been sentenced to more than five years in prison after one of the largest seizures of child pornography in Canadian history.

Queen's U staff, associates accused of falsely claiming Indigenous identity

Queen's University has become embroiled in an increasingly public dispute over whether some of its faculty and other associates are falsely holding themselves out to be Indigenous, thereby harming the cause of First Nations people.

Arrest made in 2016 homicide case in Gatineau, Que.

Quebec provincial police say an arrest has been made in connection with the death of Yves Cyr, 41, of Gatineau, Que. Cyr was found dead in 2016 after being missing for months.

Catch the Ace fever spreading in Russell Township as ace of spades remains hidden

For more than a year and a half, the ace of spades has remained hidden in the Kin Club of Russell’s Catch the Ace fundraiser lottery.

Four cats found dead in west end show signs of abuse: Ottawa police

Ottawa police are investigating the deaths of four cats as potential acts of animal cruelty.

Mayor Watson to write to Premier Ford to explain how Ottawa will use 40,000 extra vaccine doses

Mayor Jim Watson says he will be writing another letter to Ontario Premier Doug Ford to explain how Ottawa intends to use the 40,000 extra COVID-19 vaccine doses Watson asked for last week.

Historic $2 million donation made to Perley-Rideau Foundation

The Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre Foundation is celebrating the largest philanthropic gift in its history.

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Green leader Annamie Paul rejects calls to resign as party tees up non-confidence vote

Green Party Leader Annamie Paul is brushing off calls for her ouster as the party's governing body lines up a future vote that could see her removed from her post.

Annamie Paul, leader of the Green Party of Canada, speaks at a news conference on the news that New Brunswick MP Jenica Atwin had left the Green Party to join the Liberal Party, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, June 10, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Canada's vaccine targets based on models before troublesome Delta variant well known

Canada is on the cusp of hitting its first national vaccination target, but chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says the Delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 might mean the country has to up its vaccine game again.

Experts say second shot of Moderna is 'as good as' Pfizer when mixing with AZ

Experts are reminding Canadians to get the first vaccine that is available to them as some, particularly those who received AstraZeneca as their first shot, turn down a Moderna jab in favour of its Pfizer-BioNTech counterpart.

Red Cross called in to help amid Delta variant outbreak at Nunavut mine

The Canadian Red Cross has been called in to help with contact tracing at the Mary River mine in Nunavut, which may have played an early role in spreading the highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant around the country.

Speaker slaps down Liberal-led attempt to rush through changes to Bill C-10

The federal government's efforts to push through its controversial Broadcasting Act Bill C-10 in the final days of the sitting may have been dealt a setback by the Speaker of the House of Commons Tuesday, when he slapped down a series of last-minute amendments.