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Man shot dead overnight in west Ottawa

Ottawa police are investigating a fatal shooting on Elmira Drive overnight.

Ottawa Police investigate a shooting homicide on Elmira Drive early Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. One man is dead and a second man was injured. (Jim O'Grady/CTV News Ottawa)

Ontario reports 55 new COVID-19 cases in Ottawa Monday

Across the province, health officials confirmed 887 new infections, a significant drop from the nearly 1,200 reported on Sunday.``

People make their way along Somerset Street during the first day of the Ontario stay home order in Ottawa on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Freezing rain switching to rain in Ottawa

Freezing rain and winter storm warnings for Ottawa and some of the surrounding region have ended.

A person walks their dog following a blast of winter weather in Ottawa. Dec. 6, 2021. (Leah Larocque/CTV News Ottawa)a

Man accused of sexually assaulting infant in Gracefield, Que.

Quebec provincial police say a 23-year-old man has appeared in court following an alleged sexual assault against an infant in Gracefield, about 90 km north of Gatineau.

'We lost everything': Quebec jeweller reports theft of over $1 million in overnight break-and-enter

Owners of a Montreal-area jewelry store say they’ve been robbed of 40 years of hard work after two suspected thieves made off with gold, precious stones and jewelry from their safes.

Ottawa woman in two-week quarantine says she couldn't access ArriveCan app

An Ottawa woman is spending two weeks in quarantine after she says she had trouble accessing the ArriveCan app during a short-trip to the United States.

Ottawa's four school boards set to start the holiday break on different days

As Ottawa teachers and students count down to the two-week holiday break, students in the two French boards will have to wait a little longer to start Christmas vacation.

Volunteers remake thousands of wreaths for veterans' graves at Ottawa cemetery

Organizers from Wreaths Across Canada say with help from volunteers, they were able to remake wreaths and move ahead with Sunday’s ceremony at Beechwood Cemetery.

Man suffers serious injuries in snowmobile incident in Ottawa's west end

Emergency crews responded to the area of March Valley Road and Cameron Harvey just before 1 p.m. Sunday for a snowmobile incident.

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Merck Canada to manufacture COVID-19 antiviral drug in Canada for global distribution

Merck Canada is partnering with Thermo Fisher Scientific to manufacture Merck’s antiviral drug molnupiravir at a facility in Whitby, Ont., for distribution to global markets, the company announced on Monday.

This undated image provided by Merck & Co. shows their new antiviral medication. (Merck & Co. via AP)

With the new Omicron variant, should you wait to get your booster shot?

While questions remain about the effectiveness of current vaccines in protecting against the new Omicron COVID-19 variant, experts insist that anyone who is eligible should still get their booster shot.

Federal government says Canada border testing contracts worth up to $631 million

The federal government has awarded three companies with contracts worth up to $631 million for COVID-19 border testing and other screening services.

Next pandemic could be more lethal than COVID-19, Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine creator says

Future pandemics could be even more lethal than COVID-19 so the lessons learned from the outbreak must not be squandered and the world should ensure it is prepared for the next viral onslaught, one of the creators of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine said.